griffin epstein. andrew epstein. aaron burns. sometimes many others. the sandwich (t)chuchesku.
Influences
households, richard laviolette, chris yang, elbow beach surf club, tamsen and elliott, tell the divers, prondagaptor (or narwhal), slow hand motem (and tribe motese and king dutch and so on and so on), tin, dave end, dan fishback, dibson t. hoffweiler, casey holford, creaky boards, patty chung, preston and the sewing circle, c.o.b, huggabroomstik, schwervon, mmmusa, we listen to a lot of plan-it-x records, pavement, sm, the silver jews, the violent femmes, neutral milk hotel, the mountain goats, the microphones, mt. eerie, daniel johnston, cap'n jazz (+ joan of arc, make believe, owen, american football, owls, and tim kinsella's solo living room album), the minutemen, madeline, erik petersen, defiance ohio, roy orbison, the kinks, the pogues, the beach boys, jonathan richman, the moldy peaches, elephant 6 records, k records, rough trade, "antifolk," and so on and so on and so on.
...rise up in the cafeteria and stab them with your plastic forks!
Sounds Like
"new york's theatrical griffin and the true believers"
OUR NEW ALBUM - "YEAH WE ALL ARE" - CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE AT WWW.THEBLUEHOUSE.ORG. we also feel awkward about buying+selling things. please propose a trade, we'll likely accept it
we are are roommates, college friends, siblings and complete strangers (but not complete strangers)
we like Pavement, Krautrock, Fugazi, Elephant 6 Records, Ward Churchill and Howard Zinn.
we come from Burnt Oak Records, a collective and community resource based (physically, anyway) in Guelph (Squamp), Ontario. we talk and talk and talk and talk and make music together and make art with our hands. we "do it ourselves," and you should do it with us. you should look at our website. burntoak.ca.
we live in new york city, binghamton and toronto/guelph
Griffin and the True Believers are:
Griffin Epstein: vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Andrew Epstein: vocals, drums, tambourine, general percussion, toys
Aaron Burns: vocals, glockenspiel, keyboards
...and sometimes Dave End, Liv Carrow, Dibson T. Hoffweiler, Richard "Ricky Diggs" Laviolette, Ryan Newell, and Chris Yang
we are involved in many other things, also. talk to us about The Icarus Project, IndyKids, DAMN 2025, OCAP, SUNYSAC, The Bridge, etc.
3rd Annual WAGSTOCK this Sunday, June 21st!! Wagstock is free for all. Bring blankets, pets, brew, snacks and snuggle up on the grass with your sweetie pie.
Hello! We're coming down from Montreal our very first U.S. shows this week; starting wednesday the 25th, it will be brooklyn, philadelphia, manhattan, and boston ... details on our page, or just drop us a line! cheers, Veronica, Geof, Eveline and Benoit.
Hope to see ya at Sidewalk Cafe (94 Ave A East Village NYC)this FRIDAY 12/12 for a great show: Liv Carrow, Nan Turner, Maj. Matt Mason USA, Dan Fishback, Charles Latham and more!
I believe, I believe... Hey lil one, it been a long time since I saw u last... are u even still in NYC? Well regardless of where u are or going...:) You are cordially invited to come party and celebrate with me!:) All my best, E Elizabeth Devlin"All Are Relative"Album Release Video-12/6/2008
