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Pollens

Indie band from Brooklyn, NY · formed 2008

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Pollens photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
46
Cities
29
Releases
12
Last show
Jul 29, 2019Mercury Lounge

About

Pollens is a band from Brooklyn, NY, formed in 2008, tagged emo, indie, indie folk by its sources. Shows on record run from 2012 to 2019, across 46 rooms in 29 cities.

  • Pollens has 2 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2011–2012 — MusicBrainz
  • POLLENS is based in Brooklyn, New York — POLLENS on Bandcamp
  • Latest release on Bandcamp: $$$_PSA (2018-04-09) — Bandcamp
  • Pollens (band) formed in 2008 — Wikipedia
  • Pollens (band) is from Seattle , Washington , United States — Wikipedia
  • Pollens (band) has 2 members: Jeff Aaron Bryant, Elizabeth May — Wikipedia
  • Pollens (band) plays Indie rock — Wikipedia
  • Pollens has 2628 listeners on Last.fm — Pollens on Last.fm
  • Pollens has released 6 recordings between 2010 and 2018 — Pollens 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

60+ on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 201216 shows
  2. 20139 shows
  3. 20143 shows
  4. 20151 show
  5. 20166 shows
  6. 20179 shows
  7. 201811 shows
  8. 20195 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Jul 29, 2019Mercury Lounge · ManhattanSupportwith Bko Quintet, BKO
Jun 5, 2019Alphaville · BrooklynSupportwith Son Step, Miles Francis
Apr 7, 2019Alphaville · BrooklynSupportwith Loolowningen & The Far East Idiots, JOBS - band
Mar 8, 2019Alphaville · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Warpark, Laugh
Jan 8, 2019Trans-Pecos · RidgewoodHeadlinerwith So Sensitive, Mima Good
Dec 7, 2018Alphaville · BrooklynSupportwith Operator Music Band, MOLICE
Nov 12, 2018Trans-Pecos · RidgewoodHeadlinerwith Reighnbeau, Mark Trecka
Jun 8, 2018Sunnyvale · BrooklynSupportwith ZulÃ, Mauno, Look Vibrant
Jun 3, 2018The Glove · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Sad Fish, Urban Legends (Kegan Zema), Stay Champion
May 18, 2018All Night Diner · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Zenizen, Aphra
May 16, 2018Rivoli Toronto · TorontoHeadlinerwith Teenage Green Bean
May 15, 2018Triple Seven · GatineauHeadlinerwith Quantum Boogie, Dinosaur Rodeo, DJ Cougar Flex
May 14, 2018La Vitrola · MontrealHeadlinerwith Awwful, Mich Cota
May 13, 2018Monkey House · WinooskiHeadlinerwith Guthrie Galileo
May 11, 2018Blockbuster Video · BostonHeadlinerwith Kármán Voh, TARGUS TARGUS
Apr 15, 2018Baby's All Right · BrooklynSupportwith Ed Schrader's Music Beat
Nov 16, 2017Secret Project Robot · BrooklynSupportwith Zula (NY), Operator Music Band, Salt People
Oct 13, 2017The Gateway · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Spooky Cool, Hammydown
Oct 4, 2017H0L0 · RidgewoodHeadlinerwith Nightspace, Ursula Kennedy, Tar Of
Aug 23, 2017Trans-Pecos · RidgewoodHeadlinerwith Woongi, Nightspace, Beiju, +1
Jul 9, 2017C'mon Everybody · BrooklynSupportwith Eugene Marie, Ellen O
Jun 30, 2017Berlin Under A · New York (NYC)Supportwith Arthur Moon, Fieldings
May 20, 2017Muchmore's · BrooklynSupportwith Br' Er, Sleepy Kitty
Apr 26, 2017Sunnyvale · BrooklynSupportwith Combo Chimbita, the johns
Feb 21, 2017Sunnyvale · BrooklynSupportwith Language (US), Tar Of, ÉMU (Maria Takeuchi)
Dec 15, 2016Sunnyvale · BrooklynSupportwith Celestial Shore, ZulÃ, Bueno
Oct 29, 2016The Attic (formerly Shea Stadium BK) · BrooklynSupportwith Trails and Ways, Mahogany
Sep 21, 2016The Attic (formerly Shea Stadium BK) · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Fieldings, gobbinjr, Lina Tullgren
Sep 15, 2016Bowery Electric · ManhattanSupportwith George Clanton, Neggy Gemmy, Teen Body, +4
Aug 25, 2016Le Poisson Rouge · ManhattanSupportwith Half Waif, Hannah Epperson, Fern Mayo
Feb 14, 2016Mercury Lounge · ManhattanHeadliner
Nov 13, 2015Mercury Lounge · ManhattanSupportwith Wand
Jul 25, 2014Capitol Hill · SeattleHeadliner
May 3, 2014St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral · SeattleSupportwith Cathedrals Viii, Bradford Loomis, Courtney Marie Andrews, +6
Feb 1, 2014Showbox at the Market · SeattleSupportwith Mary Lambert, Lemolo
Nov 30, 2013Neptune Theatre · SeattleSupportwith The Cave Singers
Nov 29, 2013Mississippi Studios · PortlandSupportwith The Cave Singers
May 31, 2013Tractor Tavern · SeattleSupportwith Tom Eddy, Heatwarmer
Apr 13, 2013Columbia City Theater · SeattleHeadlinerwith OCnotes, Fey Moth
Apr 5, 2013Columbia City Theater · SeattleSupportwith Seattle Rock Orchestra, Kithkin, Led to Sea
Mar 29, 2013Gothic Theatre · EnglewoodSupportwith The Cave Singers
Mar 28, 2013Fly Me to the Moon Saloon · TellurideSupportwith The Cave Singers
Mar 27, 2013Urban Lounge · Salt Lake CitySupportwith The Cave Singers
Mar 1, 2013Showbox at the Market · SeattleSupportwith Hey Marseilles, Y La Bamba
Dec 15, 2012Hasenschaukel · HamburgHeadliner
Dec 14, 2012Antje Øklesund · BerlinHeadliner
Dec 13, 2012Das Nexus · BrunswickHeadliner
Dec 11, 2012Kulturclub Schon Schön · MainzHeadliner
Dec 10, 2012Backstage · MunichHeadliner
Dec 9, 2012Grenzwert · BaselHeadliner
Dec 8, 2012Zwölfzehn · StuttgartHeadliner
Dec 7, 2012Talhof · St. GallenHeadliner
Dec 6, 2012Swamp · FreiburgHeadliner
Dec 5, 2012Café Arte · MünsterHeadliner
Dec 3, 2012Sing Sing Im Tak · HannoverHeadliner
Dec 2, 2012Die Wohngemeinschaft · CologneHeadliner
Dec 1, 2012Raststätte · AachenHeadliner
Nov 21, 2012Tractor Tavern · SeattleSupportwith Bryan John Appleby, Shenandoah Davis
Nov 16, 2012Immanuel Presbyterian Church · TacomaSupportwith Drew Grow & the Pastors' Wives, Goldfinch
Oct 17, 2012Barboza · SeattleHeadliner

