The Operative
Experimental & noise band from Durham, NC
- industrial
- motherfucker
- music
- noise
- personal history
- podcasts
- powernoise
- Rhythmic Noise
- Shows on record
- 7
- Rooms played
- 6
- Cities
- 3
- Releases
- 26
- Last show
- Mar 8, 2024Catch One
About
The Operative is a band from Durham, NC, tagged industrial, motherfucker, music by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2024, across 6 rooms in 3 cities.
- The Operative has 2 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2006–2017 — MusicBrainz
- The Operative is based in Durham, North Carolina — The Operative on Bandcamp
- Latest release on Bandcamp: Erika Rickson on The Smashing Pumpkins (2021-04-01) — Bandcamp
- The Operative has 2830 listeners on Last.fm — The Operative on Last.fm
- The Operative has released 10 recordings between 2006 and 2024 — The Operative 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
7 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20091 show
- 20111 show
- 20151 show
- 20162 shows
- 20181 show
- 20241 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2024 | Catch One · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Assemblage 23, tassel, Silent Servant | Support | Assemblage 23, tassel, Silent Servant |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Union · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Das Bunker, Trauma, Maldoror, +1 | Support | Das Bunker, Trauma, Maldoror, +1 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Union · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Das Bunker, Essaie Pas, Trauma | Support | Das Bunker, Essaie Pas, Trauma |
| Feb 5, 2016 | Event Location · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Das Bunker, Trauma | Support | Das Bunker, Trauma |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Los Globos · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Enduser, Diesel Dudes, Trauma | Support | Enduser, Diesel Dudes, Trauma |
| Aug 26, 2011 | Mississippi Studios · PortlandSupportwith Au, Archers | Support | Au, Archers |
| Sep 19, 2009 | Café du Nord · San FranciscoSupportwith Danny Paul Grody, Tarentel, John Davis, +9 | Support | Danny Paul Grody, Tarentel, John Davis, +9 |
Where they play
6 rooms in 3 citiesRooms played most
- Union · Los Angeles (LA)2 shows
- Café du Nord · San Francisco1 show
- Catch One · Los Angeles (LA)1 show
- Event Location · Los Angeles (LA)1 show
- Los Globos · Los Angeles (LA)1 show
Cities played
- Los Angeles (LA)5 shows
- Portland1 show
- San Francisco1 show
Releases
26 releases, 2006–2024Tagged City Complex
2024
Subway For Paranoids
2023
Quorum Decorum
2023
Stitches
2023
Tonka
2023
Erika Rickson on The Smashing Pumpkins
Apr 1, 2021 · Track · 1 track
Mar 17, 2021 · Track · 1 track
Mar 10, 2021 · Track · 1 track
Heather Smith on Connie Converse and Sibylle Baier
Mar 3, 2021 · Track · 1 track
Feb 24, 2021 · Track · 1 track
Caitlin Cary on Rickie Lee Jones
Feb 17, 2021 · Track · 1 track
Bodies In Classified Rubble
2020
Weird Grief
2017 · Album
An Adoring Circle Of Radical Calamity
2006 · Album
Basic Shortwave Operations
2006
Held Hostage To Skeptical Intelligence
2006
Track
Lineup
No current lineup on record.
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| The Operative on Bandcamp | Artist facts |
| Bandcamp | Artist facts, Releases, Photos |
| The Operative on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| The Operative on Discogs | Artist facts |
| 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.