Harvey Danger is a rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1992, and rose to prominence in 1998 with the single "Flagpole Sitta". The band released a new album in 2005, Little by Little....
Harvey Danger began in 1992 with University of Washington classmates Lin & Huffman deciding "it might be fun to start a band." Taking their name from a phrase graffitied onto the wall of the UW student newspaper office, the duo played house parties and bars as they were until the following year, when they invited Evan Sult to be their drummer. Despite his complete lack of drumming experience, Sult agreed, bringing along his own similarly-inexperienced classmate Sean Nelson. The foursome played their first show on April 21, 1994 at the now-defunct Lake Union Pub; Sult and Nelson, both under 21, were only permitted entry during the set. That summer, the band moved into Nelson's student house together and began holding band practices in the basement. The band had little money and their drum set for their first few shows consisted of nothing more than a laundry bucket, 3 hubcaps, & a jar of pickles. More shows at the Lake Union Pub and other low-rent Seattle clubs followed, leading to exposure in The Seattle Times.
As the band began playing more shows at increasingly reputable venues, their songwriting gained momentum. In 1995, the band produced a six song demo tape, sold at shows for $3. When three quarters of the group became unemployed in 1996, they decided to devote yet more attention to the band, moving to another house and renting a rehearsal space. Their shows continued to improve, to the point of becoming regular weekend performers at the Crocodile Café.
The band recorded a three track demo tape with producer John Goodmanson, a demo tape which drew attention from some generally uninterested major labels and the very interested Greg Glover, a London Records intern who ran his own small label, the Arena Rock Recording Co.. Glover expressed interest in releasing a 7" single, and Harvey Danger provided him with an additional three songs including "Flagpole Sitta" also recorded with Goodmanson. On the strength of these, Glover agreed to bankroll a full length album.
Members
* Sean Nelson – vocals (1993 – present)
* Jeff J. Lin – guitar, piano, violin (1992 – present)
* Aaron Huffman – bass, guitar (1992 – present)
* Evan Sult – drums (1993 – 2001)
* Michael Welke – drums (2004 – present)
* Rob Knop – keyboards (2005 – present)
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