Not-so-Giant Drag: LA duo halved

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by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 20 comments 17:11 December 5th, 2006

The drums and keys half of LA-based rock duo Giant Drag, Micah Calabrese, has left the band. MTV.com reports that no reasons for his departure have yet been specified.

Calabrese's decision to quit Giant Drag leaves his former partner in pop-rocking crime, Annie Hardy, as "the writer and face of Giant Drag", in the words of their label. The group's MySpace page (link) currently lists the band's members as Hardy and "whoever else feels like doing it".

Apparently Giant Drag are working on new material. We figure it'll be as potty-mouthed as Hardy's little sweary spot on the last Deftones LP. Nice?

Photograph by Lucy Johnston

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interesting...

I'm guessing it'll take more than one person to replace him... Giant Drag as a full(ish) band, then?

dionisio | 5 Dec '06, 17:22 | X | Reply

Love love love

That wasn't it.

Evidently.

Damian | 5 Dec '06, 17:54 | X | Reply

Are Giant Drag

much more than novelty?

bakey @Damian | 5 Dec '06, 17:57 | X | Reply

Yes

I like them, anyway.

Mike_Diver @bakey | 5 Dec '06, 18:02 | X | Reply

i saw them at dour

they were terrible.

troy van balthazaar was on before them and was SO much better.

utm_usic @dionisio | 5 Dec '06, 18:07 | X | Reply

I don't think

this is the first time Micah has left. Shame though.

colonol_k | 5 Dec '06, 18:22 | X | Reply

Me too

Enough though I gave the album a 7... probably worth an 8 or 9 in hindsight.

dionisio @Mike_Diver | 5 Dec '06, 18:37 | X | Reply

not the first time

Micah did leave about a year after giant drag started getting going, and some guy filled in on a few tours then, and on the lemona EP I believe, Micah comes back then goes again. SHAME
I just feel a bit sorry for annie to be fair, I bet she just cant be arsed with drummers no more... whos to blame her though, what a pianointhebum.

explosive_answers @colonol_k | 5 Dec '06, 18:45 | X | Reply