Erase Errata

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Erase Errata
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Erase Errata performing during Mess with Texas.
Background information
Origin Oakland/San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres Post-punk revival, alternative rock, noise rock, indie rock
Years active1999–2015
Labels Troubleman Unlimited
Tsk! Tsk! Records
Blast First
Kill Rock Stars
Lungcast
Members Jenny Hoyston
Ellie Erickson
Bianca Sparta
Sara Jaffe
Archie McKay
Website www.eraseerrata.com

Erase Errata was a band from San Francisco, California. [1]

Contents

History

Erase Errata formed in Oakland, California, in 1999, and quickly earned national attention after the release of their first eponymous 7-inch single, and via tours with electro-riot grrrl band Le Tigre and Japanese noise-rockers Melt Banana. [2]

They released their highly acclaimed debut album Other Animals in 2001, followed by At Crystal Palace in 2003, both on the Troubleman Unlimited label.

After founding guitarist Sara Jaffe left Erase Errata in 2004, singer Jenny Hoyston switched to guitar, and the group briefly drafted a vocalist named Archie McKay. [3] The group eventually settled on a three-piece lineup, with Hoyston handling both guitar and vocal duties, and joined the Kill Rock Stars roster for the 2006 album Nightlife , which was hailed as “a high watermark for political punk music seeking to complicate the function of entertainment and give it an agenda for this century.” [4]

The band then released what proved to be their final album, Lost Weekend, on Under the Sun records in 2015. [5] The band broke up amicably after playing two final concerts in Austin, Texas, in October 2015. [6] [7]

Personnel

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Compilations

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References

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