All Girl Summer Fun Band
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Biography
All Girl Summer Fun Band, or AGSFB, is a PortlandPortland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
based twee-pop quartet
Quartet
In music, a quartet is a method of instrumentation , used to perform a musical composition, and consisting of four parts.-Western art music:...
made up of Kathy Foster, Jen Sbragia, Kim Baxter, and Ari Douangpanya. Baxter met Sbragia after a Softies
The Softies
The Softies were a musical duo consisting of Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia, whose genre was love songs using only their two voices and electric guitars....
show, when Baxter gave Sbragia a tape of her music. That summer, Baxter asked each of the girls if they wanted to start an "all girl summer fun band." Although the other three hadn't met before, they all agreed, and the band was formed. After releasing an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
and several singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, they joined K Records
K Records
K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers...
. K released two albums for the band, an eponymous debut and the follow-up 2, before Ari left the band in 2005 to raise her son. The remaining members continued as a three-piece. On September 23, 2008, the band released their third full-length album.
The members of AGSFB have played in various other bands, most notably Kathy in The Thermals
The Thermals
The Thermals are an American indie punk band based in Portland, Oregon. The group was formed in 2002. With influences heavily rooted in both lo-fi punk, as well as more standard rock, the band's songs are also known for their political and religious imagery.- History :The Thermals came together in...
and Jen in The Softies
The Softies
The Softies were a musical duo consisting of Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia, whose genre was love songs using only their two voices and electric guitars....
, amongst others. The members of the band also work at Portland's Rock and Roll Camp for Girls.
Albums
- All Girl Summer Fun BandAll Girl Summer Fun Band (album)All Girl Summer Fun Band is an album by All Girl Summer Fun Band, released in 2002.-Track listing:#"Brooklyn Phone Call" – 1:51#"Canadian Boyfriend" – 2:35#"Car Trouble" – 1:39#"Later Operator" – 2:26#"Cut Your Hair" – 2:20#"Somehow Angels" – 2:42...
(2002, K RecordsK RecordsK Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers...
) - 22 (All Girl Summer Fun Band album)2 is the second album by the All Girl Summer Fun Band, released on the K label in 2003.-Track listing:# "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Troublemaker"# "Down South, 10 Hours, I-5"# "Ticking Time Bomb"# "Jason Lee"# "Grizzly Bear"# "Inarticulation"...
(2003, K RecordsK RecordsK Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers...
) - Looking Into ItLooking Into ItLooking Into It is the third album by All Girl Summer Fun Band, released in 2008, and the first to be self-released on the AGSFB Music label.-Track listing:# "Not The One For Me" - 3:14# "Something New" - 3:48# "Oh No" - 3:03# "Trajectory" - 3:17...
(September 23, 2008, AGSFB Music)