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The Chambermaids
Rock / Indie / Psychedelic



MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota
United States

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Member Since10/5/2005
Band Websitethechambermaids.com
Band MembersNeil Weir - guitars/vox
Martha Weir - bass/vox
Colin Johnson - drums
Nate Nelson - guitars
Influences• 1 in CMJ weekly chart for KUOM-Radio K in Minneapolis and 49 of top albums of 2006

• Park was included in the latimes.com downloads feature.

• 1 in CMJ weekly chart for WMBR in Cambridge MA and 2 of Top albums of 2006

“Sleeper feels like someone is running a zipper along your spine . . . in a good way” (Punkplanet)

“The Chambermaids have created a fun, enjoyable throwback perfect for all punkers convinced that they just don’t make records like they used to.” (Playback stl)

Sounds LikeNeil is also a former Pachyderm Studio staff engineer and has a recording studio in Minneapolis, MN called The Old Blackberry Way.

Click here for Flickr Band Photos.

Click here for Chambermaids Flyers.
Record LabelModern Radio
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jun 21 2008 9:00P
Turf Club St. Paul, Minnesota
Jun 25 2008 5:00P
Osceola Public Library Osceola, Wisconsin
Jun 28 2008 10:00P
Hexagon Bar Minneapolis, Minnesota

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   About The Chambermaids
The Chambermaids are siblings Neil (vocals, guitars) and Martha Weir (vocals, bass), Colin Johnson (drums), and Nate Nelson (guitars.) The Weirs formed the band nearly four years ago in Minneapolis, MN with a drum machine. They cut five demos, put them on their website (www.thechambermaids.com) and began playing out in the indie rock friendly dive bars of the Twin Cities. Soon the song “City Predators” was picked up by local college radio station, Radio K (where the band also did an on air performance) and the Twin Town’s music scene was formerly introduced to The Chambermaids.

The Chambermaids have recently released their debut full-length record, a slab of weird noise and ugly beauty. The Weirs both sing, alternating lead and backing vocals that run the gamut from lovely to awful (in that good, Mark E. Smith kind of awful). Punchy clean bass lines, slicing noisy guitars, and minimalist drumming (Johnson’s subtle homage to that icy minimalism of the fired drum machine – it should be noted that his technique is similar, yet made organic by jarring idiosyncratic fills and runs) punctuate the oddly catchy melodies and murky lyrics.

The songs aren’t really pop, but they do have a sensibility. This stuff isn’t thrown together, but it definitely isn’t tidy. The sounds that emanate from the recordings present an unconscious and weirdly foreboding sense of serendipity that makes The Chambermaids’ sound difficult to peg. Naturally, there are points of reference: certainly Wire and Sonic Youth; probably The Jesus & Mary Chain and The Velvet Underground with bits of the far-reaching shoegazer genre and old-fashioned 60s pop, but they do it in their own way.

From the two-minute 60s R&B-through-art-punk-racket of “City Predators” and “Nailed To The Floor” to the foreboding-slow-burn of “Sleeper” and “Tin Murder”, The Chambermaids pillage pop and rock history, tweaking and bending their influences enough, decreeing this isn’t theft. Believe me, this is more than homage. This is what makes good music.

Written by Chris M. Short

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New Scheme Publishing Concern





Jun 22 2008 6:29 PM

The New Scheme #18 is out now. It features Paint It Black, This Will Destroy You, Kidcrash, Antlers, Young Livers and cassette labels

You can check out the digital version by clicking on the cover:



Previous issues and the new digital mixtape are also available at:

www. thenewscheme. com
Chris





Jun 22 2008 9:32 AM

Whoa! Didn't know you have a new song. "Lily" is stellar - *great* hook and fabulous dynamics.

CMS
Fitzgerald





Jun 19 2008 8:51 AM

thanks for being my new friend!
Bethie





Jun 15 2008 12:49 AM

new song Lily? i like it.
Breakfast at Phoebe’s





Jun 14 2008 1:08 PM

thanks for being a friend !! mmh!
Contra Fair





Jun 8 2008 1:42 PM

Les Deux Magots





Jun 3 2008 4:22 PM

tape release on tardigrade records!
baby guts


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May 31 2008 12:03 PM

taylor was right, you guys are really the only band we know that can get away with covering a pixies song.
thanks so much for playing with us on thursday!
Big Timber





May 26 2008 1:04 PM

We love you guys.
Les Deux Magots





May 21 2008 10:05 AM

baby guts


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May 20 2008 11:11 AM

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RESTRAINING HOLLYWOOD





May 11 2008 1:18 PM

~ThanX4The Add!!! ChecK 0uT The TraiLer 4 0uR NeW FiLm.......
"TrusT Me" TraiLer
VISCERAL





May 7 2008 8:02 PM

Love of the tone on Predators.

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May 3 2008 1:39 PM

The Sleaze





Apr 29 2008 9:27 PM

oooh mentioned s VoT bands to check out. coolz.
The Deaf





Mar 30 2008 7:44 AM

Make Greg do it.
The Deaf





Mar 29 2008 12:38 AM

Ha! That looks great, M!

Tough as nails!
PsychedelicCentral.Com





Mar 7 2008 3:58 AM

thankyou

Hi, it is a pleasure to welcome you!

Jan :)

black haired girl





Jan 30 2008 5:06 PM

The Modern Lovers meet the Clash---I like. :)
The Jacobins





Jan 30 2008 11:28 AM

Hey- we can't play to play a show with you on the 7th. We love your songs!
-Nate
Whiskey Sournotes





Nov 19 2007 11:12 AM

Happy Thanksgiving!

Please, promptly refrigerate any unused portions, and send to:


http://www.myspace.com/thewhiskeysournotes

Thank you.







(love to ya!)
Miranda





Oct 24 2007 4:36 PM

I heart your new pic!!
Nils





Oct 13 2007 1:44 PM

That's a good looking band.
Whiskey Sournotes





Oct 5 2007 9:11 AM

We love The Chambermaids!
thx, ya'll
-lambe
Maggie





Oct 5 2007 8:00 AM

YAY for nils being in the chambermaids, he would be a great addition! Those pics are oh so priceless...hearts! ha ha ha.....
Anthony Newes





Sep 28 2007 7:51 AM

Hey Neil,

How's it going?

Ok.
Markus





Aug 29 2007 2:12 AM

Thanks! I really enjoy your music.
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Aug 19 2007 8:40 PM

ISSUE no.1
[art/writing/music by people and bands from around the world]

Coming soon!!

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Aug 14 2007 9:12 AM

BASEMENT SHOW in MINNEAPOLIS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15th

@ Quadruple Double Deuce House (2222 6th st ne, MPLS)

-Complete Waste (mpls)
-The Keep Aways (duluth)
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Minnesota Local Music Scene





Jul 10 2007 11:54 AM

Thank you for coming onto the Mn Local Music Scene profile page remember it is open to all MN bands so just message us or add us and if there are any shows or any promotional info you want posted it will most certainly be up thanx again D






Jun 21 2007 11:07 PM

Nuance is such a nuisance. Lazy drum machine.
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May 30 2007 7:23 AM

Happy hump day from Cities Live! Hope you can tune in to the show this Sunday! If you have any requests or comments please feel free to leave us a voice comment so we can play it on the air.
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May 21 2007 8:55 PM

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May 14 2007 9:27 PM

Thanks for adding The Delaminators ! We love you !
Ted





May 14 2007 12:16 PM

Wichita?
Bethie





May 11 2007 5:58 PM

hi
Eric Fundingsland