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Walri
Indie / Psychedelic / Bossa Nova

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ROCHESTER, New York
United States

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Last Login:  7/25/2008
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 MySpace URL: 
  http://www.myspace.com/walrimusic  

   Walri: General Info
Member Since8/4/2006
Band Websiteyoutube.com/watch?v=WCp64sLYIaA
Band MembersChris Coon - locks and keys.
Dave Goebel - shirts and skins.
Amos Rosenstein - strings and things.
Geoff Saunders - trout and bass.
Pat Mclaughlin - antlers and horns.
InfluencesOf Montreal, The Allman Brothers, Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Debussey, Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Shins, Badly Drawn Boy, Johnny Cash, Quentin Tarantino, Beach Boys, Margo Guryan, Bowie, Dr. Dog, The Band, Os Mutantes, Apples in Stereo, The Shoeshine Boys...so many more
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Jul 26 2008 5:15P
opening for Dr. Dog @ BOULDERFEST Rochester, New York

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   About Walri


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NEW ALBUM "PAPER CRANE" AVAILABLE!!

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT WALRI
"Easily the coolest thing we've played all night" ~Frank De Blase (98.8 FM Rochester's The Buzz)

Winner of the University of Rochester 2007 Battle of the Bands
"The only reason my mom let me come out tonight is because she knows how much I love Walri!" ~Julia Nunes

"Wall-ride?" ~Most people upon first hearing our sonorous name

"Though Walri have been around since late 2006, this stunning debut album makes the Rochester quartet’s entrance onto the local scene official in a big way. Quirky like their musical cousins in Peachy Nietzsche’s, Walri (the plural of “walrus”) restrain their sense of humor enough to let their bountiful musical fluency take center stage. Psychedelic rock, overt nods to the Beatles and Beach Boys, shades of bossa nova, and dense, jazzy chord changes all get executed with smooth precision for a distinct sound the band calls “love rock. ” But you might be too busy with all the hooks to notice. After the band’s strong showing at the release show for this album, one can’t help but wish for a beefier mix, but the songs themselves, not to mention thoroughly satisfying production touches like the ghost keyboard ending of “Lady D,” certainly shine and leave no question about Walri’s skills." ~ Saby Reyes-Kulkarni (City Newspaper (Rochester, NY)

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Walri is a small group of happy-go-lucky friends that really love everything that music has to offer. Their influences are wide, and so is their sound. They are known as genre chameleons, jumping from late '60's inspired love-rock to roots country bluegrass to funky dunky to Brazilian Bossa Nova to shoegaze cowpunk to electronic rock candy. They call the result "love-rock."

Walri is dedicated to writing and playing music with craftsmanship and skill...or not, when the songs call for a more gritty, raw sound. Walri asks the questions that most dare not ask: have we made sure that our music will induce hypnotic smiles? Have we avoided cliche's while not turning our backs on tonality? It's 10:00pm; do you know where my keys are?

Some highlights include opening for Ben Lee at the 2006 Lilac Festival in Rochester, and opening for Reel Big Fish on the University of Rochester campus for the D-Day 2006 celebration. The band loves Rochester and can often be found busking near Javas (Gibbs and East), or accompanying the Geva Comedy Improv Troupe. Walri has been building a strong and loyal fanbase at the University of Rochester, The Eastman School of Music, SUNY Fredonia, the greater Rochester area, and in NYC. This summer, Walri will be sharing a stage at Boulderfest, opening for renowned art rockers Dr. Dog.

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WALRI STUFF
Our album Paper Crane is available for MP3 download through this page. If you want a hard copy of the album, they are available for $10, (a better deal, plus awesome artwork) at any of our shows. To obtain a copy directly from us, you can also send us an email at WALRIMUSIC@GMAIL.COM.

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BOOKING WALRI Contact us through Myspace or send booking inquiries to WALRIMUSIC@GMAIL.COM with the subject: BOOKING.
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Walri's Friends Comments
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Ashley Paige





Jun 6 2008 7:22 PM

You guys came back!?! ah! Life is great here on Cape Cod... how you doing out there in Western NY? I'd love to make it out there... is there a radiobean scene?
Ashley Paige





Jun 1 2008 10:44 AM

Walri! Walri! Walri!
Keith Harvest





May 27 2008 4:18 PM

Thanks!
Miranda Ferriss Jones





May 2 2008 6:17 AM

Walri Men:

Just wanted to tell you that my track 'Claire' that you all helped with (big time) is up in its rough form and people realllly dig it.
So thanks.
Miranda
Kelli Rae Powell





Apr 23 2008 3:23 PM

Thank yee for the cee dee!!
XO-Kelli Rae
nathan oliver





Apr 10 2008 1:41 PM

thanks!

hopefully we will have some shows together in the near future :)
Onna Bugeisha





Apr 6 2008 6:37 PM

oh there was cake. yes, indeed.

thank you <3
Beyondo





Apr 3 2008 8:14 PM

Walri! You guys sound truly amazing! I will be picking up your record. Hope we get to hang sometime.....! Peace,
Eric
Onna Bugeisha





Apr 3 2008 6:32 PM

Amos I am so in love with this album - it is so very lovely. Almost as lovely as spending 2 hours at Boulder with you, but not quite because nothing beats that.
Pale Cowboy





Apr 3 2008 2:02 PM

Thanks! Likewise, walri! We love your stuff. Each tune, an auditory adventure. Hey Geoff... i need to give you a call, but i don't have your number.
Could you remedy this problem?
Bob Sneider





Mar 23 2008 8:33 PM

Get out!

