It's Charlie Fojtik!
In his one-of-a-kind AK shirt! posted by axton kincaid #
Monday, February 25, 2008
You Know Who Is Really Funny?
Jon's wife, Jenn. She is like an unholy combination of Tina Fey and Monica, from Friends. There is nothing like getting a crazy lady like her out for a night after she's been in new mom mode for 7 months. Man... posted by axton kincaid #
Saturday, January 26, 2008
More singing, less blogging
We've been virtually MIA cause we're writing and recording our new record. Hopefully it'll be done in late spring 2008. We are totally psyched about it so far--it's less bluegrassy and more classic country. Also, Ryan didn't move to Chicago in January! There is a chance we still may lose him in June, but for now, he's ours!! posted by axton kincaid #
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Um...
It's been, like, a long time since we've written on the old AK blog. How'd that happen? Well, since our last post in June, we've:
1) played with Camper Van Beethoven
2) played again up in Portland, and everyone as usual tried to convince us to move there (almost, almost)
3) been relatively sober (weird)
4) written a bunch of new songs
5) scheduled recording dates for the next record
6) booked some more winter shows
7) watched little Charlie Fojtik grow
8) watched Jonny Fotjik become a dad
9) learned that Ryan will be moving to Chicago in January
10) tried to figure out how we will ever, ever play without Ryan's angelic voice
More to come.... posted by axton kincaid #
Monday, June 25, 2007
Our Musical Asses Get Kicked By a Two-Year-Old
Our friend Archer is giving Kate a run for her money. Here's his rendition of "The Things That I Do.":
posted by axton kincaid #
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Hicks with Sticks Review
Jose Segue, who is a huge supporter of Bay Area twang bands (and quite a dancer, to boot), reviewed Songs from the Pine Room for his Hicks with Sticks site and newsletter:
"Axton Kincaid manages to impress everybody with their live shows and their debut CD, Songs from the Pine Room, has all the potential to bring them the fan base they deserve.
Eleven of the CD's 12 songs are originals, but their cover of the Stone Roses "I Want to Be Adored" is a surprise standout. There are only a dozen or so words in the song, but tight, understated music and near-Gregorian vocals provide enough light and longing to carry it for four minutes. It reflects a sense evocativeness that pervades this CD; even on up-tempo numbers like "Who's Gonna Pour My Whiskey When You're Gone?" about losing a favorite bartender, and "Red Light," a road song about a couple on a streak that they know will have to end.
Song after song evokes emotions that bind the listener as in "Pine Room" which is about a 16-year-old girl coming of age. One of its verses starts with "You know I never liked my mother," a line that would surely lead a lesser lyricist than Kate Howser into the goop, but it all works because the song is about moving on rather than getting stuck. The song writing, arrangement and vocals work throughout these songs, and credit is due to the entire band for playing within itself. Live or on CD, this band plays as a team, each member holding his or her own without stepping on the others, making it easy for the listener to approach their music, relax with it, bop with it, reflect upon it or be touched by it.
Look for their upcoming shows in July. If you're not already tuned in, you won't want too miss out much longer. Resistance, as they say, is futile." posted by axton kincaid #
Thursday, June 14, 2007
All Music Guide Review of "Songs from the Pine Room"
We're official now:
A five-piece largely acoustic alt-country band from San Francisco, Axton Kincaid break few rules on their debut album. Even the one cover, a startlingly good and stylistically effective reworking of the Stone Roses' Madchester classic "I Wanna Be Adored," is a perfect fit in the bluegrass-up-an-unexpected-rock-standard category of covers. But while Axton Kincaid might not be covering new ground on Songs from the Pine Room, they do what they do quite well. The linchpin of the band is singer/songwriter Kate Howser, whose tradition-minded songs and lovely lead vocals are embroidered by the band's unfussy musical interplay and the gorgeous close harmonies of mandolinist Jen Daunt (Howser's bandmate in a long run of minor Bay Area indie outfits) and pedal steel player Mac Martine. Comparisons to Freakwater and the Be Good Tanyas, among other low-key acts with twangy tunes and female vocalists, are perhaps inevitable, but the lovely harmonies, Howser's catchy tunes, and the overall sense of summery languor make Songs from the Pine Room a most entertaining listen.--Stewart Mason posted by axton kincaid #
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