Knot Feeder
{{Short description|American musical performance group}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Knot Feeder
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| origin = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
| genre = Math rock
| years_active = 2006–2011
| website = [http://www.knotfeeder.com Official Website]
| associated_acts = Battles, Don Caballero, Tabula Rasa, Poison Arrows
| current_members = Mike Banfield
Rob Spagiare
Andrew Grossmann
Andy Curl
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Knot Feeder was an American math rock band from Pittsburgh, featuring ex-members of Don Caballero, Tabula Rasa, and Southpaw.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pittsburghpost-gazette.com/pg/06187/703643-42.stm |title=Local Scene: 7/06/06 |access-date=2008-08-24 |archive-date=2011-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715090457/http://www.pittsburghpost-gazette.com/pg/06187/703643-42.stm |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://mathandnoise.blogspot.com/2007/12/knot-feeder.html|title=Math & Noise: Knot Feeder|first=J.|last=Gentile|website=Mathandnoise.blogspot.com|date=2 December 2007|accessdate=22 November 2020}} The band consisted of guitarist Mike Banfield (ex-Don Caballero), drummer Rob Spagiare (ex-Tabula Rasa), guitarist Andrew Grossmann (ex-Tabula), and bassist Andy Curl (ex-Southpaw). They recorded a CD with J. Robbins in 2007, which was released on January 24, 2009, at The Smiling Moose.{{Cite web|url=http://smiling-moose.com/events/the-pack-ad/|title=The Pack AD|accessdate=22 November 2020}}
Members
- Mike Banfield - Guitar
- Andy Curl - Bass Guitar
- Andrew Grossmann - Guitar
- Rob Spagiare - Drums, Vocals
History
Guitarist Mike Banfield left Don Caballero, which he helped co-found with Damon Che, after their 1999 European tour supporting What Burns Never Returns, their third release on the Touch & Go label, because he did not want to quit his job in Pittsburgh and relocate to Chicago. Damon Che continued to play with Don Cab, and the other guitarist Ian Williams went on to form the band Battles. After departing Don Cab, Banfield did not play in another band until a member of Pittsburgh band Mihaly connected him with drummer Rob Spagiare of the post-hardcore band Tabula Rasa. "We played a few times and it never materialized into anything, but then I got inspired and wanted to play more seriously. So I called Rob, and he brought along guitarist Andrew Grossmann."{{Cite web|url=https://old.post-gazette.com/pg/09022/943526-42.stm|title=Knotfeeder expands on Don Caballero's math-rock legacy preview| author=Manny Theiner | website=old.post-gazette.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612161514/https://old.post-gazette.com/pg/09022/943526-42.stm | archive-date=June 12, 2023 | date=January 22, 2009 | url-status=live }} Soon, friend and promoter/sound engineer Sean Cho introduced the trio to bassist Andy Curl, whose previous band, Southpaw, was known for its complex extended jams.{{Cite web | url=http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:57886|title=Knot Feeder draws on strong local pedigree for debut full-length, Light Flares|website=www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910110238/http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:57886 | archive-date=September 10, 2012 | url-status=dead | author=Andy Mulkerin | date=January 22, 2009 }} The four formed Knot Feeder in 2006.
Discography
- Light Flares CD (January 2009)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090416034029/http://www.knotfeeder.com/ Knot Feeder Official Website]