The Husbands
Encyclopedia
The Husbands are an all-female American
garage punk
band that formed in 2002 in San Francisco
, California
. The band has gone on an international concert
tour in the United States and Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. They have two full length records on Swami Records
. They have toured the United States four times performing with bands such as Dead Moon
, Demolition Doll Rods
, Beehive and The Baracudas, The Sultans
, Hot Snakes
and The Black Lips
As of 2007, the band includes Sarah Reed
, Sadie Shaw, and Casey Ward and previously included Nikki Sloate, Tina Luchesi, Donny Nuenhausen, John Dwyer
, Matt Hartman and others. Sadie Shaw was previously the keyboardist
in the punk
goth
band The Vanishing
on Gold Standard Laboratories
. Casey Ward also played keys in the black metal
band Weakling
.
- produced by John Reis
There's Nothing I'd Like More Than To See You More CD Swami Records
- produced by Phil Manley
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
garage punk
Garage punk
Garage punk is a fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced lo-fi music characterized by a dirty, choppy guitar sound—usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned...
band that formed in 2002 in San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The band has gone on an international concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
tour in the United States and Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They have two full length records on Swami Records
Swami Records
Swami Records is a San Diego based independent record label specializing in punk rock, indie rock and garage rock that was founded in 2000 by John Reis...
. They have toured the United States four times performing with bands such as Dead Moon
Dead Moon
Dead Moon was a United States punk rock band from 1987 to 2006, formed in Portland, Oregon. Fronted by singer/guitarist Fred Cole, the band also included bassist Toody Cole, Fred's wife, and drummer Andrew Loomis. Veterans of Portland's independent rock scene, Dead Moon combined dark and lovelorn...
, Demolition Doll Rods
Demolition Doll Rods
The Demolition Doll Rods was a three-piece glam / garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan. The band, known for wild stage attire, released its first record in 1994...
, Beehive and The Baracudas, The Sultans
The Sultans
The Sultans were an American rock and roll band led by John Reis, formed in 2000 in San Diego, California and disbanded in January 2007. Over the course of the band's lifespan they released two full-length albums on Reis' Swami Records label...
, Hot Snakes
Hot Snakes
Hot Snakes were an American post-hardcore band led by Rick Froberg and John Reis, formed in 1999 in San Diego, California and disbanded in 2005. Reis and Froberg had previously performed together in Pitchfork and Drive Like Jehu, after which Reis had found international success with Rocket from the...
and The Black Lips
As of 2007, the band includes Sarah Reed
Sarah Reed
Sarah Reed is an American musician, singer, guitarist. She is best known as the singer and guitarist for the rock band The Husbands, which she formed and fronted in 2002. They released two feature length records on Swami Records and five 7" records. The Husbands toured the United States four times...
, Sadie Shaw, and Casey Ward and previously included Nikki Sloate, Tina Luchesi, Donny Nuenhausen, John Dwyer
John Dwyer
John Dwyer may refer to:*John Dwyer *John Dwyer , 19th-century baseball player*John Dwyer , American*John Dwyer , Australian*John M. Dwyer, set decorator*John Dwyer...
, Matt Hartman and others. Sadie Shaw was previously the keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
in the punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
goth
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
band The Vanishing
The Vanishing
The Vanishing may refer to:* The Vanishing , a Dutch film* The Vanishing , an American film* The Vanishing...
on Gold Standard Laboratories
Gold Standard Laboratories
Gold Standard Laboratories or GSL was an independent record label which was founded in 1993 in Boulder, Colorado by Sonny Kay. In 2000, it was relocated to San Diego, California, USA, and two years later, to Los Angeles. It was headquartered in L.A...
. Casey Ward also played keys in the black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Weakling
Weakling
Weakling was a progressive/black metal band from San Francisco. The band never toured and released only one album, Dead As Dreams, recorded in 1998 and released on Tumult Records in 2000.-History:...
.
Discography
Introducing The Husbands CD/LP Swami RecordsSwami Records
Swami Records is a San Diego based independent record label specializing in punk rock, indie rock and garage rock that was founded in 2000 by John Reis...
- produced by John Reis
John Reis
John Reis is an American musician, singer, guitarist, record label owner, and disc jockey. He is best known as the singer and guitarist for the rock band Rocket from the Crypt, which he formed and fronted for the entirety of its career from 1990 to 2005...
There's Nothing I'd Like More Than To See You More CD Swami Records
Swami Records
Swami Records is a San Diego based independent record label specializing in punk rock, indie rock and garage rock that was founded in 2000 by John Reis...
- produced by Phil Manley