Speaker Speaker

Danny and Jasen have started a new side project called Exohxo. MP3s are up at www.myspace.com/exohxomusic.
It’s quite a bit different from what Speaker Speaker fans are used to, but we’re pretty stoked about the way it’s all coming together. Our first show will by January 29th at the Comet Tavern with Half Acre Day, Oh, […]

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(Clockwise from top left - Danny on stage, friends Megan and robbie, Jasen making a face, Colin backstage, and booking agent Christy)
As many of you know, and as some of you may have seen, we played Bumbershoot last weekend! Bumbershoot is an odd thing for us; we’re used to small all ages clubs or […]

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All three of us got an amazing opportunity last Saturday; we got to go Weezer’s Hootenany at the Vera Project!
We got there and met up with our friends Chris and Megan, and practiced in the courtyard outside of the Vera Project.

We also hung out with Phil from Tennis Pro and Kay Kay and […]

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Speaking of anxiously awaiting awesomeness, I have been looking forward to Momofuku,the new Elvis Costello and the Imposters record that was released today. The record was only announced about a month ago, and I have been giddy about it ever since, despite minimal information. The one thing that I had heard was that it was […]

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I got into Nick Lowe some time ago, via my love for Elvis Costello (Lowe produced My Aim is True, This Year’s Model, and Armed Forces, and wrote “(What’s so Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding”). I have always liked Nick Lowe, but I recently fell madly in love with him.
I was listening to the […]

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I’ve been listening to a lot of Buddy Rich over the last couple days. Where as Dave Grohl and Chris Wilson make me want to practice more and more and become better and better, listening to Buddy Rich makes me want to burn my kit and sticks and never play again.
Here is an old clip […]

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In the lst 48 hours, I have watched all six episodes of Star Wars (except for the boring parts of Episode II that I fast-forwarded through). I wish I was a Jedi Knight. Sigh.

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System of a Down front man Serj Tankian is my cousin. Technically. I think we’re second cousins by marriage. Maybe. It doesn’t really matter. What does matter is that every time he comes to town, I get one of these:

I went to see his sold out solo tour show tonight at Showbox SoDo with my […]

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A couple posts ago, we mentioned the article written about our last tour by Cakespy. One of the respondents to her post noted the uncanny resemblance Jasen has to a cast member of the Food Network’s Ace of Cakes. The cast member in question is apparently right hand man to Duff Goldman, Geoffrey […]

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My cat, Polka Dot, is an old-school gamer. She’s really into Yahtzee and Twister. No joke. She seriously spins the little Twister thing and waits for you to make your move. Adorable.

When m’lady and I adopted her, she was ultra meek and MK Olson thin. Now she won’t leave us, or her food alone. Also, […]

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