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| News: 2004 |
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| News Archives - Current - 2004 - 2003 |
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| 2004.11.22 - The Patent Pending |
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Our friends Jeff Kleinsmith and Jesse LeDoux have some of their work on display, some of which is work done for Up. All of it is brilliant.
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"If I had to spend eternity on a desert island with only one entertainer, I would take Dina Martina with me, hands down, because the shock of Dina never recedes. even when I am not even THINKING about Dina Martina, she is with me." -Craig Lucas
THE DINA MARTINA CHRISTMAS SHOW
COME ONE, COME ALL!! Starting Friday, November 26th, the talent-stuffed Dina Martina will descend upon Seattle with another hilarious Christmas cabaret! For 22 glorious nights, Miss Martina and accompanying pianist Chris Jeffries will be nestled into the welcoming and familiar surroundings known as Re-bar, just itching to fill their audience's ears with a holiday smoothie that is, at the same time, warm and musical. The jubilant response from last year's show was so overwhelming that Miss Martina simply had to return to Re-bar for another intimate, cabaret-style holiday show that Seattleites adore - all new, of course, and with scores of rare and wonderful gifts for lucky audience members! Please join Dina Martina and accompanist Chris Jeffries at Re-bar for a Christmas show so cozy and funny it'll warm your cockles and your cackles.
WHAT: The Dina Martina Christmas Show
WHERE: Re-bar, 1114 Howell Street (at Boren Ave.)
WHEN: Nov. 26th - Dec. 31st Thursdays - Sundays
Doors open at 7, show starts at 8
PLUS - Added Monday shows on Dec. 20th & 27th!!
No show on Christmas Day
HOW: By calling 206-323-0388
HOW MUCH: $18 |
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| 2004.11.16 - Dina |
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| 2004.11.15 - Stanford Arts show |
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For folks in Seattle, Stanford Lee Wilson will have some photos on display at the Calix Gallery in Pioneer Square. Here is a blurb from Stan:
I am now represented in Seattle by Calix art gallery.
301 Occidental Avenue South.
In downtown Seattle across the street from Occidental Square, one block from 1st Ave on Main Street. You can't miss it!
I will have 16 black and white photographs in the galleries group show opening on first Thursday November 4th. I will be at the opening, which officially goes from 6 till 8 PM as part of the Pioneer Square gallery walk.
Stan is talented artist/photographer who has taken many photos of Up artists. He is a lovely person who does really wonderful work, so get down to the Calix this month and check it out. I believe the Calix is open Wed-Fri 11am-6pm and Weekends 12pm-5pm. More at www.stanfordarts.com and www.calixfineart.com
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Up Records put out its first release in 1994, making this year the 10th year we've been making records. We had some concerts, made some posters, and there's also this shirt which says UP 10 on it and depicts the "Up Robot" that appeared on an old poster design from around 1996. The design on the shirt is the very image shown here (minus the color boxes). The shirt is available in a choice of three colors, you could get a black one, or you could get a blue one, or you could get an orange one. How many robot shirts commemorating an anniversary do you have? Perhaps not enough yet! |
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| 2004.11.09 - UP10 Shirt |
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| 11.04.04 - Built To Spill/Mike Johnson shows, and Leukemia benefit |
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Built To Spill are playing a few shows in the west with Mike Johnson. Tonight they play the Wow Hall in Eugene Oregon, then they are playing in Chico Calif. Someplace tomorrow night. Consider yourself fortunate if you have the opportunity to be near these places.
There is also a benefit show happening in Seattle for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Assn. which is on Sunday, Nov. 7 at Neumo's. $8 at the door, and donations are accepted so please help as you're able. The doors are at 7 pm. The bands are The Senate Arcade, David Andrews Band, Draghead, and The Bradbury Press.
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| 10.28.04 - Octant show at film/art evening in Chicago |
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Matthew Steinke of Octant, Satisfact, etc. is involved in a film/art showing in Chicago, and Octant will perform. A/V HOMUNCULUS - An evening of unspeakable semi-artificial entities on screen. Free admission (cash bar with ID) This Friday, October 29, 9:30 pm at Acme Art Works, 1741 N. Western Ave., Chicago. Featuring, at these (revised) approximate times...
9:30 PM:
THE ADVENTURE
A film feature by Tim Steinke
9:50 PM:
TIMES OF FOREVER
A video short by Mike Lopez
10:10 PM:
SUN SHAMES HEADHUNTING MOON: THE MAN
FROM OPEKO.
