Black Helicopter (band)

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Black Helicopter
Origin Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres Indie rock, garage rock, hard rock post-rock
Years active2000–present
Labels Traktor7, Ecstatic Peace, Midriff, Limited Appeal, Geldor Records
MembersTim Shea
Aarne Victorine
Matt Nicholas
Past membersZack Lazar
Jeff Iwanicki
Mike Davis
John Keskin
Website https://blackhelicopter.bandcamp.com/

Black Helicopter is an American, Boston, Massachusetts-based hard rock band.

Black Helicopter has performed with Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore, Mission of Burma, Killing Joke, J. Mascis, Shellac, Archers of Loaf, Kurt Vile, deerhoof, Obits, Disappears, Fucked Up, godheadSilo, Dead Meadow, Witch, Easy Action, Harvey Milk, The Shipping News, and Sunburned Hand of the Man.[ citation needed ]

The group has received significant media coverage in the United States, especially after appearing at the 2007 SXSW. [1] [2] They embarked on a national tour of the US in March 2007. [3] Their second album, Invisible Jet, has been reviewed by a number of US press outlets. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Linda Laban, Black Helicopter Rises to the Occasion. Boston Globe , August 8, 2006. Accessed July 14, 2007.
  2. Jeff Breeze, Boston in Austin Archived September 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine . The Phoenix, March 20, 2007. Accessed July 14, 2007.
  3. Jed Gottlieb, Black Helicopter Propelling to Top of Local Indie Scene Archived February 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine . Boston Herald (subscription required), January 10, 2007. Accessed July 15, 2007.
  4. Jason Ferguson, Review of Invisible Jet Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine . Cleveland Scene, June 21, 2006. Accessed July 15, 2007.
  5. Matt Schild, Review of Invisible Jet [ permanent dead link ]. Aversion.com. Accessed July 15, 2007.
  6. James Sherry, Review of Invisible Jet. Crossfire. Accessed July 15, 2007.