BEAT HAPPENING
BIO
MEMBERS:
Calvin Johnson – vocals
Brett Lunsford – guitar
Heather Lewis – drums
WHERE FROM:
Olympia, Washington
WHERE NOW:
Calvin Johnson is the head of K Records and in Dub Narcotic Sound System with a rotating cast of musicians. Brett plays with D+ and KNOW-YR-OWN, a label collective in Anacortes, Wash. Heather recorded with Land of the Loops for their album, “Bundle of Joy.”
DATE FORMED:
1985
HOW FORMED:
Brett checked out Calvin and Heather playing a show in the Smithfield Cafe in Arizona and was blown away. He recalled, “They changed the way I thought about music.” A few months later, Calvin and Brett met and decided to form a band.
HIGHLIGHT:
The band that begot Olympia’s cultural empire.
“Keepers of the indie rock flame with only a guitar, vox, and stand up drums.”—>
RELEASES
FEATURED
Beat Happening / You Turn Me On - SP167
MEDIUMS: LP, CS, CD
TRACK LISTING:
1. Tiger Trap
2. Noise
3. Pinebox Derby
4. Teenage Caveman
5. Sleepy Head
6. You Turn Me On
7. Godsend
8. Hey Day
9. Bury…
Full Lengths
You Turn Me On
Jamboree
Dreamy
Black Candy
Beat Happening
TOUR DATES
- No tour dates scheduled at this time.
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PRESS
- Cover - You Turn Me On
- Cover - Jamboree
- Cover - Dreamy
- Cover - Black Candy
- Cover - Beat Happening
