Carnival Art

Carnival Art
Carnival Art
Also known as	Jerkwater
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Alternative rock; alternative pop; indie rock;
Years active	1989-1993
Labels	Spineless Voodoo; Situation Two; Beggars Banquet;
Past members	Michael Petak; Shane Paul Rhody; Ed Dobrydnio; Brian Bell; Keith Fallis

Carnival Art was an American alternative rock band. Formed in Los Angeles in 1989, the band in the beginning consisted of Michael Petak (lead vocals, guitar), Shane Paul Rhody (guitar, vocals), Ed Dobrydnio (bass guitar), and Keith Fallis (drums, vocals). They released their debut album, titled Like Nobody's Business, exclusively on vinyl through their own record label Spineless Voodoo Records the same year.^[1] After this album, Rhody exited the band, with Dobrydnio replacing him on guitar and Brian Bell joining the band to assume bass duties.

In 1990, the band released a promotional EP titled Dig, followed by their second full-length studio album, Thrumdrone, released a year later on Situation Two Records, along with an EP titled Blue Food & Black Sparks. A stopgap EP titled Holy Smokes was released in 1992, and contained a cover of "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Bad Company. The band was moved to Beggars Banquet Records after Situation Two dissolved the same year, and they then released their third and final studio album Welcome to Vas Llegas that year as well. The band also recorded a cover of "Cold Ethyl" for an Alice Cooper tribute album titled Welcome to Our Nightmare: A Tribute to Alice Cooper, released in 1993 on Triple X Records.

Their lack of commercial success ultimately led to them being dropped from Beggars Banquet Records, and after an unsuccessful attempt at landing another record deal under the name Jerkwater, the band broke up altogether. Following the break-up, Bell formed a duo with his then-girlfriend, Susan Fox, called the Space Twins, and then became the rhythm guitarist for Weezer. Petak recorded a solo album titled Pretty Little Lonely, and Fallis became the drummer for Big Drill Car. The song "Mr. Blue Veins", from the album Thrumdrone, was featured in the episode "Water Safety" from the MTV animated series Beavis and Butt-head.^[2]

Band members

Michael Petak - lead vocals, guitar (1989-1993)
Shane Paul Rhody - lead guitar, vocals (1989-1990)
Ed Dobrydnio - bass guitar (1989-1990), lead guitar, vocals (1990-1993)
Brian Bell - bass guitar, vocals (1990-1993)
Keith Fallis - drums, vocals (1989-1993)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
Like Nobody's Business	Released: 1989 Formats: LP Label: Spineless Voodoo
Thrumdrone	Released: August 13, 1991 Formats: CD, LP, cassette Label: Situation Two
Welcome to Vas Llegas	Released: October 9, 1992 Formats: CD, LP, cassette Label: Beggars Banquet

EPs

Title	Details
Dig	Released: 1990 Formats: LP, cassette Label: Spineless Voodoo
Blue Food & Black Sparks	Released: 1991 Formats: CD, LP Label: Situation Two
Holy Smokes	Released: 1992 Formats: CD, LP Label: Situation Two

Appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella"	1991	A Lump of Coal
"Cold Ethyl"	1993	Welcome to Our Nightmare: A Tribute to Alice Cooper

References

^ "Weezerpedia". Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
^ "Carnival Art". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

External links

Carnival Art discography at Discogs

[1] "Weezerpedia". Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

[2] "Carnival Art". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

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