How could I have not known about Ume? An Austin trio fronted by a whirling dervish of a singer guitarist who in the standard PR band head shot looks like she wouldn’t hurt a fly; yet give her a guitar, a Marshall stack and a mic and stand back, way back. She shreds. They have been around since 2003, have an album out called Urgent Sea [buy it here] and according to their ‘Space have new music coming soon. I found these guys via the Dead Confederate tour blog as it appears that the two bands were on the same bill down there in Austin, TX. File under – Do Not Overlook and Go Tell Your Friends…
Wow.. a whirling dervish with the bass stance of Kim Gordon (+2 strings) and smoked-out vocals semi-eminiscent of Jennifer Herrema?? The sideswipe is mutual —Thanks!
November 21st, 2008 at 3:56 pmWord. Ume rock. Youtubage…
Manic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyHEwrJ6mjw
Sunshower
November 23rd, 2008 at 2:29 pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUyGleit-2Q
What’s up Dave?
your song card looks great!
November 24th, 2008 at 1:15 pmhttp://mp34u.com/posting/6222
Kudos to you, Dave. I recently had the pleasure of doing a little video episode for http://www.delllounge.com for a series called Dead Venues Live, the episode being about Club Foot, where my band, the Skunks, opened for you in the 80s. In this series, a “veteran” musician who was known for playing the now extinct club tours the site (now the site of a bank tower) and talks about what it was like, then a new, young band plays on that site. The band for the show was Ume. I had no part in selecting the band but I was really psyched that they were. They set up and played in the alley underneath the building on a freezing Saturday morning and ROCKED! I love this band. They remind me, in addition to Gang of Four, of Blonde Redhead and of course Sonic Youth and A Place To Bury Strangers. All great bands. Anyway, cheers!
February 18th, 2009 at 6:52 pm