Rachel Trachtenburg
Rachel Trachtenburg | |
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Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
Genres | Acoustic, anti-folk, indie rock, psychedelic pop |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, ukulele, drums |
Years active | 2000–present |
Rachel Sage Piña-Trachtenburg (born December 10, 1993), professionally known as Rachel Trachtenburg, is an American musician. She is most notable for her key role as drummer and backup vocalist of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, a family band consisting of herself and her parents, Jason and Tina, from 2000 to 2011. Trachtenburg was also lead singer of the band Supercute! from 2009 to 2013, and is currently the guitarist and vocalist for New York–based trio Wooing.[1] In addition, Trachtenburg is[needs update] also a model, signed to Elite Model Management;[2] a radio talk show host for Gary Null's Progressive Radio Network; and an actress who appeared in indie movies Happy Birthday in 2004, Ruchiki in 2011, and Exteriors in 2014, as well as a television pilot for an unaired children's TV show titled Rachel Trachtenburg's Homemade World in 2009.
Music career
Rachel Trachtenburg has been a member of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, The Prettiots,[3] Supercute!, and Larry and the Babes. She is currently the guitarist and vocalist for New York–based three-piece band Wooing.
Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
Trachtenburg played harmonica (and later drums) for her parents' act, the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players. The band had its early start playing gigs in Seattle in 2000 and 2001 until they moved to New York City in 2002 to reach a larger audience. Trachtenburg and her parents played gigs across America and Europe nonstop from 2003 to 2008. While on the road, Trachtenburg was homeschooled. The band disbanded in 2011 when the band had run its course.
Supercute!
After the Slideshow Players disbanded, Trachtenburg began to put more focus into her band, Supercute!, an indie pop/psychedelic pop girl band she founded with friend and co-songwriter
Discography
- EPs
Supercute! | |
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EP by Supercute! | |
Released | 2010 |
Recorded | 2009-2010 |
Genre |
- Supercute! (2010)
- "Candy City"
- "Not To Write About Boys"
- "Haunted Hostel"
- "Misty Mountain Hop" (Led Zeppelin cover)
- "Hula Hoop Song"
- "Supercute!"
- Videos
- "Not To Write About Boys", released April 19, 2010[9]
- "Paint It Black", released July 30, 2011[10]
- "Dumb Dumbs", released January 5, 2012[11]
- "LoveLoveLeaveLove", released February 22, 2013[12]
- Single
"LoveLoveLeaveLove" b/w "DumbDumbs" (released February 22, 2013, via Bandcamp/Secret Code Records)[13]
- Flexidisc
Supercute!'s "Superrookie!" and the
- Backing vocals
- "Lost and Found" LP (with the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, released 6/28/11)[14]
- "Coming Up" (with R. Stevie Moore, released 4/20/12)[15]
- "Speed Limit", "Your Best Friend", "If I Could Be Your Hero", "A Christmas Song" (with
Other projects
Trachtenburg is currently[
Discography
Rachel Trachtenburg discography | |
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Music videos | 1 |
Singles | 1 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Soundtracks
- Rachel Trachtenburg's Homemade World (2009)
Singles
- "I Like to Be Alone" (2014)
References
- ^ Bennett, Kim (April 6, 2017). "Listen to Wooing's LSD-Inspired Debut Track "In Colour"". Vice. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "RACHEL TRACHTENBURG - Elite". Elitemanagementnyc.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Rachel Trachtenburg of the Prettiots and Larry & the Babes". April 30, 2014.
- ^ [1]. "Q&A: Rachel Trachtenburg's SUPERCUTE! on Boys, Beer (Or a Lack Thereof), and Opening for Kate Nash", Village Voice, April 30, 2010. Retrieved on January 10, 2018.
- ^ Rookie >> Rookie Theme Song: September 2011. Rookie (online magazine), September 12, 2011. Retrieved on March 15, 2013.
- ^ [2] Archived January 2, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. "Supercute!: "Dumb Dumbs", Directors Notes, January 21, 2013. Retrieved on 2018-01-01.
- ^ [3] Archived January 2, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. "Exclusive Premiere! Watch Supercute's New Music Video", Teen Vogue, March 4, 2013. Retrieved on 2018-01-01.
- ^ [4] Archived August 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. "SUPERCUTE!", Bandcamp, April 14, 2015. Retrieved on January 2, 2018.
- ^ [5]. "Supercute! "Not To Write About Boys", YouTube. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
- ^ [6] Archived June 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. "Supercute! Paint It Black Cover", YouTube. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
- ^ [7]. "SUPERCUTE! - Dumb Dumbs", YouTube. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
- ^ [8]. "SUPERCUTE! - Love Love Leave Love (Official Music Video)", Vimeo. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
- ^ "LoveLoveLeaveLove" b/w "DumbDumbs". Bandcamp, April 14, 2015. Retrieved on April 17, 2015.
- ^ [9] Archived January 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. "'Lost and Found' Credits", AllMusic. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
- ^ [10] Archived September 23, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. "R. Stevie Moore Cassette Club", Bandcamp. Retrieved on April 17, 2015.
- ^ [11] Archived September 23, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. "'Ready! Get! Go!' Credits", AllMusic. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
- ^ [12]. "Supercute! recording Dot Wiggin Band's 'Your Best Friend'", YouTube, July 30, 2015. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
- ^ "LANVIN FALL/WINTER 2012 CAMPAIGN: RACHEL TRACHTENBURG, PH: STEVEN MEISEL". Elitemanagementnyc.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Model Style: Rachel Trachtenburg - Of The Minute". Models.com. May 2014. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "bandman". Fotolog. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ [13] Archived June 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Rachel Trachtenburg Morning Show". NYMag.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "On the Scene: The Rachel Trachtenburg Morning Show". EW.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ [14] Archived June 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Online Premiere: Exteriors". NoBudge.
- ^ "IMDB: The Privates (2017)". IMDb. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "YouTube/The Privates (2017)". YouTube. Retrieved December 30, 2018.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Seventeen by Sharon Van Etten". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2020.