The first day of panels at DFest 2008 is wrapping up. In lieu of seeing keynote speaker Martin Atkins, I'm relaxing in my hotel room before heading out for the night. NONzine and the Oklahoma Film & Music Office are here. The good people from the Oklahoma History Center's "Another Hot Oklahoma Night" interviewed me for their exhibit with the help of videographer Beau Leland . Just some observations of the day's events: Members of [...]
(Click image for the full poster.) Thousands of musicians and fans converge on downtown Tulsa this weekend for the eighth edition of DFest . I will be there with Mrs. OklahomaRock. I hope to see many of your faces there as well. ( Advanced two-day passes are only $33.50! ) For those of you that cannot make it, we hope to provide you a glimpse into the world of DFest. Throughout the coming weekend and into next week, we plan on bringing you recaps [...]
In our attempt to gear up for DFest , I (Graham Lee Brewer) will be speaking with a few Oklahoma acts who will be playing this weekend in Tulsa. The next band on our list is the humble gang from Oklahoma City, The Uglysuit . Aside from touring with the likes of Iron & Wine as of late, The Uglysuit have also signed to Quarterstick Records (an imprint label of Touch & Go who has put out music by Blonde Redhead, Pinback, The Black Heart Procession and Yeah Yeah Yeahs). [...]
The tracks we talked about... Lucero - Kiss the Bottle Lucero - Kiss the Bottle (Live at WESN) Foo Fighters - Kiss the Bottle The Great Outdoors - So Long Old Man Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal Fleet Foxes - He Doesn't Know Why Port O'Brien - Stuck on a Boat Port O'Brien - [...]
Here are two catchy songs that have something in common. So it is already a great blog post without my terrific insight. Belated happy birthday to Godzilla . Big home run last night. Anyway the Vampire Weekend show in Central Park is tomorrow and the Incredible Hulk is out today. The picture is of Wolf Parade whose At Mt. Zoomer album is out on Tuesday. Plus isn't it a cool picture? Uglysuit - Chicago Wolf Parade - Language City
New Features Power, GO! With all the great music flowing around, I don't always have the time to do proper write-ups for highly deserving artists, and that pains me. Pains me to the OUTER REACHES OF MY SOUL. So I figure I'd go one step above my Quick Link lists, and provide some short thoughts about some great tunes that I came across during my vast, amorous travels across the Internet badlands. Shearwater - Leviathan Bound Shearwater 's incredible album Rook is outstandingly beautiful and [...]
Oklahoma City's The Uglysuit have landed some great opening gigs for Iron & Wine but it's no surprise due to their heartfelt and sweet melodies on their forthcoming self titled album. This young 20 something group of 6 friends continues to remind me of a younger more instrumental Travis. Chicago is the new single and contains a beautiful organ melody bringing it back down below a too poppy sound. It's just right . Pre-order the album here . Preview other songs and check out tour dates here . Chicago
If you happen to dig the music of Aaron Robinson, then I suggest you check out this wonderful song I just now downloaded by this great little Oklahoma City band, The Uglysuit . The song is called "Chicago" and is from their forthcoming self-titled Quarterstick debut, due in August. The song is rich on harmonies and mellow rock melodies; it's kind of alt.country, but not really. I have a feeling this young band is going to be big, my friends. So check 'em out now! Listen To: " Chicago " [...]
Listening : 1. The Hood Internet : DJs STV SLV and ABX are bootleggers who have decided to mash-up Chicago. Combining some of Chicago's hipest (Kid Sister, Walter Meego, Yea Big & Static, etc) this duo have released one of the best free albums of the year. Listen to : Watch My Big Feet Jump ( mp3 ) 2. The Uglysuit : From hip-hop to dream-pop, Uglysuit la's and moans their way through wonderfully gentle melodies. They will be playing at The Hideout on June 14th. Listen to : Chicago [...]
With a name that sounds more than a little emo and a title that evokes the Midwest, modernist architecture and Sufjan Stevens, The Uglysuit have found something entirely different in their first single, "Chicago." The lyrics are delivered with slurred-specificity and the piano and crystalline guitar would seem more comfortable on a b-side by The Fray. The easiest comparison is Semisonic but in their young years when Dan Wilson was a pop genius and "Closing Time" hadn't driven everyone completely crazy. The Uglysuit will be on tour with Iron and [...]
chicago's got a lot going for it right about now; the summer's officially begun, blues fest is in full swing, the cubs have the best record in baseball, the bulls are looking at the number one pick in a couple weeks, our chances of hosting the 2016 olympics keep looking better, & the next president of the united states calls the city home...plus it's a pretty great place to live...so in honor, i've put together a little chicago mix for all of you...but in trying to focus on songs about the city, as opposed to those that just take place [...]
sup y'all? friends of captains dead and all around good blokes the line of best fit has a bunch of cool shit for your reading and listening pleasure. bon iver interview here , monthly mixtape feat. the likes of the silver jews, wye oak, bodies of water, etc here and a southern records sampler here . put sept 9th on your calendars cause calexico is back with a new record entitled, carried to dust . i got no other info other than the release date and that the album includes sam beam, douglas mccombs, and pieta [...]
Friday, June 6, 2008 As I said earlier in the week, tomorrow I turn 25. It's going to be a joyful occasion (or something), so I'm going to take the weekend off from SOTO to lounge around and live it up. That's right, no podcast or film update. It'll just be Noah and John Michael here to help get you through the weekend. All is not totally lost, though, as I've prepared a nice EP. Enjoy. : David Vandervelde - I Will Be Fine [...]
The Uglysuit 's first single "Chicago" has been made available for FREE download. Their self-titled record will be released on August 19 on Quarterstick Records . DOWNLOAD: The Uglysuit - "Chicago" Upcoming dates: June 11 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN * June 12 - Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA * June 13 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO * June 14 - The Hideout - Chicago, IL June 15 - [...]
have a self-titled album arriving on August 17th. To provide a nice lil' preview to the forthcoming ...
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