Alison's Halo was formed in Tempe, Arizona during the fall of 1992 by Catherine Cooper (Vocals/Guitar), Adam Cooper (Guitar), David Rogers (Bass/vocals) and Roger Brogan (Drums/Percussion). Within months of formation the band burst onto the local scene and immediately began securing shows with national acts (The Verve, Ultra Vivid Scene, Curve, The Boo Radleys, Stereophonics, Medicine, Lovesliescrushing, Bailter Space and many others) as well as being invited to perform at numerous pop festivals around the country. Soon after, the band entered their home studio and emerged with material that would become their first single.
The Dozen/Calendar single was co-released by the band and Independent Project Records in the early months of 1995 to wonderful national reviews and extensive college radio airplay. The single's beautiful blend of chiming guitar noise and Catherine's breathtaking melodies perked many an ear and fueled the overwhelming desire for the band to load up the van and head out for a successful string of west coast dates.
Since then Alison's Halo released numerous cassettes, appeared on numerous compilations, played countless shows and festivals (CMJ, SXSW, INTEL etc) and have continued developing their own brand of noisy space-pop. For their debut CD release, the band carefully sifted through a mountain of various 2, 4, & 8 porta-studio cassettes, to assemble a stunning collection of songs tracing the band’s growth in both the songwriting and recording fidelity over years.
Since putting the reverb-laden Alison's Halo into a deep sleep over 7 years ago, the core members have resurfaced in Phoenix again with a new group called Lochheed (http://www.myspace.com/lochheed). Lochheed is the atmospheric evolution of Adam and Catherine's neverending obsession with extreme volume, fx-filtered tones and complete sonic saturation.
Hi, my friend. Just wanted to remind you that the next Give A Care monthly benefit show is TONIGHT (Thursday) only at Modified Arts. The show features a female-fronted lineup which includes Courtney Marie Andrews, So & So, Antarctica the Beautiful and Dearspeak!
Proceeds benefit the Sojourner Center for women and children.
Anyone who comes will get food and drink discounts at nearby eat/drinkeries all within walking distance!
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The award winning album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon.co.uk and many more.
Hi, my friend. Just wanted to remind you that the next Give A Care monthly benefit show is this Thursday at Modified. July's show features Matthew Reveles, Farewell Review, Thankful Birds, and the Worrymen.
Proceeds benefit Local First Arizona.
Anyone who comes will get food and drink discounts at Carly's Bistro, Lost Leaf, Pasta Bar & Moira Sushi Bar...all within walking distance!
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