Earl Yevak
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Earl Yevak played drums/percussion in the Virginia post-rock band Gregor Samsa. He has also has played in various other bands from Virginia, and is currently one of two songwriters in Lavinia, a post-rock / lo-fi / indie rock band from Richmond, Virginia.
A Music For The Working Man podcast is soon to be releasing an episode discussing the music of Earl Yevak and Lavinia.
[edit] Name origin of Lavinia
Lavinia is named after Earl's late grandmother Lavinia Stallings Phoebus (Yevak), who was the great grand daughter of Harrison Phoebus. The name also means "purity" in Latin, which is cohesive with much of Lavinia's lyrics and imagery. Yevak, who is openly a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and often references, though sometimes subtly, his spirituality and longing for spiritual purity in his songs. Members of the LDS Church are often associated with strong ancestral ties, as genealogy is one of the main pillars of the LDS or "Mormon" faith.
