Icebird (band)
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Icebird
| image =
| caption = (Left to Right) Mike Monahan, Kate Wise, Barry Monahan
| image_size = 250
| background = group_or_band
| origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| genre = Indie rock, punk rock, post-punk revival
| years_active = 2002 – present
| label = Flying Squirrel Records
| website = {{official website|http://www.icebirdband.com/}}
| current_members = Barry Monahan
Kate Wise
Mike Monahan
}}
Icebird is an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, CA formed in 2002. The band has released one full-length album, one EP and appeared on one compilation.
History
Icebird formed in 2002 with members Kate Wise and brothers Barry Monahan and Mike Monahan. They first started out in the Los Angeles' Silver Lake area.
Icebird released two albums. Magnitude, released on June 14, 2005, was a full-length album released on independent label, Flying Squirrel Records. The record was received to rave reviews by LA Alternative, Prefix Magazine, Los Angeles City Beat, Synthesis Magazine, LAist and Flavorpill. The band was variously compared to Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Shellac, Mudhoney, the Fall, and the Wipers. LA Alternative noted that on the album Icebird "unflinchingly pays tribute to real rock bands like Mission of Burma, the Wipers, and the Jesus Lizard without sounding retro"{{cite news |last=George |first=Evan |date=May 2006 |url=http://www.laalternative.com/index.php/2006/05/12/side-stage-15/|title=Side Stage: Spotlighting the best of local music: Icebird |publisher=LA Alternative|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319093311/http://www.laalternative.com/index.php/2006/05/12/side-stage-15/ |archive-date=2008-03-19 }} while TimeOut NY said "Icebird’s Magnitude (Flying Squirrel) might be the best indie-rock record we’ve heard out of LA all year."{{cite news |title=Icebird + Memphis Crawl |journal=Time Out New York |date=October 2005 |issue=523|issn=1084-550X}}{{cite web |last=Tran |first=An |date=December 2007 |url=http://laist.com/2007/12/19/icebird_top10.php|title=Best of 2007: Icebird's Top Ten Albums |publisher=LAist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206200830/http://laist.com/2007/12/19/icebird_top10.php |archive-date=2008-02-06 }}{{cite web |last=Arthur |first=Sid |url=http://www.culturebunker.com/noise_i_l.html#icebird |date=September 2005 |title=Icebird Magnitude Review |publisher=Culture Bunker|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406080525/http://www.culturebunker.com/noise_i_l.html#icebird |archive-date=2007-04-06 }}{{cite web |last=Easley |first=J |url=https://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/magnitude/14509/|date=August 2005 |title=Icebird Magnitude Review |publisher=Prefix Magazine}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sctas.com/2.0/ICEmag.html|date=August 2005 |title=Icebird Magnitude Review |publisher=SCTAS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061229163313/http://www.sctas.com/2.0/ICEmag.html |archive-date=2006-12-29 }}{{cite news |last=Garmon |first=Ron |date=August 2006 |issue=35 |url=http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=4244&IssueNum=168
|title=Cover Story: Downtown Skronk - Art and noize venues thrive halfway down the L.A. underground|volume=4 |publisher=Los Angeles City Beat|url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207042956/http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=4244&IssueNum=168 |archive-date=2006-12-07 }}{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Simon |date=January 2006 |url=https://terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Rumbles_January06.htm
|title=Rumbles 2006|publisher=Terrascope}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hybridmagazine.com/reviews/1105/icebird.shtml
|date=November 2005 |title=Icebird Magnitude|publisher=Hybrid Magazine}}
Championship Bloodline, a five-song EP, was released by Flying Squirrel Records on January 1, 2008, and available on the iTunes Store. In July 2009, the band recorded a single called Alcohawk that appeared on the Chermak Records Compilation produced singer/guitarist Timothy James of the Movies. In addition to live performances on KXLU, the band played shows with contemporaries such Holly Golightly, French Kicks, The Movies, Devendra Banhart, Wires on Fire, Aaron North, Greenhouse Effect, LA Riots, Scissors for Lefty, Wooly Mammoth, Gliss (band), Foreign Born, Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers, EKUK, the Monolators, and Light FM.
Band members
- Barry Monahan - guitar/vocals
- Mike Monahan - bass guitar/vocals
- Kate Wise - drums
Discography
=Albums=
- Magnitude (2005, Flying Squirrel)
- Championship Bloodline EP (2008, Flying Squirrel)
=Compilations=
- Chermak Records Compilation (2009, Chermak Records) Icebird - Alcohawk
References
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External links
- [http://www.icebirdband.com Icebird Band Website]
- [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p737134|pure_url=yes}} Icebird on Allmusic]
- [http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/I/icebird/magnitude/1557 Prefix Magazine Review]
- [http://www.hybridmagazine.com/reviews/1105/icebird.shtml Hybrid Magazine Review]
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Category:Indie rock musical groups from California
Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles
Category:Musical trios from California
Category:Sibling musical trios
Category:Grunge musical groups
Category:American indie rock groups