Amos -- no joke. Your tracks sound awesome. Follow this thing through. Grad school could always be there for you. You guys have a really fresh, innovative yet vintage sound.
Mandy





Mar 21 2008 3:54 PM

Thank you for being so AWESOME :)
Jake Goldbas





Mar 18 2008 5:43 AM

Hey dudes hope your hit at Pianos went great i'm sorry I couldn't come out I had to play down there near Union Square. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEOFF!!!!!!!!
muffin!





Mar 17 2008 8:32 AM

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ya'll were faaaaantastic.
The Hot Left





Mar 14 2008 11:03 AM

I like your Band! The recordings and the live show are cool. See you guys around.

-Dave
Kelli Rae Powell





Mar 14 2008 7:11 AM

Come back to Brooklyn, soon, daddy. And bring some damn cds!
Love,
Kelli Rae
Margo Guryan





Mar 8 2008 2:01 PM

I like "Lady D" a lot! Besides the Wurlitzer (I've still got mine), it's got interesting changes. Good production, too. :)
Friend of the Devil





Mar 7 2008 10:20 AM

I'm going to do my best to be there
Julia Nunes





Mar 3 2008 3:27 PM

I love the new song
uuuugh i want a Walri show so badly
rebecca ryskAlczyk!





Feb 4 2008 2:12 PM


underground folk show corner of alexander and s.clinton
Jake Goldbas





Feb 4 2008 1:21 PM

The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is a large flippered marine mammal with a discontinuous circumpolar distribution in the Arctic Ocean and sub-Arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. The walrus is the only living species in the Odobenidae family and is further subdivided into two or three subspecies; the Atlantic walrus (O. rosmarus rosmarus), the Pacific walrus (O. rosmarus divergens) and a possible third sub-species in the Laptev Sea (O. rosmarus laptevi).
Walruses are immediately recognizable due to their prominent tusks, whiskers and great bulk. Adult Pacific males can weigh up to 4,500 lbs[1], and, among pinnipeds, are exceeded in size only by the elephant seals.[2] They reside primarily in shallow oceanic shelf habitat, spending a significant proportion of their lives on sea ice in pursuit of their preferred diet of benthic bivalve mollusks. They are relatively long-lived, social animals and are considered a keystone species in Arctic marine ecosystems.
Walruses have played a prominent role in the cultures of many indigenous Arctic peoples, who have hunted walruses for their meat, fat, skin, tusks and bone. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, walruses were the objects of heavy commercial exploitation for blubber and ivory and their numbers declined rapidly. Their global population has since rebounded, though the Atlantic and Laptev sub-population remain fragmented and at historically depressed levels.
~ literAlly ~





Feb 4 2008 12:51 PM

Creepy Clinton?

yeah, she kind of gives me the shivers. but Wonderful Walri? it gives me the smiles!
Allysen Callery





Jan 31 2008 3:35 PM

Goo goo, ja joob!

(that's the only thing I know in 'walrus')

very very Nice groovy sound, my tusked ones <3
thanks for saying hello
:: Marlena Rose ::





Jan 31 2008 3:01 PM

Rochester repreSENT is right!!

You guys are spectacular... Thanks for the spiffy tunes... You guys are extremely talented. Can't wait to see what's in the future for you all! Take care!
cadence green





Jan 30 2008 5:24 PM

thanx for the rad dudes
bOTULISm pRICk





Dec 31 2007 4:22 PM

delicious
cherries twenty.
inch
rims
all.

day


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bOTULISm pRICk





Dec 31 2007 4:18 PM

hegemony malted liquid center

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Nevergreen





Dec 24 2007 10:32 AM

Thanks a lot. really enjoy your stuff as well. Happy Holidays.
The Soups of the Day





Dec 9 2007 8:47 PM

Walri
Lets play a show together in January!
Will Walri be rock in the Roch this January? Let us know, so we rock together.
~The soups of the day

Amos I hope you are keeping warm, your sweater misses you dearly. Take Care!
Onna Bugeisha





Nov 30 2007 6:52 PM

I do not know why it put brackets in my last comment. computers are kooky.
Onna Bugeisha





Nov 30 2007 6:52 PM

Oh much loveness back to you, your collection of amazing instruments and your delicious sushi, my long-lost but nearby-proximous friend! We must play soon. I am going to pick up that phone thing this weekend and use it to call you.

xo

p.s. [iframe]d my diploma. It's in my office now. (Yes, seriously.) ♥
The Black Heart Blisters





Nov 28 2007 2:25 PM

download our song Bloody Fingers!!
Os Skywalkers





Nov 16 2007 2:06 PM

Do you like brazilian garage psychedelic music?
2 songs updated in our page!

27 ou quem quer ser Kurt Kobain?
Agora quem vai rir...

Check it out:
http://www.myspace.com/osskywalkersbanda
Baby Shiver's Boutique





Nov 15 2007 11:41 PM

The Rollo Treadway





Nov 15 2007 10:11 AM

Wow!! Great stuff. Groovy!!
Baby Shiver's Boutique





Oct 10 2007 12:22 PM

Bridget





Sep 10 2007 1:41 PM

Guess what!?

Our super cool cake party is next Sunday at 4. And you better be there.
rebecca ryskAlczyk!





Sep 3 2007 10:24 AM

yes please do, id love to see u guys again!
eunji