Erase Errata

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Name = Erase Errata


Img_capt = Left to right: Ellie Erickson, Jenny Hoyston, Bianca Sparta
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Origin = Oakland/San Francisco,California, U.S.
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Genre = Post-punk revival Alternative Noise rock Indie rock
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Years_active = 1999–present
Label = Troubleman Unlimited Kill Rock Stars Lungcast
Associated_acts = California Lightening Anxious Rats Paradise Island
URL = [http://www.eraseerrata.com/ www.eraseerrata.com]
Current_members = Jenny Hoyston Ellie Erickson Bianca Sparta
Past_members = Sara Jaffe Archie McKay

Erase Errata is a band from San Francisco, California.

They often name experimentalists such as Captain Beefheart, The Fall, and The Minutemen as inspirations. The group favors improvisation as a compositional tool, and band members have claimed that they could improvise a whole set if they wanted to.

History

Erase Errata formed in 1999 and quickly earned national attention via tours with electro grrl band Le Tigre and Japanese noise rockers Melt Banana. They released their highly acclaimed debut album "Other Animals" in 2001, followed by "At Crystal Palace" in 2003, both on the Troubleman Unlimited label.

After founding guitarist Sara Jaffe left Erase Errata in 2004, singer Jenny Hoyston switched to guitar and the group drafted a male vocalist named Archie McKay, a move that alienated many fans. The group eventually settled on a three-piece lineup, with Hoyston handling both guitar and vocal duties, and joined the Kill Rock Stars roster for the 2006 album "Nightlife".

Personnel

Current members

*Jenny Hoyston - vocals, guitar, trumpet, keyboards
*Ellie Erickson - bass
*Bianca Sparta - drums

Former Members

*Sara Jaffe - guitar (1999-2004, with sporadic live appearances since)
*Archie MacKay - vocals (for one month in 2004)

Discography

*"Other Animals" CD/LP (2001)
*"At Crystal Palace" CD/LP (2003)
*"Nightlife" CD/LP (2006)

Erase Errata have also released a number of split singles with various other groups including Black Dice, The Need, Numbers and Sonic Youth.

External links

* [http://www.eraseerrata.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/factsheets/eraseerrata/ Factsheet] from Kill Rock Stars
* [http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/erase_errata.shtml interview] by Kim Gordon for Index Magazine
* [http://punkcast.com/1062 PUNKCAST#1062] live video from Syrup Room, Brooklyn, Nov 3 2006. (RealPlayer,mp4)