Jon Sortland plays drums for an American indie rock band from Albuquerque, New Mexico, that formed in what year?
1996
Title: Northern Colorado Cutthroats
Passage: Northern Colorado Cutthroats are an American soccer team, founded in 2007 by Adam Bauer who is also a Fort Collins Arsenal and Rocky Mountain High School soccer coach.  The indoor team is a member of the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL), the development league for the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro), and plays in the Rocky Mountain Conference against teams from Albuquerque, New Mexico (Albuquerque Asylum), Rio Rancho, New Mexico (New Mexico Banditos), Parker, Colorado (Colorado Predators), Colorado Springs, Colorado (Southern Colorado Stars), Golden, Colorado (Golden Stikers), and Fort Collins, Colorado (F.C. Fury & Diablos S.C.).
Title: Menomena
Passage: Menomena is an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States made up of Justin Harris and Danny Seim.  Both members of the band share singing duties and frequently swap instruments while recording.  In concert, Seim plays drums while Harris swaps between myriad instruments.
Title: Wye Oak (band)
Passage: Wye Oak is an American indie rock duo from Baltimore, Maryland, United States, composed of Andy Stack (drums, keyboards, backup vocals) and Jenn Wasner (vocals, guitars and bass).  Their sound has been described as "earnest folk-influenced indie rock with touches of noise and dream pop" as well as indie folk.  Wasner sings lead vocals and plays electric or acoustic guitar, while Stack plays both drums and keyboards, playing the drums with his feet and right hand, and the bass line with his left hand.
Title: 1st California Cavalry Regiment
Passage: The 1st Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.  It was first formed of five companies as 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry between August and October 31, 1861, at Camp Merchant near Oakland.  After the battalion was organized it was sent to Southern California, three companies being stationed at Camp Latham, near Los Angeles, and two at Camp Carleton, near San Bernardino.  November 20–29, 1861, a detachment under Second Lt. C. R. Wellman was stationed at Camp Wright, and pursued and captured Dan Showalter's party west of the San Jose Valley and Warner's Ranch.  The battalion remained in Southern California until the spring of 1862, when it became part of the California Column, and formed the advance force of that Column during the march to New Mexico Territory and Texas.  In 1863, the Regiment was brought to full strength when seven more companies were raised to bring it to a full strength of twelve companies.  The five companies first organized were mustered out August 31, 1864, the terms of service of most of the men having expired.  Two new companies, B and C, were organized in New Mexico, by consolidation of the few men whose terms had not expired, and by new enlistments, and two new companies were enlisted in California, A and E, which, upon the completion of their organization, were sent to Arizona.  All of the companies of First Volunteer Cavalry (Companies B, C, F, G, H, K, and M) stationed in New Mexico and Texas, were ordered to assemble at Baird’s Ranch, near Albuquerque, to be mustered out of the service, during the month of September, 1866.  Company M was the last mustered out on the September 30, 1866.  1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment spent its entire term of service in the western United States in California and New Mexico Territory and Texas.
Title: Jesse Sandoval
Passage: Jesse Sandoval is the former drummer of American indie rock group The Shins.  Sandoval initially formed Flake with singer-songwriter James Mercer, guitarist Neal Langford and bassist Marty Crandall in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1992.  Sandoval and Mercer then went on to form The Shins as a side project, intending to play as a duo, but were eventually joined again by Marty Crandall on keyboard and Dave Hernandez on bass.  Sandoval, along with other band members, now resides in Portland, Oregon.
Title: The Shins
Passage: The Shins are an American indie rock band from Albuquerque, New Mexico, formed in 1996.  The band's current lineup consists of James Mercer (vocals, guitar, songwriter), Jon Sortland (drums), Mark Watrous (guitar), Casey Foubert (guitar), Yuuki Matthews (bass), and Patti King (keyboards).  The band is based in Portland, Oregon.
Title: Jon Sortland
Passage: Jon Sortland (born September 12, 1973) is an American musician, currently playing the drums for indie rock band The Shins.  Sortland also drums, plays bass and keyboards and provides backing vocals in the band Broken Bells.  Sortland is also the drummer and singer in the band E V Kain.  Sortland is endorsed by Paiste and C&C Drums.
Title: Jubilee (band)
Passage: Jubilee was an Indie rock band from Hollywood, California.  The band was started in late 2007 by Aaron North (Nine Inch Nails, The Icarus Line) who is the chief songwriter, and singer in the band.  He plays guitar as well.  Also on guitar, is Tony Bevilacqua (Spinnerette, The Distillers).  Jenni Tarma (Kylie Minogue, Har Mar Superstar) plays bass, and Troy "Boy" Petrey (The Icarus Line, Willowbrook) plays drums.
Title: Polvo
Passage: Polvo is an American indie noise rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  The band, formed in 1990, is fronted by guitarists/vocalists Ash Bowie and Dave Brylawski.  Brian Quast plays drums, and Steve Popson plays bass guitar.  Eddie Watkins was the band's original drummer, but did not rejoin the band upon its reunion in 2008.
Title: Broken Bells
Passage: Broken Bells is an American indie rock band composed of artist-producer Brian Burton (better known as Danger Mouse) and James Mercer, the lead vocalist and guitarist for the indie rock band The Shins.  Broken Bells compose and create as a duo, but are joined by Dan Elkan and Jon Sortland when performing live.  The previous live band included Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band sidemen Nate Walcott and Nik Freitas, and Jonathan Hischke and Dan Elkan, both ex-members of Hella.  Following their 2010 self-titled debut album, the duo released an EP, "Meyrin Fields", in 2011 and their second studio album, "After the Disco", on February 4, 2014.
Jon Sortland The Shins