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Schooner
Folk / Minimalist / Soul

"Waiting for the great leap forward."

Carrboro, North Carolina
United States

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Last Login:  7/5/2008
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   Schooner: General Info
Member Since8/15/2004
Band Websiteschoonermusic.com
Band MembersReid and Kathryn Johnson, Billy Alphin, Maria Albani, and then Tripp Cox, Megan Culton, Wes Phillips, Nathan Oliver White, Scott Phillips, Thomas Moorefield, Mark Lebetkin, Billy Sugarfix, Dave Bjorkback, Zeno Gill, John Harrison, Ivan Howard, Kuki Kooks, Harold Brady, Chad Coward, Alan Cain, Alex Cox, Jordan Hudson, Jeremy Ferrel, and the Pox Family Singers.
InfluencesDurham.
Sounds LikeHum dee-dee, hum dee-da.


Record Label54º 40' or Fight! Records / Pox World Empire
Type of LabelIndie




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   About Schooner
Schooner is from Carrboro, NC. We've been around since 2003, and during that time we've put out:
-"You Forget About Your Heart" - 2004 (Pox World Empire) ITUNES
-“3x4” - 2006 (Pox)
-“Rocky P.” - 2006 (Pox) ITUNES
-"Hold on Too Tight," released on August 7, 2007 on 54º 40' or Fight! Records,
As well as some early homemade CD's and a few of tracks on various compilations that you can ask us nicely for.
Stay in touch to see when we're going to be driving around and playing shows in your town.

Listen to our "State of Things" (NPR-WUNC) on-air HERE

Order older stuff online @ Pox World Empire

Here are some other folks' perspective:

Schooner is a four-piece comprised of brother and sister Reid and Kathryn Johnson and music veterans Billy Alphin (The Rosebuds, Ashley Stove) and Maria Albani (Pleasant, Un Deux Trois), Schooner builds upon the disarmingly honest and poetic songwriting of Reid Johnson to create songs that are intricately crafted and captivating. Instead of limiting themselves to a single genre, the group simultaneously marries vintage indie rock with alt country, folk, doo-wop, and occasional undercurrents of pop to punk and even 60's psychedelia. Moving naturally from mood to mood always focused on the immediacy of the composition, Schooner creates a musical experience that is as compelling as it is ear-catching. -jen richelson

"The quality of frontman Reid Johnson's songwriting is consistently high. No lulls, no hints of attempting to cover a lack of inspiration, no filler, not a single welcome overstayed. Classic stuff, in other words" -Copper Press

"...rarely has a sibling relationship created something this harmonious....swooning vintage pop, fuzzy Guided By Voices-ish rock and woozy Sinatra/Hazlewood-like country for an overall effect that's equal parts dreamy, deadpan and doomed." -CMJ

"What a fucking marvellous band." -Sian Claire Owen, Americana UK



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the hand clap attack





Jul 5 2008 7:08 AM

hey, i talked to duncan (hammer no more the fingers) and he said that hed like to come back to washington dc and play @ dahlak again (the place where i book)----he also said that he would like to grab you guys for the show and possibly the never---lets make this happen!!!!

dave
Beloved Binge





Jul 2 2008 10:05 PM

hope you can make my movie!!

Taz Halloween/Kitty Box & the Johnnys





Jul 1 2008 11:15 AM

I LOVE the latest picture! It is poignant & beautiful & a proud moment for hand/shadow puppets everywhere! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture! AND the quote! You are geniuses! (sp?)
Regina Hexaphone





Jun 26 2008 11:15 AM

You guys sure do change your profile pic a lot. How 'bout I take a new one of all four of you? Or i could draw one with a crayon.
CAC
SEEDHILL BRUISER





Jun 25 2008 9:41 AM

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greetings fae scotland :-) x
Lemming Malloy





Jun 18 2008 12:08 PM

tracy





Jun 18 2008 2:45 PM

headbands perhaps?
wembley





Jun 17 2008 8:29 PM

reid really seems to sweat a lot. maybe more than me. schooner ist rad.
saludos, nevo
Daisy





Jun 8 2008 2:33 PM

I like you people and you sound good too.
Enjoyed it last night fo sho!!!!!!
The Flowers of Evil





