Abe Vigoda (band)

Abe Vigoda
Abe Vigoda
	Abe Vigoda performing in 2008
Background information
Origin	Chino, California, United States
Genres	Earlier: Tropical; punk rock; tropicalismo; Later: Dark wave; post-punk; shoegaze;
Years active	2004–2014
Labels	Olfactory Records; Silencio Records; Post Present Medium; Not Not Fun; Bella Union; oms-b;
Past members	Gerardo "Reggie" Guerrero; Zach Downing; Juan Velazquez; Michael Vidal; David Reichardt; Dane Chadwick

Abe Vigoda was an American punk rock band based in Los Angeles, California, United States, originally from Chino, California; a city in the Inland Empire. They frequently performed at the Smell.^[3]^[4]

History

The band formed right after the members finished high school.^[5] The name is a reference to American character actor Abe Vigoda.

Skeleton, their third album, was released on July 8, 2008.^[6] In 2009, their EP Reviver followed. They finished recording their fourth album Crush on February 24, 2010, and it was released on September 20, 2010. It ranked 40th on Pitchfork Media's list The Top 50 Albums of 2010. Crush was a full transition for the band from their earlier sounds.^[7]

Style

Some critics compared their music to another band, Vampire Weekend.^[5]

Discography

Albums

Sky Route/Star Roof (2006)
Kid City (2007)
Skeleton (2008)
Crush (2010)

EPs

Reviver (2009)

7" vinyl

Abe Vigoda / Child Pornography (2006)
Abe Vigoda / Mikaela's Fiend (2007)
Animal Ghosts (2007)

References

^ "SMOG". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
^ "olFactory Records » Abe Vigoda". Thesmell.org. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ "DiScover: Abe Vigoda". DrownedInSound.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ Roberts, Randall. "With the Smell's future uncertain, L.A.'s music scene could be altered". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Band of the Week: Abe Vigoda". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Rejoice: Abe Vigoda announce new album details". DrownedInSound.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ Weigel, Brandon. "Abe Vigoda's new album". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

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[1] "SMOG". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-07-08.

[olfactory-2] "olFactory Records » Abe Vigoda". Thesmell.org. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[3] "DiScover: Abe Vigoda". DrownedInSound.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[4] Roberts, Randall. "With the Smell's future uncertain, L.A.'s music scene could be altered". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[PasteMag22-5] "Band of the Week: Abe Vigoda". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[6] "Rejoice: Abe Vigoda announce new album details". DrownedInSound.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[7] Weigel, Brandon. "Abe Vigoda's new album". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

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Abe Vigoda
Abe Vigoda performing in 2008^[1]
Background information
Origin	Chino, California, United States
Genres	Earlier: Tropical punk rock tropicalismo Later: Dark wave post-punk shoegaze
Years active	2004–2014
Labels	Olfactory Records^[2] Silencio Records Post Present Medium Not Not Fun Bella Union oms-b

Past members	Gerardo "Reggie" Guerrero Zach Downing Juan Velazquez Michael Vidal David Reichardt Dane Chadwick