Showing posts with label the shackeltons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the shackeltons. Show all posts

Thursday, October 16, 2008

(More) CMJ!

If you are going to CMJ, come check out our awesome show at Crash Mansion on the 22nd!



Some lovely Loveless folks will be there, including Amy, our manager. Go say hello! If you find her, you get a prize (as in, you get to meet Amy! :])


Also...click on this picture to vote for The Shackeltons on Feed the Beat!

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Vote For The Shackeltons! (again!)



Hello​ loves​ of Lovel​ess!​
The Shack​elton​s are compe​ting on Taco Bell's Feed the Beat for the chanc​e to have a singl​e produ​ced and promo​ted by Taco Bell!​
What can you do to help?​ Vote for them of cours​e!​ Just click​ the link and then click​ "​lineu​p"​.​ Find The Shack​elton​s there​,​ and then click​ "​nomin​ate"​ on their​ littl​e profi​le.​
They'​ve alrea​dy gone from #16 to #11 just today​!​ We can get them to #1!

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Vote for The Shackeltons!

Hey Guys!
The Shackeltons are trying to snag one of the ever-coveted spots at Austin City Limits this year, so please vote for them by following the instructions after clicking on the banner below.

They (and we) would really appreciate it!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

The Shackeltons E-Interview Pt. 4: Justin

And now part four of the Loveless Records blog interviews The Shackeltons.  This time we will be hearing from none other than Justin McDaniel, the band's bassist.


When did the band form and how did you all meet?
2003 or 2004... i think, im not good with dates.
I met mark and eric when my brother tried out for the band, when they had another name, i knew sean for shows around chambersburg. And i've never met dan in real life...


Where does the name of the band come from?
The great artic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton


Who are your biggest musical influences?
Can, The Cravats, Faust, This Heat, Omega Tribe, Wildildlife


Do you have any other major influences? Personal? Political? Literary?
Other people are a big influence, maybe not musically, but i've seen a lot of people mess up in life and it certainly has had an effect on how i live mine.


Is this something you’ve all always wanted to do, or were there other things you were set on becoming, like pilots or…acrobats?
When i was real little i wanted to be a bunch of things and never really pursued any of them, until i learned how to play guitar. As far as "careers" go this is the only thing i could ever imagine myself doing.


What was the weirdest thing to ever happen to you guys on tour?
When we played in Indianapolis once only 2 people showed up. iIt wasn't weird as much as it was frustrating.


Any creepy, crazy or stalker-ey fans yet?
I hope not...


Have you ever written any songs that you are truly embarrassed by now?
Maybe alone in my room but not in the band.


If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Wildildlife's "Six". It's what i always listen to when i can't make up my mind. I decided the other day that it is my 2nd favorite album of all time.


If your music was a shape, what would it be?
I slept through geometry...


If you were to do some crazy unrelated side project, what would it sound like?
Some weird psychedelic drone/stoner music mixed with post-rock stuff like Do Make Say Think but much heavier and a lot of noise experimentation


Favorite band that you’ve played a show with?
Skeletonbreath... they is the shit!


If you could have any superpower, what would it be, and why?
Teleportation would be pretty bad ass. That way i could sleep later.


What is your dream show to play (who would you play with, and where)?
Wildildlife, Skeletonbreath, and us in some crowded basement.


Is there anything else you would like to declare to your public?
uhh... hows it going?

Monday, July 21, 2008

The Shackeltons E-Interview Pt. 3: Mark

Here is the third installment of the Shackeltons interview series. This time all of your queries about the The Shackeltons lead singer extraordinaire Mark Redding shall be answered...as long as they are the same as my queries, that is.
To read Eric's interview click here
To read Dan's interview click here

When did the band form and how did you all meet?
We live in a small town (chambersburg, pop: 25,000). The streets echo of loneliness and small town fevers. We met under the covers of darkness one night at an underground musician's railroad. Eric and Justin were being moved to canada, where musicians are free men, and not slaves. Dan was working for the underground railroad and Sean was just hanging around because thats really all Sean knows how to do. I was protecting the site.


Where does the name of the band come from?
I was reading the book, "The Endurance: The Adventure of Ernest Shackleton" and found the story to be full of courage and the glory of the human spirit- faith, hope, and love. It made sense to name the band in honor of ernest and his men. I just happened to misspell the name (changed the "e" and the "l" around) when registering the name for our website.


Who are your biggest musical influences?
Otis Redding, Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, Early Gospel Music, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, and my mom.


