Baby Calendar
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Baby Calendar is a three- piece indie pop
band from Miami, Florida
. In 2006, Baby Calendar was signed to Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records
based in Athens, Georgia
and known for releasing mostly indie pop
and twee-pop bands, working with bands such as Of Montreal
, Casper & the Cookies
, and Bunnygrunt
, and hosting the annual Athens Popfest.
The band has scheduled and performed hundreds of tour dates all across the United States, including spots at Plan-It-X Fest (2005, 2006), the HHBTM Athens Popfest (2006), and the CMJ Music Marathon in NYC (2006). Festival
appearances and tour dates are a regular staple for the band. Since 2007, Baby Calendar has reduced the number of live performances due to extensive outside projects and as of 2008, the band members have performed as Call it Radar and under Tom Gorrio
's moniker.
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
band from Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. In 2006, Baby Calendar was signed to Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records
Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records
Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records is an American independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, whose catalogue is rather heavily weighted towards twee indie pop music, with several of its bands being related to or influenced by The Elephant 6 Recording Company...
based in Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
and known for releasing mostly indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
and twee-pop bands, working with bands such as Of Montreal
Of Montreal
Of Montreal is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman "of Montreal." The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective...
, Casper & the Cookies
Casper & the Cookies
- History :Multi-instrumentalist and singer Jason NeSmith , began using the pseudonym Casper Fandango in 1996 as a moniker for his solo four-track recordings....
, and Bunnygrunt
Bunnygrunt
Bunnygrunt are an American indie pop band from St. Louis, Missouri composed of guitarist/vocalist Matt Harnish and drummer/vocalist Karen Ried.-1993 - 1998:...
, and hosting the annual Athens Popfest.
The band has scheduled and performed hundreds of tour dates all across the United States, including spots at Plan-It-X Fest (2005, 2006), the HHBTM Athens Popfest (2006), and the CMJ Music Marathon in NYC (2006). Festival
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
appearances and tour dates are a regular staple for the band. Since 2007, Baby Calendar has reduced the number of live performances due to extensive outside projects and as of 2008, the band members have performed as Call it Radar and under Tom Gorrio
Tom Gorrio
Tom Gorrio is a Peruvian-American singer-songwriter based in Miami, Florida. Tom expressed early interest in music while growing up in the United States and traveling back and forth from Lima, Peru. His family worked in various industries before becoming involved in the Karaoke industry in the...
's moniker.
Members
- Tom GorrioTom GorrioTom Gorrio is a Peruvian-American singer-songwriter based in Miami, Florida. Tom expressed early interest in music while growing up in the United States and traveling back and forth from Lima, Peru. His family worked in various industries before becoming involved in the Karaoke industry in the...
- Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums - Jaquelinne Biver - Vocals, Bass guitar, Keyboard
- Arik Dayan - Drums, Xylophone
Discography
- Your Move, Self Released, 2004
- Fifteen Year Old Sneakers, Self Released, 2005
- Gingerbread Dog, Happy Happy Birthday To Me RecordsHappy Happy Birthday To Me RecordsHappy Happy Birthday To Me Records is an American independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, whose catalogue is rather heavily weighted towards twee indie pop music, with several of its bands being related to or influenced by The Elephant 6 Recording Company...
, 2006 - "FishboyFishboy (band)Fishboy is a four-piece indie pop band from Denton, Texas that began as the solo project of Eric Michener. He was given the nickname on a middle-school field trip after a dare to pluck and swallow a fish at the Dallas World Aquarium...
/Baby Calendar, Split 7" single" (as part of the 2007 Happy Happy Birthday To Me Singles Club) Happy Happy Birthday To Me RecordsHappy Happy Birthday To Me RecordsHappy Happy Birthday To Me Records is an American independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, whose catalogue is rather heavily weighted towards twee indie pop music, with several of its bands being related to or influenced by The Elephant 6 Recording Company...
, 2007 - Happy Happy Birthday To Me Vol. 4 CD, contributed track: "Live Underwater", 2007
External links
- http://www.indiepages.com/babycalendar
- http://www.hhbtm.com