March 19th, 2008 - 5:22am - By Anthony Amateur
We’re playing with School of Language on Saturday. See you there!
January 29th, 2008 - 9:29am - By Anthony Amateur
We’re playing I Make This Sound’s record release party. With Le Switch and The Break-Ups.
December 24th, 2007 - 9:06am - By Anthony Amateur
Happy Holidays from all of us here at Amateurs!
How about some free music for your fancy new iPods and such?
Free download of “Shadowbox”
Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year!
XOXO,
Amateurs
December 24th, 2007 - 9:05am - By Anthony Amateur
We made a Top 25 over at Pitchfork. Keeping some good company on that list!
1. Radiohead: In Rainbows
2. M.I.A.: Kala
3. Burial: Untrue
4. Dirty Projectors: Rise Above
5. Studio: Yearbook 1
6. LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver
7. The Tuss: Rushup Edge EP
8. Blonde Redhead: 23
9. Electrelane: No Shouts, No Calls
10. Pantha du Prince: This Bliss
11. Via Audio: Say Something
12. Patrick Wolf: The Magic Position
13. Apparat: Walls
14. Beirut: The Flying Club Cup
15. Amateurs: Speak Easy
16. Alicia Keys: As I Am
17. The National: Boxer
18. Gui Boratto: Chromophobia
19. Kings of Leon: Because of the Times
20. Panda Bear: Person Pitch
21. Menomena: Friend and Foe
22. Of Montreal: Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
23. Matthew Dear: Asa Breed
24. The Shins: Wincing the Night Away
25. Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/…
We are also on a list over at GroundControlMag.com! Very flattered all around. Check it here
November 9th, 2007 - 4:24pm - By Anthony Amateur
This pretty much says it all…
September 11th, 2007 - 9:13am - By Anthony Amateur
“Speak Easy” gets reviewed on West Coast Performer
Excerpt: “There’s a decidedly rural element to the recordings on the band’s first full-length release… as evidenced by the copious use of violin and viola to create a sound reminiscent of old time country and western music… Notes are bent and stretched, rooting the music in the blues… It’s a winning mix of styles, making Speak Easy a compelling listen from beginning to end.”
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August 10th, 2007 - 2:55pm - By Anthony Amateur
Radio Free Silverlake busts a laid back interview with Keith Amateur.
So, you don’t have a bass player. Why?
You know, we tried. We went through a few and actually lost one in the middle of a tour last year. We still had about ten dates left to go and were forced to work around it. It changed our sound quite a bit, but surprisingly, people loved it. We got a better response on that leg than we had on the whole tour, so we decided to go with it.
Read the rest!
http://radiofreesilverlake.blogspot.com/2007/08…
August 7th, 2007 - 9:11am - By Anthony Amateur
Liz Colville reviews “Speak Easy” for Stylus Magazine. “…adventurous, immediately affecting, and unpredictable.” Nice!
http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/amateurs/speak-easy.htm
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August 6th, 2007 - 10:22pm - By Anthony Amateur
Amateurs take over the Ground Control Radio show on Littleradio.com Tuesday August 7th from 8pm to 10pm. Tune in to hear what Amateurs like to listen to and a very special acoustic (kind-of) set.
Tune-In via this link!
