Frankie Sparo
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Frankie Sparo was the pseudonym of Chad Jones, a singer/songwriter from Victoria, British Columbia
who released two albums and an EP on Constellation Records
. After two releases as a solo artist, Jones enlisted Nadia Moss for the recording of his second full-length album, and briefly toured as a full band with her, Jessica Moss
and Scott Levine Gilmore.
Jones put Sparo on ice in 2004, but returned in March 2007 to play a handful of dates in northern Europe supporting the Handsome Furs, and is listed (along with Nadia and Jessica Moss, and Scott Levine Gilmore) as a performer on Sam Shalabi's new disc, Eid.
He currently performs as part of The Witchies with Nadia Moss and Jonah Fortune.
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
who released two albums and an EP on Constellation Records
Constellation Records
Constellation Records is an influential Montreal, Quebec independent record label known for its contributions to experimental genres of music. It is most famous for releasing the albums of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, and Do Make Say...
. After two releases as a solo artist, Jones enlisted Nadia Moss for the recording of his second full-length album, and briefly toured as a full band with her, Jessica Moss
Jessica Moss
Jessica Moss is best known for playing violin and singing backing vocals in the Canadian post-rock band Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band since 2001, and is a founding member of Black Ox Orkestar....
and Scott Levine Gilmore.
Jones put Sparo on ice in 2004, but returned in March 2007 to play a handful of dates in northern Europe supporting the Handsome Furs, and is listed (along with Nadia and Jessica Moss, and Scott Levine Gilmore) as a performer on Sam Shalabi's new disc, Eid.
He currently performs as part of The Witchies with Nadia Moss and Jonah Fortune.
Discography
- My Red Scare CD/LP (Constellation Records, 2000)
- Arena Hostile CDEP (Constellation Records, 2001)
- Welcome Crummy Mystics CD/LP (Constellation Records, 2003)