Cursive is an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records. Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Largest metro area Omaha Area  Ranked 16th  - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 0. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Emo is a genre of rock music. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... The classical guitar typically has nylon strings. ... Fender Precision Bass Bass Guitar is a commonly spoken phrase used to refer to the electric bass and horizontal acoustic basses, a stringed instrument similar in design to the electric guitar, but larger in size, commonly fretted and sometimes fretless and with a lower range. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... Image of a trumpet, foreground, a piccolo trumpet behind, and a flugelhorn in background. ... A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Saddle Creek Records is an independent record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. ... Tim Kasher performing with Cursive at the Sokol Underground Tim Kasher is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. ... Matt Maginn is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. ... Ted Stevens (born July 4, 1975) is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. ... Clint Schnase is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Nickname: Location in Nebraska Coordinates: Country United States State Nebraska County Douglas Founded 1854 Incorporated 1857 Government  - Mayor Michael Fahey (D) Area  - City  118. ... Saddle Creek Records is an Omaha, Nebraska-based label established in 1993 whose roster includes Bright Eyes, Cursive, The Faint, Son, Ambulance, Desaparecidos, Now Its Overhead, Commander Venus, The Good Life, Mayday, Azure Ray and Sorry About Dresden. ...

History

The band was formed in 1995 by Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Steve Pedersen (all formerly of Slowdown Virginia), and drummer Clint Schnase. In 1997, they released "Such Blinding Stars For Starving Eyes".After a few years of touring the band broke up in 1998^[1]. They posthumously released "The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song" in the Fall of that year. A year later in the summer of 1999 the band reformed. Pedersen had started law school^[2] so Ted Stevens (formerly of Lullaby for the Working Class) stepped in and joined the band. In 2000, their album, Domestica, a concept album written like a one-act play documenting the lies, hate and deceit associated with a divorce, gained them much attention from fans and critics alike and they toured with At the Drive-In. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tim Kasher performing with Cursive at the Sokol Underground Tim Kasher is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. ... Matt Maginn is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. ... Stephen Pedersen is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. ... Dead Space (1994) Slowdown Virginia (1993-1995) was an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Lumberjack Records, the predecessor to todays Saddle Creek records. ... Clint Schnase is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. ... Such Blinding Stars For Starving Eyes is the first full-length record from Omaha, Nebraska band Cursive. ... Lullaby for the Working Class was an indie folk rock band from Lincoln, Nebraska, front by Omaha, Nebraska singer-songwriter Ted Stevens of the bands Mayday and Cursive. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Domestica is a 2000 album by the band Cursive. ... At the Drive-In was an American band from El Paso, Texas that existed from 1993 to 2001. ...

Cursive added Gretta Cohn in 2001 on cello. The strings added complimentary sounds to that summer's "Burst and Bloom". In 2002, the band toured on the Take Action! Tour. Gretta Cohn formerly played cello in the rock group Cursive from 2001-2005. ... The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello, or cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in cheese), is a bowed stringed instrument, the lowest-sounding member of the violin family. ... Burst and Bloom is an EP by Cursive, released in 2001. ...

Saddle Creek Records released The Ugly Organ in 2003, a series of internal monologues that reflects insecurities and self-doubt amidst the turmoil of life on an ever-turning emotional carousel. The music magazine, Rolling Stone, gave the album a 4-star rating^[3], while alternative music magazine Alternative Press rated the album a perfect 5 out of 5^[4]. In 2004 The Cure selected Cursive to tour with them on their Curiosa tour. Afterwards the band went on hiatus with no specified return date^[5]. The Ugly Organ is a concept album by the indie/emo band, Cursive and their fourth full length album. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Alternative Press is a music magazine focusing on goth and punk music. ... The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, Sussex in 1976, widely seen as one of the leading pioneers of the British alternative rock scene of the 1980s. ... Categories: Stub ...

The label put out a compilation album of unreleased songs and B-sides, The Difference Between Houses and Homes on August 9, 2005. In mid-2005 Gretta left the band to pursue other musical opportunities^[6]. Instead of replacing her, the band remained a four-piece. A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... The Difference Between Houses and Homes (2005) is an album by Cursive. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After Cursive's hiatus, Saddle Creek announced that Kasher had temporarily stopped his work on his side project, The Good Life, to start recording an album with Cursive. The new album, Happy Hollow (named for an area of Omaha around Happy Hollow Boulevard, running parallel to Saddle Creek Road, ^[7] and, perhaps, a comment on midwestern city life), was released August 22, 2006. Its first single was "Dorothy At Forty," released on July 11th, 2006. With this album Kasher turned his focus away from self-reflective lyrics to concentrate on what he thought were bad politics, empty suburban lives, and religious hypocrisy^{[citation needed]}. Music Magazines Spin, URB, Time Out New York and Blender gave the record a 4 star rating, and Rolling Stone, gave the album a 3.5-star rating^{[citation needed]}, while alternative music magazine Alternative Press rated the album a perfect 5 out of 5^[8] saying “Cursive haven't just redefined their sound--they've transcended it.” "Happy Hollow" features a five-piece horn section, a concept first introduced on the songs "Art is Hard" and "Gentleman Caller" on "The Ugly Organ" Saddle Creek Records is an Omaha, Nebraska-based label established in 1993 whose roster includes Bright Eyes, Cursive, The Faint, Son, Ambulance, Desaparecidos, Now Its Overhead, Commander Venus, The Good Life, Mayday, Azure Ray and Sorry About Dresden. ... Tim Kasher, Stockholm 2005 The Good Life is an indie rock band on Saddle Creek records. ... Happy Hollow is the fifth album by the indie rock band Cursive. ... The terms spin and SPIN have several meanings, including those primarily discussed as spinning: For spin in sub-atomic physics, see spin (physics) For the stalled aircraft maneuver or any of several forms of loss of control in aircraft, see spin (flight) For the periodical, see Spin Magazine For the... URB is a monthly American magazine devoted to electronic music, hip-hop and urban lifestyle and culture. ... The distinctive Time Out logo, seen on all its publications Time Out is a publishing company based in London, England. ... Look up blender in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Alternative Press is a music magazine focusing on goth and punk music. ... Happy Hollow is the fifth album by the indie rock band Cursive. ... The Ugly Organ is a concept album by the indie/emo band, Cursive and their fourth full length album. ...

