Oranger
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Origin | Poptones Records Eenie Meenie Records Amazing Grease Records Pray for Mojo Records |
Members | Mike Drake Patrick Main Bob Reed |
Past members | Chad Dyer Jim Lindsay Matt Harris John Hofer |
Oranger was a San Francisco indie rock band.
Band history
Mike Drake, Matt Harris and Jim Lindsay knew each other from playing together in previous bands Overwhelming Colorfast and Stick Figures. They formed Oranger in 1997 with Chad Dyer of American Sensei on bass, Mike Drake providing vocals and guitar, Jim Lindsay on drums and Matt Harris performing lead guitar.
The four first performed at the San Francisco
In 1999, Patrick Main was added to the lineup and the band began recording their second album, . Vibrationland was released in 2000.
In 2003, Oranger released the double album Shutdown the Sun/From the Ashes of Electric Elves on San Francisco indie label Jackpine Social Club.
Lindsay left the group in 2004 and currently plays drums for The High Water Marks.
Oranger's last album,
In 2020, Oranger planned a reunion concert for April 12, 2020 at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco.[3] It was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Band members
Current members
- Mike Drake - vocals, guitar
- Bob Reed - guitar
- Patrick Main - keyboards
Former members
- Chad Dyer - bass
- Jim Lindsay - drums
- John Hofer - drums
- Matt Harris - bass, vocals (died 2021)
Discography
- Doorway to Norway (1998)
- The Quiet Vibration Land (2000)[4]
- Shutdown the Sun/From the Ashes of Electric Elves (2003)
- New Comes and Goes (2005)
- Please Leave Our Mind - Covers Under Lockdown (2021)
- Vege-tables (2021)
- Everyone Says You're Lots of Fun (2023)
Soundtracks
- Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack (2005) song: "Mr. Sandman" (cover of The Chordettes)
References
- ^ "Ex-Pavement Guitarist Goes To 'School'". Billboard. NYC. April 16, 2001. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ Amazing Journey Lyrics
- ^ "bottomofthehill: Hot Fog ~ Oranger ~ Heavy Hinderburg ~ &) Foodcourt --- 4/12/2020". www.bottomofthehill.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "The Quiet Vibration Land - Oranger | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
External links
- Oranger at MySpace.com