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Swan Island was an American five-piece rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States. Their music was influenced by classic rock, new wave, progressive rock, and metal, as well as queercore bands from the Pacific Northwest.
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.jpg) Swan Island live at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland, Oregon on 25 January 2006, while opening for The Gossip. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Genres | Rock, new wave |
| Years active | 2004–2008 |
| Members | Vincent Domini Aubree Bernier-Clarke Torrence Stratton Brisa Gonzalez Bob E. Kendrick |
| Website | www.swanislandlove.com |
The band was started in March 2004 by drummer Vincent Domini (Menagerie/DJ Automaton) and guitarist Aubree Bernier-Clarke (Half-Seas-Over). They were soon joined by guitarist Torrence Stratton, vocalist Brisa Gonzalez, and bassist Bob E. Kendrick (Shemo and owner of 16 records). Swan Island performed with Sleater-Kinney, Mary Timony, LKN, The Gossip, Tracy and the Plastics, and others on the west coast. In the summer of 2006 they performed at the week-long Homo-A-Go-Go festival in Olympia, Washington. Many of the members of Swan Island have been involved with Rock and Roll Camp for Girls.
The band's records have been reviewed at Spin Magazine,[1] AllMusic,[2] and PopMatters.[3]
Discography
edit- Night Owl, 3"CD on 16 Records, 2005
- The Centre Will Hold, LP on 16 Records / Holocene Music, September 2006
References
edit- ^ "SPIN". SPIN Media LLC. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Centre Will Hold - Swan Island | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Swan Island: The Centre Will Hold < PopMatters". Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
External links
edit- Swan Island Official Site
- Willamette Week, Best New Band 2006
- Willamette Week, Swan Island Calling It Quits
- Cary Clarke, "Our Town Could Be Your Life." The Portland Mercury, January 17, 2008
- Mairead Case, "Riot Redux." City Pages Music, October 11, 2006
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