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

46 rooms in 29 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Brooklyn16 shows
  • Seattle10 shows
  • Manhattan5 shows
  • Ridgewood4 shows
  • Aachen1 show

and 24 other cities

Live history

74 shows on record
Shows counted
74
First on record
May 1990
Latest on record
Jul 2019

Shows per year

  1. 19901
  2. 20103
  3. 20115
  4. 201221
  5. 20139
  6. 20143
  7. 20151
  8. 20166
  9. 20179
  10. 201811
  11. 20195

Top rooms

  • Alphaville, Brooklyn · 4
  • Sunnyvale, Brooklyn · 4
  • Mercury Lounge, Manhattan · 3
  • Trans-Pecos, Ridgewood · 3
  • Columbia City Theater, Seattle · 3

Top cities

  • Seattle, WA · 23
  • Brooklyn, NY · 16
  • Manhattan, KS · 5
  • Ridgewood · 4
  • Basel · 1

Often on the bill with: The Cave Singers, Kithkin, Western Haunts, Dude York, Nightspace, Operator Music Band, Sandrider, Shenandoah Davis

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

Releases

12 releases, 2010–2018
  • $$$_PSA cover

    $$$_PSA

    Apr 9, 2018 · Track · 1 track

  • Feel Guide Vol. 7

    2018

  • bats, cats, etc cover

    bats, cats, etc

    Oct 31, 2017 · Track · 1 track

  • mister manufacture cover

    mister manufacture

    Oct 27, 2017 · Album · 6 tracks

  • '83 cover

    '83

    Jun 10, 2016 · Album · 5 tracks

  • 2013 Label Sampler N°8

    2013

  • Brighten & Break

    2012 · Album

  • Dial T For Tapete (10th Anniversary Compilation)

