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EXTRA LIFE

swinging across the Vibe Abyss

About Me



My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/16/2006
Band Members: Charlie Looker: guitar, vocals
Travis Laplante: keyboards, tenor sax, EWI
Caley Monahon-Ward: violin
Tony Gedrich: bass
Nick Podgurski: drums, percussion

Influences: Swans, Arthur Russell, Guillame de Machaut, John Coltrane

Sounds Like:

Secular Works CD - $ 10

Secular Works LP - $ 15

Record Label: Planaria Recordings, Sockets, I and Ear
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

selected press for "Secular Works"

"Extra Life's Secular Works arrived unknown in our mailbox and quickly found its way into regular rotation... In Extra Life, [Looker] taps into a mesmerizing form of avant-rock raga, repeating words, ...
Posted by EXTRA LIFE on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:31:00 PST

summer update

hi there,Secular Works officially comes out today and we are pumped. Another song, "The Refrain" has been posted. It represents the more pop/acoustic/positive side of Extra Life.We'll be doing some co...
Posted by EXTRA LIFE on Tue, 06 May 2008 10:39:00 PST

back like Christ

We have returned from our first U.S. tour. It was lovely on all fronts. Much thanks to everyone who came to see us, booked us, let us crash, talked Medieval with us, etc. We will be playing a few loca...
Posted by EXTRA LIFE on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:51:00 PST

"Secular Works" CD and LP

The Secular Works LP on I and Ear Records is now out. It is pressed on voluptuous 180 gram hot pink vinyl. The CD on Planaria Recordings will be released officially on May 6. Bot...
Posted by EXTRA LIFE on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:08:00 PST

Nick Podgurski

The Death By Audio show last night was the last show with drummer Ian Antonio (aka Tone Poems, Poetry, I-Tones for the Painfully Alone, etc.). We will definitely miss him.The good news is, Baltimore d...
Posted by EXTRA LIFE on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:52:00 PST

multi-faceted update

Factoids hurtling straight from the planet Real to your dome-particle :The Extra Life full band is now in effect and playing shows.The full-length "Secular Works" is recorded and we're just finishing ...
Posted by EXTRA LIFE on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 01:01:00 PST

"Nobody Wants to be Had" lyrics

People ask me from time to time about the lyrics for Nobody Wants to be Had, the Zs piece with the fast singing. They are hard to make out from just listening. I'm glad some people want to know about ...
Posted by EXTRA LIFE on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 02:18:00 PST

rad blog words about Extra Life and Zs

Hank Shteamer blogged deep about the Zs family night at BAM Cafe. Check it out at http://darkforcesswing.blogspot.com/2006/10/catching-zs_1162 14056494157353.html Thanks Hank!
Posted by EXTRA LIFE on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:23:00 PST