One lone car
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One Lone Car is an indie rock
band formed in St. Louis, Missouri
.
The band formed in 2004 and spent the next 2 years touring the United States on their own. They self-released the Variety Half Hour EP in 2005. MTV
licensed the album that same year.
in 2006 about his new label he had recently started, Shock City Records. The band went into the studio and recorded 2 new songs with producers Doug Firley and Chris Loesch. Variety Hour was released on October 31, 2006 through Shock City Records. The album was a re-release of the 2005 independent Variety Half Hour EP, which featured 2 new songs The City and Mention Love. Variety Hour, alike the original release, was also licensed to MTV. One Lone Car parted ways with Shock City Records in 2007 after being frustrated with the support and promotion from the label.
in 2006. Drummer Andy Herrin had gotten the phone number for Robin's studio and called and left a voicemail about One Lone Car. Robin checked the band out online and personally called them back to discuss working on an album with them. The band recorded North,South,East, and the Rest in May 2007 at Uranus Recording Studio in Tempe,Arizona. The album was produced by Jamie Woolford of The Stereo
and Let Go
and co-produced by Robin Wilson, both of which provide guest vocals and percussion.
The album was released on April 8, 2008 on Robin's label Uranus Recordings.
Shortly after the album's release, the band embarked on a tour with Gin Blossoms. While on tour, Robin Wilson would join the band onstage nightly to perform 3 songs. The band has said in interviews that Robin became the 5th member of One Lone Car at that time.
The songs Highway and Villain appeared in The Hills
marathon, The Hills: The Lost Scenes on MTV
in the summer of 2008.
Singer and founding member, Dei Plegge, left the band in late 2008 citing he no longer wanted to tour. He was replaced by Aaron Kellim shortly after.
The band released EP23 on March 3, 2009 and kept up a busy touring schedule performing with bands such as: Onerepublic
, Carolina Liar
, Soul Asylum
, Augustana
, Switchfoot
, Hellogoodbye
, The B-52's
, Calhoun
, Train
, Semi Precious Weapons
, and Will Hoge
among others. That year the band also performed at both CMJ and SXSW music festivals.
Flickerstick
invited One Lone Car to join them for a secret farwell show at Lola's in Fort Worth,Texas in January 2009. The show was billed as The Obsolete Queers with One Lone Car.
In February 2009, One Lone Car performed with Chuck Berry
at Blueberry Hill
in their hometown of St.Louis,Missouri.
In late 2009, singer Aaron Kellim left the band to focus on his new project Audri and Aaron. He was replaced by Chris Rhein and the band began working on a new album.
In October 2009, One Lone Car played their first live show with their new lineup at The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, with Soul Asylum
.
.
In January 2011, One Lone Car performed with The Pussycat Dolls and Auburn
at House of Blues in Park City,Utah for the Sundance Film Festival
.
As of May 2011, the band is currently working on a new album, which is temporarily being titled Profiles Encourage Demos.
On October 6,2011 the band joined The B-52's
for a sold out show at The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville,TN.
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...
band formed in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
.
The band formed in 2004 and spent the next 2 years touring the United States on their own. They self-released the Variety Half Hour EP in 2005. MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
licensed the album that same year.
Variety Hour
One Lone Car were approached by keyboardist Doug Firley of Gravity KillsGravity Kills
Gravity Kills is an American industrial rock band from Jefferson City, Missouri. Their music was described by one critic as "a blending of eerie industrial rock with a pop-infused melodic chorus and a bit of hard-core head banging."...
in 2006 about his new label he had recently started, Shock City Records. The band went into the studio and recorded 2 new songs with producers Doug Firley and Chris Loesch. Variety Hour was released on October 31, 2006 through Shock City Records. The album was a re-release of the 2005 independent Variety Half Hour EP, which featured 2 new songs The City and Mention Love. Variety Hour, alike the original release, was also licensed to MTV. One Lone Car parted ways with Shock City Records in 2007 after being frustrated with the support and promotion from the label.
North,South,East,and the Rest
One Lone Car met Robin Wilson of Gin BlossomsGin Blossoms
Gin Blossoms is an American pop rock band formed in 1987, in Tempe, Arizona. They took their name from a photo of W.C. Fields which bore the caption "W.C. Fields with gin blossoms", referring to what appeared to be the actor's gin-ravaged nose, but was actually a skin condition known as rosacea...
in 2006. Drummer Andy Herrin had gotten the phone number for Robin's studio and called and left a voicemail about One Lone Car. Robin checked the band out online and personally called them back to discuss working on an album with them. The band recorded North,South,East, and the Rest in May 2007 at Uranus Recording Studio in Tempe,Arizona. The album was produced by Jamie Woolford of The Stereo
The Stereo
The Stereo is a pop rock/rock and roll band started in 1999 by former ska/punk band frontmen Jamie Woolford and Rory Phillips . The pair were initially brought together on recommendation of their record label Fueled By Ramen. The duo then recorded their first album Three Hundred, released June 1999...
and Let Go
Let Go (band)
Let Go is a rock band from Tempe, Arizona, formed in late 2004. They are currently signed to southern California record label The Militia Group.- History :Let Go was formed in late 2004 by The Stereo's Jamie Woolford and Chris Serafini...
and co-produced by Robin Wilson, both of which provide guest vocals and percussion.
The album was released on April 8, 2008 on Robin's label Uranus Recordings.
Shortly after the album's release, the band embarked on a tour with Gin Blossoms. While on tour, Robin Wilson would join the band onstage nightly to perform 3 songs. The band has said in interviews that Robin became the 5th member of One Lone Car at that time.
