Carla Azar
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Background information | |
Genres | Alternative rock, electronic |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Drums |
Labels | 30th Century Records |
Website | www |
Carla Azar is an American drummer from Huntsville, Alabama and member of the band Autolux. She also plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, and sings.
Azar played drums on Jack White's albums Blunderbuss, Lazaretto, and Boarding House Reach, and also played live on tour with him. From 2009–2011, she collaborated with painter Mark Whalen (also known as Kill Pixie) on art exhibitions, creating music for installation rooms. She had a role in the 2014 film Frank starring Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson.
Azar also played drums for
Career
The band
In 2002, Azar and Josh Klinghoffer supported Vincent Gallo as his tour band in support of his album When. Besides drums, she played guitar and mellotron on the tour.[3]
Azar played drums on The True False Identity (2005) by Burnett[4] and Curtains (2005) by John Frusciante.
In May 2011, she began recording with Jack White on his first solo album, Blunderbuss. In 2012, she toured with White's touring band, The Peacocks.[5]
In 2014, she co-starred as part of an ensemble cast in the film Frank, directed by Lenny Abrahamson, starring Michael Fassbender as Frank.[6]
Discography
With Autolux
- Future Perfect (DMZ, 2004)
- Transit Transit (TBD, 2010)
- Pussy's Dead (Columbia/Sony, 2016)[7]
Guest appearances
- 1987 Wendy and Lisa
- 1989 Wendy and Lisa
- 1990 Wendy and Lisa
- 1993 Dream Harder, The Waterboys
- 1996 Vagabundo, Draco Rosa
- 2000 Teddy Thompson, Teddy Thompson
- 2001 Fan Dance, Sam Phillips
- 2004 Curtains, John Frusciante
- 2004 A Boot and a Shoe, Sam Phillips
- 2006 The True False Identity, T Bone Burnett
- 2007 A Year in the Wilderness, John Doe
- 2007 War Stories, Unkle
- 2008 More Stories, Unkle
- 2009 A Woman a Man Walked By by PJ Harvey and John Parish (2009)
- 2010 Where Did the Night Fall (Another Night Out), Unkle
- 2011 The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams
- 2011 The People's Key, Bright Eyes
- 2012 Blunderbuss, Jack White
- 2014 Lazaretto, Jack White[8]
- 2014 Lost on the River, The New Basement Tapes
- 2015 Aquaria, Boots
- 2018 Boarding House Reach, Jack White
- 2018 "TV Show", Glim Spanky
- 2019 Desert Sessions Vol. 11 & 12, The Desert Sessions
- 2019 WHO, The Who
Soundtracks
- 2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
- 2002 Our Little Corner of the World: Music from Gilmore Girls
- 2003 Crossing Jordan
- 2003 The Soul of a Man
- 2005 Don't Come Knocking
- 2007 Across the Universe
- 2007 I'm Not There
- 2008 21
- 2010 Eat Pray Love
- 2011 Sucker Punch
- 2014 Frank[8]
References
- ^ a b Wiederhorn, Jon (July 27, 2005). "Trent Reznor Boosts Autolux From Clubs To Arenas". MTV News. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Autolux". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ "Vincent Gallo – Drowning in Brown News 2002 ARCHIVE". Drowning in Brown. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
- ^ "Music: T Bone Burnett's The True False Identity In Stores May 16". Rubber Magazine. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
- Rolling Stone. Archived from the originalon March 15, 2012.
- ^ "Frank – A film by Lenny Abrahamson". frank-film.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ "Autolux | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Carla Azar | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2017.