Formed in 2006 in the back of a toy shop in Brooklyn, New York, Half Ajar grew organically to become the six-piece beat pop combo they are today.
Vocal Wizards, Kate and Beth Thomason hail from Mississippi though they're secretly Texans at heart. Aengus Woods and Eoin J.McGrath come from the Emerald Isle. To round things off, some local flavor was added: Dylan Keeler from Connecticut and Dan Sullivan from Queens brought their musical chops and rants against Calvinist Rectitude to the mix. Dylan and Dan are also the driving force behind Brooklyn's excellent The Disclaimers.
Half Ajar play heavenly songs about hell, country songs about the city and melt hearts at twenty paces. We have tested and tasted too much lover, through a chink too wide, there comes in no wonder.
We are recording a LIVE ALBUM this week at The Trash Bar with 16 bands! Be There!
On June 14th DJ Mojo & BREAKTHRURADIO. COM present the first in an ongoing series of live shows intended to epitomize the podcast station's mandate to bring to the public the best,most innovative and exciting music being made today. The bands below will give the audience an experience of good music, great fun and fantastic entertainment!
june 14 - $8 +++++++ BELL HOLLOW-10 CRUEL BLACK DOVE-11 APPOMATTOX-12 DESIRE LINES-9 LUDLOW LIONS-8
AND *DJ MOJO'S BIRTHDAY BASH - July 2 featuring Gary Lucas' Gods and Monsters* Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart) Billy Ficca (Television) Ernie Brooks (Jonathan Richmond & The Modern Lovers) Jason Candler (Hungry March Band) Joe Hendel (The Latest Show on Earth)
JOCK-8 WILD YAKS-11 TELENOVELA STAR-10 GARY LUCAS' GODS AND MONSTERS-12 RENMINBI-9
Thanks for tuning in last week! Time for ROUND 2! TRACK TRIVIA! ---
Bandname: Cholo Song Name: Just Aks
Inspiration: Goat cheese farming as a metaphor for communism's ultimate demise
Guitar axes wielded: Takamine Electric and a custom-made Telecaster
Our new album, UNLIMITED NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS, is set for release JULY 2007. We'll be posting the new songs on Myspace for the weeks leading up to the release. This week you can hear the first song, "THE BREAKS", on our profile. Tell us your thoughts!
Thank you to all the people who come to our shows, we have only begun and you're making it so we can get started to make Conniption our career. However, local bands like us need support, because we have little money and lose out when we play out, so please SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BANDS!!! We need all the help we can get.
That being said, we are recording our first album, "A Force to Reckon With". We will be back playing out soon (June 22nd at the Dr.'s Office w/ 'Fallout' has already been scheduled, more dates soon). Until then we put some live tracks from our last few shows together for you guys to enjoy.
Any suggestions for us at Conniption? Want a quote to be added on the "fan quotes" on the official Conniption website (www.conniption.us)? Either email us through myspace, or at fanshit@conniption.us
