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Girls Names

Metal band from Toronto, ON · formed 2009

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Girls Names photo
Photo: Spotify
Shows on record
6
Rooms played
6
Cities
5
Releases
35
Last show
Oct 26, 2018Le Port Franc

About

Girls Names is a band from Toronto, ON, formed in 2009, tagged captured tracks, girlsnames, grindcore by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2018, across 6 rooms in 5 cities.

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

6 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20092 shows
  2. 20113 shows
  3. 20181 show
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 26, 2018Le Port Franc · SionHeadlinerwith Motorama, R. Missing
Oct 29, 2011Circolo degli Artisti · RomeSupportwith Craft Spells
May 5, 2011The Lexington · LondonSupportwith P.S. I Love You
May 2, 2011Cargo · LondonSupportwith O'Death, The Brute Chorus
Oct 11, 2009The Joinery · DublinSupportwith Sic Alps, So Cow, No Monster Club
Oct 10, 2009The Menagerie · BelfastSupportwith Sic Alps, Weil Rats

Where they play

6 rooms in 5 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • London2 shows
  • Belfast1 show
  • Dublin1 show
  • Rome1 show
  • Sion1 show

Live history

6 shows on record
Shows counted
6
First on record
Oct 2009
Latest on record
Oct 2018

Shows per year

  1. 20092
  2. 20113
  3. 20181

Top rooms

  • Le Port Franc, Sion · 1
  • Circolo degli Artisti, Rome · 1
  • The Lexington, London · 1
  • Cargo, London · 1
  • The Joinery, Dublin · 1

Top cities

  • London · 2
  • Dublin · 1
  • Sion · 1
  • Belfast · 1
  • Rome · 1

Often on the bill with: Sic Alps, Craft Spells, Motorama, O'Death, P.S. I Love You, R. Missing, So Cow, The Brute Chorus

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

35 releases, 2010–2020

Lineup

  • Cathal Cully · guitar family, lead vocals, organ
  • Claire Miskimmin · background vocals, bass guitar
  • Philip Quinn
  • Sarah Grimes

Former

  • Neil Brogan · membranophone, percussion, piano
  • Gib Cassidy

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2013-04-11–2018-11-22 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Abbie) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Sean) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (DJ Shannon) — KEXP

Lineup history

6 members on record
  • Cathal CullyOriginal memberguitar family, lead vocals, organfrom 2009, end unknown
  • Neil BroganOriginal membermembranophone, percussion, piano2009–2013
  • Claire Miskimminbackground vocals, bass guitarfrom 2010, end unknown
  • Philip Quinnfrom 2012, end unknown
  • Gib Cassidy2013–?
  • Sarah Grimestenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Members also play in: Charles Hurts (via Philip Quinn), Cruising (via Claire Miskimmin), Grave Goods (via Sarah Grimes), September Girls (via Sarah Grimes)

Shares members with: Gross Net (via Philip Quinn), Logikparty (via Gib Cassidy), Neil Brogan Band (via Neil Brogan), New Pagans (via Claire Miskimmin), Sea Pinks (via Neil Brogan)

Photos, art and posters

Girls Names — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Girls Names — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Girls Names — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Girls Names — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Girls Names — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Girls Names — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Girls Names — Labour Diablous
Release art · Labour Diablous — release
Girls Names — Summer In Our Eyes
Release art · Summer In Our Eyes — release
Girls Names — Crystal Fade
Release art · Crystal Fade — release
Girls Names — The Breakup Album
Release art · The Breakup Album — release
Girls Names — ZERO
Release art · ZERO — release
Girls Names — Love In The Vein
Release art · Love In The Vein — release
Girls Names — Black Satanic
Release art · Black Satanic — release
Girls Names — Ophelia
Release art · Ophelia — release
Girls Names — Le Port Franc, 2018-10-26
Poster · Le Port Franc, 2018-10-26 — Songkick
Girls Names — Circolo degli Artisti, 2011-10-29
Poster · Circolo degli Artisti, 2011-10-29 — Songkick
Girls Names — The Joinery, 2009-10-11
Poster · The Joinery, 2009-10-11 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
girlsNames on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Girls Names on Last.fmArtist facts
Girls Names on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
TheAudioDBPhotos
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.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Girls Names. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Years active
2009–2019
Genres
Post-punk, Surf rock, Noise pop, Lo-fi, Alternative rock
Labels
Slumberland Records, Tough Love, Captured Tracks, CF Records
Past members
Cathal Cully, Neil Brogan, Claire Miskimmin, Philip Quinn, Gib Cassidy, Sarah Grimes
Associated acts
Sea Pinks, Cruising, Gross Net, Documenta, Charles Hurts, New Pagans

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