Do you have any other major influences? Personal? Political? Literary? 
My mom, my country, other countries, Charles Dickinson, my town, Emily Dickinson, the holy spirit, widows, orphans, clean homes, sorrow, dictionaries, people who try hard in thier jobs, vegtables, grains, pollen, bees, bikes, kids, grandparents, parents, breaking hearts, fainting knots, lakes, mountains, rubies, my seven siblings, green trees, open fields, basketball, tennis, badminton, radios, no televisions, plays, comedy, family, church, dogs in other's care, books on cd, other musicians who have tender hearts, and a good movie on an airplane.


Is this something you’ve all always wanted to do, or were there other things you were set on becoming, like pilots or…acrobats?
When i was a little boy, i wanted to be a trucker. It kinda came true, im in a band. But this is something I have always dreamed of doing. My other dreams are going to be revealed in the years to come. I dont want to ruin the suprise. You just wait and see.


What was the weirdest thing to ever happen to you guys on tour?
We played a record store in indianapolis and two guys came. The store photographer and a guy who didnt know we were playing. We sold zero cds. A week later justin has to take a crap. We are in the middle of North Dakota. We pull off at some small town with a bar. He doesnt want to go in. I tell him its his only option. He follows me in. The bartender plays our cd. We sell 4 cds and sign posters. So much for playing hipster record stores. Lets just take craps in small town bars....


Any creepy, crazy or stalker-ey fans yet?
Not sure if we are pretty enough for that.


Have you ever written any songs that you are truly embarrassed by now?
Yes. But not with this band. I'm an embarrassing guy.


If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be?
I cant imagine that. Maybe i would like to hear my mom singing songs. It would be better to hear my mom's voice than some stranger's.


If your music was a shape, what would it be?
Bubble gum. You chew it as you go.


If you were to do some crazy unrelated side project, what would it sound like?
www.myspace.com/WeGetIntoIt


Favorite band that you’ve played a show with?
Ramona Cordova, Clinic, Skeletonbreath, Blind Boys of Alabama


If you could have any superpower, what would it be, and why?
Flying. I would help me commute.


What is your dream show to play (who would you play with, and where)?
Blind Boys of Alabama, Skeletonbreath, Otis Redding, Arizona, FM Belfast, and the Mellors. We would do a world tour. Otis Redding would have to come back to life.


Is there anything else you would like to declare to your public?
I declare that their hearts are tender and lovely. I am honored to be a part of thier life.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

The Shackeltons E-Interview Pt. 2: Dan

Here's part two of the five-part e-interview of The Shackeltons
Here are the answers you've been looking for typed by the very fingers of Dan himself!


When did the band form and how did you all meet?
We formed sometime in late 2004. Justin’s brother was our original bass player. Justin took his place when he went away to University of North Carolina, Ashville. And Sean replaced our other drummer in late 2005.

We were in different bands in the area and we decided to make good music, or what we though to be good music, and even though influentially we were different in music we all shared the same respect for the art and shared a common bond with our understanding of it’s purpose and power.

Where does the name of the band come from?
Sir Ernest Shackleton.

An explorer who sought to walk across Antarctica with 27 men and failed to do so, but brought hope to a country ravaged by a world war with their story of endurance through the cold and the cruel. All 27 men survived, but ironically died in the next world war (WW2).

Who are your biggest musical influences?
Mine?

Music:
Radiohead
Arab on Radar
Damien Jurado
Weasel Walter
The Make-Up
Black Angels
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Beck
The Lowdown


Do you have any other major influences?
Covert biological warfare experiments on American citizens by our own government :)


Thought:
Walter Benjamin
Ken Kesey
Albert Camus
Noam Chomsky
Charles Bukowski


Personal?
My mom and grandfather


Political?
Noam Chomsky
Walter Benjamin


Literary?
Daniel Pinchbeck
Albert Camus
Ray Bradbury


Is this something you've all always wanted to do, or were there other things you were set on becoming, like a pilot or an acrobat?
Be the Jesus Christ of New Jersey freestyle hand jive.

Make wicker baskets in New Mexico.

Have my own breakfast cereal.

Kick someone’s ass Shaft style.

Have a reality tv show called ‘Bigger than Bono’. I don’t know what I’d do I just like that title.


What was the weirdest thing to ever happen to you guys on tour?
Drunk ladies.

Border Patrol.

Half naked, pumping gas.

Some dude playing the didgeridoo while I’m trying to sleep.


Any creepy, crazy or stalker-ey fans yet?
Hannah Montana keeps calling for my dick. I said hold on, bitch.


Have you ever written any songs that you are truly embarrassed by now?
Mayonnaise, mustard, sour-cream.


If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Maybe Saxon Shore’s Four Months of Darkness album.

Or the new Black Angels album.

