New York City-based band of five.
Shining Bright was written by Dave Derby.
We're recording new stuff now.
Always writing, always listening.
Our pastimes include: thai food, singing newspapers, listening to amp radio, riding subways, trying to be Kanye, hitting vending machines, catching gnomes, and hanging out with Dragonforce Beyonce.
01/18/09 Blame the Patient w/ Grade 13 @ Cake Shop
"Blame The Patient, an indie pop group of high school teens opened the show. Sofie Kapur’s voice is like butter and “cotton candy clouds” over the intelligently skilled instrumentalists. Their original songs are catchy and their cover of Gramercy Arms’ “Shining Bright”, which is a UK hit, was brilliant. Keep your eyes open for these young new yorkers. They are worth the attention." - nycmagnet.com
06/13/09 Blame the Patient w/ Grade 13 @ Cameo
"The band setting up was called Blame the Patient, playing as part of a showcase by Real Talk Teen, who, for lack of any real information about them, seems to be a group that puts together shows featuring really cool teenagers for the sole purpose of making audiences of twentysomethings feel terrible about their lives. The five band members all looked high school aged, and as they started playing I could only mutter "fuck" under my breath, audibly but not so loudly that it would be picked up by the video camera on a tripod nearby being operated by someone's mom. Seriously, this band was good - tighter than a lot of the more professional bands I'd seen this weekend, and mostly confident enough to really rock out onstage. Clearly raised on Dinosaur Jr and the Pixies, someone has been looking out for their musical knowledge since day one, and it shows. I hope they stay together, but don't actually achieve great success until people twice their age can maybe catch up a little bit." -Mike Dougherty, the L magazine
09/02/09 Blame the Patient w/Shudder to Think & Pattern is Movement @ Bowery Ballroom
"It was excellent. Blame The Patient are awesome. Very sweet kids who completely rock and write excellent hooks."- Brooklyn Vegan comment
"I recently discovered, Blame the Patient a popular new band in New York City. Almost everything about this fresh new band is unmistakably their own including their three choices for T-shirts that have a Casio Gnome drawn by the talented lead singer Sofie Kapur herself. The band consists of brother and sister bassist and singer Anders and Sofie Kapur from New Jersey, drummer Annie Stabenau and guitarists Hunter Lombard and Andrew Leopold from all over the city. Their retro sound is catchier every time you listen to their songs and Sofie’s raw but clear voice is unmistakably distinctive. Not only do they play their own songs like “Subway Song” and “The Wind” but they do an awesome cover of the Pixies cult classic “Where is My Mind.” Recently opening for A Camp, Blame the Patient is easily on their way to being one of the few good “rock” bands out there."
Harlee, GRGR Teen Correspondent
"Shudder to Think drummer Kevin March has been producing an interesting project called Blame The Patient, a band of high school students who recorded a 10-song record over a weekend at Stratosphere with Sanoff engineering. The album will most likely be released in early 2010, and was privately funded through Club Rock LLC.”
Sonic Scoop
blamethepatient@yahoo.com (send us an email if you want to be on the mailing list)
Thanks, Annie! Hopefully by the school year, all the songs up there will be originals. I think Blame The Patient is really cool, and hopefully go to a show sometime!
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