- The Heathens
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Name = The Heathens
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Origin = Orlando,Florida
Genre =Americana ,Indie rock ,Country
Years_active = 2005 - 2007
Label =Post records
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Past_members = Matt Butcher, Jeff Ilgenfritz, Sean Moore, Chris Cucci, Chris Rae
Notable_instruments =The Heathens are an
Americana , Indie rock band hailing from theOrlando, Florida area. Their first album, "Big White House ", was released by Post*Records in 2006.History
The band formed at Austin Coffee & Film in
Winter Park, Florida in early 2005. They earned an opening slot forHank Williams III as part of the Anti-POP Music Festival at the Social in Orlando. Building momentum on the success and release of their first music video for the song "Stickin' Around," the video was accepted at the Los Angeles Film Fest in May of 2006, where it played alongside the likes of other such notable artists asBeck ,Yeah Yeah Yeahs ,The White Stripes ,Nine Inch Nails ,Death Cab for Cutie ,The Go! Team ,The Shins , and Bright Eyes. At the Florida Music Festival of 2006, the video for "Stickin' Around" won the Audience Choice Award for Best Selection. After signing onto Central Florida based Post*Records in 2005, the band released their debut release on July 4, 2006 entitled "Big White House", recorded inGainesville, Florida by Rob McGregor (producer forAlkaline Trio , Rumbleseat,Against Me! , andHot Water Music ).The Heathens played their last show in the Backbooth on 06.16.2007 at the Stone Soup Festival. [Cite web
title = Orlando Weekly - Columns Story - THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND
date =2007-06-21
url =http://www.orlandoweekly.com/COLUMNS/story.asp?id=11631
accessdate = 2008-03-30]Discography
*"Big White House" (2006)
*"Post*Records & Friends Present: Ole! (compilation)" (2006)References
External links
* [http://www.iamminot.com "Stickin' Around" music video] Directed by Benjamin M. Piety
* [http://www.lafilmfest.com/films_pages/eclecticmix1.html Music video "Stickin' Around" plays at the LA Film Fest]
* [http://orlandocitybeat.metromix.com/music/natent-music-cdreview-theheathens,0,7556763.htmlstory?coll=orl-headlines-listings-music Heathens CD gets 4 of 5 stars] from The Orlando Weekly
* [http://killerpop.com/whatup/0706/bigwhitehouse.html KillerPOP CD Review]
* [http://killerpop.com/whatup/0706/heathens.html KillerPOP CD Release]
* [http://www.orlandoweekly.com/music/story.asp?id=10800 Sugar and Shadows by Jason Ferguson] The Orlando Weekly article
* [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/1075583791.html?dids=1075583791:1075583791&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+30%2C+2006&author=Jim+Abbott%2C+Sentinel+Pop+Music+Critic&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&edition=&startpage=34&desc=The+Heathens+don%27t+worship+at+the+altar+of+schlock+pop Heathens Don't Worship at the Altar of Schlock Pop] The Orlando Sentinel article
* [http://www.fatampmusic.com/TheHeathens.html Fresh New Bands: The Heathens] FatAmp Music.com Interview
* [http://national.metromix.com/music/orlent-music-theheathens-s,0,3841585.story?coll=natent-music-headlines The Heathens Preach Orlando Music Gospel] The Orlando Weekly article
* [http://www.thevegaswindow.com/nicksblog/?p=58 An Interview With Chris Rae of the Heathens]
* [http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumire_cherokee/ Gentle Tuesday Select CD Volume 2 (Japan)]
* [http://www.breakthruradio.com The Heathens at Breakthru Radio.com]
* [http://www.coolfer.com/blog/archives/2006/06/coolfer_digital_66.php NY based Coolfer talks about the Heathens]
* [http://www.coolfer.com/blog/archives/2006/05/florida_music_f.php Coolfer's take on the Heathen's performance at the 06 FMF]
* [http://www.wmfe.org/907/arts/show_art.asp?progID=1554 NPR Heathens Interview]
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6117507/ MSNBC "Who you are Listening to"]
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