Piñataland
title: "Piñataland" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["alternative-rock-groups-from-new-york-(state)", "musical-groups-established-in-1998"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piñataland" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Piñataland |
| background | group_or_band |
| origin | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| genre | alternative rock |
| chamber rock, gypsy rock | |
| years_active | 1998–present |
| website | http://music.pinataland.com/ |
| current_members | David Wechsler, Doug Stone, and a rotating cast of other musicians. |
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| name = Piñataland | image = | caption = | background = group_or_band | origin = Brooklyn, New York, USA | genre = alternative rock chamber rock, gypsy rock | years_active = 1998–present | website = http://music.pinataland.com/ | current_members = David Wechsler, Doug Stone, and a rotating cast of other musicians.}}
Piñataland is a Brooklyn-based musical group created by David Wechsler and Doug Stone. Their songs are often about obscure historical events and people, including:
- The pygmy Ota Benga ("Ota Benga's Name")
- The painter John Banvard ("The Ballad of John Banvard")
- The daredevil Sam Patch ("The Fall of Sam Patch")
- The elephant Topsy ("Coney Island Funeral")
- The spiritualist John Murray Spear ("Dream of the New Mary")
- The journalist William Cobbett's efforts to rebury Thomas Paine ("American Man")
- Edward Leedskalnin's Coral Castle ("Latvian Bride")
- The Inuit Minik Wallace ("If Ice Were Warm")
Pinataland have often performed at historical sites such as the Old Stone House (Brooklyn), the Cobble Hill Tunnel, and Green-Wood Cemetery. They have also covered historical tunes, such as President John Quincy Adams' campaign song "Little Know Ye Who's Comin'".
Discography
- Piñataland - EP (1997)
- Songs from Konijn Kok - EP (1999)
- Songs for the Forgotten Future Volume 1 (2003)
- Songs for the Forgotten Future Volume 2 (2008)
- Hymns for the Dreadful Night (2011)
References
References
- Interview with Douglas Stone, ''Swordfish: Justin Vellucci on Music''. Originally published in ''Delusions of Adequacy'', September 27, 2004.
- [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4286267 Pinataland: Musical History], ''National Public Radio''
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