Toychestra | |
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Background information | |
Origin | United States |
Genres | Experimental |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | S. K. |
Members | Angela Coon Corey Weinstein Lexa Walsh Michelle Adams Shari Robertson |
Past members | Carrie Lin Paula Alexander |
Website | toychestra |
Toychestra is an all-women experimental music group from Oakland, California that plays toys.[1][2] They use toy musical instruments and other noise-making toys to perform their own compositions as well as interpretations of works by other artists, from Dvořák to Black Flag.[1][3] Toychestra have performed at several venues in the San Francisco Bay Area and have toured Europe three times.[1] They have released three CDs, including a collaborative album, What Leave Behind with English experimental guitarist Fred Frith.