Adam, Jeanne, and Scott kill it on Paul’s new song, “Solar Disco Ball”
Listen up! stream/download:
The Uptones – “Solar Disco Ball” mp3
(To download: Right Click, “Save As” (or on Mac: Ctrl Click)
on the link above, and save that puppeh)
Emily Jayne rocks her first photo session with The Uptones:
Emily and Eric and their guitars at Pat Johnson’s studio.
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.
Cloverdale, 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.” Continue reading ‘The Uptones’s Horns Step Out’
As part of the Warped Tour promotion, there’s a really cool ten song download for free at iTunes. Continue reading ‘Uptones Free at iTunes’
Tazy Philips sent us this awesome poster for the Ska Parade 20th Anniversary 6 Hours Of Ska @ Vans Warped Tour. On the bill as well are the Voodoo Glow Skulls, Knock-Out, Gogo 13, Monkey, The Impalers, The Skank Agents and many more. Tickets and venue info here. Big poster file here so u can print for yr wall! Skank you very much.
“Laws and Sausage,” the most recent MP3 post on The Uptones website, has taken on even more meaning. The song has become a soundtrack for a new video by Lisa McElroy. You’ve got to check it out. It brings this image-laden song to life. This video transcends politics. It comments on the lunacy of our fragile human condition. Plus the images are so memorable. We salute Lisa! Here’s her page, let her know what you think.
The Uptones – Laws n Sausage from Miss Lisa on Vimeo.
The Uptones have been recording again.
“Laws and Sausage” is a whimsical take on the famous quote about how similar the processes of lawmaking and sausage making seem to be. Check out the lyrics.
Stay tuned, more to follow.
The UPTONES – “Laws and Sausage” mp3
Welcome Emily!
If you missed it, here’s a photo our newest member from the Red Devil Lounge show last Friday. Thanks to whoever took the photo. What a GR8 first show!
update 5-13-10: Photo by Aaron Skiles
