2013 UMS Band Interviews #10

Jeffrey Dallet

Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
I am playing at 11pm Friday the 19th of July at The Hornet

In twenty-five words or less, describe what somebody who has never heard of your band might expect from your performance at UMS this year.

You can expect an orgiastic audio feast of lyrical, thoughtful and fun folk n' roll.

What was the first music you remember using your own money to buy?

I bought a Big Band Hits of the 1930's, 40's and 50's CD.

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?

Paer by Kyle Zender and Hill Baker.

Do you have any advice for new bands?

We are a new band, so please give us some advice.

Have you planned out who you want to see at UMS this year? Who are some of your highlights?

Haven't really planned, but I want to see Paer and Attic Attack.

If you've been to UMS before, what three words would you use to describe it?

Hot, Diverse. and Sweaty

What has been your most memorable experience at UMS to date?

I was interviewed for three minutes last year 2012 on Open Air 1340am. Alisha Sweeny is a delight.

Any tips you'd like to give the novices for making the UMS experience even better?

Come see the Jeffrey Dallet Group. But then again I'm a novice too so maybe that's not a good idea.

Is there any place you're looking forward to eating during UMS?

Thai Monkey Club.

What is your favorite shop on South Broadway? 

Goodwill

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?

Firefall

You're working the counter at Twist & Shout, and a customer is interested in expanding his music collection.  What three albums would you recommend?

Steve Young - Switchblades of Love
Warren Zevon - The Wind
Jean Luc Ponty - New Country
Jeffrey Dallet - My Old Record Store (only if they ask for a 4th though)

Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?

Bring water and sunscreen. Oh and ear plugs to prevent hearing loss. Sometimes the venues get really loud. I'm looking at you Three Kings.



Aspen Hourglass
Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
July 18th at Moe’s Original BBQ at 11pm.

In twenty-five words or less, describe what somebody who has never heard of your band might expect from your performance at UMS this year.

Aspen Hourglass is a Colorado-based progressive/alternative reggae-rock band consisting of Grayson Erhard, John Napier, and Sean Hanson.

What was the first music you remember using your own money to buy?
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blood Sugar Sex Magik

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?
Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories

Do you have any advice for new bands?
Exposure, promotion, and heart behind the music you produce will lead to ultimate success and gratification in the music industry.

Have you planned out who you want to see at UMS this year? Who are some of your highlights?
A member of “South of France” has been a life-long friend and fellow musician since we began playing music at a young age together. Aspen Hourglass is playing at the same time as these guys at a different venue so unfortunately, we will not get a chance to listen to them, but we wish the best of luck and to have a killer performance!

If you've been to UMS before, what three words would you use to describe it?

…First Time performing at this event…

Is there any place you're looking forward to eating during UMS?
Moe’s original BBQ!!!!

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?
A big shout-out to our great friends of “Solterra” but the band that sticks out to us is “Something Underground” for their powerful vocals and musical talent.

You're working the counter at Twist & Shout, and a customer is interested in expanding his music collection. What three albums would you recommend?
Matters of the Bittersweet by Mathew Santos for Vocals, The Machinations of Dementia by Blotted Science for musical complexity and composition, and First Temple by Closure in Moscow for overall effect and inspiration.

Indigenous Robot
Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
Hi-Dive - Sunday - July 21 - 1pm

In twenty-five words or less, describe what somebody who has never heard of your band might expect from your performance at UMS this year.

IR's vibe is dark and smoky, a modern take on psychedelia for stoners with ADHD... It's groovy, tight musically, and different. 

What was the first music you remember using your own money to buy?

311, Red Hot Chili Peppers

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?

The new one we're about to record...

Do you have any advice for new bands?

Play only for your own enjoyment and forget what anyone else tells you

Have you planned out who you want to see at UMS this year? Who are some of your highlights?

Bonnie and the Beard, FaceMan, Rubedo, Scatter Gather, The Raven and the Writing Desk, The Dendrites, Attic Attack, PrettyMouth

If you've been to UMS before, what three words would you use to describe it?