A slide performance by Jim Trainor
(Trainor is an animation filmmaker who has
recently been making comic strips. His slide show is based on
a largely forgotten ethnography of an extinct New Guinea culture.)
10:30 PM:
DUET FOR ALTO AND TENOR TELEVISIONS
A live improvised video performance by Joshua Rosenstock
(using an electronic video/music instrument of his own design. Shifting
loops intensify the grain of the voice and image, the micro-gestures of the
filmed subjects, and the rhythms that fall into and out of phase as the
material is recombined.)
11:00 PM:
THE INTANGIBLE UNDER-UMBRA
A science-fiction video feature by Matthew Steinke and Bert Stabler,
with live soundtrack performance by Octant
This event is the closing party for The Pale Student of Unhallowed Arts
(or, The Frankenstein Show)
Featuring visual art by: Diane Figueredo, Taylor Hokanson, Devin Kenny, Eric Lebofsky, Flora McGarrell, Paul Nudd, Chris Santiago, Bert Stabler, Matthew Steinke, Kyrie Valtair, John Wanze, Neil Whitacre
Curated by Matthew Steinke and Bert Stabler
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| 10.18.04 - Modest Mouse picks bands they like and makes them play |
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Modest Mouse were responsible for curating this year's All Tomorrow's Parties Festival in Los Angeles, and it looks like it will be great. See, just look at the schedule..
Sat/6th Nov - The Queen Mary Events Park Stage: Lou Reed, Modest Mouse, Lungfish, J. Mascis and the Fog, The Black Heart Procession, Explosions In The Sky, Wolf Parade
The Queen Mary Stage: The Walkmen, Sufjan Stevens, White Magic, White Hassle, Willie Mason
Sun/7th Nov - The Queen Mary Events Park Stage: The Flaming Lips, The Cramps, The Shins, Built To Spill, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, The Constantines
The Queen Mary Stage: Peaches, Eagles Of Death Metal, Love As Laughter, Radar Brothers, The Magic Magicians, Those Peabodys
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| 09.08.04 - Mark Lanegan new record and Tour! |
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Everyone who likes great music should already know this, but Mark Lanegan has a new record out, titled Bubblegum. But don't let the title fool you, this is one of the strangest, scariest records I've ever heard in my life.
It has the eeriness of Manson's (Charles, not Marilyn) songs combined with vocals that fill you with dread that Mark might know where you live, and he just might be coming to get you.
For those needing a frame of reference for this, just imagine Tim Buckley's "Starsailor" being sung by Roky Erickson.
And for you Up fans, there are cameo appearances by long time collaborator Mike Johnson on lead guitar for one song, and background vocals by Brett Netson among others.
Brett is also on tour playing guitar for Mark, so these are shows not to be missed, and if you haven't done so already, go out and buy what is arguably one of, if not the best record to come out so far this year.
Here's the tour dates:
MARK LANEGAN
Sept 28 - Chicago, IL - Double Door*
Sept 29 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall*
Oct 02 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar*
Oct 05 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge*
Oct 10 - San Diego, CA - Casbah**
Oct 11 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey**
Oct 12 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall**
Oct 14 - Seattle, WA - Showbox**
Oct 15 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge**
*acoustic
**full band
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| 09.07.04 - Dispatch Project |
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A friend of ours, Brittany Curtis, has been working on a great political art project called The Dispatch Project. Please check out the link below and help to spread these amazing images by sending them as e-postcards to all your friends, forwarding the website to your address books, or even donating to the project--more information on how to participate and donate is on the site, any little bit is incredibly helpful and appreciated.
www.thedispatchproject.com
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| 09.03.04 - Pickerel |
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Mark Pickerel (Dark Fantastic, Screaming Trees) has a few upcoming shows in Seattle. The first is at the Sunset Tavern on Sept. 11th, with Valis (also ex-Screaming Trees).. the second show is also at Sunset on the 26th with John Doe (from X) and Grant Lee Phillips. The third show is on October 2nd at the Tractor Tavern with Steve Forbert.
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| 08.02.04 - Built To Tour |
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Built To Spill are playing a mini tour 'cross the West Coast starting August 11. Check out the tour page for all that business. Obviously not to be missed!