The October following the release, the band revealed plans to bring audience participation to its catalog, offering fans a chance to remix its song "Bad Sects" through a competition on the website, [1]. The finalist is scheduled to appear as a B-side on an upcoming Cursive single^[9].

Band members

• Tim Kasher : Lead vocals, guitar, piano (1995 - Present)
• Matt Maginn : Bass guitar (1995 - Present)
• Ted Stevens : Guitar, vocals (1999 - Present)

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Former members

• Gretta Cohn : Cello (2001 - 2005)
• Steve Pedersen : Guitar (1995 - 1998)
• Clint Schnase : Drums, percussion (1995 - 2007)

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Discography

Albums

• Such Blinding Stars For Starving Eyes (1997 · Crank!) - CD / 12"
• The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song (1998 · Saddle Creek) - CD / 12"
• Domestica (2000 · Saddle Creek) - CD / 12"
• The Ugly Organ (2003 · Saddle Creek) - CD / 12"
• The Difference Between Houses and Homes (2005 · Saddle Creek) - CD / 12"
• Happy Hollow (2006 · Saddle Creek) - CD / 12"

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Singles & EPs

• The Disruption (1996 · Saddle Creek) - 7"
• Sucker And Dry (1997 · Zero Hour) - 7"
• The Icebreaker (1998 · Saddle Creek) - 7"
• Burst and Bloom (2001 · Saddle Creek) - CD / 12"
• Art Is Hard (2003 · Saddle Creek) - CD
• The Recluse (2004 · Saddle Creek) - CD
• The Recluse/Art Is Hard (2004 · Robotic Empire) - 10"
• Dorothy At Forty (2006 · Saddle Creek) - CD / 7"

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Splits

• Cursive/Silver Scooter Split (2000 · Crank!) - CD / 10"
• Cursive/Small Brown Bike Split (2001 · Makoto) - 7"
• Cursive/Eastern Youth Split - 8 Teeth to Eat You (2002 · Better Looking Records / Five One, Inc.) - CD

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Various Artists Compilations

• Holiday Matinee, Vol. 2 (2000 · Better Looking) - CD

song: "The Radiator Hums"

• Stay Tuned For The Holidays (2001 · Crank!) - CD

song: "Tides Rush In"

• NE vs. NC (2002 · Redemption Recording Co.) - 2xCD

song: "Fairytales Tell Tales"

• Saddle Creek 50 (2002 · Saddle Creek) - 2xCD / 12"

songs: "The Martyr," "Nonsense"

• No Time For Sleep (2003 · Atlas Life Media) - CD

song: "The Recluse"

• Take Action, Vol. 3 (2003 · Sub City) - 2xCD

song: "Gentleman Caller"

• How Soon Is Now? The Songs Of The Smiths (2004 · Sorepoint) - CD

song: "Frankly, Mr. Shankly"

• Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina (2005 · Saddle Creek) - CD

song: "Ten Percent to the Ten Percent"

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Videography

• "Big Bang" (2007)
• "Dorothy At Forty" (2006)
• "Spend An Evening With Saddle Creek" (2005) (DVD-appearance)
• "The Recluse" (2004)
• "Art is Hard" (2003)

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References

1. ^ Jason Kulbel, Rob Walters (Directors). Spend An Evening With Saddle Creek (http://imdb.com/title/tt0483808/) [Documentary Video]. Saddle Creek.
2. ^ Jason Kulbel, Rob Walters (Directors). Spend An Evening With Saddle Creek (http://imdb.com/title/tt0483808/) [Documentary Video]. Saddle Creek.
3. ^ [Kelefa] (April 3, 2003). "The Ugly Organ : Review". Rolling Stone 1 (919). Retrieved on December 27, 2006. 
4. ^ (April 1, 2003) "Cursive Album Reviews". Alternative Press. Retrieved on December 27, 2006. 
5. ^ Saddle Creek Records (Web). saddle-creek.com. Retrieved on December 27, 2006.
6. ^ Cellist Gretta Cohn leaves Cursive (Web). punknews.org (August 24, 2005). Retrieved on December 27, 2006.
7. ^ Cursive: Happy Hollow (Web). screenpointblank.com (2006-09-30). Retrieved on 2006-09-31.
8. ^ Karan, Tim (December 5, 2006). "The Da Vinci Code for Indie Rockers.". Alternative Press. Retrieved on December 27, 2006. 
9. ^ Bad Sects Remix Contest (Web). badsects.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-13.

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External links

• Official Website
• MySpace Profile
• Cursive Song Meanings

• Saddle Creek Records

• Punknews.org Profile

Interviews

• Lazy-i Interview: January 1999
• Lazy-i Interview: June 2000
• Lazy-i Interview: March 2003
• Lazy-i Interview: May 2004
• Lazy-i Interview: November 2005
• Interview at wenn's rockt! WebTV (8/06)

See also

• Slowdown Virginia
• The Good Life (band)
• Smashmouth
• Criteria (band)