{{short description|American drummer}}

{{Infobox musical artist | name = José Medeles | image = Laura Veirs and José Medeles play at Mississippi Studios.jpg | image_size = | landscape = | background = solo_singer <!-- mandatory field --> | caption = José Medeles performing with Laura Veirs at Mississippi Studios | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1972|10|6}} | birth_place = La Salle, Illinois, U.S. | origin = | genre = | instrument = Drums | occupation = Musician | years_active = | associated_acts = The Breeders, Modest Mouse, 22 Jacks, Face to Face, Rocco DeLuca, Holloys, Jackson United, Io Perry, Tito & Taranchula, Drunken Prayer, Dustbowl Holler (Tom Waits Tribute), Custom Made Scare, Los Infernos, and Crank Williams | label = | website = }}

'''José Medeles''' is an American musician and author based in Portland, Oregon.<ref name=spin0513>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/02/1939-ensemble-song-sabotage-howl-bite-breeders/|title=Hear Breeders Drummer Jose Medeles' Propulsive 1939 Ensemble Cut 'Sabotage'|work=Spin.com|last1=Hogan|first1=Mark|date=8 February 2013|accessdate=29 May 2013}}</ref> Medeles opened Revival Drum Shop in 2009,<ref name=revival>{{cite web|url=https://www.revivaldrumshop.com/pages/about-us-1|title=About Us: Revival Drum Shop|date=1 January 2022|accessdate=25 September 2022}}</ref> a store dedicated to vintage and custom drums. He currently leads 1939 Ensemble, a drums, vibraphone, trumpet, guitar, and noise quartet. Medeles has played live and/or recorded with The Breeders, Kim Deal, Ben Harper, Donavon Frankenreiter, Joey Ramone, Modest Mouse, 22 Jacks, Mike Watt, Laura Veirs, Scout Nibblet, CJ Ramone, Face to Face, Rocco DeLuca, John Davis, Steve Soto, Holloys, Jackson United, Io Perry, Tito & Tarantula, Drunken Prayer, Dustbowl Holler (Tom Waits Tribute), Custom Made Scare, Los Infernos, and Crank Williams.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}<ref name=digest>{{cite web|url=http://breedersdigest.net/news/what-were-up-to-jose-medeles/|title=The Breeders – What we're up to: José Medeles|date=29 May 2013|accessdate=29 May 2013}}</ref>

== Discography == === Albums === *''Random Underdog Stories'' (2002) *''Solo Drum: Tale of a Dysfunctional Drummer'' (2006) *''Art of Slowness: The Halfling Session'' (2018) *''Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems'' (2022)<ref name=rcma>{{cite web|url=https://www.backseatmafia.com/album-review-jose-medeles-railroad-cadences-melancholic-anthems-a-stunning-tribute-to-john-faheys-musical-spirit/|title=Album Review: José Medeles - Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems |date=21 May 2022|accessdate=25 September 2022}}</ref> *''Another Glory'' (2024)<ref name=ag>{{cite web|url=https://josemedeles.com/goods/p/another-glory-pre-order-vinyl/|title=Album PreOrder: José Medeles - ANOTHER GLORY consists of distinguished Portland musicians |date=25 Dec 2024|accessdate=25 December 2024}}</ref>

== Bibliography == *''The Stoic Drummer'' (2019) *''A Drummers Ethos'' (2022) *''Who Will Play My Drums When I'm Gone?'' (2022)

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