Amy Farina is an American musician who is the drummer and singer in the indie rock duo The Evens, which includes her husband, Ian MacKaye.[1][2][3]

Amy Farina
Background information
Occupation(s)Singer, musician
Instruments

Career

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Farina has played in The Warmers (which included Ian's younger brother Alec MacKaye),[1] Mister Candy Eater, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists[4] and with Lois Maffeo.

The Evens

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Farina and Ian MacKaye formed The Evens in 2001.[5] Farina sings and plays drums with MacKaye playing baritone guitar and sharing vocal duties. The Evens released their self-titled album in early 2005, breaking a three-year silence by MacKaye. Their second album, Get Evens, was released in November 2006.[6] Their most recent album,The Odds, was released on November 20, 2012.[7]

Coriky

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In 2015, Farina and MacKaye began playing music with Joe Lally (Fugazi, The Messthetics).[8] In 2018, the group played their first show, now with the adopted moniker Coriky.[9] During early 2020, Coriky released two songs, "Clean Kill" and "Too Many Husbands", via various free streaming services. Although the self-titled album was originally set for release on March 27, 2020, the COVID-19 lockdown enacted during March 2020 delayed the release until June 12, 2020.[10]

Personal life

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She and MacKaye have a child born in 2008.

She is the sister of Geoff Farina of the band Karate.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Joe Heim (March 9, 2005). "The Evens: Ian MacKaye's Post-Punk Passion (washingtonpost.com)". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  2. ^ Richard Harrington (June 29, 2007). "With the Evens, MacKaye Keeps It Simple - washingtonpost.com". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  3. ^ Mark Jenkins (March 11, 2005). "THE EVENS "The Evens" Dischord". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  4. ^ Hani Shabsigh (October 22, 2004). "Featured Events - Calendar". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  5. ^ Mahadevan, Rohan (July 8, 2013). "Song of the Day: The Evens – 'Wanted Criminals'". DCist. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Breihan, Tom (November 7, 2006). "The Evens: Get Evens". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "Evens – The Odds". Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "Ian MacKaye, Joe Lally & Amy Farina's band played their first show (pics)". Brooklyn Vegan. November 12, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Grow, Kory (February 11, 2020). "Coriky — Featuring Fugazi, Evens Members — Tease Album With 'Clean Kill'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Sacher, Andrew (February 11, 2020). "Ian MacKaye's new band Coriky announce debut album, share "Clean Kill"". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  11. ^ Mulkerin, Andy (August 16, 2007). "Karate's Geoff Farina returns with Glorytellers". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
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