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| 07.27.04 - Spheres/Atkins |
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Brent Arnold & The Spheres are playing at Neumo's in Seattle on Thursday night, July 29th, the show is $6 and they play last. Then on August 1st, John Atkins plays at the Rendezvous in Seattle as well. There is also a recording of The Spheres' studio show on KEXP 90.3 which aired live back in June. The link to listen to the show is here.
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| 07.21.04 - Don't Knock The Rock Again |
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Hey Everyone,
It's that time of year again!
That's right, the second annual Don't Knock The Rock music/movie festival is upon us.
Organized again by our good friend Tiffany Anders, The festival's primary venues are the Arc Light Theatre on Sunset Boulevard, The Club Lingerie, The El Rey and The Henry Fonda Theater.
Some highlights are:
Movies:
"Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel" ..
"Unknown Passage: The Dead Moon Story" ..
"The T.A.M.I. Show" ..
"The Harder They Come" ..
"Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls" ..
"Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways" ..
"Rage: 20 Years Of Punk Rock West Coast Style"
Music:
JOHN DOE ..
MIGUEL MENDEZ ..
DEAD MOON ..
BUILT TO SPILL ..
J MASCIS AND DOUG MARTSCH (live score to some really cool, surprise footage!) ..
PJ HARVEY ..
THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION ..
Tickets are affordable, and available through www.ticketfusion.com ..
For much more information, see www.dontknocktherock.com
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| 07.20.04 - W. Memphis fundraiser |
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Hey Folks,
This Friday, July 23rd at Neumo's, there is going to be a fund raiser show for the West Memphis Three.
HBO made two documentaries about the three kids who were accused of killing three eight year old boys in 1994, anyone who has watched either of the documentaries "Paradise Lost," or the sequel, "Paradise Lost 2: Revelations," would come away from them with serious doubts as to the guilt of the accused. Especially when you see the crazy stepfather of one of the boys talk.
The show is being put on to help raise the necessary money to do some DNA testing that could prove their innocence.
Performers will be The Supersuckers, Visqueen, and Black Panties.
There is also going to be an auction starting at 8:00, with items donated from the likes of Margaret Cho, Steve Earle, Halo (a great local hair salon), Bimbo's Bitchin Burrito Kitchen, EMP, Science Fiction Museum, Up Records and many more.
For more information on the West Memphis Three, check out the web site, www.wm3.org
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| 06.25.04 - Spheres shows and stuff.. and John Atkins! |
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Brent Arnold & the Spheres are going to be on Seattle's KEXP 90.3 LIVE tomorrow night, (Sat Jun 26th) so check out 90.3 or www.kexp.org at 6 pm tomorrow. The Spheres are also playing a show in Seattle on Wednesday June 30th at the Crocodile Cafe. The show is opened by "John Atkins and the Ken Jarvey Rules Band".. many of you will know John Atkins from 764-Hero, Magic Magicians, Hush Harbor... etc. John has been writing songs recently and played some for the Up anniversary.. this show is going to be awesome, you have to be there.
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| 06.22.04 - Bulletiny Bulletins |
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Check it out... Up Records message board! Talk about Modest Mouse... or Mike Johnson!!! Accessible by clicking the little "B.B." link up above, there. Join (for free, of course) now!
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| 05.28.04 - Sick |
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Sick Bees in Seattle at Chop Suey tonight, Fri May 28 - doors at 9, $7.. Cobra High headlines. Sick Bees always play great shows and the last one was completely fantastic. Read: not to be missed!
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Brett Netson (of Caustic Resin, Built To Spill) has his photo up for a couple of Jones Soda labels. If you'd like to see him on a Jones Soda label (of course you would) you can vote a "10" on these two labels up for nomination (pictured here). You can vote for both of them, of course.. unfortunately you can only vote on each of them once. But strength in numbers will allow us to persevere!!
Give a high rating for 1st label
Give a high rating for 2nd label |
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| 05.24.04 - Labels |
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| 05.19.04 - The Spheres and The Films |
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Tomorrow night!! (Thu May 20) Brent Arnold & The Spheres will be performing at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) opening gala. It'll be at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) and tickets to this fabulous event are only $50(!) dollars. And then!! They're actually to be performing at the SAM again in June, on the 17th, I believe that's a Thursday (well, Brent says so and I'm going with it) and anyway it's part of the "Art Out Loud" series and it starts early, Brent thinks around 5:30 or 6. It's co-sponsored by KEXP.. which leads us into the fact that BA/Spheres will also be playing a live set
on air for KEXP, their "Audioasis" show on Sat., June 26th sometime between 6 and 9 pm (all of these times are PST Seattle time). I know KEXP is usually available on internet radio somewhere, and they usually-if-not-always archive the in studio sets on their website somewhere at some point after they occur. So you'll probably want to check it out somehow.
