Pretty Girls Make Graves
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| Pretty Girls Make Graves | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, USA | |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock | |
| Years active | 2001–2007 | |
| Label(s) | Matador | |
| Associated acts |
Sharks Keep Moving Murder City Devils Kill Sadie |
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| Website | Official Site | |
| Members | ||
| Nick Dewitt Andrea Zollo Derek Fudesco Leona Marrs Jay Clark |
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| Nathan Thelen | ||
Pretty Girls Make Graves was an indie rock band, formed in Seattle in 2001, named after The Smiths song of the same name[1] (which came from a Jack Kerouac quote). Andrea Zollo and Derek Fudesco had played together previously in The Hookers, as well as The Death Wish Kids and Area 51 along with Dann Gallucci, with whom Derek had formed Murder City Devils. Not long before the Murder City Devils disbanded, Derek and Andrea formed Pretty Girls Make Graves along with Jay, Nick and Nathan. They played the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2004.
Pitchfork Media announced that the band was breaking up on 29 January 2007.[2] Their final show will be 9 June 2007, in Seattle.
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[edit] History
The band released their first EP on Dim Mak before releasing their debut album Good Health on Lookout Records in April 2002. The band would later sign to Matador records where they released The New Romance. Guitarist Nathan Thelen left Pretty Girls Make Graves in March of 2004 and Leona Marrs (formerly of HintHint) joined as a multi-instrumentalist. On January 29, 2007 the band announced that Nick had left the band and their May 2007 tour will be their last.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Andrea Zollo – vocals
- Nick Dewitt – drums, samples, keyboards, trumpet, vocals
- Derek Fudesco – bass, vocals
- Jay Clark – guitar, keyboards, samples, vocals
- Leona Marrs – keyboards, accordion, vocals (2004-2007)
[edit] Previous members
- Nathan Thelen – guitar, vocals (2001-2004)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Good Health (2002)
- The New Romance (2003)
- Élan Vital (2006)
[edit] Singles and EPs
- Pretty Girls Make Graves EP (2001)
- Sad Girls Por Vida (2002)
- By The Throat (2002)
- This Is Our Emergency (2002)
- All Medicated Geniuses (2003)
[edit] Cover songs
- "C-30 C-60 C-90 GO!" by Bow Wow Wow
[edit] Videography
- Speakers Push the Air (2002)
- This Is Our Emergency (2003)
- All Medicated Geniuses (2003)
- The Nocturnal House (2006)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Pretty Girls Make Graves Interview. Suicide Girls. Retrieved on August, 2004.
- ^ Pretty Girls Make Graves Split. Posted 29 January 2007.
[edit] Final tour dates
April 2007 26th. Beijing, China @ Mao Live 27th. Hong Kong, China @ TBA 28th. Shanghai, China @ 4Live 29th. Beijing, China @ D22 May 2007 10th. MIlwaukee, WI @ Todd Wehr Auditorium 11th. Iowa City, IN @ The Picador 12th. Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle 13th. Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop 14th. Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls 15th. OFF 16th. Philadelphia, PA @North Star 17th. Cambridge, MA @ Middle East 18th. Providence, RI @ The Living Room 19th. NYC, NY @ Gramercy Theatre 20th. Washington, DC @ Black Cat 21st. OFF 22nd. Atlanta, GA @ The Earl 23rd. Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum 24th. Orlando, FL @ The Social 25th. OFF 26th. Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon 27th. Denton, TX @ Haileys 28th. Austin, TX @ Emos 29th. 30th. Tempe, Arizona @ The Clubhouse June 2007 1st. OFF 2nd. Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse 3rd. L.A, CA @ The Troubadour 4th. SF, CA @ Great American Music Hall 9th. Seattle, WA @ Neumos
