Che Arthur is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. He is also a sound engineer/tour manager who has worked on tours with such bands as Minus the Bear

Minus the Bear

Minus the Bear is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2001, the group features current and former members of Botch, Kill Sadie, and Sharks Keep Moving...

, Pelican

Pelican

A pelican, derived from the Greek word πελεκυς pelekys is a large water bird with a large throat pouch, belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae....

, Don Caballero

Don Caballero

Don Caballero are an American rock group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The group took their name from the character Guy Caballero, portrayed by Joe Flaherty, on the sketch comedy show Second City Television...

, Trans Am

Trans Am (band)

Trans Am is a three-piece band which originated in Bethesda, Maryland that was one of the originators of "post-rock" in the mid 90s. Their work centers on a cerebrally robotic, usually instrumental, semi-danceable, minimalistic format, with influences including Krautrock, heavy metal, hardcore...

, Thursday, Cursive

Cursive

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, The Black Heart Procession

The Black Heart Procession

The Black Heart Procession is an indie rock band from San Diego, California. The band was formed in 1997 by Pall Jenkins and Tobias Nathaniel...

, Jets to Brazil

Jets to Brazil

Jets to Brazil was an American rock band formed in 1997. It was founded by Blake Schwarzenbach, former frontman of Jawbreaker. When Schwarzenbach relocated to Brooklyn, New York, after Jawbreaker had disbanded, he reunited with friend Jeremy Chatelain and the two began working on four-track...

,and many more.

Born in Mobile, Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...

, Arthur played guitar

Guitar

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, keyboards

Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

, bass

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

, and drums

Drum kit

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 in numerous Southern U.S. touring rock bands. In the mid-90s he moved to Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, where he played guitar in the band Universal Life and Accident, in which he was the singer and principal songwriter, and later in Atombombpocketknife

Atombombpocketknife

Atombombpocketknife was an American indie rock band from Chicago. The band featured Che Arthur on guitar and released three full-length albums between 2000 and 2004.-History:...

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As a member of Atombombpocketknife, Arthur was a part of two of the band's three full-length releases, God Save the ABPK and Lack and Pattern.

When that band's schedule slowed, Arthur recorded and released his debut solo effort, All Of Your Tomorrows Were Decided Today, on Chicago-based Flameshovel Records

Flameshovel Records

Flameshovel Records is a record label from Chicago, Illinois formed in the summer of 2000. Founded by Jesse Woghin and long time friend Nash Grey, the duo were later joined by James Kenler...

. Arthur played all of the instruments on this recording except the drums, which were performed by his old Universal Life and Accident bandmate Adam Reach

Adam Reach

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Arthur's second album, Iron, again featuring drums by Reach, was released March 6, 2007 on Sick Room Records.

The Che Arthur Three's "Like Revenge" album was released in summer 2009 on Past/Futures Records, the Austin, TX - based vinyl and mp3 label Arthur helped found.

chearthur.com: http://www.chearthur.com

External links

• Che Arthur at MySpace
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• Che Arthur Website