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Tame..Tame and Quiet
Indie / Progressive / Experimental

"OUT OF THE OFFICE UNTIL FALL."

Metroplex, Texas
United States

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Member Since1/16/2005
Band Websitetametameandquiet.com
Band MembersBoyd Dixon - Concussion
Aaron Bartz - Strum and Hum
Pat Ferguson - Trunk Bump
Darren Miller - Pick and Grin

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InfluencesSegovia
Objectivism
Peer pressure
Post Modernism
History and histrionics
The separation of science and religion
The possibility of making a group of high school kids learn to play our songs.
Sounds Like"Making independent music means saying Screw You! to everyone who is NOT in your band. If there had been a REAL punk movement that would have been the enduring message." -- David Thomas, Baconator Creator

From Zach Hunt at AustinSound.com:
While listening to Tame…Tame and Quiet’s debut LP... the Silver Jews... kept imagining beards necessarily having some part in the band and, sure enough, the beards are certainly there. Tame…Tame and Quiet feel comfortable...with precision...true melody...but also...the unexpected...distorted greatness and then sighs...throwing an unexpected element into TTaQ’s heavily rock influenced sound.

From the FW Weekly:
Tame..Tame and Quiet’s sonic fingerprint seems to be the willingness to change moods within each song. “Heroic As It Is” starts off with a background of nocturnal creature noises before detouring into a snappy pop beat; “Cursive or Worse” introduces the band as professional Steely Dan impersonators before wandering into Sonic Youth’s more mournful terrain. Everything’s bracketed by lovely, gently ringing guitar interludes.

From the Dallas Observer:
Fort Worth's Tame..Tame and Quiet['s] elaborate, playful style happily mines an era when bands like the Zombies and the Byrds knew how to drape great songwriting in melody-loving arrangements...TT&Q...apply a keen sense of melody to their Mission of Burma mindset and Slint-loving art-rock.

From weshotjr.com:
Tame..Tame and Quiet rock at such weird angles you'll have to cock your head to understand it. But it's a really enjoyable confusion.

From bigdlittled.com:
TT&Q is that rare, solid hard rock band around these parts steeped in the Our Band Could Be Your Life ethos. You have not seen TT&Q yet? Shame on you

weshotjr.com Review 08.26.06 The DoubleWide Dallas, TX:
…Tame..Tame and Quiet came out and played such a strong set that they probably would have made even a really good band look silly in comparison. They play a very intricate brand of guitar based rock with 70's progressive undertones, and just about any serious music fan would have respected them for all that they accomplish in their brief set. The technically obsessed among us would have marveled at their chops and proficiency. Those who expect intensity at live shows would not have been disappointed by their forcefulness. Even songwriting fans would have been forced to wonder how they went about constructing the tunefulness of their mini-epics.

At their best, Tame...Tame and Quiet reminded me of so many parts of my favorite King Crimson songs, Polvo albums, and my absolute favorite: Polvo albums that ripped off King Crimson songs...they remind me of the better moments of the so called "math rock" era, when bands aspired to write impossibly complex songs that mixed melody, schizophrenic time signatures and guitar heroics, taking all of them to their logical extremes. When I heard Tame...Tame and Quiet, I realized how much I miss that time in music, or more specifically, the music itself. The band rocks in such a convincing manner that they blow the intellectual bullshit off of the chin- scratching facade that was so common in that genre. I hope more of you get a chance to see them, and I now know that I should have gone home the moment they exited the stage…

Record LabelLet's make a deal, whaddaya say!
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Unfruitful Accolades:

Nominated in 2007: Dallas Observer
Best New Act

Nominated in 2007: Fort Worth Weekly
Artist of the Year
New Artist
Rock Band
Rock Album ("Tin Can Communicate")
Rock Song ("Blank Checks On Clean Slates")

Nominated in 2006: Fort Worth Weekly
Best Avant Garde/Experimental


Band Bio:

Tame..Tame And Quiet formed over the summer of 2004 when Aaron, Boyd and Darren came together with the intention of creating music that was unique, both to their potential audience and to themselves, challenging them to expand past their previous bands' styles and limitations. In pursuit of this goal, however unintentional, they moved forward creating music that tackled a variety of moods sometimes within the same song. While labeled everything from "weird" to "angular" to "subversively melodic" to "indie jazz" they pursued their vision culminating in the release of their first full length album in 2007. Titled "Tin Can Communicate" the album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Matthew Barnhart at the Echo Lab in Argyle, Texas during 2006. In early 2008, TTXQ enlisted the bass mastery of Pat Ferguson (Deep Snapper, Raised By Tigers) to extend these initial ideas and push the sounds forward. Currently solidifying new material, TTXQ will be busy crafting a new album and dropping in on a venue near you.

*Buy TIN CAN COMMUNICATE at the following locations:

ONLINE:
CDBaby

In Arlington:
CD Warehouse on N. Collins

In Dallas:
Good Records
CD World (Dallas and Addison locations)

In Denton:
Recycled Books and Music
Hastings Books and Music

In Austin:
Waterloo
End of an Ear
Sound on Sound

And of course.....OUR SHOWS!!!!

If assessing the significance of our local music media accolades, reading second-hand accounts of our perceived musical prowess, or perusing our recorded material available here seems insufficient, let us redeem ourselves to you by booking a live performance for your National Touring Band, bar/batmitzvah or hippie bonfire party by following the following instructions:

Please submit any booking requests to us here, or contact Aaron at: metrognome@sbcglobal.net. Thank you!





