Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Erase Errata

 
Artist: Erase Errata
Home > Library > Entertainment & Arts > Pop Artists

Group Members:

Sara Jaffe, Bianca Sparta, Ellie Erickson, Jenny Hoyston

Similar Artists:

The New Bloods, Persephone's Bees, The Planet The, Tracy + the Plastics, Le Tigre, Chicks on Speed, Deerhoof

Influenced By:

Liliput, The Au Pairs, The Slits, The Raincoats, Gang of Four

Followers:

Coachwhips

Formal Connection With:

Jenny Hoyston, Paradise Island
  • Formed: 1999 12
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Other Animals," "Nightlife," "At Crystal Palace"
  • Representative Songs: "Marathon," "Tongue Tied," "High Society"

Biography

The music of the San Francisco (by way of Oakland) indie rock outfit Erase Errata has been compared to such eclectic experimentalists as Captain Beefheart, the Minutemen, and the Dog Faced Hermans, due to the fact that the group posses an uncanny knack of improvising on the spot (claiming that they could improvise a whole set if pressed to). Comprised of members Jenny Hoyston (vocals and trumpet), Ellie Erickson (bass), Bianca Sparta (drums), and Sara Jaffe (guitar), Erase Errata originally formed in December of 1999 -- when the group jammed in the vacant room of one of Sparta and Hoyston's roommates. The quartet immediately proved that they had a solid chemistry, as they penned ten original tunes in the span of a half-hour. Erase Errata spent six weeks during the fall of 2000 touring alongside the likes of Melt Banana and Le Tigre, issuing a split single soon after with Brooklyn, NY-based noise rockers Black Dice, on the Troubleman label. A year later, Erase Errata's full-length debut was issued, Other Animals (also via Troubleman). In 2002, the band released a split single with electro-rockers Numbers, and in spring 2003, Dancing Machine, a remix album featuring Adult., Kid 606, and Matmos, arrived. Meanwhile, Hoyston worked on her other project Paradise Island, releasing the debut album Lines Are Infinitely Fine that summer on Dim Mak. Erase Errata's long-awaited second album, At Crystal Palace, came out in fall 2003. They returned -- minus Jaffe -- in 2006 with Nightlife. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
Search unanswered questions...

Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics

Wikipedia: Erase Errata
Top
Home > Library > Miscellaneous > Wikipedia
Question book-new.svg
 This article needs additional citations for verification.
Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2008)
Erase Errata

Erase Errata performing during Mess with Texas.
Background information
Origin Oakland/San Francisco,California, U.S.
Genres Post-punk revival
Alternative
Noise rock
Indie rock
Years active 1999–present
Labels Troubleman Unlimited
Kill Rock Stars
Lungcast
Associated acts California Lightening
Anxious Rats
Paradise Island
Website www.eraseerrata.com
Members
Jenny Hoyston
Ellie Erickson
Bianca Sparta
Former members
Sara Jaffe
Archie McKay (briefly)

Erase Errata is a band from San Francisco, California. They often name experimentalists such as Captain Beefheart, The Fall, and the Minutemen as inspirations. The group favors improvisation as a compositional tool and each of their performances is a unique manifestation of established songs.

Contents

History

Erase Errata formed in Oakland, California in 1999 and quickly earned national attention after the release of their first eponymous 7" and via tours with electro grrl band Le Tigre and Japanese noise rockers Melt Banana.[1] They released their highly acclaimed debut album Other Animals in 2001, followed by At Crystal Palace in 2003, both on the Troubleman Unlimited label. The group began counting Sonic Youth, Mission of Burma and The Ex among their fans.

After founding guitarist Sara Jaffe left Erase Errata in 2004, singer Jenny Hoyston switched to guitar and the group briefly drafted a male vocalist named Archie McKay. The group eventually settled on a three-piece lineup, with Hoyston handling both guitar and vocal duties, and joined the Kill Rock Stars roster for the 2006 album Nightlife.

Personnel

Current members
Former Members
  • Sara Jaffe - guitar (1999-2004, with sporadic live appearances since)
  • Archie MacKay - vocals (July, August 2004 only)

Discography

Albums

Singles

Compilations

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Erase Errata", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1 84195 335 0

External links


Stub icon This article on a United States rock music band is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

 
 
Learn More
Jenny Hoyston (Rock Artist, '90s, 2000s)
Lines Are Infinitely Fine (2003 Album by Paradise Island)
Other Animals (2001 Album by Erase Errata)

How do you say Fe de errata in english? Read answer...
What does eraser have to do with you? Read answer...
How do you erase? Read answer...

Help us answer these
In what market besides computers are errata considered acceptable?
Erasing which files erase 1st?
What makes erasers erase?

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

 

Copyrights:

Artist. Copyright © 2009 All Media Guide, LLC. Content provided by All Music Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Erase Errata".  Read more

Related answers
» More
 
Answer these
» More

Mentioned in

» More» More