VooDoo Blue
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VooDoo Blue was a rock
/alternative
band
from Baltimore, Maryland, that featured Dan Book on vocals and guitar
, Clunky on bass
and vocals, and Justin Posner on the drums. The band was formed in the late 1990s
. Since the debut of their 2006 album Smile 'n' Nod, VooDoo Blue has released under the independent record label
DCide
.
blog
, the three members of VooDoo Blue collectively posted a memo that informed fans that they were officially on hiatus. The post also hinted at, but did not confirm, the band's possible future disbandment. In summer 2007 it was announced their final show would take place on August 25, 2007 at Recher Theatre in Towson, Maryland
. The band re-united for one show in October 2009.
Rock Band
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/alternative
Alternative rock
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band
Band (music)
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from Baltimore, Maryland, that featured Dan Book on vocals and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Clunky on bass
Bass guitar
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and vocals, and Justin Posner on the drums. The band was formed in the late 1990s
1990s
File:1990s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: The Hubble Space Telescope floats in space after it was taken up in 1990; American F-16s and F-15s fly over burning oil fields and the USA Lexie in Operation Desert Storm, also known as the 1991 Gulf War; The signing of the Oslo Accords on...
. Since the debut of their 2006 album Smile 'n' Nod, VooDoo Blue has released under the independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
DCide
DCide
DCide is a privately held, DC based independent record label. The label was started in summer of 1995 by founding partners Jeffrey B. Clyburn, Burton Gray and Mark Thorp. Their first act Nothingface sold over 500,000 records worldwide and is widely recognized as one of the standard-bearers for the...
.
Discography
- Watch The World Fall Down (20012001 in musicSee also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
) - The Summer Sessions (20022002 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
) - Use As Directed (20032003 in music-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
) - Loā (20042004 in musicSee also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
) - Smile 'n' NodSmile 'n' NodSmile 'n' Nod is VooDoo Blue's debut CD from the independent record company DCide; released on March 7, 2006. A music video for Bobby Know It All was released at the same time as the album...
(20062006 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
)
Hiatus/Disbandment
On January 19, 2007, on their MySpaceMySpace
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blog
Blog
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, the three members of VooDoo Blue collectively posted a memo that informed fans that they were officially on hiatus. The post also hinted at, but did not confirm, the band's possible future disbandment. In summer 2007 it was announced their final show would take place on August 25, 2007 at Recher Theatre in Towson, Maryland
Towson, Maryland
Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 at the 2010 census...
. The band re-united for one show in October 2009.