Christopher Bollman (bass 2003-2008) Greg Fasolino (guitar 2003-2008) Hillary Johnson (live keyboards 2006-2008) Todd Karasik (drums 2006-2008) Hayden Millsteed (drums 2003-2006) Nick Niles (vocals, keyboards, guitar 2005-2008) Bell Hollow made bittersweet dream pop, singing songs both melodic and mysterious. Formed in 2003 by bassist Christopher Bollman and guitarist Greg Fasolino, the Brooklyn-based quartet were inspired by the atmospheric British rock of the Eighties and related genres like shoegaze, new wave, and indie-rock, building on authentic experience as members of old-school NYC post-punk bands like The Naked and the Dead and The Children's Zoo. When frontman Nick Niles (originally from Sacramento, CA) came aboard in 2005, the unique Bell Hollow sound was finally realized. Impressive reviews for the band's shimmering songs led to their signing with new NYC indie label five03 Records, who released Bell Hollow's first official EP, Sons of the Burgess Shale in October 2006. Shortly thereafter, drummer Todd Karasik (formerly with indie-pop cult heroes My Favorite) replaced original member Hayden Millsteed. Bell Hollow recorded their debut full-length Foxgloves (again with producer/engineer Hillary Johnson, also the band's live synth player), at Water Music in Hoboken, NJ in summer 2007. The 10-song album (including "Copper Crayon," "Eyes Like Planets," "Jamais Vu," and "Our Water Burden") was released in November 2007, debuting at 166 on the CMJ charts. Bell Hollow completed a series of tours during 2008 (including shows in Detroit, Washington, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Toledo, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Athens, GA); and opened for artists such as New Model Army, Bush Tetras, Longwave, Bunnydrums, Lene Lovich, Ether Aura, Certain General, and The Prids. The band signed with online music emporium RCRD LBL in August 2008, and issued five free remixes of Foxgloves songs, by such luminaries as Peter (Master Cylinder) Du Charme, Phofo, and Halo33. In December 2008, frontman Nick Niles left the group to pursue his own direction, and the band chose not to continue. Digital-only EP Foxgloves Extras (consisting of the five prior remixes and three outtakes from the Foxgloves sessions) was released in December 2008, to be followed by a cover of The Prids "Contact" (on the Dots to Connect compilation), and a possible posthumous EP of final recordings.
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November 13, 2008
The Annex
New York, New York, United StatesFinal show; opened for Autodrone
1. Tigershaped
2. Bodies, Rest and Motion
3. Oh, My Heart Is Stone
4. Trip the Fantastic
5. Shukriya Moon
6. Copper Crayon
7. Jamais Vu
8. Whirl and Pearl
9. The Invitation
October 26, 2008
Cake Shop
New York, New York, United StatesLaura Kennedy Benefit
1. Our Water Burden
Acoustic2. Diamonds
Nick Niles songAugust 27, 2008
Public Assembly
Brooklyn, New York, United States1. Oh, My Heart Is Stone
2. Jamais Vu
3. Eyes Like Planets
4. The Bottle Tree
5. Sons of the Burgess Shale
6. Shukriya Moon
7. Trip the Fantastic
8. The Invitation
9. Copper Crayon
10. Whirl and Pearl
July 18, 2008
Crash Mansion
New York, New York, United States1. Oh, My Heart Is Stone
2. Jamais Vu
3. Secret Key
4. Shukriya Moon
5. Seven Sisters
6. Foxgloves
7. Trip the Fantastic
8. The Invitation
9. Copper Crayon
10. Whirl and Pearl
debut performanceJune 14, 2008
Trash Bar
Brooklyn, New York, United StatesBreakThru Radio event; opened for Appomattox
1. Trip the Fantastic
2. Jamais Vu
3. Eyes Like Planets
4. Oh, My Heart Is Stone
debut performance5. Sons of the Burgess Shale
6. Shukriya Moon
7. Copper Crayon
8. The Invitation
9. The Bottle Tree
May 24, 2008
Abstraction!