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Heath Aught





Jun 22 2008 11:36 AM

i voted.............and i got some other peeps to throw in.............yalls gonna get it.............to hell with them other bitches.......................tame tame in the '08!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Critical Side of You





Jun 19 2008 6:58 PM

het whats up?
the potato soundtrack





Jun 19 2008 8:47 PM

mmothejr





Jun 9 2008 12:41 AM

Thank you for the add!!! Peace and Love from Berlin,Mmo
sink, line, and hooker





May 28 2008 11:11 PM

hey yall.. remember when i recorded you at pitchers? well know it is time for you to do me a favor... :)

come out to the moon bar off of berry and see us this saturday. nine pm. if you can. it is gonna be ...eclectic.

p.s.
can't wait for the lola show!!!
clint niosi





May 10 2008 2:23 PM

Great show last night. I hadn't heard the band with Pat yet...he was awsome. I think you kids are gonna go places :) .
Shiny Around the Edges





Apr 29 2008 9:17 PM

I, for one, enjoy pumpkins.
franklin richards





Apr 21 2008 11:36 AM

Quite possibly the most under-appreciated band in North Texas. Nice work on Saturday.
starhead





Apr 5 2008 1:06 AM

Florene


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Mar 31 2008 7:28 AM

Hey guys, haven't seen ya'll in a while.
Just wanted to stop by and say hello!
Crystal





Mar 7 2008 6:25 PM

I'm not cool enough for this band. I stick out like a sore thumb against all the other comments. Have a rockin show.
sink, line, and hooker





Mar 5 2008 6:23 PM

yea..it o-cunts muther and it o-cunts well !
handbrake





Mar 4 2008 9:52 AM

You guys finally got some junk in your trunk. Looking forward to the shows.
clint niosi





Feb 28 2008 11:21 PM

Aaron...I just listened to "Red"...and you guys so have to cover it. It sounds like you already :) . Course it has bass...but a little birdy told me you might have bass too.
A





Feb 11 2008 5:02 PM

Hey Aaron, good seeing y'all out last night.
Roberto





Feb 6 2008 5:51 AM

ciao, grazie per l'add.

Vieni a vedere il mio blog sul mio myspace. Faccio parodie o dico cose simpatiche su qualsiasi cosa mi venga in mente. Inoltre faccio le parodie delle partite del Napoli ogni settimana cercando di renderli sempre eroi quando posso. Chi lo legge dice che sia molto divertente. Ho il Napoli e l'allegria nel cuore e quindi mi sembra giusto farsi una risata il Lunedì anche quando il Napoli perde (perchè la domenica sono nero anch'io:)). Ho cominciato dalla partita con la Lazio. E ovviamente Marek eroe di giornata che salva la Terra. Ti aspetto. Anche qualke commentino non sarebbe male. Ciao e grazie di nuovo.
clint niosi





Feb 6 2008 12:57 AM

TTXQ returns with new shows!!
Goodnight, Fish





Feb 5 2008 10:48 PM

good! make sure to remind me as they get closer.
Goodnight, Fish





Jan 18 2008 12:29 PM

No shows coming up?
much afraid





Jan 5 2008 10:26 PM

thank you!
staccyy krisstinaa





Dec 30 2007 4:02 PM

hey guys this is stacy, boyds sister! i still love all the songs its great.hopefully theres more wher it came from.
Goodnight, Fish





Dec 6 2007 11:40 AM

It was said they came down from the mountains, or mountainous passes where water-trickling streams, cold from winter past, could breathe upon their skittled bodies and taste the rainbow.
Jonathan





Nov 27 2007 12:20 PM

Wow- I forgot about that. Wonderful! Thanks dude!
Heath Aught





Nov 23 2007 7:24 PM

i was parked outside a gas station in fowt werty tayxsis, and i was litnin to that radio.........all the sudden i hear A.B.........then he started a talkin bout some musics..........then that musics came on..........and the other guy couldnt get his name right.....it was some funnys of course.....and i thought to myself, i know those guys.........theyre playin the radio right now...............................yalls some famous, you know................that was a neat time in my life
Monica





Nov 22 2007 7:08 PM

Happy turkey day!!! missed seeing you and the fam today.. but we will catch ur act tomorrow night!
BLACKHEART SOCIETY





Nov 22 2007 8:48 AM

wild wild and loud
Wax Edison





Nov 21 2007 4:48 PM

Thanks for adding Wax Edison as your friend! We should play a show together.

Kimball
WittMusic





Nov 19 2007 12:44 PM

Bartz, I'm giving you an early notice. Christmas is coming and we're going to continue our annual tradition of getting the band back together. You best ready your chops or there won't be no Christmas between us.
The Frenz





Nov 19 2007 8:56 AM

Stereo on Strike LIVE EVENT @ Sloppyworld
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sink, line, and hooker





Nov 18 2007 3:15 PM

i have been hearing good things...
sink, line, and hooker





Oct 23 2007 1:04 PM

tame your asses over to the aardvark in Fort Worth on wednesday...your dear friends the North Pole Bombers will be there playing nineish o clock! we recorded you at pitchers, remember!?!?!
The Make Believers





Oct 20 2007 1:35 PM

Dudes-
Thanks for noticing.
clint niosi





Oct 17 2007 3:01 PM

The Nov 23 show sounds awsome.
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Oct 5 2007 12:53 PM



THE RENTAL CARS





Sep 24 2007 6:29 PM

Great Performance Saturday at Wall of Sound even though you only got to play 3 songs. I was glad to finally see you. The CD sounds awesome and I can't wait to see you again.

Sincerely,
Karl Cars
Bad Penny





Sep 21 2007 2:40 PM

regardless of your time slot, im still excited to see you guys again. lets have a few brews.