Roomrunner

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Roomrunner

| image = Roomrunner_performing_at_Baltimore%27s_Floristree_Space,_April_2012.png

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| landscape = yes

| alt =

| caption = Roomrunner performing live in 2012, as seen in a video still.

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| origin = Baltimore, Maryland, USA

| genre = Noise rock, alternative rock, indie rock

| years_active = 2010–2015

| label = Fan Death Records

| associated_acts = Double Dagger, Yukon, Future Islands, Dope Body

| website = {{URL|http://roomrunner.org/}}

| current_members = Denny Bowen
Jeff Byers
Dan Frome
Bret Lanahan

| past_members = Sam Garrett
John Jones
Christopher Morwaski

}}

Roomrunner was a noise rock group from Baltimore, Maryland, fronted by Denny Bowen, formerly of Double Dagger, Yukon, and The Dan Deacon Ensemble. The group also included prominent Baltimore recording engineer Dan Frome on bass. Past members have included Bowen's one-time Yukon bandmate Sam Garrett, and John Jones, who went on to join Dope Body. To date, they have released a cassette tape and an EP on Fan Death Records and have toured North America, playing with the likes of Dan Deacon, Future of the Left, and METZ.

The name Roomrunner comes from the wasei Japanese word used for "treadmill."

The band's sound has been described as "a conscious effort to revive the fuzz and feedback-laden churn of early-1990s indie rock. . . [but] theirs is a more ebullient take on the genre."

In August 2015, the band announced on their Facebook page that they will be playing their last show in Baltimore in October 2015. The band headlined the final night of U+N Fest 4 at The Ottobar on October 3, 2015.

Discography

=Albums=

Ideal Cities LP, Fan Death Records, 2013

=Singles and EPs=

Separate 12" EP, Accidental Guest Recordings, 2014
S/T Cassette, Fan Death Records, 2011
Super Vague 12" EP, Fan Death Records, 2012

References

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{{cite web

| url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16607-roomrunner-super-vague/

| title = Roomrunner: Super Vague EP

| last = Leitko

| first = Aaron

| date = May 14, 2012

| website = pitchfork.com

| publisher = Pitchfork Media

| access-date = April 14, 2016 }}

{{cite web

| url = http://www.citypaper.com/news/features/2013/bcp-cms-1-1478106-migrated-story-cp-20130424-featu-20130424-story.html

| title = Baltimore's post-punk heroes hang up the glyph and launch new musical adventures

| last = Weigel

| first = Brandon

| date = April 24, 2013

| website = www.citypaper.com

| publisher = Baltimore City Paper

| access-date = April 14, 2016 }}

{{cite web

| url = http://www.biggerthanbeyonce.com/2012/04/exclusive-interview-roomrunner/

| title = Exclusive Interview w/ Roomrunner

| last = Ciezak

| first = Maria

| date = April 2012

| website = BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

| publisher = Bigger Than Beyonce

| access-date = April 14, 2016 }}

{{cite web

|url = http://dcist.com/2014/10/dcist_interview_roomrunner.php

|title = DCist Interview: Roomrunner

|last = Paschall

|first = Valerie

|date = October 29, 2014

|website = dcist.com/

|publisher = DCist

|access-date = April 14, 2016

|url-status = live

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150303102220/http://dcist.com/2014/10/dcist_interview_roomrunner.php

|archivedate = March 3, 2015

}}

{{cite web

|url = https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2015/10/un-fest-brings-thrashing-punk-to-ottobar

|title = U N Fest brings thrashing punk to Ottobar

|last = Kinney

|first = Dubray

|date = October 8, 2015

|website = jhunewsletter.com

|publisher = The Johns Hopkins News-Letter

|access-date = November 28, 2024

|url-status = live

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20240301081159/https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2015/10/un-fest-brings-thrashing-punk-to-ottobar

|archivedate = March 1, 2024

}}

Category:American noise rock music groups

Category:Musical groups from Baltimore

Category:Musical groups established in 2011

Category:Rock music groups from Maryland

Category:2011 establishments in Maryland