Pretty Girls Make Graves Biography

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Biography Pretty Girls Make Graves

Pretty Girls Make Graves was an art punk band, formed in Seattle in 2001, named after The Smiths song of the same name (which itself was named after a quote from Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums). Andrea Zollo and Derek Fudesco had played together previously in The Hookers, as well as The Death Wish Kids and Area 51 along with Dann Gallucci, with whom Derek had formed Murder City Devils. Not long before the Murder City Devils disbanded, Derek and Andrea formed Pretty Girls Make Graves along with Jay, Nick and Nathan. They played the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2004.

Pitchfork Media announced that the band was breaking up on 29 January, 2007. Pretty Girls Make Graves Split. Posted 29 January, 2007. Their final two shows were 9 June, 2007, in Seattle.

History

The band released their first EP on Dim Mak before releasing their debut album Good Health on Lookout Records in April 2002. The band would later sign to Matador records where they released The New Romance. Guitarist Nathan Thelen left Pretty Girls Make Graves in March of 2004 and Leona Marrs (formerly of HintHint) joined as a multi-instrumentalist. On January 29, 2007 the band announced that Nick had left the band and their May 2007 tour would be their last.

Members

Current members

Andrea Zollo ? vocals
Derek Fudesco ? bass, vocals
Jay Clark ? guitar, keyboards, samples, vocals
Leona Marrs ? keyboards, accordion, vocals (2004-2007)

Previous members

Nathan Thelen ? guitar, vocals (2001-2004)
Nick Dewitt ? drums, samples, keyboards, trumpet, vocals (2001-2007)***quit the band subsequently causing their break-up, but played through the end of their final tour.***