Play Quasi Radio
Quasi
598,936 plays (37,406 listeners)
Quasi is an indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993, consisting of the ex-husband and wife team of Sam Coomes (vocals, guitar, roxichord, various keyboards) and Janet Weiss (vocals and drums). In 2007, bassist Joanna Bolme became an official member of the band; she had toured with Quasi in 2006.
In 1990, Coomes, Weiss, and Brad Pedinov formed the band Motorgoat. The band released two self-released cassettes and one 7” single before dissolving in 1993. Quasi started recording as a duo in 1993. They played with various additional musicians in early live appearances, but eventually settled on playing live as a duo as well. They self-recorded and self-released a cassette and a CD in 1993. They recorded R&B Transmogrification in the Portland band Pond’s basement recording studio and released it on Up Records in 1997. They released two more albums with Up: Featuring “Birds” in 1998 and Field Studies in 1999; both albums were recorded at Jackpot Studios in Portland, Oregon.
In 1998 and 1999 they toured the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Japan opening for and serving as the backup band for Elliott Smith (who Coomes had played with in Heatmiser) as well as touring on their own in the U.S. and Europe. In 2001 They home-recorded The Sword of God and released it on Touch & Go. Quasi had been somewhat political since its inception, but their opposition to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq showed through in a straight-forward way with the release of Hot Shit! in 2003, particularly in the songs “White Devil’s Dream” and “Master and Dog.
In 1990, Coomes, Weiss, and Brad Pedinov formed the band Motorgoat. The band released two self-released cassettes and one 7” single before dissolving in 1993. Quasi started recording as a duo in 1993. They played with various additional musicians in early live appearances, but eventually settled on playing live as a duo as well. They self-recorded and self-released a cassette and a CD in 1993. They recorded R&B Transmogrification in the Portland band Pond’s basement recording studio and released it on Up Records in 1997. They released two more albums with Up: Featuring “Birds” in 1998 and Field Studies in 1999; both albums were recorded at Jackpot Studios in Portland, Oregon.
In 1998 and 1999 they toured the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Japan opening for and serving as the backup band for Elliott Smith (who Coomes had played with in Heatmiser) as well as touring on their own in the U.S. and Europe. In 2001 They home-recorded The Sword of God and released it on Touch & Go. Quasi had been somewhat political since its inception, but their opposition to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq showed through in a straight-forward way with the release of Hot Shit! in 2003, particularly in the songs “White Devil’s Dream” and “Master and Dog.
Top Albums
-
Hot Shit
QuasiBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $12.33
- eBay Search
-
Featuring "Birds"
QuasiBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $4.60
- eBay Search
-
Field Studies
QuasiBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $29.49
- eBay Search
-
When the Going Gets Dark
QuasiBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $15.18
- eBay Search
Shoutbox
-
an_outlaw wrote:
some alright songs here
-
LucasHxC wrote:
Beautiful Things ;)
-
tenfortea wrote:
Why is it that only three Quasi songs ever come up? Master and Dog, Lullaby pt. 2 and Which Side Are You On, Colonel? Riddle me that. I love Quasi, but those songs are starting to piss me off.
-
singing_stars wrote:
Nice.
-
drangd wrote:
quasi's my dogs name coincidentally.
-
thatspud wrote:
Y0UR3 AW350M3. ! :)
-
Velourian wrote:
Can't wait for them to start touring again.
-
xspikex wrote:
Their next album should be on Merge. Their song on the 20 Years of Merge compilation really makings me craving to hear more Quasi but their stuff seems kinda hard to find.Even online.
-
LittleTriggers wrote:
quasi....
-
snflid wrote:
quasi...
-
Banshee_Beat wrote:
I remember when Quasi toured with the Jix in 2004. Man, fun show. I wish they'd hurry up and tour the UK again, not seen them since 2006 :(
-
joliealtshuler wrote:
from the quasi website!!: "We are in early stages of work on new album. Into the studio this spring. Tours to follow, I'd guess."
-
redlemon wrote:
The only S-K stuff Janet sings lead on afaik is live stuff, and only then can I think of a verse in Turn It On. Any word on a UK tour? I googled a bit but I guess Janet is still touring with the Jicks so nothing anytime soon.
-
xspikex wrote:
Damn,i think i would be already into Quasi if Janet sang on more S-K songs,if there are any.I totally underestimated here in that.But it's cool to discover something S-K related and being a little late to the party.You just party harder to make up for the time you missed.Listened to "birds" all day long.It's just that i can't finde anything else.Also what song is that they were playing in that clip of the T&G Anniversary show?These type of dual vocals are so good.
-
A-dissaffection wrote:
id still go for Field studies! just got a copy of Trasnmorgification this weekend sent over from the states..i just never got around to it and now i have the set- whoooaahhhahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!
-
ChewyBoognish wrote:
oh how i would love for them to play in houston. i must start getting word out that they are oh so rad. i started with featuring birds, i am not fully obssed and have all their albums.
-
causearockslide wrote:
damn, the show at the Knitting Factory was AMAZING
-
vood00doll wrote:
be nice and tour in England :(
-
ridgraycr wrote:
I need my Quasi fix now dammit
-
motionpicture wrote:
TOUUUR! (that is, "TOUR NOW!", not "There's a tour!", before anyone gets excited)
Videos
See more
Events
-
May
14
ATP curated by Pavement
Butlins Holiday Resort, Minehead, United Kingdom
124 shouts
| 311 attendees
Listeners
-
inactionhero
Listening now
to From a Hole in the Ground -
shewolfstyle
Listening now
to Hot Shit -
coro_mandel
Listening now
to Which Side Are You On,… -
spiro_om
Top Listener
-
Vmusics
Top Listener
-
liebenik
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
janina_w added Quasi to janina_w’s library. 9 minutes ago
-
dudemonkey added Quasi to the lineup of Quasi at Opolis. 7 hours ago
-
amyyelle, Tsoundphile, Apple-N and 14 other people added Quasi to their libraries. 7 hours ago
-
yara_gilmore wrote about I Am Kloot – Life in a Day in Song Recommendations. Wednesday afternoon
-
motorgoat linked Quasi to l_bffeeb9748f04299b4a16df21c627671. last month
-
motorgoat linked Quasi to l_2be30dc5c7234eaaa0534316f48c8339. last month
-
motorgoat linked Quasi to RayGordon01. last month
-
marvelone tagged Quasi with ‘seen live’. last month
-
ellebeckerrrr, brickvickie, steevfs and 19 other people added Quasi to their libraries. last month
-
runout_groove added Quasi to the lineup of ATP curated by Pavement at Butlins Holiday Resort. last month
Related Journals
-
Last.fm Milestones
by Perverzion |
25 Sep 2009 | Add comment
-
Three: Art & text [Thurston Moore, Robert Pollard, Mission of Burma, Chris Knox, The…
by pennyante |
20 Jul 2009 | Add comment
-
~*~bandz i hav seen live~*~
by asdfkennedy |
1 Jul 2009 | 14 comments
Groups (35)
-
Elliott Smith
2,500 members
-
Indiecent Music
2,110 members
-
Boomkat
1,187 members
-
People who love Elliott Smith
1,164 members
-
kill rock stars
1,043 members
More Information
- Links
- Band Members
- Labels
