The Memorials

American hard rock band

The Memorials

Left to right: Viveca Hawkins, Thomas Pridgen and Nick Brewer

Background information
Origin| Berkeley, California
Genres| Hard rock
Years active| 2009–present
Members| Thomas Pridgen
Viveca Hawkins
Nick Brewer

The Memorials is an American hard rock band from Berkeley, California that formed in December 2009. As of 2012[update], the line-up consists of Thomas Pridgen, Viveca Hawkins, and Nick Brewer.[1][2][3][4][5]

## History

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Founded in December 2009, The Memorials is a project spearheaded by Thomas Pridgen. After departing The Mars Volta, Pridgen turned his attention to forming his own group, which would incorporate a range of styles as diverse as the experiences of the band members. He contacted friends Viveca Hawkins and Nick Brewer, who were former students at Berklee College of Music,[6] and asked them to establish a new band with him. Brewer and Hawkins met for the first time, after Brewer arrived in San Francisco, just a day shy of recording their first album.[citation needed]

The Memorials' self-titled debut album The Memorials[7] was recorded at the Petting Zoo Recording Studio (The Zoo) in North Oakland, California, as well as at Pridgen's home studio between December 14, 2009, and February 3, 2010.[citation needed] It was released on February 14, 2011. To support their album in 2011, the band went on a 31-date nationwide tour largely backed by fans.[8][9]

Their second album, Delirium, was released on June 5, 2012. The track "Fluorescents Unforgiving" was released via SoundCloud in November 2011.[10]

After completing 3 tours (Freedom Tour, Equinox Tour, Waterguns, B B Q, & Hot Chocolate Tour) over the United States, The Memorials are preparing for a European tour to launch in October 2012.

## Band members

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* Viveca Hawkins – Vocals
* Nick Brewer - Guitars
* Thomas Pridgen – Drums

with

* Randy Emata – Keyboards
* Chris Bass Head – Bass

Former Member

* Alexander Potts – Guitars
* Chris Woods - Keyboards

## Discography

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* The Memorials (2011)
* Delirium (2012)

## References

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1. ^ Goldin, Dan (2010-06-17). "(delivering good rock music since 2008): Thomas Pridgen: From The Mars Volta to The Memorials". Exploding In Sound. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
2. ^ "Featured Artist: Thomas Pridgen Talks Drumming, The Mars Volta, and The Memorials". 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
3. ^ "Viveca Hawkins of The Memorials : IPMM / The Citrus Report". IPaintMyMind. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
4. ^ Flak (2010-07-28). "Thomas Pridgen Bring Us His Latest Project | Movie Reviews | Music Reviews". Behind the Hype. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
5. ^ "A Conversation with Thomas Pridgen » Interviews". The Berklee Groove. 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
6. ^ Keene, Hunter (2011-04-27). "Q&A with The Memorials band members Thomas Pridgen and Viveca Hawkins". Black and White. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
7. ^ "The Memorials: The Memorials [Album Review]". FensePost. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
8. ^ Brennan, Taylor. "From Mars Volta to The Memorials". Popstache.com. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
9. ^ The Memorials. "The Memorials 30 day US Tour". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
10. ^ "Fluorescent's Unforgiving by TheMemorials on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2012-06-17.

## External links

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* Official website
* AfroPunk page

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