Emeralds

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Emeralds was founded in 2006 by John Elliott, Steve Hauschildt and Mark McGuire, who began playing music together under the name Fancelions in 2005 in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. Shortly thereafter, they re-formed as Emeralds, playing their first show under that name in June 2006. Since then the group has released over forty recordings on various independent labels. The album Does It Look Like I'm Here?, released on Editions Mego in 2010, is their most widely known release to date, receiving the Best New Album designation from Pitchfork Media, the Album of the Year award from Drowned in Sound, and accolades from many other publications. Mark McGuire and Steve Hauschildt also perform and record under their own names, while John Elliott does so under a number of monikers including Outer Space and Imaginary Softwoods. The band also maintains multiple labels including McGuire & Elliott's Wagon, Hauschildt's Gneiss Things and Elliott's curated imprint Spectrum Spools.

Emeralds is notable for their unique and legendary live performances. They've been tapped to take part in many high profile events including being invited by Godspeed You! Black Emperor to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in December 2010 and again in 2012 by The Afghan Whigs. In April 2009, the band opened for Throbbing Gristle's reunion tour in Chicago and New York and in 2010 they toured with Caribou. After taking some time to work on solo projects, the band has reunited to play at the Barcelona and Madrid editions of Primavera Festival. They're also re-releasing seminal works such as Does it Look Like I'm Here? on Ghostly International.