Run River North

Run River North, formerly known as Monsters Calling Home, is an American/Korean indie folk-rock band from Los Angeles, California.[1]

Run River North
Run River North performing in 2014
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2011 (2011) – present
LabelsNettwerk
Associated acts
Websiterunrivernorth.com
Members
  • Daniel Chae
  • Alex Hwang
  • Sally Kang
Past members
  • John Chong
  • Jennifer Rim
  • Joe Chun

History

Monsters Calling Home

The band, Monsters Calling Home, formed in 2011, with early songs inspired by the band members' Korean-Americans background. The band performed at venues across Southern California, including Super Concert, the DRIP coffeeshop in Los Angeles' Koreatown, and the Kollaboration 11 competition at the Nokia Theatre on December 5, 2011.[2]

Because the band recorded a music video in the band members' Honda cars, the car company secretly booked the band for a gig on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 18, 2012, and recorded the surprise as an ad.[3]

Run River North

On November 16, 2012, the band changed their name from Monsters Calling Home to Run River North.[4] On May 13, 2013, Nettwerk Music Group announced the signing of Run River North to their label.[5] On December 2, 2013, they were featured on a PBS Artbound article[6] as well as performing a set on Artbound's Studio A that included an interview.[7]

The band released their self-titled, debut album, ′′Run River North′′ on February 25, 2014[8]

Drinking from A Salt Pond

On February 26, 2016, the band released their second studio album, Drinking from a Salt Pond.

The band was the featured musical guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers on April 26, 2016, performing the song "Run or Hide".[9] In the spring, the band embarked on a headlining North American tour with The Wild Reeds. On August 12, Run River North performed at the Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival in Songdo Pentaport Park, Incheon, South Korea.[10] Following Korea, they were part of Summer Sonic Festival in Japan, playing in Osaka on August 20,[11] and in Tokyo on August 21.[12] In the fall, the band opened with Irontom for Finish Ticket's fall tour.[13]

Band Member Departures

In early 2017, drummer John Chong announced his departure from the band. He was replaced by Abe Kim. The band embarked on a headlining tour with Cobi in spring of the same year. In summer of 2017, the band opened for Rooney on their North American tour.[14][15] On May 27, 2017, the band performed at the Bottlerock Music Festival in Napa, CA.[16]

In early 2018, Jennifer Rim and Joe Chun left the band. Run River North became a 3-piece with Alex Hwang (guitar/vocals), Daniel Chae (guitars/vocals), and Sally Kang (keys/vocals).

Monsters Calling Home and Going Independent

In the Spring of 2019, the three-member band of Run River North performed at three venues for South by Southwest, Austin, Texas.[17] Following SXSW, Run River North, accompanied by drummer Fer Fuentes, went on a 19-city spring tour to promote the upcoming Monsters Calling Home Volume 1 as well as new music.[18] Later in the year, Run River North opened for the band Joseph during the California and Arizona stops of Joseph Tour promoting their album Good Luck, Kid.[19]

The band released two new EPs in 2019. The first EP, Monsters Calling Home, Vol. 1, was released on May 3, 2019.[20] The second EP, Monsters Calling Home, Vol. 2, was released on November 1, 2019.[21]

In 2020, Run River North, accompanied by drummer Fer Fuentes and guitarist Andie Guerrero, went on a 21-city winter tour called "lonely weather, favorite sweater".[22] On the end of their tour, Run River North announced that they were released by the Nettwerk Music Group and are an independent band again.

On April 10, 2020, the acoustic album MCH Vol 1 + 2 = 3 (SAD Takes) was released via digital music stores and digital music streaming services. During that weekend, Run River North participated in the online music festival TrillerFest.[23] Following Trillerfest, the band started doing IG live streams on Tuesday nights.

On May 5, 2020, during their weekly IG Live stream, Run River North announced a Patreon page to help support the release of a new album.[24] On May 23, 2020, Run River North participated on 3 livestreams on the same day: Kollaboration Empowered 2020,[25] LiveFromHomeShow on twitch.tv,[26] and Floated Magazine's Facebook Livestream.[27]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[28]		 US
Folk
[29]		 US
Indie
[30]
Run River North
  • Released: Feb 25, 2014
  • Label: Nettwerk Music Group
  • Format: CD / LP / Digital download
 196636
Drinking from a Salt Pond
  • Released: February 26, 2016
  • Label: Nettwerk Music Group
  • Format: CD / LP / Digital download
 —[upper-alpha 1]1050

