Coachwhips

Coachwhips
Coachwhips
	Coachwhips performing at a reunion show in 2012
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California, US
Genres	Garage punk, noise rock
Years active	2001–2005, 2012, 2014
Labels	Black Apple, Show and Tell, Narnack

Coachwhips was a garage rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2001. The band consisted of John Dwyer (vocals, guitar), John Harlow (drums) and Mary Ann McNamara (keyboards, backing vocals, tambourine). In their second incarnation, Val-Tronic played keyboard/tambourine, and Matt Hartman (former guitarist for Cat Power and multi-instrumentalist for Sic Alps) played drums.

Coachwhips are known for their stripped-down, unpolished garage rock and completely unintelligible lyrics, a sound that is similar to the Oblivians and the Gories.

Band members

John Dwyer - guitar, vocals
John Harlow - drums (2001–2003)
Mary Ann McNamara - keyboards, tambourine, backing vocals (2001–2003)
Matt Hartman - drums (2003–2005)
Val(tronic) - keyboard, tambourine (2003–2005)

Discography

Splits

Split 7" with A Tension (Kimosciotic, 2003, KSR-006)
Split 7" with Trin Tran (Show And Tell Recordings, 2004, SAT 005)
Split 7" with Intelligence (Omnibus Records, 2005, omni036)

Albums

Hands On The Controls CD (Black Apple Records, 2002, 002)
Get Yer Body Next Ta Mine LP (Show And Tell Recordings, 2002, SAT 003)
Get Yer Body Next Ta Mine CD (Narnack Records, 2003, NCK 7002)
Bangers Versus Fuckers (Narnack Records, 2003, NCK 7009)
Peanut Butter And Jelly Live At The Ginger Minge LP/CD (Narnack Records, 2005, NCK 7024)
Double Death CD (Narnack Records, 2006) (a collection of rarities and b-sides, it also comes with a DVD showcasing their live shows.)
Hands on the Controls LP (Castle Face Records, 2013)

Equipment

In a 2005 interview with SLUG Magazine, Dwyer claims the band steals telephones for use in their music from hotel rooms every time the band stays in a hotel on tour, which he says is why the band is usually not invited back to the hotels they have visited.

References

1 2 Henderson, Alex. "Coachwhips Biography". AllMusic.
↑ "Carrier Review : Coachwhips (Garage Punk)". Stillinrock.com. August 26, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
↑ Soper, Jared (April 2005). "WHIP IT GOOD: PREPARE TO BE DOMINATED BY THE COACHWHIPS". SLUG Magazine. Eighteen Percent Gray. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

Other sources

Evert. Coachwhips Grunnenrocks.nl. Accessed June 16, 2007.

External links

[AllMuBio-1] 1 2 Henderson, Alex. "Coachwhips Biography". AllMusic.

[2] "Carrier Review : Coachwhips (Garage Punk)". Stillinrock.com. August 26, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2020.

[3] Soper, Jared (April 2005). "WHIP IT GOOD: PREPARE TO BE DOMINATED BY THE COACHWHIPS". SLUG Magazine. Eighteen Percent Gray. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

v t e Osees
John Dwyer Tim Hellman Dan Rincon Paul Quattrone Tomas Dolas Patrick Mullins Brigid Dawson Petey Dammit Jigmae Baer Mike Shoun Christopher Owens Lars Finberg Nick Murray Ryan Moutinho
Studio albums	OCS 2 Songs About Death & Dying Vol. 3 OCS 4: Get Stoved The Cool Death of Island Raiders Sucks Blood The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending a Night In Help Dog Poison Warm Slime Castlemania Carrion Crawler/The Dream Putrifiers II Floating Coffin Drop Mutilator Defeated at Last A Weird Exits An Odd Entrances Orc Memory of a Cut Off Head Smote Reverser Face Stabber Protean Threat Metamorphosed Weirdo Hairdo A Foul Form Intercepted Message Sorcs 80 Abomination Revealed at Last Off Course
Compilations	Singles Collection Volume 3
Live albums	Thee Hounds of Foggy Notion Live in San Francisco
Remix albums	Panther Rotate
Singles	"Fortress"
Related articles	Discography Castle Face Records Coachwhips Pink and Brown Sic Alps Witch Egg