The Scene Is Now
The Scene Is Now | |
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Origin | New York City |
Associated acts | Mofungo |
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The Scene is Now is a New York City-based avant-garde no wave jug band from the 1980s.[1] Its founding members were Dick Champ, Philip Dray, Jeff McGovern (also of Mofungo), and Chris Nelson.[2] Influences included the Holy Modal Rounders, The Fugs, the no wave noise music bands DNA and Mars, and the traditional Americana of Bob Wills and Hoagy Carmichael.[3]
Their songs, most of which are compiled on the album The Oily Years, tend to be somewhat rough, lo-fi recordings. Their song Yellow Sarong was later covered by Yo La Tengo for the 1990 album Fakebook.[4]
Thurston Moore called the band's sound "drunken sailor music" as a compliment.[5]
Discography[]
- Burn All Your Records (Lost, 1985)
- Total Jive (Lost, 1986)
- Tonight We Ride (Lost, 1988)
- Shotgun Wedding (Lost, 1991; released only on cassette due to a lack of funds)[6]
- The Oily Years (Bar/None, 1995)
- Songbirds Lie (Tongue Master, 2004)[7]
- Magpie Alarm (Tongue Master, 2011)[8]
References[]
- ^ [1] The Scene Is Now at Forced Exposure
- ^ Gross, Philip (February 2001). "The Scene Is Now – Philip Dray Interview". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ [2] The Scene Is Now at Forced Exposure
- ^ Bracy, Timothy; Bracy, Elizabeth (2012-10-12). "Yo La Tengo Albums From Worst To Best". Stereogum. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ Champ, Richard (2015-05-13). "Remembering a post-Longhorn friendship with Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore". The Current. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Margasak, Peter (1995-12-21). "Too Much Too Soon". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ^ http://www.tonguemaster.co.uk/mainpages/newreleases.htm
- ^ http://www.tonguemaster.co.uk/mainpages/newreleases.htm
Categories:
- American experimental musical groups
- Musical groups from New York City
- United States experimental musical group stubs