FOR BOOKING AND PRESS CONTACT WINSTON: telescreen@gmail.com
Influences
the Beatles, Radiohead, Beck, Joy Division, the Cure, Bob Dylan, the Smiths, Bjork, Phish, Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, David Bowie, Ani Difranco, Simon and Garfunkel, Miles Davis, the Velvet Underground, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Michael Miller, Belle and Sebastian, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Walkmen, Yes, SuperTramp, the Shins, Queen- a bunch of other people
if you dont like at least 5 of these artists you are obviously a douche and we dont want you at our shows anyway
Sounds Like
lately we've been compared to:
Belle and Sebastian, the Beatles, the Cure, the Shins, Coldplay, Ben Folds Five, Radiohead, the Postal Service, the Mountain Goats, Elliott Smith - and all sorts of other fantastic music
Record Label
go tell someone worthwhile to sign us(no fascists)
The band Winston and the Telescreen was formed in 2003 and completed in 2008. They reside in the Inland Empire and for the past two years have played shows in the IE, OC, LA, and Ventura counties as well as an occasional trip to San Francisco.
Their sound is what occurs when reasonably well-educated young men spend their afternoons listening to Beatles and Radiohead albums and their nights drunken dancing at local clubs to the Cure and Joy Division. Despite this, they are most often compared to Belle and Sebastian and Coldplay.
They have been known to attract fans of various styles and ages: discerning hipsters, youthful masses, and even uptight musicians.
Winston and the Telescreen is currently made up of five members: Founder Trevor Monks- drums, Genius Paul Akers- keyboard, Rising star James Breker- bass, Professor Brian Kaminskas- guitar, and Frontman David Tetz.
FOR BOOKING AND PRESS CONTACT WINSTON: winstonandthetelescreen@gmail.com
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'Joy Division meets Belle and Sebastian, an audio page turner we can't put down.'
-IE WEEKLY 2008
'Brilliant'
-PRESS ENTERPRISE
'It's an album nearly impossible to get tired of, with just enough variety so you marvel at the creative range, but not so much that you grow tired of changing your music mood every four minutes.' -MAPSMAGAZINE.CO.UK
'a chaotic swirl of piano, funeral parlor organ and all-around pissiness, their music is good enough to back their mouths up' -INLAND EMPIRE WEEKLY 2006
'this is a twee-lovers dream band with waltzing guitar riffs, pretty keyboard lines and a singer who spins around as he plays tamborine. Trust me, when this band is picked up by much cooler bloggers and ends up on a Pitchfork year-end chart, you will kick yourself for missing last nights show' -THE PEOPLES DANCE PARTY
'a refreshing collective splash of musical ingenuity and skill, something that isnt sensed so often, even in the indie world' -CSUSB CHRONICLE
'reminiscent of Belle and Sebastian, with lots of sweet vocals and bouncy piano lines that will make you feel cheery even on a dreadfully glum night' -MUSIC TRUTH.UK
'downbeat and lush, well-thought out with wonderful simple lyrics. Great music to fall in love to, and great music to drink a shot of bourbon while crying over lost loves to' -MUCHO MAS PRODUCTIONS
'their sometimes happy, sometimes not, sometimes mellow, sometimes not attitude towards music jumped all over the map with sounds of Elliot Smith, Simon and Garfunkel, Coldplay, and Ben Folds all sneaking their way into the sounds being emitted from the stage' -UCR HIGHLANDER
'this album is clearly a series of wall-pegs for you to hang your nostalgia upon'
-RANDOM BLOG REVIEW
BULL AND SCORPION
Save me, save me, love I'm feeling crazy
I've fallen for the emptiness inside myself
its danger, danger, dangerous to feel
so pour another glass and let the record play
shes lovely, lovely, pretty like her pictures
a shadow casting sunlight through her tear-stained eyes
we were drinking, laughing, oh we were such hip kids
she kissed me in a graveyard cause we had no homes to go to
the symbolisms understated, oh no
now the bull and the scorpion, theyve been dying since they first held on
she stings me, stings me, destroys me as she feeds me
shes always clothed in red in times of love and war
I'm helpless, helpless, helpless to defend
my stubborn nature dictates I come back for more
oh no love, its written in the stars above
so the bull and the scorpion, theyve been dying since they first held on
We must have lost our senses, look how the stars are aligned against us
you, you dont know how to love me, me I dont know how to love you girl
we must have lost our senses, look how the stars have aligned against ut!
doomed to fall apart forever...
at least we'll fall together
And I cannot sleep! and I cannot breathe! this blood that we bleed the fire it feeds, and the battle drums pound as the skies pull us down, we refuse to concede this love, we need, though it tires us out and it fills us with doubt, we will earn ever scar in our war with the stars, you lift me up, you tear me down, this love that we makes the world spin round, and I will never let go!
JOAN OF ARC
Your painted skin tells its stories of past pain and glory
I'd like to read every line with my fingertips tracing each intricate storyline
I've tried, my love to deny all the pain that I cause just by standing here
and I'd leave but love I'm deceived by the tears in your eyes that you need me here
oh my tear stained lady, please dont cry
we can RIGHT our wrongs dear as we LAY among thorn covered sheets, where our bodies meet again
my bearded face holds its place so it says to your eyes that theres nothing wrong
but look beyond, love I'm not so strong that world could fall down and I'd still stand tall
no I've died
love something inside....
but the tears poured out backwards, fell down my throat
now my voice is drowning within or I'd reach out and tell you that you are loved
oh my tear stained lady, DONT YOU CRY
we will WRITE our wrongs HERE
as we lie among thorn covered sheets where our bodies meet again
So THIS is how it feels to be a martyr
this is how it feels to be convicted for your principles, principles?
the cost is MUCH too terrible.... UNbearable, UNBEARABLE
Penance is Eternal HERE!!!!
