12 Facts About Sean Nelson

Sean Nelson was born on June 12,1973 and is an American musician and journalist.

Sean Nelson was the lead singer of the alternative rock group Harvey Danger.

Sean Nelson joined Harvey Danger in 1993 and played with the band through to its farewell show in 2009.

In 2001, Sean Nelson formed a second band, The Long Winters, with John Roderick.

Sean Nelson left the band in 2004, and Roderick has continued the group as a largely solo effort.

Sean Nelson was a member of the short-lived side project The Vernacular, along with Chris Walla and Nathan Good of Death Cab For Cutie.

In June 2019, Sean Nelson released the decades-in-the-making album of Harry Nilsson covers, titled "Sean Nelson Sings Nilsson," a play on Nilsson's classic album of Randy Newman covers, Nilsson Sings Newman.

Sean Nelson joined the staff of the Seattle alternative weekly newspaper The Stranger in 1996 while still a member of Harvey Danger.

Sean Nelson held several positions at the publication, including web editor, film editor, copy editor, associate editor, and arts editor.

Sean Nelson left The Stranger in 2018, moving to Nashville, TN to take another job.

In 2008, Sean Nelson co-wrote and played a supporting role in Humpday director Lynn Shelton's third feature film My Effortless Brilliance, which enjoyed a successful run on the film festival circuit and was released on DVD by IFC Films in November 2009.

Sean Nelson has acted in David Russo's cult film festival hit The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle and alongside Dax Shepard in Katie Aselton's The Freebie, which was released in September 2010.