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Leslie and the Badgers or Leslie Stevens and The Badgers is a Los Angeles-based folk-country band that was formed in 2006 by the songwriter and vocalist Leslie Stevens, formerly of the female fronted punk band Zeitgeist Auto Parts. The Badgers released their first album, ''Leslie and the Badgers'', in 2007. It is currently out of print. Five songs from the album became the EP ''Greetings from....'' in 2008. The band's 2009 release, ''Roomful of Smoke'', was produced by David Bianco (Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Tift Merritt). ''The Los Angeles Times'' said Stevens' voice and writing evokes Patsy Cline〔http://www.myspace.com/leslieandthebadgers〕 while ''No Depression'' wrote that she calls to mind Emmylou Harris.〔http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/cd-review-leslie-and-the〕 The band has toured extensively on the West Coast and was invited to showcase at SXSW in 2010 and to perform on National Public Radio's Mountain Stage show. They have toured with Rhett Miller and Laura Veirs among others, and opened for Loudon Wainwright III. The band has appeared at Noise Pop, The Eagle Rock Music Festival and Topanga Days. Their first national tour in May 2010 took them east for the first time to Chicago and New York City. The band made its first TV appearance in April 2008 playing their original "Old Timers" on the FX series, ''The Riches'', starring Minnie Driver.〔http://www.last.fm/music/Leslie+and+the+Badgers〕 ==Discography== * ''Leslie and the Badgers'' (2007) (out of print) * ''Greetings from.....(EP)'' (2008) LyricLand * ''Roomful of Smoke'' (2009) LyricLand * ''Los Angeles (7" vinyl)'' (2010) Trailer Fire Records 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leslie and the Badgers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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