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Ida

Indie band from Brooklyn, NY · formed 1992

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Ida photo
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Shows on record
25
Rooms played
19
Cities
12
Releases
22
Last show
Sep 28, 2026Public Records

About

Ida is a band from Brooklyn, NY, formed in 1992, tagged dream pop, folk, indie by its sources. Shows on record run from 1997 to 2026, across 19 rooms in 12 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

25 on record · bandslate-pipeline, Songkick

Upcoming shows

  1. Ida, Garrett Klahn (of Texas Is The Reason) live Zone One

    Elsewhere · Brooklyn, NY

    With Garrett Klahn (of Texas Is The Reason) live Zone One

    Show 7:00 PM · Multi-band bill

  2. Ida, Garrett Klahn (of Texas Is The Reason)

    Elsewhere - The Hall · Brooklyn, NY

    With Garrett Klahn (of Texas Is The Reason)

    Show 7:00 PM EDT · $20 to $25.75 · Multi-band bill

Shows per year

  1. 19971 show
  2. 19981 show
  3. 20001 show
  4. 20052 shows
  5. 20072 shows
  6. 20081 show
  7. 20121 show
  8. 20181 show
  9. 20259 shows
  10. 20266 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 28, 2026Public Records · New York (NYC)Supportwith Half Waif, Greg Mendez, Jenny Toomey, +2
Aug 29, 2026Eastsound · EastsoundSupportwith Mildred, Deloyd Elze, Gun Outfit, +1
Aug 18, 2026Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Tara Jane O'neil
Aug 17, 2026Lodge Room · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Tara Jane O'neil
Apr 25, 2025Lodge Room · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Tsunami
Apr 23, 2025The Chapel · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Tsunami
Apr 4, 2025The Magic Bag · FerndaleHeadlinerwith Tsunami
Mar 29, 2025Bowery Ballroom · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Tsunami
Mar 28, 2025Underground Arts · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Tsunami
Mar 27, 2025Black Cat · WashingtonHeadlinerwith Tsunami
Mar 25, 2025Underground Arts · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Tsunami
Mar 23, 2025Crystal Ballroom, Somerville Theatre · SomervilleHeadlinerwith Tsunami
Mar 22, 2025Levon Helm Studios · WoodstockHeadlinerwith Tsunami
May 20, 2018Union Hall · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Babe The Blue Ox, Beekeeper
Feb 11, 2012Littlefield · BrooklynSupportwith City Stomp, Babe The Blue Ox, The Mommyheads, +2
Sep 5, 2008Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Michael Hurley, Tara Jane O'neil, Ralph White, +1
Nov 17, 2007Rosendale Cafe · RosendaleHeadlinerwith Tara Jane O'neil
Nov 15, 2007The Knitting Factory - TriBeCa · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Tara Jane O'neil
Mar 26, 2005Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoSupportwith The Reputation, Tara Jane O'neil
Mar 25, 2005The Echo · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith The Reputation, The Icarus Line, Death from Above 1979, +2
Feb 26, 2000Terrace Club, Princeton University · PrincetonHeadlinerwith Tara Jane O'neil, Jenny Toomey
Oct 15, 1998Black Cat · WashingtonHeadlinerwith Beekeeper, Telegraph Melts
Oct 17, 1997Terrace Club, Princeton University · PrincetonSupportwith Tsunami

Where they play

19 rooms in 12 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Brooklyn4 shows
  • San Francisco4 shows
  • Los Angeles (LA)3 shows
  • New York (NYC)3 shows
  • Philadelphia2 shows

and 7 other cities

Live history

23 shows on record
Shows counted
23
First on record
Oct 1997
Latest on record
Sep 2026

Shows per year

  1. 19971
  2. 19981
  3. 20001
  4. 20052
  5. 20072
  6. 20081
  7. 20121
  8. 20181
  9. 20259
  10. 20264

Top rooms

  • Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco · 3
  • Lodge Room, Los Angeles (LA) · 2
  • Underground Arts, Philadelphia · 2
  • Black Cat, Washington · 2
  • Terrace Club, Princeton University, Princeton · 2

Top cities

  • San Francisco, CA · 4
  • New York (NYC), NY · 3
  • Los Angeles (LA), CA · 3
  • Brooklyn, NY · 2
  • Washington, DC · 2

Often on the bill with: Tsunami, Tara Jane O'Neil, Beekeeper, Jenny Toomey, The Reputation, Amy Annelle, Birddog, Controller.Controller

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

Releases

22 releases, 1994–2026

  • Post Prom Disorder (Post Marked Stamps Version)

    2026 · Single

  • Lovers Prayers

    2008 · Album

  • My Fair, My Dark

    2008 · Ep

  • Rarities: Who Were You Then

    2008 · Compilation

  • Wait

    2005 · Ep

  • Heart Like a River

    2004 · Album

  • Angel Hall

    2003 · Album

  • Shhh...

