SPIN.COM - ARTIST OF THE DAY
Posted 2006-06-30
Check out spin.com The Spores are today's feature!
SIDECHO RECORDS WEEK ON INDEPENDENT CAST JULY 3RD - 7TH
Posted 2006-06-29
TUNE IN TO INDIE 103.1FM TODAY!
Posted 2006-06-29
The Spores will be live today on LA's Indie 103.1FM. They will be doing an interview and performing 2 acoustic songs! If you are not in LA you can listen here
LA TIMES ARTICLE TODAY
Posted 2006-06-29
Hey Gang-
Please find the attached review of the Spores in the LA Times today. I think this gives a good overview of the band and how their live show plays into their overall performance.
The Los Angeles Times
June 29, 2006
BUZZ BANDS
Spores explore the dark side
That's quite a crowd the Spores assemble onstage: singer-bassist Molly McGuire, guitarist Greg Biribauer and drummer Kenny Pierce, not to mention a cast of set-crashers that includes the Preacher, DJ Tito Zzorro, Stunbunny and Miss Fishnets. The latter group, it should be pointed out, are puppets, the L.A. trio's alter-egos and other products of their whimsical dark side.
The Muppets they aren't.
"I was a visual artist first and became a musician later. People should know that when they're coming to see the Spores, it's more of a variety show," McGuire says. "It's entertainment."
So at a Spores show you might witness the snarling Preacher's ranting, Tito Zzorro's scratching and Fishnets' vamping, along with sundry other characters and finger puppets.
The music on the Spores' debut, "Imagine the Future," on Sidecho Records, has some character too, mixing thumping rockers with twitchy electronica — imagine Garbage in electroshock therapy, or spaced-out Joshua Tree quartet Gram Rabbit even more spaced out.
The trio marks the release of its album with shows Friday at Pappy and Harriet's in Pioneertown, Sunday at Safari Sam's and Monday at the Viper Room.
LIVE IN SEATTLE? COME BE IN A 1090 CLUB VIDEO!!
Posted 2006-06-28
Hi Friends......
1090 will be shooting the video for "second hander" in Seattle in the next few weeks. We need some people to come in as extras on the shoot. Inetersted? All the info you need is below...
Tuesday, July 11th at the Capital Hill Arts Center. (directions below) 8:30 - 12:00 midnight. Bring your friends!!! This will be a blast.
The Details:
The Capitol Hill Arts Center is located in the heart of Capitol Hill, Seattle, on the corner of 12th Avenue and E. Pine Street, just East of the Lincoln Reservoir. The street address is 1621 - 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
From I-90, take Exit 2-C for Madison Street, make a right off the ramp and take Madison up to 12th, make a left on 12th, and go two blocks, crossing past E. Union and E. Pike. The next light that you will pass is E. Pine (the East Precinct Police Station on your left), go through that intersection and the C.H.A.C is the 2nd building on your left, just past the Liquor Store parking lot.
From 520 or from North, Head South on I-5 S. Take the Stewart St. exit (EXIT 166). Make a slight right onto Stewart Stthen get in the furthest left lane. Turn left onto Denny Way, then stay in the right hand lane for about 1/2 mile until you reach 12th Ave. Turn RIGHT onto 12th Ave. CHAC is located about 2 &1/2 blocks down 12th on the right side of the street, just before the next stop light (Pike St.).
From the South , take I-5 N. Take the Olive St. exit. Proceed up the hill on Olive. Olive will turn into John St. Cross over Broadway, still on John st. Take a right (now going South) on 12th. Go about 4 blocks. The C.H.A.C is on your right, next to the liquor store that is on the corner of 12th & E. Pine.
THE SPORES ARE HERE!
Posted 2006-06-27
The day is upon us! Go our to your local record store and pick up a copy of Imagine the Future. The band will be on Indie 103.1 FM this Thursday so tune in and hear them live!! This is a great record and if you haven't seen them in concert, head over to www.myspace.com/thespores and check out their tour dates!
THE SPORES
Posted 2006-06-27
IT'S HERE!!!! The Spores debut album "Imagine the Future" is in stores today! Get your copy right here at the Sidecho Store!
THE SPORES
Posted 2006-06-23
It's almost here, but you still have to time order your copy of Imagine the Future from the Sidecho store. Go to http://www.sidecho.com
DOWNLOAD (DON'T) KILL YOURSELF
Posted 2006-06-22
You can now exclusively download (Don't) Kill Yourself from The Spores http:// www.purevolume.com before it comes out next Tuesday!
ON-AIR WITH INDIE103.1FM
Posted 2006-06-19
The Spores will be playing a very special on air performance with Indie 103.1 on June 29th at 4:30pm to support their debut record Imagine The Future! We thank Indie for their support and are encouraging everyone to tune in and request songs from the band!
NEVER GIVE UP
Posted 2006-06-16
This was taken from The Spores myspace blog. We are placing it here for you to read today. I think believing is the message that they are trying to express. If you have a moment, take some time to read this blog.
Never Give Up on Your Dreams-
Are you ready to throw in the towel on your dreams?... Settle down into a life that isn't all "that"?... Give up and join the rest of the lemmings?... Stop investing your time, money and heart into something that you think will never happen?... Well FUCK THAT. I'm here to prove to all of you, that if you hang on to those slivers of hope and keep fighting for them, your dreams will be realized right in front of your eyes and soul. ?
I though I'd pretty much run the mill of trying to create music that mattered with people that cared. Got fucked over by labels, managers, other band members, you name it. Thought I might be done. So okay, I was doing sound for some pretty cool acts, mixing shows all over the world fom Madison Square Garden in NYC to Milkweg in Amsterdam to Big Day Out in Australia. But something was missing. I still felt I had something to offer to the world musically, something down inside me that had the magic that was missing from half the acts I was mixing. ?So I kept going, kept learning, kept writing. Kept PUSHING...?
