2013 UMS Band Interviews #6

Hot Apostles

Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
Blue Ice 22 Broadway, Sunday July 21 @ 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.
 

Expect a high energy show from a 5 piece rock n roll band fronted by a rock goddess that’s ready to tempt you to the other side with her pipes of steel, backed by ripping guitar and piano solos and a solid backbone.

What was the first music you remember using your own money to buy?
Tay:  AC/DC and the Stand By Me soundtrack

Eryn: Iron Butterfly, Blondie, Dead Milkmen

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?
Tay: Hot Apostles debut album
Eryn: Volbeat, Foxygen

Do you have any advice for new bands?
Tay: Get to it, nobody else is gonna do it for you
Eryn: Practice

Have you planned out who you want to see at UMS this year? Who are some of your highlights?
Hollyfelds, but we wanna see as many bands as possible

If you've been to UMS before, what three words would you use to describe it?
Broadway’s Wildest Weekend

What has been your most memorable experience at UMS to date?
Actually playing the show

Any tips you'd like to give the novices for making the UMS experience even better?
Tay:  Meet every band
Eryn: Be on time and communicate with your sound engineer and stage manager

Is there any place you're looking forward to eating during UMS?
Tay:  Food truck, all of them
Eryn: Thai Monkey Club

What is your favorite shop on South Broadway?
Tay:  Caboose Hobbys
Eryn: Mutiny Information Cafe and True Love


Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?
Railbenders or Hollyfelds

You're working the counter at Twist & Shout, and a customer is interested in expanding his music collection. What three albums would you recommend?
JJ Grey & Mofro Blackwater, Taj Mahal self-titled and Boston self-titled

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

We will be selling our debut album on the street, pick one up.

Chimney Choir

Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?

Gary Lee's, Friday 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.

Banjo, mandolin, guitar, crazy 3-part harmonies, multiple percussionists, poly-rhythms, synth drones and samples.

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

Arrested Development and Jimi Hendrix

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?

Natalie Tate

Do you have any advice for new bands?

Don't get caught up in 'being a band'. We're all just crazy people. Be real and love each other!

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

7 Hats, Raven and the Writing Desk, Ian Cooke, Anthony Ruptak, Ark Life, Natalie Tate, Atlas Sound.

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

bubbly frothing sugarbomb (one word)

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

Drinking whiskey in my van with strangers.

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

Go see everything.

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

spicy basil, senor burritos.

What is your favorite shop on South Broadway? 

Ironwood.

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?

At this particular moment, Widow's Bane.

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

'His', not 'hers'? chauvinist! James Blake James Blake. The Books Lemon of Pink. Martin Hayes Live in Seattle.

Elin Palmer

Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
We are playing 7/21 at 5.

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.

Strings with Scandinavian accents melded into an Americana sound.

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

Väsen.

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?

Kal Cahoone's newest release.

Do you have any advice for new bands?

Enjoy yourselves.

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

The Centennial. Chimney Choir. Andy Palmer.

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

Fun, Crowded, Sonic.

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

Playing at that Church.

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

No Tips.

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

Sputnik's sweet potato fries.

What is your favorite shop on South Broadway? 

Happy Coffee.

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?

Ian Cooke.



Flashbulb Fires

Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
Flashbulb Fires is playing Illegal Pete's Broadway on Sunday, July 21st at midnight.

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 are an indie haze-pop band who uses trashcan lids, 2x4s, an omnichord, a melodica, and good looks to make music.

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

Beach Boys.

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?

The National - Trouble Will Find Me

Do you have any advice for new bands?

When playing the UMS, try to get a better slot than Sunday night at midnight.

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

We generally don't plan our UMS schedule out too far in advance.  The beauty of UMS is walking around South Broadway and randomly stopping into various venues to see what you see.  UMS is full of surprises.

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

Drunk, hungover, drunk.

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

Literally eating buckets of popcorn at the Mayan Theater at 12:30am waiting for Nathan and Stephen to perform.

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

Don't be afraid to check out bands you've never heard of before.  The whole point is to discover new favorites and the Denver scene has a lot to offer.

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

Famous Pizza.  It's a UMS tradition.

What is your favorite shop on South Broadway? 

Pleasures.  What?!  Don't judge us.

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?

Our moms taught us never to play favorites.

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

Wait...?  Is this a job interview?

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

Nope.  You guys are very thorough.



Hollow Talk

Where/ When are you playing for the UMS?
We play the Hi-Dive, Friday at 8:00.

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.

They will leave our performance with a decrease in Vitamins B12 and D.

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

I bought AC/DC’s For Those About to Rock at Karma records in Louisville, Kentucky.

What has been your favorite album of 2013 so far?

For Those About to Rock

Do you have any advice for new bands?

Get a banking job.

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

I plan to see as much local music as I possibly can so that I can increase my knowledge of bands I’ve yet to see.

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

Sweet Candy Corn

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

Hi-Dive Stage in 2008 with Monofog, Bad Weather California, d.biddle, and Houses.

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

Drink water, pace yourself, eat ice crème. Buy merch…Lots of merch.

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

I pretty much eat at Fat Sully’s whenever possible.

What is your favorite shop on South Broadway? 

Fancy Tiger. Matthew is a good fella.

Who is your all time favorite Colorado band?

Danghead

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

Cheap Trick, Die Kreuzen, The Rachels

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

We have a lot of pedals. 

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.