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The Lucksmiths

Indie band from Melbourne · formed 1993

Shows on record: 5
Rooms played: 5
Cities: 5
Releases: 40
Last show: Sep 22, 2007Red's Bar

About

The Lucksmiths is a band from Melbourne, formed in 1993, tagged indie pop, pop, acoustic pop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2005 to 2007, across 5 rooms in 5 cities.

The Lucksmiths formed in 1993 — MusicBrainz
The Lucksmiths is based in Melbourne — MusicBrainz
The Lucksmiths disbanded in 2009 — MusicBrainz
Louis Richter: member — MusicBrainz
Marty Donald: member — MusicBrainz
Mark Monnone: member — MusicBrainz
Tali White: member — MusicBrainz
The Lucksmiths has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1993–2013 — MusicBrainz
The Lucksmiths is based in Melbourne, Australia — The Lucksmiths on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Cartography For Beginners (2013-11-29) — Bandcamp
The Lucksmiths is from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia — Wikipedia
The Lucksmiths plays Indie pop — Wikipedia
The Lucksmiths has 154956 listeners on Last.fm — The Lucksmiths on Last.fm
The Lucksmiths has released 10 recordings between 2003 and 2013 — The Lucksmiths on Discogs
The Lucksmiths has 4 followers on Genius — The Lucksmiths on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @thelucksmiths — The Lucksmiths 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

5 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20053 shows
20072 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Sep 22, 2007	Red's Bar · Santa BarbaraSupportwith Math And Physics Club, The Guild League, Maria	Support	Math And Physics Club, The Guild League, Maria
Sep 21, 2007	El Cid · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Math And Physics Club	Support	Math And Physics Club
May 3, 2005	Berbati's Pan · PortlandSupportwith All Girl Summer Fun Band, Tullycraft, Andrew Kaffer	Support	All Girl Summer Fun Band, Tullycraft, Andrew Kaffer
Apr 30, 2005	Rickshaw Stop · San FranciscoSupportwith Math And Physics Club	Support	Math And Physics Club
Apr 29, 2005	Knitting Factory - Los Angeles · HollywoodSupportwith Math And Physics Club	Support	Math And Physics Club

Where they play

5 rooms in 5 cities

Rooms played most

Berbati's Pan · Portland1 show
El Cid · Los Angeles (LA)1 show
Knitting Factory - Los Angeles · Hollywood1 show
Red's Bar · Santa Barbara1 show
Rickshaw Stop · San Francisco1 show

Cities played

Hollywood1 show
Los Angeles (LA)1 show
Portland1 show
San Francisco1 show
Santa Barbara1 show

Releases

40 releases, 1993–2013

Cartography For Beginners
Nov 29, 2013 · Album · 35 tracks
Cartography for Beginners: A Best of The Lucksmiths
2013 · Compilation
Unfamiliar Stars DVD
Jan 15, 2011 · Album · 1 track
Unfamiliar Stars
2011
Get-To-Bed Birds
2010 · Single
First Frost
2008 · Album
Up With The Sun
2008
Spring a Leak
2007 · Compilation
A Hiccup in Your Happiness
2006 · Ep
2005-05-07: PA's Lounge, Somerville, MA, USA
2005 · Album
The Chapter in Your Life Entitled San Francisco
2005 · Ep
Warmer Corners
2005 · Album
A Little Distraction
2003 · Ep
Naturaliste
2003 · Album
Midweek Midmorning
2002 · Ep
Where Were We?
2002 · Compilation
Why That Doesn't Surprise Me
2001 · Album
T-Shirt Weather
2000 · Ep
Happy Secret
1999 · Compilation
Southernmost EP
1999 · Ep
Staring at the Sky
1999 · Ep
Untidy Towns
1998 · Ep
A Good Kind of Nervous
1997 · Album
What Bird Is That?
1996 · Album
The Green Bicycle Case
1995 · Album
Boondoggle
1994 · Ep
First Tape
1993 · Album
1998-10-21: Benno Party, Stockholm, Sweden
Album
2001-07-11: Stockholm, Sweden
Album
A Little Distraction EP
Album
Naturaliste
Album
Where Were We?
Album
Why That Doesn't Surprise Me
Album
Staring At the Sky EP
Album
Happy Secret
Album
A Good Kind Of Nervous
Album
What Bird Is That?
Album
The Green Bicycle Case
Album
Boondoggle EP
Album
The Lucksmiths (AKA 'First Tape')
Album

Lineup

Louis Richter
Marty Donald
Mark Monnone
Tali White

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2011-11-10–2025-11-01 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Larry Rose) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

The Lucksmiths — Cartography For Beginners — Release art · Cartography For Beginners — release

The Lucksmiths — Unfamiliar Stars DVD — Release art · Unfamiliar Stars DVD — release

The Lucksmiths — A Little Distraction EP — Release art · A Little Distraction EP — release

The Lucksmiths — Naturaliste — Release art · Naturaliste — release

The Lucksmiths — Red's Bar, 2007-09-22 — Poster · Red's Bar, 2007-09-22 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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