Dear Nora

Dear Nora
Origin	Portland, Oregon
Genres	Rock, indie pop
Years active	1999–2008
Labels	Magic Marker, States Rights Records, Valve Records
Associated acts	Lloyd and Michael Manta Dirty Projectors Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
Website	Katy Davidson and Friends
Members	Katy Davidson
Past members	Gretchen Hildebran Jaime Knight Jake Longstreth Marianna Ritchey Nora Roman Antonio Roman-Alcalá Ryan Wise

Dear Nora was an indie pop band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1999 by songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist Katy Davidson, drummer and vocalist Marianna Ritchey, and bassist Ryan Wise. Ritchey and Wise were previously members of Wolf Colonel. They named their new band after Lewis & Clark College music professor Nora Beck. Dear Nora's first album, We'll Have a Time, was produced by Amy Linton of The Aislers Set and released on the Portland label Magic Marker Records in 2001.

After moving to San Francisco, Davidson continued to record under the name Dear Nora with a rotating cast of band members. The band released two more main albums, Mountain Rock (2004) and There Is No Home (2006), as well as several 7" singles and EPs. From 2004 to 2007, they performed locally in San Francisco and toured with musicians such as The Blow, Mirah, and YACHT.

After a tour of Florida with Casiotone for the Painfully Alone in 2008, Davidson retired the name Dear Nora, though she continues to record music. In 2006, Davidson moved to Los Angeles, where she and Ritchey recorded Just as God Made Us under the name Lloyd & Michael on States Rights Records. Davidson now resides in Portland and performs under the name "Key Losers."

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