50-618: Barrett Harrington Martin (born April 14, 1967) is an American drummer and record producer from Washington. He is perhaps best known for his work with the alternative rock bands Screaming Trees and Mad Season . He was also a member of Skin Yard , Tuatara , and Walking Papers , and has performed as a session musician for many artists in a variety of genres. As a producer, he has won one Latin Grammy and has been nominated in two other categories. As an ethnomusicologist, he has produced two albums for
100-488: A City Manager hired by the City Council. The seven-member City Council is elected at large and serve 4-year terms. The City Council elects a Mayor and Deputy Mayor from the council to serve 2-year terms. On the state legislative level, Ellensburg is in the 13th district. As of May, 2018, its state senator is Republican Judy Warnick , and its two state representatives are Republicans Alex Ybarra and Tom Dent . On
150-411: A coma due to stomach surgery, followed by contracting COVID-19. It was reported that pneumonia had ultimately led to his death. On Black Friday 2023 , Wrong Turn to Jahannam: Live From Egg Studio 1991 was released. It consisted of an in-studio rehearsal session by the band which was unreleased up to that point. Dan Peters of Mudhoney played drums on the recording as it was during his brief time in
200-509: A male householder with no wife present, and 60.4% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age in the city was 23.5 years. 14.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 41.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.8% were from 25 to 44; 13.9% were from 45 to 64; and 8.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
250-715: A minor radio hit, but the lead single " Nearly Lost You " vastly increased the band's popularity as it peaked at No. 5 on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart , No. 12 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart , No. 50 on the UK Singles Chart , and No. 96 on the ARIA Chart . After an extended hiatus and various recording sessions, the band's follow-up album was eventually released in 1996, entitled Dust . Although
300-521: A music and culture blog for The Huffington Post , and frequently writes for Riot Material . Martin won the ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award in 2014 for his writing. He formed yet another supergroup, Levee Walkers, with McKagan and McCready in 2016. In 2016, Martin produced the album Jardim-Pomar by Brazilian musician Nando Reis , which won a Latin Grammy the following year. In 2017, Martin published
350-548: A small town a little over 100 miles from Seattle . The band was drawn together in high school by an interest in punk, garage, and classic rock. The band rehearsed at the Conner family's video rental store and recorded their demo tape Other Worlds in the summer of 1985 with Steve Fisk at Creative Fire recording studio in Ellensburg. It was initially distributed by the independent label K Records . Other Worlds then got
400-529: A wider release through the independent label, Velvetone Records (also based out of Ellensburg). In 1986, they released their debut full-length album, Clairvoyance , also on the Velvetone label. Musically, the album combined psychedelic rock and hard rock with the band's aforementioned influences. With Fisk's help, the LP caught the attention of Greg Ginn , and the band were signed to SST Records . In 1987,
450-619: Is located along the Yakima River in the Kittitas Valley , an agricultural region that extends east towards the Columbia River . The valley is a major producer of timothy hay , which is processed and shipped internationally. Ellensburg is also the home of Central Washington University (CWU). Ellensburg, originally named Ellensburgh for the wife of town founder John Alden Shoudy , was founded in 1871 and grew rapidly in
500-732: The Billboard 200 Chart , No. 32 on the UK Albums Chart , and No. 39 on the RPM Top 100 Albums Chart . Dust gained favorable reviews while the singles " Sworn and Broken " peaked at No. 76 on the UK Singles Chart and " All I Know " peaked at No. 9 on both the Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts; however, the album ultimately did not match the sales of Sweet Oblivion . After
550-741: The ARIA Chart , and No. 50 on the UK Singles Chart , making it the band's first single to chart outside the United States. " Dollar Bill " was also released as a single and it peaked at No. 28 on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart and at No. 40 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. Overall, Sweet Oblivion sold a total of 300,000 copies in the United States . Screaming Trees were chosen by Nirvana band leader Kurt Cobain to appear on
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#1732790909963600-675: The Gutter Twins and the Twilight Singers . Lanegan also received critical acclaim for his albums with Isobel Campbell , one of which, Ballad of the Broken Seas , was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize . Gary Lee Conner started the bands the Purple Outside and Microdot Gnome as the vocalist. He has also done session work with other musicians. In 1999, he released the single "Grasshopper's Daydream/Behind
650-515: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.43 square miles (21.83 km ), of which 8.32 square miles (21.55 km ) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km ) is water. Owing to the strong Cascade rain shadow, Ellensburg experiences a typical Intermountain cool semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSk ). The hottest temperature recorded in Ellensburg was 110 °F (43.3 °C) on July 26, 1928, while
