Sara Radle

Last updated

Sara I. Radle is an American filmmaker/musician and former member of the band The Rentals. Radle was a member of the Rentals for three years, starting in 2005.

Radle’s music career began in San Antonio, Texas, fronting the punk/pop band Lucy Loves Schroeder, at the age of 17. After a self-released LP and a 7-inch single on Grade Nine Records, LLS signed to Chicago’s Beatville Records and released another LP and EP. The band toured heavily. In 2003, Lucy Loves Schroeder disbanded.

In December 2000, Radle's Jellybeans With Belly Buttons, under the name Fred Savage Fanclub on Denton-based She’s Gone Records, was released. In December 2002, Radle began working on her next solo record with the pAper chAse’s John Congleton. The record, You Can’t Make Everybody Like You, [1] was the first release from Sara’s own Dallas-based Jeez Louise Records in January 2004. She released a five-song EP, People You’ve Been Before, [2] on Jeez Louise Records in March 2004.

In June 2005, Radle to Los Angeles, California, to join The Rentals. In July 2008, The Rentals announced her departure via their MySpace blog. Radle went on to form Los Angeles–based band, Calamity Magnet. [3] Calamity Magnet released a self-titled 5-song EP in 2008.

In 2009, Radle joined Los Angeles, California based indie pop group Walking Sleep (formerly The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra [3] ). She played with the band until their break-up in 2011, appearing on the full-length albums Measures and Tarp Sessions.

In September 2010, Radle released her fourth solo record, entitled Four. Her fifth solo album, Same Sun Shines, marked the first time she engineered and mixed her own album in addition to playing all of the instruments. In September 2014, Radle wrote and directed a short film, "First Shift Back", which screened at the Women's Independent Music Festival in November 2014.

Related Research Articles

The Rentals are an American rock band fronted by vocalist Matt Sharp. Sharp has been the only consistent member since the group's inception. The band's best selling single is "Friends of P." (1995). The Rentals released two albums, Return of the Rentals (1995) and Seven More Minutes (1999) on Maverick Records before quietly splitting in 1999 following a world tour. The group reformed in 2005 and have since released several EPs and two more full-length albums, Lost in Alphaville and Q36. Lost in Alphaville released August 26, 2014, on Polyvinyl Records. Q36 was released June 26, 2020. Numerous musicians have appeared with the group on recordings and in live shows. The group's most recent iteration consists of Sharp, Nick Zinner, and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matt Sharp</span> American musician (born 1969)

Matthew Kelly Sharp is an American songwriter and musician. Until 1998, he was the bassist for the rock band Weezer, which he co-founded in 1992. He appears on their first two albums, the Blue Album (1994) and Pinkerton (1996). In 1994, Sharp founded Rentals, who have released five albums. Sharp has also released an EP and an album as a solo artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">That Dog</span> American rock band

That Dog is a Los Angeles-based rock band that formed in 1992 and dissolved in 1997, reuniting in 2011. The band originally consisted of Anna Waronker on lead vocals and guitar, Rachel Haden on bass guitar and vocals, her sister Petra Haden on violin and vocals, and Tony Maxwell on drums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lydia Lunch</span> American singer (born 1959)

Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, actress and self-empowerment speaker. Her career began during the 1970s New York City no wave scene as the singer and guitarist of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Codeine (band)</span> American indie rock band

Codeine is an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in New York City. They released two full-length albums—Frigid Stars LP in 1990 and The White Birch in 1994. Although the group broke up in 1994 shortly after the release of The White Birch, their subdued and melancholic style helped pioneer the then-nascent slowcore subgenre of indie rock. Codeine has since reunited on two occasions: the first for a handful of shows in 2012, and a second time for a series of shows in New York City and Los Angeles in 2023.

Meghan Toohey is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, producer, and performer from Massachusetts who resides in New York City. After fronting a Boston-based band called The So and So's, Toohey moved to LA and switched her focus to playing guitar for other artists and working as a music producer. In 2016, Toohey began playing guitar for the Broadway musical Waitress, written by Sara Bareilles. She toured with Manolo Garcia in Spain during October 2018.

Tina Root, also now known as Tina Minero, is an American classically trained female vocalist and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. She was the lead singer of Switchblade Symphony during the mid- to late-1990s. Her latest work included a solo performance and recording project, Tre Lux, and a partnership project, called Small Halo, with guitarist and fellow songwriter George Earth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louise Post</span> American singer and guitarist

Louise Lightner Post is an American musician. She is best known for being a vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Veruca Salt, which she co-founded with Nina Gordon in 1992.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kristian Hoffman</span> American musician

Kristian Hoffman is an American musician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pop Levi</span> Musical artist

Pop Levi is an English singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eva Gardner</span> American bassist

Eva Catherine Gardner is an American bassist from Los Angeles. A founding member of The Mars Volta, she has been a studio and touring musician in bands for Cher, Gwen Stefani, P!NK, Veruca Salt and Tegan and Sara.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sierra Swan</span> American singer

Sierra Marie Swan is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for her work with Dollshead, Black Eyed Peas and as a solo artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sune Rose Wagner</span> Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Sune Rose Wagner is a Danish songwriter, guitarist, and singer, best known for playing in the rock group The Raveonettes. In addition to his own bands, Wagner has produced, recorded, and mixed albums by acts such as Dum Dum Girls, Crocodiles, and Louise Burns.

<i>The Last Little Life EP</i> 2007 EP by The Rentals

The Last Little Life EP is the first EP by American rock band The Rentals and is a collection of new material from the band in more than 8 years. Recorded by drummer Dan Joeright out of his Hollywood studio, The Last Little Life EP was released on August 14, 2007. In addition to three brand new tracks, the EP also includes a new reworking of "Sweetness and Tenderness" originally from the group's 1995 debut Return of the Rentals. Their third full-length album was to follow after the EP's release, But it was replaced by the multimedia project Songs About Time in 2009. A third album, named Lost in Alphaville, was eventually released in 2014 to positive reviews.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rachael Cantu</span> American singer-songwriter

Rachael Cantu is an American singer-songwriter. She was born and grew up in Orange County, California. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

Sara Lov is an American singer and songwriter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sarah Jaffe</span> American singer-songwriter

Sarah Allison Jaffe is an American singer-songwriter from Denton, Texas. Known for her distinctively clear vocals, she has worked as a singer-songwriter across many musical genres, including acoustic-folk, indie pop and hip hop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hannah Georgas</span> Canadian musician

Hannah Georgas is a Canadian pop/rock singer-songwriter, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She was nominated in the categories of "Best New Artist of the Year" and "Songwriter of the Year" at the 2011 Juno Awards, and again at the 2013 Juno Awards for "Songwriter of the Year" and "Best Alternative Album".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diamonds Under Fire</span> US alternative rock band

Diamonds Under Fire was a Los Angeles based alternative rock band founded by lead vocalist and guitarist Vanessa Silberman, and later drummer Jessica Goodwin and bassist Melinda Holms were added to the line up.

<i>The Ocean Way Sessions</i> 2010 EP by Christina Perri

The Ocean Way Sessions is the debut extended play (EP) by American singer-songwriter Christina Perri. The EP serves as the first official release by Perri, signed to Atlantic Records. The EP contains live recordings of Perri performing at the Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles.

References

  1. Sara Radle at AllMusic
  2. Sara Radle at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 "AllMusic | Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2024.