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Tongue Depressor

Experimental & noise band from New Haven, CT

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Tongue Depressor photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
5
Rooms played
4
Cities
4
Releases
43
Last show
Sep 14, 2024Rickshaw Theatre

About

Tongue Depressor is a band from New Haven, CT, tagged experimental, drone, hymns by its sources. Shows on record run from 2019 to 2024, across 4 rooms in 4 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

5 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20191 show
  2. 20201 show
  3. 20221 show
  4. 20242 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 14, 2024Rickshaw Theatre · VancouverSupportwith Spectral Voice, Spirit Possession, Nightfell, +1
Jan 17, 2024Larry's Corner · StockholmHeadlinerwith john mccowen, Urban:Dentist
Aug 10, 2022The State House · New HavenSupportwith Matmos, Jeff Carey
Jun 20, 2020Flamboyan Theater, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center · New York (NYC)Supportwith KALI MALONE, Puce Mary
Apr 10, 2019The State House · New HavenSupportwith Pedestrian Deposit, Omei

Where they play

4 rooms in 4 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • New Haven2 shows
  • New York (NYC)1 show
  • Stockholm1 show
  • Vancouver1 show

Live history

5 shows on record
Shows counted
5
First on record
Apr 2019
Latest on record
Sep 2024

Shows per year

  1. 20191
  2. 20201
  3. 20221
  4. 20242

Top rooms

  • The State House, New Haven · 2
  • Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver · 1
  • Larry's Corner, Stockholm · 1
  • Flamboyan Theater, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, New York (NYC) · 1

Top cities

  • New Haven, CT · 2
  • Vancouver, BC · 1
  • New York (NYC), NY · 1
  • Stockholm · 1

Often on the bill with: Grave Infestation, Jeff Carey, John McCowen, Kali Malone, Matmos, Omei, Pedestrian Deposit, Puce Mary

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

Releases

43 releases, 2017–2025

Lineup

  • Henry Birdsey · violin

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

2 members on record
  • Henry BirdseyOriginal memberviolintenure unknown
  • Zach Rowdentenure 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: Formant (via Henry Birdsey), Glasspack (via Henry Birdsey), Old Saw (via Henry Birdsey)

Shares members with: Anthony Braxton Quartet (via Zach Rowden), Crazy Doberman (via Zach Rowden), Dracula Pamphlet (via Zach Rowden), Figured (via Zach Rowden), Machs Foldur (via Zach Rowden), Marsh Chapel (via Zach Rowden), Mocks Folder (via Zach Rowden), Mox Folder (via Zach Rowden) and 6 more

Photos, art and posters

Tongue Depressor — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Tongue Depressor — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Tongue Depressor — Bones For Time
Release art · Bones For Time — release
Tongue Depressor — Nameless Trade
Release art · Nameless Trade — release
Tongue Depressor — Live at Cafe OTO
Release art · Live at Cafe OTO — release
Tongue Depressor — From The Crypt
Release art · From The Crypt — release
Tongue Depressor — Landau BarTONGUE DEPRESSOR + Austin Larkin
Release art · Landau BarTONGUE DEPRESSOR + Austin Larkin — release
Tongue Depressor — Wonder How It left
Release art · Wonder How It left — release
Tongue Depressor — Fiddle Music [vol. V-VIII]
Release art · Fiddle Music [vol. V-VIII] — release
Tongue Depressor — Blame TuningTONGUE DEPRESSOR + John McCowen
Release art · Blame TuningTONGUE DEPRESSOR + John McCowen — release
Tongue Depressor — Larry's Corner, 2024-01-17
Poster · Larry's Corner, 2024-01-17 — Songkick
Tongue Depressor — The State House, 2022-08-10
Poster · The State House, 2022-08-10 — Songkick
Tongue Depressor — Flamboyan Theater, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, 2020-06-20
Poster · Flamboyan Theater, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, 2020-06-20 — Songkick
Tongue Depressor — The State House, 2019-04-10
Poster · The State House, 2019-04-10 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
Tongue Depressor on Last.fmArtist facts
Tongue Depressor on DiscogsArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
DiscogsCredited 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.