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Influences
The Cure, Cocteau Twins, Stereolab, Mogwai, Slowdive, His Name is Alive, My Bloody Valentine, Swervedriver, Swallow, Sonic Youth, Explosions in the Sky, Mono, Yume Bitsu, Sugarcubes, New Order, Joy Division, Bauhaus, Broadcast, Kraftwerk, the Jesus and Mary Chain, God Speed you black emperor!, Sigur Ros, Mum, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Curve, LoveliesCrushing, Velour 100, Astral, Tomihira, Halcyon High, Paper Pills, Ninja Academy, Woven, Kineto, the Meeting Places, Monster Movie, Pale Saints, Ride, Starflyer 59, Lilys, Lush, the Pastels, the Breeders, Ladytron, Orbital, Amon Tobin, Dieselboy, Devo, Flying Saucer Attack, Bad Brains, Sex Pistols, Big Black, Skinny Puppy, Legendary Pink Dots, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dif Juz, the Pixies, Chopin, Astrud Gilberto, and Chet Baker.
Part of the loosely defined group of modern indie rock bands heavily influenced by first-generation shoegazers like My Bloody Valentine, the Jesus and Mary Chain, the Cocteau Twins, and Slowdive (see also Ringo Deathstarr and Asobi Seksu, among others), San Francisco's Foxtail Somersault sound uncannily like the sort of band that would have been the toast of college radio circa 1990. Guitarist Seiken Nakama formed Foxtail Somersault in 2004 after moving from Los Angeles to San Francisco. In the now time-honored tradition of posting ads on Craigslist, Nakama found singer, guitarist, and lyricists Elizabeth Anderson and Becky Uline (whose dreamy, helium-pitched vocal style is entirely within the post-Liz Fraser shoegazer tradition), lead guitarist James Spadaro, bassist Brian Anderson, and drummer Mark Dungey and began to forge a blend of ambient pop influences ranging across the temporal spectrum from Brian Eno's early solo career to contemporary post-rockers like Broken Social Scene and Explosions in the Sky. The band's debut EP, Fathom, was released by Vibraphone Records in the spring of 2007.
Fathom is now available on our site, along with Amoeba Records, and CD Baby. You can also download mp3's directly from I-tunes, Amazon, Emusic, Napster, Rhapsody and Sony Connect.
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TONIGHT
Panty Raid @ Here Lounge
OPEN BAR 9-10PM!
$5 WELL / $2 SHOTS ALL NIGHT!
696 N. Robertson Blvd
West Hollywood
Gay owned and operated
SATURDAY JULY 4TH!
Party at the Beach this 4th of July. We’ll be at Hamburger Mary’s in Long Beach this Saturday so after you catch the fireworks at the beach, come burn it up on the dance floor with the girls of Fuse.
$1 drink 9-10pm with your VIP card, printout of this comment or text from Fuse.
(limit 1 per guest, draft or well cocktail )
Guest DJ Sharlene
General Admission $8/10pm VIP free before 11pm/$5 after
Hamburger Mary's Long Beach
740 E. Broadway 90802
The Moonlight Orchestra would like to invite you to come celebrate our independence and two of our band members' birthdays at The Great American Music Hall (San Francisco) on Friday July 3rd!
We need people to RSVP as soon as they can since tickets are only
available through pre sale. This is huge step for our band and we would
love for everyone to come out and celebrate two birthdays and see us
perform! Check out the GAMH website for the full line up.
This is an ALL AGES SHOW!!!! If you know anyone visiting the
bay area for the July 4th weekend, please give them our invitation.
"The past three decades at the Great American Music Hall have been full
of music, with artists ranging from Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan and
Count Basie to Van Morrison, the Grateful Dead and Bobby McFerrin. "
If you are buying a ticket please include your full name and whoever
else's name if you are buying a ticket for someone else. also, please
include a contact phone number. tickets can be picked up at will call.
Whats up! Just wanted to let you know that we are having an event on June June 26th. For all my friends that would like purchase tickets before hand, I could give you VIP enterance and a discount. Text me your name and I will hit you back. 503.974.1559