Tons of bands

What has been your most memorable experience at UMS to date?

Watching lots of bands up and down South Broadway.  

Any tips you'd like to give the novices for making the UMS experience even better?

Don't let your legs hang in the street when you pass out on the sidewalk. 

Is there any place you're looking forward to eating during UMS?

Famous Pizza, Illegal Pete's 

What is your favorite shop on South Broadway? 

Sweet Action 

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?

Sugarloaf

You're working the counter at Twist & Shout, and a customer is interested in expanding his music collection.  What three albums would you recommend?

Strawberry Alarm Clock Wake Up...It's Tomorrow, Clear Light (Self Titled), Portugal the Man Waiter, You Vultures



The Outfit 
Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
Hi-Dive/Sunday at 5pm

In twenty-five words or less, describe what somebody who has never heard of your band might expect from your performance at UMS this year.

We play rock music with rock guitars and it is fun.  Sing and dance and have fun with us.

What was the first music you remember using your own money to buy?

Barenaked Ladies' Stunt.

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Do you have any advice for new bands?

Get weird.

Have you planned out who you want to see at UMS this year? Who are some of your highlights?

The Vicious Women (last show ever), The Octaves, Native Daughters, Mudhoney, bands that start with the letter V, The Knewpers, Steve (Faceman) Harvey.

If you've been to UMS before, what three words would you use to describe it?

uninhibited fun hotness

What has been your most memorable experience at UMS to date?

Mike Marchant's secret street corner performance last year

Any tips you'd like to give the novices for making the UMS experience even better?

have all the fun (and stay hydrated)

Is there any place you're looking forward to eating during UMS?

Illegal Pete's

What is your favorite shop on South Broadway?

Happy Coffee because I'm using their internet to do this interview.

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?

The Lumineers, for letting us weirdos play Red Rocks with them.

You're working the counter at Twist & Shout, and a customer is interested in expanding his music collection.  What three albums would you recommend?

The Six Parts Seven Lost Notes From Forgotten Songs
Ty Segall Twins
Weekend Jinx

Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?

HAVE ALL THE FUN.



Rob Drabkin
Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
Sunday, 8pm.  South Broadway Christian Church

In twenty-five words or less, describe what somebody who has never heard of your band might expect from your performance at UMS this year.

I'm a singer/songwriter who likes to rock. It'll be a full band show inside some lovely church walls  :)

What was the first music you remember using your own money to buy?

Michael Jackson Bad
Metallica And Justice For All

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?

Daft Punk!

Do you have any advice for new bands?

#1) Play live every chance you get! 
#2 ) It's the age of the internet!  So release songs one at a time till you have an album or EP together.
Save money and invest it into music videos first, then invest into promotion. 
#3) Have a unique release plan.  Don't just put your music on iTunes, tell facebook to buy it and call it a day.  you can do way better than that!

Have you planned out who you want to see at UMS this year? Who are some of your highlights?

Oh.  Sunday is my day!  Go see SHEL at 4pm on Goodwill stage. 

If you've been to UMS before, what three words would you use to describe it?

Hipster Hippie Love

What has been your most memorable experience at UMS to date?

We fit 30 dancing people into one awkward sliver of shade in front of the stage. 

Any tips you'd like to give the novices for making the UMS experience even better?

You'll be happier in shorts!  Even if the scene on S. Broadway seems to be about pants. 

Is there any place you're looking forward to eating during UMS?

Happy Coffee.  I'll also peer into the windows of Beatrice & Woodsley and dream about going there some day soon!

What is your favorite shop on South Broadway?

Fancy Tiger Clothing

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?

Big Head Todd & The Monsters. 

You're working the counter at Twist & Shout, and a customer is interested in expanding his music collection.  What three albums would you recommend?

Brett Dennen - Hope For the Hopeless
Robert Randolph & The Family Band - Lickety Split
The Roots - Things Fall Apart

Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?

I am getting a haircut before the set Sunday.  Our new album will be on Twist & Shout shelves this September!