The Halo Benders

The Halo Benders Are A Band Formed In 1994 As A Side Project By Calvin Johnson Of Beat Happening And Doug Martsch Of Built To Spill. They Released Their First Album Called God Don't Make No Junk In 1994. They Followed Up In 1996 With Don't Tell Me Now And In 1998 With The Rebels Not In. All Three Of The Band's Albums Were Released On Johnson's Influential Olympia Record Label K Records. Following A Hiatus Through The Early 2000's The Halo Benders Reformed In March 2007 For A Pair Of Shows At The Visual Arts Collective In Boise ID. The Band Featured Doug Martsch Ralf Youtz Calvin Johnson And Brett Netson. The Halo Benders' Music Is Characterised By Untraditional Sounds Movements And Song Structures. Additionally The Vocals Of The Baritone Johnson And The Pitchy Martsch Overlap Often Even Though Often Entirely Unrelated. Johnson Has Said That The Two Write Lyrics For Songs Largely Independently. Band Members * Doug Martsch - Guitar Vocals Bass * Ralf Youtz - Drums Guitar * Calvin Johnson - Vocals Guitar * Wayne Flower - Bass Drums * Steve Fisk - Keyboards * Heather Dunn - Guitars On The Rebels Not In Discography * Canned Oxygen 7" 1994 Atlas Records * God Don't Make No Junk 1994 K Records * Don't Touch My Bikini 1995 Fire Records * Don't Tell Me Now 1996 K Records * The Rebels Not In 1998 K Records read less