Or the new Sigur Ros album


If your music was a shape what would it be?
A Circle like Zen.


If you were to do some crazy unrelated side project, what would it sound like?
Psychedelic noise folk

Something like black moth super rainbow, but trashier and tribal.


Favorite band that you've played a show with?
Clinic
Fleet Foxes


If you could have any superpower, what would it be, and why?
Shape shifting…like the wonder twins…but I want to be more than just water.

You get every super power in one…you can fly…be invisible, and invincible…turn into a transparent eagle with nuclear warheads in your claws


What is your dream show to play (who would you play with, and where)?
The line up would be Damien Jurado, Lake of Dracula, and Sigur Ros. Either Ian Svenonius, or Henry Rollins would open up with their spoken word, and we, the shackeltons, would just play one song, that would be a combination of all of our songs, but it’d be only 5 minutes long.

Is there anything else you would like to declare to your public?
Stop being hip, start being useful.

The Shackeltons E-Interview Pt. 1: Eric

Hello Everyone!
Sadly for this blogger/intern, the last time Loveless band The Shackeltons were in Seattle, there wasn't time to interview them. Since I am far away from the emerald city for the summer and will unfortunately not be able to see their sure-to-be-awesome Bumbershoot set (Sunday 8/31, 2:30 PM, Rockstar Stage, check it out!), I'm doing an e-interview with each of the individual band members.
Feel like you want to know the members of The Shackeltons a little better? You're in luck! There will be an installment for each of the five band members, starting with Eric!



When did the band form and how did you all meet?
I've known Mark for about 12 years (I don't remember how we met). I have been in a band with him for 6 years. As the band changed, we slowly incorporated the other guys in the band. We met Dan & Sean through other bands & we met Justin through his brother, Josh, our old bass player.


Where does the name of the band come from?
 That's a Mark question.


Who are your biggest musical influences? 
I love old surf rock & old punk rock. I have been listening to a lot of Television. I also have studied classical guitar for years. I have been playing a lot of Fransisco Tarrega. 


Do you have any other major influences? Personal? Political? Literary? 
My wife.


Is this something you’ve all always wanted to do, or were there other
things you were set on becoming, like a pilot or…an acrobat?
In college I majored in Music Therapy & I have graduate credits in Music Ed. Over the years I have contemplated pursueing other carreer paths, but the only thing I've truly wanted to do since I was 12 was be a performing musician.

What was the weirdest thing to ever happen to you guys on tour?
That's hard to say. When we did our U.S. tour, we dodged several major storms. Example: We had spaghetti in Fargo & the weather was fine. They got 20 inches of snow the next day.

Any creepy, crazy or stalker-ey fans yet?
I'm not hot enough to have a stalker. It is probably better that way.


Have you ever written any songs that you are truly embarrassed by now? 
Not really. Musicians change & develop. If people can't understand that, it is their problem.


If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what
would it be? 
That is not a fair question :) No one album can ever satisfy a music lover. I'll give you a list (I have thought about this):

Television- Marquee Moon
Velvet Underground & Nico
The Smiths-Louder Than Bombs
Nirvana- Nevermind &
A recording of Igor Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring"


If your music was a shape, what would it be? 
An amoeba


If you were to do some crazy unrelated side project, what would it
sound like?
I would love to do classical arrangements with a trio: drums, bass, guitar.


Favorite band that you’ve played a show with? 
SkeletonBreath

If you could have any superpower, what would it be, and why?
Teleportation would make touring easy.

What is your dream show to play (who would you play with, and where)? 
Madison Square Garden, I don't care with whom.

Is there anything else you would like to declare to your public? 
Hi. I hope you like our music.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

The Shackeltons to Play Bumbershoot, The Revisionists Coming Soon and a Loveless Records BreakThru Showcase



Bumbersoot Confirms The Shackeltons Will Perform as Part of the Music Festival’s 2008 Lineup!

Today, Bumbershoot announced a wave of new artists for their annual music festival and included are none other than The Shackeltons!

As part of North America’s largest urban arts festival, The Shackeltons will be playing alongside bands such as Beck, Stone Temple Pilots, Band of Horses, Man Man, Dan Deacon, The Walkmen, Battles, The Black keys and tons of other artists to get excited about. The Shackeltons will be opening the Broad Street Stage on Sunday, August 31st at 12:30 pm. So make sure to get to Bumbershoot early for this exclusive Seattle show by The Shackeltons!

Bumbershoot is offering an Insider Deal to all BumberFans. The Insider Deal is available exclusively HERE. You can save $15 when purchasing tickets to the day of your choice, which we already know is going to be Sunday since you won't want to miss what is sure to be a legendary Shackeltons performance.