Jun 6 2008 4:42 AM

so this morning i meant to bring your cd to work to upload into itunes for my listening pleasure but my addled brain went and forgot it

oh well! if you're live performance is any indication, i'm sure it's pretty spectacular.
must say the show was buckets of fun and we would love to make it happen again sometime
The Nein





Jun 5 2008 12:35 PM

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Heather





Jun 5 2008 10:02 AM

No, I think Craig is confused.
Thanks for the happy wishes!
Chop Chop





Jun 3 2008 10:17 AM

It went a lot smoother! ad me to your mailing list and I'll get my friends to come to the NYC show.
Cheers, CC
Charlie





Jun 1 2008 4:17 PM

Gonna try to make it out to the show next weekend.

Hope all is well,
Charlie
Hammer No More the Fingers





May 28 2008 9:15 PM

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nathan oliver





May 24 2008 6:38 PM

...TO UNWIND!
THE HEIST AND THE ACCOMPLICE





May 23 2008 9:39 AM

see you tonight
Trekky Records





May 22 2008 7:44 AM

Gordon





May 20 2008 4:33 PM

hi schooner! it was very 'pleasant' (yeah i know that was terrible) to see all of you.... individually...not playing schooner songs... at some point. perhaps next time i can see a schooner/nathan oliver show at hooters? i have NO MONEY right now so please wait maybe a year or so until i can afford a transatlantic flight.
your tartan midget fan, gordon
Caverns





May 16 2008 9:32 AM

what up Schooner,
We are playing Chapel Hill on the 30th.... hope you can come and rock out with us

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A Rooster for the Masses





May 11 2008 8:03 PM

Come on now, you know you want it.
-Matt V

The Cave 5-13-2008
Beloved Binge





May 11 2008 6:53 PM

Gordon





May 1 2008 2:16 PM

in the middle of may! but not on the right days it seems! :(
Gordon





May 1 2008 12:52 PM

dear schooner,

i see no dates being played when i am on carolina shores

yours sincerely,
a disgruntled scot
Hammer No More the Fingers





Apr 25 2008 1:37 PM

Saturday, April 26 @ Local 506
The Nein





Apr 22 2008 10:04 AM

nein april 25 2008
twins of a gazelle





Apr 15 2008 6:11 AM

Hey Schooner----if you guys are still interested in coming out to DC and playing at the venue I book---c'mon down!!!! I would love to book you guys!
dave
Sgt. Spearmint the great paleontologist





Apr 13 2008 2:13 PM

thatd be great :D
Sgt. Spearmint the great paleontologist





Apr 11 2008 5:39 PM

i love your music
pray for you to die is one of my favorite songs of all time
its simply gorgeous
THE HEIST AND THE ACCOMPLICE





Apr 8 2008 8:01 AM

thanks for having us the other night. we had a great time.
twins of a gazelle





Apr 4 2008 1:57 PM

i'd like to book you guys in DC on a sat night sometime...hit me up if you are interested! i met one of your peeps at a north ele show a few months ago...
dave
nathan oliver





Apr 2 2008 1:10 PM

Gordon





Apr 1 2008 9:45 AM

actually, prostitutes and can together really do make sense...

pure speculation on my part of course.
aSa is for OBAMA!





Mar 31 2008 8:53 PM

Asa Gregory is coming to a town you live in very soon! Peace and Music, Schooner!
Gordon





Mar 31 2008 1:48 PM

i'm pretty sure i remember that being next to a bordello.
Taz Halloween/Kitty Box & the Johnnys





Mar 26 2008 7:00 AM

WOW! Lil ole me for PREZ?! Of your FAN CLUB of course!Okay - will ya'll be my "VICES"? Hyar, hyar! Cheers, Taz
Philip Pledger





Mar 21 2008 8:54 PM

hullo there, just wanted to say i really like your stuff, its quite refreshing. i saw your cd in schoolkids the other day and noticed the song named "carrboro," and it made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. okay that is all.
Brett Harris





Mar 20 2008 9:03 PM

Thank you for adding me to your friends list. I greatly appreciate it. I think your music is fantastic.

www.brettharrismusic.com
North Elementary





Mar 6 2008 1:46 PM

Receiving transmission from David Bowie’s nipple antennae, do you read me, lieutenant B