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ryan thomas becker
Experimental / Folk / Soul

July 20th @J&J's.



denton county, TEXAS
United States

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Member Since3/15/2005
Band Websitewww.narconews.com
Band Memberslegs, mostly legs, and friends.
Influences....hope, giants, legs, truth, unusual hairstyles and cool weather, irony, eyeglasses, echoes, oklahoma redbuds in the middle of the spring, all sexes, pronunciation, other trees and bushes, the wind, automobiles and some bicycles, rooftops, pants, phalanges, a pen, the state of texas, reasons, comfortable shoes, teeth, skin, bellies, the extended family, criminals, allergies, papers, concept albums, cigarette smoke, jokes, button-ups with the sleeves rolled up, the state of confusion, sunsets, very small/large objects, rest, beds, white lies, ideals and the absense of ideals (culinary and/or religious), symbols, shoulders, socks, sickness, so-called imperfections, love, change in a bottle, gum, rocks, grant m.f.c., orange sherbet, beating hearts, many musics, music-playing-people, elephants, books and the writers and the audiences, and rolling films and the makers, and touch....
Sounds Like...smells, airplanes, pearl snaps, metroid, carousels, sliding fingers, sizzlin' hashbrowns, sleigh bells, feedback, clapping, loud pizza from loud napoli...

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Record LabelSpecial Session Recordings.
Type of LabelIndie


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   About ryan thomas becker
. . . established in 1982, also plays/fingered part/full/heart-time in a couple/few other bands, such as sunday drive and the muggabears and RTB2 and aubrey and eaton lake tonics and the fuzzy coos and the Slow Burners and Audrey Lapraik. enjoys the warm glow of a porta 02 mkII. forever seeks the perfect blend of innocence and experience and reigns as a six footer. . . and we cannot stop ourselves, why should we, how could we?! think think think. . .



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REVIEWS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, & DESCRIPTIONS
(lovingly posted without permission):

"best work to date and some of the best music I have heard in a long time... I feel like you should do something about it."
--michael r. welch of the meanderthals.

"...No one stands above him. He is quite tall."
--anonymous we shot j.r. comment.

"His songs manage to balance sincere emotion and humor without falling into overwrought emotion or relentless irony. Unnecessary but interesting found sounds and odd instrumentation spice up some of his songs."
--jesse hughly of the dallas observer.

"Don't be a hero."
--Matthew Barnhart.

"He is also in the Ponystars and used to play soccer and he looks so cool and has nice parents."
--funanimal comotion.

"...this guy is damned entertaining! if Banter's intuition is correct, this man's ablilties are much deeper than we know... musically, imaginatively, & spiritually."
--banter.

"...heartfelt....uncompromised..."
--jim cross of jim cross.

"Tremulous devotional balladry."
--ilovefortworth.

"...what music sounds like..."
--phoreladeliah.blogspot.com.

"Best Instrumentalist" Nomination
--Dallas Observer Music Awards 2009.

"Best Group" Nomination (RTB2)
--Dallas Observer Music Awards 2009.

"Best Blues Act" Nomination (RTB2)
--Dallas Observer Music Awards 2009.

"Big Group" Winner (RTB2)
--QuickDFW's Big Thing Music Awards 2009.

"Best Instrumentalist" Nomination
--Dallas Observer Music Awards 2008.

"Best New Act" Nomination (RTB2)
--Dallas Observer Music Awards 2008.

"Next Big Thing" Nomination (RTB2)
--QuickDFW's Big Thing Music Awards 2008.

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Albums available at Recycled Books
and online @Special Session Recordings.

View Blogs for detailed album info, news, videos, pics, etc...

