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Abe Vigoda was an American punk rock band based in Los Angeles, California, United States, originally from Chino, California; a city in the Inland Empire. They frequently performed at the Smell.[4][5]

Abe Vigoda
Abe Vigoda performing in 2008[2]
Background information
Origin	Chino, California, United States
Genres	Earlier: tropical punk rock tropicalismo Later: Dark Wave Post-punk Shoegaze
Years active	2004–2014
Labels	Olfactory Records[3] Silencio Records Post Present Medium Not Not Fun Bella Union oms-b
Past members	Gerardo "Reggie" Guerrero Zach Downing Juan Velazquez Michael Vidal David Reichardt Dane Chadwick

History

The band formed right after the members finished high school.[6] The name is a reference to Abe Vigoda. Skeleton, Abe Vigoda's third album, was released on July 8, 2008.[7] In 2009, the EP Reviver followed. They finished recording their fourth album titled Crush on February 24, 2010, and it was released on September 20, 2010, and was ranked 40th on Pitchfork Media's list The Top 50 Albums of 2010. Their album, Crush was a full transition for the band from their earlier sounds.[8]

Style

Some critics compared their music to another band, Vampire Weekend.[6]

Discography

Albums

• Sky Route/Star Roof (2006)
• Kid City (2007)
• Skeleton (2008)
• Crush (2010)

EPs

• Reviver (2009)

7" vinyl

• Abe Vigoda / Child Pornography (2006)
• Abe Vigoda / Mikaela's Fiend (2007)
• Animal Ghosts (2007)

References

External links

• bio on AllMusic
• Abe Vigoda on Myspace
• Abe Vigoda makes a guest appearance on Radio Happy Hour and plays a song

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