The Murder City Devils
was a garage punk band active between 1996 and 2001. Since 2006, the band has played occasional shows at festivals and in Seattle and currently has plans for a West Coast tour in February 2009. [1]
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History
The band's original lineup, consisting of
Spencer Moody, Dann Gallucci, Derek Fudesco, Coady Willis, and Nate Manny formed in
Seattle, Washington in 1996.
Gabe Kerbrat was their permanent roadie, and considered a member. Within a year, the band had released two singles
Three Natural Sixes
(Hopscotch Records #5) and
Dance Hall Music
(Empty Records MTR-354) and signed with the "Die Young Stay Pretty" label, a subsidiary of
Sub Pop. The self-titled debut album was released in 1997.
In 1998, the band released
Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts,
its second full-length album. This release saw a greatly increased use of electric organ, and in the same year they recruited
Leslie Hardy as their full-time keyboard player. Hardy had previously played bass guitar for
Hole on the 1993 single "Beautiful Son." The Murder City Devils then embarked on a year-long tour of North America to support the record. During that tour, they played with the likes of
At the Drive-In,
Pearl Jam,
The Black Halos and
Built to Spill.
After a short break, the band released
In Name and Blood
in 2000, with photos in the liner notes notoriously depicting every member as a murder victim. They also appeared as both individual actors as well as a band in
David Larson's independent film
The Edge of Quarrel
. The band released the
Thelema EP
in 2001 before breaking up later that year due to circumstances surrounding Hardy's departure from the band. (
The Stranger
Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2001 issue,
It's My Party
column by Kathleen Wilson)
The band's final concert on Halloween was recorded and released by Sub Pop in 2003, titled "R.I.P." Notably,
R.I.P.
includes two previously unrecorded songs. It was also released on DVD in 2005.
In 2006 the band announced they were reuniting for a July show in Seattle with all original members. The band performed on July 29 at the Capitol Hill Block Party closing the two day music festival on Saturday night. The day following the Block Party performance the band played a secret unannounced show with
The Blood Brothers at The Showbox in downtown Seattle, the same venue where "R.I.P." was recorded.
Another reunion show was played at the Fun Fun Fun Fest on November 3-4, 2007 in Austin, TX.
[2] The band played a handful of shows throughout 2008 and launched a brief West Coast tour on February 11, 2009 at Seattle's The Showbox.
[3]Murder City Devils' week-long tour culminated in Los Angeles with two performances at the Henry Fonda Theater on February 17 and 18, 2009
[4].
Murder City Devils' song "Press Gang" was recently featured in Travis Rice's 2008 high definition snowboarding video, "That's It, That's All."
It was announced that the band would be performing at the 2009 Coachella music festival.
[5]
They have also agreed to perform on the mainstage at the 2009 Sasquatch Music Festival in Quincy,WA.
Discography
Albums
- The Murder City Devils
(1997)
- Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts
(1998)
- In Name and Blood
(2000)
- Thelema
EP (2001)
- R.I.P.
(Live Album of Last Show at the Showbox in Seattle (October 31,2001)) (2003)
In Austin of 07 also
7"
- Three Natural Sixes
(1997)
- Dance Hall Music
(1997)
- Dancin Shoes
(1998)
- Christmas Bonus Single
(1998)
- Murder City Devils/Botch Split
(Sound track to the movie The Edge of Quarrel
) (1999)
- Murder City Devils/Glucifer Split
(1999)
- Murder City Devils/At The Drive-In Split
(2000)
Compilations
- Technology (Remix of "Dance Hall Music" by DJ Ropstyle)
(2000)
- Free The West Memphis 3 CD (Cover of "She" by the Misfits)
(2000)
- Give the People What We Want: The Songs of The Kinks CD (Cover of "Alcohol" by The Kinks)
(2001)
- Buddyhead Suicide Sampler CD (Remix of "Press Gang" by the Latch Brothers)
(2004)
Video
- The End (DVD)
(2005)
- Rock & Roll Won't Wait (DVD)
(2004)
- Rock & Roll Won't Wait (VHS)
(2001)
- The Edge of Quarrel (VHS)
(2000)
- The Edge of Quarrel (DVD)
(2007)
References
- "The Murder City Devils 2009 Tour Dates." LineOut (''The Stranger''). December 10, 2008.
- "Official Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup announced." Punknews.org. August 28, 2007.
- Seattle Weekly: Murder City Devils at The Showbox
- Murder City Devils Live at the Henry Fonda Theater, L.A. Weekly Retrieved 2009-02-18
- http://www.nme.com/news/devendra-banhart/43361