Havalina
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Havalina Rail Co. or just Havalina was an eclectic rock band from Long Beach, California
. Many of Havalina's releases were regional concept albums. According to the band's website, the band's name was inspired by the song "Havalina" by The Pixies. Havalina was active from 1992 through 2005. Havalina played their last show on March 17, 2005 at The Gypsy Lounge. Former members of Havalina are now involved in Matt Death and the New Intellectuals and Os and the Oculist.
Havalina Rail Co.
Havalina Rail Co. released this self-titled album through the independent label Tooth and Nail Records in 1994. The album contains 19 tracks. In an interview for KPSU, Wignall commented that the first album was "this sort of finding our path and gravitating towards American sounds."
The Diamond In The Fish
About Diamond in the Fish, Wignall said, "We were experimenting with idea of like playing jazz, which incidentally, we kinda sucked at. And found out why most of the time all good jazz players are over fifty, 'cause it takes that long to get good at it."
Russian Lullabies
The band independently released this album through Wignall's Jackson/Rubio label. This was the band's attempt to produce Eastern European music without actually listening to Eastern European music, then making a pop music
sound from that. The album is long out of print, however, Wignall uploaded the album to the band's website for free download.
America
Wignall described 'America' as "a musical road trip around America with the idea being to show our influences and what we like about American music while kinda re-defining the ideas if we had been there and done it our own way". The track "Let's Not Forget Hawaii" from this recording was featured on MTV
's The Real World
for the Hawaii season closer.
Space, Love, & Bullfighting
Space Love & Bullfighting (2002) was Havalina's final release with Tooth and Nail Records. This is the first album released under the name Havalina and not "Havalina Rail Co." Wignall described this album as songs about space, love, and bullfighting and various combinations of those themes. Song from this album were played on MTV's Sorority Life
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We Remember Anarchy
Described as "The Final Autobiography and Retrospective from the Last True Punk Band in America," this album is now available on the official Havalina website. Includes tracks from all 6 Havalina albums, as well as some previously unreleased material.
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
. Many of Havalina's releases were regional concept albums. According to the band's website, the band's name was inspired by the song "Havalina" by The Pixies. Havalina was active from 1992 through 2005. Havalina played their last show on March 17, 2005 at The Gypsy Lounge. Former members of Havalina are now involved in Matt Death and the New Intellectuals and Os and the Oculist.
Havalina Rail Co.Havalina Rail Co. (album)Havalina Rail Co. is the first studio album by the American eclectic rock band Havalina Rail Co., released 1994.In an interview for KPSU, Wignall commented that the first album was "this sort of finding our path and gravitating towards American sounds"...
Havalina Rail Co. released this self-titled album through the independent label Tooth and Nail Records in 1994. The album contains 19 tracks. In an interview for KPSU, Wignall commented that the first album was "this sort of finding our path and gravitating towards American sounds."Band Line-Up
- Matt Wignall - Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
- Jeff Suri - Drums, Piano, Vocals
- Grady McFerrin - Trumpet, Washboard
- Mark Cole - Percussion, Extra Noises
- Orlando Greenhill - Upright & Electric Bass
- Daniel Brooker- Accordion
- Tatiana Simonian - Farfisa, Vocals
The Diamond In The FishThe Diamond in the FishThe Diamond in the Fish is a studio album by the American eclectic rock band Havalina Rail Co., released 1996.In his KPSU radio interview with Dave Cusik, Matt Wignall described the album: "We were experimenting with idea of like playing jazz, which incidentally, we kinda sucked at...
About Diamond in the Fish, Wignall said, "We were experimenting with idea of like playing jazz, which incidentally, we kinda sucked at. And found out why most of the time all good jazz players are over fifty, 'cause it takes that long to get good at it."Russian LullabiesRussian LullabiesRussian Lullabies, now out of print, is an album by Havalina Rail Co. released on Matt Wignall's own record label Jackson Rubio. The entire album is available in mp3 format for free download from the Havalina website.-Track listing:# "Tundra" – 3:46...
