Silkworm (band)

Silkworm
Origin	Missoula, Seattle, Chicago, United States
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	1987–2005
Labels	Temporary Freedom C/Z Records El Recordo Matador Records Touch and Go Records 12XU Comedy Minus One
Website	[1]
Members	Andy Cohen Michael Dahlquist Tim Midyett
Past members	Matt Kadane Ben Koostra Joel RL Phelps

Silkworm was an American indie rock band active from 1987 to 2005 whose core members were Tim Midyett, Andy Cohen, and Michael Dahlquist.

A feature-length documentary, "Couldn't You Wait? The Story of Silkworm", was released in February 2013, featuring interviews with Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Steve Albini (Big Black, Electrical Audio), Stephen Malkmus (Pavement), Gerard Cosloy (Matador Records), Clint Conley (Mission of Burma) and other notable admirers. It is currently available streaming and as a DRM free download from their official website.

A remastered and expanded 2x12" + CD edition of the third Silkworm album "Libertine" including the group's "Marco Collins Sessions" and two additional tracks was issued by the label Comedy Minus One in May 2014.

Founding members Tim Midyett, Joel RL Phelps, and Andy Cohen began writing and performing under the name Ein Heit in Missoula, Montana from 1985-1987. In 1987, they adopted the name Silkworm.

They relocated to Seattle in 1990, where they met drummer Michael Dahlquist. During a radio interview on WNUR at Northwestern University Steve Albini called in as he had attended Hellgate High School the same high school as Phelps, Midyett, and Cohen. This connection led to Albini recording the band's album "In the West" Phelps left the band in 1994 due to mental health issues and the rigors of touring.

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