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Cincinnati, Ohio
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上次登入時間:  2009/11/30
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   WHY?: 一般資訊
加入時間2005/6/24
樂團網站www.anticon.com
樂團成員yoni wolf
josiah wolf
doug mcdiarmid,
(+ Andrew Broder, Mark Erickson)

press contact (usa): daniel at force field pr
booking contact (usa): erik carter at unclebooking
booking contact (eu): christian at headquarter entertainment
all other inquiries: mrhiphop at anticon

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Eskimo Snow (coming soon - 09/22/2009)

A year-and-a half after releasing the acclaimed Alopecia LP, WHY? returns with their fourth album, Eskimo Snow. Offering a sung, sobering take on mortality that unfurls in lush waves of Americana and pop-infused psych-folk, this album is WHY's most live-sounding yet - a shadowy and sprawling piece as intimate in subject matter as it is handsome in timbre.



Alopecia (2008)

Two years after wooing critics with the beloved Elephant Eyelash, WHY? return, third LP in hand. In short, Alopecia is a collection of hard rhymes and raw-spun songs forced through the stubborn smile of a life-lover scorned and reborn. In long, this is an album of bone-dry jokes, suicides played out in poem, musings on final moments written inside of restrooms, begrudging self-affirmation, and the grit and glories of every day living. Yoni Wolf has returned with the Art of Songcraft tucked under his arm. Inspired as much by MF Doom and Lil’ Wayne as J. Newsom and Big Dylan, his words roll out bent and beautiful, not unlike the musical architecture that sends those words skyward.
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the hollows (2007 - out of print)


dumb hummer
dumb hummer 7" (2006 - out of print)
rubber traits single
the rubber traits single (enhanced cd w/ video - 2006)
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elephant eyelash
elephant eyelash lp (2005)
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sanddollars ep
sanddollars ep (2005)
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early whitney ep
the early whitney ep (2003)
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oaklandazulasylum
oaklandazulasylum lp (2003)
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whyoddnosdam split ep lp
WHY?/odd nosdam split ep (2001)
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2009/12/12 20:00
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2009/12/13 20:00
THE TROUBADOUR Brisbane, Queensland
2009/12/15 20:00
EAST BRUNSWICK CLUB Melbourne, Victoria
2009/12/16 20:00
THE ANNANDALE Sydney, New South Wales
2009/12/17 20:00
MONTECRISTO ROOM Auckland, Auckland
2009/12/18 20:00
SAN FRANCISCO BATH HOUSE Wellington, Wellington

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WHY? - These Hands / January Twenty Something from anticon. on Vimeo.

WHY? For what? Which reason, cause or purpose? What unnamed goal?

In abstract, WHY? is the process of adapting to the business of existing. It’s the searching for something clearly unreachable, with hopes of finding small significance along the way. It’s the attempt to understand what’s really going on by observing, neither by telescope nor microscope, but by naked eye, the intimate details in the most mundane of life’s happenings. It’s the need to describe the gist of the feeling of the tiniest modicum of The Great Universal Unutterable Joke we are all always not laughing at – except when we are. WHY? is living out the set-up of that old gag over and over, until we finally reach a punch-line. Or we die and we don't.

WHY? is also a trio of handsome Cincinnati-born men who fiddle with skins, strings, bells and microphones and present their findings to the listening public. Singer Yoni Wolf grew up the second son to an art book editor and a rabbi. He got his start recording bad poems and sloppy beats on the family synagogue’s 4-track. In junior high he discovered hip-hop. At art school, he learned how to drop out. Yoni’s brother Josiah played drums at Rabbi Wolf’s worship service as a kid, became a band geek as a teen, and fell in love with Thelonious Monk on his way to study music at University of Cincinnati. Doug McDiarmid would eventually get expelled from that same school for carrying a stun gun, but first he was raised by two French teachers and taught piano while in kindergarten. He also went to high school with the Wolfs, where he played in Steve Miller cover bands.

In various permutations together and with other now-notables (i.e. Doseone, Odd Nosdam, Mr. Dibbs, Atmosphere’s Slug), these three created and/or contributed to several freewheeling rap and lo-fi rock-related projects including Greenthink, Miss Ohio’s Nameless, Reaching Quiet, and the seminal cLOUDDEAD outfit. Their wildest dreams were achieved when they relocated to Oakland to make pop-inflected psychedelic folk-hop.

For four years, two EPs and 2003’s cult classic LP, Oaklandazulasylum, WHY? comprised Yoni Wolf alone. He honed his trademark delivery – a sickly sweet, half-rapped, singsong style – shined up his wry, picturesque poetry, and developed a clip-and-collage aesthetic using keyboards, toys, guitars, samplers and anything worth banging on. When Doug and Josiah moved west to join Yoni, they brought with them a hoard of instruments and the ability to wail on every last one. By chops and imagination, WHY? grew into a thing of flesh, bones and fully fledged songs, resulting in 2005’s Elephant Eyelash album. Critics swooned; ladies lauded; WHY? neither resisted nor rested. They toured – with Silver Jews, Yo La Tengo, and Islands. They collaborated – with Danielson Family, Department Of Eagles, and Subtle (Yoni also recorded with Fog’s Andrew Broder as “Hymie’s Basement”). They put out yet more music.

