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Founded by Christian A. Rudder ’98 and Justin A. Rice ’99, Bishop Allen defies the seemingly indelible line that separates Ivy League from rock ’n’ roll. Backed by Miller and bassist Bonnie A. Karin, who graduated from Brown in 2001, Rice and Rudder serve up light, catchy rock fare, honed over four years in Cambridge...
...It’s a day-job. It’s an entrepreneurial venture. It’s a band,” says Rudder, who recently quit his job to devote himself full-time to managing Bishop Allen. “It’s been taking off in the last month, but there was a load of groundwork and busting our ass for a long time...
...Bishop Allen was born in 1999 when Rudder and Rice, then living on Bishop Allen Ave. in Cambridge, began writing again. Two years later, they recorded most of their debut album in Lynchburg, Va. (“because it’s really cheap,” said Rice) before moving to New York City...
Still, the city has been kind to Bishop Allen, and unexpected Ivy League connections in the artistic community have given welcome support. The band reports that their New York shows are regularly attended by alumni from all the band’s alma maters...
...Karin, a career in rock music is a new possibility—she was a bona-fide cellist until she first picked up the bass guitar last December. She says she never even listened to rock music before joining Bishop Allen, and laughs in response to Rolling Stone’s ascription of the term “indie-elite” to her music...