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Kramer

Rock band from New York, NY · formed 1958

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Shows on record
13
Rooms played
13
Cities
6
Releases
25
Last show
Oct 5, 2013The Kraken Bar & Lounge

About

Kramer is a band from New York, NY, formed in 1958, tagged Avant-Garde, experimental, experimental rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2013, across 13 rooms in 6 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

13 on record · Songkick, venue calendar
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Shows per year

  1. 20081 show
  2. 20102 shows
  3. 20123 shows
  4. 20137 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 5, 2013The Kraken Bar & Lounge · SeattleHeadlinerwith The Triple Sixes, Enemy Combatants
Aug 29, 2013The 2 Bit Saloon · SeattleSupportwith The Static Ghost, Warning Danger!, Coke Whore
Aug 10, 2013Bob's Java Jive · TacomaHeadlinerwith Slut River, The Kitchen, Psychic Rites
Jul 19, 2013McCoy's Tavern · OlympiaSupportwith Fitz Of Depression, The Symptoms
Jun 27, 2013O'Malley's Irish Pub · TacomaHeadlinerwith Mormon Trannys, Enemy Combatants
Apr 27, 2013Public Works · San FranciscoSupportwith Distrikt, Thugfucker, Elite Force, +13
Jan 10, 2013Skylark Cafe & Club · SeattleSupportwith Buffalo Stagecoach, Blacktop Deceiver
Dec 15, 2012Fuel · SeattleSupportwith Chosen Enemies, Sledgeback
Oct 5, 2012The Charleston · BremertonSupportwith Throw Back The Rope, Assfuzz, Attack With Care, +1
Sep 22, 2012Woodland TheaterHeadliner
May 9, 2010Harlot · San FranciscoSupportwith Syd Gris, ManCub, Tamo, +1
Jan 29, 2010Mains d'Oeuvres · Saint OuenSupportwith aidan, Aidan Moffat & the Best-ofs, The Best, +4
May 4, 2008Temple · San FranciscoSupportwith Shamanic Cheerleaders, Vinkalmann, Bling Crosby, +16

Where they play

13 rooms in 6 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Seattle4 shows
  • San Francisco3 shows
  • Tacoma2 shows
  • Bremerton1 show
  • Olympia1 show

and 1 other city

Live history

13 shows on record
Shows counted
13
First on record
May 2008
Latest on record
Oct 2013

Shows per year

  1. 20081
  2. 20102
  3. 20123
  4. 20137

Top rooms

  • The Kraken Bar & Lounge, Seattle · 1
  • The 2 Bit Saloon, Seattle · 1
  • Bob's Java Jive, Tacoma · 1
  • McCoy's Tavern, Olympia · 1
  • O'Malley's Irish Pub, Tacoma · 1

Top cities

  • Seattle, WA · 5
  • San Francisco, CA · 3
  • Tacoma, WA · 2
  • Olympia, WA · 1
  • Bremerton, WA · 1

Often on the bill with: Attack With Care, Best, Blacktop Deceiver, Fitz of Depression, Greenriver Thrillers, Greenriver Thrillers, Grindline The Band, Kramer, Turkish Revenge, Grindline The Band, Railcars

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

Releases

25 releases, 1988–2024

  • Reverberations of Non-Stop Traffic on Redding Road

    2024 · Album

  • Baptismal - Ambient Symphony #1

    2023 · Album

  • Music for Films Edited by Moths

    2022 · Album

  • And The Wind Blew It All Away

    2021 · Album

  • Words & Music Book One

    2021 · Album

  • The Brill Building, Book Two, featuring Bill Frisell

    2017 · Album

  • The History of Crying

    2017 · Album

  • The Brill Building

    2012 · Album

  • The Greenberg Variations

    2003 · Album

  • The Sound of Music: An Unfinished Symphony in 12 Parts

    1999 · Album

  • 'Let Me Explain Something to You About Art'

    1998 · Album

  • Songs From the Pink Death

    1998 · Album

  • Huge

    1997 · Album

  • Gunsmoke

    1996 · Album

  • Rubber Hair

    1996 · Album

  • Hit Men

    1995 · Album

  • A Remark Hugh Made

    1994 · Album

  • Black Power

    1994 · Album

  • Hot Day in Waco

    1994 · Album

  • The Secret of Comedy

    1994 · Album

  • The Guilt Trip

    1992 · Album

  • Who's Afraid

    1992 · Album

  • Real Men

    1991 · Album

  • Happiness Finally Came to Them

    1990 · Album

  • Roll Out the Barrel

    1988 · Album

Discography

38 releases, 1987–2026
  • 2026They Came Like SwallowsAlbum

    Silver Current Records · SC67

  • 2025...and the crimson moon whispers goodbyeAlbum

    Shimmy Disc

  • 2025Interior of an Edifice Under the SeaAlbum

    Shimmy Disc

  • 2024Reverberations of Non-Stop Traffic on Redding RoadAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · Shimmy-2022 · Producer, Layout, Design, Music By: Kramer

