Sean Na Na
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Sean Na Na is the guitar pop project of Sean Tillmann (who also performs as Har Mar Superstar
). The project started as a solo outlet for Sean's songs that didn't quite fit with his noise band Calvin Krime
in 1993. Since then, the project evolved into a full band with a rotating cast of characters from
all over the musical map. Tillmann's debut single under the moniker of Sean Na Na was "Two of the Same Name", released in 1998. In early 2000, Kill Rock Stars
released a split EP with Mary Lou Lord
and his full-length debut album Dance 'Til Your Baby Is a Man. He released My Majesty in 2002. 2007's "Family Trees: Or CoPe We Must"
is the third full-length outing of the band.
In addition to Sean Tillmann on vocals and guitar, Sean Na Na has always featured Lucky Jeremy (Jeremy Allen) on keyboards. Recent / recurring members have included Ben Webster
on drums, Patrick Costello on bass, Denver Dalley
on guitar and backing vocals, Tony Bevilacqua
on guitar, Dave Hernandez
on guitar, Jeff Quinn on bass, Greg Dulli
on backing vocals / organ, and Maria Taylor
& Kate Taylor
on vocals. Past members / Collaborators have included Nathan Grumdahl, Bryan Hanna, Chris Wilson
, Dave Gatchell, Ted Leo
, Jacob Sharf, Jeff Brown
, Busy Signals, and Lois
.
, as well as Har Mar Superstar
.
Har Mar Superstar
Sean Matthew Tillmann , better known by his stage names of Har Mar Superstar and Sean Na Na, is an American singer.-Life and career:...
). The project started as a solo outlet for Sean's songs that didn't quite fit with his noise band Calvin Krime
Calvin Krime
Calvin Krime was a hardcore band in Minneapolis, Minnesota during the late 1990s. The trio formed in 1995 when Sean Tillmann, Jon Kelson, and Jason Ralph met at Perpich Center for Arts Education while in their teens. Signed to Amphetamine Reptile, their primary audience was in the punk and noise...
in 1993. Since then, the project evolved into a full band with a rotating cast of characters from
all over the musical map. Tillmann's debut single under the moniker of Sean Na Na was "Two of the Same Name", released in 1998. In early 2000, Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission...
released a split EP with Mary Lou Lord
Mary Lou Lord
Mary Lou Lord is an indie folk musician, busker and recording artist.-Biography:Mary Lou Lord first gained notice playing acoustic guitar and singing in and around Boston's subway stations Lord became friends with...
and his full-length debut album Dance 'Til Your Baby Is a Man. He released My Majesty in 2002. 2007's "Family Trees: Or CoPe We Must"
is the third full-length outing of the band.
In addition to Sean Tillmann on vocals and guitar, Sean Na Na has always featured Lucky Jeremy (Jeremy Allen) on keyboards. Recent / recurring members have included Ben Webster
Ben Webster
Benjamin Francis Webster , a.k.a. "The Brute" or "Frog," was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. Webster, born in Kansas City, Missouri, was considered one of the three most important "swing tenors" along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young...
on drums, Patrick Costello on bass, Denver Dalley
Denver Dalley
Denver Dalley is an accomplished singer-songwriter who got his start in Omaha, Nebraska.Dalley collaborated with Conor Oberst of the band Bright Eyes in the politically-charged indie rock band Desaparecidos. Dalley was the main songwriter while Oberst provided lyrics. The band released one album on...
on guitar and backing vocals, Tony Bevilacqua
Tony Bevilacqua
Anthony Peter Bevilacqua is currently the guitar player for Spinnerette. He is working with Brody Dalle on recording the band's debut album due out in 2008 via Sire/Warner Bros. Records...
on guitar, Dave Hernandez
Dave Hernandez
Dave Hernandez plays guitar and bass in the American indie band The Shins.Hernandez met Shins frontman James Mercer when both lived in Albuquerque playing in underground bands in the early/mid 90s...
on guitar, Jeff Quinn on bass, Greg Dulli
Greg Dulli
-Biography:Greg Dulli was born and brought up in the working-class city of Hamilton, Ohio. Although he was raised a Catholic, he is now agnostic. Dulli first came to public attention in the late 1980s with The Afghan Whigs when he joined D.C. transplant bassist John Curley and Louisville, Kentucky,...
on backing vocals / organ, and Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
Maria Diane Taylor is an American singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She is also a member of the duo Azure Ray with Orenda Fink, as well as the band Now It's Overhead, both of which are signed with Saddle Creek Records...
