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Rasputina is a band consisting mostly of cello|cellists. The band officially began in Brooklyn, New York in 1992, when Melora Creager put out an advertisement requesting members to form an all-cello band. Cellist Julia Kent responded and the two formed what was dubbed the Traveling Ladies' Cello Society.
Creager writes all of the lyrics for Rasputina (save the cover songs), performs most of the vocals, and creates some of the art for the band's albums, singles, and website.
History
Melora Creager, an accomplished solo cellist known for touring with Nirvana (band)|Nirvana (playing on live renditions of songs like "All Apologies" and "Dumb (song)|Dumb"), formed her own cello-focusing band from members who attended the same nanny school in Manhattan (which wasn't known until post-formation). Creager named the band after a song she wrote, "Rasputina", which came of a fondness for the Russian mystic, Rasputin.
Forming in 1991 (the official website claims "1891"), the popular local band, without a label, was largely untouched until an A&R department representative named Jimmy Boyle (A&R)|Jimmy Boyle saw them at a festival concert and signed them to Columbia Records. In 1996, ''Thanks for the Ether'' was released, and afterwards Rasputina toured with such bands as Bob Mould, Porno for Pyros and, notably, Maril... read all
