Blog: Saturna

Thanks to Dodge for posting Chasing The Unpredictable on My Old Kentucky Blog . His post was entitled NFL Week 10  with an mp3 linked to each game. We got the Cleveland/Atlanta game, which was nice but really only the Seahawk games matter :).   Check out My Old Kentucky Blog here: http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.co m/2006/11/nfl-week-10.html We also want to thank You Don't Smoke for posting Pop Rocks in their media section.  Check it out here: http://youdontsmoke.wordpress. com/yds-media/ [...]

« Back Thanks to Omar Mena, host of Graveyard TV in El Paso, TX for writing about Saturna on his website AlienVine . Omar has been a long time DJ and advocate of alternative music in El Paso. He had a bunch of say about Saturna, including, "Saturna puts out good songs," and "Quality music." He also posted an mp3 of Blanket of Stars . Check [...]

Thanks to Stecz and Neri of Lumen FM 99.5 in Curitiba, Brazil for playing Pop Rocks on their Ultimo Volume show last week. These two DJs have a habit of introducing great music to Brazil. This show includes Death Cab For Cutie, The Darling Buds, The Meeting Places, Goldenboy, Stopstars, Engineers, Fury of the Headteachers and The Workhouse along with Saturna. Their show this week features Portland indie pop label Magic Marker Records . Check out Ultimo Volume here: http://www.ultimovolume.com.br /home.html

 Saturna is pleased to announce that they have been featured on another great podcast from the UK. Thanks to Pierre in London who writes the Automation blog and included Springboard in his podcast entitled  Pierrecast 1: Transition on along with other great songs from Billy Bragg and Wilco , The Mourning Reign , Man in Gray , Spotlight Kid , The Brother Kite , Snowglobe [...]

Saturna is excited to announce that we have been invited to play a special Xmas party on December 22nd with The High Violets , The Upsidedown , and other special guests. When Michael from Reverb Records asked us to perform he described the party as similar to the Shoegazer Balls that have happened in the past. Come enjoy an evening of amazing music and some fun covers at the Kenton Club  in Portland.

 We are excited to announce that Saturna was one of three bands that were featured on last night's Get Local show on KNRK 94.7 FM in Portland, OR. Thanks to Squid for playing Just For Thrills along with songs from a couple of other local artists including Missing 5 (ex- Gravel members) and Even in Paradise . Thanks Squid! Check it out here: http://www.knrk.com/showdj.asp ?DJID=25626 Â

 More people in Madrid are starting to notice Saturna thanks to Adore from Rated Muzik who had a lot of nice things to say about "...All Night".  I took the liberty of using Bablefish to translate the Spanish to English: "Few bands can seduce us the first listening and this is an example of it, of freshness, forcefulness and very good flavor of mouth. Saturna is a trio coming from Portland, Oregon, formed by Steve Anderson, Ryan Carroll and the Eric Block, [...]

Saturna  is back for the attack; recuperating from the epic debauchery of a  five day Dionysian party that was Doug and Danielle's wedding in Kauai. I'll see if I can find some non X-rated pictures to post soon. We are excited to announce that Radio Indie Pop  have added Springboard and Pop Rocks to their rotation. If you haven't checked out R-I-P, then you should find out what their over 20,000 users already know. I noticed on Monday they were playing Springboard [...]

Its been an exciting week for Saturna . All this week, Just For Thrills has been charting on Elbo.ws, reaching as high as #17 on the Top 50 Songs chart.  Instrumental Analysis , announced the winners of our contest from last week's Midweek Mutiny  and they were Francis from Brooklyn and Snow from Seattle. Francis, watch the mail for your CD and Snow, you'll have to come down to Portland to recieve your prize from the Magic Garden !  Steve and I will be glowing next week as [...]

