The Village Green
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The Village Green is a Portland, Oregon
indie rock
band, composed of lead vocalist/guitarist/composer J. Nicholas Allard and drummer/producer/back-up vocalist Jeremy Sherrer.
They have been compared to their influences, including The Beatles
and The Kinks
, whose famous album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
they name themselves after.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band, composed of lead vocalist/guitarist/composer J. Nicholas Allard and drummer/producer/back-up vocalist Jeremy Sherrer.
They have been compared to their influences, including The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
and The Kinks
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...
, whose famous album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the sixth studio album by the English rock group The Kinks, released in November 1968. It was the last album by the original quartet, as bassist Pete Quaife left the group in early 1969...
they name themselves after.
Discography
- The Village GreenThe Village Green (EP)The Village Green is the self titled debut EP by Portland based Indie rock band The Village Green. Two of the band members, Dave Depper and Nathan Junior, left the band shortly after release. All tracks were composed by J...
(2005) Hidden Peak Records - Feeling the FallFeeling the FallFeeling the Fall is the first full-length album by Portland based Indie rock band The Village Green. All tracks were composed by J. Nicholas Allard.-Track listing:#"Om: The Meaning of Life" – 5:09#"When the Creepers Creep In" – 3:10...
(2006) spinART RecordsSpinART RecordsspinART Records is a now-defunct New York City-based independent record label that released recordings by artists such as The Apples in Stereo, Clem Snide, Frank Black and Michael Penn.... - When the Creepers Creep In (EP/ Single) (2006)
- Live on KEXP.org EP (2006)
External links
- The Village Green on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....