Monday, July 16, 2012

2012 UMS Band Interviews #7

Click the link below for complete info about venues, performers, and times for 2012's UMS!
The UMS July 19th-22nd South Broadway


Jen Korte and the Loss

Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
Jen Korte and The Loss will be playing at the Skylark on Sunday July 22nd at 7pm.

How long has your band been together?
Jess and I have been singing together for 4 years now. Even though we have changed members a few times, our sound has stayed consistent with Jess and I creating that unified voice everyone loves and knows so well.

What was your band's first live show/ performance and what was memorable about it? 
I remember playing the porch of the Moveable Feast Festival at the Walnut Room. The outside was packed and people were in the streets trying to listen to us. I had been trying for a while to find a way to meet my musical peers and really find the “scene” my music fit the best in and that night was it for me. I met Jess there and several other musicians who were starting out together at that time and to see the progress we have all made has been really moving.

What was the first album you purchased?
I think the first album I ever had (other than stealing my dad's Zeppelin records), I got in my Easter basket when I was 11 years old. It was Jagged Little Pill. Which I think almost everyone I knew growing up had at some point or another. My first memorable album I listened to was Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. I remember listening to the “For the Benefit of Mr. Kite” rollerblading through my neighborhood all the time…

What album was your most recent purchase?
The last album I bought was the Toure-Raichel Collective - Tel Aviv Session. I heard about it from NPR when they did a feature interview with the two internationally acclaimed artists running into each other at a German airport and deciding to record a jam session. Malian blues player from Africa + Israeli keyboardist and composer Idan Raichel = one of the greatest albums I have ever heard.

Do you have any advice for new bands?
Nurture the relationships you make along the way. Most of the progress I have had has not been entirely successful just because of our music but more on my work ethic. Answer phone calls, email people back, you’ll be amazed just how far those two things alone will get you.

Besides your own band- who do you want to see at the UMS?
There is so much to see and so many friends that you get to actually spend time with.  It's such a wonderful festival and I can honestly say I look forward to seeing as many bands as I can - oh and the beer. The beer is good. Achille Lauro, Dan Craig, Kitty Crimes, Science Partner, Raven and the Writing Desk, Chella Negro, Carbon Choir, Bad Weather California,  A Tom Collins, John Common and the Blinding Flashes of Light...  the list goes on!

Best past UMS experience?
Last year we played the Church on Ellsworth and Broadway. I have seen a lot of amazing sets there in the past and could not have been more excited to finally get to play it. The acoustics were beautiful. Other years have had their moments as well. Loved seeing Houses last year at 3 Kings.

Do you have any tips for festival goers?
Drink water! Eat. And drink more water!

What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the festival?
Oh man, this is a tough one. I’m a sucker for Sputnik’s sweet potato fries with jelly habanero. And they serve food late so that’s a plus.

Who is your all time favorite Denver band?
Achille Lauro

If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums would you recommend to our customers?
Hot Chip: Coming on Strong
Otis Redding’s Greatest Hits
Science Partner: Rocky Mountain News






Jesse Manley

Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
South Broadway Christian Church, July 21st at 5 pm

How long has your band been together?
About a year

What was your band's first live show/ performance and what was memorable about it?
Walnut Room gig. We hadn't rehearsed once together as a group, but surprisingly at the gig we all seemed to gel and had a great time performing.

What was the first album you purchased?
Ghostbusters soundtrack!

What album was your most recent purchase?
M. Ward's new album, A Wasteland Companion

Do you have any advice for new bands?
Participate. Go to as many shows and meet as many people as you can.

Besides your own band- who do you want to see at the UMS?
So many. Just to name a few: Fairchildren, Rachael Pollard, CJP and the Burning Angels, Princess Music, Ian Cooke, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, etc....

Best past UMS experience?
My first UMS...I believe 2009. I played a solo gig at Michelangelo's, which is sadly no more. Great crowd, awesome first experience.

Do you have any tips for festival goers?
I'd say look at the schedule and plan ahead. So much great music, you really do have to pick and choose.

What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the festival?
I'd have to say Walnut Room pizza or Sputnik corndogs

Who is your all time favorite Denver band?
Damn, tough. This isn't the most unique answer, but it's honest...Devotchka blew my mind the first time I saw them.

If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums would you recommend to our customers?
Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside - Dirty Radio
Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
Tom Brousseau - Grand Forks

Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
Nope, all good!





