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''This is one of two bands by this name featuring Fred Armisen. The other is at [[The Blue Jean Committee (Saturday Night Live)]].''
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Soft rock supergroup featured in the behind-the-scenes documentary "Gentle & Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee." Or maybe they're a fake band created by ex-''SNL'' players Fred Armisen and Bill Hader for IFC's ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4677934/ Documentary Now!]'' parody show. The two-part documentary (first aired 24 Sept. 2015) chronicles how Clark Honus (Hader) and Gene Allen (Armisen) transformed themselves from a tough Chicago band to a soft, Eagles/Steely Dan/Bread-y California act and recorded ''Catalina Breeze''.
 
Soft rock supergroup featured in the behind-the-scenes documentary "Gentle & Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee." Or maybe they're a fake band created by ex-''SNL'' players Fred Armisen and Bill Hader for IFC's ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4677934/ Documentary Now!]'' parody show. The two-part documentary (first aired 24 Sept. 2015) chronicles how Clark Honus (Hader) and Gene Allen (Armisen) transformed themselves from a tough Chicago band to a soft, Eagles/Steely Dan/Bread-y California act and recorded ''Catalina Breeze''.
  
Indie label Drag City released a [http://www.dragcity.com/artists/the-blue-jean-committee seven-track version of ''Catalina Breeze''] and a [http://www.dragcity.com/products/massachusetts-afternoon-bw-embrace-me split 7"] with another Armisen fake band, [[The Fingerlings]].
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Indie label Drag City released a [http://www.dragcity.com/artists/the-blue-jean-committee seven-track version of ''Catalina Breeze''].
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==See also==
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*[[Test Pattern]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/inside-bill-hader-and-fred-armisens-soft-rock-supergroup-20150924 Rolling Stone article about the band]
 
*[https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/inside-bill-hader-and-fred-armisens-soft-rock-supergroup-20150924 Rolling Stone article about the band]
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*[https://news.avclub.com/fred-armisen-and-bill-hader-s-fake-band-is-releasing-a-1798283243 AV Club: "Fred Armisen and Bill Hader’s fake band is releasing a real EP"]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180117165320/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21304-catalina-breeze/ album review on Pitchfork.com]
  
 
[[Category:2015|Blue Jean Committee]]
 
[[Category:2015|Blue Jean Committee]]
 
[[Category:Fred Armisen|Blue Jean Committee]]
 
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[[Category:Rock|Blue Jean Committee]]

Latest revision as of 17:19, 10 November 2018

This is one of two bands by this name featuring Fred Armisen. The other is at The Blue Jean Committee (Saturday Night Live).

Soft rock supergroup featured in the behind-the-scenes documentary "Gentle & Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee." Or maybe they're a fake band created by ex-SNL players Fred Armisen and Bill Hader for IFC's Documentary Now! parody show. The two-part documentary (first aired 24 Sept. 2015) chronicles how Clark Honus (Hader) and Gene Allen (Armisen) transformed themselves from a tough Chicago band to a soft, Eagles/Steely Dan/Bread-y California act and recorded Catalina Breeze.

Indie label Drag City released a seven-track version of Catalina Breeze.

See also

External links