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| 04.29.04 - Command Central |
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Our friend Hai Nguyen produced this life drawing of myself, "The Programmer", and our machine, the Up Records corporation monolith sprawling music takeover menace. Enjoy!
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| 04.22.04 - Does It Have A Hemi.. Spheres? |
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Brent Arnold & The Spheres are playing tomorrow (Fri, 23rd) at The Hideaway in Seattle. It used to be the Sit + Spin, the address is 2219 4th Ave. 9 PM, $6, 21 and over. The Dead Science, The Papercuts, and Black Japan also play. Brent says.. "The Dead Science are amazing in case you haven't heard 'em... they just opened for Blonde Redhead (a perfect fit)... I've heard great things about the Papercuts and Black Japan... we (BA & the Spheres) have just returned from our West Coast tour with Modest Mouse and are in fine form..." So we hope you can make it.
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| 04.20.04 - Smells |
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There are a pair of Up shows at The Smell in Los Angeles over the weekend. First on Friday (Apr 23) Polar Goldie Cats play, then the next day, Sat. the 24th, Tiffany Anders is playing with Sam Jayne. You can check out the website for The Smell at www.thesmell.org.
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| 04.16.04 - More Good News For People |
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The new Modest Mouse record (on Epic) debuted at #19 on The Billboard 200! The band is also #13 most played and #7 most requested on KROQ with their single, "Float On". As noted earlier, they will also appear on MTV's Subterranean show which airs at midnight tonight on mtv 2! links: billboard - kroq most played - kroq most requested
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| 04.13.04 - News: All Good, No Bad |
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The Seattle Times ran a review of the Modest Mouse concert at the Paramount on the 11th. Brent Arnold & The Spheres also played the show. Read the review. There's also an article in The Stranger about the group, and you can read it here. Modest Mouse will also appear late night April 13th (tonight!) on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, and the "Subterranean interview" will air on MTV2 April 16 and repeat on the 18th.
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| 04.08.04 - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Fundraisers |
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The Leukemia Lymphoma Society of America is currently running two fundraisers.
The first one is a program to donate your pennies to a good cause, and you can donate through Coinstar!
The other fundraiser is going to be the Tenth Leukemia Cup here in Seattle that the Society is hosting.
See the links for more information. Pennies for Patients/Pasta for Pennies: www.schoolandyouth.org/wa and click on Washington/Alaska under the apple
Regatta: www.leukemiacup.org/wa
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| 03.25.04 - Two Things |
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Two new videos of live footage have been added to our video section today! One is Mike Johnson playing "Names" at Chop Suey last fall, and the other is Built To Spill playing "Twin Falls" and "Some" at Rockcandy in '99. It should also be noted that we've replaced our old server so all of these problems with the uprecords.com website will be over!!! Celebration should ensue.
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| 03.15.04 - Thanks |
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We've made a page here to give our thanks to all of the many people who helped us in some invaluable ways during the planning and carrying out of the week of anniversary concerts. Those that we wish to thank were not only there for us at that time, but so often provide their help and support at really any time needed, so we want to credit them for their valued support. Thanks! |
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The Up Records anniversary week of concerts to benefit leukemia research ended with Quasi, Duster, and Violent Green. Duster had amps as big as cars, so obviously they rocked, but Quasi were louder than them if you can believe it. You can see photos of this show here. You can also check out everything else at the main anniversary page. |
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| 02.28.04 - UP10: Five |
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Night four of the Up Records anniversary week of concerts to benefit leukemia research featured Modest Mouse, as well as Caustic Resin, and Tom Romich's band, named Tommy Dirtweed. Tom Romich reunited with Caustic Resin, being a founding member of the group, and also played in his own band. You can see photos of this show here or go to the main page for the benefit and check out lots of other stuff. |
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| 02.27.04 - UP10: Four |
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The Up Records anniversary week of concerts to benefit leukemia research rolled on with The Black Heart Procession, Mike Johnson & The Evildoers, Tiffany Anders, and your hostess Dina Martina! You can see photos of this show and all the others at the anniversary section, or click directly to night three right here. |
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| 02.26.04 - UP10: Three |
