THE STORY BEHIND THE STRUGGLE
When they were both four years old, Matty McBride and Ben Joseph went to Temple Shalom Preschool together. 12 years later, they got back in touch and started making music together. But they needed a band.
Matty knew a drummer, John Moxley. John had a brother, Peter, who played guitar. They all went to school with Matt Rankin, who played saxophone and keyboard. Ben played bass; even though he could play any other instrument just as well, it was decided that he would play bass. Matty played guitar and sang at the same time. Ben knew a violinist named Clara Brill, so she joined too.
Taking their name from the title of a John McPhee book, Art & Ransom started writing. After they had enough songs for a thirty minute set, they started playing shows. In early 2006, they recorded and released, by themselves, the "Blind Trumpeteer EP," which had most of the first songs they had written together on it. The shows kept on coming, and they kept on writing – they were getting better at it.
Then, opportunity presented itself. To record a full-length album. This was given to them by Marc Dickow who had heard the band at a show. They took it. The album was recorded at the end of 2006 by Christopher Scott Cooper, and released February 10, 2007. It is called "We Couldn't Even Believe What We Saw." Inside of it are songs about fascist children, jaded ravers, Charlie Parker, and the northwest. Now that they're done with it, Art & Ransom are writing even more and playing as much as they can.
A BRIEF DISCOGRAPHY We Couldn't Even Believe What We Saw
1. Outside Folks
2. We Couldn't Even Believe What We Saw
3. Pope of the City
4. Rain Go Away
5. Authoritarian
6. Bird
7. Interlude (Echoes)
8. This Is Not What They Meant By Sacrifice
9. Burning Pages, Not Books
10. Last Dance at Ground Zero
11. Beggars Have it Better
"...both effortless and orchestral, exposing a fledgling band with limitless potential." - Performer Magazine, May Issue - Read
Blind Trumpeteer EP
1. Intro
2. Great Naval Battles of the 19th Century
3. Typewriters
4. Everybody Talks
5. Everything at Once
6. This Should Be Arcane
7. Hammering Out a Portrait
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Interstellar Grains psychedelic rock live at The Boom Boom Room SF this Friday April 10th with Nucleus wich should be a great show.Hope you can make it ,peace.
Tom Ammaniano (state assemblyman from San Francisco) just introduced a
bill into the state assembly to tax and regulate marijuana as we do
alcohol -- i.e., it would be legalized, taxed, and regulated. Like
alcohol, sales would be limited to folks over 21, penalties would be in
place for dui, sale to minors, etc. in other words, it sounds like the
right approach. The bill's official number is AB390, and more info will probably be available soon at www. norml. org and www. mpp. org.
If you have a minute, call and/or email your state assembly person and
Senator to encourage them to support the bill. You can look up their
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http://www. legislature. ca. gov/port-zipsearch. html.
Feel free to pass this along. The bill is fighting an uphill battle
against a vast legacy of misguided and uninformed policy, and it will
only have a chance of passing if people speak up in favor.
This bill will provide California with one billion dollars of revenue each year (each ounce is taxed $50)
yo what up suckas iono how u record ur dope beats but u should look into comin to expression college (i go there) and get some studio time with a class or let me record you guys....just a thought
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hello .
im playing a show with room for a ghost this saturday .
march 1st at jungle . 542 high street in palo alto .
i'd love it if you came out .
we're also going to make a music video on that night . . .
and are looking for people to help film . let me know if you want to help .
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love . old and gray .
Hey - what's going on? Just wanted to let you know that the Jason Moss CD Release Show is right around the corner - and you're invited! The show is January 19th @ 7:30, hosted at Red House (Walnut Creek). All the details are available on my MySpace, along with clips from the album. You definitely don't want to miss this!
so guys... i had a discussion with my music theory teacher... apparently sacrifice is actually three measures of 4/4 followed by one measure of 6/4. it totally works. just thought you might want to know.
Hey a&r! I just wanted to let you guys know how much I miss you. I was listening to iTunes and Outside Folks came on and I suddenly had an intense longing to just be in Matt Rankin's garage with everyone listening to you guys. Anyway, I hope you all are doing well and enjoying school and I hope to see you guys soon!
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