Artist description Indie-rock 4-piece based in San Francisco.

Music Style Indie-rock

Musical Influences The Smiths, Spiritualized, Jesus and Mary Chain, Smashing Pumpkins (circa Gish), Nirvana, Joy Division, Sonic Youth

Similar Artists Helium (kind of)

Artist History Dan and Adrienne have been in bands together since 1992. They moved to San Francisco in 1996 and met Christian and Chris in late 1997. Everyone likes Christmas lights and sodas.

Group Members Dan Lowrie-guitar, sound effects Adrienne Robillard-vocals, guitar, xylophone Christian Serra-drums Chris Scholz-bass

Albums Secadora, self-titled EP

Press Reviews East Bay Express, June 4, 1999 "Narcotic SF-four-piece Secadora doesn't spare the fuzz, either, laying on the dreamy distortion 'neath and above the girly vocals and interwoven guitars." -- Sam Hurwitt Willamette Week Live Picks of the Week, April 28, 1999 "Adrienne Robillard's soft and strong vocals are the centerpiece of Secadora's sound, and while the San Francisco band never shies away from the usual indie-rock tricks, Secadora does what it does well, swinging back and forth loud and quiet bursts of guitar rock." --Alyssa Isenstein BAM Magazine CD Review, January 29, 1999 "On its eponymous debut, this San Francisco quartet combines self-possessed lyrics, jarring riffs and rhythms that seemingly never fail to explode... ." --Aidin Vaziri, BAM Magazine BAM Magazine, October 24, 1998 "Secadora...take strange routes at making indie rock enjoyable... Promising." --Greg Heller, Night Fever San Francisco Bay Guardian, August 1998 "...the richly textured Secadora...borrow one stratagem or another from the Sonic Youth playbook...tease and then thrash the audience to orgasm." --Adam Savetsky,

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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