Question: What is Lander professor Branimir Rieger's connection to Elf Power

Answer:

Dr. Branimir Rieger, professor of English at Lander is father of Andrew Rierger (pictured below - front and center), and Andrew is guitarist and vocalist for the indie rock band Elf Power.

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The band began as a four-track recording project of Rieger, his girlfriend Carter, Raleigh Hatfield and Dave Wrathgeber, later of Fablefactory. The recording sessions eventually resulted in the first incarnation of their album Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs, following some small self-released cassette recordings. The band became more formally realized when Reiger and Carter had Bryan Poole, known as The Late B.P. Helium, joined the band. They played some shows and continued to record, but Poole stayed in Athens to continue work with Of Montreal while Rieger and Carter moved to New York City.

Upon their move to New York, The Winter Hawk EP was released, and Rieger and Carter were convinced to move back to Athens. There, the band's second album, When the Red King Comes was recorded and released as a joint venture between the Arena Rock Recording Co. and the Elephant Six label. The album featured contributions by members of The Olivia Tremor Control, Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal, and Jeff Mangum from Neutral Milk Hotel.

Shortly following the release of When the Red King Comes, Elf Power collaborated with Dave Fridmann, best known for his work with the Flaming Lips, to record the album A Dream in Sound. The album was again recorded with the help of Mangum and Barnes, as well as Scott Spillane of Neutral Milk Hotel and the Gerbils.

During the tour for A Dream in Sound, Adrian Finch joined the band to play violin, and the covers EP Come On was recorded. Shortly following that, Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs was reissued with material from early singles and EPs.

The band regrouped in late 2000 to record their album The Winter is Coming, again with help from members of other Elephant Six bands. Bryan Poole would exit the band for good following the European tour for this album to focus on solo work. The band also spent time opening for fellow Athens band R.E.M. and Wilco during this time.

2002 brought two albums from the band: Creatures, an effort released by spinART, and Nothing's Going to Happen, an effort released on Orange Twin Records that contained various cover songs and the Come On EP. Also, Finch left the lineup and Ballard Lesemann stepped in to play bass.