Havalina
Havalina Rail Co. or just Havalina was an eclectic rock band from Long Beach, California. Many of Havalina's releases were regional concept albums. According to the band's website, the band's name was inspired by the song "Havalina" by the Pixies. Havalina was active from 1992 through 2005. Havalina played their last show on March 17, 2005 at The Gypsy Lounge. Former members of Havalina are now involved in Matt Death and the New Intellectuals and Os and the Oculist.
History
The group was founded in Long Beach, California in 1992.
Havalina Rail Co. released their self-titled debut album through Tooth & Nail Records in 1994. The album contains 19 tracks of rockabilly, folk, swing and zydeco. This was the only album released by the band that wasn't a concept album. In an interview for KPSU, Wignall commented that the first album was "this sort of finding our path and gravitating towards American sounds."
Their second album, The Diamond in the Fish, released in 1996, was a concept album telling the story of a retired secret agent. The album was filled with Rat Pack-style jazz, filtered through folk and blues. About Diamond in the Fish, Wignall said, "We were experimenting with idea of like playing jazz, which incidentally, we kinda sucked at. And found out why most of the time all good jazz players are over fifty, 'cause it takes that long to get good at it."
Havalina (disambiguation)
Havalina may refer to:
Havalina
ALBUMS
- H released: 2012
- Las hojas secas released: 2010
- Imperfección released: 2009
- Junio released: 2008
Havalina Blu
ALBUMS
- A woman or two released: 2006
Havalina Rail Co.
ALBUMS
- We Remember Anarchy, 1993–2005 released: 2005
- Space Love & Bullfighting released: 2002
- Russian Lullabies released: 1999
- America released: 1999
- The Diamond in the Fish released: 1996
- Havalina Rail Co. released: 1994
- Live at Cornerstone - 2002 released:
We Remember Anarchy, 1993–2005
Released 2005- Tundra
- Losing You
- Leica
- Puerco Chico
- Proportion Thing
- You Got Me Cry'n
- Diamond in the Fish (live)
- Twilight Time
- Hot Pants
- Total Depravity
- The Love Song
- Big Lu
- Space, Love and Bullfighting Suite
- Flower of the Desert
- Borris the Milkman
- Crater Love
- This Monkey Doesn't Take Nickels and Dimes
- Devil in the Cornfield
- Green Skies
- One Day
- Banditos (live)
- Early Pacific
- Hey Ray
- Murder
- Summertime
- Moon River
America
Released 1999- Bovine Stomp
- American Skies
- Mexi Radio
- Puerco Chico
- Dark Skies
- Little Darl'n
- Travel Music
- Miss. River
- Cajun Blue
- Travel Music
- Bullfrog
- Travel Music
- Flower of the Desert
- Travel Music
- Feeling Green
- United State(s)
- Pick'n and Yodel
- Borris the Milkman
- Devil in the Cornfield
- Alaska
- Chips
- California
- Let's Not Forget Hawaii
- Keep Smil'n
Havalina
Havalina
Walking in the breeze
On the plains of old Segona
Arizona
Among the trees
