Dear Nora (band)

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Dear Nora was an indie pop band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1999 by songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist Katy Davidson, drummer and vocalist Marianna Ritchey, and bassist Ryan Wise.[1] Ritchey and Wise were previously members of Wolf Colonel.[1] They named their new band after Lewis & Clark College music professor Nora Beck.[2] Dear Nora's first album, We'll Have a Time, was produced by Amy Linton of The Aislers Set and released on the Portland label Magic Marker Records in 2001.[1]

After moving to San Francisco, Davidson continued to record under the name Dear Nora with a rotating cast of band members. The band released two more main albums, Mountain Rock (2004) and There Is No Home (2006), as well as several 7" singles and EPs.[1] From 2004 to 2007, they performed locally in San Francisco and toured with musicians such as Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Mirah, and YACHT.[3][4]

Davidson has retired the name Dear Nora, though she continues to record music.[2] Now based in Los Angeles, she and Ritchey released Just as God Made Us under the name Lloyd & Michael on States Rights Records in 2007.[5]

[edit] Discography

  • 2000 - Make You Smile (7"), Magic Marker Records
  • 2000 - Dreaming Out Loud (7"), Magic Marker Records
  • 2001 - We'll Have a Time, Magic Marker Records
  • 2002 - The New Year, Magic Marker Records
  • 2003 - split w/ Mates of State (7"), Polyvinyl Records
  • 2004 - Mountain Rock, Magic Marker Records
  • 2005 - split w/ What the Kids Want (7"), Shake Got the Beets Records
  • 2006 - There is No Home, Magic Marker Records

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Thomas, Bryan. Dear Nora. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
  2. ^ a b Gnade, Adam. "Up & Coming (concert listings)", Willamette Week, 2006-10-12. Retrieved on 2007-04-03. 
  3. ^ Dear Nora at MySpace
  4. ^ Heller, Jason. "Dear Nora", 2005-11-17. Retrieved on 2008-04-03. 
  5. ^ Dear Nora, States Rights Records

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