Jail Weddings

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I Thought You Were Someone I Knew

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Released: Jan 1, 2010

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I Thought You Were Someone I Knew
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Somebody Lonely
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People Like Us Are Extinct
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"I'm My Own Doctor"
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The Spell Has Lifted
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Genre: Melodramatic Popular Song / Pop / Soul
Location Los Angeles, California, Un
Profile Views: 230625
Last Login: 2/18/2013
Member Since 12/15/2006
Website www.jailweddings.net
Record Label White Noise - http://playwhitenoise.com
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. .. .. .. .. .. ......"Digan Lo Que Digan" by Jail Weddings.. from ..Hobby Shop.. on ..Vimeo..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. If Brian Wilson claimed his unfinished masterpiece Smile was a teenage symphony to God, then Jail Weddings long anticipated debut full-length, Love Is Lawless, would be more of a middle-aged symphony to God that screams towards the sky cursing his very name. ....Jail Weddings debut full-length album, Love Is Lawless, takes the pleading, wide-eyed romance of 60's pop-vocal idealist tantrums to subterranean levels never previously seen in this genre. A shadow has been cast over the fleeting Utopia of modern love, where we still wear such out-of-date traditions as marriage and monogamy like shackles on a chain gang. Who better to have cast this shadow then Jail Weddings - a soul-stricken modern day Wall Of Sound rock and roll behemoth, comprised of ten (yes, ten) grown men and women who at least have the guts to admit they have still have the emotional stability of an eternally wounded teenager?!?!.... Fronted by Gabriel Hart (the explosive frontman and mastermind behind the now defunct LA noir punks The Starvations), Jail Weddings is often described as "Nick Cave fronting The Shangri-Las." The band has carefully crafted these thirteen songs over a three year period (since their actual inception in the summer of 2007), to be released on the still skidding heels of two sold out singles and 2009's critically acclaimed EP, Inconvenient Dreams..... Sure they may siphon from the 60's pool, but do not confuse Jail Weddings as any kind of mere throwback act. The sphere of influence is vast, from the grandiose Scott Walker-esque soundscape of the album's existential opener "How Am I Alive?" to the E-Street Band gone to Hell epic "I Thought You Were Someone I Knew," to the Sparks meets Meatloaf bombastic melodrama of "What Did You Do With My Gun?" the band proves its sound is unique as it is limitless. Though vastly theatrical in its scope, Love Is Lawless is sprinkled with moments of quieter reprieve as well, like Hart's folksy "One of These Days?" where he and his vocal bookends (Katya Hubiak and Jada Wagensomer) simply gather around one single acoustic guitar. "Eavesdroppin'" finds Hart and band arranger Brad Caulkins (of LA based band Fool's Gold) drunken busking free-jazz under a brooding vocal, before the impending "Staring At the Stars" suddenly sneaks up from beneath, making the album explode back into high gear till its unnerving, determined conclusion "The Impossible." BUY THE NEW ALBUM "LOVE IS LAWLESS" HERE:http://jail weddings.net........Jail Weddings....Inconvenient Dreams.... (White Noise / Tru-Vow).. ....[Vinyl / CD].... [Amazon].. ..[iTunes]........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Myspace Layouts.... .......... ...... .... ...... ........ .... .. " .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......JAIL WEDDINGS "WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY GUN?".. from ..Nick Corirossi.. on ..Vimeo.....
Members
......Gabriel Hart - vocals/guitar/songwriting .. Jada Wagensomer - vocals ..Katya Nadia Hubiak - vocals..Michael Shelbourne - drums .. Hannah Blumenfeld - violin.. Josh Puklavetz - bass.. Brad Caulkins - sax.. Matthew Eagleson - piano.. Brian Waters - guitar .. Eric Fisher - guitar ......**Booking: info@niteowlbooking.com..**Press: Pat@enjoypress.com
Influences
The caustic unconscious, Herzog's "Fitzcarraldo", tightropes/balance..... ......
Sounds Like
A heated argument in a car parked on Lover's Leap where everyone wins while the Shangri-La's and Flesheaters blare through blown speakers. The most embarrassing diary in the world somehow gets left behind the scene of the crime. Coppers laugh and cry simultaneously...Narrated by Henry Miller, brought to you in part by Bubblicious. SMACK!! ............................. .. .. .. .. Jail Weddings.. Somebody Lonely.. Revenge/Red Wine.. Los Angeles ten-piece Jail Weddings have finally put stylus to vinyl and released something you can actually take home and snuggle. Known for their barn-storming live shows, their newish 7”, “Somebody Lonely b/w The Honeymoon Loop,” somehow mashes the group’s giant sound onto a tiny piece of plastic. Band-leader Gabe Hart takes charge of A-side “Somebody Lonely,” and somehow manages to evoke both Elvises (Costello and Presley, not Stojko—though both are consummate showmen) in his delivery, while the band’s admirably Spectorian arrangements makes it nearly impossible to tell when the hell this song was recorded. Vocalists Katya Hubiak and Tornado Jane take over on “The Honeymoon Loop,” another lost girl-group classic about the realities of modern love. Brad Caulkins is a real standout on this track as his shifty sax honks out a nimble yet evil sounding solo that personifies the post-good time nausea the song is about. Bad news is, there’s a good chance this 300-print record is gone already. But can a full-length be far behind? — Patrick Newsom, LA Record

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Beginning stages of booking Pacific Northwest Tour for late August...Interested parties, stay interesting!

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May 10

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Gabe says some stuff. http://t.co/vFFA5a8VvU

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May 09

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Our next show - and first L.A. show of 2013 - is supporting kindred spirits THE DETROIT COBRAS May 24th. For the... http://t.co/6q2y4Qdfa0

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May 06

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I posted a new photo to Facebook http://t.co/sD66mo1Bv3

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May 04

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Tonight in Long Beach! http://t.co/e3g9FvRND0

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