The High Violets formed after the demise of legendary Portland favorite The Bella Low, a band that played regularly with The Dandy Warhols. Lead guitarist CLINT SARGENT and drummer Luke Strahota picked up the pieces from that band's crash and put together a remarkable group of musicians to form The High Violets.

Influenced heavily by the sounds of MBV, Ride, Spaceman 3, Lush, and the Cocteau Twins, the band soon developed a following. After a few early line-up changes they drafted in one of Portland's most amazing voices, Kaitlyn Ni Donovan.

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