Tag Archives: Alan Weatherhead

Fundamentally the solo vehicle for Ben Folds Five drummer Darren Jessee, the mellow indie pop group Hotel Lights formed in Chapel Hill, NEW YORK in 2000 after Ben Folds Five briefly disbanded. Switching from drums to electric guitar, piano, and vocals, Jessee installed with guitarist/manufacturer Alan Weatherhead, guitarist/keyboardist Chris Badger, …

Comprised of associates of a number of different indie rock and roll rings, Koester revolves around singer/songwriter Steve Koester; also offering Alan Weatherhead (Sparklehorse), Miguel Urbiztondo, Tim Buckley, and John Daniels (all three in Maki). Oh! Turpentine, their initial album, was fulfilled with critical compliment and success within the underground …