133:
25:
465:
486:
and continued to tour with them through the first half of 2011. In June 2011, Quasi posted an update on their official
Facebook page, announcing that they would be returning to their original two-piece lineup for "the foreseeable future" and thanking Bolme for her time with the band. They released
373:
In 1990, Sam Coomes, Janet Weiss, and Brad
Pedinov formed the band Motorgoat. The band released two self-released cassettes and one 7" single before dissolving in 1993. Coomes and Weiss then began recording as a
378:
in 1993 under the name Quasi. They played with various additional musicians in early live appearances, but eventually settled on playing live as a duo as well. They self-recorded and self-released a
693:(2013, Kill Rock Stars / Domino) – covers EP released both as a standalone EP and with pre-orders of Kill Rock Stars' limited edition colored 2-LP version of
472:
Although Coomes and Weiss remain busy with other bands, Quasi tours fairly regularly. In 2007, they toured the U.S. with Touch & Go labelmates
1116:
1121:
891:
828:
1141:
132:
476:. Just prior to that tour, Quasi announced that bassist Joanna Bolme, who had toured with Quasi in 2006 and plays with Weiss in
1151:
523:
The group reactivated in 2020 with a one-off release via
Bandcamp. In February 2023, Quasi released their 10th studio record,
1126:
419:
In 1998 and 1999, they toured the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan opening for and serving as the backup band for
864:
89:
61:
1131:
108:
512:, while Coomes has been working with Pink Mountain and on his solo project, Blues Goblins. He has also played with
68:
1136:
960:
1146:
1087:
724:
46:
1069:
634:
525:
477:
42:
75:
473:
919:
57:
1094:
1013:
554:
388:
1048:
1034:
1020:
606:
586:
571:
566:
454:
449:
433:
402:
222:
35:
838:
379:
1027:
928:
767:
578:
408:
591:
438:
393:
227:
8:
953:
505:
342:
82:
744:
501:
431:) as well as touring on their own in the U.S. and Europe. In 2001, they home-recorded
413:
322:
163:
496:
In addition to her work in the Jicks, Weiss was the primary drummer for the group
480:, was a permanent member of the band. Bolme performed on Quasi's 2010 full-length
663:
619:
458:
217:
191:
946:
517:
497:
1110:
1055:
892:"Quasi Announce Tour and New Album, Share Video for New Song "Queen of Ears""
778:
702:
614:
482:
420:
142:
934:
Recordings of Quasi in concert, hosted on the
Archive.org Live Music Archive
996:
698:
375:
358:
284:
924:
988:
791:(2010, Kill Rock Stars) – released as part of the deluxe 2-CD edition of
706:
362:
350:
346:
338:
264:
981:
559:
424:
397:
326:
318:
259:
232:
181:
806:(2017, self-released) – song: "Ballad of Donald Duck & Elmer Fudd"
1062:
1041:
710:
626:
598:
509:
489:
443:
428:
186:
933:
24:
868:
865:"Thee Quasi: Letting y'all know we're playing as a two-piece in..."
653:
354:
798:
Comfort & Joy: A Holiday
Compilation Benefiting Homeless Youth
732:
Crash Course for the Ravers: A Tribute to the Songs of David Bowie
782:
754:(2003, Touch & Go / Domino) – included with some versions of
639:
530:
301:
240:
513:
334:
167:
800:(2013, Analog Ghost Recordings) – song: "Christmas on Credit"
740:(2001, Off Records) – song: "Which Side Are You On, Colonel?"
330:
146:
713:'s "(What's So Funny About) Peace, Love & Understanding"
138:
464:
412:
in 1999; both albums were recorded at
Jackpot! Studios in
833:
938:
383:
734:(1996, Undercover Records) – song: "Sound and Vision"
672:
468:
Quasi on stage in
Chicago with Joanna Bolme in 2006.
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1108:
453:in 2006, both on Touch & Go in the U.S. and
400:in 1997. They released two more albums with Up:
748:(2002, Kill Rock Stars) – song: "Queen Majesty"
954:
858:
856:
775:Score! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers!
738:Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernickel: A Concept Album
396:basement recording studio and released it on
822:
820:
669:"The Poisoned Well" b/w "California" (1998)
361:performed and recorded with the group as a
961:
947:
853:
763:(2004, PDX Pop Now!) – song: "23 & 24"
817:
771:(2006, self-released) – tour-only release
457:in Europe. In 2009, the band signed with
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
889:
463:
317:(phonetics 'kwa - zee') is an American
1109:
1117:Indie rock musical groups from Oregon
942:
862:
826:
1122:Musical groups from Portland, Oregon
728:(1996, Key Op; 2001, Touch & Go)
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
829:"Quasi And Joanna Bolme Make Three"
13:
1142:Musical groups established in 1993
890:Corcoran, Nina (25 October 2022).
827:Klein, Noah (September 25, 2007).