Sorry, dudes.
Ryan Thomas Becker - Uncomfortable Index Fingers
CD (SSR008 - 2005)
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GUTTERTH





Jul 10 2009 3:05 PM

thanks again for playing
tracts of space last night
jacob metcalf





Jul 9 2009 9:03 PM

i'm excited about your upcoming dates brother.
grady don





Jul 9 2009 6:47 PM

A Modern Sidewalk





Jul 7 2009 11:31 PM

ishi





Jul 7 2009 7:19 PM

we go on @ 8pm sharp



GUTTERTH





Jul 7 2009 3:29 PM

thanks again for playing
EPISODE XXXVI last night
Dr. Sketchy s





Jul 7 2009 3:09 AM

Photobucket
Anchor in the Valley (TOUR July 9th-23rd!)





Jul 7 2009 1:41 AM

I was actually going to say that you should play the show! haha! I had no idea who was playing with us, that is awesome! See you then!
with love,
Kelsey
Anchor in the Valley (TOUR July 9th-23rd!)





Jul 6 2009 10:51 PM

Thank you so much for the request, Ryan! I really enjoyed your music...awesome! You should come out to J&J's on the 20th if you can!! Take care and drop by sometime!
with love,
Kelsey
Benjamin





Jul 4 2009 3:53 AM

♪♫† cbAkj [Bananagans] †♫♪





Jul 4 2009 3:51 AM

Alright, cool.
Well, I'm looking forward to (hopefully) seeing you this Monday at the Hydrant. :D
Dear Human





Jul 3 2009 2:45 AM

"mmm!" yourself, sugar muscles!
♪♫† cbAkj [Bananagans] †♫♪





Jul 3 2009 12:04 AM

sdg;lakjsdg
What album-ish thingy is "So Speak" available on?
I wasn't aware that you had a studio recorded version.
rach





Jul 2 2009 11:15 PM

hey dude! it was good seeing you last night!! turns out the show i was going to tomorrow night got postponed. so perhaps i will make my way to Dan's!!
Jason Daniels





Jul 1 2009 10:30 PM



Bahahaha





Jul 1 2009 4:05 PM

of course you're not playing the one night i will actually be in denton! (july 2)!!!
DUKES Vodka Georgia





Jun 26 2009 1:10 PM

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Big Red Marbles





Jun 23 2009 11:01 PM

Cheers for the add. Great tunes, man.
J.A. Etchison





Jun 23 2009 4:59 PM

hey there, ryan thomas becker!

well, it has been a long and winding road, and an even longer time coming, but my debut CD, I Remember, is FINALLY HERE!!! YAY!!!!!

to celebrate, American HeartBeat Records(tm) has arranged a FREE DOWNLOAD of Now Is The Time in exchange for a valid email address. Now Is The Time is a brand new, upbeat song I wrote: we are living in turbulent times. suddenly it is okay to be greedy and heartless? no way! a song of hope for our future, a new vision of America and the world.

we have a bunch of exciting things planned to kick this whole thing off, and we need to get a better picture of who our friends are, so the FREE DOWNLOAD form will ask you a few questions, like, what is your country and nearest major city. it all takes maybe 15 seconds.

anyhoo, the FREE DOWNLOAD, and the FUN, begins at www.JAETCHISON.com

I look forward to getting to know you a little better, and I thank you SO VERY MUCH for your friendship and support!

please tell your friends about JAETCHISON.com, and ask them to sign up for the email list, too! FUN things are coming up!!



peace from Atlanta, Georgia, USA,


J.A. Etchison


:)
michAel





Jun 23 2009 4:11 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Rahul





Jun 23 2009 3:45 AM

we gotta meet, perhaps at beth marys, between choco chip mint cookies and the espresso sun
TREY MAC music





Jun 19 2009 2:45 PM

THANKS FOR THE ADD!!!
American Art





Jun 19 2009 12:34 AM

hey so we're back again with new members and completely new songs. It would be cool if you could check out our page and let us know what you think, even if you don't think anything of it. We have all the info on what's been happening in our new blog. We are playing shows again so come see one and come talk to us. -and again sorry for commenting like this. thanks american art
Robbie Tart





Jun 18 2009 7:26 PM

Thanx for adding me...hope you're having a top week!!
Benjamin





Jun 18 2009 6:50 PM

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