Jenn Ghetto
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Jenn Ghetto is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who performs under the name S. She is a former member of the band Carissa's Wierd
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where, in the mid 1990s, she worked selling pizza with future bandmates Ben Bridwell
and Mat Brooke
. In 1997 the trio moved to Olympia, Washington
for a year before becoming bored with that city and moving to Seattle. Brooke and Ghetto had met in Tucson aged fifteen and had briefly both lived in a poetry commune in Michigan
.
on July 13, 2010.
In July 2010, Mat Brooke announced that he and Ghetto had bought the rights to Carissa's Wierd's back catalogue from Sad Robot Records. He said, “Me and Jenn have been working for a while to buy back the rights to all of our records and we finally were able to get them all back.” This should allow all of Carissa's Wierd's albums to be re-released soon.
Carissa's Wierd
Carissa's Wierd was an indie rock band from Seattle that formed in 1995 and disbanded in late 2003. Their sound has been described as "chamber rock". The band deliberately misspelled the word "Weird" in their name...
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Early life
Ghetto grew up in Tucson, ArizonaTucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
where, in the mid 1990s, she worked selling pizza with future bandmates Ben Bridwell
Ben Bridwell
Benjamin "Ben" Bridwell is the lead singer of American rock band Band of Horses and a former member of the band Carissa's Wierd.-Early life:Bridwell was born on April 25, 1978 and grew up in Irmo, South Carolina...
and Mat Brooke
Mat Brooke
Mathew Etter "Mat" Brooke is the lead singer of American rock band Grand Archives and a former member of the bands Band of Horses and Carissa's Wierd.-Early life:...
. In 1997 the trio moved to Olympia, Washington
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
for a year before becoming bored with that city and moving to Seattle. Brooke and Ghetto had met in Tucson aged fifteen and had briefly both lived in a poetry commune in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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Carissa's Wierd
In Seattle, Ghetto and Brooke formed Carissa's Wierd, who released three studio albums, the first two on Bridwell's Brown Records label. The band broke up in 2003 and since then three compilation albums have been released. Carissa's Wierd reformed for a one off show in Seattle on July 9, 2010 to promote their "best of" album, They'll Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003, which was released by Hardly Art RecordsHardly Art
Hardly Art is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in early 2007 by Sub Pop Records, Hardly Art is run by two full-time employees and is distributed by the Alternative Distribution Alliance and Sub Pop...
on July 13, 2010.
In July 2010, Mat Brooke announced that he and Ghetto had bought the rights to Carissa's Wierd's back catalogue from Sad Robot Records. He said, “Me and Jenn have been working for a while to buy back the rights to all of our records and we finally were able to get them all back.” This should allow all of Carissa's Wierd's albums to be re-released soon.
S
Ghetto has recorded three solo albums under the name S. Her songs are usually recorded in her bedroom and feature only vocals and guitar. Her most recent release is 2010s I'm Not As Good At It As You which features eleven songs recorded on an 8 track machine between 2006 and 2008, along with "Wait", the album's opening track, which features her former Carissa's Wierd bandmates Mat Brooke (ukulele & banjo) and Sarah Standard (violin).Solo albums (recorded under the name "S")
- Sadstyle - Brown Records (2001)
- Puking and Crying - Suicide Squeeze RecordsSuicide Squeeze RecordsSuicide Squeeze Records is a Seattle, WA - based independent record label that presses a significant number of 7" vinyl singles in addition to the more prevalent compact discs. The label was started in August 1996 with the release of a 7" single from 764-Hero. The label quickly grew from owner...
(2004) - I'm Not as Good at it as You - Own Records (2010)
With Carissa's Wierd
- Ugly But Honest: 1996-1999Ugly But HonestUgly But Honest: 1996–1999 is a collection of Carissa's Wierd songs recorded and mixed in early fall of 1998 by Paul D'Amour in his basement; other songs recorded winter of 1999 at Alleged Studios by Mike Epting and Jon Tschurwald, and later mixed on February 14 by Mat Brooke and Mike Epting, all...
- Brown Records (1999) - You Should Be at Home Here - Brown Records (2001)
- Songs About Leaving - Sad Robot Records (2002)
- Scrapbook (2003)
- I Before E - Sad Robot Records (2004)
- They'll Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003 - Hardly ArtHardly ArtHardly Art is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in early 2007 by Sub Pop Records, Hardly Art is run by two full-time employees and is distributed by the Alternative Distribution Alliance and Sub Pop...
(2010)