Purple Magazine
— F/W 2008 issue 10
Brooklyn
Here are a few of the current players, chosen for us by PAMELA LOVE and photographed by JOHNNY GEMBITSKY and SKYE PARROTT text by EVIANA HARTMAN More than a scene, BROOKLYN is a crossroads where musicians meet in what seems like the hundreds, to see old friends and meet new ones, to hang out, to record, to start new […]
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Greg Rogove is in the band Priestbird and is also Devendra Banhart’s drummer. Greg and Devendra have also launched a side project together called Megapuss. They live in L.A. and were shot there at Devendra’s house. photo s.p.
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Folk singer Devendra Banhart at his house in L.A. PHOTO S.P.
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The band No Age is from L.A. and were shot on tour in Brooklyn. PHOTO S.P.
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The band No Age is from L.A. and were shot on tour in Brooklyn. PHOTO S.P.
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The two founding members of MGMT, Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden, were shot in their practice space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. PHOTO S.P.
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Angel Deradoorian is in the band The Dirty Projectors from Brooklyn. The Dirty Projectors work very closely with Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear, who produced their most recent album. Angel was shot in Williamsburg. She is also a solo artist, working on a project called Deradoorian. PHOTO J.G.
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Singer, guitarist and producer Kyp Malone is in the band TV On The Radio. He is also a solo artist and has collaborated with Chris Bear, the band Celebration, and Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (he plays on his first album and produces his second one which will be released in 2009). PHOTO J.G.
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Will Lemon III is in the band Moon and Moon and was shot at his house, which he shares with his producer Matt Bonyton and some members of the band Vietnam. PHOTO J.G.
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Langhorne Slim is a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn. His backing band is called the War Eagles. He currently lives in Northern California and was photographed in Brooklyn while on tour. PHOTO J.G.
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Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton and Luke Fasano, three of the four members of the band Yeasayer, were shot at their house in Brooklyn. PHOTO J.G.
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Natasha Khan from Bat for Lashes was shot in Greenpoint, Brooklyn at Johnny Gembitsky’s house. PHOTO J.G.
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Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (left) is a solo artist. On tour he plays with The Black Boys. The backing band from his self-titled album is made up of some of the members from Grizzly Bear (Chris Bear, Chris Taylor and Dan Rossen) and Kyp Malone from TV On The Radio. Chris Bear (right) is in Grizzly Bear and is also the drummer on Miles’ forthcoming album. Miles and Chris were shot at photographer Johnny Gembitsky’s house in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, jamming with Johnny’s daughter, Lucy. PHOTO J.G.
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Chris Bear from Grizzly Bear. PHOTO J.G.
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Rock legends Evan Dando of The Lemonheads and Gibby Haynes of Butthole Surfers were shot at music producer Matt Bonyton’s studio, Vacation Island, while recording Evan Dando’s new solo album. PHOTO J.G.
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Moonrats are a three-piece band who were shot at the house they share in L.A. From left to right: former member of Pretty Girls Make Graves, Nathan Thelen (guitar and vocals), Aska Matsumiya (keyboard and vocals) seen here with her daughter and Jason Echeverria (drums). PHOTO S.P.
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One of the four members of L.A.-based band Infauxtech. PHOTO S.P.
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All-girl band Warpaint was shot in L.A. at the bass player, Jenny Lindberg’s, house. PHOTO S.P.
