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The Low Standards
Jazz / 2-step / Folk

"Hey Hi Ho!"

Los Angeles to San Diego, California
United States

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Last Login:  2/20/2008
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  http://www.myspace.com/thelowstandards  

   The Low Standards: General Info
Member Since9/10/2006
Band Websitethelowstandards.com
Band Members

Angela Correa - singing, guitar, vibes, glock, songwriting
Joanie Mendenhall - piano, guitar, vibes, background singing, songwriting
Tyler Ward - upright bass, drums
Ray Suen - violin and stuff
Matt Curreri - drums sometimes

~ Additional Players ~
Daniel Crawford - guitar
Mitch Manker - trumpet, flugelhorn
Growlin' Mike - trombone
Rob Hecht - tenor sax, bass clarinet, violin
JP Balmat - tenor sax
Rik Ogden - clarinet
Sky Ladd - piano
Ty Kiernan - percussion
InfluencesAdrienne Rich
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Beethoven
Bessie Smith
Bill Evans
Bill Monroe
Bing Crosby
Chagal
Connie Boswell
Count Basie
Dave Brubeck
Debussy
Django Reinhardt
Duke Ellington
e e cummings
Elizabeth Cotton
Ella Fitzgerald
Elvis Costello
Emily Dickenson
Federico Garcia Lorca
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Herrup
Jack Elliot
Joao Gilberto
Johnny Cash
Kate Chopin
Leadbelly
Leger
Matisse
Miles Davis
Nat King Cole
Neil Young
P.J. Harvey
Patsy Cline
Picasso
Raymond Carver
Roscoe Holcomb
Salman Rushdie
Simon & Garfunkel
Son House
Stan Getz
Stephane Grappelli
Tchaikovsky
The Beatles
The Carter Family
The Velvet Underground
Thelonious Monk
Tom Waits
Tommy Johnson
Willa Cather
Woody Guthrie
Sounds Likethis.

Click here to purchase songs on iTunes.

recorded by Christopher Hoffee at In The Chaos Studios
more to come... stay tuned.
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   About The Low Standards


Joaniemen & Correatown present: The Low Standards,
a collaboration of high & low proportions.

So here's the story:

San Diego: 2003.Mission Hills, evening.
Just as Correatown (known to most then as Angela Correa, an americana singer-songwriter in Les Shelleys with Tom Brosseau) was packing up her old guitar and heading back to her new home away from home in Los Angeles, chance and circumstance collided and the stars aligned. Serendipity sent Joaniemen (known to most then as Joanie Mendenhall a member of The Exfriends, among other musical adventures with Matt Curreri, Ray Suen and Tyler Ward) to that very place, that very night. They met. They exchanged albums and numbers. They listened. They reflected. They talked a bit. The two girls have been fast friends and musical cohorts ever since.

Los Angeles: 2006. Echo Park, morning.
After years of playing on each others tunes, singing together in various incarnations, talking trash, and scheming up mayhem these two gals Joaniemen and Correatown found that they really did need to formalize their partnership. Since they both quite cherished old jazz standards, show tunes, a witty lyric and the solid snap of a finger they decided to haunt the dirty nightclubs of the eastside in search of inspiration. In a fit and flurry of audacity they endeavored to create a few new musical low standards of their own.

Why The Low Standards?

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Because they are fun to sing.

Especially because they are fun to play.

Definitely because they make the neighbor boys swoon.

Always because they go down well with a drink.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Gamblers & Stalwarts -
we present to you THE LOW STANDARDS.
a collaboration by Joaniemen & Correatown.
a lovely recording coming to you soon in stereo deluxe.

   The Low Standards's Friend Space (Top 12)
The Low Standards has 506 friends.
 correatown /// is angela correa 


 Joanie Mendenhall 


 Tyler 


 Les Shelleys 


 The Exfriends 


 Ray Suen Appreciation Club 


 M-Theory Music 


 The Local Pyle/ANTI-MONDAY LEAGUE 


 Cat Hair Ensemble 


 Steph Johnson 


 Devon Sproule 


 the Idaho Falls 





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Jun 12 2008 8:35 AM

You've GOTTA come out for this!

BitterEnd4UP
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May 25 2008 5:16 PM

See you this Thursday!

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Tyler





May 24 2008 4:02 PM



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Bresus





May 12 2008 10:49 AM

Hey The Low Standards, I just bought you as my PET! Click here to find out how much I think you're $$WORTH$$!




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Apr 21 2008 7:45 PM

Hope to see you there!

BitterEndfly3skinny

~ If you can't make this one, stop by to see me perform at ArtWalk 2008 in Little Italy on Saturday from 2:30pm - 3:30pm.
I'll be at Stage 3 at India and Cedar!
KPRI Homegrown Hour





Mar 22 2008 12:21 PM

Great music, great peeps, & great drinks...
Does it get any better than that?
Come join us for a magical night!

OConnellFlyerMarchsml
KPRI Homegrown Hour





Feb 25 2008 5:43 PM

Homegrown beautifies The Beauty Bar on Leap Day....
FREE DRINKS.....seriously!

