Josh Lattanzi | |
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Background information | |
Born | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Genres | Rock, folk rock, indie rock, alternative rock, blues |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass guitar, piano, vocals |
Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | The End |
Josh Lattanzi, is an American musician best known for his collaborations with Norah Jones, Ben Kweller, The Lemonheads, Albert Hammond Jr., and The Candles.
Lattanzi graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1994.
Lattanzi recorded and toured with Juliana Hatfield [1] 1998–2002. He recorded background vocals on James Taylor's 2003 release, October Road. He joined Ivy as their touring guitar player during tours from 2002–2004.
After Radish broke up, Lattanzi joined Ben Kweller's band on bass. He collaborated with Kweller on the Sha Sha (2002) and On My Way (2004) albums.
While on tour with Juliana Hatfield, Lattanzi met Evan Dando of The Lemonheads and toured in support of his solo album Baby I'm Bored . Years later, Lattanzi would go on to support the band, playing bass on the 2006 release The Lemonheads . Lattanzi has performed off and on with the band since 2005. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Lattanzi recorded on Albert Hammond Jr.'s 2006 and 2008 solo records, Yours to Keep and ¿Cómo Te Llama? , and toured extensively with Hammond's band. [7] [8] [9]
Lattanzi formed The Candles in 2008. [10] [11] [12] The band has been described as a fusion of 70s rock and 90s alternative music. [13] [14] [15] Lattanzi's debut album, Between the Sounds, received critical acclaim in Rolling Stone, [16] Spin , and NME magazines, and the band has performed with Norah Jones and Jon Fishman, among others. The band supported Fountains of Wayne and The Lemonheads on tour in 2010 and has since appeared at such notable festivals as South by Southwest. [17] [18]
Lattanzi joined Tinted Windows as their touring guitar player in 2009. [19] [20] [21]
Lattanzi started performing with Norah Jones in support of her 2012 release Little Broken Hearts . [22] He plays electric bass, upright bass and guitar in the band. He was a member of her touring band in 2016 and 2017 in support of her album Daybreaks. [23] He also toured in support of her album 2019 release, Begin Again. [24] He appears on her 2020 release Pick Me Up Off The Floor. [25]
Juliana Hatfield is an American musician and singer-songwriter from the Boston area, formerly of the indie rock bands Blake Babies, Some Girls, and The Lemonheads. She also fronted her own band, The Juliana Hatfield Three, along with bassist Dean Fisher and drummer Todd Philips, which was active in the mid-1990s and again in the mid-2010s. It was with the Juliana Hatfield Three that she produced her best-charting work, including the critically acclaimed albums Become What You Are (1993) and Whatever, My Love (2015) and the singles "My Sister" (1993) and "Spin the Bottle" (1994).
The Strokes are an American rock band formed in New York City in 1998. The band is composed of lead singer and songwriter Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture, and drummer Fabrizio Moretti. They were a leading group of the early-2000s indie rock revival.
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily, and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member. After their initial punk-influenced releases and tours as an independent/college rock band in the late 1980s, the Lemonheads' popularity with a mass audience grew in 1992 with the major label album It's a Shame about Ray, which was produced, engineered, and mixed by The Robb Brothers. This was followed by a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson", which eventually became one of the band's most successful singles. The Lemonheads were active until 1997 before going on hiatus, but reformed with a new lineup in 2005 and released The Lemonheads the following year. The band released its latest album, Varshons 2, in February 2019.
Albert Hammond Jr. is an American musician. He is best known for his role as rhythm and lead guitarist, as well as occasional keyboard player and backing vocalist, in the rock band The Strokes. Hammond Jr. released his debut solo album Yours to Keep in 2006 and followed up with ¿Cómo Te Llama? in 2008. Since then, he has released the 2013 EP AHJ, and the albums Momentary Masters and Francis Trouble in 2015 and 2018, respectively.
Benjamin Lev Kweller is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Evan Griffith Dando is an American musician and frontman of the Lemonheads. He has also embarked on a solo career and collaborated on songs with various artists. In December 2015 Dando was inducted into the Boston Music Awards Hall of Fame.
