The Rocking Horse Winner (band)

This article is about the American indie rock band. For other uses, see The Rocking Horse Winner (disambiguation).

The Rocking Horse Winner
OriginDavie, Florida
Genres
Years active1999 (1999)–2003 (2003)
Labels
  • Destined to Fail
  • Equal Vision
  • Friend Club
  • Ohev
  • Slide the Needle
Past members

The Rocking Horse Winner was an American indie rock band based in Davie, Florida.[1][2] The band was formed in mid-1999, by guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, drummer, keyboardist and percussionist Matthew Crum, and vocalist Jolie Lindholm.[3][4] At various times, the band also included guitarist Oliver Chapoy, drummer Steve Kleisath, and vocalist Kristen Lindholm. The band broke up in March 2003, though it was not announced publicly until May 2003.[1][5]

Prior to forming The Rocking Horse Winner, Gomez, Olmino and Crum had together played in the melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust.[6][7][8][9] Gomez had also played in the metalcore band Poison the Well, while Chapoy and Kleisath had played in the metalcore band Shai Hulud.[10][11] Shortly after the band's formation, Lindholm began contributing to releases by the emo band Dashboard Confessional.[3]

After self-releasing an extended play in 1999, The Rocking Horse Winner was signed by Florida-based record label Ohev Records in 2000. The label compiled the songs from the band's extended play with newly recorded material to create The Rocking Horse Winner's debut album, State of Feeling Concentration, released in November 2000. The Rocking Horse Winner was then picked up by New York-based record label Equal Vision Records, which released the band's sophomore album, Horizon, in April 2002.

During its span, the band toured the United States several times, accompanied by such bands as Dashboard Confessional, Coheed and Cambria, The Format, Bayside, The Blood Brothers, The Weakerthans, Further Seems Forever, Midtown, Hopesfall, Hey Mercedes, Brandtson, Sense Field, Onelinedrawing, Fairweather, Koufax, Twothirtyeight, Hot Rod Circuit, Seville, The Lyndsay Diaries, The Cancer Conspiracy, Fairview, and The Remedy Session. The Rocking Horse Winner also performed at such festivals as Van's Warped Tour, MACROCK, South by Southwest, CMJ Music Marathon, Monster Fest, Krazy Fest and Gainesvillefest.

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  2. ^ Stratton, Jeff (September 21, 2000). "Bandwidth". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Gironi, Carlo (May 24, 2002). "Interview with punk indie band The Rocking Horse Winner". True Punk. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Brandt, Angela (June 29, 2002). "The Rocking Horse Winner Interview". San Diego Punk. Archived from the original on September 10, 2004. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "The Rocking Horse Winner Disbands". Equal Vision Records. May 2003. Archived from the original on June 3, 2003. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Ermine, Gabe (November 2000). "Ohev Bands". Ohev Records. Archived from the original on February 20, 2001. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Ramirez, Carlos (January 10, 2019). "As Friends Rust Plot Live Return, New Album". No Echo. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Brunè, Jessika (February 2002). "As Friends Rust Interview". Delusions of Adequacy. Archived from the original on February 27, 2002. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  9. ^ Stratton, Jeff (September 7, 2000). "Horse Attitudes". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  10. ^ Bowker, Tom (November 27, 2008). "Shai Hulud". Miami New Times. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  11. ^ Hayes, Bryon (October 28, 2015). "Certain Creatures Vipassana". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2022.