Mineola, New York, United States1. Trip the Fantastic
2. Jamais Vu
3. Eyes Like Planets
4. Seven Sisters
5. Storm's End
6. Sons of the Burgess Shale
7. Shukriya Moon
8. Copper Crayon
9. The Invitation
10. The Bottle Tree
May 9, 2008
Patchogue-Medford High School
Medford, New York, United States1. Trip the Fantastic
2. Jamais Vu
3. Eyes Like Planets
4. Seven Sisters
5. Sons of the Burgess Shale
6. Copper Crayon
7. The Bottle Tree
May 3, 2008
Northern Lights Lounge
Detroit, Michigan, United StatesOpening for Ether Aura
1. Trip the Fantastic
2. Jamais Vu
3. Eyes Like Planets
4. Seven Sisters
5. Sons of the Burgess Shale
6. Shukriya Moon
7. Our Water Burden
Acoustic8. Copper Crayon
9. The Invitation
10. The Bottle Tree
May 3, 2008
South Main Street
Royal Oak, Michigan, United StatesOutdoors in front of Starbucks
1. Eyes Like Planets
Acoustic2. Copper Crayon
Acoustic3. Seven Sisters
Acoustic4. Our Water Burden
AcousticMay 2, 2008
Rok Bar
Toledo, Ohio, United States1. Trip the Fantastic
2. Jamais Vu
3. Eyes Like Planets
4. Seven Sisters
5. Sons of the Burgess Shale
6. Shukriya Moon
7. Copper Crayon
8. The Invitation
9. The Bottle Tree
May 1, 2008
Mohawk Place
Buffalo, New York, United States1. Trip the Fantastic
2. Jamais Vu
3. Eyes Like Planets
4. Seven Sisters
5. Storm's End
6. Sons of the Burgess Shale
7. Shukriya Moon
8. Copper Crayon
9. The Invitation
10. The Bottle Tree
April 24, 2008
Supreme Trading
Brooklyn, New York, United States1. Trip the Fantastic
2. Jamais Vu
3. Eyes Like Planets
4. Seven Sisters
5. Storm's End
6. Sons of the Burgess Shale
7. Shukriya Moon
8. Copper Crayon
9. The Invitation
10. The Bottle Tree
April 12, 2008
The Annex
New York, New York, United States1. Trip the Fantastic
2. Jamais Vu
3. Eyes Like Planets
4. Sons of the Burgess Shale
5. Shukriya Moon
6. Copper Crayon
7. The Invitation
March 20, 2008
Southpaw
Brooklyn, New York, United StatesOpened for New Model Army
1. Copper Crayon
2. Sons of the Burgess Shale
3. Shukriya Moon
4. Jamais Vu
5. Eyes Like Planets
6. Seven Sisters
7. Bodies, Rest and Motion
8. The Bottle Tree
March 15, 2008
The Saint
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States1. Trip the Fantastic
2. Copper Crayon
3. Sons of the Burgess Shale
4. Shukriya Moon
5. Jamais Vu
6. Eyes Like Planets
7. Seven Sisters
8. The Invitation
9. The Bottle Tree
March 7, 2008
Breakthru Radio Session
New York, New York, United States1. Copper Crayon
2. Shukriya Moon
3. Jamais Vu
4. Eyes Like Planets
5. Seven Sisters
6. Storm's End
7. Sons of the Burgess Shale
March 1, 2008
Luna Lounge
Brooklyn, New York, United States1. Trip the Fantastic
2. Copper Crayon
3. Sons of the Burgess Shale
4. Shukriya Moon
5. Jamais Vu
6. Eyes Like Planets
7. Seven Sisters
8. The Invitation
9. The Bottle Tree
February 29, 2008
The Khyber
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States1. Trip the Fantastic
2. Copper Crayon
3. Sons of the Burgess Shale
4. Shukriya Moon
5. Jamais Vu
6. Eyes Like Planets
7. Seven Sisters
8. Getting on in Years
9. Bodies, Rest and Motion
10. The Bottle Tree
February 12, 2008
Flicker Theatre And Bar
Athens, Georgia, United StatesOpening for Entertainment
1. Copper Crayon
2. Shukriya Moon
3. Sons of the Burgess Shale
4. Jamais Vu
5. Seven Sisters
6. Eyes Like Planets
7. The Bottle Tree
February 11, 2008
Fuel Coffeehouse
Jacksonville, Florida, United States1. Copper Crayon
2. Shukriya Moon
3. Sons of the Burgess Shale
4. Trip the Fantastic
5. Jamais Vu
6. Seven Sisters
7. Eyes Like Planets
8. Storm's End
9. Bodies, Rest and Motion
10. The Bottle Tree
11. Foxgloves
Bell Hollow has released 4+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Foxgloves Extras, Foxgloves, Sons Of The Burgess Shale. Explore their complete discography on this page.
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