The songs Highway and Villain appeared in The Hills
The Hills
The Hills is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from May 31, 2006 until July 13, 2010. The show uses a reality television format, following the personal lives of several young adults living in Los Angeles, California, but tends towards a narrative format more commonly found...
marathon, The Hills: The Lost Scenes on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
in the summer of 2008.
Singer and founding member, Dei Plegge, left the band in late 2008 citing he no longer wanted to tour. He was replaced by Aaron Kellim shortly after.
EP23
One Lone Car returned to producer Jamie Woolford in December 2008 to record EP23 at his home studio in Tempe,Arizona.The band released EP23 on March 3, 2009 and kept up a busy touring schedule performing with bands such as: Onerepublic
OneRepublic
OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved massive success on MySpace, becoming the most prominent unsigned act on the website then...
, Carolina Liar
Carolina Liar
Carolina Liar is a Swedish alternative rock band. Lead vocalist Chad Wolf is originally from Charleston, South Carolina, but the band and most of its members originate from Sweden....
, Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983.The band originally formed in 1981 under the name Loud Fast Rules, with the original line-up consisting of Dan Murphy, Dave Pirner, Karl Mueller and Pat Morley. The latter was replaced by Grant Young in...
, Augustana
Augustana (band)
Augustana is an American rock band from San Diego, California who are signed to the Epic Records record label. They are best known for their singles, "Boston" and "Sweet and Low."-Beginning years:...
, Switchfoot
Switchfoot
Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman , Tim Foreman , Chad Butler , Jerome Fontamillas , and Drew Shirley .After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream...
, Hellogoodbye
Hellogoodbye
Hellogoodbye is a power pop band that was formed in Huntington Beach, California in 2001 by singer Forrest Kline. They were signed to Drive-Thru Records and released their first full-length album Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! in 2006, in addition to their previously released EP Hellogoodbye...
, The B-52's
The B-52's
The B-52's are an American rock band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider , Kate Pierson , Cindy Wilson , Ricky Wilson , and Keith Strickland . Following Ricky Wilson's death in 1985 Strickland switched to guitar...
, Calhoun
Calhoun
-People with the surname Calhoun:Calhoun is a surname of Scottish origin. It is a variant of the surname Colquhoun.*Ann Marie Calhoun, American violinist*Craig Calhoun, American sociologist*Chad Calhoun, a pseudonym of Ron Goulart, writer...
, Train
Train (band)
Train is an American pop rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1994. The band currently comprises a core trio of Patrick Monahan , Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood ....
, Semi Precious Weapons
Semi Precious Weapons
Semi Precious Weapons is a rock band from New York City consisting of Justin Tranter on vocals, Stevy Pyne on guitar, Cole Whittle on bass and Dan Crean on drums. Pyne replaced former guitarist, Aaron Lee Tasjan, in November 2008...
, and Will Hoge
Will Hoge
Will Hoge is an American singer, songwriter and musician from Nashville, Tennessee.-Early life:Will Hoge grew up in Franklin, Tennessee, a rural suburb south of Nashville...
among others. That year the band also performed at both CMJ and SXSW music festivals.
Flickerstick
Flickerstick
Flickerstick was a Ft. Worth, TX rock band who gained national attention after winning VH1's acclaimed and Emmy-nominated talent/reality show Bands on the Run.-Birth and local fame:...
invited One Lone Car to join them for a secret farwell show at Lola's in Fort Worth,Texas in January 2009. The show was billed as The Obsolete Queers with One Lone Car.
In February 2009, One Lone Car performed with Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
at Blueberry Hill
Blueberry Hill (restaurant)
Blueberry Hill is a restaurant and bar located in the Delmar Loop neighborhood in University City, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Legendary performer Chuck Berry performs there for one hour on a single Wednesday each month, downstairs in the Duck Room....
in their hometown of St.Louis,Missouri.
In late 2009, singer Aaron Kellim left the band to focus on his new project Audri and Aaron. He was replaced by Chris Rhein and the band began working on a new album.
In October 2009, One Lone Car played their first live show with their new lineup at The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, with Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983.The band originally formed in 1981 under the name Loud Fast Rules, with the original line-up consisting of Dan Murphy, Dave Pirner, Karl Mueller and Pat Morley. The latter was replaced by Grant Young in...
.
Profiles Encourage Demos
On January 7, 2011, the band performed an entire set of all new material at The Double Door in Chicago with Marcy PlaygroundMarcy Playground
Marcy Playground is an American alternative rock band consisting of three members: John Wozniak , Dylan Keefe , and Shlomi Lavie . The band is best known for their 1997 hit "Sex and Candy".-Early years:...
.
In January 2011, One Lone Car performed with The Pussycat Dolls and Auburn
Auburn
-Geographical locations:Australia* Auburn, South Australia* Auburn, New South Wales** Auburn Council, the local governing body** Electoral district of AuburnBritish Isles...
at House of Blues in Park City,Utah for the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
.
As of May 2011, the band is currently working on a new album, which is temporarily being titled Profiles Encourage Demos.
On October 6,2011 the band joined The B-52's
The B-52's
The B-52's are an American rock band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider , Kate Pierson , Cindy Wilson , Ricky Wilson , and Keith Strickland . Following Ricky Wilson's death in 1985 Strickland switched to guitar...
for a sold out show at The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville,TN.
Albums
| Title | Type | Label | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety Half Hour | EP | Self Released | 2005 |
| Variety Hour | full-length CD | Shock City Records | October 31, 2006 |
| North, South, East, and the Rest | full-length CD | Uranus Recordings | April 8, 2008 |
| EP23 | EP | Uranus Recordings/Downtrodden | March 3, 2009 |
| Profiles Encourage Demos | full-length CD | Fall 2011 |