June (North Carolina band)

June was an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

June
OriginChapel Hill, North Carolina
GenresIndie Rock
Years active1992–1996
LabelsBeggars Banquet
Associated actsCucoloris
D-Town Brass
Two Dollar Pistols
Malt Swagger
MembersKat Cook, vocals
Tricia Tuttle, guitar and vocals
Andy Magowan, bass
John Price, guitar
John Howie Jr., drums
Past membersMathew Gross, drums

History

June was active in Chapel Hill from 1992 to 1996, playing "moody, highly literate guitar-pop" with a "pretty but not wispy" sound.[1] The band released three singles (one of them produced by Mitch Easter)[2] and became the subject of a minor bidding war before signing to Beggars Banquet in 1995.[3] Their first album, I Am Beautiful, was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, and released in spring 1996. The band broke up in August 1996, after a final live performance that month at an all-day music festival held at Durham Athletic Park.

Members
  • Kat Cook - vocals
  • John Price - guitar
  • Tricia Tuttle - guitar and vocals
  • Andy Magowan - bass guitar, violin
  • Mathew Gross - drums (1992-1994)
  • John Howie Jr. - drums (1995-1996)
    Cook and Tuttle were previously heard together in Zo, a Charlotte band.[4]

Discography
  • I Am Beautiful (1996)

Singles
  • "I Am Beautiful/Theme of the Anti-Hero" (spring 1993, Friction Media; out of print)
  • "Stripteaser/Long Dance" (autumn 1993, Friction Media; out of print)
  • "Genius/All of Me" (1994, Squealer Records)

References
  1. Menconi, David (1994-03-11). "Listening to June Tunes". The News and Observer. p. 73. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  2. Johnson, Kenneth (1994-08-12). "June's Tunes Can Sear or be Soft as Spring". The Charlotte Observer. p. 74. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Johnson, Kenneth (1996-01-12). "Into the Night". The Charlotte Observer. p. 57. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Follow Me". The Charlotte Observer. 1993-09-22. p. 161. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
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