Then all of a sudden an angel came into my life. She was just down the hallway at an old house I used to share in North Hollywood. We lived together for months, finding each other slowly, gaining trust as friends, building respect as peers. I had a few songs, so did she, ones she'd never bring to any of her musical collaborators at the time. We tracked one of her's first, eventually calling it "Entwined Like Lovers". We finished it and I felt the hair on my arms rise. We were onto something. Then came a riff from my library. That turned into "El Matador". Then came a bunch more songs, one called "Kill Yourself" (eventually renaming it "(Don't) Kill Yourself" to keep the FCC off our backs).
All of a sudden, there was a record done. And people actually fucking dug it. OUR songs! They tripped? Wha? Whassup? You DIG this? Well, actually, we do, too.?Then I asked the most brilliant drummer I knew to join. And he was into it! Then, Kazzaam!! We were playing out! And the shows were great! Then we started touring cuz we wanted to go to Mardi Gras. All of a sudden, people were coming back to see us play and we be-friended them. ?
Then we found an honest, brilliant and steadfast manager who believed. Then a whole pile of fans started showing up in places like La Habra and New Orleans, and D.C. and Charleston, WV and Seattle and San Francisco and Houston and New York and then Abraca Pocus!!!! Mark Sovell and Indie 103.1 played DKY and then Holy Crap! Rodney Bingenheimer played it on KROQ, what? How did that happen?
Then, NO WAY!!! We got a record deal with people that really cared about music. And now... Hokus Cadabra!!! ...we have an album coming out all over the USA on June 27?...and it's actually a record that we're proud of?... and we made it OURSELVES? How the fuck did that happen??
Well, I'll tell you, my dear little Sporeheads...?Never give up on your dreams. Fucking NEVER. Hold on. They're coming. They're closer than you think. ??But remember, the trip there is the real juice.??.............
To all our fans that have made the journey so far, hats off to y'all. You have enriched our lives on levels we could have never imagined, and we owe you our history. But I guess for us, the time is now to imagine the future.?
Stunbunny
PRE ORDER IMAGINE THE FUTURE!
Posted 2006-06-15
It's time if you haven't yet, to pre-order your copy of Imagine the Future! If you order now you get loads of extra goodies like exclusive, buttons, stickers and signed posters from the band! Don't miss your chance to get the AMAZING album!
CHECK OUT THE SPORES TRACK "MOON SHINE DOWN" FROM THIER DEBUT ALBUM "IMAGINE THE FUTURE"
Posted 2006-06-15
Listen to The Spores track "Moon Shine Down" on from thier debut album Imagine the Future on our Sidecho Records myspace. The album is in stores on 6.27, but you can preorder The Spores album with other goodies such as signed posters, a shirt, sticker, and buttons at the Sidecho Store.
SEE THE SPORES THIS SATURDAY!
Posted 2006-06-14
Great news! The Spores have been added to the grand opening of the Buena Park Tower Records store!!! The line for Saturday is as follows:
APB 11:00
Sierra Swan 12:00
AWOL One 1:00
Wrecking Crew 2:00
Sha Na Na w/Pat Boone 3:00
The Spores 4:00
Mellowdrone 5:00
Run Run Run 6:00
Whitestarr 7:00
Come out, support your local record store, and check out the Spores play tracks from the debut record Imagine the Future!
BE OUR FRIEND ON MYSPACE
Posted 2006-06-08
Hey Guys!
If you are not our friend on myspace come over and be our friend! We are going to make the Sidecho Records myspace page an exclusive area to hear live tracks and new demos before you can hear them anywhere else. If you are not our friend you are gonna miss out..
PRE ORDER UP NOW!
Posted 2006-06-05
Have you pre-ordered your Spores cd yet? We have 2 packages for you to choose from. First a copy of Imagine the Future with a signed poster, exclusive Spores buttons and Mandible stickers all for just $10!!! Or you can get Imagine the Future with a signed poster, exclusive Spores buttons, Mandible stickers and an exclusive Spores design tshirt all for $20!!! This are some deals and they wont last forever! Order your copy of Imagine the Future before its too late!
1090 CLUB REVIEW BY REBEL NOISE
Posted 2006-06-05
Our 1090 Club gets reviewed by Rebel Noise!
Check it out
TOKYO ROSE'S "PHILADELPHIA IN THE SPRINGTIME" REVIEWED BY ABSOLUTE PUNK USERS
Posted 2006-06-05
Absolute Punk users comment about Tokyo Rose's song "Philadelphia in the Springtime" (Japense exclusive release). See what they have to say about our band!
Then be sure to check out the song " Philadelphia in the Springtime" on Purevolume
PREORDER THE SPORES!
Posted 2006-06-02
Ok party people the time is drawing near... Imagine the Future will be hitting stores 6.27.06 and you can preorder your copy right here right now! The pre-order includes exclusive signed merch from the band. We only have enough for the early birds so click here to order!
CHECK OUT THE TRACK FROM THE SPORES
Posted 2006-06-01
Check out The Spores track "(Don't) Kill Yourself" from thier Debut Album Imagine the Future in stores 6.27.06! Listen to The Spores on our myspace: http://myspace.com/sidechorecords
"(Don't) Kill Yourself" has been featured on Indie 103.1 FM. If you like what you hear, you can preorder the album now at sidecho.com/store
MAXIMUM INK
Posted 2006-06-01
Hey Guys!
Ok, do you like it when people review records and use fancy lingo and very descriptive words? If so check out this awesome review from Maximum Ink for The Spores here
