Cody Votolato
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Cody Votolato is a musician from Seattle, Washington, best known for being the guitarist in the post-hardcore band The Blood Brothers. He grew up in the eastside suburbs of Seattle, attending high school with his bandmates in the late 1990s when the band originally formed. His accomplished thrashy and discordant style, exhibited in early Blood Brothers albums and in Head Wound City, has evolved into a more melodic and experimental sound in recent years http://www.punknews.org/article/20898. Votolato's older brother Rocky Votolato
Rocky Votolato
Rocky Votolato is an American singer-songwriter. He was born in Dallas, Texas on March 8, 1977. He was raised in a small town called Frost, roughly 50 miles south of Dallas, until the age of 13. After his parents were divorced, his mother remarried and moved the family to the Pacific Northwest...

 is a folk musician and solo artist who played in the band Waxwing
Waxwing (band)
Waxwing was an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington that drew influences from a wide variety of folk and punk groups.-History:The band was formed in 1996 after the dissolution of Lying on Loot, of which Rocky Votolato and Rudy Gajadhar were members...

 with his brother, as well as with Rudy Gajadhar, the older brother of The Blood Brothers' drummer Mark Gajadhar. Votolato also contributed artwork to The Blood Brothers' album ...Burn, Piano Island, Burn
...Burn, Piano Island, Burn
Re-issue Bonus Tracks# "Cecilia and the Silhouette Saloon" # "Pink Tarantulas"- Performers :* Jordan Blilie – Vocals* Mark Gajadhar – drums* Morgan Henderson – bass, Nord II, piano, G4* Cody Votolato – guitar...

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Bands

  • Telekinesis
    Telekinesis (band)
    Telekinesis is Michael Benjamin Lerner, an indie rocker based out of Seattle who is currently signed to Merge Records. While on tour Lerner is joined by Cody Votolato from Portland, OR and Jason Narducy from Evanston, IL, as of August 2010...

  • The Blood Brothers
  • Head Wound City
    Head Wound City
    Head Wound City is an American noisegrind supergroup consisting of Jordan Blilie and Cody Votolato of The Blood Brothers, Nick Zinner from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Justin Pearson and Gabe Serbian, both from The Locust and Holy Molar...

     - a side project involving Jordan Blilie
    Jordan Blilie
    Jordan Blilie is the vocalist for the bands Past Lives and Head Wound City. However, he is best known as the co-lead vocalist and co-lyricist for The Blood Brothers, which he was a part of since their formation in 1997 until their breakup in 2007...

     from The Blood Brothers as well as members of The Locust
    The Locust
    The Locust is a musical group from San Diego, California, United States known for their unique mix of grindcore speed and aggression, mathcore complexity, and new wave weirdness.- Style :...

     and Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...

  • Jaguar Love
    Jaguar Love
    Jaguar Love is an American indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, composed of former members of The Blood Brothers.-History:The band was formed by members of the bands Blood Brothers and Pretty Girls Make Graves...

     - a collaboration with Johnny Whitney
    Johnny Whitney
    Johnny Whitney is a singer, author and multi-instrumentalist from Seattle.He is probably most well known for his vocals alongside Jordan Blilie in the now defunct post-hardcore band, The Blood Brothers. He is currently the vocalist of Jaguar Love. Johnny has also provided vocals for The Vogue,...

     from The Blood Brothers and J. Clark
    J. Clark (musician)
    J. Clark, born Jason Clark, is an American musician from Minneapolis, Minnesota who became well known after moving to Seattle, Washington...

     of Pretty Girls Make Graves
    Pretty Girls Make Graves
    Pretty Girls Make Graves was an art punk band, formed in Seattle in 2001, named after The Smiths song of the same name...

  • Waxwing
    Waxwing (band)
    Waxwing was an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington that drew influences from a wide variety of folk and punk groups.-History:The band was formed in 1996 after the dissolution of Lying on Loot, of which Rocky Votolato and Rudy Gajadhar were members...

     - a now-defunct Post-Hardcore Band with his brother, solo artist Rocky Votolato
    Rocky Votolato
    Rocky Votolato is an American singer-songwriter. He was born in Dallas, Texas on March 8, 1977. He was raised in a small town called Frost, roughly 50 miles south of Dallas, until the age of 13. After his parents were divorced, his mother remarried and moved the family to the Pacific Northwest...

    on Vocals.

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