Some Velvet Sidewalk

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Some Velvet Sidewalk

Background information
Origin Eugene, Oregon
Genre(s) Love rock
Lo-fi
Years active 1987-1997
Label(s) K Records
Website http://www.propertyistheft.com/svs/
Former members
Al Larsen
Robert Christie
Tobi Vail
Louise Olson
Don Blair
Martin Bernier
Paul Schuster<

Some Velvet Sidewalk was a popular experimental lo-fi rock band from Olympia, WA on the independent label K Records.


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[edit] History

Some Velvet Sidewalk was formed in Eugene, Oregon in 1987 by Al Larsen (vocals/guitar) and Robert Christie (drums). Their debut album, From Playground 'Til Now, was independently released on cassette in 1988. In 1990, Al Larsen along with Tobi Vail (drums) and Louise Olsen (bass) recorded the album, Shipwreck. (The release of this album was heavily delayed, but it was eventually released in 1995.) Soon after the 1990 release of their second full album, Appetite For Extinction, Robert Christie left the band and was replaced by Don Blair and Martin Bernier was recruited to play bass.

They went back to the studio in 1992 with famous producer and musician Steve Fisk to record Avalanche, which released later that year. They spent 1993 touring and released a short EP called I Scream. Following suit, the next album, Whirlpool, showed up in 1994.

SVS soon added keyboardist Paul Schuster to the lineup to record the 1997 album, Generate!. The final true SVS release, the EP The Lowdown, was released in late 1997.

The band broke up soon after, and the members went their separate ways. In 1999, Al compiled and released a posthumous SVS album called Original Love Rock Masters. This album is a compilation that contains live songs, garage demos, and various side projects.

Al Larsen continued his musical career with bands such as The Polar Bears, The Evil Tambourines, and Melting Igloo. In 2005, he released a solo album titled The Hardline According to Danny & the Dinosaur on his own label, Property is Theft.

[edit] Band Members

  • Al Larsen - Vocals & Guitar
  • Robert Christie - Drums (1987-1991)
  • Tobi Vail - Drums (1990)
  • Don Blair - Drums (1992-1997)
  • Louise Olsen - Bass (1990)
  • Martin Bernier - Bass (1992-1997)
  • Paul Schuster - Keyboard (1997)

[edit] Discography

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