Baseball (band)
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Baseball is a self-managed and independent band from Melbourne
, Australia
.
Baseball played at the Hohaiyan Rock Festival in Taipei
in 2005, where lead singer Cameron Potts
smashed his violin at the end of the set.
Baseball toured Europe and Far East Asia in 2005, and Russia, the US, the UK, Scandinavia and continental Europe in June 2006. They again toured Europe and the UK in June/July 2007.
In 2005 they released a five song EP titled "Baseball, Taiwan – Japan Tour EP" and in 2008 Baseball released their debut album, Animal Kingdom, on the Stomp label.
Baseball are also featured on a DVD release on the tenzenmen record label (009TZM). A live show filmed on 3 cameras at Bar Open, Melbourne in February 2007 also featuring The Thaw (Sydney), ni-hao! (Japan) and Sabot (Czech Republic).
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Baseball played at the Hohaiyan Rock Festival in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
in 2005, where lead singer Cameron Potts
Cameron Potts
Cameron Potts, born November 10, 1971 in Subiaco, Western Australia, is a musician based in Melbourne, Australia. Since 1999, he has toured regularly to the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Scandinavia and Iceland with both Ninetynine, playing drums, and...
smashed his violin at the end of the set.
Baseball toured Europe and Far East Asia in 2005, and Russia, the US, the UK, Scandinavia and continental Europe in June 2006. They again toured Europe and the UK in June/July 2007.
In 2005 they released a five song EP titled "Baseball, Taiwan – Japan Tour EP" and in 2008 Baseball released their debut album, Animal Kingdom, on the Stomp label.
Baseball are also featured on a DVD release on the tenzenmen record label (009TZM). A live show filmed on 3 cameras at Bar Open, Melbourne in February 2007 also featuring The Thaw (Sydney), ni-hao! (Japan) and Sabot (Czech Republic).
Members
- Cameron PottsCameron PottsCameron Potts, born November 10, 1971 in Subiaco, Western Australia, is a musician based in Melbourne, Australia. Since 1999, he has toured regularly to the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Scandinavia and Iceland with both Ninetynine, playing drums, and...
, leads vocals, violin (also a member of NinetynineNinetynineNinetynine is an indie band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band was founded by Laura Macfarlane, who played drums in Sleater-Kinney, in 1996 as a solo project. The first album, 99, was recorded with her playing all the instruments. Not long after she assembled a band with Cameron Potts and...
) - Monika FikerleMonika FikerleMonika Fikerle is an Australian musician and multi-instrumentalist, most noted for her "energetic, quirky" drumming style.Fikerle began her music career in Hobart in 1995, becoming Sea Scouts' drummer after having taken up the drums 'about a week' earlier. She later played in Surgery and 1001101...
, vocals, bass, drums (also a member of Love of DiagramsLove Of DiagramsLove of Diagrams is an indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia, formed in 2001. Their sound is characterized by a mix of energetic drumming, angular guitar and bass riffs, and call-and-response vocals.- History :...
and Sea ScoutsSea Scouts (band)Sea Scouts were a noise rock band, based in Hobart, Tasmania.-First formation:Following the split of his former band Mouth in 1994, Tim Evans began jamming with U.F.O. frontman Zach von Bamburger...
) - Evelyn MorrisEvelyn MorrisEvelyn Morris, also known as Pikelet, is a musician from the outer suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Although she'd played piano from a young age she began her career in music as a hardcore/punk obsessed drummer, performing in many bands but mostly in Baseball and True Radical Miracle. In 2003 she...
, vocals, bass, drums - Ben Butcher, vocals, guitar