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The list of bands Peter Ellenby has photographed since he began in 1994 reads like the graduation announcement for a whole class full of indie rock elites, from role models such as Sonic Youth, the Flaming Lips, Frank Black, and Mike Watt to the more recent likes of Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes, and ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead.

To commemorate Ellenby's work, Chronicle Books released the first book-length collection of his photographs this week. The book's name is Every Day Is Saturday, and it comes with a 21-track compilation of previously released songs by the bands featured in the photographs, including Death Cab, Grandaddy, Beulah, American Music Club, John Vanderslice, and John Doe. Doe (originally of X) also wrote the foreword to the book, and Tim Scanlin of Actionslacks wrote the introduction.

Here is an incomplete list of other artists featured in Every Day Is Saturday: Sebadoh, Bob Mould, the Jesus Lizard, the Beastie Boys, Jeremy Enigk, Foo Fighters, Murder City Devils, Rocket From the Crypt, Neko Case, Rilo Kiley, Queens of the Stone Age, Rogue Wave, the Get Up Kids.

On October 27, a book release party will take place at San Francisco's Bottom of the Hill, featuring performances by Oranger, John Doe, ¡Carlos!, Engine 88, Overwhelming Colorfast, and special guest Spiral Stairs (aka Scott Kannberg of Pavement and Preston School of Industry).

Compilation tracklist:

01 Jennifer Havel/Actionslacks: "Intro Rant"
02 Actionslacks: "Self-Conscious Spiel"
03 John Vanderslice: "Keep the Dream Alive"
04 The Pattern: "Thunder Us"
05 Oranger: "Going Under"
06 American Music Club: "Home"
07 Preston School of Industry: "Get Your Crayons Out!"
08 Fastbacks: "Fortune's Misery"
09 Bob Reed with Oranger: "Every Saturday"
10 Carlos: "Always on My Side"
11 Grandaddy: "A.M. 180"
12 Phil Crumar: "Fireflys"
13 Chuck Prophet: "You Did"
14 Film School: "11-11"
15 Rogue Wave: "Every Moment"
16 Death Cab for Cutie: "President of What?"
17 The Court & Spark: "Sundowner, You"
18 Beulah: "Silver Lining"
19 John Doe: "Mama Don't"
20 Wedding Present: "It's for You"
21 Kingdom First: "Look"