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Gayle Skidmore





Feb 21 2008 1:24 AM

Hi Low Standards!
Thanks so much for your friendship & support! I just wanted to let you know that my new e.p. “Paper Box” is available now on itunes. Drop me a line and let me know how you’re doing! Visit http://www. tunecore. com/music/gayleskidmore for a link to my itunes site.
Cheers!
Gayle Skidmore
KPRI Homegrown Hour





Jan 21 2008 1:12 PM

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SEE U THERE~
Alex Rock





Jan 15 2008 8:39 AM

CLICK HERE OR GO TO   WWW. RTOFFERS .COM   FOR YOUR FREE RINGTONES
Astra Kelly





Jan 12 2008 11:58 PM

THIS FRIDAY AT BRICK BY BRICK/Lot 81: The MOTELS - The CATHRYN BEEKS ORDEAL - ASTRA KELLY & the 47's
619-275-LIVE


SHOWTIME: 8:30pm - for tickets, visit brickbybrick.com
1130 Buenos Ave. San Diego, Ca. 92110
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Adam El GimbEL





Jan 4 2008 4:26 PM

I made a list of my favorite music from last year. After eliminating several thousand candidates, you were still standing. Congrats. CLICK
Not tonight Josephine





Dec 25 2007 2:19 PM


Myspace Glitter Graphics - http://www.sparklee.com

Send you love <3
Michele
Not tonight Josephine





Dec 1 2007 4:04 AM

I'm Michele Millet, singer songwriter
of Not tonight Josephine.
I've just started my new space
where I play on my own...
Listen to my new songs :
www.myspace.com/michelemillet





Thanks for your support

Michele
Jess





Nov 21 2007 3:27 PM

okay cuz im a nerd and love you guys - i put up your bio and a pig of Angela and Joanie up on LastFM - that way the crazy kids that use it can know a lil about the band.

i also put the link to this myspace page. :)

<3
- jess
correatown /// is angela correa





Nov 7 2007 3:41 PM

FIND CORREATOWN...
Barbara Nesbitt





Oct 10 2007 3:14 PM

i hope you can make it to my first LA show....

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skibbler





Aug 27 2007 6:40 PM

wow ladies...
i just fell completely in love
with your sound.
xoxoxo
Alessandra Celletti


Is Online


Aug 25 2007 5:27 AM

...I like... Every Little Thing!
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Not tonight Josephine





Aug 24 2007 1:11 AM

Have a nice day :)
With love from Paris!
Michele
Steph Johnson





Aug 10 2007 10:29 PM

Radio Free Silver Lake





Jul 22 2007 4:16 PM

You’re cordially invited to our FREE indie rock play date this Tuesday… Too good to miss is putting it lightly.

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Hear tracks from all three bands and read all the details here.
Jess





Jul 3 2007 9:34 PM

the low standards are amazing! how can they not be? you've got angie! i love angela correa <3

can you please put up the song "nothin' but love" :)
- por favor?

- jess
Sunsual





Jun 22 2007 8:18 PM

From Sunsual With Love !!!!
In a few days, there will be
A Better Place...

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Not tonight Josephine





Jun 22 2007 12:36 AM

Thanks for adding Not tonight Josephine.
I wish you the best.
With Love from Paris.
Michele
Carlos Olmeda





Jun 8 2007 1:48 AM

Come and play... The Shining Hour!
Sunsual





Jun 2 2007 8:10 PM

Love from The Sun!

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Oprah Winfrey





Jun 1 2007 7:46 PM

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May 22 2007 4:03 AM

Hiya!
So glad you added me. I love your unique sound.
Rachel
Radio Free Silver Lake





May 20 2007 4:00 PM

You’re cordially invited to our latest indie rock play date. (It’s FREE.)

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Go here for more details and to hear/download MP3s from all three bands.
RUSTY JONES official music site





May 18 2007 9:12 AM

The Low Standards make it look and sound easy, which I think for them, it is!

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Appleseed





May 15 2007 4:13 PM

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Tyler





May 10 2007 12:35 PM


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kyle





May 8 2007 10:31 PM

tomorrow, vote kyle legg for junior class representative.


here is a message from garrett marshall (current rally commissioner):
EVERYONE FROM CENTENNIAL!!!! TOMORROW IS THE VOTING PART OF THE ASB ELECTIONS!!! YOU ALL NEED TO WRITE SOMETHING ON THE VERY BOTTOM OF YOUR BALLETT...PUT A LITTLE BOX WITH AN X IN IT AND NEXT TO IT WRITE "GARRETT MARSHALL FOR THE VOICE OF CENTENNIAL" SO THAT WAY HE CAN READ OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!! DOOOOOO ITT!!


this is a mass comment, i appologize if you do not go to centennial
kyle





May 7 2007 4:45 PM

this week
Vote Kyle Legg for Junior Class Representative



this is a mass comment.
The Flimz





May 3 2007 1:30 PM

beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
The Flimz





May 3 2007 1:30 PM

beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
Alec Chumbley





Apr 1 2007 3:35 PM

Your EP kicked off my Saturday night. I'm just now feeling normal again.
Starlite





Mar 29 2007 1:01 AM

time for a spring clean...

inside...and...out...
Tyler