Filligar

Filligar
Filligar in 2011
Background information
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States[1]
Genres Alternative rock, indie rock, indie pop, folk rock[2]
Years active 2000–present
Labels Decade Records,
Website Filligar
Members Casey Gibson
Johnny Mathias
Pete Mathias
Teddy Mathias

Filligar is an alternative rock band made up of Johnny, Teddy and Pete Mathias and childhood friend Casey Gibson. Filligar’s most-recent album, Keepsakes of the Interior (via Decade Records), was recorded in Los Angeles, California in the band's studio as well as at Chicago’s legendary Electrical Audio.[3] The album marks the band’s eighth studio project to date and features singles “Motor Shine” and “White Light Rose.”[4] Their 2013 release Hexagon was named “Best New Music” by American Songwriter magazine, and their 2010 release The Nerve was nominated “Best Rock Album” at the Independent Music Awards.[5]

In 2013 the United States Department of State appointed Filligar cultural ambassadors representing the "American people and their cultural values" and "the best of the U.S. arts community."[6][3] They have played with artists such as The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket, Alabama Shakes, B.o.B, and were hand-picked by Counting Crows to join their Outlaw Roadshow tour in 2012.

Filligar has a prolific catalog of original music, recognized as “of prestige value” by the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). The band has been called “a fresh take on indie rock” by Paste Magazine, one of music’s “Next Big Things” by SPIN and “a breath of fresh air” by Consequence of Sound.[7]

Albums

  • Keepsakes of the Interior (2015)
  • Hexagon (2013)
  • The Nerve (2010)
  • Near or Far (2008)
  • The City Tree (2007)
  • Succession, I Guess (2006)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.filligar.com
  2. ↑ "Filligar Overview". Leahy, Andrew. Allmusic. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  3. ↑ Joyce, Brittany. "Paste Magazine". Paste Magazine.
  4. ↑ Maxwell, Emily. "Alternative Band Filligar Release New Keepsakes of the Interior". American Songwriter. American Songwriter.
  5. ↑ Leahey, Andrew. "Full Album Stream: Filligar". American Songwriter Magazine. American Songwriter Magazine.
  6. ↑ Department of State, US. "Filligar Named Cultural Ambassadors" (PDF). US Department of State.
  7. ↑ SPIN Staff. "CMJ: 46 Next Big Things". SPIN Magazine. SPIN Magazine.
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