Beat Happening

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Beat Happening
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock Twee pop Indie rock
Years active	1982 -- Present
Label(s)	K Records Sub Pop Records
Associated acts	D+ The Halo Benders Dub Narcotic Sound System
Members
Calvin Johnson Heather Lewis Bret Lunsford

Beat Happening was a 1980s twee pop band, the most popular of International Pop Underground's roster of influential alternative rock stars. Based out of Olympia, Washington, Beat Happening began recording in 1983 after several years of performing. While on a trip to Tokyo, the bandmembers recorded Three Tea Breakfast, an EP that established the band's reputation.

Calvin Johnson was one of the founders of seminal indie-rock label K Records. The label has been championed by many, including the late Kurt Cobain, who tattooed the K Records logo on his arm. The label achieved modest success and continues to hold its independent integrity, claiming to have been "exploding the teenage underground into passionate revolt against the corporate ogre since 1982."

Beat Happening (1985), their full length debut, was critically acclaimed, as was Jamboree (1988). By the release of Dreamy in 1991, Beat Happening was one of the most popular bands in the indie rock community, leading to their pivotal role in the International Pop Underground Festival, which brought anti-corporate rock its earliest mainstream acceptance. In the 1990s, the members of Beat Happening have moved on to various related projects, though in 2000 they released the "Angel Gone" single, their first new recording in eight years.

A Beat Happening box set, Crashing Through, was released in 2002.

[edit] Members

• Bret Lunsford, Guitar and Drums
• Calvin Johnson, Guitar, and Baritone Vocals
• Heather Lewis, Drums, Guitar and Female Vocals

[edit] Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Label
1985	Beat Happening	K Records
1988	Jamboree	K Records/Rough Trade
1989	Black Candy	K Records/Rough Trade
1991	Dreamy	K Records/Sub Pop
1992	You Turn Me On	K Records/Sub Pop
2003	Music to Climb the Apple Tree By	K Records

EPs

Year	Title	Label
1984	Three Tea Breakfast Cassette EP	K Records
1988	Crashing Through EP	K Records
1988	Beat Happening/Screaming Trees EP	K Records/Homestead

Compilations

Year	Title	Label
2002	Crashing Through	K Records

[edit] Samples