Lion Sized
Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
Lion Sized is playing on Sunday, 8pm at 3 Kings Tavern right after Eolian and right before Sins Desires Marie
Do you have your cd for sale at Twist and Shout?
You can pick up our latest EP 'Cough Up Your Teeth' and our split 7" w/ Accordion Crimes
How long has your band been together?
Circa 2006
What was the first album you purchased?
Mickey Mouse Disco (1979)
Besides your own band- who do you want to see at the UMS?
Tom Murphy
Best past UMS experience?
That one time that one guy did that thing that everyone thought was funny. That was awesome!
Do you have any tips for festival goers?
Hydrate and don't blow your wad till Sunday
What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the festival?
What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the festival?
Sweet Action Ice Cream
If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums would you recommend to our customers?
Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique
Anything from Otis Redding
Hot Snakes Automatic Midnight
Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
We play a fast set that usually stars right on time. Don't blink.
Dan Craig
Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
6:45pm Sunday July 24th at the UNIMOG stage in the Goodwill parking lot
Do you have your cd for sale at Twist and Shout?
yes
How long has your band been together?
About 4 years
What was your band's first live show/ performance?
A moveable feast, at the Walnut Room in 2007 was the first show we played as most of the current lineup
What was the first album you purchased?
MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em
Do you have any (quick) advice for new bands?
Don't take yourselves too seriously
Besides your own band- who do you want to see at the UMS?
Ooh, many bands to see this year - Churchill, Fairchildren, Hollyfelds, Corey Teruya, Jessica Sonner, American Tomohawk, Gregory Isakov, Reviving Cecelia are on the list so far
Best past UMS experience?
I'd say playing guitar with Nathan and Stephen at the Mayan last year at midnight.
Do you have any tips for festival goers?
Go see at least 2 bands you've never heard of
What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the festival?
Well last year it was the Steuben's cart. Here's hoping they come back in 2011.
Who is your all time favorite Denver band?
too hard to choose
If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums would you recommend to our customers?
Jeff Buckley - Grace, Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago, and Joni Mitchell - Blue would make for a pretty beautiful afternoon.
Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
Just that UMS is something to appreciate that doesn't happen in every city. Denver is lucky to have such support from the post and to have a festival growing so quickly with such great energy.
The Raven and the Writing Desk
Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
Saturday July 23rd @ The South Broadway Christian Church 9 pm - we gonna shake that holy house!
Do you have your cd for sale at Twist and Shout?
Yarg!.... yes - 3 glorious copies
How long has your band been together?
Just over a year - a really fantastic year
What was your band's first live show/ performance?
Our first show was May 17th, 2010 at the Larimer Lounge to a packed Monday night crowd of friends and strangers. It was a good way to start.
What was the first album you purchased?
MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
Do you have any (quick) advice for new bands?
Garlic & onion sandwiches!
Besides your own band- who do you want to see at the UMS?
Chimney Choir, A. Tom Collins, and Ian Cooke to name a few
Best past UMS experience?
Being poked in the tummy by a masked member of the Itchy-O marching band as they paraded down Broadway last year and thinking "Do I know her?"
Do you have any tips for festival goers?
Be excellent to each other and party on, dudes.
What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the festival?
Sputnik sweet potato fries...mmmmmmmm
Who is your all time favorite Denver band?
Devotchka
If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums would you recommend to our customers?
Serge Gainsbourg "Histoire de Melody Nelson,"
Neutral Milk Hotel "In The Aeroplane Over the Sea,"
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks "Real Emotional Trash"
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks "Real Emotional Trash"
Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the UMS that you think people need to know?
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called "life."
Electric word, "life." It means forever, and that's a mighty long time.
But I'm here to tell you that there's something else: The UMS.
Electric word, "life." It means forever, and that's a mighty long time.
But I'm here to tell you that there's something else: The UMS.
Bad Weather California
Where and when are you playing at the UMS?
I think the hi-dive. But check the schedule. They are more organized than I am.
Do you have your cd for sale at Twist and Shout?
Yeah. And a vinyl too.
How long has your band been together?
Hard to say. We just do what we do since we were young.
What was your band's first live show/ performance?
Tijuana was my first show where I played songs that I wrote. Salt Lake was the first show with this line up.
What was the first album you purchased?
Beach Boys cassette or Tone Loc cassette I think.
Do you have any (quick) advice for new bands?
Keep it street.
Besides your own band- who do you want to see at the UMS?
HOT WHITE! Is Sauna playing? How about School Nights?
Best past UMS experience?
Irish rover, BWC, straight jammin'.
Do you have any tips for festival goers?
See HOT WHITE!
What's the best food people can find on Broadway during the festival?
I like that fancy ice cream place.
If you were behind the counter at Twist and Shout, what three albums would you recommend to our customers?
The Modern Lovers. The Velvet Underground. James Brown Live at the Apollo.
More interviews to come!
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