Fishboy (band)
Encyclopedia
Fishboy is a four-piece indie pop
band from Denton, Texas
that began as the solo project of Eric Michener. He was given the nickname on a middle-school field trip after a dare to pluck and swallow a fish at the Dallas World Aquarium
. The band is signed to Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records in Athens, Georgia
and associated with the Austin, Texas
music collective Business Deal Records
.
Their fourth album, Little D, was acclaimed by the Dallas Observer and Austin Chronicle and voted Best Local of 2005 by the Dallas Morning News.
The band's 2007 release, Albatross: How We Failed to Save the Lone Star State with the Power of Rock and Roll, is a record that Michener calls "a rock opera about how myself, the band, and the ghost of Buddy Holly
attempt to save Texas by going on a tour/crime spree in order to perform all 8,030 of the songs I've written in my sleep since I was in the womb."
In 2011, the band released Classic Creeps, described as "the first in an ongoing series of Fishboy records featuring characters whose lives interconnect to form a bigger story." Each track is listed in alphabetical order, and each character's name begins with the letter A.
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
band from Denton, Texas
Denton, Texas
The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
that began as the solo project of Eric Michener. He was given the nickname on a middle-school field trip after a dare to pluck and swallow a fish at the Dallas World Aquarium
Dallas World Aquarium
The Dallas World Aquarium is an aquarium and zoo located in West End Historic District of downtown Dallas, Texas, USA. The zoo aids conservation and education by housing many animals that are threatened or endangered as part of a cooperative breeding program with other zoos around the world.The...
. The band is signed to Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records in Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
and associated with the Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
music collective Business Deal Records
Business Deal Records
Business Deal Entertainment is a music collective in Austin, Texas that grew from the 1988 collaborations of Smokey Farris and Dirk Michener and their respective circles of friends in Cypress and Denton, Texas...
.
Their fourth album, Little D, was acclaimed by the Dallas Observer and Austin Chronicle and voted Best Local of 2005 by the Dallas Morning News.
The band's 2007 release, Albatross: How We Failed to Save the Lone Star State with the Power of Rock and Roll, is a record that Michener calls "a rock opera about how myself, the band, and the ghost of Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
attempt to save Texas by going on a tour/crime spree in order to perform all 8,030 of the songs I've written in my sleep since I was in the womb."
In 2011, the band released Classic Creeps, described as "the first in an ongoing series of Fishboy records featuring characters whose lives interconnect to form a bigger story." Each track is listed in alphabetical order, and each character's name begins with the letter A.
Band members
- Eric "Fishboy" Michener - Vocals, guitar
- Adam "Sweatpants" Avramescu - Keyboard, horns, percussion
- Ryan "Secret Crystal" Williams- Bass, guitarron
- Tommy "Medicine Ball" Garcia- Drums
Prior members
- Justin "Sixlets" Lloyd - Bass
- John Clardy of Tera MelosTera MelosTera Melos is a band from Sacramento, California, that incorporates many styles of rock, jazz, ambient electronics and unconventional song structure. They are currently a three-piece , consisting of a guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist, bassist, and a drummer...
- Drums - Winston Reed "Slapbracelet" Chapman of Bosque BrownBosque BrownBosque Brown is an American indie band from the music town of Denton, Texas.While attending college there, singer-songwriter Mara Lee Miller chose "Bosque Brown" for her music, named after a river that runs through Stephenville, Texas, her childhood home. She recorded a handful of demos and had her...
and The Baptist GeneralsBaptist GeneralsThe Baptist Generals are an American indie band from the music town of Denton, Texas.The Baptist Generals was formed in 1998 by songwriter/guitarist Chris Flemmons and drummer Steve Hill. Originally they played for beer money as a street act on Denton's infamous Fry Street, but later moved from...
- Drums - Brady "The Bear" Goodwin - Bass, tuba
- Drew "Albatross" Erickson of Roy G and the BivRoy G and the BivRoy G and the Biv is a multi-instrumentalist American electronic dance-pop band from Denton, Texas. The band is made up of Max Townsley and Drew Erickson...
- Drums, keys
Albums
- Classic Creeps, Happy Happy Birthday To Me RecordsHappy Happy Birthday To Me RecordsHappy Happy Birthday To Me Records is an American independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, whose catalogue is rather heavily weighted towards twee indie pop music, with several of its bands being related to or influenced by The Elephant 6 Recording Company...
(2011) - NOM, Happy Happy Birthday To Me RecordsHappy Happy Birthday To Me RecordsHappy Happy Birthday To Me Records is an American independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, whose catalogue is rather heavily weighted towards twee indie pop music, with several of its bands being related to or influenced by The Elephant 6 Recording Company...
(2009) - Albatross: How We Failed to Save the Lone Star State with the Power of Rock and Roll, Happy Happy Birthday To Me RecordsHappy Happy Birthday To Me RecordsHappy Happy Birthday To Me Records is an American independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, whose catalogue is rather heavily weighted towards twee indie pop music, with several of its bands being related to or influenced by The Elephant 6 Recording Company...
(2007), Fishstick Records, (2011) - Little D, Business Deal RecordsBusiness Deal RecordsBusiness Deal Entertainment is a music collective in Austin, Texas that grew from the 1988 collaborations of Smokey Farris and Dirk Michener and their respective circles of friends in Cypress and Denton, Texas...
(2005) - Zipbangboom, Business Deal RecordsBusiness Deal RecordsBusiness Deal Entertainment is a music collective in Austin, Texas that grew from the 1988 collaborations of Smokey Farris and Dirk Michener and their respective circles of friends in Cypress and Denton, Texas...
(2003) - The American Friends of Carlos Velez, Self Released (2002)
- Tim Fly's Cause He's Having Fun, Business Deal RecordsBusiness Deal RecordsBusiness Deal Entertainment is a music collective in Austin, Texas that grew from the 1988 collaborations of Smokey Farris and Dirk Michener and their respective circles of friends in Cypress and Denton, Texas...
(2000)
Official websites
- http://www.yofishboy.com
- http://www.myspace.com/fishboy
- http://www.farewellalbatross.com
- http://www.yofishboy.blogspot.com