{{Short description|American indie rock band}} {{more citations needed|date=November 2013}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Son, Ambulance | image = | caption = | background = group_or_band | genre = *Indie rock *roots rock | years_active = 2001–present | label = Saddle Creek<br/>Polydor<br/><small>(outside North America)</small> | associated_acts = Bright Eyes | origin = Omaha, Nebraska, United States | website = | current_members = Joe Knapp<br/>Jeff Koster<br/>Daniel Knapp<br/>Dereck Higgins | past_members = }}
'''Son, Ambulance''' is an American band based in Omaha, Nebraska.
==Biography== Singer/songwriter Joe Knapp recorded on albums of other bands, such as ''Fevers and Mirrors'' by Bright Eyes, before releasing Son, Ambulance's debut album—a split with Bright Eyes called ''Oh Holy Fools''.
Since then, they have released two more albums: ''Euphemystic'' (2001) and ''Key'' (2004). The latter was referred to as KEY for the small skeleton key in the CD artwork. Son, Ambulance's lineup has cycled through many phases. Credited musicians for the ''Euphemystic'' release included Robert Little on bass, Jeff Koster on drums, and Jeff Tafolla on keyboards. Before, after, and during the recording of ''Key'', the following musicians have been collaborating with the band: Dylan Strimple, Erica Petersen, Daniel Knapp, Jesse McKelvey, Jeff Koster, Jenna Morrison, Corey Broman, John Voris, Landon Hedges, Dereck Higgins, James Cuato, David Ozinga, Zach La Grou, and Clark Baechle.
Son, Ambulance completed a third album, ''Someone Else's Deja Vu'' in January 2008, for release in 2008. With its stream of consciousness production, Knapp and Koster brought in talented guests to help, including members of Tilly and the Wall and The Faint.
In February 2015, they has been signed as "active" on the Saddle Creek website after being labeled "inactive" for an indefinite time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saddle Creek band listing|url=http://saddle-creek.com/artists/#inactive|website=Saddle-creek.com}}</ref>
===Joe Knapp=== Joe Knapp also the lead singer and songwriter for Son, Ambulance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Son, Ambulance |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/son_ambulance-someone_elses_deja_vu |access-date=19 November 2024 |work=Exclaim! |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Son Ambulance Rescue Pop In Chicago |url=https://www.spin.com/2008/07/son-ambulance-rescue-pop-chicago/ |access-date=19 November 2024 |work=SPIN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=GoFundMe campaign helps cover Joe Knapp's (Son, Ambulance) medical bills... |url=https://lazy-i.com/2019/11/gofundme-campaign-helps-cover-joe-knapps-son-ambulance-medical-bills/ |website=Lazy-i |access-date=19 November 2024 |date=14 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Creek |first=Saddle |title=Son Ambulance |url=https://saddle-creek.com/collections/son-ambulance |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Saddle Creek |language=en}}</ref> Knapp has also collaborated with friends and musicians such as Bright Eyes<ref>{{Citation |title=Fevers and Mirrors - Bright Eyes {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fevers-and-mirrors-mw0000063492#credits |access-date=2025-02-05 |language=en}}</ref> and David Dondero,<ref>{{Citation |title=# Zero with a Bullet - David Dondero {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/-zero-with-a-bullet-mw0002010671#credits |access-date=2025-02-05 |language=en}}</ref> appearing on Bright Eyes' ''Every Day and Every Night'' EP (1999), ''Fevers and Mirrors'' (2000), and ''Noise Floor: Rarities 1998-2005'' (2006); David Dondero's ''The Transient'' (2002) and # Zero With A Bullet (2010); and Ghosty's ''Three Pop Songs'' (2002).
Joe was Nebraska State Chess Champion in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=State Champions – Nebraska State Chess Association |url=http://nebraskachess.com/champions/state-champions/ |website=nebraskachess.com |access-date=19 November 2024}}</ref> He has been working for the City of Omaha Planning Department.{{citation needed||date=April 2025}}
==Band members== *Daniel Knapp *Joe Knapp – lead vocalist *Zach La Grou *David Ozinga *Dylan Strimple *Robert Little – bass *Jeff Koster – drums *Jeff Tafolla – keyboards
==Discography== ===Albums=== *''Euphemystic'' (2001, Saddle Creek Records) *''Key'' (2004, Saddle Creek Records) *''Someone Else's Deja Vu'' (2008, Saddle Creek Records)
===Compilations=== *''Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance and Bright Eyes'' (2001 · Saddle Creek) *''Saddle Creek 50'' (2002 · Saddle Creek) * ''What Matters Most'' (2005 · Welcome Home Records)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.sonambulance.com/ Son, Ambulance official website] *[http://www.saddle-creek.com/ Saddle Creek Records] *[http://www.timmcmahan.com/sonambulance2.htm Lazy-i Interview: February 2005] * [https://www.erasingclouds.com/07ap.html Into the Mystic: Q&A with Joe Knapp of Son, Ambulance] * [https://www.davedondero.com/ David Dondero]
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