Toychestra facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Toychestra
Toychestra playing at the Starry Plough pub, Berkeley, Calif., 2005
Background information
Origin	United States
Genres	Experimental
Years active	1996–present
Labels	S. K.
Members	Angela Coon Corey Weinstein Lexa Walsh Michelle Adams Shari Robertson
Past members	Carrie Lin Paula Alexander

Toychestra is an all-women experimental music group from Oakland, California that plays toys. They use toy musical instruments and other noise-making toys to perform their own compositions as well as interpretations of works by other artists, from Dvořák to Black Flag. Toychestra have performed at several venues in the San Francisco Bay Area and have toured Europe three times. They have released three CDs, including a collaborative album, What Leave Behind with English experimental guitarist Fred Frith.

Discography

Albums

• Live in Leipzig a.k.a. An Evening of Charm (2000, CD)
• Sassy Pony (2002, CD, S.K. Records, France)
• My Good Side (2005, CD, S.K. Records, France)

With Fred Frith

• What Leave Behind (2004, CD, S.K. Records, France)

Singles

• "Toychestra" (1999, 7" vinyl)

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