Beat Happening in 1988. Clockwise from top: Calvin Johnson, Bret Lunsford, Heather Lewis.
Background information
Origin
Olympia, Washington, U.S.
Genres
Indie pop
twee pop
lo-fi
noise pop
Years active
1982–1992
Labels
K Recs
Sub Pop
Domino
Spinoffs
The Halo Benders
Past members
Calvin Johnson
Heather Lewis
Bret Lunsford
Beat Happening was an American indie pop band formed in Olympia, Washington, in 1982. Calvin Johnson, Heather Lewis, and Bret Lunsford have been the band's continual members. Beat Happening were early leaders in the American indie pop and lo-fi movements, noted for their use of primitive recording techniques, disregard for the technical aspects of musicianship, and songs with subject matters of a carefree or coy nature.
BeatHappening was an American indie pop band formed in Olympia, Washington, in 1982. Calvin Johnson, Heather Lewis, and Bret Lunsford have been the band's...
A happening is a performance, event, or situation art, usually as performance art. The term was first used by Allan Kaprow during the 1950s to describe...
their song "Indian Summer" for the album Remembrance Days. In 1988, BeatHappening released the Calvin Johnson penned "Indian Summer" on their album Jamboree...
shared musical influences included punk, hip hop, and the Olympia band BeatHappening. Neuman was influenced by the writings of Eldridge Cleaver. Together...
on a Shadowy Planet, Girl Trouble, Mecca Normal, BeatHappening, and Tsunami. Along with BeatHappening, Lois, Tullycraft, and Black Tambourine, Tiger Trap...
Olympia, Washington, consisting of Tobi Vail and Calvin Johnson of BeatHappening. The Go Team was founded in 1985. As Vail described: The Go Team was...
songs by Hole as well as several cover versions of songs by the Wipers, BeatHappening, the Velvet Underground, and the Germs. The recordings featured on the...
development of independent music" since the 1980s. The label was founded by BeatHappening frontman Calvin Johnson and managed for many years by Candice Pedersen...
by the American band BeatHappening, released in 1992. The band supported the album with a North American tour. BeatHappening released their fifth studio...
Clutch "Un-Reborn Again" by Queens of the Stone Age "Bewitched" by BeatHappening ”The Devil Lives in a Mason Jar” by John Driskell Hopkins "Oldscratch"...
student at The Evergreen State College, a year before she co-founded BeatHappening. In 1985, The Go Team formed with then 15-year-old Tobi Vail. The band...
Swallow, Chemistry Set, Girl Trouble, the Nights and Days, Cat Butt, BeatHappening, Screaming Trees, Steve Fisk, and the Thrown Ups. Many of these bands...
which Barlow plays bass guitar. Along with such bands as Pavement, BeatHappening and Guided by Voices, Sebadoh helped pioneer a lo-fi style of indie...
Black Candy is the third album by indie pop band BeatHappening. BeatHappening promoted it with tours alongside Fugazi in 1990 and 1991. Author Dave Thompson...
of other rock genres. Taking influence from 1980s lo-fi bands like BeatHappening and Tall Dwarfs, slacker rock was pioneered by indie rock acts including...
songs were recorded at Olympia, Washington's Dub Narcotic Studios by BeatHappening frontman Calvin Johnson. The record was officially released by Johnson's...
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