Weird War

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Weird War
Weird War performing at the historic Southgate House in Newport, KY
Weird War performing at the historic Southgate House in Newport, KY
Background information
Also known asScene Creamers
OriginWashington, D.C.
GenresIndie rock
Years active2001–present
LabelsDrag City
MembersIan Svenonius
Michelle Mae
Alex Minoff
Sebastian Thomson
Past membersNeil Hagerty
Jessica Espeleta
Steve McCarty
Blake Brunner
WebsiteOfficial website

Weird War, briefly known as Scene Creamers, is an indie rock band based out of Washington, D.C. The current lineup consists of Ian Svenonius on vocals, Michelle Mae on bass guitar, Alex Minoff on guitar, and Sebastian Thomson on drums.[1]

Weird War was initially formed as an umbrella organization in 2001 to encompass disparate anti-authoritarian groups and to "challenge the idiocy of the new epoch." While the current lineup appears on the group's first release I'll Never Forget What's His Name, the group's first full length, self-titled release featured Neil Hagerty (of Royal Trux) and Jessica Espeleta (formerly of Love as Laughter) on guitars, and Steve McCarty (later of Dead Meadow) on drums.[2]

These collaborators soon left to pursue other programs, and the band became known as The Scene Creamers, with Ian Svenonius on vocals, Michelle Mae on bass, Alex Minoff (of Golden) on guitar, and Blake Brunner on drums. In this incarnation, the band released I Suck on that Emotion, through Drag City.

After being threatened with a legal suit for the name Scene Creamers by a French graffiti artist collective of the same name, the band reverted to the name Weird War.[3] Since then, its membership has become static, with the addition of Argentine Sebastian Thomson (of the group Trans Am) on drums, and its intent has become more cosmic.

  1. ^ "Mommy, What's a Weird War?" (PDF). Drag City. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
  2. ^ Gale, Thomas (2005). "The Make-Up Biography". eNotes. Archived from the original on 2006-11-15. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  3. ^ Holliy. "Not Going to Mars". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-03-21.