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Viva Voce

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an examination conducted by word of mouth
  Synonyms: oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva

The adverb viva voce has one meaning:

Meaning #1: orally
  Synonym: by word of mouth

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Artist: Viva Voce
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Viva Voce

Group Members:

Anita Robinson, Kevin Robinson

Similar Artists:

Mysteries of Life, Earlimart, The New Pornographers, Yo La Tengo, Stars, C.O.C.O., Madder Rose, Juliana Hatfield, Some Girls

Influenced By:

Blake Babies, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Pink Floyd, Grandaddy, Yo La Tengo, Sparklehorse
See Viva Voce Lyrics
  • Formed: 1998, Muscle Shoals, AL
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Get Yr Blood Sucked Out", "Lovers, Lead The Way!/The Heat Can Melt Your Brain", "Rose City

Biography

Kevin Robinson (drums) and Anita Robinson (vocals/guitars) formed the indie rock outfit Viva Voce in their native Muscle Shoals, AL, in 1998. Viva Voce (pronounced VEE-vah-VOH-chay) is the Italian definition for "by word of mouth." Hooray for Now marked the husband-and-wife duo's first album before the year's end. Headlining club dates and performing support gigs for Sunny Day Real Estate followed into 1999. As they developed their guitar-driven indie pop, Viva Voce left their Southern abode for Portland, OR, in 2002, and there Viva Voce founded the Amore!Phonics label as a means of distributing the band's earlier material. A sophomore effort, Lovers Lead the Way, appeared the next summer. Dates with Calexico, Ladybug Transistor, and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci also coincided with its release. Around this time, west coast radio stations such as Seattle's KEXP and KCRW in Los Angeles caught on to Viva Voce's inventive pop sound, and again championed Viva Voce's atmospheric sound in progress. Heat Can Melt Your Brain, the band's first release for Minty Fresh, arrived in summer 2004. North American and European tour dates in support of that record followed into the end of 2005. Fall shows with Silversun Pickups matched the September 2006 release of Viva Voce's fourth album, Get Yr Blood Sucked Out. It marked their first release for Seattle's Barsuk Records. Their second was 2009's Rose City. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
Wikipedia: Viva Voce (band)
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Viva Voce

Viva Voce At Transmusicalles, France 2006
Background information
Origin Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Genres Indie rock
Psychedelic rock
Classic rock
Years active 1998–present
Labels Cadence
Asthmatic Kitty
Minty Fresh
Barsuk
Website Viva Voce Official Site
Members
Kevin Robinson
Anita Robinson
Corrina Repp
Evan Railton

Viva Voce is an American indie rock band from Portland, Oregon formed by Kevin Robinson and Anita Robinson. Their music draws on several influences including psychedelic rock, classic rock, folk, and R&B.

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History

Viva Voce was formed in 1998 in the Robinsons' native Muscle Shoals, Alabama, relocated to Nashville and then to the Portland, Oregon area in 2001. The debut Hooray for Now, released in 1998 was ill-fated. When Cadence became insolvent and was liquidated, the Robinsons took a hiatus, focusing on family matters. Eventually, they formed their own label, Amore!Phonics, and released 2003's Lovers, Lead the Way! in conjunction with Asthmatic Kitty. The follow up, The Heat Can Melt Your Brain, was released in 2004 on the Minty Fresh label and has garnered positive critical response and heightened exposure for the band. Broadening their fanbase worldwide, Viva Voce has toured extensively in Europe after signing with UK indie powerhouse, Full Time Hobby. They have spent time touring with the indie band The Shins and Jimmy Eat World. Their next album, entitled Get Yr Blood Sucked Out, was released August 21, 2006 in Europe and September 12, 2006 in the USA. After playing their final show of 2007 on September 6 during MusicfestNW, Kevin announced that Viva Voce will be working on their new album and will continue touring in 2008. Viva Voce are currently on tour with Jimmy Eat World.

For the 2009 album Rose City, Kevin and Anita added two more band members, Evan Railton and Corrina Repp.

Discography

Albums

Singles & EPs

  • Weightless (CD) – 2000
  • Scissors and Blue Series, Vol. 3 (split w/ Soul-Junk) (CD) – 2002
  • Live at KEXP (CD) – Amore!Phonics, 2004
  • Alive With Pleasure (double 7" & 7" vinyl) – Full Time Hobby, 2005
  • Center of the Universe (double 7") – Full Time Hobby, 2005
  • Wrecking Ball (7" vinyl) - Full Time Hobby, 2005
  • From the Devil Himself (7" vinyl) - Full Time Hobby, 2006
  • Faster than a Dead Horse (7" vinyl) - Full Time Hobby, 2006
  • Viva Voce Loves You EP - Full Time Hobby, 2007

References

  1. ^ McGovern, Brian Vincent (July/August 1998). "Album Reviews: VIVA VOCE Hooray for Now". HM Magazine (72). ISSN 1066-6923. 
  2. ^ Reno, Brad. "Viva Voce". Trouser Press. http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=viva_voce. Retrieved 2008-05-02.  Artist profile which provides quick opinion on Hooray For Now, among other Viva Voce albums.
  3. ^ Tangari, Joe (2 December 2003). "Review: Lovers, Lead the Way!". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/23024-lovers-lead-the-way. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  4. ^ Felt, Hunter (16 June 2005). "Review: Lovers Lead the Way! [reissue]". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/v/vivavoce-lovers2005.shtml. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  5. ^ Tangari, Joe (21 September 2004). "Review: The Heat Can Melt Your Brain". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/23025-the-heat-can-melt-your-brain. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  6. ^ Adam, Julie. "Album of the Day: Viva Voce: The Heat Can Melt Your Brain". BBC / Radio 6 Music. http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/whatson/aotd/aotd_vivavoce_brain.shtml. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  7. ^ Tangari, Joe (18 October 2006). "Review: Get Yr Blood Sucked Out". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/39099-get-yr-blood-sucked-out. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  8. ^ Simpson, Dave (18 August 2006). "Pop CD: Viva Voce, Get Yr Blood Sucked Out". The Guardian. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1852310,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  9. ^ "ROSE CITY". 20 February 2009. http://www.vivavoce.com/blog/?p=88. 

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