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Polvo

Polvo is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band formed in 1990 and is fronted by guitarists/vocalists Ash Bowie and Dave Brylawski, with Steve Popson playing bass guitar and Brian Quast playing drums. Eddie Watkins was the band's original drummer, but did not rejoin the band upon its reunion in 2008, after breaking up in 1998.

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Genres
Indie rock · noise rock · math rock · post-hardcore · post-rock
Labels
Merge · Touch And Go
Members
Ash Bowie Dave Brylawski Steve Popson Brian Quast
Origin
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Past members
Eddie Watkins Brian Walsby
Years active
1990–1998 · 2008–present

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Polvo

Nodes108
Edges107
Triples240
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018519
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Polvo

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related to Legacy · 57
Polvo → Alex Edkins, Ash Bowie, Big Ups, Bloc Party, Brand New, Chromatics, Cloud Nothings, Conan Neutron, Dogleg, Dry Cleaning, Dylan Baldi, Explosions, Faith Coloccia, Holy Sons, John Dwyer, Johnny Jewel, Kyp Malone, Lemuria, Les Savy Fav, Leviathan
related to Wider reach, dispersion and break-up · 40
Polvo → Asian, Babes, Boston, Both Touch, Bowie, Brian Walsby, Brylawski, Cat's Cradle, Drummer Watkins, Dungbeetle, Europe, Exploded Drawing, Go, Go Records, Helium, India, Mary Timony, New York City, North America, Pavement
related to Formation and early releases · 33
Polvo → Ash Bowie, Bowie, Brylawski, Can, CD, Celebrate, Chapel Hill, Cor-Crane Secret, Dave Brylawski, Eddie Watkins, EPs, Half-Cocked, It, Jesus Christ Records, Kitchen Puff Records, Let's Active, Merge Records, New Dark Age, North Carolina, Polvo EP
related to Hiatus and other projects · 26
Polvo → Black Taj, Bowie, BQ's, Brian Quast's, Brylawski, Communion, Dr, Durham, Fan Modine, He, Idyll Swords, In, In July, Indonesian, Libraness, North Carolina, Powerful, Quast, Silver Scrolls, Steve Popson
related to Reunion · 24
Polvo → All Tomorrow's Parties, April, August, Barcelona, Brian Quast, Cat's Cradle, Eddie Watkins, In, In Prism, July, Merge Records, Northwest Music Fest, Original, Polvo's, Portland, Primavera Sound Festival, Siberia, Spain, The, The Cherry Valence
related to Musical style and influences · 21
Polvo → Across, Additionally, Asian, Bowie, Brylawski, Can, Complex, Eastern, Hüsker Dü, Indian, Isn't Anything, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Meat Puppets, Middle Eastern-style, My Bloody Valentine, Polvo's, Rush, Sonic Youth, Their, They
related to External links · 16
Polvo → Angular Song, Ash Bowie, Bowie, Duke ChroniclePolvo's Ash Bowie, Featuring Polvo Guitarist Ash, Go Records, New Video, Official Touch, Pitchfork MediaDave Segal Interrogates, Prindle's Polvo, Protect Your Magic, Reformation, Talks, The StrangerSpeed Stick Releases, Tomorrow's Shells City PagesLibraness, Yesterday
Genres · 5
Polvo → Indie rock, math rock, noise rock, post-hardcore, post-rock
related to Sources · 5
Polvo → Dictionary, MP3, Polvoon Epitonic, Tragic Carpet RideSpanish Royal, VH1 Bio
Labels · 2
Polvo → Merge, Touch And Go

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band bowie new brylawski released records north popson album drummer carolina watkins merge rock ash brian quast 2008 music label

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PolvoGenresIndie rock1.00infobox
PolvoGenresnoise rock1.00infobox
PolvoGenresmath rock1.00infobox
PolvoGenrespost-hardcore1.00infobox
PolvoGenrespost-rock1.00infobox
PolvoLabelsMerge1.00infobox
PolvoLabelsTouch And Go1.00infobox
PolvoMembersAsh Bowie Dave Brylawski Steve Popson Brian Quast1.00infobox
PolvoOriginChapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.1.00infobox
PolvoPast membersEddie Watkins Brian Walsby1.00infobox
PolvoWebsitepolvonc.bandcamp.com1.00infobox
PolvoYears active1990–19981.00infobox
PolvoYears active2008–present1.00infobox
Polvois aAmerican indie rock band from Chapel Hill0.90text

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