Pela

QRO's spotlight goes back down the river to - where else? - Brooklyn, for borough boys, Pela. ...
Pela

QRO’s spotlight goes back down the river to – where else? – Brooklyn, for borough boys, Pela.

 

On Friday, September 18th, 2009, Pela sadly announced that they were splitting up, after much music industry difficulties.  Nate Martinez has started a solo project of his own, Thieving Irons, while Billy McCarthy and Eric Sanderson have formed We Are Augustines.

Name: Pela

Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Related act(s): Thieving Irons, We Are Augustines

Members: Christopher Herb, Nate Martinez, Billy McCarthy, Eric Sanderson, Tomislav Zovich

Albums: All in Time EP (2005), Exit Columbia Street EP (2006, digital), Anytown Graffiti (2007)

Has toured with: Apollo Sunshine, Devandra Barnhart, British Sea Power, The Decemberists, Feist, The Flaming Lips, The Forms, Gomez, Norah Jones, Holly Miranda, Mission of Burma, The National, Sleater-Kinney

PelaRelated Articles:

Review of Anytown Graffiti

Live review at Music Hall in Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY on February 27th, 2008

Photo gallery from Music Hall in Williamsburg

Interview with Nate Martinez, Part I

Interview with Nate Martinez, Part II

Photo gallery from Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY on June 6th, 2008

Tour dates:

none upcoming… ever

 

MP3 Stream: “Lost To the Lonesome”

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Pela playing Trouble With River Cities live at Music Hall in Williamsburg:

 

Pela playing Song Writes Itself live at Music Hall in Williamsburg:

 

Pela playing St. Clyde the Cop live at Music Hall in Williamsburg:

 

Pela covering Pixies’ Holiday Song live at Bowery Ballroom:

 

Pela playing Cavalry live at Bowery Ballroom:

 

Pela playing Juarez live at Bowery Ballroom:

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