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Parts & Labor | |
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Parts & Labor (BJ Warshaw, Dan Friel, and Joe Wong) circa 2011 | |
Background information | |
Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Genres | |
Years active | 2002–2012 |
Labels | Jagjaguwar |
Past members | Dan Friel
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Website | www.partsandlabor.net |
Parts & Labor was an American rock band formed in 2002 by B. J. Warshaw and Dan Friel in Brooklyn, New York. Drummer Joe Wong joined the band in 2007. Parts & Labor released five albums, two EPs, one split album (with Tyondai Braxton), and numerous 7"s and compilation tracks. Their music is influenced by DIY punk, experimental/psychedelic rock, and lo-fi electronic music.
Drummer Christopher Weingarten left the band in 2008 but they quickly recruited new drummer Joe Wong and added guitarist Sarah Lipstate, turning them into a four-piece band. This lineup recorded Receivers, the band's fourth album, which was released on October 21, 2008 in North America and November 3, 2008 in the UK through Jagjaguwar. Also released in 2008 was Escapers Two, a record which featured 51 songs in around 29 minutes. On July 10, 2009, Lipstate announced via her website she had left the band.
The band played their 10th anniversary and final show on Friday, February 24, 2012.
Friel and Warshaw also run Cardboard Records, an independent record label that has released music by Pterodactyl, Gowns, Ecstatic Sunshine and others. Former members of Parts & Labor include Christopher Weingarten, Sarah Lipstate, Joel Saladino and Jim Sykes.
Band members
Final line-up
- Dan Friel - keyboards, guitar, vocals (2002–2012)
- B.J. Warshaw - bass guitar, vocals (2002–2012)
- Joe Wong - drums (2008–2012)
- Tom Martin - guitar (2011–2012)
Past members
- Jim Sykes - drums (2002)
- Joel Saladino - drums (2002–2004)
- Christopher R. Weingarten - drums (2004–2008)
- Sarah Lipstate - guitar (2008–2009)
Timeline
Discography
- Albums
- Groundswell (JMZ Records, 2003)
- Stay Afraid (Jagjaguwar Records, 2006)
- Mapmaker (Jagjaguwar Records, 2007)
- Receivers (Jagjaguwar Records, 2008)
- Constant Future (Jagjaguwar Records, 2011)
- Splits and EPs
- Rise, Rise, Rise (split LP with Tyondai Braxton, Narnack Records, 2003)
- Escapers One 12" (Brooklyn Beats, 2007)
- Escapers Two (Ace Fu, 2008)
References
- Footnotes
- "Parts and Labor News - Parts and Labor Receive Found Sounds from Fans for Use on Receivers Album". idiomag. 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- "Parts and Labor News - Parts and Labor Receive Found Sounds from Fans for Use on Receivers Album". idiomag. 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- "Sarah Lipstate website newspage". 2009-07-10. Archived from the original on 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- "Ten Years of Parts & Labor, Through the Eyes of Their Four Drummers". Thelmagazine.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- Tangari, Joe. "Groundswell Parts & Labor 2003". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Wilmoth, Charlie. "Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Groundswell". Dusted Magazine (review). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- NY Times Stay Afraid review
- Tangari, Joe. "Stay Afraid - Parts & Labor - 2006". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Lui, Lawrence. "Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Stay Afraid". Dusted Magazine (review). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Wilson, MacKenzie. "Stay Afraid Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Crock, Jason. "Mapmaker - Parts & Labor - 2007". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Kelly, Jennifer. "Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Mapmaker". Dusted Magazine (review). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Jurek, Thom. "Mapmaker Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Crock, Jason. "Receivers - Parts & Labor - 2008". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Dameron, Emerson. "Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Receivers". Dusted Magazine (review). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Raggett, Ned. "Receivers Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Breihan, Tom. "Constant Future - Parts & Labor - 2011". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Meyer, Bill. "Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Constant Future". Dusted Magazine (review). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Heaney, Gregory. "Constant Future Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Tangari, Joe. "Rise, Rise, Rise - Tyondai Braxton / Parts & Labor - 2003". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Henderson, Alex. "Rise, Rise, Rise Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Mason, Stewart. "Escapers 2: Grind Pop Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- General references
- Village Voice interview/review
- Cleveland Free Times live review
- Interview with Chief Magazine
- Parts & Labor talk Plan B Magazine through Stay Afraid (September 2006)