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The Up Records anniversary benefit week of concerts continued last night, with Built To Spill, Mark Pickerel (of The Dark Fantastic), John Atkins (of 764-Hero), and spinning by DJ KO. John was joined by Joe Plummer for a song, and by Polly Johnson, as they reunited on-stage to perform the 764 song "You Were the Long Way Home". You can see photos of last night's show, and of every night as they happen, at the anniversary section. More pictures will be added as time allows, so you may want to check back every so often. |
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| 02.25.04 - UP10: Two |
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The Up Records anniversary benefit week of concerts is here, kicked off last night by Built To Spill, Brent Arnold & The Spheres, Sick Bees, and Jana McCall! The show was also hostessed by Dina Martina. You can see photos of the show whether you were there for the greatness or simply wished you could have made it. Check out the new anniversary section for photos of each night, all this week, and for other news and information about our anniversary and benefits! |
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| 02.24.04 - UP10: One |
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| 02.20.04 - UP10: Win Tickets |
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Listen to 90.3 KEXP for chances to win tickets to the Up Anniversary shows going on next week! Also call in to request play of the new album, Brent Arnold & The Spheres - Last Boat - and all the Up releases! |
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| 02.18.04 - Brent Arnold & The Spheres |
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Here it is! The newest release from Up is Brent Arnold & The Spheres - Last Boat! Brent has appeared on many of our releases before, including Modest Mouse and Quasi, and also released a record of his own, but now he really cuts loose with a full length and a full-fledged string pop band. Check out the New Release area (to the right) for more info and buy this modern classic here! Additionally, you can check out the all music guide review at Barnes and Nobles. |
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Up Records is 10!! In honor of our anniversary and of our founder, Chris Takino, bands from Up Records' past ten years will be performing for a week of shows in Seattle, our good old home base. It will all be a benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America, due to Chris sadly dying of Leukemia himself in 2000. This is the schedule (tickets at ticketswest):
Monday, Feb 23
@ The Showbox
Built to Spill
Brent Arnold/Spheres
Sick Bees
Jana McCall
Hosted by Dina Martina |
Tuesday, Feb 24
@ Chop Suey
Built to Spill
Mark Pickerel (Dark Fantastic)
John Atkins (764-Hero)
DJ KO |
Wednesday, Feb 25
@ Chop Suey
Black Heart Procession
Mike Johnson & The Evildoers
Tiffany Anders
Hosted by Dina Martina |
Thursday, Feb 26
@ Showbox
Modest Mouse
Caustic Resin*
Tommy Dirtweed**
& more |
Friday, Feb 27
@ Chop Suey
Quasi
Duster
Violent Green |
* line up most likely: Brett Netson,
Pat Perkins, and Tom Romich
back on bass
** featuring Tom Romich |
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| 01.26.04 - UP10 |
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| News Archives - Current - 2004 - 2003 |
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Brent Arnold and
The Spheres
Last Boat |
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Brent Arnold is perhaps best known, at least by fans of Up Records, for the various strings and arrangements he has done for artists as varied as Modest Mouse, Jana McCall, Quasi, and Mike Johnson among others.
The one 7" that we have released by Brent solo was the well recieved "Sweetness/Perversion" 45.
But that is only scratching the surface of what Brent has been doing the last ten or so years. He has played in various bands ranging from a "traditional" Persian pop band recently, to the long time collaboration with jazz legend Wally Shoup since 1992 under the name Project W. In addition, he has also done work scoring films and providing music for various compilations including the Tim Buckley tribute album of a few years ago.
Recently Brent has been working with the Spheres, the band that he put together for material that while holding true to his orchestral-pop-jazz roots has added vocal elements as well. Their new album, as Brent Arnold and the Spheres, is entitled Last Boat and features 9 epic tracks, produced by Phil Ek (Built to Spill) with the band. Although much of the record was recorded at Avast! as well as Robert Lang, Jack Straw, and Studio Mabuse, Brent did quite a bit of recording and overdubbing himself at Vital 5. The record also features artwork by Megan Purn and layout by Jesse LeDoux. Buy the album in record stores or right here at our store, updirect.com! |
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more information:
Brent Arnold artist page
UP101: Last Boat
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| New & Featured Items |
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 Up Records
10th Anniversary
Up Robot Shirt
(choose from 3 colors!) |
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Alien Seal Shirt |
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Anniversary Posters |
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 Mike Johnson
What Would You Do
CD |
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 Duster
Contemporary Movement
CD/LP |
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