Wednesday Week (band)

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Wednesday Week
Origin
Los Angeles, California, United States
GenresPop/rock
Years active1983 (1983)–1990 (1990), 1998–present
LabelsEnigma
MembersKristi Callan
Kelly Callan
David Nolte
Heidi Rodewald
Past membersDavid Provost
Tom Alford
Steve Ney
Jennifer Dorfman
John Talley-Jones
Ilene Markell
Karen Blankfeld
Mike Anderson
Jeff Burgess
Russell Chaput
Tracy Elms
John Ferriter
"Whitey" Pryor
Tim Edmundson
Rob Hunt
Websitewww.wednesdayweek.com

Wednesday Week is an American rock band formed in

Los Angeles, California in 1983. After releasing two albums, the band split up in 1990, with members going on to form Lucky
. Since 1998 Wednesday Week plays occasional shows with various lineups consisting of previous members.

History

Founders of the band were the sisters Kristi and Kelly Callan—daughters of actress

The Urinals) joined on bass guitar, with the band name changing again to Narrow Adventure.[1] With David Provost replacing Johansen in 1983, the band became Wednesday Week (named after the Undertones song), and they released their debut EP, Betsy's House, later that year.[1][2] Further lineup changes followed, with Provost being replaced by Heidi Rodewald at the end of 1983, and Tom Alford joining on lead guitar in early 1984.[1] In 1985, David Nolte (of The Last
) replaced Alford, giving the band its most stable lineup.

The band signed with Enigma Records, releasing the Don Dixon-produced debut album What We Had in 1987.[1][2] Two songs from the album were featured in the film Slumber Party Massacre II, with actresses in the movie miming to the songs.[1] Towards the end of 1987 Rodewald left, and another former Urinals member, John Talley-Jones, joined as one of a string of short-lived members before the band split up in 1990.[1] Before splitting up they self-released a second album, No Going Back [1] on cassette only.

After Wednesday Week, Kelly Callan joined Gregg Turner's post-

Passing Strange.[6]

Since 1998, Wednesday Week play occasional live shows with various combinations of past members, with the Callan sisters and Nolte as core members.[1]

Discography

Albums

  • What We Had (1987), Enigma
  • No Going Back (1990), Sweden Spins (cassette only)
  • What We Had (Reissue w/ additional tracks, 2008), Noble Rot

EPs

  • Betsy's House (1983), WarFrat Grammophone

Singles

  • "Missionary" (1986), Enigma
  • "Why" (1986), Enigma
  • "It's a Steal"/"Special" (1989), P2PR/Unhinged –
    flexi-disc
    released with Unhinged fanzine
  • "The Senses of Our World" (1997)

References

  1. ^
    Allmusic
    , retrieved 2012-05-31
  2. ^ a b Robbins, Ira "Wednesday Week", Trouser Press, retrieved 2012-05-31
  3. ^ ROCKRGRL, Volumes 37–42, 2001
  4. ^ a b Morris, Chris (1996) "Declarations of Independents", Billboard, March 16, 1996, p. 83, retrieved 2012-05-31
  5. ISBN 978-1844490103
  6. Village Voice
    , February 9, 2010, retrieved 2012-05-31

External links
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