  • 2024The WalkAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · Shimmy-2025

  • 2024To One In Paradise (for Hal Willner)Album

    Shimmy Disc · Shimmy-2027

  • 2023Baptismal - Ambient Symphony #1Album

    Shimmy Disc · Shimmy-2017

  • 2023NocturnesEP

    Shimmy Disc

  • 2022Music for Films Edited by MothsAlbum

    Shimmy Disc

  • 2021And The Wind Blew It All AwayAlbum

    Joyful Noise Recordings · JNR338

  • 2021WinterlongRelease

    Joyful Noise Recordings

  • 2021Words & Music Book OneAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · Shimmy-2002

Show 26 more releases
  • 2017The Brill Building, Book Two, featuring Bill FrisellAlbum

    Tzadik · TZ 4020

  • 2017The History of CryingAlbum

    Shimmy 500 · SHIMMY-500.1

  • 2013Who's Afraid & Hit MenCompilation

    Gonzo Multimedia · HST132CD

  • 2012SmiledSingle

    Les Disques en Rotin Réunis · LDRR#039

  • 2012The Brill BuildingAlbum

    Tzadik · TZ 7412

  • 2003The Greenberg VariationsAlbum

    Tzadik · TZ 7176

  • 1999The Sound Of Music (An Unfinished Symphony In 12 Parts)Release

    Shimmy Disc · SHM-5095

  • 1999The Sound of Music: An Unfinished Symphony in 12 PartsAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · SHM-5095

  • 1998'Let Me Explain Something to You About Art'Album

    Tzadik · TZ 7119

  • 1998Songs From the Pink DeathAlbum

    Knitting Factory Works · KFR-502 · Engineer [Assisted By]: Jed Rothenberg; Engineer [Assisted By]: Steve Watson; Engineer [Assisted By]: Tess Kramer; Producer, Engineer: Kramer

  • 1997HugeAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · shimmy 088 · Mastered By: Alan Douches; Producer [Assistant], Engineer [Assistant]: Steve Watson; Producer, Engineer, Mastered By: Kramer

  • 1996GunsmokeAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · Shimmy 083

  • 1996Rubber HairAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · Shimmy 087

  • 1996Still Alive in '95: Live in JapanLive

    Creativeman Disc. · CMDD-00021

  • 1995Hit MenAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · shimmy 080

  • 1995Music for CryingCompilation

    Creativeman Disc. · CMDD-00011

  • 1994A Remark Hugh MadeAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · shimmy 076 · Engineer [Engineered By], Producer [Produced By]: Kramer; Engineer [Engineered By], Producer [Produced By]: Steve Watson

  • 1994Black PowerAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · SH-077

  • 1994Hot Day in WacoAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · Shimmy 073

  • 1994The Secret of ComedyAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · shimmy 075 · Engineer [Assisted By], Producer [Assisted By]: Steve Watson

  • 1992The Guilt TripAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · shimmy 055 · Producer: Kramer

  • 1992Who's AfraidAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · shimmy 060 · Producer, Engineer: Kramer

  • 1991Real MenAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · shimmy 042 · Producer, Engineer: Kramer

  • 1990Happiness Finally Came to ThemAlbum

    Shimmy Disc Europe · SDE 9027/CD

  • 1988Roll Out the BarrelAlbum

    Shimmy Disc Europe · SDE 8802/CD · Producer, Engineer: Kramer

  • 1987Happiness Finally Came To ThemAlbum

    Shimmy Disc · shimmy-000000007

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

Lineup

  • The Chadbournes
  • B.A.L.L.
  • The Fugs
  • Shockabilly
  • The New York Superscum
  • Brainville
  • New York Gong

Former

  • Bongwater
  • Ween · additional

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Kramer — The Kraken Bar & Lounge, 2013-10-05
Poster · The Kraken Bar & Lounge, 2013-10-05 — Songkick
Kramer — Harlot, 2010-05-09
Poster · Harlot, 2010-05-09 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Kramer on Last.fmArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
venue calendarShow history
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 Kramer (musician). They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Years active
1978–present
Labels
Shimmy-Disc, Shimmy-500

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