. . . . . . . "group_or_band" . "1999Z"^^ . . . . "1997Z"^^ . . "The Western State Hurricanes"@en . . . . "The Western State Hurricanes was a short-lived Seattle-based indie rock band in the late 1990s. It is best known as a precursor to the more successful group the Long Winters: both bands were fronted by songwriter John Roderick, and many Western State Hurricanes songs were later revamped into Long Winters songs."@en . .