Swan Island (band)

Swan Island was an American five-piece rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States. Their music was influenced by classic rock, new wave, progressive rock, and metal, as well as queercore bands from the Pacific Northwest.

Swan Island
Swan Island live at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland, Oregon on 25 January 2006, while opening for The Gossip.
Swan Island live at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland, Oregon on 25 January 2006, while opening for The Gossip.
Background information
OriginPortland, Oregon, United States
GenresRock, new wave
Years active2004–2008
MembersVincent Domini
Aubree Bernier-Clarke
Torrence Stratton
Brisa Gonzalez
Bob E. Kendrick
Websitewww.swanislandlove.com

The band was started in March 2004 by drummer Vincent Domini (Menagerie/DJ Automaton) and guitarist Aubree Bernier-Clarke (Half-Seas-Over). They were soon joined by guitarist Torrence Stratton, vocalist Brisa Gonzalez, and bassist Bob E. Kendrick (Shemo and owner of 16 records). Swan Island performed with Sleater-Kinney, Mary Timony, LKN, The Gossip, Tracy and the Plastics, and others on the west coast. In the summer of 2006 they performed at the week-long Homo-A-Go-Go festival in Olympia, Washington. Many of the members of Swan Island have been involved with Rock and Roll Camp for Girls.

The band's records have been reviewed at Spin Magazine,[1] AllMusic,[2] and PopMatters.[3]

Discography
  • Night Owl, 3"CD on 16 Records, 2005
  • The Centre Will Hold, LP on 16 Records / Holocene Music, September 2006

References
  1. "SPIN". SPIN Media LLC. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. "The Centre Will Hold - Swan Island | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. "Swan Island: The Centre Will Hold < PopMatters". Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2010-12-14.


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