646:
14:
1163:
913:
789:So Far So Good: A Quasi Anthology
630:(2013, Kill Rock Stars / Domino)
550:(cassette) (1993, self-released)
131:
23:
717:
610:(2006, Touch & Go / Domino)
602:(2003, Touch & Go / Domino)
500:, and has recently played with
34:needs additional citations for
883:
781:) – song: "Beautiful Things" (
536:
516:, and has appeared on several
461:to release their next record.
1:
1152:1993 establishments in Oregon
1070:Breaking the Balls of History
810:
635:Breaking the Balls of History
526:Breaking the Balls of History
478:Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
1127:Touch and Go Records artists
660:Kill Rock Stars Singles Club
7:
474:Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
10:
1168:
1014:R&B Transmogrification
709:'s "Let's Get It On", and
555:R&B Transmogrification
389:R&B Transmogrification
368:
325:in 1993 by former spouses
1079:
1005:
976:
968:
675:"The Sword of God" (2001)
541:
296:
292:
276:
272:
253:
249:
210:
200:
174:
159:
154:
137:Quasi performing live at
130:
123:
1132:American rock music duos
1049:When the Going Gets Dark
920:Official Quasi home page
701:'s "Don't Stop Me Now",
607:When the Going Gets Dark
455:Domino Recording Company
450:When the Going Gets Dark
16:American indie rock band
863:Quasi (June 12, 2011).
386:in 1993. They recorded
1137:American musical trios
469:
155:Background information
1147:Family musical groups
1095:Quasi Self Boot 93–96
768:Quasi Self Boot 93-96
697:; includes covers of
467:
392:in the Portland band
43:improve this article
582:(1999, Up / Domino)
437:and released it on
365:from 2007 to 2011.
1080:Compilation albums
745:Fields and Streams
487:their next album,
470:
1104:
1103:
1021:Featuring "Birds"
841:on March 11, 2008
761:PDX Pop Now! 2004
567:Featuring "Birds"
403:Featuring "Birds"
312:
311:
119:
118:
111:
93:
58:"Quasi" band
1159:
1088:Early Recordings
1035:The Sword of God
963:
956:
949:
940:
939:
907:
906:
904:
902:
887:
881:
880:
878:
876:
860:
851:
850:
848:
846:
837:. Archived from
824:
725:Early Recordings
587:The Sword of God
441:. They released
434:The Sword of God
414:Portland, Oregon
323:Portland, Oregon
308:
305:
303:
279:
203:
135:
121:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
1167:
1166:
1162:
1161:
1160:
1158:
1157:
1156:
1107:
1106:
1105:
1100:
1075:
1001:
972:
967:
916:
911:
910:
900:
898:
888:
884:
874:
872:
861:
854:
844:
842:
825:
818:
813:
720:
705:'s "War Pigs",
664:Kill Rock Stars
649:
647:EPs and singles
620:Kill Rock Stars
544:
539:
459:Kill Rock Stars
371:
321:band formed in
300:
277:
245:
218:Kill Rock Stars
201:
196:
192:electronic rock
150:
126:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1165:
1155:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1098:
1091:
1083:
1081:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1073:
1066:
1059:
1052:
1045:
1038:
1031:
1024:
1017:
1009:
1007:
1003:
1002:
1000:
999:
993:
992:
985:
977:
974:
973:
966:
965:
958:
951:
943:
937:
936:
931:
922:
915:
914:External links
912:
909:
908:
882:
852:
815:
814:
812:
809:
808:
807:
801:
795:
786:
772:
764:
758:
749:
741:
735:
729:
719:
716:
715:
714:
688:
682:
676:
673:
670:
667:
657:
652:Split 7" with
648:
645:
644:
643:
631:
623:
611:
603:
595:
592:Touch & Go
583:
575:
563:
551:
543:
540:
538:
535:
518:Built to Spill
498:Sleater-Kinney
439:Touch & Go
427:had played in
370:
367:
310:
309:
298:
294:
293:
290:
289:
288:
287:
280:
274:
273:
270:
269:
268:
267:
262:
255:
251:
250:
247:
246:
244:
243:
238:
235:
230:
225:
220:
214:
212:
208:
207:
204:
198:
197:
195:
194:
189:
184:
178:
176:
172:
171:
161:
157:
156:
152:
151:
136:
128:
127:
124:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1164:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1097:
1096:
1092:
1090:
1089:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1078:
1072:
1071:
1067:
1065:
1064:
1060:
1058:
1057:
1056:American Gong
1053:
1051:
1050:
1046:
1044:
1043:
1039:
1037:
