Carsick Cars
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Carsick Cars is a Chinese
indie rock
trio formed in March, 2005.
The band was scheduled to open for Sonic Youth
in Beijing in April, 2007, but their performance was canceled on short notice. However, in August the same year they joined Sonic Youth for their European tour in Prague
and Vienna
.
Carsick Cars released their self-titled debut album in 2007 on Maybe Mars
in China and on tenzenmen
in Australia. A 7" single of tracks taken from that album was released in the UK by Suyin Records. In June 2009, the band released their second album, You Can Listen, You Can Talk. In March 2010 Carsick Cars will be performing at the world renowned music festival SXSW in Austin, Texas.
As of November 2010, Li Weisi and Li Qing have left the band to focus on their other projects. They have since been replaced by He Fan of Birdstriking on bass and Ben Ben of BOYZ & GIRL on drums.
China
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indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
trio formed in March, 2005.
The band was scheduled to open for Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
in Beijing in April, 2007, but their performance was canceled on short notice. However, in August the same year they joined Sonic Youth for their European tour in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
Carsick Cars released their self-titled debut album in 2007 on Maybe Mars
Maybe Mars
' is an independent CD label that was started in the summer of 2007 to promote, identify and support talented young Chinese musicians and artists...
in China and on tenzenmen
Tenzenmen
Tenzenmen is a Sydney based DIY organisation involved in various aspects of music including production, promotion and touring.- History :Started in Sydney during 2004, tenzenmen took its name from a previous project some 10 years before...
in Australia. A 7" single of tracks taken from that album was released in the UK by Suyin Records. In June 2009, the band released their second album, You Can Listen, You Can Talk. In March 2010 Carsick Cars will be performing at the world renowned music festival SXSW in Austin, Texas.
As of November 2010, Li Weisi and Li Qing have left the band to focus on their other projects. They have since been replaced by He Fan of Birdstriking on bass and Ben Ben of BOYZ & GIRL on drums.
Notable performances
- August 25, 2007: Prague (with Sonic Youth)
- August 26, 2007: Vienna (with Sonic Youth)
- October 2–4, 2007: Modern Sky Festival, Beijing
External links
- Carsick Cars official website
- Carsick Cars on DoubanDoubanDouban may refer to:*Douban.com, Chinese Web 2.0 website*Doubanjiang, spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans...
- Carsick Cars @ RiC Wiki, complete biography