Extended plays
Title Details
Superstitions EP
  • Released: January 27, 2017
  • Label: Nettwerk Music Group
  • Format: CD / Digital download
Monsters Calling Home, Vol. 1
  • Released: May 3, 2019
  • Label: Nettwerk Music Group
  • Format: Digital download
Run River North on Audiotree Live
  • Released: June 5, 2019[32]
  • Label: Audiotree Music
  • Format: Digital download
Monsters Calling Home, Vol. 2
  • Released: November 1, 2019
  • Label: Nettwerk Music Group
  • Format: LP / Digital download
MCH Vol. 1 + 2 = 3 (SAD Takes)
  • Released: April 10, 2020[33]
  • Label: Nettwerk Music Group
  • Format: Digital download
RRN LIVE (In the Year of Coronavirus) Ep. 1
  • Released: July 14, 2020[34]
  • Format: Digital download
RRN LIVE (In the Year of Coronavirus) Ep. 2
  • Released: September 4, 2020[35]
  • Format: Digital download

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.
[36]		 BEL
(FL)
Tip
[37]
"Fight to Keep"[38] 2014 —90 Run River North
"Excuses"[39] ——
"Monsters Calling Home"[40] ——
"Run or Hide"[41] 2015 29— Drinking from a Salt Pond
"Pretender"[42] 2016 ——
"29"[43] ——
"The Girl"[44] 2017 —— Non-album singles
"Funhouse"[45] 2018 ——
"Hands Up"[46] 2019 —— Monsters Calling Home, Vol. 1
"Rearview"[47] ——
"40G"[48] ——
"Casina"[49] ——
"Wake Up"[50] —— Monsters Calling Home, Vol. 2
"OK COOL"[51] ——
"Spiders"[52] 2020 —— Non-album singles
"Pretty Lies"[53] ——
"Cemetery"[54] ——
"Hummingbird"[55] ——
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

Music Videos
Title Release date
Fight To Keep January 15, 2014
Excuses June 15, 2014
Monsters Calling Home October 15, 2014
Superstition October 19, 2015
Run Or Hide December 1, 2015
Seven January 12, 2016
Pretender January 29, 2016
Salt Pond February 1, 2016
Banner November 14, 2016
29 November 17, 2016
Funhouse February 16, 2018
Hands Up February 8, 2019
Rearview February 28, 2019
40G April 4, 2019
Casina May 2, 2019
Wake Up August 2, 2019
Okay Cool September 26, 2019
Hands Up (SAD Takes) March 25, 2020
Rearview (SAD Takes) April 1, 2020
I'm Amazing (SAD Takes) April 8, 2020
OKAY COOL (SAD Takes) April 10, 2020
SPIDERS (Official Music Video) May 29, 2020
Spiders (Lyrics Video) June 8, 2020
Pretty Lies (Lyrics Video) July 9, 2020
Pretty Lies (Official Music Video) July 23, 2020
Cemetery (Official Lyric Video) August 14, 2020
Cemetery (Official Music Video) August 27, 2020
Hummingbird (Visualizer Video) September 18, 2020
Hummingbird (Official Music Video) October 2, 2020

Notes
  1. Drinking from a Salt Pond did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 8 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[31]

Band Members
  • Alex Hwang – lead vocals, guitar
  • Daniel Chae – guitars, vocals, violin, percussions
  • Sally Kang – keyboards, vocals, bass

Former Members
  • John Chong - drums (2011 - 2017)
  • Joe Chun – bass (2011 - 2018)
  • Jennifer Rim – violin (2011 - 2018)

Touring Members
  • Fer Fuentes - drums (2019–present)
  • Andie Guerrero - guitar (2019–present)
  • Keith "Stix" McJimson - drums (2018)
  • Chucky Kim - guitar, percussions (2018)
  • Abe Kim - drums (2017)

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  2. Ko, Nalea J. (December 11, 2011). "The Roots of 'Monsters Calling Home'". Pacific Citizen.
  3. Thielman, Sam (September 19, 2012). "Ad of the Day: Honda - How the automaker gave an indie band its big break, and the surprise of a lifetime". Adweek.
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  10. Pentaport Rock Festival 2016
  11. Summer Sonic 2016 Osaka Line-Up
  12. Summer sonic 2016 Tokyo Line Up
  13. "Finish Ticket Announces Fall U.S. Tour". Digital Tour Bus. June 29, 2016.
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