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Artist: Town and Country
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Group Members:

Ben Vida, Liz Payne, Jim Dorling, Josh Abrams

Similar Artists:

Jim O'Rourke, Rachel's, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Windy & Carl, Friends of Dean Martinez, Gastr del Sol, Labradford, Tortoise

Influenced By:

John Fahey

Formal Connection With:

Pillow, Dreamweapon, The Lightbox Orchestra
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "C'mon," "5," "Up Above"

Biography

Homespun minimalist quartet Town & Country was formed by guitarist/trumpeter Ben Vida, contrabassist/pianist Josh Abrams, contrabassist Liz Payne, and harmonium player Jim Dorling, all veterans of the Chicago avant-garde community. The group's self-titled debut recording was issued on the Boxmedia label in 1998; the Decoration Day EP and the sophomore full-length It All Has to Do With It followed on Thrill Jockey in mid-2000. Vida and Payne also joined forces with cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and reedist Michael Colligan in Pillow. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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Town and Country
Origin Chicago, IL, USA
Years active 1998-2006
Labels Thrill Jockey
Box Media
Website Thrill Jockey artist page
Former members
Ben Vida
Joshua Abrams
Liz Payne
Jim Dorling

Town & Country was an American minimalist quartet based in Chicago.

Members were:

  • Ben Vida: Guitar/Trumpet (also member of Pillow and Terminal 4, currently performing solo as Bird Show and also in the Drag City band Singer (band))
  • Josh Abrams: Double bass/Piano
  • Liz Payne: Double bass (also member of Pillow)
  • Jim Dorling: Harmonium

The four members of Town and Country continue to work together in DRMWPN ("Dreamweapon"), a Chicago-based large improvising drone ensemble with a varying cast of performers.

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