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Quasi
Quasi on stage in Chicago
Quasi on stage in Chicago
Background information
Origin Portland, Oregon, United States
Genre(s) Indie rock
Years active 1993–present
Label(s) Touch & Go
Up
Domino (in Europe)
Associated acts Sleater-Kinney
Heatmiser
Website www.theequasi.com
Members
Sam Coomes
Janet Weiss
Joanna Bolme
Former members
trash the puppy :)
For the prefix, see the Wiktionary entry quasi-. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Touch and Go Records is an Independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which began life in 1979 in East Lansing Up Records is a Seattle based Independent record label founded in 1994 by Chris Takino and Rich Jensen. Domino Recording Company, generally known as Domino Records, is an Independent record label based in London. Sleater-Kinney was an American Indie rock band that existed from 1995 to 2006 Heatmiser was an Alternative rock band that originated in Portland Oregon in October 1991 Samuel J Coomes is an American musician and currently half of the Portland -area indie band Quasi, along with Drummer and ex-wife Janet Weiss is also the name of a character (played by Susan Sarandon) in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Joanna Bolme (b April 1 1968 is a multi-instrumentalist (primarily Bass guitar) and recording engineer who has worked with several Indie rock bands and Wiktionary (a Portmanteau of Wiki and Dictionary) is a multilingual, Web -based project to create a Free

Quasi is indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993, consisting of the ex-husband and wife team of Sam Coomes (vocals, guitar, roxichord, various keyboards) and Janet Weiss vocals and drums. Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Samuel J Coomes is an American musician and currently half of the Portland -area indie band Quasi, along with Drummer and ex-wife The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The Rocksichord (sometimes referred to as Roxichord is an Electronic keyboard invented in the 1960s to approximate the sound of the Harpsichord. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Janet Weiss is also the name of a character (played by Susan Sarandon) in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells In 2007, bassist Joanna Bolme became an official member of the band; she had toured with Quasi in 2006. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Joanna Bolme (b April 1 1968 is a multi-instrumentalist (primarily Bass guitar) and recording engineer who has worked with several Indie rock bands and [1]

Contents

History

In 1990, Coomes, Weiss, and Brad Pedinov formed the band Motorgoat. The band released two self-released cassettes and one 7" single before dissolving in 1993. Quasi started recording as a duo in 1993. A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers They played with various additional musicians in early live appearances, but eventually settled on playing live as a duo as well. They self-recorded and self-released a cassette and a CD in 1993. The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio They recorded R&B Transmogrification in the Portland band Pond's basement recording studio and released it on Up Records in 1997. R&B Transmogrification is an album by the American indie band Quasi. Pond was a Grunge band from Portland Oregon. They formed in 1991 and broke up in 1998 Up Records is a Seattle based Independent record label founded in 1994 by Chris Takino and Rich Jensen. The released two more albums with Up: Featuring "Birds" in 1998 and Field Studies in 1999; both albums were recorded at Jackpot Studios in Portland, Oregon. Featuring "Birds" is an album by the American indie band Quasi. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers

In 1998 and 1999 they toured the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Japan opening for and serving as the backup band for Elliott Smith (who Coomes had played with in Heatmiser) as well as touring on their own in the U. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6 1969 – October 21 2003 was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Samuel J Coomes is an American musician and currently half of the Portland -area indie band Quasi, along with Drummer and ex-wife Heatmiser was an Alternative rock band that originated in Portland Oregon in October 1991 S. and Europe. In 2001 They home-recorded The Sword of God and released it on Touch & Go. The Sword of God is the 2001 album by the Portland Indie-rock duo Quasi, released on Touch and Go Records. Touch and Go Records is an Independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which began life in 1979 in East Lansing They released Hot Shit! in 2003 and When the Going Gets Dark in 2006, both on Touch & Go in the U. Hot Shit is the fifth album by the Portland Indie rock duo Quasi, released on September 9 2003 on the Touch & Go label When the Going Gets Dark is an album by Quasi. It was released on March 21, 2006 on Touch and Go Records. S. and Domino Records in Europe. Domino Recording Company, generally known as Domino Records, is an Independent record label based in London.

Although Coomes and Weiss remain busy with other bands, Quasi tours fairly regularly. In 2007, they toured the U. S. with Touch & Go labelmates Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (sometimes written Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Ted Leo + Pharmacists, or TL/Rx) are an American rock band Just prior to that tour, Quasi announced that bassist Joanne Bolme, who had toured with Quasi in 2006 and plays with Weiss in Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, was a permanent member of the band. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks is a Rock band consisting of Stephen Malkmus, Janet Weiss, Mike Clark, and Joanna Bolme.

In addition to her work in the Jicks, Weiss has recently played with Bright Eyes and John Doe, while Coomes has been working with Pink Mountain and on his solo project, Blues Goblins. Bright Eyes is an American band consisting of Singer-songwriter / Guitarist Conor Oberst, Multi-instrumentalist / producer The Name " John Doe " is used as a Placeholder name for a male party in a legal action case or discussion whose true identity is either unknown or He has also played with Jandek, and has appeared on several Built to Spill albums. Jandek is the musical project of an Outsider musician who operates out of Houston Texas. Built to Spill is an American Indie rock band based in Boise Idaho. According to a recent post on their website, Coomes stated they are beginning to work on new material following the end of touring.

Quasi has been somewhat political since its inception, but their opposition to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq showed through in a straight-forward way with the release of Hot Shit! in 2003, particularly in the songs "White Devil's Dream" and "Master and Dog. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia "

Discography

Albums

EPs and singles

External links

When the Going Gets Dark is an album by Quasi. It was released on March 21, 2006 on Touch and Go Records. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Touch and Go Records is an Independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which began life in 1979 in East Lansing Domino Recording Company, generally known as Domino Records, is an Independent record label based in London. Quasi Self Boot 93-96 is the compilation release by the American indie band Quasi. Kill Rock Stars is an Independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in Olympia, Washington, United States and

Dictionary

quasi

-adjective

  1. resembling or having a likeness to something

-conjunction

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Resembling but not equalling something
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