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Fort Lean

Rock band from Brooklyn, NY · formed 2011

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Shows on record
14
Rooms played
14
Cities
9
Releases
10
Last show
Jul 23, 2015Stubb's Bar-B-Q (Indoors)

About

Fort Lean is a band from Brooklyn, NY, formed in 2011, tagged alternative, indie, Indie Rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2012 to 2015, across 14 rooms in 9 cities.

  • Fort Lean formed in 2011 — MusicBrainz
  • Fort Lean is based in Brooklyn — MusicBrainz
  • Jake Aron: member — MusicBrainz
  • Sam Ubl: member — MusicBrainz
  • Fort Lean has 5 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2011–2015 — MusicBrainz
  • Fort Lean is from Brooklyn , NY United States — Wikipedia
  • Fort Lean has 7 members: Keenan Mitchell - Vocals, Guitar, Zach Fried - Guitar, Will Runge - Keyboard, Guitar, Jake Aron - Bass, Sam Ubl - Drums — Wikipedia
  • Fort Lean plays Indie Rock — Wikipedia
  • Fort Lean has 29607 listeners on Last.fm — Fort Lean on Last.fm
  • Fort Lean has released 9 recordings between 2011 and 2017 — Fort Lean on Discogs

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

14 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20122 shows
  2. 20132 shows
  3. 20142 shows
  4. 20158 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Jul 23, 2015Stubb's Bar-B-Q (Indoors) · AustinSupportwith Chappo, Yukon Blonde
Jul 21, 2015502 Bar · San AntonioSupportwith Chappo, Yukon Blonde, Sphynx
Jul 18, 2015Valley Bar · PhoenixSupportwith Chappo, Yukon Blonde
Jul 17, 2015Soda Bar · San DiegoSupportwith Chappo, Yukon Blonde
Jul 16, 2015The Satellite · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Chappo, Yukon Blonde
Jul 14, 2015Rickshaw Stop · San FranciscoSupportwith Chappo, Yukon Blonde
Jun 11, 2015Cameo Gallery · BrooklynSupportwith Caveman, OKAY KAYA, THE FLUIDS
May 28, 2015Littlefield · BrooklynSupportwith Dave Hill, Sara Benincasa, Liam Mceneaney, +1
Oct 23, 2014Lot 45 · BrooklynSupportwith SEOUL, The Great Void, Rioux, +4
Oct 23, 2014Upstairs Lounge, Pianos · New York (NYC)Supportwith Fishing, Bully, Ages and Ages, +3
Mar 13, 2013Parish · AustinSupportwith Chelsea Light Moving, Mac DeMarco, The Thermals, +7
Mar 11, 2013Hype Hotel · AustinSupportwith Passion Pit, Wildcat Wildcat, Little Green Cars, +3
Aug 2, 2012Magic Stick · DetroitSupportwith Bear Hands, Bear Lake
Mar 15, 2012Roy's Austin · AustinSupportwith Javelin, Princeton, Superhumanoids, +2

Where they play

14 rooms in 9 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Austin4 shows
  • Brooklyn3 shows
  • Detroit1 show
  • Los Angeles (LA)1 show
  • New York (NYC)1 show

and 4 other cities

Releases

10 releases, 2011–2017

  • Quiet Day (Boody Remix)

    2017

  • Vinyl Moon Volume 006: Space And Sound

    2016

  • New Hobbies

    2015 · Ep

  • Quiet Day

    2015 · Album

  • Cut To The Chase

    2015

  • Antenna Sampler

    2015

  • Change Your Name

    2012 · Ep

  • Sunsick

    2012 · Single

  • Fort Lean

    2011 · Ep

  • Weekly Magic Tape #25

    2011

Lineup

  • Jake Aron
  • Sam Ubl

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 36 plays, 2012-12-02–2015-11-02 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Stevie Zoom) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Stevie Zoom) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Stevie Zoom) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Fort Lean — Stubb's Bar-B-Q (Indoors), 2015-07-23
Poster · Stubb's Bar-B-Q (Indoors), 2015-07-23 — Songkick
Fort Lean — Cameo Gallery, 2015-06-11
Poster · Cameo Gallery, 2015-06-11 — Songkick
Fort Lean — Littlefield, 2015-05-28
Poster · Littlefield, 2015-05-28 — Songkick
Fort Lean — Magic Stick, 2012-08-02
Poster · Magic Stick, 2012-08-02 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Fort Lean on Last.fmArtist facts
Fort Lean on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited 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.