caption current_members website years_active label article_title background genre image origin name
or , the whale performing at fillmore west alex justin fantl jesse hunt tim marcus robins matt sartain lindsay garfield julie ann thomasson -lsb- http://orthewhale.com/ www.orthewhale.com -rsb- 2006 -- present seany records or , the whale
 group_or_band americana , country , country rock or the whale fillmore.jpg san francisco , california or , the whale
or , the whale

or , the whale is a san francisco based americana band , formed in 2006 .
the group has released two albums , `` light poles and pines '' in 2007 and `` or , the whale '' in 2009 .
the name of the band is derived from the alternative title of herman melville 's book `` moby-dick '' -lrb- `` moby-dick ; or , the whale '' -rrb- .
