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Kid Dakota

Band, *2001 US, Minneapolis
Rock

Kid Dakota is the musical moniker of Darren Jackson. He started performing as "Kid Dakota and the Tumbleweeds" in 1998 while living in Providence, Rhode Island. The name was chosen in homage to his home state of South Dakota and also as a parody of Kid Rock. In the summer of 1999, Darren recorded the five songs that would appear on the So Pretty ep with long-time friend and producer, Alex Oana, at City Cabin (formerly Blackberry Way). Darren moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota that winter and self-released the So Pretty ep in the spring of 2000. The ep caught the attention of Alan Sparhawk, singer and guitarist for the seminal slow-core band, Low (band) and he offered to release the ep on his label, Chairkickers' Union under the condition that it be expanded into a full-length lp. The LP versi

     
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Peter Leggett
dr
PortraitBrian Roessler
b US
PortraitDarren Jackson
g, key, voc US
Popular Tracks   
Phantom Pain on Listen to the Crows as They Take Flight by Kid Dakota
Crossin' Fingers on So Pretty by Kid Dakota
$10 on Praegustator by Kid Dakota
Smokestack on So Pretty by Kid Dakota
So Pretty on So Pretty by Kid Dakota
Dogs on Praegustator by Kid Dakota
Praegustator on Praegustator by Kid Dakota
Sharing a Needle on Praegustator by Kid Dakota
Noise to Signal on Praegustator by Kid Dakota
The Overcoat on So Pretty by Kid Dakota

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Discography


Title Artist Year Type
DenervationKid Dakota2018Album
Listen To The Crows As They Take FlightKid Dakota2011Album
How The Light Gets InFantastic Merlins With Kid Dakota2009Album
A Winner's ShadowKid Dakota2008Album
The West Is The FutureKid Dakota2006Album
Get Her Out Of My Heart / Two FrontsKid Dakota2003Single
So PrettyKid Dakota2003Album
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