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Midnight Movies was an indie rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 2002. Composed of Gena Olivier (vocals, drums), Larry Schemel (guitar), and Jason Hammons (keyboards, guitar), the indie rock trio quickly crafted a moody and stylish sound. They became a major face on the Los Angeles music scene within a year, and earned a nomination for Best New Artist at the Los Angeles Weekly Music Awards in May 2003. Just as their self-released six-song EP arrived, Midnight Movies received another nomination for Best Pop/Rock band in spring 2004. Midnight Movies' self-titled studio-length debut was released on...

"Movies" is the solo project of Kevin Goldfinger (Friends!, Leaky Soups), from the Philly/Lancaster area. Two EP's, two splits, and one full-length. VHS records. http://captainmovies.bandcamp.com/ .

(See also Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies for releases prior to 2006). On December 29th the band announced that, save for a final tour in March 2010, they will cease to make music together. Writing on the band's myspace blog, singer and guitarist Andrew Mears said, "we're still friends, still love to play and there's no attitude about any of this; we're all at good points in our lives, just very different ones. Life has spread us out over the country now and it's become a logistical nightmare to get our shit together." Youthmovies formed in Oxford, UK in 2002, and consists...