Obits
Founded: 2006
Location: United States
Obits was an American rock band formed in 2006 in Brooklyn, New York. The band members are veterans of other independent rock bands: Guitarist/vocalist Rick Froberg was previously a member of Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, and Hot Snakes, and guitarist Sohrab Habibion was a member of Edsel. The band has released five singles and three albums, I Blame You (2009), Moody, Standard and Poor (2011) and Bed and Bugs (2013).
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Live Review: Obits, Sixfthick, Per Purpose
By the end of the set the band had easily won over all the hungover, beaten bodies’ acclaim and owned Brisbane on this Sunday night.
Obits Guitarist Sohrab Habibion On His 'Hostile' Upbringing
"The racism was very direct: my dad had a PhD in economics and he couldn’t get a job."
Album Review: Obits - Beds & Bugs
Another fine batch of slightly off-kilter but otherwise pristine rock’n’roll from one of the best guitar-slingers around.
Live Review: Obits, Undead Apes, The Arcolas
Live Review: Obits, Kim Salmon, Bad Vision
In Memorium
Rick Froberg of Brooklyn garage exponents Obits tells Steve Bell to throw away the blueprint and live by the seat of your pants, and that it don’t matter what you look like when concocting kick-ass rock’n’roll.
High Obit
“We’re not that promotion-oriented, we don’t go out on tour to promote ourselves, we go out on tour to have some fun and take advantage of it... We do this because we want to and because it’s fun."
Obits On First Australian Tour
Rick Froberg's post-Drive Like Jehu/Hot Snakes outfit finally visit.
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