Farewell Continental

Farewell Continental
Farewell Continental perform at the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, DC in 2011
Background information
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock, Indie rock, Emo^[1]
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Paper + Plastick
Associated acts	Motion City Soundtrack, Small Towns Burn a Little Slower, Mourner, Liar in Wait, Party House, Deleter, And We Danced, The Company We Keep
Website	Official website

Members	Justin Pierre Kari Gray Thomas Rehbein Jim Adolphson Josh McKay

Farewell Continental is an American rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2008. The group is the side project of Motion City Soundtrack frontman, Justin Pierre. The group also features keyboardist and vocalist Kari Gray, guitarist Thomas Rehbein, bassist Jim Adolphson and Josh McKay.^[2] They have released two EPs and a full-length LP through Paper + Plastick Records.^[3]

History

The group began as in 2007 consisting of Justin Pierre and Thomas Rehbein. Pierre was in the middle of recording the album, Even If It Kills Me with his other band, Motion City Soundtrack and decided to make something considerably less poppy.^[4] In early 2008, they added three additional members, Kari Gray, Jim Adolphson and Josh McKay to round out the lineup.

Tours

The group did a short tour in February 2011 with The Jealous Sound, as well as a full US tour with Gold Motel in the summer of 2010.

Members

Justin Pierre – vocals, guitar (2007–present)
Kari Gray – vocals, keyboards (2008–present)
Thomas Rehbein – guitar (2007–present)
Jim Adolphson – bass (2008–present)
Josh McKay – drums (2008–present)

Discography

Farewell Continental (2009)
EP #2 (2010)
¡Hey, Hey Pioneers! (2011)

References

↑ "Hey, Hey Pioneers!". Allmusic. Allmusic. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
↑ Karan, Tim. "Farewell Continental unveil true identities, set release date". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
↑ "Paper + Plastick Vinylography". Paper + Plastick. Paper + Plastick. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
↑ Pettigrew, Jason. "Farewell Continental". Alternative Press. Alternative Press. Retrieved May 17, 2012.

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