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Encyclopedia > David Narcizo

David Narcizo, born May 6, 1966, in Newport, Rhode Island, is primarily known for his work as the longtime drummer for Throwing Muses. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... A side street in Newport, Rhode Island, showing the historic buildings near the waterfront Newport is a city located in Newport County, Rhode Island. ... Throwing Muses are a post-punk alternative rock band formed in 1983 in Newport, Rhode Island, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects. ...


He has additionally played drums on Tanya Donelly's Lovesongs for Underdogs, Sleepwalk, Beautysleep, and Whiskey Tango Ghosts solo recordings, also performing some of the drum programming on Kristin Hersh's Sky Motel solo album. Tanya Donelly is an American singer/songwriter and guitarist who cofounded Throwing Muses with Kristin Hersh, then went on to work in The Breeders and Belly, prior to settling into a solo recording career by the late 1990s. ... Lovesongs for Underdogs is the debut album by Tanya Donelly, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... Sleepwalking (also called noctambulism or somnambulism) is a sleep disorder where the sufferer engages in activities that are normally associated with wakefulness while asleep or in a sleeplike state. ... Beautysleep is the second album by Tanya Donelly, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). ... Whiskey Tango Ghosts is the third album by Tanya Donelly, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... Kristin Hersh performing with 50 Foot Wave in Seattle, Washington, February 2004 Photo: Mike Baehr Kristin Hersh is a noted, prolific American singer/songwriter who performs solo acoustic concerts; she also has performed as lead singer and guitarist for alternative rock group Throwing Muses and currently leads the hardcore punk...


After the first dissolution of Throwing Muses following the group's 1996 Limbo album, Narcizo started an electronic instrumental project called Lakuna, including the participation of wife Melissa "Misi" Narcizo, Bernard Georges, Belly's Tom Gorman, Kristin Hersh, and Frank Gardner. Lakuna's Castle of Crime CD was released in 1999 on the 4AD label and on Throwing Muses' own boutique label, called Throwing Music. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Lakuna was an electronic instrumental project begun by drummer David Narcizo after Throwing Muses first split up following their 1996 Limbo album. ... Belly were an alternative rock band formed in 1991 by former Throwing Muses members Tanya Donelly and Fred Abong. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the record label, not the year 4 British indie rock record label, 4AD, was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records. ...


In the early 2000s Narcizo performed with Throwing Muses again at a couple of fan events called "Gut Pageants." His trademark steady beat and agility with complex rhythms were highlighted in a self-titled Throwing Muses reunion album release in 2003, which the group supported with concert appearances in Europe and major U.S. cities that year. Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture Major controversy over U.S. presidential election, 2000 September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Narcizo began increasingly focusing his time on his Newport graphic design firm, called "Lakuna, Inc.," co-owned with his wife, also a graphic artist. Because his new business responsibilities made it impractical for Narcizo to continue touring full time with Throwing Muses after the 2003 concerts were completed, he helped Hersh find an outstanding drummer for her emerging 50 Foot Wave band concept. Narcizo had designed some of Throwing Muses' past album artwork; he continues with his Lakuna, Inc., graphics firm to help design album covers for bands like 50 Foot Wave, while providing print media design and promotional services for businesses in Newport. 50 Foot Wave, February 2004 50 Foot Wave is an American alternative rock band, formed in 2003. ...


References

  • Ankeny, Jason. Lakuna biography. All Music Guide. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2005.
  • Aston, Martin (2004). Official Throwing Muses biography. Throwing Music label website. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2005.
  • David Narcizo Credits. All Music Guide. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2005.
  • Lakuna biography 4AD Records website. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2005.
  • Melissa Narcizo biography. (2004). Ballard Park News. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2005.

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Rolling Stone March 1995 (3080 words)
Narcizo worked in an antiques shop where he polished picture frames, and Georges worked at a bike-repair shop where he wasn't trusted with anything that didn't come with training wheels or a banana seat.
Narcizo, the son of a school guidance counselor, had known Hersh and Donelly since they were in first grade.
But it wasn't until junior year in high school, after Narcizo invited the band to play at a party at his parents' huge Victorian house, that he was invited to join what was then known only as the Muses.
David Narcizo at AllExperts (353 words)
David Narcizo, born May 6, 1966, in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, is primarily known for his work as the longtime drummer for Throwing Muses.
In the early 2000s Narcizo performed with Throwing Muses again at a couple of fan events called "Gut Pageants." His trademark steady beat and agility with complex rhythms were highlighted in a self-titled Throwing Muses reunion album release in 2003, which the group supported with concert appearances in Europe and major U.S. cities that year.
Because his new business responsibilities made it impractical for Narcizo to continue touring full time with Throwing Muses after the 2003 concerts were completed, he helped Hersh find an outstanding drummer for her emerging 50 Foot Wave band concept.
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