Petra Haden
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Petra Haden (born New York City, October 11, 1971) is an American violinist and singer. She is or has been a member of several bands, including that dog., Tito & Tarantula, The Rentals and The Decemberists; has contributed to recordings by Beck, Mike Watt, Luscious Jackson, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Weezer, Victoria Williams and Yuka Honda. She is the daughter of the jazz bassist Charlie Haden; the triplet sister of bassist Rachel Haden (her bandmate in that dog.) and cellist Tanya Haden (married to comedian Jack Black) with whom she has performed as The Haden Triplets; and the sister of bassist-singer Josh Haden, formerly leader of the group Spain.
In 1999 she released her first album, Imaginaryland, consisting mostly of a capella covers. In 2000, Petra was struck by a car while crossing a street in Los Angeles; the resulting injuries forced her out of performance for several months. In 2005 she released the home-recorded album Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out (Bar/None), a complete a cappella rendition of The Who Sell Out. The project was suggested to Haden by longtime friend Mike Watt, who also gave her the eight-channel multi-track cassette recorder she used to make it. Funded in part by a Durfee grant and wanting to perform the work live, Haden created a new arrangement of The Who Sell Out for a ten woman a capella choir called Petra Haden & The Sellouts. The premier live performance of the full work occurred in July 2005 at the Ford Amphitheatre as a part of the "sound." concert series.
She has also released a self-titled collaboration with jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, and a collaboration with accordionist Miss Murgatroid (otherwise known as photographer Alicia J. Rose) entitled Bella Neurox.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Imaginaryland (1999)
- Bella Neurox (credited as Miss Murgatroid & Petra Haden) (1999)
- Petra Haden & Bill Frisell (credited as Petra Haden & Bill Frisell) (2003)
- Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out (2005)
- Hearts & Daggers (credited as Miss Murgatroid & Petra Haden) (announced, not yet released)
[edit] that dog. Albums
[edit] Foo Fighters Albums
- Skin and Bones (2006)
[edit] External links
- Petra Haden Official Web site
- Petra Haden on Myspace
- Pete Townshend on Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out from The Boston Globe.
- Petra Haden at MusicBrainz
[edit] Listening
- Petra Haden performing as a part of "Exquisite Corpse" at the SASSAS/sound. concert archive
