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  • Genre: Indie / Pop / Rock

    Location SAN FRANCISCO, California, US

    Profile Views: 121849

    Last Login: 7/19/2011

    Member Since 3/21/2006

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    .... .. Follow us on twitter for more news and show details at ..@oldfashionedway.. .. .. .. ..** Press & Booking inquiries: ....info@doittheoldfashionedway.com.... **.. .. ........* * * * * * * * * *...... ..A swarm of multi-talented musicians with a dazzling array of weird instruments erupting from the stage... ........* * * * * * * * * *...... ..Crowded around their sage leader, the OFW give off the ease of a family band, though no member remotely resembles another. They're Dickensian orphans, then, who've gathered to put on a minstrel show — and who've had to find a sound to fit their strange batch of instruments. The two red-blooded guitars and the drum kit give the songs a sturdy rock core when the band wishes it. But there are also, at points, a Paul McCartney–style toy bass, an accordion, a triangle, a wailing keyboard, and a melodica, which pile into a haunted and seductive sort of antipop, mournful and klezmerish on a track like "Robot on Fire" but boppy, harmonic, and needing a restroom on "Take Your Fluids.".... ..--SF Bay Guardian...... ..**********...... ..A live favorite for their rocking songs and multi-instrument pop attack..... ..--The Bay Bridged...... ..**********...... ..A less frantic version of the Arcade Fire...definitely worth your time. .... ..--The Deli SF...... ..**********...... ..Deep-voice indie pop jewels featuring every instrument under the sun..... ..--The Bay Bridged...... ..**********...... ..Like the Magnetic Fields with a more impressive back-up band..... ..--Noisepop.com...... ..**********...... ..Danceable indie with a sense of humor straight outta the Tenderloin..... ..--SF Bay Guardian...... ..**********...... ..San Francisco has always had a vibrant indie-pop community, but The Old-Fashioned Way are the first locals I’ve seen (who aren’t freak-folk collectives) to really go big....Chris Wu’s basso vocals bridge the hitherto-unrealized gap between Calvin Johnson and Johnny Cash.......--Albondigas...... ....* * * * * * * * * *...... .. .. .. .. ..Subscribe to our mailing list:.. .. .. .. .. ....

  • Members

    Christopher W. :: vocals, keyboards, melodica, guitar.... Jake :: guitar, uke, guiro, mandolin, vocals.... Marie :: violin, keyboards, flute, xylophone, vocals.... Matt :: drums, bass clarinet.... Chani :: bass, guitar, vocals, bells.... Christopher O. :: boston, vocals

  • Influences

    nilsson, ELO, squeeze, wings, matthew wilder

  • Sounds Like

    ..releases:......The Old-Fashioned Way and Their Weak Constitutions ..(Dec 2008)....the debut CD from OFW featuring 5 previously unreleased tracks.. ........$8 (includes US shipping)...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....The Bay Bridged Vol. 1 ..(2007)....a compilation CD of tracks from 11 different up-and-coming Bay Area artists. featuring a fast version of "Robot on Fire" by TOFW.. ........$5 (includes US shipping)...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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  • crayon fields

    Can't wait to see you folks play in San Francisco !   !





    1 year ago
  • shaw

    hello music :)

    2 years ago
  • The Ian Fays

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    Hi OFW!!! We are playing BOTH this thursday....Love to see you guys...xoxo Lena Fay

    2 years ago
  • Keyboard Cathy

    Thank you so much for such a sweet comment! One of these days, I would love to make it out to the west coast. Don't know when though.
    Cathy :)

    2 years ago
  • The Attachments

    Hi there! Please join us at The Rickshaw Stop on Thursday at 8:45PM. It's gonna be fun!

    3 years ago
  • land of ill earthquakes

    play with us!!! <3<3<3

    3 years ago
  • BRENDA

    3 years ago
  • SoundSafe

    Hi the old fashionedway! SoundSafe loves you! Please make a local music profile
    page for yourself on soundsafe. org
    SoundSafe is a 501c3 non-profit working to preserve, strengthen,
    promote, and unite the Bay Area music community.

    Upload songs to our radio station, promote your shows, network, and
    take advantage of our educational resources for the music business.

    http://soundsafe. org/profiles/new
    See you there and
    Long Live Bay Area Music!

    3 years ago
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Follow us on twitter for more news and show details at @oldfashionedway


** Press & Booking inquiries: info@doittheoldfashionedway.com **
..

* * * * * * * * * *

A swarm of multi-talented musicians with a dazzling array of weird instruments erupting from the stage.

* * * * * * * * * *

Crowded around their sage leader, the OFW give off the ease of a family band, though no member remotely resembles another. They're Dickensian orphans, then, who've gathered to put on a minstrel show — and who've had to find a sound to fit their strange batch of instruments. The two red-blooded guitars and the drum kit give the songs a sturdy rock core when the band wishes it. But there are also, at points, a Paul McCartney–style toy bass, an accordion, a triangle, a wailing keyboard, and a melodica, which pile into a haunted and seductive sort of antipop, mournful and klezmerish on a track like "Robot on Fire" but boppy, harmonic, and needing a restroom on "Take Your Fluids."
--SF Bay Guardian

**********


A live favorite for their rocking songs and multi-instrument pop attack.
--The Bay Bridged

**********


A less frantic version of the Arcade Fire...definitely worth your time.
--The Deli SF

**********


Deep-voice indie pop jewels featuring every instrument under the sun.
--The Bay Bridged

**********


Like the Magnetic Fields with a more impressive back-up band.
--Noisepop.com

**********


Danceable indie with a sense of humor straight outta the Tenderloin.
--SF Bay Guardian

**********


San Francisco has always had a vibrant indie-pop community, but The Old-Fashioned Way are the first locals I’ve seen (who aren’t freak-folk collectives) to really go big....Chris Wu’s basso vocals bridge the hitherto-unrealized gap between Calvin Johnson and Johnny Cash.
--Albondigas

* * * * * * * * * *

.. .. .. Subscribe to our mailing list: .. .. ..

Member Since:

March 21, 2006

Members:

Christopher W. :: vocals, keyboards, melodica, guitar

Jake :: guitar, uke, guiro, mandolin, vocals

Marie :: violin, keyboards, flute, xylophone, vocals

Matt :: drums, bass clarinet

Chani :: bass, guitar, vocals, bells

Christopher O. :: boston, vocals

Influences:

nilsson, ELO, squeeze, wings, matthew wilder

Sounds Like:

releases:

The Old-Fashioned Way and Their Weak Constitutions (Dec 2008)
the debut CD from OFW featuring 5 previously unreleased tracks


$8 (includes US shipping)
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

The Bay Bridged Vol. 1 (2007)
a compilation CD of tracks from 11 different up-and-coming Bay Area artists. featuring a fast version of "Robot on Fire" by TOFW


$5 (includes US shipping)
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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