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Squid the Whale

Rock band from Detroit, MI · formed 2008

Shows on record: 8
Rooms played: 8
Cities: 8
Releases: 7
Last show: Jun 6, 2013The Garage

About

Squid the Whale is a band from Detroit, MI, formed in 2008, tagged alternative, indie, pop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2013, across 8 rooms in 8 cities.

Squid the Whale formed in 2008 — MusicBrainz
Squid the Whale is based in Detroit — MusicBrainz
Squid the Whale has 2 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2011–2013 — MusicBrainz
Squid the Whale is based in Michigan — Squid the Whale on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: B-Sides (2015-12-18) — Bandcamp
Squid the Whale has 19012 listeners on Last.fm — Squid the Whale on Last.fm
Squid The Whale has released 3 recordings between 2010 and 2014 — Squid The Whale on Discogs
Squid The Whale has 2 followers on Genius — Squid The Whale on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @squidthewhale — Squid The Whale on Genius

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

20111 show
20121 show
20136 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Jun 6, 2013	The Garage · BurnsvilleSupportwith You, Me, & Everyone We Know, The Orphan The Poet, Lights Out Dancing, +1	Support	You, Me, & Everyone We Know, The Orphan The Poet, Lights Out Dancing, +1
Jun 3, 2013	Marquis Theater · DenverSupportwith You, Me, & Everyone We Know, I the Mighty, The Orphan The Poet	Support	You, Me, & Everyone We Know, I the Mighty, The Orphan The Poet
May 19, 2013	Tammany Hall · New York (NYC)Supportwith You, Me, & Everyone We Know, The Orphan The Poet, Orphan	Support	You, Me, & Everyone We Know, The Orphan The Poet, Orphan
May 14, 2013	Altar Bar · PittsburghSupportwith You, Me, & Everyone We Know, The Orphan The Poet, Sugar Glyder, +2	Support	You, Me, & Everyone We Know, The Orphan The Poet, Sugar Glyder, +2
May 13, 2013	Frankie's · ToledoSupportwith You, Me, & Everyone We Know	Support	You, Me, & Everyone We Know
Mar 11, 2013	Thompson House · NewportSupportwith Conditions, The Company We Keep, Young Colt, +1	Support	Conditions, The Company We Keep, Young Colt, +1
Aug 17, 2012	Rocketown · NashvilleSupportwith For the Foxes, The Nearly Deads, Have Mercy, +2	Support	For the Foxes, The Nearly Deads, Have Mercy, +2
Jul 29, 2011	Pike Room at the Crofoot · PontiacSupportwith Anarbor, Valencia, Conditions	Support	Anarbor, Valencia, Conditions

Where they play

8 rooms in 8 cities

Rooms played most

Altar Bar · Pittsburgh1 show
Frankie's · Toledo1 show
Marquis Theater · Denver1 show
Pike Room at the Crofoot · Pontiac1 show
Rocketown · Nashville1 show

Cities played

Burnsville1 show
Denver1 show
Nashville1 show
New York (NYC)1 show
Newport1 show

and 3 other cities

Releases

7 releases, 2010–2015

B-Sides
Dec 18, 2015 · Album · 3 tracks
new war.
2014
Four More
2013 · Ep
The German Affair
Jun 9, 2012 · Track · 1 track
Rolling in the Deep (Adele)
Oct 17, 2011 · Track · 1 track
new war.
2011 · Ep
A Worrisome Voyage Through Inclement Weather
Jun 26, 2010 · Album · 8 tracks

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Squid the Whale — B-Sides — Release art · B-Sides — release

Squid the Whale — The German Affair — Release art · The German Affair — release

Squid the Whale — Rolling in the Deep (Adele) — Release art · Rolling in the Deep (Adele) — release

Squid the Whale — A Worrisome Voyage Through Inclement Weather — Release art · A Worrisome Voyage Through Inclement Weather — release

Squid the Whale — The Garage, 2013-06-06 — Poster · The Garage, 2013-06-06 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Squid the Whale on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Squid the Whale on Last.fm	Artist facts
Squid The Whale on Discogs	Artist facts
Squid The Whale on Genius	Artist facts
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	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.