Parts & Labor was an American rock band formed in 2002 by B. J. Warshaw and Dan Friel in Brooklyn, New York. Drummer Joe Wong joined the band in 2007. Parts & Labor released five albums, two EPs, one split album (with Tyondai Braxton), and numerous 7"s and compilation tracks. Their music is influenced by DIY punk, experimental/psychedelic rock, and lo-fi electronic music.
Drummer Christopher Weingarten left the band in 2008 but they quickly recruited new drummer Joe Wong and added guitarist Sarah Lipstate, turning them into a four-piece band.[1] This lineup recorded Receivers, the band's fourth album, which was released on October 21, 2008 in North America and November 3, 2008 in the UK through Jagjaguwar.[2] Also released in 2008 was Escapers Two, a record which featured 51 songs in around 29 minutes. On July 10, 2009, Lipstate announced via her website she had left the band.[3]
The band played their 10th anniversary and final show on Friday, February 24, 2012.[4]
Friel and Warshaw also run Cardboard Records, an independent record label that has released music by Pterodactyl, Gowns, Ecstatic Sunshine and others. Former members of Parts & Labor include Christopher Weingarten, Sarah Lipstate, Joel Saladino and Jim Sykes.
Band members
Final line-up
- Dan Friel - keyboards, guitar, vocals (2002–2012)
- B.J. Warshaw - bass guitar, vocals (2002–2012)
- Joe Wong - drums (2008–2012)
- Tom Martin - guitar (2011–2012)
Past members
- Jim Sykes - drums (2002)
- Joel Saladino - drums (2002–2004)
- Christopher R. Weingarten - drums (2004–2008)
- Sarah Lipstate - guitar (2008–2009)
Timeline
Discography
- Albums
- Groundswell (JMZ Records, 2003)
- Stay Afraid (Jagjaguwar Records, 2006)
- Mapmaker (Jagjaguwar Records, 2007)
- Receivers (Jagjaguwar Records, 2008)
- Constant Future (Jagjaguwar Records, 2011)
- Splits and EPs
- Rise, Rise, Rise (split LP with Tyondai Braxton)(Narnack Records, 2003)
- Escapers One 12" (Brooklyn Beats, 2007)
- Escapers Two (Ace Fu, 2008)
References
- ^ "Parts and Labor News - Parts and Labor Receive Found Sounds from Fans for Use on Receivers Album". idiomag. 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ "Parts and Labor News - Parts and Labor Receive Found Sounds from Fans for Use on Receivers Album". idiomag. 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ "Sarah Lipstate website newspage". 2009-07-10. Archived from the original on 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "Ten Years of Parts & Labor, Through the Eyes of Their Four Drummers". Thelmagazine.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- All Music Guide page
- MySpace page
- 2008 Parts & Labor Interview at Bandega.com
- NY Times Stay Afraid review
- Village Voice interview/review
- Cleveland Free Times live review
- Interview with Chief Magazine
- Parts & Labor talk Plan B Magazine through Stay Afraid (September 2006)
- Interview with BJ in a toilet cubicle (October 2007)
- Mini-interview with Parts & Labor about Whartscape 2008 (July 2008)
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