Tim Allen.guitar.
PJ Boeckel.bassguitar.
Lynn Ligammari.voice.altosax.
Jared Schonig.drums.
Michael R. Williams.voice.basstrumpet. also seen with these gangsters and MVP's; Maria Cristina Eisen, Kevin Razska, Conor Elmes, Brad Maestas, Matty Downy, Kevin Moehringer, Eric Biondo, and the keeids
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Influences
Bill Frisell, Jon Nelson, James Brown, Brazilian Girls, Auktyon, David Byrne & Talking Heads, Outkast, Prince, Hot Chip, Gillian Welch, Auktyon, Meshell Ndgeocello, Cibo Matto, Sting, Bill Withers, Sly and the Family Stone, E, Fela Kuti, Paul Simon, Mos Def, The cities of Buffalo, L.A., and NYC, Flaming Lips, Fugees, Juana's Addiction, Grateful Dead, Zappa, our families, Dookers!
Sounds Like
Talking Heads-Sly and the Family Stone-Outkast-Red Hot Chili Peppers-Auktyon-Antibalas-Gillian Welch Kool-Aid
"One big musical pillowfight".
Thought is a family. That is why their concerts are fun. That is also why their music is good. Family bands are always great, right? Also, it cannot be said enough that this band makes people dance wherever they go.
****The Making of Politics for Kids****
Fate would have Thought billed with Beyondo, the Pizzas and Big Swifty at the Creek and the Cave in Long Island City, Queens, NY on Halloween of 2006. Thought dressed as a Goth band, and with the lights low proceeded to make the people dance, sweat, and chant. One of those people dancing that night was Producer, and Funky Monkey’s Leader Joshua Sitron. “I thought they were a Goth Costume Band who played fun, danceable, original music. I was totally captivated and wanted to recreate that feeling in my studio and make a record. Plain and simple.”
This couldn’t have been a more perfect time for Thought and Joshua Sitron to collaborate. The music Thought created over the previous 7 years together had slowly evolved, and matured from funky jazz arrangements, and original Country Songs (believe it or not), and the occasional cover (Bill Withers, David Byrne, Greatful Dead), to eclectic, pop, funk, afro-beat and soul inspired original songs. They drew on, and continue to draw on their experiences from Buffalo/Rochester NY, NYC, and beyond. Thought had built a repetoire of over 20 songs new and old to take into the studio. In fact, MiWi and Joshua had planned to find tracks on an old hard drive from a session Thought recorded a year earlier, and work with those tracks… The hard drive had crashed, and despite hours of trying to recover it, those sessions were lost forever. It was a blessing in disguise. Joshua, along with MiWi and PJ began working on one of the newest Thought songs called Nobody from scratch that very evening at the Playground in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The studio is no more than five Brooklyn Blocks from the Treehouse (PJ and MiWi’s abode, and formerly Tim’s). That was the summer of ’07. Thought had produced it’s first Single for what would later become Politics for Kids.
After a tour of the Carolina’s, and California with Thought Live featuring Nobody, the bonus single, Thought went back into the studio with Joshua to work on the next 10 tracks. During Fall of ’07, Joshua and Thought spent at least two days a week, recording, creating, mixing, tweeking, discussing, experimenting, and repeat- most times until the wee hours of the morning. By the middle of January ’08, it was time for the Mastering process to begin, along with Art Work, and pressing of the record. This is the result of the work, love, and collaboration for this special, ground-breaking, genre-twisting, Urban-spiced Pop record, Politics for Kids. Intelligent Dance Music for ears, eyes and feet. Enjoy!
In the words of one fan Rona from NYC via Ann Arbor Michigan:
Politics for Kids:
Makes you feel
Makes you dance
takes over your emotions
Brings smiles to your lips
Brings tears to your eyes
Politic for Kids is a party.
IN the words of another fan - Chris Cox from Brooklyn, NY...
"The first time I heard Thought's Politics for Kids, I was walking through a cold slantwise springtime rain, but I felt like I had my face turned to the clear warm sun."
Thanks Guys!
You heard it!
CDBABY LINK for THOUGHT: Thought Live! -->
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BOOKING INQUIRIES: EMAIL - mikey at THOUGHTMUSIC dot COM
Hey... Big Birthday Party on THE DELANCEY rooftop July 18. This Friday. I only got the roof from 7-10 so bring yourself on by and then we'll go elsewhere...
Hello handsomes, and beautiful, I finally saw and heard the new album, I love it and thank you, Jake does too. I will be out there soon I hope to see everyone. Love you all, Madels
hey! how was NASCAR? Cake Shop was a lot of fun- Kevin is my hero. Looking forward to seeing you lovely maniacs at Bitter End. Did you see the flyers I dropped off at Kenny's last night?
Hey thanks for the comment. I can't believe I never saw you guys play in Buffalo.. or maybe I did and just didn't know it :) But you got a lotta WBNY love. And I will be at future Brooklyn shows for sure!
