| The Black Angels | |
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| Birth name | The Black Angels Death Song |
| Origin | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Psychedelic Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Mind Expanding Musicians |
| Years active | 2004 - Present |
| Label(s) | Light In The Attic Records |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Christian Bland Alex Maas Stephanie Bailey Jennifer Raines Nate Ryan Kyle Hunt |
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| Notable instrument(s) | |
| DRONE | |
The Black Angels is a psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas,[1] formed in May 2004. Their name derives from the Velvet Underground song "The Black Angel's Death Song". Among other venues, they have played at SXSW 2006 and some festivals in the Midwest in summer 2006. They will be touring the West Coast in October 2006 and the East Coast in November.[2] A major tour partner is the blues rock band The Black Keys. A review of the Black Angels album Passover described them as "Walking in the shadows cast by Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized mastermind Jason Pierce" and compared them to The Warlocks and Black Mountain, also invoking "dirges" reminiscent of both The Velvet Underground and the 13th Floor Elevators.[1] The band's icon is a stylized/high-contrast image of Nico.
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Band members
- Stephanie Bailey — drums and percussion
- Christian Bland — guitar
- Kyle Hunt — keyboards, percussion, bass, and guitar
- Alex Maas — vocals
- Jennifer Raines — drone machine/organ
- Nate Ryan — bass and guitar
- Adam Demetri — projections
Albums
- The Black Angels (Light in the Attic, 2005 EP)
- Passover (Light in the Attic, 2006)
References
- ^ a b Hannah Levin, Review of Passover, The Stranger, Apr 13 - Apr 19, 2006. Accessed 7 October 2006.
- ^ The Black Angels Re-Launch Tour; Reveal Dates with The Black Keys (and one with The Shins!) on the Light in the Attic site. Accessed 7 October 2006.
External links
- Official site • Official Band Store
- The Black Angels collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive (Download full concert audio recordings)
- 7-song February 2006 performance and brief interview at KEXP (Seattle), in Real Player and Windows Media Player formats.
- The Interface with The Black Angels - interview & performance podcast on Spinner.com
- The Black Angels at MySpace
- Review of their show at Brooklyn's Lunar Lounge, April 2007
- Photos of The Black Angels
