Silkworm (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Silkworm


Img_capt = Midgett, Dahlquist, Phelps, Cohen
Background = group_or_band
Alias =
Origin = Missoula, Seattle, Chicago, United States
Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = 1987–2005
Label = Temporary Freedom C/Z Records El Recordo Matador Records Touch and Go Records 12XU
URL = [http://www.silkworm.net/]
Current_members = Andy Cohen Michael Dahlquist Matt Kadane Tim Midgett
Past_members = Joel RL Phelps Ben Koostra

Silkworm was an indie rock band active from 1987 to 2005.

The members were Tim Midgett, Joel RL Phelps, Andy Cohen, and Michael Dahlquist. Phelps left the band in 1994. Matt Kadane of Bedhead and The New Year played keyboards on "Italian Platinum" and "It'll Be Cool". Dahlquist was killed in July 2005 when his car was rammed from behind by a car whose driver intended to commit suicide. Midgett and Cohen went on to form Bottomless Pit.

Discography

Albums

*"L'ajre" (1992, Temporary Freedom)
*"In the West" (1994, C/Z)
*"Libertine" (1994, El Recordo)
*"Firewater" (1996, Matador Records)
*"Developer" (1997, Matador Records)
*"Even A Blind Chicken Finds A Kernel of Corn Now And Then: 1990-1994" (1998, Matador Records)
*"Blueblood" (1998, Touch & Go Records)
*"Lifestyle" (2000, Touch & Go Records)
*"Italian Platinum" (2002, Touch & Go Records)
*"It'll Be Cool" (2004, Touch & Go Records)

ingles and EPs

*"Slipstream" b/w "Inside Outside" 7" (Punchdrunk, 1991)
*"The Chain" b/w "Our Secret" 7" (Temporary Freedom, 1992)
*"Violet" b/w "Around A Light" 7" (Blatant, 1993)
*His Absence Is A Blessing 12" EP (Stampede, 1993)
*"In The Bleak Midwinter" b/w Engine Kid's "The Little Drummer Boy" (split Christmas single, C/Z, 1993)
*"Into The Woods" b/w "Incaduce California" 7" (Rockamundo, 1993)
*"Couldn't You Wait" b/w "The Grand Tour" 7" (Matador, 1995)
*"The Marco Collins Session" 7"/CD EP
*"Quicksand" b/w "On The Road, One More Time" 7" (My Pal God, 1996)
*"Never Met A Man I Didn't Like" b/w "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" 7" (Matador 1997)
*"The Other Side" b/w "I Must Pianner", "I Must Prepare" 7" (Moneyshot, 1998)
*You Are Dignified CD EP (12XU, 2003)
*Chokes! CD EP (12XU, 2006)

External links

* [http://silkworm.net/ Official web site]
* [http://www.silkwormtributerecord.com/ An Idiot To Not Appreciate Your Time: The Songs Of Silkworm (tribute album - 2006)]
* [http://www.couldntyouwait.com"Couldn't You Wait: The Story of Silkworm" Documentary Website]