& Kate Taylor
Kate Taylor
Kate Taylor is an American folk singer, originally from Boston, Massachusetts.-Biography:Kate was born in Boston and grew up with her four brothers in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where her father was Dean of the medical school at the University of North Carolina...
on vocals. Past members / Collaborators have included Nathan Grumdahl, Bryan Hanna, Chris Wilson
Chris Wilson
Chris Wilson is an Australian blues harmonica player and vocalist. He has performed as part of the Sole Twisters, Harem Scarem and Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, and fronted the band Crown of Thorns....
, Dave Gatchell, Ted Leo
Ted Leo
Theodore F. Leo , called "Ted," as a short form of "Theodore," is an American punk rock/indie rock songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, though he is most known for his singing and guitar playing...
, Jacob Sharf, Jeff Brown
Jeff Brown
Jeff Randall Brown is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL from the mid 1980s to late 1990s....
, Busy Signals, and Lois
Lois
Lois was a popular female baby name particularly in North America and other areas in the English speaking world during the first half of the 20th century, named after the pious grandmother of Saint Timothy mentioned in 2 Timothy 1:5. The original name in Greek is Λωΐς , meaning "desirable",...
.
Other musical careers
Tillmann was a co-founder and the singer/songwriter for the mid-nineties punk band Calvin KrimeCalvin Krime
Calvin Krime was a hardcore band in Minneapolis, Minnesota during the late 1990s. The trio formed in 1995 when Sean Tillmann, Jon Kelson, and Jason Ralph met at Perpich Center for Arts Education while in their teens. Signed to Amphetamine Reptile, their primary audience was in the punk and noise...
, as well as Har Mar Superstar
Har Mar Superstar
Sean Matthew Tillmann , better known by his stage names of Har Mar Superstar and Sean Na Na, is an American singer.-Life and career:...
.
Albums
- Dance 'Til Your Baby Is a ManDance 'Til Your Baby Is a ManDance 'Til Your Baby Is a Man is the first full length album from Sean Na Na.- Track listing :# Unicorns# The Bottom# Slow to the Core# Gray Clouds# Cha Cha Cha# The Ballad of Coke and Writhe# Mezcal # Lonely Moon# Rimshot Na Na...
- Troubleman Unlimited (2000) - My Majesty - French Kiss (2002)
- Family Trees Or: Cope We Must - Dim Mak (2007)
EPs and singles
- "...And His Baby Blue" CD single- PolyvinylPolyvinyl Record Co.Polyvinyl Record Co. is an American independent record label based in Champaign, Illinois. It has released notable records by of Montreal, Japandroids, Braid, Mates of State and many others.-History:...
(1998) - Return of the Unicorn EP - Troubleman Unlimited (2000)
- Mary Lou Lord/Sean Na Na Split EPMary Lou Lord/Sean Na Na Split EPReleased in 2001 by indie label Kill Rock Stars, this split EP features three songs each by Sean Na Na and singer/songwriter Mary Lou Lord.-Track listing:# Mary Lou Lord - "Bang Bang"# Mary Lou Lord - "Hard Road"# Mary Lou Lord - "Aim Low"...
- Kill Rock StarsKill Rock StarsKill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission...
(2000)
External links
- Sean Na Na Official Website
- Facebook Sean Na Na on Facebook
- Myspace Sean Na Na on Myspace
- set of live Sean Na Na videos at scheduletwo.com