The band independently released this album through Wignall's Jackson/Rubio label. This was the band's attempt to produce Eastern European music without actually listening to Eastern European music, then making a pop musicPop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
sound from that. The album is long out of print, however, Wignall uploaded the album to the band's website for free download.
AmericaAmerica (Havalina album)America by Havalina was released in 1999 on Wignalls' own label, Jackson Rubio. It is a musical tour of America by region and draws on many regional musical influences.-Track listing:# "Bovine Stomp" – 0:53# "American Skies" – 3:35...
Wignall described 'America' as "a musical road trip around America with the idea being to show our influences and what we like about American music while kinda re-defining the ideas if we had been there and done it our own way". The track "Let's Not Forget Hawaii" from this recording was featured on MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's The Real World
The Real World
The Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the...
for the Hawaii season closer.
Space, Love, & BullfightingSpace, Love, & BullfightingSpace, Love, & Bullfighting is a studio album released by the American eclectic rock band Havalina in 2002.-Track listing:# "Space And Mexico" # "Losing You" # "Leica" # "Pluto" # "I Feel Nothing"...
Space Love & Bullfighting (2002) was Havalina's final release with Tooth and Nail Records. This is the first album released under the name Havalina and not "Havalina Rail Co." Wignall described this album as songs about space, love, and bullfighting and various combinations of those themes. Song from this album were played on MTV's Sorority LifeSorority Life
Sorority Life is a reality television show on MTV that aired from June 24, 2002 to 2004. The show consisted of girls pledging to become part of a sorority.-First season:The first season occurred at University of California, Davis...
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Band Line-Up
- Matt Wignall - Vocals, Guitar
- Mercedes Stevens - Vocals, Guitar, Cello
- Orlando Greenhill - Upright Bass, Electric Bass
- David Maust - FarfisaFarfisaFarfisa is a manufacturer of electronics based in Osimo, Italy.The Farfisa brand name is commonly associated with a series of compact electronic organs, and later, a series of multi-timbral synthesizers. At the height of its production, Farfisa operated three factories to produce instruments, in...
, Moog synthesizerMoog synthesizerMoog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...
, WurlitzerWurlitzerThe Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to simply as Wurlitzer, was an American company that produced stringed instruments, woodwinds, brass instruments, theatre organs, band organs, orchestrions, electronic organs, electric pianos and jukeboxes....
, Organ, Accordion, Hurdy-Gurdy - Erick Nieto - Drums, Violin
Pacific
Pacific has not been released and it never will be released. Wignall made several songs intended from this album available for download at various times. These songs are Devotion, Murder and Summertime. Other material recorded from this album will be released by the band Matt Death and the New Intellectuals under the album title Death on Pacific.We Remember AnarchyWe Remember AnarchyWe Remember Anarchy, 1993-2005 is a retrospective album and final release from the band Havalina. The band released the retrospective only as a digital album in M4A format, free for download, from their website....
Described as "The Final Autobiography and Retrospective from the Last True Punk Band in America," this album is now available on the official Havalina website. Includes tracks from all 6 Havalina albums, as well as some previously unreleased material.Other releases
- Sweet Family Music: Stryper Tribute (1996)
- Surfonic Water RevivalSurfonic Water RevivalSurfonic Water Revival is the title of a various artists compilation album which was recorded and released in 1998 by KMG Records. The album pays tribute to the pioneers of Surf music like Brian Wilson, Jan and Dean, the Belairs, the Hondells, the Surfaris, the Ventures, Beach Boys, Dick Dale and...
(1998) - Havalina and the Creaky Old Bridge (Video)
- A Bullfighter's Guide to Space and Love EP
External links
- Official Havalina Website
- Havalina download page, including Russian Lullabies
- Matt Wignall's Photography
- OC Weekly Article
- Radio interview with Dave Cusick
- Interview @ In Music We Trust.com
- Interview @ Cornerstone MagazineCornerstone (magazine)Cornerstone was a newspaper and later a magazine published by Jesus People USA, focusing on topics of evangelical Christian faith and engagement with politics and culture....
- Interview @ The Phantom Tollbooth.