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The Curtains

 
Artist: The Curtains
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Group Members:

Chris Cohen, Greg Saunier, Jamie Peterson, Trevor Shimizu, Andrew Maxwell

Similar Artists:

U.S. Maple, You Fantastic!, The Fiery Furnaces

Influenced By:

Love

Formal Connection With:

Deerhoof, Open City, Natural Dreamers, Cryptacize
  • Formed: 2000
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Calamity", "Vehicles of Travel

Biography

Featuring members of Deerhoof, Natural Dreamers, Open City, and St. Joseph and the Abandoned Food, the Curtains were formed in 2000 by Chris Cohen, Trevor Shimizu, and Jamie Peterson. This version of the group recorded the 2001 debut album Fast Talks, a vinyl-only release limited to 500 copies. Peterson and Shimizu departed and were replaced by Greg Saunier and Andrew Maxwell, who appeared on a split 7" with Ghost to Falco, contributed a track to a Toyo compilation, and continued the group's self-released lathe-cut 7" series. The Curtains' second album, Flybys, arrived in fall 2003, coinciding with a tour and another split 7" with Maher Shalal Hash Baz. 2004's Vehicles of Travel found the band's outbursts moving in a more structured, song-like direction, which Cohen explored even more fully on the fourth Curtains album, Calamity. Cohen left Deerhoof to concentrate on the Curtains, writing, producing, and recording nearly all of the album on his own, though guitarist/vocalist Nedelle Torrisi and Half-Handed Cloud's John Ringhofer were drafted later to give the album a fuller sound. The Curtains found a new home on Asthmatic Kitty, who released Calamity in fall 2006. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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The Curtains
Origin Oakland/San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genre(s) Indie Rock, Art Rock
Years active 2000 - present
Label(s) Asthmatic Kitty, Thin Wrist, Yik Yak, Frenetic, Collective Jyrk
Associated acts Cryptacize, Nedelle, Deerhoof, Natural Dreamers, Old Time Relijun, Half-Handed Cloud, Ordinary Objects
Members
Chris Cohen, Nedelle Torrisi, Annie Lewandowski, Corey Fogel, John Ringhofer, Greg Saunier, Andrew Maxwell, Jamie Peterson, Trevor Shimizu, Satomi Matsuzaki, Jordan Dalrymple

The Curtains are a California Pop music group that was founded in the year 2000 by Chris Cohen and Trevor Shimizu[1]. Beginning as a strictly instrumental group (see Fast Talks) and Flybys, The Curtains performed short songs using electric guitar, analog synthesizer and drums. Influenced by film soundtracks, TV jingles, West Coast jazz and early electronic music, the Curtains gradually branched out to vocal- and more rock-based music over the years, a trend which culminated in 2006's Calamity, released by the Asthmatic Kitty label.

The Curtains lineup has changed several times and included members of several other noteworthy bands such as Deerhoof,[2] Old Time Relijun, Nedelle, Half-Handed Cloud, and Subtle. The only continuous member of The Curtains is Chris Cohen[3], who also plays in Cryptacize.

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  1. ^ http://www.urbanhonking.com/greatestband/archives/2005/08/the_curtains.html
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0cfuxql0ldse
  3. ^ http://ww.sfbg.com/entry.php?page=2&entry_id=2627&catid=77&volume_id=398&issue_id=415&volume_num=43&issue_num=17

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