Kyle Field (musician)
Kyle Field is the artist behind the band Little Wings.
Field was born in Alabama in 1972,[1] the son of a college football coach, but his family quickly moved to California where he grew up to love surfing.
Music
Field contributed bass and vocals in the band Rodriguez with M. Ward and Mike Funk.
In the late 1990s in San Luis Obispo, California, Field formed the band Little Wings, of which he is the only permanent member. In the past, the band has had members Adam Selzer on drums, Rob Kieswetter (aka Bobby Birdman)on keyboards, Mark Leece as bassist and various others. As Little Wings, Field has released over a dozen albums, under the Walking and independent K Records labels. Field also has played with Grandaddy, Lee Baggett, André Herman Dune, local funnyman Peaches and Devendra Banhart throughout the 2000s.
Art
Field is also an acclaimed visual artist, having earned his BFA in 1997 from the University of California, Los Angeles.[1] His first book of drawings was released on the label Ahornfelder.
Personal life
Kyle Field lives near San Francisco, California.[1]
Discography
As Little Wings:
- Discover Worlds Of Wonder [KLP154] (2000)
- The Wonder City [KYO46] (2002)
- Wonderue [KLP134] (2002)
- Light Green Leaves [KLP139] (2002)
- Harvest Joy [KLP152] (2003)
- Magic Wand [KLP161] (2004)
- Grow [KLP169] (2005)
- Soft Pow'r [RAD001] (2007)
- Black Grass [RAD005] (2011)
- Last [RAD007] (2013)
- Explains [WOODSIST077] (2015)
Has appeared on:
- Calvin Johnson and The Sons of the Soil, Calvin Johnson and The Sons of the Soil [KLP180] (2007)
- The Microphones, Mount Eerie [KLP140] (2003)
- The Microphones, Song Islands [KLP125] (2002)
References
- 1 2 3 http://www.taylordecordoba.com/artists/kyle-field/kyle-field-bio/, retrieved 27 March 2014.
External links
- Field's official website
- Interview with Kyle Field
- Interview with Kyle Field about his artwork
- Label where Kyle Field's first book will be released
- Flash version of the book