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  • Pop / Rock
  • Seattle, Washington, US
Upcoming Shows w/ Mark Olson: 9/7 Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco, 9/10 Triple Door in Seattle, 9/11 Green Frog Acoustic Tavern in Bellingham

Ivan & Alyosha

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  • Genre: Pop / Rock

    Location Seattle, Washington, US

    Profile Views: 85900

    Last Login: 9/3/2010

    Member Since 11/7/2007

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3Lml2YW5hbmRhbHlvc2hhLmNvbS8=

    Record Label Cheap Lullaby Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Ivan & Alyosha got together in 2007, playing their first show at Chop Suey in Seattle on July 2nd of 07. Taking roughly a year to write & record their debut EP, The Verse, The Chorus the boys got to spend a few weeks in Los Angeles tracking with Producer Eli Thomson (Richard Swift, Delta Spirit, Sylvie Lewis) & drummer Frank Lenz (Starflyer 59, The Headphones, Richard Swift) in October of 2007. Spending 6 more months on the record, mixing at Avast! 2 in Seattle, then mastering by T.W. Walsh in Boston. The EP will be released two weeks from yesterday on February 24th via Cheap Lullaby Records. .. .. "Ivan & Alyosha have flown a bit under the radar in the Seattle music scene, quietly unveiling The Verse, The Chorus, a brilliant seven-song EP recorded and self-released by the duo earlier this summer. The band hits a sweet spot of anglophilic pop (swaggering tracks that skate between T Rex and Travis—imagine “Driftwood” with less drama and more handclaps. Pure! Pop! Gold!) Jangling guitars and brief spots of falsetto are here throughout. “Easy to Love,” though, is the unlikely hit, slowly appearing with a muted stomp and a simple acoustic guitar strum, radiating a simple beauty as the line “You’re really easy to love” is repeated over and over again. Then the song disappears just as seemlessly. Along with the Tacoma’s always purple-lit Mono in VCF, who headlined Ivan & Alyosha’s EP release, there seems to be a new Northwest Anglo-pop invasion comin’ on.".. -Mark Baumgarten, Seattle Sound Magazine....
  • Members

    Tim Wilson, Ryan Carbary, Pete Wilson, Tim Kim, James McAlister
  • Influences

    E.L.O, George Harrison, Rufus Wainwright, John Lennon, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, David Bazan, Sigur Rós, Helio Sequence, Richard Swift, Wilco, Delta Spirit, Pickwick, Killers, Harry Nilsson, Queen, George Michael, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, ABBA, The Delays, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, U2, Bing Crosby, The Flaming Lips, Jackson 5, Johnny Cash,
  • Sounds Like

    pop music

Stream

  1. Ivan & Alyosha Upcoming Shows w/ Mark Olson: 9/7 Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco, 9/10 Triple Door in Seattle, 9/11 Green Frog Acoustic Tavern in Bellingham

    2 days ago

  2. Ivan & Alyosha melophobe review of Ivan & Alyosha and @Barcelona @TheTripleDoor . http://lnk.ms/BNljc

    6:43 PM Aug 24

  3. Ivan & Alyosha Ivan & Alyosha & Barcelona at the Triple Door! Almost Sold out! http://lnk.ms/CXyh9

    12:05 AM Aug 17

  4. Ivan & Alyosha Headed to the Studio today to record more! EP coming soon!

    4:24 PM Aug 13

Videos

Everything Is Burning

04:36 | 257 plays | Aug 4 2008

Comments


    I love your space. Thanks for sharing too much for us.

    Posted Aug 31 2010 4:19 PM


    I love your space. Thanks for sharing too much for us.

    Posted Aug 31 2010 4:19 PM


    I share my photo on my space .

    Posted Aug 30 2010 8:51 AM


    I share my photo on my space .

    Posted Aug 30 2010 8:51 AM


    Hi, my new friend. I want to add a band, but I don't know go to where to find a band. Is it difficult? I have a good voice.

    Posted Aug 26 2010 7:19 AM


    Hi, my new friend. I want to add a band, but I don't know go to where to find a band. Is it difficult? I have a good voice.

    Posted Aug 26 2010 7:19 AM


    Today is Monday,I am up to my ears in work.how are you?

    Posted Aug 23 2010 11:05 AM


    This is me. A happy and lovely *. Do you like me?

    Posted Aug 20 2010 6:56 AM


    This is me. A happy and lovely *. Do you like me?

    Posted Aug 20 2010 6:56 AM

    I love love love love your music! You're really easy to love! :D

    Posted Aug 8 2010 3:49 PM

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Bio:

Ivan & Alyosha got together in 2007, playing their first show at Chop Suey in Seattle on July 2nd of 07. Taking roughly a year to write & record their debut EP, The Verse, The Chorus the boys got to spend a few weeks in Los Angeles tracking with Producer Eli Thomson (Richard Swift, Delta Spirit, Sylvie Lewis) & drummer Frank Lenz (Starflyer 59, The Headphones, Richard Swift) in October of 2007. Spending 6 more months on the record, mixing at Avast! 2 in Seattle, then mastering by T.W. Walsh in Boston. The EP will be released two weeks from yesterday on February 24th via Cheap Lullaby Records.

"Ivan & Alyosha have flown a bit under the radar in the Seattle music scene, quietly unveiling The Verse, The Chorus, a brilliant seven-song EP recorded and self-released by the duo earlier this summer. The band hits a sweet spot of anglophilic pop (swaggering tracks that skate between T Rex and Travis—imagine “Driftwood” with less drama and more handclaps. Pure! Pop! Gold!) Jangling guitars and brief spots of falsetto are here throughout. “Easy to Love,” though, is the unlikely hit, slowly appearing with a muted stomp and a simple acoustic guitar strum, radiating a simple beauty as the line “You’re really easy to love” is repeated over and over again. Then the song disappears just as seemlessly. Along with the Tacoma’s always purple-lit Mono in VCF, who headlined Ivan & Alyosha’s EP release, there seems to be a new Northwest Anglo-pop invasion comin’ on."
-Mark Baumgarten, Seattle Sound Magazine

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Member Since:

November 07, 2007

Members:

Tim Wilson, Ryan Carbary, Pete Wilson, Tim Kim, James McAlister

Influences:

E.L.O, George Harrison, Rufus Wainwright, John Lennon, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, David Bazan, Sigur Rós, Helio Sequence, Richard Swift, Wilco, Delta Spirit, Pickwick, Killers, Harry Nilsson, Queen, George Michael, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, ABBA, The Delays, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, U2, Bing Crosby, The Flaming Lips, Jackson 5, Johnny Cash,

Sounds Like:

pop music

Record Label:

Cheap Lullaby Records

Management

Missing Piece Group michael@missingpiecegroup.com (862) 234-0801 http://www.missingpiecegroup.com