Public record

Or, The Whale

Rock | San Francisco, CA | since 2006

alt country
folk rock
indie
san francisco
vocal harmonies

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 7 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

Rooms played

2010

On record since

Releases

Show history

2011 · 1

Jan 27, 2011The Crepe Place· Santa Cruzheadliner
with Tape Deck Mountain

2010 · 1

Apr 24, 2010Uptown Nightclub· Oaklandsupport
with Odawas, ghost and the city

Photos, art and posters

Releases

DA
Datura
2011
OT
Or, The Whale
2011
NH
Now Hear This! (May 2011)
2011
PI
Play It Folk! Volume 2
2010
OT
Or, the Whale
2009 · album
UT
Under The Radar Sampler CD Vol. 7
2009
CV
CDX Volume 489 December 7, 2009
2009
CV
CDX Volume 456 September 2008
2008
LP
Light Poles and Pines
2007 · album
LP
Light Poles and Pines
2007
TB
The Bay Bridged Vol. 1
2007
OT
Or, The Whale
2006

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 35 plays, 2007-11-14–2012-10-14 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Quilty 3000) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Swingin' Doors' (Don Slack, Marji Makers) — KEXP

Artist background

Or, The Whale formed in 2006 — MusicBrainz
Or, The Whale is based in San Francisco — MusicBrainz
Or, The Whale has 2 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2007–2009 — MusicBrainz
Or, the Whale has 13425 listeners on Last.fm — Or, the Whale on Last.fm
Or, The Whale has released 10 recordings between 2006 and 2011 — Or, The Whale on Discogs
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Band — Or, The Whale — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Or,_The_Whale — Or, The Whale on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 255 — Or, The Whale — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/09gfncc — Or, The Whale — KG entity
Formed 2006 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: San Francisco (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: Americana — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Or,_The_Whale — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
Uptown Nightclub · Oakland	1
The Crepe Place · Santa Cruz	1

By year: 2010 1 · 2011 1

Listen & follow

Spotify

Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-20
Sources: Discogs, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, Spotify, Wikidata

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