700-466: The University of New Mexico graduating Summa Cum Laude Martin joined Skin Yard in 1990 and played on their fourth and fifth studio albums. While still a member of Skin Yard, Martin was recruited by Screaming Trees and played on their successful 1992 album Sweet Oblivion . He then joined Screaming Trees full-time and remained with that band until it split in 2000. In the meantime, Martin formed
750-478: The 1880s following the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railway . The city was once a leading candidate to become the state capital of Washington, but its campaign was scuppered by a major fire in 1889. John Alden Shoudy arrived in the Kittitas Valley in 1871 and purchased a small trading post from Andrew Jackson "A.J." Splawn, called "Robber's Roost". Robber's Roost was the first business in
800-554: The Holy Ghost , which was released in 1994. The following year, Lanegan was featured as a guest vocalist in the Barrett Martin (alongside Layne Staley and Mike McCready ) side project Mad Season . Lanegan co-wrote and sang on two songs. Mad Season would only release one album because of Staley's deteriorating health and the 1999 death of bassist John Baker Saunders . In early 1995, Screaming Trees toured Australia for
850-527: The Radio . He eventually followed it up with three additional solo albums. Ellensburg, Washington Ellensburg is a city in and the county seat of Kittitas County, Washington , United States. It is located just east of the Cascade Range near the junction of Interstate 90 and Interstate 82 . The population was 18,666 at the 2020 census . and was estimated to be 18,703 in 2022. The city
900-727: The Shipibo Shamans in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest, and one album for the Neets'ai Gwich'in in the Alaskan Arctic. Martin was born and raised in Olympia, Washington , and studied music for two years at Western Washington University before dropping out and moving to Seattle to join that city's late-1980s alternative rock scene. He later earned bachelor's and master's degrees in ethnomusicology from
950-493: The Smile" on Sub Pop, which featured his former bandmates Homme and Pickerel along with his brother Van as producer. Gary Lee later released four solo albums between 2016 and 2021. Initially, Van Conner turned his efforts to his side-project Gardener with Aaron Stauffer (formerly of Seaweed , and later VALIS ). In 2001, he contributed to Lanegan's album Field Songs . Van has produced and contributed to several other projects over
1000-713: The album Rated R by Queens of the Stone Age . He later became the drummer for Tuatara and also the drummer/vocalist in The Minus 5 . Martin contributed playing drums on two albums by Nando Reis , a Brazilian musician: Para Quando O Arco Irís Encontrar O Pote de Ouro (2000) together with Peter Buck from R.E.M., and A Letra A (2003). In 2019, Martin formed the supergroup Silverlites (featuring Peter Buck , Rich Robinson , and Joseph Arthur ) and released their self-titled debut in 2024. Almost immediately after departing from Screaming Trees in 1991, Mark Pickerel formed
1050-468: The band Truly alongside Robert Roth , original Soundgarden bassist Hiro Yamamoto , and Chris Quinn. Truly released their debut EP Heart and Lungs in 1991, followed by Quinn's departure shortly after. The band stayed as a trio and they released two full-length albums plus a compilation, followed by a hiatus in 1998. Pickerel also played drums on three of Lanegan's solo albums throughout the 1990s. Pickerel released his debut solo album in 2006, Snake in
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#17327909099631100-530: The band as a touring member. Mark Lanegan released a solo album in May 2001 entitled Field Songs . Also in that year, he became a member of the alternative rock group Queens of the Stone Age with Homme. Lanegan recorded two albums as one of the group's three vocalists before leaving the group in late 2005. His sixth solo album Bubblegum was released in 2004 and became his best-selling album and his first solo album to chart. He went on to work with Greg Dulli in
1150-652: The band released their second LP, and their first for SST, Even If and Especially When . After the release of the album in 1987, the band began working the American indie circuit, playing shows across the US with other SST bands such as Firehose and Meat Puppets . In early 1988, Screaming Trees collaborated with the indie pop band Beat Happening on the EP Beat Happening/Screaming Trees . Screaming Trees' next album, Invisible Lantern ,
1200-493: The band remained a cult act. After the release of Uncle Anesthesia Van Conner went on hiatus from the band, choosing to tour as bass player for Dinosaur Jr. instead, with Donna Dresch filling in for him during Screaming Trees performances. Late in 1991, Nirvana's Nevermind became an unexpected commercial success, opening the gates for the rest of the Seattle scene. Barrett Martin replaced previous drummer Pickerel and
1250-558: The book The Singing Earth , recounting his musical experiences in multiple genres and nations. His second book The Way of the Zen Cowboy was published in 2019. In recent years he has produced albums for CeDell Davis (Even The Devil Gets The Blues) and Ayron Jones Joy Harjo (I Pray For My Enemies), Hector Tellez Jr. His third book The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn't: The Story Of The Roughest, Toughest, Most Hell-Raising Band To Ever Come Out Of The Pacific Northwest, The Screaming Trees
1300-475: The city was $ 20,034, and the median income for a family was $ 37,625. Males had a median income of $ 31,022 versus $ 22,829 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 13,662. About 18.8% of families and 34.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over. The City of Ellensburg uses the Manager/Council form of government with
