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Ethan Buckler is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the bands King Kong and Slint. He is currently living in Louisville, Kentucky.
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- List of Known Tours with King Kong
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Slint
1. For more details, feel free to view the Riffipedia page on Slint. Slint formed in the summer of 1986. Walford and Pajo were joined by the slightly older Buckler (age 18 at the time) for a show for a Unitarian Universalist congregation on 2 November 1986; performing under the name Small Tight Dirty Tufts of Hair, most of the congregation left during the band's first two songs.They were soon joined by McMahan and named themselves Slint after one of Walford's pet fish. Slint's first album Twe...
King Kong
Ethan Buckler would start a new band in King Kong circa 1989, with their earliest known show would be at Cafe Dog in Louisville on 2 June 1989 with Crain and Slint. In the summer of 1989 King Kong would record their first EP at Steve Albini's house while he was away on vacation. Along with Buckler would be his Slint bandmates in Brian McMahan, David Pajo and Britt Walford. King Kong's original lineup was identical to Slint's; its sound and mindframe were completely different. Although few con...
King Kong- Guitar, Vocals (1989 - 1998, 2001 - Present)With Slint
1. Tweez(Studio Album) (1989, Jennifer Hartman Records)
With King Kong
1. Movie Star(EP) (1989, Self-Released) 2. Bring It On(Single) (1990, Trash Flow Records) 3. Old Man on The Bridge(Studio Album) (1991, Homestead Records) 4. Funny Farm(Studio Album) (1993, Drag City) 5. Hot Dog Days(Single) (1994, Drag City) 6. Me Hungry(Studio Album) (1995, Drag City) 7. Kingdom of King(Studio Album) (1997, Drag City) 8. Breeding Ground(Compilation) (2001, Sea Note) 9. The Big Bang(Studio Album) (2002, Drag City) 10. Buncha Beans(Studio Album) (2007, Drag City) 11. 60s Apar...
1990 North American Tour(1990)Old Man on The Bridge North American Tour(1991)Funny Farm North American Tour(1993)Lollapalooza 1994(1994)Mar 25, 2021 · Meanwhile, the members of Slint worked on various Will Oldham projects and with original bassist Ethan Buckler in the goofy, groovy King Kong.
- Hank Shteamer
Slint was an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, formed in 1986. The band consisted of Brian McMahan (guitar, vocals), David Pajo (guitar), Britt Walford (drums, vocals), Todd Brashear (bassist on Spiderland ), and Ethan Buckler (bassist on Tweez ).
Apr 8, 2014 · Bassist Ethan Buckler disliked what Steve Albini had done with the record so much that he left the band as a result, soon to be replaced by Todd Brashear.
King Kong is an American indie rock music project fronted by musician Ethan Buckler. Buckler left his previous band, Slint, in 1989 to start a new musical project. King Kong's first release, Movie Star, featured the other three members of Slint, David Pajo, Britt Walford, and Brian McMahan.
Ethan Buckler left the band after Tweez to pursue his own vision with his band King Kong and was replaced by Todd Brashear. In the fall of 1989, the members of SLINT scattered to various colleges throughout the Midwest. Britt and Brian wound up at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