The brand new album Eskimo Snow is something of a companion piece to last year’s celebrated Alopecia LP. In February of 2007, the WHY? trio temporarily relocated to Minneapolis and officially inducted Fog players Andrew Broder and Mark Erickson. Recording live as a five-piece, WHY? created two distinct albums from those sessions: Alopecia, with its taut rhythms and biting wit, and Eskimo Snow, a shadowy and sprawling set that finds Yoni resigned to and ever-awed by those infinite erring bits of existence that make WHY? what it is.


WHY?'s new manager, Blake Maxwell from anticon. on Vimeo.

Yoni introduces Blake to Shaun from anticon. on Vimeo.

Blake lands WHY? their first endorsement from anticon. on Vimeo.

Josiah has troubles with the endorsement from anticon. on Vimeo.

Meet WHY?'s legendary creative partner from anticon. on Vimeo.

Yoni and Legendary get to work from anticon. on Vimeo.

Doug, 100% on-board from anticon. on Vimeo.

Yoni, Blake, and Legendary visit Capitol from anticon. on Vimeo.

Kimmel from anticon. on Vimeo.

Blake finds WHY? a home from anticon. on Vimeo.




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bad.habits

bad.habits



2009/11/29 07:24


Fox

Fox



2009/11/29 07:24

<-At a house party.
Drunk.
Blastin' your music.
Mother fucking right.
oldřich nový.

oldřich nový.



2009/11/27 17:08

your live show was one of my favorite experiences...ever.
Good Cat

Good Cat



2009/11/26 22:58

great new video! lovin the new stuff, keep up the good work!
Jìmmy|DänceClùbMåssäcre|

Jin Cork



2009/11/25 14:54

hey guys..
nce song 4 gemini n the vowels..

Jenny

Matos Nancy



2009/11/25 13:43

Good Morning,

Give you flowers and "HI" to you!



Jean

Jean Bligh



2009/11/25 13:43

thanks for your acceptance ,I'm glad to be your friend
b

Bethany Nutter



2009/11/25 04:48


fi

Fidodi Spencer



2009/11/24 23:22

My Dear WHY?,
I want you to know that your music and your songs are my passion. I am addicted to WHY?. There is something that pulls me towards them. Keep it up WHY?.
Fi
PS:Follow Me Twitter at http://twitter.com/iaent
☮♥♫

☮♥♫



2009/11/24 23:20

I just noticed you guys (or one of you) was signed in, and I wanted to congradulate you on your Cinci show last week. My mind was blown! Keep it up guys.


And did you say you worked at Devero's? Because if so, I live less than a block from there and walk by all the time. If so, I'll stop by and say hey! :].
Archeology

Archeology
上線中!


2009/11/24 23:18

how was the tour guys?
early and often

early and often



2009/11/24 04:21

I've been waiting for you to slap Blake for weeks.
Illuminations

Illuminations
上線中!


2009/11/22 21:45

Amazing - if you play the UK anytime soon I am there.
Tony Cass/Dad Wolf

Tony Castillo



2009/11/22 19:28

that song with you and doseone- rapping for money is illllll
Shane

Shane



2009/11/21 23:06

i love how your music is appropriate no matter what mood im in....
Walter Gross

Walter Gross



2009/11/21 05:18

trill.
Jena ♥

Jena ♥



2009/11/21 03:51

i know everyword to every song by you
amazing
nuwanda

nuwanda



2009/11/20 04:50

come home soon we miss you!
THAT'S RIGHT FAHQ

Sandy Duff



2009/11/19 06:10

"you can only watch or cum on my back" effing hilarity at its gooeyest  thats a fun word   GOOEYEST
omar con

omar con



2009/11/19 06:09

im extremely curious and i hope someone (if not you) will answer me.

the melody at the end of "these hands", is that from another song or something new altogether? i wish it were longer.
karissa✰

karissa✰



2009/11/19 06:09

you guys are amazing !
Archeology

Archeology
上線中!


2009/11/18 23:28

hope you took good care of the AU boys.
they're hometown boys!

-archeology
Theonetheycallradar

Theonetheycallradar



2009/11/18 20:41

Thanks for the Add.. .
AU

AU



2009/11/18 06:11

we miss you guys
East Note C

East Note C



2009/11/18 06:11

yeah, and how the fuck do you survive Cincinnati? any hints or tricks to this place? besides the good ol Justice fucking Center haha
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