1350-549: The city was 50.1% male and 49.9% female. As of the 2000 census , there were 15,414 people, 6,249 households, and 2,649 families living in the city. The population density was 2,338.9 people per square mile (903.1 people/km ). There were 6,732 housing units at an average density of 1,021.5 per square mile (394.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 88.07% White , 1.17% Black or African American , 0.95% Native American , 4.09% Asian , 0.16% Pacific Islander , 2.86% from other races , and 2.69% from two or more races. 6.33% of
1400-442: The city was 85.7% White , 1.5% African American , 1.0% Native American , 3.2% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 4.6% from other races , and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.7% of the population. There were 7,301 households, of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.2% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had
1450-505: The coldest temperature recorded was −31 °F (−35.0 °C) on December 12, 1919. As of the 2020 census , there were 18,666 people and 8,110 households, and 3,541 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 census , there were 18,174 people, 7,301 households, and 2,889 families living in the city. The population density was 2,626.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,014.0/km ). There were 7,867 housing units at an average density of 1,136.8 per square mile (438.9/km ). The racial makeup of
1500-504: The company Sunyata Records & Books (now known as Sunyata Media) in 2001. He began recording as Barrett Martin Group in 2004, and has released ten studio albums under that name. He was appointed adjunct professor of ethnomusicology at Antioch University-Seattle from 2010 to 2017. Martin formed the supergroup Walking Papers with Jeff Angell and Duff McKagan in 2012, and played on that band's first two albums. In 2013 he started writing
1550-718: The final day of the Reading Festival in the United Kingdom on August 30, 1992, which Nirvana headlined . Screaming Trees also played at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark in 1992 which Nirvana headlined as well. The band supported Sweet Oblivion with a year-long tour, during which tension developed among the members. After the tour was finished, the group took an extended hiatus. During that time, Lanegan recorded his second solo album, Whiskey for
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1600-494: The first settler nor the first business person in the Kittitas Valley , but he was responsible for platting the city of Ellensburgh in the 1870s and also named the streets in the downtown district. Ellensburgh was officially incorporated on November 26, 1883. In 1894, the final - h was dropped under standardization pressure from the United States Postal Service and Board of Geography Names . Ellensburg
1650-449: The following year, and first for a major label, Uncle Anesthesia . The album was produced by Terry Date and Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell and included the single " Bed of Roses ", which gained considerable airtime on alternative rock radio stations and peaked at No. 23 on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart . The single was the first Screaming Trees release to chart. Although Uncle Anesthesia sold better than their previous efforts,
1700-400: The grunge supergroup Mad Season with Mike McCready , Layne Staley , and Baker Saunders ; that band released the album Above in 1995, after which the members returned to their full-time bands. Martin formed another supergroup, Tuatara , in 1996 with Peter Buck ; Martin produced nine albums with this group until it split in 2014. Martin was ordained as a Zen monk in 2000, and started
1750-642: The lead single " All I Know " peaked at No. 9 on both the Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, the album did not match its predecessor's success. After difficulties in recording another album, the band announced their official breakup in 2000. Their aborted album from the late 1990s was later released in 2011 as Last Words: The Final Recordings . Lanegan died aged 57 on February 22, 2022. Van Conner died aged 55 on January 17, 2023. The Conner brothers formed Screaming Trees with Mark Lanegan and Mark Pickerel in 1984 in Ellensburg, Washington ,
1800-742: The light of day. Titled Last Words: The Final Recordings , the album was mixed by Jack Endino and Martin. It was released digitally on Martin's self-owned label Sunyata Productions on August 2, 2011, with CD and vinyl versions released in the following months. In 2021, when asked about his time with Screaming Trees, Lanegan replied, "It's kind of like looking back at grade school. I definitely have fond memories and it's really how I learned to sing — through trial and error, with those guys." Lanegan died on February 22, 2022, at his home in Killarney , Ireland. Gary Lee Conner revealed on January 18, 2023 that Van Conner had died aged 55. He had previously been in
1850-634: The location for the State Normal School (now Central Washington University ). There were several early newspapers in Ellensburg. The Daily Record , which started in 1909, is the publication which serves the city and county today. Concerns over the state of Ellensburg's historic downtown led to the formation of the Ellensburg Downtown Association to work on revitalizing the area. The City of Ellensburg has several local art museums and galleries: According to