THIS is how it feels to be a MADMAN!
this is how it feels to be mistaken for a Gentleman, Gentle Man?
OH NO I AM A FEARSOME MAN
Tinder man, Wicker man so Strike a spark I'LL BURN US DOWN!!
DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN, down
SALTHEART
come closer, come closer
I wish to be among you
I am not seperate from you
come closer, come closer
I'll share my microphone
theres no need to sing alone
come closer, come closer
their eyes now fill the sky
we cant just sneak on by
so sing louder, sing louder
please dont misunderstand
the world is in your hands
SING LOUDER! SING LOUDER!
dont hate the quiet man!
cant you see I'm holding back the dam!
The LOVE the PAIN the FAITH the HATE
the HOPES the DREAMS the SILENT SCREAM
so come closer... please love come closer....come close
please closer, please closer
I need your hands to hold me..
to touch and heal and warm me
LETS PRETEND WE'RE LOVERS
Today is a day, in which me I've got some things to say to you
about things I've been thinking
I think we should be 'Us' you know all we needs a little trust
I swear our lives could be fun girl
But if you let me go, I dont know if I'll be back again
Girl you best be sure, that you only want me as a friend
Cause I'm pretending this worlds ending, and I dont like that youre not here with me, noon to evening, night to morning, I dont like that youre not here with me, no I dont like that
I need some time to think, lets sit and have a drink, I'm not picky no I'm not picky, either coffee or alcohol is fine, theres a rumor going around that I'm much too intense, its not me! its just the nature of events, you know that all too often I'm taken out of context, and taken out of context I can seem so out of place! with the human race
But if you let me go, I dont know if I'll be back again
Girl you best be sure, that you only want me as a friend
Cause I'm pretending this worlds ending, and I dont like that youre not
here with me, noon to evening, night to morning, I dont like that youre
not here with me, no I dont like that
Watching, Waiting, Seeing, Wanting
ask, she says no
We're too late now
Watching, WAITING, Seeing, WANTING
ask she says no
We're TOO LATE NOW!!
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(oh oh)
NEWLYWEDS
I had the WORDS they were there in my head, but you spit in my face so I threw them away! I had the words they were there in my head but I threw them away yes I threw them a-way, I had the love it was here in my heart but you reached in my chest and you tore it apart, oh yes I had the love it was here in my heart but luv things fall apart, oh yes things fall apart, and if you want love luv I can give you love, but if you want war luv I can give you war, but if you want love luv I can give you love, but if you want war, well I can bring you war! I had your kiss it was here on my lips but you poisened your tongue so our love came undone, oh yes I had your kiss it was here on my lips but luv things fall apart oh yes things fall apart, and if you want love luv I can give you love, but if you want war luv I can give you war, but if you want love luv I can give you love, but if you want war, well I'll give you your goddamn war!
and if you want love luv I can give you love, but if you want war luv I can give you war, but if you want love luv I can give you love, but if you want war, I'll give you a f******* war!
BOYFRIEND
Hell-O Madame, nice to meet you
lets find out what I might teach you!
Powder your nose dear, paint your toes dear
I'll show you some things I know dear!
Oh wont you come with me
Lets see whats here to see
No my dear, not much to fear, here, you will get your way
Dont be lonely!
Who needs a Boyfriend!
I'll be there when you need care, just call me on my phone
But dont tell me all your secrets dear! no, knowing me I'd never keep them dear, its safer still to keep them secret, make new ones up! and I'll believe them
Wont you come with me again
and see whats here to see again
No my dear, not much to fear, here, you will get your way
cause its a cold cold night on the streets tonight, and its a cold cold night to be home all alone, you know we should work something out, could work something out, lets work something out
Dont be Lonely!
Who needs a boyfriend!
I'll be there when you need care, I'll be there when you need care
oh LOVE you LOVE you, girl I could love you
hold you, HOLD you, hold you throught the cold COLD night time
OUR time! the time that we lie to ourselves, time time has just slipped through our fingers
WINSTON AND THE TELESCREEN's Friend Space (Top 16)
“Riversides Got Talent” is booking Shows!!! Aug 29, Sept 12,
Sept 26, Oct 10!!!! 45 min set!!! 3 bands per show date!!! All shows at “Jazz n’
Java” in Riverside CA. First come first served!!! Messageus and sign up now!!! We would love
to give you the spotlight!!!
I was listening to an episode of This American Life, called Telephone. Listening to Act II I thought of you guys. It seems like something you're crazy enough to try. :)
I saw the e-mail and your comment about the show and REALLY wanted to go but I'm stuck with a really bad sore throat. :( Hope you guys have a great show tonight, though!
This Saturday, May 9th, Riverside’s Got Talent is putting on a show from 7pm to 11pm at the Coffee Depot downtown Riverside. If you’re interested in performing at this event please contact us ASAP. The show is an acoustic show… so no big drum sets please. Hope you can make it! -Rod
You guys were like, one of the first bands to ever pimp yourself out on myspace. I still have my shirt and demo cd, and a bunch of random old demos that I downloaded from various places years ago (your old site, myspace, I think you even sent me one?). I put "Let's Pretend We're Lovers" in regular rotation in my DJ set....actually a demo version.
I was just coming here to check to see if there was anything new going on. Hope all is well!
I know. House of bibles were awesome. We'll let you guys know next time we can add bands to our show. Let's definitely stay in touch. Have an awesome weekend!
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