Sera Cahoone
| Sera Cahoone | |
|---|---|
 Cahoone performing in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 4, 1975 (age 41) |
| Genres |
Indie Rock Lo-fi music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments |
Vocals Guitar Drums |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Sub Pop |
| Associated acts |
Carissa's Wierd Band of Horses |
| Website |
www |
Sera Cahoone (born August 4, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Cahoone's music combines elements of classic country-western and modern indie rock and lo-fi music. She is also well known for her work as a drummer, especially with the band Band of Horses.[1]
Early life
Cahoone is the daughter of Bill Cahoone, a Rocky Mountain dynamite salesman, and Judy Cahoone (née Ahrendts), a business executive.[2] Cahoone said that she was raised by a single mother.[1] She has a sister named Kal Cahoone[3] and brother named Nathan Cahoone, both of whom are also musicians.[4]
Cahoone grew up in Littleton, Colorado.[5] She attended and graduated from Columbine High School.[4]
Cahoone got her musical start on the drums at twelve years old. She had taken up drumming to combat anxiety, and found she had a talent and affinity for the instrument. She also played her brother's guitar and sang, but not in public at that time. Her first stage performance came in a North Denver bar called Ziggie's Saloon (near the Oriental Theater). She played drums behind a group of bluesmen at an open mic night.[4]
Career
Drumming career
In 1998, at the age of twenty-one, Cahoone moved to Seattle, Washington, when the snowboarding shop where she worked in Colorado opened a retail store in Washington state.[4] She worked there for two years before quitting. She subsequently worked in a coffee shop and focused on playing music.[1]
Cahoone was the drummer in the band Carissa's Wierd until they broke up in 2003. After that, Cahoone played drums with various bands including Los Angeles singer-songwriter Patrick Park and most notably, Band of Horses.[6] Cahoone has also played drums with Panda and Angel, and Betsy Olson. She recorded selected tracks of the critically acclaimed Band of Horses debut record, Everything All The Time, as a session player.[4]
Solo recording career
Sera Cahoone
In 2006, Cahoone began to release solo work. Her first album was a self-released, self-titled record called Sera Cahoone, which was praised by indie-rock radio station KEXP along with NPR.[6] Seattle indie newspaper The Stranger called Sera’s debut "a breathtaking collection of sad and dusky songs that reveal an artist of remarkable depth as well as a truly stunning voice."[7]
Only As The Day Is Long
In 2007, Cahoone was signed to the Seattle label Sub Pop Records[8] which was home to former Carissa’s Weird band mates Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses) and later Mat Brooke (Grand Archives). Cahoone's second album, Only As The Day Is Long, was released in 2008.[9]
Deer Creek Canyon
Sera and her band recorded her second Sub Pop record, Deer Creek Canyon, in February 2012 at Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, Washington, over a two-week period with Los Angeles producer Thom Monahan (Devendra Banhart, Vetiver). Additional vocals and tracking were done in Los Angeles over several weeks in early March. The record was released September 25, 2012.[10][11]
Touring
Cahoone has toured with Son Volt, Matt Costa, Band of Horses, Grand Archives, Sea Wolf, Patrick Park, Beachwood Sparks, Fruit Bats, Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar. She has opened for Lucinda Williams, Okkervil River, Mary Gauthier and Joe Pug.
Discography
- 2005: Sera Cahoone (self-released, licensed distribution via Sub Pop Records)
- 2008: Only as the Day Is Long (Sub Pop Records)
- 2012: Deer Creek Canyon (Sub Pop Records)
Personal life
Cahoone's partner and fiancée is Megan Rapinoe, a midfielder/winger for the United States Women's National Soccer Team and the Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League.[12] Rapinoe and Cahoone announced their engagement in August 2015.[13]
References
- 1 2 3 Guarino, Mark (30 April 2008). "Sera Cahoone - Full of dreams to last the years in Seattle". No Depression. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "CSM Career Day Addendum - Atkinson Construction" (PDF). Colorado School of Mines. Spring 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Maletsky, Kiernan (11 November 2010). "Kal Cahoone on being a single mom and why boredom is good". Westword. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Baca, Ricardo (14 March 2008). "Now it's only about the music". The Denver Post. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "Sera Cahoone". Sub Pop Records. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- 1 2 Thompson, Stephen (26 September 2006). "Channeling Patsy Cline, by Way of Neko Case". NPR. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
- ↑ Mitchell, Barbara (25 May 2006). "CD Reviews - Sera Cahoone". The Stranger. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Slack, Don (28 December 2006). "Station Break Comments". KEXP.
- ↑ "Sera Cahoone". NPR. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Hudson, Alex (12 July 2012). "Sera Cahoone Preps 'Deer Creek Canyon' for Sub Pop". Exclaim!. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ Maddux, Rachael (27 September 2012). "Sera Cahoone - Deer Creek Canyon". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "Megan Rapinoe: 'Being yourself is the most important thing'". Fox Sports. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ McCalmont, Lucy (7 August 2015). "Megan Rapinoe Announces Engagement On Instagram". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 August 2015.