Whispertown2000
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The Whispertown 2000 are an indie band from Los Angeles, California
. They have toured with several prominent indie artists in the past few years, including Bright Eyes, Maria Taylor
, Johnathan Rice
, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, Jenny Lewis
, The Breeders
and The Elected
.
who grew up in Los Angeles
, Nagler met and befriended fellow former child actor
, Blake Sennett
, in the mid-1990s. Soon after he and Jenny Lewis
formed the band Rilo Kiley
in 1998, Nagler also began writing songs and singing. In 2004, Nagler performed her songs before a live audience (with help from friend Tod Adrian Wisenbaker) as the opening act for The Elected
(Blake Sennett
's side project from Rilo Kiley
).http://rilokileyplace.com/elected-gigo.htm At that time, she referred to herself as Vagtown2000. Nagler credits Sennett and Lewis for giving her the support to record and perform her own songs.http://www.daytrotter.com/article/529/whispertown-2000-sharing-borders-with-bottled-excitement-a-yell-and-gossip-since-2006
In 2005, Nagler and Wisenbaker changed the name of their group to Whispertown2000 and asked Corbala and Maloney to join. During the fall 2006 tour, Casey Wisenbaker (Tod's brother) also joined the band.http://www.daytrotter.com/article/529/whispertown-2000-sharing-borders-with-bottled-excitement-a-yell-and-gossip-since-2006 Maloney parted ways with the band in 2007.
Their debut album, Livin' in a Dream was finished in 2006 and is available online and at their shows. Their album was produced by Blake Sennett
and Jimmy Tamborello (of Dntel
and The Postal Service
). Additional performers include Jenny Lewis
, Blake Sennett
, and Johnathan Rice
.
On October 21, 2008, the band released their second full-length album, Swim on Acony Records. Along with this new release, the official name of the band changed to The Whispertown 2000.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. They have toured with several prominent indie artists in the past few years, including Bright Eyes, Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
Maria Diane Taylor is an American singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She is also a member of the duo Azure Ray with Orenda Fink, as well as the band Now It's Overhead, both of which are signed with Saddle Creek Records...
, Johnathan Rice
Johnathan Rice
Johnathan Rice is a Scottish-American singer-songwriter. His first album, Trouble is Real, was released on Reprise Records on April 26, 2005. His follow up, Further North, was released by Reprise on September 11, 2007...
, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis
Jennifer Diane Lewis , is an American singer-songwriter musician and actress. She was the primary vocalist of the indie rock band Rilo Kiley, and has released two solo albums. She currently performs as part of the duo Jenny & Johnny with boyfriend Johnathan Rice...
, The Breeders
The Breeders
The Breeders are an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. The band has experienced a number of line-up changes; the current line-up consists of Kim Deal , her twin sister Kelley Deal , Jose Medeles , Mando Lopez Todd the Fox...
and The Elected
The Elected
The Elected are a Los Angeles-based indie rock band. The Elected have released two albums with Sub Pop: Me First in 2004, and Sun, Sun, Sun in 2006...
.
Members
- Morgan Nagler – Lead Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
- Tod Adrian Wisenbaker – Guitar, Drums
- Vanesa Corbala – Vocals, Drums, Percussion
- Casey "Hound Dog" Wisenbaker – Bass, Guitar, Drums
History
A native of OregonOregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
who grew up in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, Nagler met and befriended fellow former child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
, Blake Sennett
Blake Sennett
Blake Sennett is the lead guitarist for indie rock band Rilo Kiley and the lead singer/lead guitarist for his alt-rock side project the Elected. He was born as Blake Sennett Swendson in San Diego, California. He attended La Jolla High School with his Rilo Kiley bandmate Pierre De Reeder...
, in the mid-1990s. Soon after he and Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis
Jennifer Diane Lewis , is an American singer-songwriter musician and actress. She was the primary vocalist of the indie rock band Rilo Kiley, and has released two solo albums. She currently performs as part of the duo Jenny & Johnny with boyfriend Johnathan Rice...
formed the band Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....
in 1998, Nagler also began writing songs and singing. In 2004, Nagler performed her songs before a live audience (with help from friend Tod Adrian Wisenbaker) as the opening act for The Elected
The Elected
The Elected are a Los Angeles-based indie rock band. The Elected have released two albums with Sub Pop: Me First in 2004, and Sun, Sun, Sun in 2006...
(Blake Sennett
Blake Sennett
Blake Sennett is the lead guitarist for indie rock band Rilo Kiley and the lead singer/lead guitarist for his alt-rock side project the Elected. He was born as Blake Sennett Swendson in San Diego, California. He attended La Jolla High School with his Rilo Kiley bandmate Pierre De Reeder...
's side project from Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....
).http://rilokileyplace.com/elected-gigo.htm At that time, she referred to herself as Vagtown2000. Nagler credits Sennett and Lewis for giving her the support to record and perform her own songs.http://www.daytrotter.com/article/529/whispertown-2000-sharing-borders-with-bottled-excitement-a-yell-and-gossip-since-2006
In 2005, Nagler and Wisenbaker changed the name of their group to Whispertown2000 and asked Corbala and Maloney to join. During the fall 2006 tour, Casey Wisenbaker (Tod's brother) also joined the band.http://www.daytrotter.com/article/529/whispertown-2000-sharing-borders-with-bottled-excitement-a-yell-and-gossip-since-2006 Maloney parted ways with the band in 2007.
Their debut album, Livin' in a Dream was finished in 2006 and is available online and at their shows. Their album was produced by Blake Sennett
Blake Sennett
Blake Sennett is the lead guitarist for indie rock band Rilo Kiley and the lead singer/lead guitarist for his alt-rock side project the Elected. He was born as Blake Sennett Swendson in San Diego, California. He attended La Jolla High School with his Rilo Kiley bandmate Pierre De Reeder...
and Jimmy Tamborello (of Dntel
Dntel
James Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel , is an electronic music artist. He is sometimes cited as James Figurine, the co-programmer and vocalist for the electropop outfit Figurine. Other projects include Strictly Ballroom, Headset and The Postal Service. Tamborello has...
and The Postal Service
The Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American electronic indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel and Headset.-Background:...
). Additional performers include Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis
Jennifer Diane Lewis , is an American singer-songwriter musician and actress. She was the primary vocalist of the indie rock band Rilo Kiley, and has released two solo albums. She currently performs as part of the duo Jenny & Johnny with boyfriend Johnathan Rice...
, Blake Sennett
Blake Sennett
Blake Sennett is the lead guitarist for indie rock band Rilo Kiley and the lead singer/lead guitarist for his alt-rock side project the Elected. He was born as Blake Sennett Swendson in San Diego, California. He attended La Jolla High School with his Rilo Kiley bandmate Pierre De Reeder...
, and Johnathan Rice
Johnathan Rice
Johnathan Rice is a Scottish-American singer-songwriter. His first album, Trouble is Real, was released on Reprise Records on April 26, 2005. His follow up, Further North, was released by Reprise on September 11, 2007...
.
On October 21, 2008, the band released their second full-length album, Swim on Acony Records. Along with this new release, the official name of the band changed to The Whispertown 2000.