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About|the American band|the song by The Smiths |The Smiths (album)Infobox musical artist| name = Pretty Girls Make Graves| image = elan-vital-pretty-girls-make-graves.jpg| caption = This is third and last studio album Elan Vital| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Seattle, Washington|Seattle , Washington (U.S. state)|Washington , United States|USA | genre = Post-punk revival|Post-punk | years_active = 2001& ndash;2007| label = Lookout& #33; Records|Lookout!
Matador Records|Matador | associated_acts = Sharks Keep Moving
Murder City Devils
Kill Sadie
The Cave Singers
Jaguar Love | past_members = Andrea Zollo
Derek Fudesco
Leona Marrs
J. Clark (musician)|J. Clark
Nathan Thelen
Nick Dewitt Pretty Girls Make Graves was a post-punk band, formed in Seattle, Washington|Seattle in 2001, named after The Smiths song of the same namecite web | title=Pretty Girls Make Graves Interview | work=Suicide Girls | url= http://suicidegirls.com/words/Pretty+Girls+Make+Graves/ | accessdate=August 2004 (which itself was named after a quote from Jack Kerouac 's The Dharma Bums ). Andrea Zollo and Derek Fudesco had played together previously in The Hookers, as well as The Death Wish Kids and Area 51 along with Dann Gallucci, with whom Derek had formed Murder City Devils . Not long before the Murder City Devils disbanded, Derek and Andrea formed Pretty Girls Make Graves along with Jay, Nick and Nathan. They played the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2004 .

News broke that the band was breaking up on 29 January 2007. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/40773/Pretty_Girls_Make_Graves_Split#40773 Pretty Girls Make Graves Split. Posted 29 January 2007. Their final two shows were 9 June 2007, in Seattle.

History


The band released their first Extended play|EP on Dim Mak Records|Dim Mak and Sound Virus Records before releasing their debut album Good Health on Lookout Records in April 2002. The band would later sign to Matador records where they released The New Romance . Guitarist Nathan Thelen left Pretty Girls Make Graves in March 2004 to form Moonrats and Leona Marrs (formerly of HintHint) joined as a multi-instrumentalist. On January 29, 2007 the band announced that Nick had left the band and their May 2007 tour would be their last.

Members


Members at the time of disbanding


  • Andrea Zollo – vocals

  • Derek Fudesco – bass, vocals

  • J. Clark (musician)|J. Clark – guitar, keyboards, samples, vocals

  • Leona Marrs – keyboards, accordion, vocals (2004–2007)


    • Previous members


  • Nathan Thelen – guitar, vocals (2001–2004)

  • Nick Dewitt – drums, samples, keyboards, trumpet, vocals (2001–2007)

  • * quit the band subsequently causing their break-up, but played through the end of their final tour.


    • Discography


    Albums


  • Good Health (2002, Lookout Records|Lookout )

  • The New Romance (2003, Matador Records|Matador )

  • Ιlan Vital (album)|Ιlan Vital (2006, Matador Records|Matador )


    • Singles and EPs


  • Pretty Girls Make Graves (album)|Pretty Girls Make Graves EP (2001, Dim Mak Records|Dim Mak )

  • More Sweet Soul b/w ''If You Hate Your Friends, You're Not Alone (2001, Sub pop|Sub Pop )

  • Sad Girls Por Vida b/w The Getaway (2002, Sound Virus )

  • By The Throat b/w Ghosts In The Radio & More Sweet Soul (2002, Hand Held Heart )

  • Speakers Push The Air b/w Bring It On Golden Pond & ''If You Hate Your Friends, You're Not Alone (2002, Dim Mak Records|Dim Mak )

  • This Is Our Emergency (2002, Matador records|Matador )

  • All Medicated Geniuses b/w C-30 C-60 C-90 GO! & Magic Lights (2003, Matador records|Matador )

  • Pyrite Pedestal b/w The Lament of St. Bernadette (2006, Matador records|Matador )

  • Live Session EP (2006, Matador records|Matador )


    • Cover songs


  • "C-30 C-60 C-90 GO!" by Bow Wow Wow


    • Videography


  • Speakers Push the Air (2002)

  • This Is Our Emergency (2003)

  • All Medicated Geniuses (2003)

  • The Nocturnal House (2006)


    • Post-breakup



    J. Clark formed Jaguar Love with former The Blood Brothers (band)|Blood Brothers members, Johnny Whitney and Cody Votolato , with whom he has taken up drumming duties. They have recently signed with Matador Records , http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/48353-jaguar-love-ex-pgmg-blood-brothers-sign-to-matador Pitchfork: Jaguar Love (ex-PGMG, Blood Brothers) Sign to Matador former home of Pretty Girls Make Graves. On February 18, 2009 it was announced Jay was no longer playing in the line up of Jaguar Love, being replaced with a drum machine on that tour.

    Nick Dewitt continues working on his solo electronic project Dutch Dub. He also plays with Amy Blaschke in Night Canopy.

    Derek Fudesco formed The Cave Singers with Pete Quirk (of Hint Hint ) and Marty Lund (of Cobra High ).

    Nathan Thelen started Moonrats in Seattle soon after leaving Pretty Girls Make Graves together with keyboard player Aska Matsumiya and drummer Jason Echeverria. They soon moved to Los Angeles and self-released an EP, have just recorded a new album and have a 7" coming out on LA Record in 2008.

    Andrea Zollo plays drums with Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death .

    Leona Marrs returned to her old band, Hint Hint .

    The band's song "Something Bigger, Something Brighter" was featured in the game Rock Band 3 .

    Notes




    External links


  • http://www.matadorrecords.com/pretty_girls_make_graves/ PGMG on Matador Records

  • http://deathrockstar.info/interview-with-pretty-girls-make-graves-derek-fudesco interview at www.deathrockstar.info


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