Wednesday Week is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. After releasing two albums, the band split up in 1990, with members going on to form Lucky. Since 1998 Wednesday Week plays occasional shows with various lineups consisting of previous members.
Kristi Callan Kelly Callan David Nolte Heidi Rodewald
Past members
David Provost Tom Alford Steve Ney Jennifer Dorfman John Talley-Jones Ilene Markell Karen Blankfeld Mike Anderson Jeff Burgess Russell Chaput Tracy Elms John Ferriter "Whitey" Pryor Tim Edmundson Rob Hunt
Founders of the band were the sisters Kristi and Kelly Callan—daughters of actress K Callan. The sisters formed their first group, The Undeclared, in 1979. The duo evolved into a trio, Goat Deity, in 1980, when they were joined by Steve Wynn.[1] Wynn left to concentrate on his other band, The Dream Syndicate, and Kjehl Johansen (of The Urinals) joined on bass guitar, with the band name changing again to Narrow Adventure.[1] With David Provost replacing Johansen in 1983, the band became Wednesday Week (named after the Undertones song), and they released their debut EP, Betsy's House, later that year.[1][2] Further lineup changes followed, with Provost being replaced by Heidi Rodewald at the end of 1983, and Tom Alford joining on lead guitar in early 1984.[1] In 1985, David Nolte (of The Last) replaced Alford, giving the band its most stable lineup.
The band signed with Enigma Records, releasing the Don Dixon-produced debut album What We Had in 1987.[1][2] Two songs from the album were featured in the film Slumber Party Massacre II, with actresses in the movie miming to the songs.[1] Towards the end of 1987 Rodewald left, and another former Urinals member, John Talley-Jones, joined as one of a string of short-lived members before the band split up in 1990.[1] Before splitting up they self-released a second album, No Going Back[1] on cassette only.
After Wednesday Week, the Callan sisters and Nolte (who married Kristi Callan) formed Lucky in 1995 with former Mad Parade bassist Mike Lawrence.[1][3][4] Nolte and Kristi Callan also played in David Gray's band.[4][5] Kristi Callan later formed the band Dime Box, releasing the album Five and Dime Waltz in 2008, and Happy in 2019. Rodewald later joined The Negro Problem with Mark "Stew" Stewart, with whom she created the Tony Award-winning musical Passing Strange.[6]
Since 1998, Wednesday Week play occasional live shows with various combinations of past members, with the Callan sisters and Nolte as core members.[1]
^ abMorris, Chris (1996) "Declarations of Independents", Billboard, March 16, 1996, p. 83, retrieved 2012-05-31
^Heatley, Michael (2011) David Gray: A Biography, Music Sales, ISBN978-1844490103
^Soloski, Alexis (2010) "Stew and Heidi Rodewald's Making It", Village Voice, February 9, 2010, retrieved 2012-05-31
External links
Official website
January 06, 2023
wednesday, week, band, wednesday, week, american, rock, band, formed, angeles, california, 1983, after, releasing, albums, band, split, 1990, with, members, going, form, lucky, since, 1998, wednesday, week, plays, occasional, shows, with, various, lineups, con. Wednesday Week is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles California in 1983 After releasing two albums the band split up in 1990 with members going on to form Lucky Since 1998 Wednesday Week plays occasional shows with various lineups consisting of previous members Wednesday WeekOriginLos Angeles California United StatesGenresPop rockYears active1983 1983 1990 1990 1998 presentLabelsEnigmaMembersKristi CallanKelly CallanDavid NolteHeidi RodewaldPast membersDavid ProvostTom AlfordSteve NeyJennifer DorfmanJohn Talley JonesIlene MarkellKaren BlankfeldMike AndersonJeff BurgessRussell ChaputTracy ElmsJohn Ferriter Whitey PryorTim EdmundsonRob HuntWebsitewww wbr wednesdayweek wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 EPs 2 3 Singles 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditFounders of the band were the sisters Kristi and Kelly Callan daughters of actress K Callan The sisters formed their first group The Undeclared in 1979 The duo evolved into a trio Goat Deity in 1980 when they were joined by Steve Wynn 1 Wynn left to concentrate on his other band The Dream Syndicate and Kjehl Johansen of The Urinals joined on bass guitar with the band name changing again to Narrow Adventure 1 With David Provost replacing Johansen in 1983 the band became Wednesday Week named after the Undertones song and they released their debut EP Betsy s House later that year 1 2 Further lineup changes followed with Provost being replaced by Heidi Rodewald at the end of 1983 and Tom Alford joining on lead guitar in early 1984 1 In 1985 David Nolte of The Last replaced Alford giving the band its most stable lineup The band signed with Enigma Records releasing the Don Dixon produced debut album What We Had in 1987 1 2 Two songs from the album were featured in the film Slumber Party Massacre II with actresses in the movie miming to the songs 1 Towards the end of 1987 Rodewald left and another former Urinals member John Talley Jones joined as one of a string of short lived members before the band split up in 1990 1 Before splitting up they self released a second album No Going Back 1 on cassette only After Wednesday Week the Callan sisters and Nolte who married Kristi Callan formed Lucky in 1995 with former Mad Parade bassist Mike Lawrence 1 3 4 Nolte and Kristi Callan also played in David Gray s band 4 5 Kristi Callan later formed the band Dime Box releasing the album Five and Dime Waltz in 2008 and Happy in 2019 Rodewald later joined The Negro Problem with Mark Stew Stewart with whom she created the Tony Award winning musical Passing Strange 6 Since 1998 Wednesday Week play occasional live shows with various combinations of past members with the Callan sisters and Nolte as core members 1 Discography EditAlbums Edit What We Had 1987 Enigma No Going Back 1990 Sweden Spins cassette only What We Had Reissue w additional tracks 2008 Noble RotEPs Edit Betsy s House 1983 WarFrat GrammophoneSingles Edit Missionary 1986 Enigma Why 1986 Enigma It s a Steal Special 1989 P2PR Unhinged flexi disc released with Unhinged fanzine The Senses of Our World 1997 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j Deming Mark Wednesday Week Biography Allmusic retrieved 2012 05 31 a b Robbins Ira Wednesday Week Trouser Press retrieved 2012 05 31 ROCKRGRL Volumes 37 42 2001 a b Morris Chris 1996 Declarations of Independents Billboard March 16 1996 p 83 retrieved 2012 05 31 Heatley Michael 2011 David Gray A Biography Music Sales ISBN 978 1844490103 Soloski Alexis 2010 Stew and Heidi Rodewald s Making It Village Voice February 9 2010 retrieved 2012 05 31External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wednesday Week band amp oldid 1024978184, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
