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Sleep Whale

Rock band from Denton, TX · formed 2006

Shows on record: 8
Rooms played: 7
Cities: 3
Releases: 2
Last show: Sep 30, 2010Emo's Austin

About

Sleep Whale is a band from Denton, TX, formed in 2006, tagged ambient, folk, folktronic by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2010, across 7 rooms in 3 cities.

Sleep Whale formed in 2006 — MusicBrainz
Sleep Whale is based in Denton — MusicBrainz
Sleep Whale has 2 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2009–2009 — MusicBrainz
Sleep Whale has 6359 listeners on Last.fm — Sleep Whale on Last.fm
Sleep Whale has released 4 recordings between 2009 and 2009 — Sleep Whale 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

8 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20091 show
20107 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Sep 30, 2010	Emo's Austin · AustinSupportwith Fennesz, Derek Rogers, CocoRosie, +5	Support	Fennesz, Derek Rogers, CocoRosie, +5
May 9, 2010	The Loft at Gilley's · DallasSupportwith Eluvium, Benoit Pioulard	Support	Eluvium, Benoit Pioulard
Mar 20, 2010	Bethel Hall, St. David's Episcopal Church · AustinSupportwith Balmorhea, Ola Podrida, Matthew and the Arrogant Sea, +1	Support	Balmorhea, Ola Podrida, Matthew and the Arrogant Sea, +1
Mar 12, 2010	Andy's Basement Bar & Grill · DentonHeadlinerwith Ola Podrida, Mount Righteous, Spooky Folk, +1	Headliner	Ola Podrida, Mount Righteous, Spooky Folk, +1
Mar 11, 2010	North X 35 2010 · DentonHeadliner	Headliner	—
Feb 26, 2010	Parish · AustinHeadlinerwith Mother Falcon, Lost River/Old River	Headliner	Mother Falcon, Lost River/Old River
Jan 15, 2010	Emo's Austin · AustinSupportwith Lymbyc Systym, Parachute Musical, This Will Destroy You, +1	Support	Lymbyc Systym, Parachute Musical, This Will Destroy You, +1
Sep 5, 2009	Granada Theater · DallasSupportwith This Will Destroy You	Support	This Will Destroy You

Where they play

7 rooms in 3 cities

Rooms played most

Emo's Austin · Austin2 shows
Andy's Basement Bar & Grill · Denton1 show
Bethel Hall, St. David's Episcopal Church · Austin1 show
Granada Theater · Dallas1 show
North X 35 2010 · Denton1 show

Cities played

Austin4 shows
Dallas2 shows
Denton2 shows

Releases

2 releases, 2009

Houseboat
2009 · Album
Little Brite
2009 · Ep

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 3 plays, 2010-08-14–2011-06-29 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Test Program' (DJ Tim) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' () — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Sleep Whale — Bethel Hall, St. David's Episcopal Church, 2010-03-20 — Poster · Bethel Hall, St. David's Episcopal Church, 2010-03-20 — Songkick

Sleep Whale — Emo's Austin, 2010-01-15 — Poster · Emo's Austin, 2010-01-15 — Songkick

Sleep Whale — Granada Theater, 2009-09-05 — Poster · Granada Theater, 2009-09-05 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Sleep Whale on Last.fm	Artist facts
Sleep Whale on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited 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.