Hecuba (band)

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Hecuba is a band based in Los Angeles, California featuring performance artist Isabelle Albuquerque and musician and designer Jon Beasley. [1] [2] [3] They have toured with Devendra Banhart, Bat for Lashes and Rainbow Arabia. They have released two albums on Manimal Vinyl since their formation in 2006. Their second release, Paradise, [4] has received favorable reviews from NME, Pitchfork Media, LA Weekly and XLR8R. They performed at the Los Angeles premier of Wild Combination: a film about Arthur Russell (musician) performing their versions of Russell's music. Their third album "Modern" was released in 2012 on the LA-based label Germ.

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References

  1. Payne, John (November 12, 2008). "Hecuba: Transferring the visual into the musical", LA Weekly . Retrieved on 2009-09-19.
  2. Webber, Anna (October 28, 2008). "Hecuba: Jon Beasley and Isabelle Albuquerque are a band – and a brand new genre", Campus Circle. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.
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