Jason Narducy

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Jason Narducy
Narducy in 2016
Narducy in 2016
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OriginEvanston, Illinois, United States

Jason V. Narducy is an American musician from Evanston, Illinois, United States.[1]

After receiving his first guitar at the age of nine[2] Narducy started his music career, playing guitar and writing songs for his punk rock band, Verboten. Verboten is credited as inspiring Dave Grohl to pursue music,[3] and Narducy is featured in the Foo Fighters HBO documentary Sonic Highways.[4]

After college, he formed an acoustic duo with cellist Alison Chesley called Jason & Alison.[5] They released the full-length album Woodshed in 1994.[5] Jason & Alison became a four-piece rock band called Verbow in 1996, adding drums and bass.[5] Narducy was lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter on Verbow's two full-length albums released on Epic Records: Chronicles (1997) and White Out (2000).[5]

In 1999, Narducy sang a duet with jazz singer/pianist Patricia Barber on her Blue Note Records debut, Companion.[2] Verbow went on hiatus in 2002. Narducy formed the band Rockets Over Sweden[6] which released an EP in 2004 titled Penny Coliseum. Verbow celebrated the release of Live At Schubas in 2010 with a sold-out reunion show in Chicago.[7]

In 2005, Narducy began touring with

Guided By Voices), Boston Spaceships, Eddie Vedder, Liz Phair, and The Pretenders.[8]

Narducy's current solo project is Split Single. Split Single released its debut record, Fragmented World, on April 1, 2014[9] with Britt Daniel playing bass guitar and Jon Wurster on drums.[3][10] In 2016, Split Single released its second album, Metal Frames, this time featuring Wurster and Wilco's John Stirratt on bass.[11] A third album, Amplificado, featuring Wurster and R.E.M.'s Mike Mills on bass and backing vocals, followed in 2021.[12]

In 2022, Narducy announced that he would be touring with the emo band Sunny Day Real Estate on their reunion 2022 tour, playing guitar and providing backup vocals.[13] In 2024, Narducy toured with Michael Shannon, performing R.E.M. songs including Murmur in its entirety.[14]

References

  1. ^ Lukach, Adam (2020-05-11). "Evanston's SPACE brings 'to-go' concerts to your front lawn". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "Q&A with Jason Narducy". Magnet. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b Kot, Greg (5 February 2015). "How Jason Narducy got reinspired, with a little help from his A-list friends". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Red Door Sessions Presents Jason Narducy". Red Door Sessions. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Boldman, Gina. "Jason Narducy". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Marc Hogan (June 23, 2004). "The Rockets soar where Verbow left off". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  7. ^ "Verbow - The Second Chance Encore". LuminoMagazine.com. 2011-07-14. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2021-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "JASON NARDUCY (Bob Mould Band, Split Single, Superchunk)". First Avenue. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  9. ^ Pelly, Jenn (17 February 2014). "Split Single, Band Featuring Spoon's Britt Daniel and Jason Narducy, Announces Debut Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Britt Daniel Has Another New Non-Spoon Band: Spl:t S:ngle | SPIN | Newswire". SPIN. 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  11. ^ "Split Single – Metal Frames". Consequence of Sound. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 18 Nov 2018.
  12. ^ "Jason Narducy Walks Us Through Split Single's Guest-Heavy New LP "Amplificado"". 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  13. ^ Narducy, Jason. "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy & Friends wrapped up REM 'Murmur' tour in Brooklyn (pics, setlist, video)". 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
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