Some Velvet Sidewalk
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Eugene, Oregon |
| Genres | Lo-fi, grunge, noise rock, noise pop, indie rock, punk rock |
| Years active | 1987–1997 |
| Labels | K Records |
| Website | http://www.propertyistheft.com/svs/ |
| Past members | Al Larsen Robert Christie Tobi Vail Louise Olson Don Blair Martin Bernier Paul Schuster< |
Some Velvet Sidewalk was an experimental lo-fi rock band from Olympia, WA on the independent label K Records.
Some Velvet Sidewalk was formed in Eugene, Oregon in 1987 by Al Larsen (vocals/guitar) and Robert Christie (drums). Their first release was From Playground 'Til Now, and was independently released on cassette in 1988. Somewhere around this time, Jenny Olay joined on second guitar and went on the band's first American jaunt with The Go Team, Rich Jensen, Spook & The Zombies, and Mecca Normal. In 1990, Al Larsen along with Tobi Vail (drums) and Louise Olsen (bass) recorded the album, Shipwreck. (The release of this album was heavily delayed, but it was eventually released in 1995.) Just before the 1990 release of their first full album, Appetite For Extinction, Robert Christie left the band and was replaced by Don Blair and bass player Martin Bernier, whom Al Larsen had found in a free musician's wanted ad.
A short tour of small Pacific NW towns quickly followed with D.C. band Scream, of which Dave Grohl was a member and it was Some Velvet Sidewalk that accompanied Scream when Kurt Cobain had first laid eyes on Dave at a small party at Slim Moon's home.
This new line-up soon recorded with Calvin Johnson in Yo Yo Studios along with Pat Maley what would become known as the "Pumpkin Patch" single.
They went back to the studio in 1991 with producer and musician Steve Fisk to record Avalanche, which released in 1992. They spent 1992 and 1993 touring and released a short EP called I Scream. Following suit, the next album, Whirlpool, showed up in 1994. Ryan Baldoz of Olympia joined on second guitar around this time.
SVS soon added keyboardist Paul Schuster to the lineup to record the 1997 album, Generate!. The final true SVS release, the EP The Lowdown, was released in late 1997.
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