The Old Haunts | |
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Origin | Olympia, WA, United States |
Genres | Indie rock, garage rock, swamp rock, alternative rock |
Years active | 2001 – 2009 |
Labels | Kill Rock Stars |
Members | Craig Extine Scott Seckington Tobi Vail |
Past members | Danny Sasaki Natalie Cox Chris Sutton Curtis James |
Website | The Old Haunts |
The Old Haunts are a rock music band formed in 2001 in Olympia, Washington. The band is sometimes defined as punk but exhibits additional qualities similar to southern swamp rock. Arpeggiated twangy guitar riffs, pounding bass lines and rock drumming are major features of the group's sound.
Principal members of the band are the founders Craig Extine (guitar, vocals) and Scott Seckington (bass), and the band's current drummer, Tobi Vail. Vail is a member of Bikini Kill and The Frumpies. Past drummers for The Old Haunts include founding member Curtis James, [1] Natalie Cox, Danny Sasaki, and Chris Sutton, [2] most of who have played with other Olympia bands. James was in Serum Greys and Excuse 17; Sasaki was a member of Mocket; Cox came from Popular Music; and Sutton had been in Dub Narcotic Sound System. [3]
Before signing with the Kill Rock Stars label, The Old Haunts released a pair of independent EPs, [2] and a full-length album, Collection , which combines both. [4]
With a steady core membership of Extine and Seckington, the band recorded three full-length albums for Kill Rock Stars: [2]
The band contributed the song "By the Bay" to the Kill Rock Stars compilation Otis' Opuses (2006). [6]
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