1036:
1032:
1030:
1029:
1028:Field Studies
1025:
1023:
1022:
1018:
1016:
1015:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1006:Studio albums
1004:
998:
995:
994:
991:
990:
986:
984:
983:
979:
978:
975:
971:
964:
959:
957:
952:
950:
945:
944:
941:
935:
932:
930:
926:
923:
921:
918:
917:
897:
893:
886:
871:
870:
866:
859:
857:
840:
836:
835:
830:
823:
821:
816:
805:
802:
799:
796:
794:
793:American Gong
790:
787:
784:
780:
779:Merge Records
776:
773:
770:
769:
765:
762:
759:
757:
753:
750:
747:
746:
742:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
726:
722:
721:
712:
708:
704:
703:Black Sabbath
700:
696:
692:
689:
686:
685:Hot Shit Tour
683:
680:
677:
674:
671:
668:
665:
661:
658:
655:
651:
650:
641:
637:
636:
632:
629:
628:
624:
621:
617:
616:
615:American Gong
612:
609:
608:
604:
601:
600:
596:
593:
589:
588:
584:
581:
580:
579:Field Studies
576:
573:
569:
568:
564:
561:
557:
556:
552:
549:
546:
545:
534:
532:
528:
527:
521:
519:
515:
511:
507:
503:
499:
494:
492:
491:
485:
484:
483:American Gong
479:
475:
466:
462:
460:
456:
452:
451:
446:
445:
440:
436:
435:
430:
426:
422:
421:Elliott Smith
417:
415:
411:
410:
409:Field Studies
405:
404:
399:
395:
391:
390:
385:
381:
377:
366:
364:
360:
356:
352:
348:
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
307:
299:
295:
291:
286:
283:
282:
281:
275:
271:
266:
263:
261:
258:
257:
256:
252:
248:
242:
239:
236:
234:
231:
229:
226:
224:
221:
219:
216:
215:
213:
209:
205:
199:
193:
190:
188:
185:
183:
180:
179:
177:
173:
169:
165:
162:
158:
153:
148:
144:
140:
134:
129:
122:
113:
110:
102:
99:November 2010
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
1093:
1086:
1068:
1061:
1054:
1047:
1040:
1033:
1026:
1019:
1012:
997:Joanna Bolme
987:
980:
969:
899:. Retrieved
895:
885:
875:February 24,
873:. Retrieved
867:
845:February 24,
843:. Retrieved
839:the original
832:
804:Battle Hymns
803:
797:
792:
788:
774:
766:
760:
755:
751:
743:
737:
731:
723:
718:Compilations
694:
690:
684:
678:
659:
633:
625:
613:
605:
597:
585:
577:
570:(1998, Up /
565:
553:
547:
524:
522:
495:
488:
481:
471:
448:
447:in 2003 and
442:
432:
418:
407:
406:in 1998 and
401:
387:
372:
359:Joanna Bolme
353:(vocals and
314:
313:
285:Joanna Bolme
278:Past members
228:Touch and Go
206:1993–present
202:Years active
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
989:Janet Weiss
901:10 February
707:Marvin Gaye
537:Discography
502:Bright Eyes
493:, in 2013.
423:(with whom
351:Janet Weiss
339:rocksichord
265:Janet Weiss
1111:Categories
982:Sam Coomes
811:References
691:Interprets
662:7" (1998,
398:Up Records
341:, various
327:Sam Coomes
319:indie rock
260:Sam Coomes
182:Indie rock
69:newspapers
1063:Mole City
1042:Hot Shit!
896:Pitchfork
756:Hot Shit!
752:Live Shit
711:Nick Lowe
695:Mole City
687:CD (2003)
627:Mole City
622:/ Domino)
599:Hot Shit!
594:/ Domino)
510:Wild Flag
490:Mole City
444:Hot Shit!
429:Heatmiser
343:keyboards
304:.bandcamp
302:theequasi
187:indie pop
929:AllMusic
869:Facebook
654:Bugskull
520:albums.
506:John Doe
380:cassette
164:Portland
783:The 3Ds
777:(2009,
679:Tour 7"
640:Sub Pop
638:(2023,
618:(2010,
590:(2001,
558:(1997,
531:Sub Pop
369:History
363:bassist
297:Website
254:Members
241:Sub Pop
149:, 2003.
83:scholar
785:cover)
681:(2001)
656:(1994)
572:Domino
542:Albums
514:Jandek
425:Coomes
394:Pond's
382:and a
349:) and
335:guitar
331:vocals
237:Key Op
223:Domino
211:Labels
175:Genres
170:, U.S.
168:Oregon
160:Origin
143:Austin
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
970:Quasi
925:Quasi
699:Queen
548:Quasi
355:drums
315:Quasi
125:Quasi
90:JSTOR
76:books
903:2023
877:2012
847:2012
508:and
347:bass
306:.com
139:SXSW
62:news
927:at
834:CMJ
529:on
376:duo
357:).
141:in
45:by
1113::
894:.
855:^
831:.
819:^
560:Up
533:.
504:,
416:.
384:CD
345:,
337:,
333:,
233:Up
166:,
147:TX
145:,
962:e
955:t
948:v
905:.
879:.
849:.
666:)
642:)
574:)
562:)
329:(
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
