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These United States

Folk & acoustic band from WA · formed 2006

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
58
Cities
44
Releases
12
Last show
Jul 25, 2012The Root Note

About

These United States is a band from WA, formed in 2006, tagged alternative, americana, folk by its sources. Shows on record run from 2007 to 2012, across 58 rooms in 44 cities.

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. 20078 shows
  2. 200836 shows
  3. 20098 shows
  4. 20107 shows
  5. 20121 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jul 25, 2012The Root Note · La CrosseHeadlinerwith Christopher Bell
Aug 17, 2010Sol Stage & Grill · Santa FeHeadlinerwith Or, The Whale
Aug 16, 2010Rhythm Room · PhoenixHeadlinerwith Or, The Whale, J. Tom Hnatow
Aug 14, 2010Bunkhouse Saloon · Las VegasHeadlinerwith Or, The Whale, J. Tom Hnatow, The Skooners
Aug 13, 2010The Satellite · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith J. Tom Hnatow, Or, The Whale, Electric Owls
Aug 12, 2010Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Or, The Whale, Winter's Fall
Aug 11, 2010The Crepe Place · Santa CruzHeadlinerwith J. Tom Hnatow, Or, The Whale
Mar 18, 2010Encore · AustinSupportwith Gringo Star, Solace, Honky, +10
Dec 31, 2009Hi-Dive · DenverSupportwith Paper Bird, Dovekins
Oct 7, 2009Subterranean · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Or, The Whale, Paleo
Sep 25, 2009High Dive · SeattleHeadlinerwith Goldfinch
Aug 28, 2009Union Hall · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Motel Motel
Aug 15, 2009Eckhart Park · ChicagoSupportwith Art Brut, Tapes 'n Tapes, Say Hi, +10
Jul 9, 2009Echoplex · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, Olin & the Moon
Jun 19, 2009Taste Of Randolph Street Festival · ChicagoSupportwith Tinted Windows, Dr. Dog, The Hold Steady, +9
May 7, 2009The Bell House · BrooklynSupportwith Vetiver, Papercuts
Oct 25, 2008Sunset Tavern · SeattleHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Velella Velella
Oct 24, 2008Yakima Sports Center · YakimaHeadlinerwith Vandaveer
Oct 23, 2008Holocene · PortlandHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Nick Jaina, Chris Robley
Oct 22, 2008Whitworth College · SpokaneHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Noah Gundersen
Oct 21, 2008Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co. · PendletonHeadlinerwith Vandaveer
Oct 20, 2008Sengthong's Blue Sky Room · DunsmuirHeadlinerwith Vandaveer
Oct 19, 2008The Crepe Place · Santa CruzHeadlinerwith Vandaveer
Oct 18, 2008The Partisan · MercedHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Nick Jaina, The Silent Comedy
Oct 16, 2008LoBot Gallery · OaklandHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Beatbeat Whisper, Golden Gram
Oct 14, 2008Silverlake Lounge · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Vandaveer, intricate machines, Stop, Revolt.
Oct 4, 2008Rock & Roll Hotel · WashingtonHeadlinerwith Evangelicals, Parenthetical Girls, The Silent Years
Oct 2, 2008Johnny Brenda's · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith The Guests, Buried Beds, The Mural, +2
Oct 1, 2008Once And For All · PatchogueHeadlinerwith Vandaveer
Aug 29, 2008Atomic Cantina · AlbuquerqueHeadlinerwith The Old Main, Scenester
Jul 5, 2008Notting Hill Arts Club · LondonHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Younghusband, House of Brothers, +1
Jul 4, 2008The Cellar · OxfordHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, The Epstein
Jul 3, 2008Cabaret Voltaire · EdinburghHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Smoked Glass
Jul 2, 2008The Captain's Rest · GlasgowHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Ross Clark & The Scarfs Go Missing
Jul 1, 2008The Yorkshire House · LancasterHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Ampersands, The Ponies
Jun 30, 2008The New Roscoe · LeedsHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Cartoon Injury
Jun 26, 2008Porter Cellar Bar · BathHeadlinerwith Vandaveer
Jun 25, 2008The Louisiana · BristolHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Cedar
Jun 24, 2008Spillers Records · CardiffSupportwith Attack Attack!, Vandaveer, Said Mike, +1
Jun 23, 2008Bodega · NottinghamHeadlinerwith Vandaveer
Jun 22, 2008Head Of Steam · Newcastle Upon TyneHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Aaron Mcmullan, John Egdell
Jun 21, 2008La Flèche d'Or · ParisHeadlinerwith Vandaveer
Jun 20, 2008Vortex Jazz Club · LondonHeadlinerwith Royston Jones, Bicycle Thieves, Eugene Francis Jnr, +5
Apr 19, 2008Olsson's Books & Records · ArlingtonHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, The Revival
Apr 5, 2008The Dame · LexingtonSupportwith Vandaveer, The Scourge of The Sea
Apr 4, 2008The 930 Listening Room · LouisvilleSupportwith Vandaveer, Dude Plays Saxophone, Dickie Haydon
Apr 3, 2008Hideout · ChicagoSupportwith Vandaveer, Rachel Ries
Apr 1, 2008Vaudeville Mews · Des MoinesSupportwith Vandaveer, Beneath the Massacre, The Lonely H
Mar 31, 2008400 Bar · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Kill Kill, Mannix, No Time for TV, +3
Mar 26, 2008Sunset Tavern · SeattleHeadlinerwith Johanna Kunin, Your Heart Breaks
Jan 26, 2008Walter E. Washington Convention Center · WashingtonHeadlinerwith Monadnoc, The Rose, Alfonso Velez
Jan 25, 2008Mitchell Hall, George Washington University · WashingtonHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, The Winter Sounds, Tut Tut
Nov 16, 2007Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreHeadlinerwith The Blank Tapes, SHÄDE
Nov 3, 2007The Gladstone · LondonHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, The Moon Music Orchestra
Nov 2, 2007Folk House · BristolHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Roger Tarry
Nov 1, 2007The Slaughtered Lamb · LondonSupportwith Vandaveer, Electroacoustic Club, Christiansilva
Oct 31, 2007Love Apple Cafe · BradfordHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Le Tournoi, Spodni Pradlo
Oct 30, 2007Big Hands · ManchesterHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Sam Hammond
Oct 29, 2007Tommy's Bar, UWIC · CardiffHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Alex Dingley
Oct 28, 2007Le Mécanisme Dubitatif · LilleHeadlinerwith Vandaveer, Cactus In Love

