Troubled Hubble
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Troubled Hubble was an indie rock
band from Chicago
, Illinois
.
The song "I Love My Canoe", from Penturbia, was a hit at college radio in 2003.
In the 6 years they were a band, Troubled Hubble played over 400 shows, cris-crossing the United States of America. The band played shows in every state but Alaska and Hawaii, toured Canada twice, all the while earning a substantial following of college kids and mainstream music fans. In June 2004, Troubled Hubble traveled to Washington D.C. to record what would be their last album. The album was recorded at Inner Ear Studios and produced by former Dismemberment Plan guitarist Jason Caddell. Following the release of Making Beds in a Burning House in 2005, the band received significant media coverage, was named Band of the Day by SPIN, and spent several months touring the United States with Maxïmo Park
. Just after playing in a CMJ showcase, the band decided to break up citing "reasons both personal and health related." Troubled Hubble played its last show at Schuba's in Chicago on September 29, 2005.
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 from Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.
The song "I Love My Canoe", from Penturbia, was a hit at college radio in 2003.
In the 6 years they were a band, Troubled Hubble played over 400 shows, cris-crossing the United States of America. The band played shows in every state but Alaska and Hawaii, toured Canada twice, all the while earning a substantial following of college kids and mainstream music fans. In June 2004, Troubled Hubble traveled to Washington D.C. to record what would be their last album. The album was recorded at Inner Ear Studios and produced by former Dismemberment Plan guitarist Jason Caddell. Following the release of Making Beds in a Burning House in 2005, the band received significant media coverage, was named Band of the Day by SPIN, and spent several months touring the United States with Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park are a British alternative rock band, formed in 2000. They are signed to Warp Records. The band consists of Paul Smith , Duncan Lloyd , Archis Tiku , Lukas Wooller and Tom English...
. Just after playing in a CMJ showcase, the band decided to break up citing "reasons both personal and health related." Troubled Hubble played its last show at Schuba's in Chicago on September 29, 2005.
Discography
- Slow Plant Entrance EP (Magic Spot Records, 2000)
- The Sun Beamed Off the Name Maurice (Magic Spot, 2001)
- Broken Airplanes (Magic Spot, 2001)
- Penturbia (Latest Flame Records, 2003)
- Yes, Have Some (Yes, Have Some) (Latest Flame Records, 2004)
- A Happy Day Went Off the Cliff EP (Latest Flame Records, 2005)
- Making Beds in a Burning House (Lookout! RecordsLookout! Records-History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...
, 2005) - Sir Chenjuns EP (Lookout, 2005)
External links
- Official website
- [ Troubled Hubble] at Allmusic.com