Garland of Hours is a musical group based in Washington DC, and led by cellist/pianist Amy Domingues. Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... Garland of Hours is a musical group based in Washington DC, and led by cellist/pianist Amy Domingues. ...

Band History

After playing bass in punk rock bands in university, Domingues moved to Arlington, VA where she became one half of the instrumental duo Telegraph Melts along with guitarist Bob Massey (Gena Rowlands Band). The duo released on album, Ilium, on Absolutely Kosher Records in 1997. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Telegraph Melts album cover Telegraph Melts is a 1986 album by musician Jandek. ...

Domingues began playing cello with other Arlington-area artists (Tsunami, Allscars) as well as touring and recording with others (Edith Frost, Ted Leo, Fugazi, Threnody Ensemble, Jets to Brazil) nationally. This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Theodore Francis Ted Leo (born September 11, 1970, in South Bend, Indiana) is an American punk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. ...

Wanting to explore her own music, Domingues began working with her friend Brendan Canty (Fugazi), who encouraged her to write more of her simple wurlitzer keyboard songs, and then to write lyrics. The two were joined live by Jerry Busher (French Toast) and recorded a self-titled album released in 2003. During this time, she also worked with her Threnody Ensemble bandmate Dave Cerf to compose the soundtrack to the 2003 Academy Award-nominated documentary film The Weather Underground. This article is about the 2004 film. ...

Garland Of Hours were one of eight bands that participated in the first volume of the DVD series Burn To Shine, co-produced by Canty and released on a DVD label co-founded by him, Trixie. The DVD, released in early 2005, also features Busher's other band French Toast as well as The Evens, the side project led by his Fugazi cohort Ian MacKaye. Trixie is one of several common nicknames for the Christian name Patricia, the female cognate of Patrick. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Evens are a Washington, D.C. duo, formed in the fall of 2001, comprising partners Ian MacKaye (of Fugazi, formerly of Minor Threat) and Amy Farina (formerly of The Warmers). ... Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (pronounced ), born April 16, 1962, is an American musician, probably best known as the singer for the highly influential bands Minor Threat, Embrace and Fugazi, and as one of the founders and owners (with drummer and artist Jeff Nelson) of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C...

Canty and Domingues both contributed to the recording of Bob Mould's 2005 solo album Body Of Song, and as of July 2005 Canty was set to play drums as part of Mould's touring band. Bob Mould (born October 16, 1960, in Malone, New York) is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for influential rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s. ... Body Of Song is the fifth solo album from punk/indie/alternative rock veteran Bob Mould (ex-Husker Du/Sugar). ... Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes • 2005 Maharashtra floods • 2005 Gujarat Flood • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Gomery Comm. ...

The newest Garland of Hours release The Soundest Serum (2007) reflects the fruit of several years of musical collaborations with gifted friends Mary Timony (Helium) and Brandon Butler (Canyon). Other musicians on the album include Jonah Takagi, bass, and Scott Adamson, drums. While the previous Garland album was mostly cinematic instrumentals, the second record focuses on folk-based cello riffs and lyrical stories. The Soundest Serum was recorded at Canty’s Blindspot Studios and mixed by Chad Clark and Brendan Canty and released on Domingues' own imprint Noble Task Records. Domingues also currently tours as cellist/guitarist in Benjy Ferree's band. Mary Timony (born in Washington, D.C., 1970) is an American indie rock singer, guitarist, keyboardist, and violist. ... Brendan Canty (born March 9, 1966 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band Fugazi. ... Benjy Ferree is a singer/songwriter from Prince Georges County, Maryland. ...