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(www.dealerkids.com)
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Those in the market for appealing indie pop can test-drive Dealership. Countless ears perked up when this East Bay trio released the CD "Secret American Livingroom" in 1998.
Soon the group will complete the follow-up, "TV Highway to the Stars," which expands their musical horizons. As musicians and songwriters, Jane Pinckard (guitar, vocals), Chris Wetherell (drums, vocals) and Chris Groves (bass, vocals) have evolved rapidly.
They met at UC Berkeley, where they studied music composition, and formed Dealership in '96. At that point, their performing experience was minimal. Groves had played string bass in his high-school orchestra. Wetherell, previously a saxophonist, was a novice drummer. Before joining the trio, Pinckard, who studied piano as a child, had never strummed a guitar.
By the time they recorded "Secret American Livingroom," however, Dealership was ready for recognition. They performed at such prominent showcases as the CMJ MusicFest, North-By-Northwest, X-Games and San Francisco's Noisepop Festival. Sharing the stage with such artists as Imperial Teen, Beulah and Apples in Stereo, the trio earned a loyal fan base.
-Contra Costa Times, 2000
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(www.secadora.com)
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Beautiful, soulful, and sad. Secadora is a journey musically. I especially like songs/albums/bands that evolve and shift and generally act like a guide and take you by the hand and lead you from place to place. Shimmery and liquidy and then fast and spinning like a centrifuge. Nothing really does it justice. You should just listen. One article about them recommended that you "roll yourself up in a blanket and rock in front of the fireplace" while listening. Heh. I really like that.
Secadora got started around 1998 and put out an self-titled EP. Songs like "Electric 3rd Rail Power Trip" got passed around very quickly. Suddenly a lot of people picked up the album and everybody I know that picked up the album loved it. They got noticed at lot of radio stations and many people other than me began to pester them about playing at shows and such. They've gained much-earned recognition by being invited to play at Noisepop 2000 and the CMJ festival, but I'll bet they get even more after the release of Little Pieces of Paper.
Why? Because, any really good day includes rolling up in a blanket while listening to something beautiful.
~Chris Wetherell, Keiki Records
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