Editing Russell Pollard (section)

==Biography==
Pollard started off as a member of Louisville post-hardcore stalwarts Hedge and Out, before moving on to the energetic prog-punk of the Calf Fiends in 1996-1997.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://leoweekly.com/ae/staffpicks-152| title = Staffpicks |website=Leoweekly.com| date = 7 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://history.louisvillehardcore.com/index.php?title=Calf-Fiends|title = Calf-Fiends - Louisville Punk/Hardcore History|website=History.louisvillehardcore.com|accessdate=1 April 2023}}</ref> Pollard joined [[Sebadoh]] in the late 1990s as drummer, playing on the band's seventh studio album, ''[[The Sebadoh]]''.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, {{ISBN|1-84195-335-0}}, pp. 962-3</ref> He formed [[Alaska!]] in 2000 with [[Imaad Wasif]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], the band releasing their debut album ''[[Emotions (Alaska! album)|Emotions]]'' in 2003.<ref name="Stosuy">Stosuy, Brandon (2003) "[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/96-facts-and-fictions/ Alaska! ''Facts and Fictions'']", [[Pitchfork Media]], March 10, 2003, retrieved 2011-11-20</ref><ref name="Wilson">Wilson, MacKenzie "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/alaska-p553199/biography Alaska! Biography]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 2011-11-20</ref> His working relationship with Sebadoh's [[Lou Barlow]] continued when he played on [[Sentridoh]]'s ''Free Sentridoh: Songs from Loobiecore'' album, and he is also a member of the [[Folk Implosion]], becoming Barlow's main songwriting partner after the departure of John Davis.<ref name="Strong" /><ref>{{cite magazine | last = Dansby | first = Andrew  | title = Folk Implosion Set Tour | magazine = Rolling Stone | publisher = | date = 2003-01-29 | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thefolkimplosion/articles/story/5934187/folk_implosion_set_tour | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060508223841/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thefolkimplosion/articles/story/5934187/folk_implosion_set_tour | url-status = dead | archive-date = May 8, 2006 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-04-20}}</ref><ref name="Bryant">Bryant, Will (2002) "[http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/5850-lou-barlow/ Interviews: Lou Barlow]", [[Pitchfork Media]], March 1, 2002, retrieved 2011-11-20</ref> He also played drums on Barlow's 2005 solo album ''[[Emoh]]''.

After Alaska!'s final album ''[[Rescue Through Tomahawk]]'' was released in 2005 he formed [[Everest (band)|Everest]] in Los Angeles, as singer and guitarist. The debut Everest album, ''Ghost Notes'', was released in 2008.  Everest toured with [[Wilco (band)|Wilco]] and [[Neil Young]] in 2008-09, signed to Young's Vapor Records label, and played live on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]''.<ref name="Ragogna">Ragogna, Mike (2010) "[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/emhuffpost-exclusiveem-he_b_802556.html HuffPost Exclusive: Henry Wolfe's "Someone Else," Plus A Conversation With Everest's Russ Pollard]", ''[[Huffington Post]]'', December 30, 2010, retrieved 2011-11-20</ref>  Pollard's second album with Everest, ''On Approach'', was released in 2010.<ref name="Martens">Martens, Todd (2010) "[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/05/album-review-everests-on-approach.html Album review: Everest's 'On Approach']", Pop & Hiss, the ''[[LA Times]]'' music blog, May 10, 2010, retrieved 2011-11-20</ref><ref name="Reed">Reed, Ryan (2011) "[http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/05/on-approach/ Everest: ''On Approach'']", ''[[American Songwriter]]'', May 17, 2011, retrieved 2011-11-20</ref>

Pollard also recorded with former Sebadoh bandmate [[Jason Loewenstein]] as Amnesiac Godz, and played bass and drums on [[Earlimart (band)|Earlimart]]'s 2007 album ''[[Mentor Tormentor]]''.

Pollard also produced and performed on The [[Watson Twins]] debut [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Southern Manners]]'', and co-produced their albums ''[[Fire Songs]]'' and ''[[Talking to You, Talking to Me]]''.<ref name="Easlea">Easlea, Daryl (2008) "[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5xf9 The Watson Twins Fire Songs Review]", [[BBC]], 4 July 2008, retrieved 2011-11-20</ref><ref name="Deming">Deming, Mark "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/fire-songs-r1364208/review ''Fire Songs'' Review]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 2011-11-20</ref>

He also acted in the 2002 movie [[Laurel Canyon (film)|''Laurel Canyon'']], playing the part of Rowan, a drummer in Ian's ([[Alessandro Nivola]]) band.<ref name="Haupt">Haupt, Melanie (2004) "[http://www.dallasobserver.com/2004-03-11/music/gold-in-alaska/ Gold in Alaska!]", ''[[Dallas Observer]]'', March 11, 2004, retrieved 2011-11-20</ref> He co-composed The Folk Implosion's "Make it With the Best", which was included on the soundtrack of the film ''[[Thirteen (2003 film)|Thirteen]]'', and Alaska!'s "Resistance", which was used in the soundtrack of ''[[Catch and Release (2006 film)|Catch and Release]]''.