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

58 rooms in 44 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Chicago4 shows
  • London4 shows
  • Los Angeles (LA)3 shows
  • Seattle3 shows
  • Washington3 shows

and 39 other cities

Live history

87 shows on record
Shows counted
87
First on record
Oct 2005
Latest on record
Jul 2012

Shows per year

  1. 20051
  2. 20068
  3. 200726
  4. 200836
  5. 20098
  6. 20107
  7. 20121

Top rooms

  • The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz · 2
  • Sunset Tavern, Seattle · 2
  • Porter Cellar Bar, Bath · 2
  • Bodega, Nottingham · 2
  • Head Of Steam, Newcastle Upon Tyne · 2

Top cities

  • Washington, DC · 10
  • London · 5
  • Arlington · 4
  • Chicago, IL · 4
  • Paris · 3

Often on the bill with: Vandaveer, Or, The Whale, The Rose, J. Tom Hnatow, Paleo, The Revival, Kitty Hawk, Johanna Kunin

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

Releases

12 releases, 2008–2012

  • These United States

    2012 · Album

  • Pickathon 2010

    2011

  • What Lasts

    2010 · Album

  • Sing For China (Fight AIDS With Art)

    2010

  • WFPK Live Volume Four

    2010

  • Live At KDHX: Volume 8

    2010

  • Everything Touches Everything

    2009 · Album

  • A Picture of the Three of Us at the Gate to the Garden of Eden

    2008 · Album

  • Crimes

    2008 · Album

  • Daytrotter Session (encore)

    2008

  • First Sight

    2008

  • 2007-05-17: Phoning It In, "These United States"

Lineup

  • Robby Cosenza
  • Justin Craig
  • Jesse Elliott
  • J. Tom Hnatow
  • Colin Kellogg

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2012-05-31–2022-02-16 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Roadhouse' (Greg Vandy) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Abbie) — KEXP

Lineup history

5 members on record
  • Colin Kelloggtenure unknown
  • J. Tom Hnatowtenure unknown
  • Jesse Elliotttenure unknown
  • Justin Craigtenure unknown
  • Robby Cosenzatenure 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.

Members also play in: The Apparitions (via Robby Cosenza), The Fanged Robot (via Robby Cosenza), The Scourge of the Sea (via Robby Cosenza), Tits of Clay (via Justin Craig)

Photos, art and posters

These United States — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
These United States — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
These United States — The Root Note, 2012-07-25
Poster · The Root Note, 2012-07-25 — Songkick
These United States — Hi-Dive, 2009-12-31
Poster · Hi-Dive, 2009-12-31 — Songkick
These United States — The Bell House, 2009-05-07
Poster · The Bell House, 2009-05-07 — Songkick
These United States — Spillers Records, 2008-06-24
Poster · Spillers Records, 2008-06-24 — Songkick
These United States — The Dame, 2008-04-05
Poster · The Dame, 2008-04-05 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
These United States on BandcampArtist facts
These United States on Last.fmArtist facts
These United States on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
BandcampPhotos
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 These United States. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Years active
2006–2012
Genres
Rock and roll, indie folk, psychedelic folk, pop, garage rock, alternative country, psychedelic rock
Labels
United Interests
Current members
Justin Craig, Jesse Elliott, J. Tom Hnatow, Aaron Latos, Anna Morsett
Past members
Robby Cosenza, Mark Charles Heidinger, Colin Kellogg, David Strackany, Dave Wynn, Josh Read, Winston Yu

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