Longwave (band)
| Longwave | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York City, New York, USA |
| Genres | Indie rock, shoegaze |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | LunaSea Records, Fenway Recordings, Hummer, 14th Floor Records, RCA Records, BMG, Original Signal Recordings |
| Associated acts | Scout, Hurricane Bells, Harvard of the South, the Mercies, Mikey Jukebox, Admirers |
| Website | LongwaveTheBand.com |
| Members | Steve Schiltz Shannon Ferguson Jason Molina Morgan King |
| Past members | David Marchese Jeremy Greene Mike James Nic Brown Jeff Sheinkopf Paul Dillon |
Longwave was an American indie rock band. The band was formed in 1999 by guitarist, songwriter and vocalist Steve Schiltz; guitarist Shannon Ferguson; bassist David Marchese; and drummer Jeremy Greene. Their sound has been compared to Radiohead, the Strokes and 1970s post-punk rockers Television, as well as elements of shoegaze.
Before Longwave formed, Schiltz played guitar in a band called Scout, featuring vocalist Ashen Keilyn.
A few months after Schiltz left his hometown of Rochester, New York, he returned to play regular gigs at the Blue Sunday coffee house with a group called the Deaf Aides, named for John Lennon's comments that open the Let It Be album. Later renamed Longwave, their revolving cast of members eventually included bassist Marchese and drummer Greene, followed by Ferguson, who had been working in a studio as a bassist for various bands on the West Coast. The band, based in New York City, found its initial audience by performing a series of shows at the Luna Lounge club on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Longwave's first release, the self-produced Endsongs, was released in 2000 on LunaSea Records, a record label created by Luna Lounge co-owner Rob Sacher. The album garnered notice in the burgeoning early 2000s New York City rock scene, and soon after the band began touring the U.S.
Greene left the band, and Schiltz's friend (and fellow Rochester native) Mike James (formerly Mike Lapiana) joined as drummer.
With their popularity on the rise, the band gained the interest of major record labels and were eventually signed by RCA Records. The subsequent second album, The Strangest Things (2002), was produced by Dave Fridmann (the Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev). They toured with some of the biggest bands of the period including the Strokes and the Vines. Three videos were produced for this album, including "Everywhere You Turn," which was directed by writer-director Daedalus Howell and featured Longwave performing at the Echo in Los Angeles.
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