Mombi

Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
Delite (32 S. Broadway) Thurs. July 19, 11 p.m.

How long has your band been together?
A year and a half (though we've played together before as Khale)

What was your band's first live show/ performance and what was memorable about it?
Hi-Dive, June 22 2011. The people who were there know

What was the first album you purchased?
Men at Work Business as Usual
Kraftwerk The Mix

What album was your most recent purchase?
Motorpsycho and Stale Storlakken The Death Defying Unicorn
A Winged Victory for the Sullen A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Do you have any advice for new bands?
Be true to yourself. Learn how to record and mix your own work.

Besides your own band- who do you want to see at the UMS?
Theesatisfaction, Atlas Sound, Shabazz Palaces, Overcasters, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Force Publique, Git Some.

Best past UMS experience?
(performing) Maraca Five-O 2008 reunion show at the Hornet.
(watching) Git Some in 2011

Do you have any tips for festival goers?
Stay hydrated. Tip your servers. Be nice. Have fun.

What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the festival?
Tacos Al Pastor at Socorro's.

Who is your all time favorite Denver band?
Tarmints (Denver). Angel Hair (Boulder). Christie Front Drive (Denver)

If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums would you recommend to our customers?
Bo Diddley The Black Gladiator
The Comsat Angels Sleep No More
Arto Lindsay Mundo Civilizado

Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
Nope. You did good. Thanks for asking!





We Are Not A Glum Lot

Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
11pm, Thursday the 19th, at the Hornet

How long has your band been together?
2 years!

What was your band's first live show/ performance and what was memorable about it?
It was August of 2010 at a place called sunshine studios in the middle of suburbia. Ew. We sucked ass and had shitty facepaint on. Like MGMT on speed.

What was the first album you purchased?
Probably Hot Fuss by the Killers

What album was your most recent purchase?
Unknown Mortal Orchestra's album. It’s pretty righteous.

Do you have any advice for new bands?
Practice a lot! Until you're quite tight! Then get stuff on the webz and play out.

Besides your own band- who do you want to see at the UMS?
Cloud Nothings is going to be so kewl.

Best past UMS experience?
WE HAVE NEVER BEEN :((

Do you have any tips for festival goers?
Bring a lot of water and be kind to everyone!

What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the festival?
WE DON’T KNOW AGAIN. we are from le springs.

Who is your all time favorite Denver band?
Gauntlet Hair!

If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums would you recommend to our customers?
Total Life Forever by Foals, Nostalgia Ultra by Frank Ocean, and Bon Iver's newest thing.

Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
Uhm. We're 17 and we try to rock faces off? Oh and don’t be stuck up, no one likes an asshole.





Chimney Choir

Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
Fri, July 20, 2012 11:59 pm Gary Lee’s Motor Pub and Grub

How long has your band been together?
A year and a half - since December 2010.

What was your band's first live show/ performance and what was memorable about it?
Our first show together happened in Charlotte, NC before we were even really a band.  Kris had only met Kevin once before.  She got off a bus from the airport and joined us about halfway through...The most memorable part for me is that it was a 4-hour patio gig.  I can't even imagine what we played at that show!

What was the first album you purchased?
Something by The Beatles, probably.

What album was your most recent purchase?
 The last album I bought was Andrew Bird's new one, which is still in heavy rotation.

Do you have any advice for new bands?
Have as much fun as possible.

Besides your own band- who do you want to see at the UMS?
So many!  In no particular order: Miss America, Paper Bird, Raven and the Writing Desk, Carl Sorensen and Mikey Smith, Achille Lauro, Ian Cooke, Land Lines, Princess Music, Science Partner and so many more than I can remember right now...

Best past UMS experience?
Ian Cooke's solo set at the Church last year was magical.

Do you have any tips for festival goers?
Drink water and dig the music.

What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the festival?
Sweet Action.  Homemade ice cream on a hot day.

Who is your all time favorite Denver band?
I can't play favorites - there are too many good things happening all the time.  We dig Nathaniel Rateliff and Princess Music and Science Partner and Raven and Paper Bird and Clouds & Mountains and...

If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums would you recommend to our customers?
This is Kris, I can't speak for the band...I'm listening to Andrew Bird Break It Yourself, Paper Bird Carry On, Lost in the Trees A Church That Fits Our Needs, and Lhasa de Sela The Living Road.  That's 4 albums.  I beg your forgiveness.

Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
We can't wait to be a part of it and to see what everybody's been up to!  Come say hi.

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