| 词条 | Awesome (band) |
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}} Self-described as "Part band, part art collective."[1] They reject the "rock band" label, Lane Czaplinski, artistic director of On the Boards remarks, "If they are not rock musicians, "there is rock payoff."[2] Czaplinski has compared them to Polyphonic Spree "Awesome" began as a cabaret act thrown together by seven experienced fringe theater actors. Although they continued to perform in theatrical venues, their identity as a band and cabaret act has eclipsed their status as actors.[3] Around October 2003, several future members of "Awesome" played together in a They Might Be Giants tribute to raise money for Seattle's Open Circle Theater.[4] Their very first performance under the name "Awesome" (with just Ackermann, Mosher, Nixon, and Osebold) was in Seattle at Annex Theater's monthly cabaret "Spin the Bottle" On February 6, 2004,[2] and their first full-septet performance as "Awesome" was in the Jewelbox theater at Belltown bar the Rendezvous on June 30, 2004.[4] Their first major production was Delaware (first a multi-media stage production and later an album).[3] Gigs as a band have included performing on bills with Harvey Danger,[4][5] A. C. Newman,[4] U.S.E.,[4] The Presidents of the United States of America,[5] and The Long Winters.[5] Band member David Nixon is a philosophy professor at the University of Washington, Bothell.[5] Band member Rob Pro (accordion, clarinet) is a composer and sound designer for theater productions. Many of the group's theatrical pieces are non-narrative or have only minimal, non-linear narratives. For example, No Signal (2006) was described by Seattle Times reviewer Brangien Davis as "addressing, among other topics, technical difficulties, recurring dreams, cell death, regeneration and bees."[6] References1. ^Bio {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804055152/http://www.awesometheband.com/about.php |date=2010-08-04 }}, "Awesome" official site. Accessed online August 31, 2008. 2. ^1 Suzanne Beal, You Can Call Them 'Awesome', Seattle Weekly, May 3, 2006. Accessed online July 11, 2013. 3. ^1 Kirk Heynen, Awesome - Delaware review, Three Imaginary Girls, December 11, 2013. Accessed online August 19, 2013. 4. ^1 2 3 4 Christopher Frizzelle, No Traffic Signal, No Problem, The Stranger, May 2, 2012. Accessed online August 31, 2008. 5. ^1 2 3 Christian Nelson, INTERMISSION INQUISITION: "Awesome" player David Nixon {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20121212160050/http://thedaily.washington.edu/2007/4/5/intermission-inquisition-awesome-player-david/ |date=2012-12-12 }}, The Daily (University of Washington), April 5, 2007. Accessed online August 31, 2008. 6. ^Brangien Davis, Multi-genre "noSIGNAL" creates a buzz, Seattle Times, May 5, 2006. Accessed online August 31, 2008. External links{{Commons category|Awesome (band)|Awesome}}
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