We were proud to be able to help out our new friend Sara while she recovered from a severely broken leg. She said it was a nightmare, but luckily listening to songs from Saturna's "...All Night" while she struggled through physical therapy helped. Get well soon, Sara! Check out Sara's blog here: http://srardotnet.wordpress.co m/2006/10/22/saturna/

Planeta Pop , a radio show on Onda Latian 87.6 FM  in Madrid Spain, is hyping up Just For Thrills on their blog .   They posted a a great mix of songs entitled Canciones #6 that included Just For Thrills along with songs from Snowden, Metropol, The Slip, and a classic from Pavement. Check it out here: http://planetapopradio.blogspo t.com/2006/10/canciones-6.html

Thanks to Kelly from BC for putting Just For Thrills  into her Sunday Mix on Villians Always Blink . She also rocks for naming the mix after "Just For Thrills". Her playlist includes songs from Tullycraft, My Brightest Diamond, The Purrs, Jeremy Enigk, and Silversun Pickups. Download all the songs here: http://thetrainingground.blogs pot.com/2006/10/sunday-mix-jus t-for-thrills_22.html

 Thanks to Arcfire from Buscando Bajo , in Valencia Spain, for posting a shout-out to Saturna. She also writes a blog called Una Piel de Astracán that's worth checking out. If you haven't checked out Indiependent Music  yet, you'll find tons of news and reviews of indie and punk rock bands.  They recently announced the release of our second single " Just For Thrills " with the headline "Saturna is on the Rise". Check out Indiependent Music : http://indiependentmusic.blogs pot.com/2006/10/news-part-1-oc t-19-2006.html [...]

This week's Midweek Mutiny on Instrumental Analysis features Saturna taking over the blog. We spill the dirt on our local scene's. Give shout-outs to our friends and favorite bands, and show you a bunch of videos from bands that we are influenced by. Check it out and especially look for a special contest at the end of the day. Check it out here: http://instrumentalanalysis.bl ogspot.com/2006/10/midweek-mut iny-saturna.html

  God Is In The TV , a webazine from England just gave "...All Night" an amazing review with 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "beautiful work." Mike Mantin describes Springboard as a, "Gorgeous instrumental opener which climaxes in a glorious explosion of noise worthy of Mogwai ." He goes on to describe the rest of the record, "with 'Pop Rocks' finding the band demonstrating their ability to write a catchy, radio-friendly chorus, and the sublime 'Blanket Of [...]

 Saturna had a few mentions in the blog-o-sphere over the weekend. We had our first blogger from Spain write us up on A Silent Room , Dooby Brain told us all to listen to Springboard , and So The Wind Won't Blow It All Away in France included Just For Thrills in her podcast #16 along with Ad Aspera Per Astrada , Xiu Xiu , and The Oxfam Glamour Models . A Silent Room: http://asilentroom.blogspot.co m/2006/10/saturna.html [...]

Pop Tomorrow is media for the day after today! Formally, Pop Tomorrow is a collective focused on supporting primarily Portland, Oregon-based independent artists, still, they enjoy an eclectic scope of culturally and geographically diverse independent artists within the international community.  Pop Tomorrow regularly puts on showcases in the Portland area and is putting together one in December that will feature Saturna. Click here to check out and support them: http://www.poptomorrow.com/art ists.php

 Thanks to John Laird from Side One: Track One for including Springboard in his Friday EP Vol 6 along with reviews of Albert Hammond Jr (of The Strokes), The Blow , and The Mary Onettes . He says he's getting "all worked up" over Saturna. Check out his post to find out why. http://sideonetrackone.com/per malink/101306.htm Â

 Thanks to Ziggy at Indie Surfer for writing up ". . . All Night".   Describing Saturna , he says, "Catchy melodies, fuzzy guitars and nice, often backed up vocals, are creatively exploited through every single song." Check out Indie Surfer here: http://indiesurfer.blogspot.co m/2006/10/saturna.html

Saturna has been pretty busy lately. We're putting together a NW tour with Haywire Booking . We've been rehearsing like mad and have a bunch of exciting things in the works . . . we’ll keep you posted.  A lot of things have been happening in cyberspace as well.  In celebration of Canadian Thanksgiving, thefuzzymethod from Yr Dirty Boots posted Springboard along with songs from The Hold Steady, Feist, and Basement Jaxx. [...]