The Byrds and I will return tomorrow with an essay on Fifth Dimension. Tonight I want to take the time to celebrate that band on my record label - The Passionistas - and their feature in the Bay Guardian. Along with eight other bands, the Passionistas were selected for the "Class of 2007" - the Guardian's picks for "the most talented unusual suspects we suspect will bust out with great things...
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Two awesome Passionistas shows happening in the Bay Area this month:Friday, August 17 at the Stork Club in Oakland w/ Greg Ashley (of the Gris Gris) and Logo Moi$5 / 9PM / 21+Thursday August 30 at the Make Out Room (Presented by Performer Magazine) in San Francisco w/ the Happy Hollows and the Dont's$7 / 9PM / 21+
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So, a lot of Passionistas reviews have been popping up this month, including a live review on Wiretap Music, a new local music website. Jeff Bissell writes of the Passionistas' show at Bottom of the Hill, "I hadn’t planned on seeing the Passionistas but I caught their last three songs. Initially, I was repulsed by their lack of musical talent, but I dug the singer who was ranting like a boyis.
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The Passionistas - the first band signed to my New and Used Records label - have been garnering much press as of late for their debut God's Boat, which was released in June.A review of God's Boat can be found in the latest issue of Performer magazine - the West Coast version. So, if you live on the West Coast, you can probably find the magazine at one of your local establishments. If you do n...
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An embarrassingly long time ago, I got an email from NewUsedRecords (www.mog.com/newusedrecords) who had noticed how much I love Kelley Stoltz. He was working with a new band called Passionistas, who had recorded their first album God's Boat with Kelley Stoltz. He cautioned that the Passionistas did not sound like Kelley Stoltz, but that he liked them a lot. The logic was that since I liked ...
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Who put such a high premium on bands being able to sing and play instruments these days? Does music at large really require "talent" anymore? We've got a steaming heap of bleached out, talentless, sexpots who can't really sing, write lyrics or play any instruments and they sell millions of albums! People eat it up! Even if you're not a "musician" or a "singer" you can be an "entertainer". It al...
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After much courting, hustlin, and form-filling, it is all official - my website, New and Used Records is a label and the Passionistas are our first signees. After another Noise Pop Happy Hour at Thee Parkside last Thursday (featuring the Dodos and Loquat) the band and I grabbed some Indian food in the Haight to go over the final details. Though an idea that was always in the back of my mind, ...
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Last Thursday, I put together a little live show at SF's 12 Galaxies, and I think it was rather successful. Kicking off roughly around 9:15 with Lou Lou and the Guitarfish, it would be inching towards 1:00AM by the time Rock N Roll Adventure Kids' set ended. Though it was a tad exhausting, the night was nonetheless memorable. Surrounded by a crowd that included old friends, rock stars I'd in...
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As revealed on Monday, chronicling the adventures of The Passionistas will be a recurring feature on the N&UR Video Podcast. We've been busy shooting a number of interviews and - for those in the San Francisco area - the band plays a show at the Makeout Room on Thursday night.Thankfully, in addition to starring in their own video series, the band has also unleashed a brilliant audio podcast w...
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An embarrassingly long time ago, I got an email from NewUsedRecords (www.mog.com/newusedrecords) who had noticed how much I love Kelley Stoltz. He was working with a new band called Passionistas, who had recorded their first album God's Boat with Kelley Stoltz. He cautioned that the Passionistas did not sound like Kelley Stoltz, but that he liked them a lot. The logic was that since I liked ...
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Who put such a high premium on bands being able to sing and play instruments these days? Does music at large really require "talent" anymore? We've got a steaming heap of bleached out, talentless, sexpots who can't really sing, write lyrics or play any instruments and they sell millions of albums! People eat it up! Even if you're not a "musician" or a "singer" you can be an "entertainer". It al...
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This shit is electric. The Passionistas, a group of three-chord poppers from San Francisco, California, are officially putting your hearts on notice: get ready for the takeover. Their songs are super short, their intent is all about full-on fun and...
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The Byrds and I will return tomorrow with an essay on Fifth Dimension. Tonight I want to take the time to celebrate that band on my record label - The Passionistas - and their feature in the Bay Guardian. Along with eight other bands, the Passionistas were selected for the "Class of 2007" - the Guardian's picks for "the most talented unusual suspects we suspect will bust out with great things...
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The Passionistas ventured to LA this past weekend while the boss stayed back in San Francisco. The idea of accompanying the band on road trips/tours/etc sounds really fun to me - however, given that this was just a weekend trip, it didn't quite make sense. If the text messages are any indication, the show went pretty well - "we made friends and everything" Aaron wrote me. Even though we don'...
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| 2 God's Boat |
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| 3 The Socialists |
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| 4 Ta Ta Ta Ta |
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| 5 Hell Hath No Fury (Like Heaven) |
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