Artist description Artichoke's new album "Evaporation" is here. It includes: What Weekend Ha Ha Ha, Dismayed, Halloween, The Weather Song, Noah, Mix Tape, Jesus Died on a Friday, More Spackling Tools, Atoms Divide, Uncle Jim's Mechanical Contraption, Abstract Red Adam, Gray Day, Zoo, Lillie, No Domino, and Kite. "Evaporation," "Sing in Traffic," and various T-shirts are available at our website http://artichoketheband.com/ or in Los Angeles records stores including Rockaway Records, Aron's Records, Amoeba Records, and Sea Level Records. Airplay of Artichoke music can be requested by calling KXLU 88.9 FM, KSPC 88.7 FM, and KCRW 88.9 FM.

Music Style some sort of pop thingy

Musical Influences Pixies, Breeders, Blur, Robyn Hitchcock, Pavement, Beatles, Flaming Lips, Frank Black, REM, Kinks, Talking Heads, Syd Barrett, Elastica, Camper van Beethoven, Tom Waits, Apples in Stereo, Belle & Sebastian, Guided by Voices, Wire, Radiohead, Beck, Violen

Similar Artists Pixies, Breeders, Blur, Robyn Hitchcock, Pavement, Beatles, Frank Black, REM, Kinks, Talking Heads, Syd Barrett, Elastica, Belle & Sebastian, Liz Phair, Smiths, Beck, Violent Femmes,

Artist History Artichoke formed in October of 1999, when Timothy Sellers--vocals, guitar--met Ezra Siegel--bass and vocals. A week later Octavius joined them to play guitar and other gizmos. A small flock of drummers came and went until the spring of 2000, when Mark Scanlon joined the band. Over the next 2 years we played about 45 shows around Los Angeles and recorded "Sing in Traffic" and "Evaporation." Mark left the band in early 2002, and Dave Palamaro stepped in. We are currently promoting "Evaporation" and recording some new songs, including band favorites "Emma Goldman," "Half-Dead Madonna," and "Hailstones." It seems that women and weather are never far from our minds.s

Group Members Timothy Sellers is an artist (to see his photographs and paintings, visit http:/home.earthlink.net/~figleaves), originally from the Catskills in upstate New York. He writes a few songs a week. Octavius is an esoteric valley boy, born and raised in Canog a Park. His experimental Chewing Foil project, in collaboration with the Subgenius Rev. Mathew A Carey, was featured on KXLU's Demolisten. In the course of recording his solo work, Octavius became interested in playing guitar, which eventually lead to h is current role in Artichoke. Ezra Siegel plays bass, guitar, and frequently adds Beatlish backing vocals to Artichoke. He is an honorary citizen of Brazil, a nation of great natural beauty. Last year, Ezra attempted to document this natural beauty w ith a fine camera I sold him (for a good price, too!), but his canoe capsized in a rainforest swamp, and the camera -- if not the bass player -- was lost. So it goes. Dave Palamaro has been with Artichoke for a few action-packed months now as we record demos of new songs and play at Spaceland, Mr. T's Bowl and on KXLU 88.9FM.

Instruments Guitars, Bass, Drums, Vocals, Keyboard, Omnichord, Sound Gizmo

Albums Sing in Traffic, Evaporation

Press Reviews Artichoke can be heard around Los Angeles at such venues as Spaceland, Mr. T's Bowl, The Knitting Factory, Fais Do Do, Koo's Cafe, and live on college radio station KXLU 88.9 FM and KSPC 88.7 FM. If you're from the LA Weekly and you're reading this -- what's up?o

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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