    2001 · Album

  • The Braille Night

    2001 · Album

  • Live at Carnegie Hall

    2000 · Album

  • Will You Find Me

    2000 · Album

  • Losing True

    1998 · Ep

  • We Only Have Each Other in the Night / Don't Get Sad

    1998 · Single

  • Ida / Beekeeper

    1997 · Single

  • Ida / The Secret Stars

    1997 · Single

  • Poor Dumb Bird

    1997 · Ep

  • Ten Small Paces

    1997 · Album

  • Too Close to the Screen / Shrug

    1997 · Single

  • I Know About You

    1996 · Album

  • Post Marked Stamps No. 1

    1996 · Single

  • It's Not Alright

    1995 · Single

  • Tales of Brave Ida

    1994 · Album

Discography

24 releases, 1994–2026
  • 2026Post Prom Disorder (Post Marked Stamps Version)Single

    Numero Group

  • 2009Ida Con SnockAlbum

    Gnomonsong · GONG13 · Engineer: Andy Taub; Engineer: Justin Guip

  • 2008Lovers PrayersAlbum

    Polyvinyl · PRC-148-2

  • 2008My Fair, My DarkEP

    Polyvinyl · PRC-158 CD-ADV

  • 2008My Fair, My Dark EPEP

    Polyvinyl Record Company · PRC-158 CD-ADV · Producer: Warren Defever

  • 2008Rarities: Who Were You ThenCompilation

    Wind Bell · wb18-19

  • 2005WaitEP

    Dark Beloved Cloud · dbc 249

  • 2004Heart Like a RiverAlbum

    Polyvinyl · PRC-082CD · Engineer: Andy Hong; Engineer: Andy Taub; Engineer: Daniel Littleton; Engineer: Sue Kapa

  • 2003Angel HallLive

    Last Affair Records · LAR 004 · Mastered By: Warren Defever

  • 2001Shhh...Album

    timeSTEREO · TIME-1021

  • 2001The Braille NightAlbum

    Tiger Style Records · TS-012 CD · Mastered By: Steve Fallone; Recorded By, Mixed By: Ida; Recorded By, Mixed By: Trina Shoemaker; Recorded By, Mixed By: Warren Defever

  • 2000Live at Carnegie HallLive

    Insound · INS11

Show 12 more releases
  • 2000Will You Find MeAlbum

    Tiger Style Records · TS005 · Mastered By: Greg Calbi; Producer: Ida; Producer: Tony Lash; Producer: Trina Shoemaker

  • 1998Losing TrueEP

    Bingo Records · BIN 005

  • 1998We Only Have Each Other in the Night / Don't Get SadSingle

    Long Quiet Highway · lqh-01

  • 1997Ida / BeekeeperSingle

    Simple Machines · SMR 051 · Mastered By: Scott Anthony; Recorded By: Matthew Schickele

  • 1997Ida / The Secret StarsSingle

    R. W. (Rob Winslow) · [none]

  • 1997Poor Dumb BirdEP

    Simple Machines · SMR 055

  • 1997Ten Small PacesAlbum

    Simple Machines · SMR 054 CD · Mastered By: Charlie Pilzer

  • 1997Too Close to the Screen / ShrugSingle

    Trash Heap · TH-001

  • 1996I Know About YouAlbum

    Simple Machines · SMR 047 CD · Recorded By: Bruce Hathaway

  • 1996Post Marked Stamps No. 1Single

    Tree Records · tree 009.1

  • 1995It's Not AlrightSingle

    Simple Machines · SMR 039 · Producer: Bruce Hathaway; Producer: Ida

  • 1994Tales of Brave IdaAlbum

    Simple Machines · SMR 035 CD · Engineer: Bruce Hathaway; Mastered By: Chris Herles; Producer: Bruce Hathaway; Producer: Daniel Littleton

Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.

Lineup

  • Michael "Miggy" Littleton
  • Elizabeth Mitchell
  • Karla Schickele

Former

  • Daniel Littleton

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

9 members on record
  • Elizabeth Mitchellfrom 1992, end unknown
  • Michael "Miggy" Littletonfrom 1992, end unknown
  • Daniel Littleton1994–1999
  • Karla Schickelefrom 1996, end unknown
  • Jean Cooktenure unknown
  • Michael Littletontenure unknown
  • Rick Lassitertenure unknown
  • Ruth Keatingtenure unknown
  • Storey Littletontenure 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: Beekeeper (via Karla Schickele), Blood on the Wall (via Michael "Miggy" Littleton), Elizabeth Mitchell & You are My Flower (via Elizabeth Mitchell), Liquorice (via Daniel Littleton), The Ida Retsin Family (via Elizabeth Mitchell), White Magic (via Michael "Miggy" Littleton)

Members' earlier bands: Three Shades of Dirty (via Daniel Littleton)

Shares members with: Beauty Pill (via Jean Cook), Bruce Eisenbeil Sextet (via Jean Cook), Choke (via Daniel Littleton), Desmond Outcast And The Transplanted Heroes (via Daniel Littleton), KJLA String 4tet (via Jean Cook), Lawnmower (via Daniel Littleton), Micro-East Collective (via Rick Lassiter), Mountain Ocean Sun (via Daniel Littleton) and 4 more

Photos, art and posters

Ida — Eastsound, 2026-08-29
Poster · Eastsound, 2026-08-29 — Songkick
Ida — Terrace Club, Princeton University, 1997-10-17
Poster · Terrace Club, Princeton University, 1997-10-17 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
Ida on Last.fmArtist facts
bandslate-pipelineShow history
SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikipediaCredited 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 Ida (band). They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
New York City, U.S.
Years active
1992–2010, 2023–present
Genres
Indie rock, indie folk, slowcore, baroque pop, dream pop
Labels
Polyvinyl Records, Simple Machines, Tiger Style, Numero Group
Current members
Daniel Littleton, Elizabeth Mitchell, Karla Schickele, Jean Cook, Ruth Keating
Past members
Michael Littleton

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