Tuxedomoon

Tuxedomoon is an experimental avant-garde New Wave group formed in San Francisco, California in 1977 by Blaine L. Reininger and Steven Brown, two students of electronic music at San Francisco City College. Brown's connections to local theatre gave the band access to vocalists Gregory Cruikshank, Victoria Lowe, and, most frequently, Winston Tong. The band gained some level of recognition in 1978 when they opened for Devo. Michael Belfer, (guitarist), and Paul Zahl, (drummer) joined the band in time to help with the group's first EP, No Tears. Lowe left prior to the album's release in 1978. Soon afterward, Tong and Belfer left the group temporarily, and bassist Peter Principle joined the lineup. In 1979, the group signed to The Residents' Ralph Records, with whom they recorded their next two albums, Half Mute in 1980 and Desire in 1981, after which the band relocated to Rotterdam for a small time and moved on to Brussels, believing their sound better fit the electronic scene in Europe.

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Experimental - Avant-garde - New Wave - San Francisco - California - 1977 - Blaine L. Reininger - Steven Brown - San Francisco City College - Theatre - Vocalist - Gregory Cruikshank - Victoria Lowe - Winston Tong - 1978 - Devo - Michael Belfer - Guitarist - Paul Zahl - Drummer - EP - No Tears - Bassist - Peter Principle - 1979 - The Residents - Ralph Records - Half Mute - 1980 - Desire - 1981 - Rotterdam - Brussels - Scene - Europe

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The band soon created the score for a ballet by Maurice Bejart, which was released in 1982 as Divine. In 1983 Reininger left the group in order to pursue a solo career, and Frankie Lievaart and Luc Van Lieshout were enlisted as replacements. In 1985 Tuxedomoon had its largest success commercially with the international release of Holy Wars. Tong left the group again soon after its release and was replaced by Ivan Georgiev, who performed on the group's next two albums, 1986's Ship of Fools and 1987's You. The band remained inactive through most of the 1990s, although never technically broke up. On July 20, 2004 Tuxedomoon, complete again with founder Blaine Reininger, released a new studio album, Cabin in the Sky.

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Ballet - Maurice Bejart - 1982 - Divine - 1983 - Frankie Lievaart - Luc Van Lieshout - 1985 - Holy Wars - Ivan Georgiev - 1986 - Ship of Fools - 1987 - You - 1990s - July 20 - 2004 - Cabin in the Sky

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