Park Ave.
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Park Ave. was an indie pop band which started in January of 1996 in Omaha, Nebraska.
The band lasted only two and a half years, but still retains a substantial fanbase. During their short time together, Park Ave. (named after an actual street in their hometown of Omaha, Nebraska) received rave reviews for their brand of indie pop music.[1] The band was born out of members' desire to write pop, almost bubblegum pop, music. An interested fact about the band is none of the female members could play their respective musical instruments prior to forming the band. Conor had been playing since a very young age and Clark had played drums. Park Ave. performed about 10-15 times during its existence. When Jamie moved to London to work in art, the band broke up, hence the name of their 1999 album. Before she went to London they recorded some songs on 4-track to have for themselves, these recordings eventually became their first and only album. However, Jamie returned and she and Jenkins reunited in Tilly and the Wall, which also includes Nick White, Kianna Alarid, and Derek Pressnall. Conor Oberst now has a successful career as Bright Eyes with work in Desaparecidos (band), and Clark Baechle is the drummer of The Faint.
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[edit] Band members
- Clark Baechle (guitar, vocals)
- Jenn Bernard (keyboards, vocals)
- Neely Jenkins (bass guitar, vocals)
- Conor Oberst (drums, vocals)
- Jamie Williams (guitar, vocals)
[edit] Discography
When Jamie Went to London... We Broke Up (1999 - Urinine Records)
- Although the original pressing of When Jamie Went To London...We Broke Up went out of print due to Urinine Records' closure, Team Love Records re-pressed it in late 2005.
The Wrens/Park Ave. Split 7" (1998 - Saddle Creek Records)
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| Saddle Creek Records |
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| Artists |
| Azure Ray | Beep Beep | Bright Eyes | Broken Spindles | Criteria | Cursive | Desaparecidos | Eric Bachmann | The Faint | The Good Life Ladyfinger (ne) | Maria Taylor | Mayday | Neva Dinova | Now It's Overhead | Orenda Fink | Son, Ambulance | Sorry About Dresden | Two Gallants |
| Related artists |
| The '89 Cubs | The Bruces | Commander Venus | Consafos | Gabardine | Head of Femur | Little Brazil | Lullaby for the Working Class | Park Ave. Polecat | Rilo Kiley | Slowdown Virginia | Smashmouth | Tilly and the Wall | We'd Rather Be Flying | The White Octave | |
| Related topics |
| The Cog Factory | Conor Oberst | Lagniappe | Mike Mogis | Music of Nebraska | Presto! Recording Studios | Robb Nansel | Saddle Creek 50 Simon Joyner | Sokol Auditorium | Spend an Evening with Saddle Creek | Team Love Records | Tim Kasher |
