Julie the band have a crazy range as a band, with a powerful, polished enough sound for the suits, if you catch my drift. And the cool thing is they have been remixed with Obie Trice as well. Julie is a really good band, that will give you a jolt when you need it. – Loudvine.com
Julie is one of those bands that feel like they are going to blow up soon, so make sure you see them while you still have the chance to see them in a small club or bar they manage to bring out all the best parts of the 90s while mixing in some new stuff, and in the process they made a record that can't be placed in any single genre. Julie's new album “An Act of Communication” is one of those albums that you put in your CD player and don't ever want to take out. - Rockandrollsupershow.com
. "Julie the Band is extraordinary and quite simply beyond any simple description. Addictive, to say the least! It's not often music can captivate and chart new courses of listening pleasure!" - Douglas Newsom CEO of BBS Network Inc. (BBS Radio)
Through Your Mind's Eye. It's a simple, laid-back track, but it's also has rather deep and poignant lyrics, it's amazing in it's simplicity - I think Coldplay or The Script would kill for something like this! - fabtasticmusic.blogspot.com
"Julie The Band transcends genres. Their avant-garde instrument composition gives Julie a contemporary resonance mixed with the aggressive attitude of classic punk. Julie's live performance is as emotionally intense and richly layered as their studio sound, making Julie The Band an auditory adventure you have got to explore."
-Arkansas Rocks! Entertainment
Julie the Band love to take you to the precipice with finesse and you'd better enjoy that ride! An Act of Communication is a masterful tease and as its orchestrator Blumenfeld-James is destined to bathe in the spotlight he clearly loves for quite some time - www.antimusic.com
They are not exactly a rock band but not a pop band either. Just like their hometown L.A, Julie The Band’s latest album sounds very diverse The music style of Julie The Band certainly appeals to an audience that enjoys genre crossovers. - www.shakefire.com
Los Angeles based Indie-Rock band Julie makes music so fresh and authentic you'll do a double take, An Act Of Communication, commits to the permanent record a sound that has wowed crowds in LA and promises to take Julie far beyond the confines of The City Of Angels. – Wildysworld.com
Venice-based five-piece pop crew Julie the Band, bring breathy, catchy, Arctic Monkeys-style beachtown soul. - Flavorpill.com
A few weeks back I compiled my top 50 albums of 2008, and then counted them down for you all on Lazlo’s Den. Julie the band- “an act of communication" would have made the countdown had I received them prior to announcing my top 50 albums. -Blowupradio.com
Julie The Band arrive this week with “An Act Of Communication.” The group are willing to throw everything but the kitchen sink into their rock and deliver a fair share of attitude in the process. Today we showcase one of our favorite tracks off the new record.
-Westwood one rip read and rock
They have a unique way about them, kinda sounding like RADIOHEAD with a big band feel. They add in different instruments just like LESS THAN JAKE, things like horns, tubas, and even whistling. They are a good choice if you are down to earth
– East coast romper magazine
NATHAN BLUMENFELD-JAMES
• LEAD VOX
• GUITAR
• WHISTLES
• KAZOO
• WORDS
MARK NILAN JR.
• BACKING VOX
• PIANO
• B3
• RHODES
• MOOG
• PROGRAMMING
• STRING HORN ARRANGEMENTS
• GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES
JON SPENCE
• BASS
Influences
• JOHN LENNON
• FIONA APPLE
• THE SMITHS
• CHIC COREA
• JAMES JAMERSON
• POOPIE DIAPERS
• ROLLING STONES
• VAN MORRISON
• SAM COOKE
• OTTIS REDDING
• RADIOHEAD
• BIG STAR
• ELLIOT SMITH
• ERIC DOLPHY
• BLACK FLAG
• BAD BRAINS
• RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
• R. KELLY
• THE KINKS...
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Bands like JULIE are not formed, they are born.
The essence of JULIE’s music is fervent indie rock performed with the passion of the band’s namesake spitfire. Lifelong friends and Los Angeles residents, vocalist Nathan Blumenfeld-James and guitarist, Dustin Bath found themselves walking out of a nightclub where a petite woman was being restrained by her friends from trying to ‘beat up’ the bouncer. “Julie… Julie” they said “Let’s just go home.” As her friends walked toward the car, Julie ran back toward the bouncer and got a hit in. “That fearless nature – that was what we had in our music,” says Dustin. “To be known for being fearless in the face of such odds was why we named the band Julie.”
Nathan and Dustin have a 10-year history of musical growth – first in bands together and later in production of artists like X-Games superstar, Danny Way and Mark Hoppus of BLINK 182. When keyboard player, Mark Nilan Jr, bassist, Jon Spence and drummer Adam Alessi joined up with the duo, they completed the ‘birth’ process. Nathan states, “Being in JULIE is one of the most rewarding/hardest/most beautiful experience and it is truly my calling.”
The group members also have a common history in the entertainment industry – working behind the scenes in television and film. As a result, friends and fans of JULIE range from Kirsten Dunst to Stephen Bochco and Angela Lansbury to Jack Osbourne among others. Another fan, rapper Obie Trice, went one step further – collaborating with the group on a remix of their highly-innovative single, “Foggin Up A Clear View.”
To this impassioned alt-rock, JULIE adds depth and whimsy in equal measure. A post-punk edge paired with horn-section heightening makes the music on AN ACT OF COMMUNICATION unlike anything you have heard before. “Do Si Do” is a lascivious rocker tricked out with some retro elements that make it stand out on any modern rock playlist. A melodramatic beauty, “Through Your Mind’s Eye,” deals with the worry about how we are perceived – something JULIE has shed with aplomb. “We are committed to staying fresh, not formulaic and doing what we do regardless of trends,” adds Dustin.
The live show is as spectacular as the music – adding belly dancers, live strings and horns to Nathan’s amped-up performance style. “JULIE’s music will make you feel good inside,” says Dustin. “There is an unexplainable magic and chemistry in the songs and their performance – we all feel it and so do our fans,” adds Nathan.
Emerging as a band that refuses to be limited by a genre, JULIE is following their muse wherever she may take them.
Julie the band is:
Nathan Blumenfeld-James
Dustin bath
Mark Nilan
Jon Spence
Nick Adams
JULIE!!! Hey guys it was great meeting up with you last week. Also, I wanted to let you know that you are our "Featured Artist" of the week on the Voodoo Jukebox. Every Sunday we upload the Voodoo Box @ 8pm PST with music suggested to us and your music has just blown us away that we are dedicating the whole Jukebox to you!!!
The new Kireina's album "The World Through My Eyes" is gonna be ready very soon, and the next month we will be able to listen to the first single "What?" featuring the great Marlon Milanno.
But in the meantime we can now enjoy of the first touch of this new work and of its awsome change of direction with "Obscure", an interlude produced by Kerp included in this new studio album in exclusivity, direct and sensual, that shows that Kireina is getting ready to reappear stronger than ever.
Awesome tunes guys!! We would love to be a part of your next project. www.s1studios.com Call us to schedule a studio tour!! (714) 44-Music. We have the best sounds in Orange County guaranteed!!
Ditto! And thanks for providing CDs to 89.9 WLCA. I called to request Learn to Crawl, but they had just played it 10 minutes before. . .then they asked if I wanted to win one of your CD's. I pick it up Friday, I can't wait!
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