Fiasco (band)

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Fiasco
Origin Brooklyn, United States
Genre(s) Noise rock
Punk rock
Math rock
Years active 2005–present
Label(s) Impose Records
Website Official Myspace
Members
Jonathan Edelstein
Julian Bennett Holmes
Lucian Buscemi

Fiasco is a Brooklyn-based trio formed in October, 2005 by Jonathan Edelstein (guitar/vocals), Julian Bennett Holmes (drums), and Lucian Buscemi (electric bass/vocals). They are known for their intense, high-energy music, their energetic live shows, and for playing off the venue's stage, in the round. The band draws influences from early 1980s hardcore punk bands such as Minor Threat, Flipper and Bad Brains, as well as more recent noise and indie rock bands such as Lightning Bolt, Fugazi, and Shellac, and math rock bands including Hella and Don Caballero. Fiasco only plays all-ages shows, with rare exceptions.

On May 14, 2008, the band announced that they signed to independent Brooklyn label Impose Records.[1][2]

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[edit] Press and Film

They've recently gained attention in Spin,[3] Oh My Rockness,[4] CMJ,[5][6][7] The New York Times,[8] New York Magazine[9] and others.

Fiasco's 0157: H7 (Spy Song) is in the film Interview, and also performs in the documentary Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten,[10] prompting the band to play at the opening of the film at the Sarajevo Film Festival.[11]

[edit] Discography

[edit] References

  1. ^ Impose Records: Impose Signs Fiasco
  2. ^ CMJ: Impose's Latest Fiasco
  3. ^ Spin.com: Fiasco
  4. ^ Oh My Rockness: Fiasco
  5. ^ CMJ Staff Blog: Fiasco @ The Silent Barn
  6. ^ CMJ Staff Blog: Fiasco @ The Knitting Factory
  7. ^ CMJ Staff Blog: Fiasco @ Bowery Ballroom
  8. ^ New York Times: Mama Was a Riot Grrrl? Then Pick Up a Guitar and Play
  9. ^ New York Magazine: Burning Down the House
  10. ^ The Future is Unwritten: Production Notes
  11. ^ Sarajevo Film Festival: Midnight Meetings Programme

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