Rock School Decemberists

  

"In addition to drumming for the Decemberists, Blumberg was a member of many Portland-based indie bands, 

including Sissyface, Boycrazy, Norfolk & Western, the Minders (briefly) and M. Ward's backing band.

She spent most of 2007 lending her drumming and singing talents to the touring Omaha indie band Bright Eyes on the Four Winds and Cassadaga tour. 

 In 2007 and early 2008, she recorded new records with Norfolk & Western, M. Ward, and.

 Jolie Holland.

Blumberg has recorded with Providence, Rhode Island, band the Low Anthem and performed with Califone, Death Vessel, and Honeybunch. She has performed her own music under the monikers Manzanita and Arch Cape."  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Blumberg

In addition to drums and singing, she plays ukulele, banjo, accordion, piano, and other various stringed, electronic and percussion instruments.

Blumberg has taught for many years at Portland, Oregon's.

 Rock and Roll Camp for Girls 

 and its Girls Rock! Rhode Island offshoot 

"Blumberg makes music videos using stop motion animation and a variety of other techniques including 

 painting, collage, and puppetry.  

Notable videos she has directed include "Dry Town (Demo)" by Gillian Welch, and "Jules and Jim" by Nada Surf"  

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra_Haden 

"She is the daughter of the jazz bassist Charlie Haden and Ellen David,  and is the  

triplet sister  

of bassist Rachel Haden  

(her bandmate in that dog.) and.

 cellist Tanya Haden  

(married to singer and actor Jack Black); 

 She is the daughter of the jazz bassist Charlie Haden and Ellen David, 

and is the  

triplet sister 

 of bassist Rachel Haden (her bandmate in that dog.) and cellist Tanya Haden (married to singer and  

actor Jack Black); 

Haden has been a member of That Dog, Tito & Tarantula,  

The Decemberists, and If by Yes.

"Over the course of her career, Haden has contributed to recordings by Bill Frisell, The Twilight Singers, Beck, Mike Watt, Luscious Jackson, Sun Kil Moon, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Weezer, The Rentals, Victoria Williams, Yuka Honda, The Gutter Twins, Sunn O))), Cornelius and the Nick Haywood Trio." 

2014, they released their first vocal album together, The Haden Triplets produced by Ry Cooder on Jack White's Third Man Records and it collects stripped-down, old-time country songs from the Carter Family, Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Webb Pierce, Kitty Wells, and the Louvin Brothers.