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Parts & Labor | |
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 Parts & Labor (BJ Warshaw, Dan Friel, and Joe Wong) circa 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2002–2012 |
| Labels | Jagjaguwar, Narnack Records, Cardboard Records, JMZ Records, Altin Village & Mine Records, Ace Fu Records, Plastic Records, Brah Records, Brooklyn Beats |
| Past members | Dan Friel
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| Website | www.partsandlabor.net |
Parts & Labor was an American rock band formed in 2002 by B. J. Warshaw and Dan Friel in Brooklyn, New York. Drummer Joe Wong joined the band in 2007. Parts & Labor released five albums, two EPs, one split album (with Tyondai Braxton), and numerous 7"s and compilation tracks. Their music is influenced by DIY punk, experimental/psychedelic rock, and lo-fi electronic music.
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Drummer Christopher Weingarten left the band in 2008 but they quickly recruited new drummer Joe Wong and added guitarist Sarah Lipstate, turning them into a four-piece band. [1] This lineup recorded Receivers, the band's fourth album, which was released on October 21, 2008 in North America and November 3, 2008 in the UK through Jagjaguwar. [2] Also released in 2008 was Escapers Two, a record which featured 51 songs in around 29 minutes. On July 10, 2009, Lipstate announced via her website she had left the band. [3]
The band played their 10th anniversary and final show on Friday, February 24, 2012. [4]
Friel and Warshaw also run Cardboard Records, an independent record label that has released music by Pterodactyl, Gowns, Ecstatic Sunshine and others. Former members of Parts & Labor include Christopher Weingarten, Sarah Lipstate, Joel Saladino and Jim Sykes.
