Beanbag (band)

Beanbag was an Australian Christian pop rock band that formed in 1995 and broke up in late 2002.

The group was composed of core members vocalist Hans Van Vliet, guitarist Michael Mullins, bassist Phil "Hirvy" Hirvela, and drummer Phil Usher. Steven Lewis-Driver assumed the bass position when Hirvy left the band in early 2002. Jesse Palmer also filled in on guitar after Michael returned to Australia a couple months before the band's demise.

Beanbag released three albums. Guttersnipe, released on independent Australian label Toupee Records in 1998, in addition to two albums on American label Inpop Records, Free Signal (2000) and Welladjusted (2001). During their time in the United States, Beanbag toured extensively (including touring with Newsboys and Sonicflood during the LoveLibertyDisco AirDome Tour), were nominated for two GMA Dove Awards, and had songs featured on several television soundtracks.

The band broke up after a van accident that occurred while driving back to Nashville. The driver swerved to avoid a deer on the interstate, and the van and trailer filled with their gear ended up in a ditch. Hunz was taken to the hospital where he stayed for three days with lung damage. With no vehicle, no gear, and no vocalist, they had very little choice except to disband.

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+/- (band)

+/-, or Plus/Minus, is an American indietronic band formed in 2001. The band makes use of both electronic and traditional instruments, and has sought to use electronics to recreate traditional indie rock song forms and instrumental structures. The group has released two albums on each of the American indie labels Teenbeat Records and Absolutely Kosher, and their track "All I do" was prominently featured in the soundtrack for the major film Wicker Park. The group has developed a devoted following in Japan and Taiwan, and has toured there frequently. Although many artists append bonus tracks onto the end of Japanese album releases to discourage purchasers from buying cheaper US import versions, the overseas versions of +/- albums are usually quite different from the US versions - tracklists can be rearranged, artwork with noticeable changes is used, and tracks from the US version can be replaced as well as augmented by bonus tracks.

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Band

Band or BAND may refer to:

Science and technology

Band (mathematics), an idempotent semigroup

Band (radio), a range of frequencies or wavelengths used in radio transmission and radar, specifically:

Shortwave bands
UMTS frequency bands used for cellphones
LTE bands used for cellphone data

Shortwave bands

UMTS frequency bands used for cellphones

LTE bands used for cellphone data

Band cell, a type of white blood cell

Gastric band, a human weight-control measure

Bird banding, placing a numbered metal band on a bird's leg for identification

BAND, acronym for "birds are not dinosaurs," a controversial stance on the evolution of birds

BAND (application), a private online space for groups

Computing and electronics

Microsoft Band, a smart band with smartwatch features created and developed by Microsoft.

Organizations

Band (channel), nickname of Brazilian broadcast television network Rede Bandeirantes

Bands (Italian Army irregulars), military units once in the service of the Italian Regio Esercito

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Bandō

Bandō may refer to:

People

Eiji Bandō, Japanese entertainer/sportsman

Naoki Bandō, Japanese voice actor

Japanese surname, especially among Kabuki actors, such as:

Bandō Kakitsu I (1847–1893), Japanese kabuki actor of the Uzaemon acting lineage
Bandō Shūka I
Bandō Tamasaburō
Bandō Tamasaburō V
Bandō Mitsugorō III
Bandō Mitsugorō VIII
Bandō Mitsugorō X