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Oblivians
Oblivians in 2016
Background information
Origin
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Genres
Garage punk
garage rock
punk blues
Years active
1993 (1993)–1998 (1998)
2012–present
Labels
Crypt
Goner
Sympathy for the Record Industry
In The Red
Past members
Greg Cartwright Jack Yarber Eric Friedl
The Oblivians are an American garage punk trio that has existed since 1993. In the 1990s, their blues-infused brand of bravado, crudely recorded music made them one of the most popular and prominent bands within the underground garage rock scene.
Formed in Memphis, Tennessee, the band consisted of three members—Greg Cartwright, Jack Yarber, and Eric Friedl—who alternated between instruments on stage and in the studio, each member serving as vocalist, guitarist, and drummer, in turn. The band recorded four LPs, as well as a number of EPs and singles, typically recording songs live in the studio.
The band has performed numerous reunion shows since disbanding in 1998, including a highly anticipated 2009 European reunion tour with The Gories, who also reformed to co-headline.
Oblivians released the studio album Desperation on May 28, 2013 through In The Red Records.[1]
reformed to co-headline. Oblivians released the studio album Desperation on May 28, 2013 through In The Red Records. The Oblivians began performing together...
Compulsive Gamblers, The Oblivians and Greg Oblivian & the Tip Tops. As of 2019[update], Cartwright has reformed his past band Greg Oblivian & the Tip Tops and...
founding member of the garage bands The Compulsive Gamblers, and The Oblivians and currently fronts Jack O & the Tennessee Tearjerkers. Yarber has also...
Guitar Rock!. Goner's second release was by The Oblivians, with their first LP, Soul Food. When Oblivians bandmate Greg Cartwright left his hometown of...
Goner Records message board, Greg Cartwright of the Oblivians announced that the Gories and the Oblivians would play reunion shows in Detroit and Memphis...
the Oblivians. Since its inception, a growing number of bands have released albums through Goner, including LPs by the Bad Times, the Oblivians, King...
Records caught the ear of former Oblivian and Goner Records' owner Eric Friedl. Lindsey heard Friedl and the Oblivians bandmates earlier that year when...
both future members of the Oblivians. Originally known as "The Painkillers", the band was founded in 1990 by future Oblivians frontmen Greg Cartwright and...
2003 Desperation (Hostyle Gospel album), 2013 Desperation (Oblivians album), by Oblivians, 2013 Desperation Records, a record label by Barenaked Ladies...
with directly inspiring his sojourn into music, the garage punk band the Oblivians' crude style motivated Jay Reatard to form his own one-man band, the Reatards...
garage-rockers the Oblivians and songwriter Jeffrey Evans, contributing harmonica to the Walter Daniels Plays With Monsieur Jeffrey Evans & The Oblivians at Melissa's...
Tennessee, notable for recording musicians such as Tav Falco's Panther Burns, Oblivians, Grifters, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Come, White Stripes, Townes Van Zandt...
(International) Noise Conspiracy from Umeå, Sweden, and Jay Reatard and the Oblivians from Memphis, enjoyed moderate underground success and appeal. A second...
including UFO (1977), Sarah Brightman (1990), The Boo Radleys (1991), the Oblivians (1993), Chris Pérez Band (1999), Calexico (2004), Matthew Sweet and Susanna...
recording line-up. Greg Cartwright of Reigning Sound (aka Greg Oblivian of The Oblivians) proved to be an especially prolific collaborator. Perhaps their...
the Vans Warped Tour. Gregg Turner has toured in October 2019 with the Oblivians as a solo act, in anticipation of a re-release of the Angry Samoans discography...
(vocals/guitar), who is also known for his bands the Compulsive Gamblers and the Oblivians. Originally, the Memphis-based band featured Cartwright, Jeremy Scott...
early '90s with bands like the seminal Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the Oblivians, the Gories and the Gibson Brothers", and "continued into the 2000s with...
"Deep Tracks". 10 May 2020. "Turn It Down: Greg Cartwright interview! Oblivians tour, new Reigning Sound and growing up in Memphis". "Greg Roberson"....
Caesars Ralph Nielsen & The Chancellors New Bomb Turks Nine Pound Hammer Oblivians The Pagans Piece Kor The Pleasure Fuckers The Raunch Hands The Revelators...
and completely unintelligible lyrics, a sound that is similar to The Oblivians and The Gories. John Dwyer - guitar, vocals John Harlow - drums (2001–2003)...
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