1900-449: The new lineup recorded Sweet Oblivion in 1992. Sweet Oblivion was the band's breakout album and included the hit single " Nearly Lost You ". The video for "Nearly Lost You" became an MTV and alternative radio hit in the fall of 1992, thanks to its inclusion in the soundtrack for the film Singles . "Nearly Lost You" peaked at No. 5 on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart, No. 12 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart , No. 96 on
1950-580: The only time as part of the Big Day Out festival, before beginning work on their follow-up to Sweet Oblivion . Following one stillborn attempt at the album, the band hired producer George Drakoulias , who had previously worked with the Black Crowes and the Jayhawks . The resulting album, Dust , was released in 1996, nearly four years after its predecessor. The album peaked at No. 134 on
2000-428: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,249 households, of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 57.6% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
2050-494: The release of the album, Josh Homme , formerly from Kyuss , was hired as rhythm guitarist. Following the Dust tour in the United States, Screaming Trees took another hiatus for Lanegan to begin his work on his third solo album, Scraps At Midnight , which was released in 1998. The band headed back into the studio in 1999 and recorded several demos including the song "Ash Grey Sunday" and shopped them around to labels, but no label
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2100-526: The roster for the prominent independent label Sub Pop . The label released the band's EP Change Has Come in December 1989. Half of it was produced by Fisk and the other half was produced by Jack Endino . Drummer Pickerel later described the EP, in his own opinion, as "our best recorded moment". In 1990 the band signed a major label contract with Epic Records . The band released their fifth full-length album
2150-468: The valley, aside from the early trading that occurred among Native Americans, cattle drivers, trappers, and miners. A small stone monument to Robber's Roost with a placard can be found at its original location, present-day 3rd Avenue, just west of Main Street near the alley. Shoudy named the new town after his wife, Mary Ellen, thus officially starting the city of Ellensburgh around 1872. Shoudy had not been
2200-464: The years, including Kitty Kitty, VALIS, Gardener, and Gary Lee's Sub Pop single "Grasshopper's Daydream/Behind the Smile". Van's band VALIS released several recordings between 2002 and 2012. Barrett Martin became a touring member for several bands after the breakup of Screaming Trees, including Stone Temple Pilots and R.E.M. , and has released two solo albums with limited success. He later contributed to Lanegan's solo album I'll Take Care of You and
2250-407: Was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.84. In the city, the population was spread out, with 15.8% under the age of 18, 39.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 12.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. The median income for a household in
2300-624: Was an early center of commerce in Washington and was among the first cities in the state to have electrical service . The city launched a bid to become Washington state's capital in 1889, preparing a site in the Capital Hill neighborhood for government offices. On July 4 that year, however, a major fire destroyed much of the downtown area and stalled the campaign, which resumed with a series of referendums, in which Washington voters chose Olympia . The state legislature selected Ellensburg as
2350-560: Was interested. The band played a few surprise shows in early 2000 to try to gain a label's attention but they were unsuccessful. They did however release the song "One Way Conversation" on the Musicblitz Records internet label. In 2000, after a concert to celebrate the opening of Seattle's Experience Music Project , the band announced their official breakup. On June 22, 2011, it was announced that an unreleased album that Screaming Trees recorded in 1998 and 1999 would finally see
2400-467: Was released in 2023. In 2019, Martin formed the supergroup Silverlites (featuring R.E.M. 's Peter Buck , The Black Crowes ' Rich Robinson , and singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur ) and released their self-titled debut in 2024. Screaming Trees Screaming Trees were an American rock band formed in Ellensburg, Washington , in 1984 by vocalist Mark Lanegan , guitarist Gary Lee Conner , bassist Van Conner , and drummer Mark Pickerel . Pickerel
2450-402: Was released later on in 1988. SST also decided to re-release Other Worlds that same year. Screaming Trees then released the album Buzz Factory in 1989. While attempting to tour behind Buzz Factory , SST had difficulties in releasing the album. By the tour's conclusion, the band became frustrated and departed from the label. Towards the end of 1989, Screaming Trees briefly became a part of
2500-749: Was replaced by Barrett Martin in 1991. Screaming Trees became known as one of the pioneers of grunge along with Melvins , Mudhoney , U-Men , Skin Yard , Soundgarden , Green River , and Malfunkshun , among others. Although widely associated with grunge, the band's sound incorporated hard rock and psychedelic elements. After releasing a string of EPs and albums in the 1980s on independent labels, Screaming Trees signed with Epic Records in 1990. They released their major label debut album in 1991, Uncle Anesthesia , which spawned their first charting single " Bed of Roses ". After Martin replaced Pickerel on drums, Screaming Trees released their most successful album in 1992, Sweet Oblivion . " Dollar Bill " became
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