Kirby James Fairchild (born October 8, 1973) is an American guitarist and singer-writer. He is known as the lead guitarist of indie rock band, Grandaddy and Modest Mouse. Fairchild has released solo material under the name All Smiles .
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Biography
Born in Fresno, California, Fairchild moved to Modesto at the age of two, and started playing guitar at the age of 14. He had lived in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland, Oregon where he started working under the name "All Smiles". In 2009 he lived in San Francisco.
Fairchild joined Grandaddy as a guitarist in 1995, and remained with the band until they disbanded in 2006. He was featured in Giant Sand's release, Cover Magazine. In 2001, he was a tour guitarist with Giant Sand, who was the opening act for PJ Harvey.
In 2005, Fairchild began touring as a guitarist at Modest Mouse before Johnny Marr joined the band. She released her first solo album, Ten Warning Readings, which she set to become carbon neutral, in 2007, as well as the single, "Moth in a Smoke Cloud". Musicians on the album include Solon Bixler, Joe Plummer, Danny Seim, and Janet Weiss. Art album created by Natasha Wheat. Fairchild joined the Simple Mouse in February 2009, and continued to tour them both nationally and internationally. Fairchild released their second album, Oh for Getting and Not Letting Go , on June 30, 2009. The band members on the album are Solon Bixler, Mike Cresswell, Nik Freitas, and Joe Plummer. After recording in Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Modesto and Portland, All Smiles released the Fall Never Fell EP on November 17, 2009. The EP was recorded with musicians Solon Bixler, Mike Cresswell, Nik Freitas, Chico Jones , Dave Osborne, Joe Plummer, Danny Seim, Rachel Stolte, and Alance Ward.
He continued his position at Modest Mouse in 2009. He participated in the writing and recording of their 2015 album, Stranger to Yourself .
In 2010, Fairchild was elected to lead the project at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, credited to Admiral Radley's first album, I Heart California .
On March 1, 2011, Fairchild released the third full album of All Smiles, Staylow and Mighty, on its own Small Aisles label. The album included contributions from Joe Plummer, Danny Seim, and Gary Jarman.
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Personal life
Fairchild's wife is a Natasha Wheat artist.
Discography
The album was released as All Smiles:
- Ten Warning Reading (Dangerbird Note, 2007)
- Oh to Get and Not Leaving (Aisles Small, 2009)
- Fall Never Fell (EP) (Small Aisles, 2009)
- Staylow and Mighty (Small Aisles, 2011)
- Mostly Cloudy, Evening Morning (2012)
Dengan Grandaddy:
- Di bawah Jalan Tol Barat (V2 Records, 1997)
- The Broken Down Comforter Collection (V2 Records, 1999)
- The Sophtware Slump (V2 Records, 2000)
- Sumday (V2 Records, 2003)
- The Ham and Its Lily (2003)
- The Ham and Its Lily adalah rilis lucu oleh Grandaddy di bawah nama band "Arm of Roger"
With Simple Mouse:
- Strangers to ourselves (Epic, 2015)
Other releases:
- Howe Gelb, "Can not Help Fall In Love with You" (1998)
- Giant Sand, Cover Magazine (on selected track, 2002)
- Band of Blacky Ranchette, "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" (2003)
- Goldcard, "The Rabbit Song" (2003)
- Earlimart, Treble and Tremble (Palm Pictures, 2004)
- Peter Walker, Young Gravity (Dangerbird Records, 2006)
- Rolling City, Granddance (Dangerbird Records, 2007)
- Admiral Radley, "I Heart California" (The Ship, 2010)
References
External links
- Myspace.com
- Allsmilesmusic.com
- Live video, November 7, 2009, Rouen, France
- Pitchfork's review of the Ten Warning Reads
- The Al Smiles E-forest uses Carbon Neutral
- Famous Modesto
- The Musicians Guide
- Friends In High Places
Interview and press
- Pitchfork interview
- Chicago Reader interview
- Interview on Stereogum
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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