Friday, July 5, 2013

2013 UMS Band Interviews #4

Kitty Crimes
Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
BLUE ICE 
THURSDAY
 NINE PM

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.
Nasty Electro-based Stamina-Rap with Femme/Queercentric content. The set is laced with mini bursts of recognizable hip-hop instrumentals I really dig. 

What was the first music you remember using your own money to buy?
 No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom, of course.

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?
James Blake's Overgrown is fantastic..

 Do you have any advice for new bands?
 "It gets better" --Dan Savage   

Have you planned out who you want to see at UMS this year? Who are some of your highlights?
I'm committing to falling in love with at least 3 bands I've never heard, and supporting ones that I'd like to see succeed. 
Looking forward to Esme Patterson, Vitamins, Natalie Tate, Men In Burka, and everyone else!

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

What has been your most memorable experience at UMS to date?
Possibly watching Big Freedia rock people's worlds in so many ways last year on the main stage.

Any tips you'd like to give the novices for making the UMS experience even better?
Find a house in Baker inhabited by people you love and let them know you may be sleeping on their couch or in their kiddy pool for the weekend.

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

What is your favorite shop on South Broadway? 
Ironwood, Fancy Tiger(s), HiDive, Sputnik, simultaneously. 

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?
Harpoontang. 

You're working the counter at Twist & Shout, and a customer is interested in expanding his music collection.  What three albums would you recommend?
Mykki Blanco's "Cosmic Angel/Illuminati Princ(ess)" will teach you what you need to know about talented and bossy queers.  oOoOO's "Our Love is Hurting Us" is textural and sexy. (Sextural).  Larkin Grimm's "Parplar" is a hidden gem out of Brooklyn, who has a haunting Appalachian howl and her lyrics scrape the darker belly of New Age thought. 

Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
You might see me peddling sweet and savory popsicles up n down that street. Kitty Crimes Thursday at 9PM Blue Ice!



The Knew
Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
3 Kings.  Friday.  11pm.  Stage at the back.

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 eat the pig, then together we burn.  BURN!




What was the first music you remember using your own money to buy?
I put money in a jukebox to play "Street Fighting Man" by The Rolling Stones.  G-7.  

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?
Single: Akon ft. Wiz Khalifa - "Dirty Work"

Do you have any advice for new bands?
There's two types of people in this world: Those who get stomped on and those who do the stomping.

Have you planned out who you want to see at UMS this year? Who are some of your highlights?
I loved Don Giovanni: The Opera.  A little unorthodox but the most daring portrayal of Don Giovanni I've ever seen.

If you've been to UMS before, what three words would you use to describe it?
 Who's. That. Dude?

What has been your most memorable experience at UMS to date?
This one time there was a rowdy show and I was punching one guy, I was kicking another.  I threw one guy through a plate glass window.  Well, THAT, but the exact opposite.

Any tips you'd like to give the novices for making the UMS experience even better?
Don't bet against Rocky when he's fighting Mr. T.  Hindsight is twenty-twenty my friend.  Oh, and watch out for Ole Jack. He's an odd duck.

Is there any place you're looking forward to eating during UMS?
Grandma Mabel's Brownies

What is your favorite shop on South Broadway? 
Dirty Work, Inc: Revenge for Hire

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?
Real Cops

You're working the counter at Twist & Shout, and a customer is interested in expanding his music collection.  What three albums would you recommend?
Just one and only one:
Rupert Holmes - Partners in Crime (especially track 1)

Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
For six hundred dollars, I can sell you a perfectly good hospital bed.  Unless you're playing hardball...ok, five fifty.



The Ghost of Joseph Buck
Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
The Ghost of Joseph Buck will be playing at
Gary Lee’s Motor Pub and Grub at 10:00 p.m. on July 18th.







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.
It’ll be like a wayward journey from the Great Plains through the dusty Southwest all the way to the border of Mexico.

What was the first music you remember using your own money to buy?
The Who – Who’s Next

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?
Cat Power – Sun. Yes, it came out in Sept. 2012 but can’t stop listening to it.

Do you have any advice for new bands?
Respect goes a long way.

