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Refimprove|date=December 2008Infobox musical artist|name = Erase Errata|image = Erase Errata in texas 2007.jpg|caption = Erase Errata performing during Mess with Texas.|background = group_or_band|alias =|origin = Oakland / San Francisco , California , United States|U.S. |instrument =|genre = Post-punk revival Alternative rock|Alternative Noise rock Indie rock |occupation =|years_active = 1999–present|label = Troubleman Unlimited Tsk& #33; Tsk& #33; Records Blast First Kill Rock Stars Lungcast Records|Lungcast |associated_acts = California Lightening Anxious Rats Paradise Island|website = http://www.eraseerrata.com/ www.eraseerrata.com|current_members = Jenny Hoyston Ellie Erickson Bianca Sparta||past_members = Sara Jaffe Archie McKay (briefly) Erase Errata is a band from San Francisco, California|San Francisco , California . They often name experimental music|experimentalists such as Captain Beefheart , The Fall (band)|The Fall , and the Minutemen (band)|Minutemen as inspirations. The group favors improvisation as a compositional tool and each of their performances is a unique manifestation of established songs.
History
Erase Errata formed in Oakland, California in 1999 and quickly earned national attention after the release of their first eponymous 7" and via tours with electro grrl band Le Tigre and Japanese noise rockers Melt Banana .Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Erase Errata", in The Great Indie Discography , Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0 They released their highly acclaimed debut album Other Animals in 2001, followed by At Crystal Palace in 2003, both on the Troubleman Unlimited label. The group began counting Sonic Youth , Mission of Burma and The Ex (band)|The Ex among their fans.
After founding guitarist Sara Jaffe left Erase Errata in 2004, singer Jenny Hoyston switched to guitar and the group briefly drafted a male vocalist named Archie McKay. The group eventually settled on a three-piece lineup, with Hoyston handling both guitar and vocal duties, and joined the Kill Rock Stars roster for the 2006 album Nightlife (Erase Errata album)|Nightlife .
http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/factsheets/eraseerrata/ Factsheet from Kill Rock Stars
http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/erase_errata.shtml interview by Kim Gordon for Index Magazine
http://punkcast.com/1062 PUNKCAST#1062 live video from Syrup Room, Brooklyn, Nov 3 2006.
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