    2012

  • EP cover

    EP

    Apr 1, 2011 · Album · 8 tracks

  • Pollens - EP

    2011 · Ep

  • Hard Not Hardly (Appetite Summer Mix)

    2011

  • Series Two / Workerbee

    2010

Lineup

  • Kelly Wyse
  • Hanna Benn
  • Adam Kozie
  • Jeff Aaron Bryant
  • Lena Simon
  • Whitney Lyman

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 46+ plays, 2012-01-06–2024-04-27 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Audioasis' (Kennady Quille) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (DJ Alex) — KEXP

Lineup history

6 members on record
  • Adam Kozietenure unknown
  • Hanna Benntenure unknown
  • Jeff Aaron Bryanttenure unknown
  • Kelly Wysetenure unknown
  • Lena Simontenure unknown
  • Whitney Lymantenure 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.

Shares members with: Leuko (via Kelly Wyse), Novemthree (via Kelly Wyse), To The Waves (via Kelly Wyse), X-Ray Press (via Kelly Wyse)

Photos, art and posters

Pollens — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Pollens — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Pollens — $$$_PSA
Release art · $$$_PSA — release
Pollens — bats, cats, etc
Release art · bats, cats, etc — release
Pollens — mister manufacture
Release art · mister manufacture — release
Pollens — '83
Release art · '83 — release
Pollens — EP
Release art · EP — release
Pollens — Mercury Lounge, 2019-07-29
Poster · Mercury Lounge, 2019-07-29 — Songkick
Pollens — Alphaville, 2019-06-05
Poster · Alphaville, 2019-06-05 — Songkick
Pollens — Alphaville, 2019-04-07
Poster · Alphaville, 2019-04-07 — Songkick
Pollens — Alphaville, 2019-03-08
Poster · Alphaville, 2019-03-08 — Songkick
Pollens — Alphaville, 2018-12-07
Poster · Alphaville, 2018-12-07 — Songkick
Pollens — Secret Project Robot, 2017-11-16
Poster · Secret Project Robot, 2017-11-16 — Songkick
Pollens — C'mon Everybody, 2017-07-09
Poster · C'mon Everybody, 2017-07-09 — Songkick
Pollens — Berlin Under A, 2017-06-30
Poster · Berlin Under A, 2017-06-30 — Songkick
Pollens — Sunnyvale, 2017-04-26
Poster · Sunnyvale, 2017-04-26 — Songkick
Pollens — Sunnyvale, 2017-02-21
Poster · Sunnyvale, 2017-02-21 — Songkick
Pollens — Sunnyvale, 2016-12-15
Poster · Sunnyvale, 2016-12-15 — Songkick
Pollens — The Attic (formerly Shea Stadium BK), 2016-10-29
Poster · The Attic (formerly Shea Stadium BK), 2016-10-29 — Songkick
Pollens — Le Poisson Rouge, 2016-08-25
Poster · Le Poisson Rouge, 2016-08-25 — Songkick
Pollens — Mercury Lounge, 2015-11-13
Poster · Mercury Lounge, 2015-11-13 — Songkick
Pollens — Showbox at the Market, 2014-02-01
Poster · Showbox at the Market, 2014-02-01 — Songkick
Pollens — Neptune Theatre, 2013-11-30
Poster · Neptune Theatre, 2013-11-30 — Songkick
Pollens — Showbox at the Market, 2013-03-01
Poster · Showbox at the Market, 2013-03-01 — Songkick
Pollens — Tractor Tavern, 2012-11-21
Poster · Tractor Tavern, 2012-11-21 — Songkick
Pollens — The Comet Tavern, 2011-08-28
Poster · The Comet Tavern, 2011-08-28 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
POLLENS on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Pollens on Last.fmArtist facts
Pollens 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.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Pollens (band). They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
Seattle, Washington, United States
Years active
2008–present
Genres
Indie rock
Current members
Jeff Aaron Bryant, Elizabeth May
Past members
Hanna Benn, Adam Kozie, Kelly Wyse, Whitney Lyman, Lena Simon, Mike Sparks

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