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Dear Nora

Indie band from Portland, OR · formed 1999

Shows on record: 10
Rooms played: 9
Cities: 7
Releases: 22
Last show: Nov 19, 2024Warsaw

About

Dear Nora is a band from Portland, OR, formed in 1999, tagged indie, indie pop, Lo-Fi by its sources. Shows on record run from 2007 to 2024, across 9 rooms in 7 cities.

Dear Nora formed in 1999 — MusicBrainz
Dear Nora is based in Portland — MusicBrainz
Katy Davidson: member — MusicBrainz
Marianna Ritchey: member — MusicBrainz
Dear Nora has 12 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2000–2022 — MusicBrainz
Dear Nora is based in Joshua Tree, California — Dear Nora on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: scrolls of doom (True Ripper Remix) (2023-12-01) — Bandcamp
Dear Nora formed in 1997 — Wikipedia
Dear Nora is from Portland , Oregon — Wikipedia
Dear Nora has 1 members: Katy Davidson — Wikipedia
Dear Nora plays Rock — Wikipedia
Dear Nora plays indie pop — Wikipedia
Dear Nora has 225122 listeners on Last.fm — Dear Nora on Last.fm
Dear Nora has released 10 recordings between 2003 and 2022 — Dear Nora on Discogs
Dear Nora has 7 followers on Genius — Dear Nora on Genius
Genres per Wikidata: rock music — Wikidata

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

10 on record · Songkick, setlist.fm

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Shows per year

20071 show
20171 show
20182 shows
20191 show
20221 show
20231 show
20243 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Nov 19, 2024	Warsaw · BrooklynSupportwith Mount Eerie	Support	Mount Eerie
Apr 19, 2024	Avalon Lounge · CatskillHeadlinerwith Ruth Garbus, Babehoven	Headliner	Ruth Garbus, Babehoven
Mar 1, 2024	Ojai Deer Lodge · OjaiSupportwith Mount Eerie	Support	Mount Eerie
Nov 18, 2023	Genghis Cohen · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Stephen Steinbrink, Cole Pulice	Support	Stephen Steinbrink, Cole Pulice
Nov 9, 2022	Johnny Brenda's · PhiladelphiaSupportwith 2nd Grade	Support	2nd Grade
Jul 17, 2019	Mississippi Studios · PortlandSupportwith Chris Cohen, Ings	Support	Chris Cohen, Ings
Sep 10, 2018	Mississippi Studios · PortlandSupportwith Mirah, Ings	Support	Mirah, Ings
May 26, 2018	Timbre Room · SeattleHeadlinerwith Nicholas Krgovich, Your Heart Breaks	Headliner	Nicholas Krgovich, Your Heart Breaks
Aug 29, 2017	Star Theater · PortlandSupportwith AJJ	Support	AJJ
May 10, 2007	Valentine's · PortlandHeadliner	Headliner	—

Where they play

9 rooms in 7 cities

Rooms played most

Mississippi Studios · Portland2 shows
Avalon Lounge · Catskill1 show
Genghis Cohen · Los Angeles (LA)1 show
Johnny Brenda's · Philadelphia1 show
Ojai Deer Lodge · Ojai1 show

Cities played

Portland4 shows
Brooklyn1 show
Catskill1 show
Los Angeles (LA)1 show
Ojai1 show

and 2 other cities

Releases

22 releases, 2000–2023

scrolls of doom (True Ripper Remix)
Dec 1, 2023 · Track · 1 track
human futures
2022 · Album
Spill Diver
2021 · Compilation
Three States (2020 reissue)
Sep 18, 2020 · Album · 60 tracks
Skulls Remix
May 3, 2019 · Album · 16 tracks
Skulls Example
2018 · Album
Mountain Rock (2017 reissue)
Jan 13, 2017 · Album · 20 tracks
"It's Okay to Smile"
2012 · Album
Three States: Rarities 1997-2007
2008 · Compilation
Curt & Molly
2007
There Is No Home
2006 · Album
Dear Nora / What The Kids Want
2006
Mountain Rock
2004 · Album
Mates of State / Dear Nora
2003 · Single
5 Tracks From The Album We'll Have A Time
2003
New Year EP
2002 · Ep
We'll Have a Time
2001 · Album
Dreaming Out Loud
2000 · Ep
Make You Smile
2000 · Ep
There Is No Home
Album
The New Year
Album
We'll Have a Time
Album

Lineup

Katy Davidson
Marianna Ritchey

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 41 plays, 2001-05-17–2026-08-29 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Audioasis' (Kennady Quille) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Kennady Quille) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Kennady Quille) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Dear Nora — scrolls of doom (True Ripper Remix) — Release art · scrolls of doom (True Ripper Remix) — release

Dear Nora — Three States (2020 reissue) — Release art · Three States (2020 reissue) — release

Dear Nora — Skulls Remix — Release art · Skulls Remix — release

Dear Nora — Mountain Rock (2017 reissue) — Release art · Mountain Rock (2017 reissue) — release

Dear Nora — Avalon Lounge, 2024-04-19 — Poster · Avalon Lounge, 2024-04-19 — Songkick

Dear Nora — Genghis Cohen, 2023-11-18 — Poster · Genghis Cohen, 2023-11-18 — Songkick

Dear Nora — Mississippi Studios, 2018-09-10 — Poster · Mississippi Studios, 2018-09-10 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Dear Nora on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Dear Nora on Last.fm	Artist facts
Dear Nora on Discogs	Artist facts
Dear Nora on Genius	Artist facts
Wikidata	Artist facts, Photos
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
setlist.fm	Show history
TheAudioDB	Photos
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.