It's a Shame About Ray is the fifth album by American alternative rock band the Lemonheads, released on June 2, 1992. The album was produced by the Robb Brothers. At the time of principal recording, the band consisted of Evan Dando, Juliana Hatfield and David Ryan (drums). Though not originally on the album, the band's cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson" was added to the album in later pressings after it had become a major worldwide radio hit, and it features a later lineup of the band with Nic Dalton on bass.
Become What You Are is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band the Juliana Hatfield Three, released on August 3, 1993, by Mammoth Records. The album includes the hit singles "My Sister" and "Spin the Bottle".
Come on Feel the Lemonheads is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band the Lemonheads. It was released on October 12, 1993. Produced by The Robb Brothers, the band lineup consisted of Evan Dando, Nic Dalton and David Ryan (drums), along with former bassist Juliana Hatfield singing backing vocals on several tracks. The album was written by Dando and his songwriting partner Tom Morgan. Following the success of their prior album, It's a Shame About Ray, the band had attracted considerable media attention as alternative rock darlings, and some big-name guest musicians appeared on the album as well, including the Go-Go's lead singer Belinda Carlisle and funk musician Rick James. The song "Into Your Arms", a cover version of a song written and recorded previously by Dalton's former band, became the Lemonheads' biggest charting hit.
Central Cabarrus High School, commonly referred to locally as Central or CCHS, is a comprehensive public high school located in Concord, North Carolina. It opened in 1966.
Sha Sha is the debut album by American indie rock singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and former Radish member Ben Kweller. The album was originally composed of outtakes from sessions for Radish's unreleased album Discount Fireworks. It was self-released by Kweller, via CD-R, in 2000. In 2002, ATO Records released a second version of the album with a radically different track listing featuring many new recordings and songs.
On My Way is the second album released by Ben Kweller. All songs were written by Ben Kweller.
Radish were an American post-grunge band. The band formed in 1993 by Ben Kweller, John Kent and Ryan Green. After signing to a major record label and a lot of initial press, the interest in them dissipated and they disbanded.
Ben Deily is an American musician and songwriter, most famous as one of the founders, writers and lead singers of the Boston-based alternative rock band The Lemonheads. Deily and Dando met while students at the Commonwealth School in Boston.
¿Cómo Te Llama? is the second solo album by Albert Hammond Jr. The album has 13 tracks and was released on July 7, 2008 in the UK and on July 8, 2008 in the US. "GfC" is the first single from the album, and it premiered on iLike on May 22, 2008.
Nicholas James "Nic" Dalton is an Australian multi-instrumentalist and record label owner. He was a member of various Australian bands including, The Plunderers (1984–95), Godstar (1991–95) and Sneeze (1991–present); as well playing with Ratcat and The Hummingbirds. He was the bass guitarist for American band, The Lemonheads in the early 1990s. He also runs the record label Half a Cow, which he co-founded 1990. His current bands are The Sticker Club and, until recently, the Gloomchasers.
The Candles are an American rock band formed in New York City in 2009.
Jason Abraham Roberts is the professional name of American musician and producer Jason Roberts. Roberts is best known for his collaborations with Bedouine, Norah Jones, Hymns, Ben Kweller, and The Candles.
Juliana Hatfield is an album of covers by alternative rock artist Juliana Hatfield. The album was released on August 28, 2012, with funding raised by fans through Hatfield's second PledgeMusic drive. 10% of the funding past the goal amount went to IMPACT Boston which offers personal safety and self-defense courses. The album includes tracks written by a variety of artists, including Creedence Clearwater Revival, Liz Phair, Ryan Adams, Led Zeppelin and The Who.
Fuzzy was an American indie pop band based in Boston during the 1990s. The band was composed of singer-guitarists Hilken Mancini and Chris Toppin, and bassist Winston Braman. The drummer role was filled by David Ryan of Lemonheads for their first two records, and Nate Darden for Hurray For Everything.