Have you planned out who you want to see at UMS this year? Who are some of your highlights?
Ark Life, Lord Huron, and Mosey West will be on the list for sure. Wow – it’s so overwhelming. We still need time to digest the line-up.

If you've been to UMS before, what three words would you use to describe it?
Eclectic. Eye-opening. Inspiring.

What has been your most memorable experience at UMS to date?
James Han at the South Broadway Church in 2012 was pretty awesome in the true sense of the word.

Any tips you'd like to give the novices for making the UMS experience even better?
Drink lots of water.

Is there any place you're looking forward to eating during UMS?
Famous Pizza – a slice of cheese always satisfies.

What is your favorite shop on South Broadway? 
Lee Alex Vintage Modern for furniture and Boss for vintage apparel.

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Fair Children

You're working the counter at Twist & Shout, and a customer is interested in expanding his music collection.  What three albums would you recommend?
Shovels and Rope – Oh Be Joyful, Calexico – Carried to Dust, Cordero – En Este Momento

Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
It’s really hot, but it’s worth it!



Hooper
Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
Hooper is playing at the 404 on Sunday at 4PM.

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.
Power trio.

What was the first music you remember using your own money to buy?
Motley Crue- Dr. Feelgood on cassette

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?
Low- the Invisible Way

Do you have any advice for new bands?
Don't expect money or affection.

Have you planned out who you want to see at UMS this year? Who are some of your highlights?
 Mudhoney, Shining Wires, Il Cativo, Help is on the Way, Native Daughters, Ross Etherton and the Chariots of Judah, Pink Hawks to name a few.

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

What has been your most memorable experience at UMS to date?
The last time Kingdom of Magic played, it was hypnotic.

Any tips you'd like to give the novices for making the UMS experience even better?
Make a schedule of what you want to see, don't be afraid to watch half sets, don't be sad when you run into someone you know and miss something because you're chatting on the sidewalk.

Is there any place you're looking forward to eating during UMS?
Socorro street tacos, the best!

What is your favorite shop on South Broadway? 
Mutiny Information Cafe

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?
 Still Left Standing

You're working the counter at Twist & Shout, and a customer is interested in expanding his music collection.  What three albums would you recommend?
Bottomless Pit- Hammer of the Gods, Black Star- S/T, Bill Fay-Time of the Last Persecution (those are at least three different 'B' albums that popped out on the shelf)

Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
 No, you did a great job!



AdrienneO
Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
We're playing on Thursday July 18, but we don't know exactly what time or where yet!

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.
A vocalist/bassist who sounds like a cross between Blondie and Natalie Merchant. Songs that feel like Florence + the Machine and Miike Snow.

What was the first music you remember using your own money to buy?
This is a embarrassing, but I remember my mom driving me to the local record store to buy a cassette tape of Beauty and the Beat by the Go-Go's. I must have been 11 or so. My first record was Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band. My first CD was way less embarrassing; Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here.

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?
Haim's "Falling" EP. If you haven't checked out these three sisters from LA, you have to. I am in love with them.

Do you have any advice for new bands?
I could write tons, but I'll keep it to this: Build slowly and steadily, expect it to be hard, enjoy the successes and learn from the failures, and be in it for the right reasons and for the long haul.

Have you planned out who you want to see at UMS this year? Who are some of your highlights?
Some of the artists I want to see are Andy Sydow, Flashbulb Fires, Genetic Engines, Hi-Strung, Option4, Petals of Spain… it goes on and on. It's hard to choose! There are lots of bands I've already seen who I'd love to see again, like A Tom Collins, Bop Skizzum, the Chimney Choir, Monroe Monroe, Post Paradise, Rachel and the Kings, Roniit, and many others, but I also really like checking out bands I haven't seen before!

If you've been to UMS before, what three words would you use to describe it?
I haven't, unfortunately. I am in the process of moving from Boulder to Denver to be closer to the bigger music scene Denver has to offer. But for the past decade, living in Boulder and teaching voice lessons there almost every day has made it hard to get out to see as much live music as I'd like.

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?
I think it has to be OneRepublic.

You're working the counter at Twist & Shout, and a customer is interested in expanding his music collection. What three albums would you recommend?
Anything by Roniit, The Chimney Choir, or Flashlights. All for very different reasons.






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