Saeta is an indie

Indie (music)

In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....

 band formed in 1998 by Matt Menovcik (vocals, guitar) and Lesli Wood (piano, vocals). In 1999 Bob Smolenski (cello) joined the band and Saeta began playing live performances in Seattle.

The band takes its name from the flamenco

Flamenco

Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....

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Saeta (flamenco)

The Saeta is a revered Spanish religious song, whose form and style have evolved over many centuries. They evoke strong emotion and are sung most often during public processions.-Performance:...

 music of Spain. Inspired by the description "A musical arrow piercing the heart with grief".

Saeta have released five albums. In September 2006 Saeta began recording their fifth full-length album with Kramer in New York City.

Discography

1. Burn, 1999, produced by Windy & Carl
   Windy & Carl
   -Overview:Cited as "A leading light of the Michigan space-rock scene" by Allmusic, the minimalist group formed in 1993 around the core husband-and-wife duo of guitarist Carl Hultgren and bassist/singer Windy Weber...
   
   
2. Structure in the Void, 2000, produced by Kramer
   Mark Kramer
   Mark Kramer , known professionally as Kramer, is a musician, composer, record producer and founder of the New York City record label Shimmy-Disc...
   
   
3. Resign to Ideal, 2002, produced by Kramer
   Mark Kramer
   Mark Kramer , known professionally as Kramer, is a musician, composer, record producer and founder of the New York City record label Shimmy-Disc...
   
   
4. We Are Waiting All for Hope, 2004, produced by Steve Albini
   Steve Albini
   Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
   
   
5. Else Another Light Might Go Out, 2008

Live performances

Saeta has performed concerts with the following bands:

• The Church
  The Church (band)
  The Church is an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. Initially associated with new wave and the neo-psychedelic sound of the mid 1980s, their music later became more reminiscent of progressive rock, featuring long instrumental jams and complex guitar interplay...
  
  
• DeVotchKa
  DeVotchKa
  DeVotchKa is a four-piece multi-instrumental and vocal ensemble. They take their name from the Russian word devochka , meaning "girl"...
  
  
• Film School
  Film School (band)
  Film School is a five-piece indie rock band from San Francisco, California.-History:The band was formed in the late-1990s by lead singer Greg Bertens [aka Krayg Burton]. Initially the band only consisted of Bertens working with members of Fuck and Pavement when they released their debut album...
  
  
• Hem
  Hem (band)
  Hem is an indie folk-rock band from New York City, United States. Band members include Sally Ellyson , Dan Messé , Gary Maurer , Steve Curtis , George Rush , Mark Brotter , Bob Hoffnar , and Heather Zimmerman .-Band history:In 1999,...
  
  
• Damien Jurado
  Damien Jurado
  Damien Jurado is an American indie rock singer/songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Over the years he has released albums on many labels; today, his primary label is Secretly Canadian.-Music career:...
  
  
• Mark Kozelek
  Mark Kozelek
  Mark Kozelek is an American singer/songwriter Producer and frontman of Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters.-History:...
  
  
• Pete Krebs
• Low
  Low (band)
  Low is an American indie rock group from Duluth, Minnesota, formed in 1993. As of 2010, the group is composed of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker , both founding members, and Steve Garrington ....
  
  
• p:ano
  P:ano
  P:ano was a Canadian indie pop band formed in 1999 from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The band's members consisted of Larissa Loyva, Justin Kellam, Julia Chirka, and Nick Krgovich...
  
  
• Rasputina
  Rasputina
  Rasputina is a cello-driven band based in New York that is renowned for their unconventional and quirky music style as well as their fascination with historical allegories and fashion, especially those pertaining to the Victorian era....
  
  
• Shearwater
  Shearwater (band)
  Shearwater is an American indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 1999 by Okkervil River members Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff, although Sheff is no longer with Shearwater.-History:...