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Emily Jayne rocks her first photo session with The Uptones:
Emily and Eric and their guitars at Pat Johnson’s studio.

EmilyEric450px The New Era Begins

Pelayo Llamas sent us these photos from 1983. After falling off my chair laughing, I had to post them. Check out Ben Eastwood’s outfit. What a strange world. We’d have to wait six more years, for Emily, our new singer guitarist, to be born!

For larger images, peep the Uptones 1983 page at Flickr.

cloverdale200 Friday Night LightsCloverdale, California, the 2nd coolest small town in America, is hosting the next Uptones show on August 27.  The music starts at 7 p.m. when Cloverdale’s outdoor summer concert series, Friday Night Live, continues its 8th year in the Plaza. The show is FREE. Here’s directions, come early and you’ll find one of the best farmers markets in Sonoma.

The Uptones’s horns and Big D join HaSkaLa on the Warped Tour’s Kevin Says Stage for a rousing version of “Party At Ground Zero.” [click to continue…]

As part of the Warped Tour promotion, there’s a really cool ten song download for free at iTunes. [click to continue…]