Click Here To Buy Bumbershoot Tickets!

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Loveless Executive and Film Extraordinaire, Sam Jones, Set to Release New Album



Accomplished cinematographer, photographer to the stars, and Loveless executive Sam Jones has yet another project in the works. His band The Revisionists will be releasing their debut album on Loveless Records on June 24th. Currently, they are working on music videos for their songs “See You Around” and “Fic Fic Fiction”, and playing shows in the Los Angeles area. Exclusive downloads and rockin' t-shirts coming soon!


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Online Broadcaster, Breakthru Radio, Showcases Loveless Records’ Music
On Tuesday May 27th, Breakthru Radio DJ Jezz hosted a 90 minute Loveless Showcase featuring the best of past and present Loveless artists. It includes favorites by The Shackeltons, Carrie Akre, Voyager One, Orbiter, Tom Brosseau and more. Click HERE to listen to all your favorite Loveless artists or find a new favorite band you may not be familiar with.

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Loveless Tour Dates

The Shackeltons
Thu, June 5 Winston-Salem, NC @ The Werehouse - 9:00pm
Fri, June 6 Knoxville, TN @ World Grotto w/ Luego, Tenderhooks - 8:00pm
Fri, June 20 Scranton, PA @ Test Pattern w/ Bottle Up and Go - 8:00pm
Sat, June 21 Brooklyn, NY @ After the Jump Fest - 8:00pm
Sat, July 12 Philadelphia, PA @ WXPN Festival - 3:00pm
Fri, Aug 8 Harrisburg, PA @ Appalachian Brewing Co. - 8:00pm
Sun, Aug 31 Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot - 12:30pm

Tom Brosseau
Sun, Jul 3 Kristiansand, Norway @ Quart Festival - 8:00pm
Thu, Jul 17 Sitka, Alaska @ Home Skillet Festival - 8:00pm

Carrie Akre
Sat, Jun 21 Seattle, WA @ The Fremont Fair - 4:15pm
Sat, Jul 5 Seattle, WA @ The Tractor - 7:00pm
Thu, Jul 24 Seattle, WA @ Freeway Park - 12:00pm
Sun, Jul 27 Seattle, WA @ Ballard Seafood Fest - 4:00pm
Wed, Aug 6 Lake Forest Park, WA @ Animal Acres Park - 7:30pm
Sat, Aug 9 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox - Goodness Reunion - 9:00pm
Sat, Aug 23 Seattle, WA @ Mural Amphitheatre - Seattle Center - Goodness Reunion - 7:00pm

Voyager One
Sat, Jul 26 Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party - 8:00pm


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Contact Molly Smith molly@lovelessrecords.com for more information.

Monday, April 21, 2008

The Shackeltons Play End of an Ear in Austin for "Record Store Day"


On Saturday, April 19, 2008, hundreds of independently owned music stores across the country celebrated “Record Store Day.”

After driving over 20 hours from Los Angeles with a quick stop in Phoenix, The Shackeltons arrived in Austin a little road weary but ready to play an in-stor

e at End of an Ear for Record Store Day.

Even though The Shackeltons looked and felt tired, they delivered another stellar performance and continue to win over the hearts of Austinites.

Today @ 1:00 CST (3:00 PST) they will be playing live on 90.5 KUT, The 

University of Tes college station.

Then later tonight they’ll be headlining Soundcheck Magazine’s Party at The Beauty Bar in Austin before heading up to Dallas tomorrow for a show at the Double Wide. 

Monday, April 14, 2008

The Shackeltons at Easy Street


Last friday, April 11, The Shackeltons played a show at Easy Street Records to a pretty packed house (especially considering their competition down the street at Seattle Center...His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama).  Present from the Loveless family were other interns as well as Amy, John and Pete.
The Shackeltons played a really fun set, with intermittent jokes and banter, as well as, oddly enough, meeting other people from their hometown
 of Chambersburg, PA.
If you want to see more of the pictures that I took at this show: click here!
If you're in LA, Austin or Dallas, the Shackeltons are coming your way very soon! (for the rest of their tour, check out their Myspace)

The Shackeltons left a little something for Easy Street to remember them by. (Photo provided by Amy)

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Shackeltons' In-Store

Hey Everyone! Katy here.
As you can see, Easy Street Records has the Shackeltons on the marquee for their in-store show next week (Friday, Apr. 11). You should all go. It's going to be a ton of fun (Plus, it's free!)
And don't forget, Seattle folks, that the Shackeltons are playing on Thursday, April 10 at Neumo's with The Hands, New Faces and Born Anchors. It's 21+ and tickets are 8 bucks!