Wolfie
Encyclopedia
Wolfie were an indie rock
band
from Champaign
, Illinois
. The band was active from 1996 to 2001 and toured nationally over the years. They released three albums, an EP
, and some singles before dissolving.
Members went on to form The Like Young
, Beaujolais
, The National Splits, The New Constitution, and Mathlete, and Wolfie members Joe and Amenda Ziemba also had a side project, Busytoby.
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
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
from Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
, 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 band was active from 1996 to 2001 and toured nationally over the years. They released three albums, an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, and some singles before dissolving.
Members went on to form The Like Young
The Like Young
The Like Young were an indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois.The Like Young were Amanda and Joe Ziemba, married in 2002 and playing music together in various bands since 1997 . The couple formed the band in the spring of 2002 and went on to release their first album, a five-track EP entitled...
, Beaujolais
Beaujolais
Beaujolais is a French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wine generally made of the Gamay grape which has a thin skin and is low in tannins. Like most AOC wines they are not labeled varietally. Whites from the region, which make up only 1% of its production, are made mostly with Chardonnay grapes...
, The National Splits, The New Constitution, and Mathlete, and Wolfie members Joe and Amenda Ziemba also had a side project, Busytoby.
Discography
- Necessary Sailing (CS) - Self Released - 1997
- Don't Turn It Off (7") - Grand Theft Autumn - 1997
- Mock House (7") - Mud Records - 1998
- Awful Mess MysteryAwful Mess MysteryAwful Mess Mystery was the debut album by indie rock band Wolfie, released in 1999 via Mud Records. In a 2005 article on indie pop, Pitchfork Media's Nitsuh Abebe referred to it as "one of the best albums of the nineties."- Track listing :...
(CD/LP) - Mud Records - 1999 - You're Lucky I'm Skinny (7") - Parasol RecordsParasol RecordsParasol Records is an American independent record label based out of Urbana, Illinois. The label was founded by Geoff Merritt as an outgrowth of the catalogue Parasol Mail Order ....
- 1999 - Heavy Lady (7") - Kittridge RecordsKittridge RecordsKittridge Records was founded in Northridge, CA in 1998 by Doug Jones. The first release was 500 copies of the 7" compilation titled "The Sidewalk Chalk Adventure". The label's headquarters are now based out of Mar Vista, CA...
- 1999 - Wolfie and the Coat and HatWolfie and the Coat and HatWolfie and the Coat and Hat was an EP by indie rock band Wolfie. It was released in 2000 via Kindercore Records.-Track listing:# "They Call Me Leaves"# "It's Hard Luck Being Me"# "All Good People"# "Rachel Carson"# "Calvin Grove"# "Two Birds"...
(CD) - Parasol RecordsParasol RecordsParasol Records is an American independent record label based out of Urbana, Illinois. The label was founded by Geoff Merritt as an outgrowth of the catalogue Parasol Mail Order ....
- 2000 - Split w/ Kincaid (7") - Kindercore RecordsKindercore RecordsKindercore Records is an independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, which was founded in 1996 by Ryan Lewis and Daniel Geller to document the emerging music scene in Athens, Georgia....
- 2000 - Where's Wolfie?Where's Wolfie?Where's Wolfie was the second album by indie rock band Wolfie. It was released in 2000 via Parasol Records.The album received some notoriety due to a review by Pitchfork Media...
(CD/LP) - Parasol RecordsParasol RecordsParasol Records is an American independent record label based out of Urbana, Illinois. The label was founded by Geoff Merritt as an outgrowth of the catalogue Parasol Mail Order ....
- 2000 - Tall Dark HillTall Dark HillTall Dark Hill was the final album by indie rock band Wolfie. It was released in 2001 by March Records.-Track listing:# "What I Want From the World"# "A Checkered Begonia"# "Waiting For The Night To End"# "Everybody Knows How To Cry"# "Gwendolyn"...
(CD/LP) - March Records - 2001 - 4-Track Rarities (MP3) - Self Released - 2003
External links
- Parasol Records: Wolfie
- Kittridge Records: Wolfie
- Mike Downey Discography: Guitarist of Wolfie, National Splits, etc...