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Sound Team | the BV interview & MP3 | CMJ 2005
The Arcade Fire's Summerstage CMJ show sold out in like 3 days. A month passed with no word on who would be opening. Rumors of Wolf Parade (who are playing the Sub Pop showcase instead) were squashed when a relatively unknown band from Austin, Texas were finally announced as opener. They are Sound Team, and I asked them a few questions. They also supplied an MP3 from their 5 song EP that's out in the fall.
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Don't Turn Away (MP3)
How did you land the opening slot at arguably one of the most exciting concerts happening during CMJ?
Win Butler asked us to play the show.
Is it true you're friends with Voxtrot (another band from Austin)?
They are our friends. Last summer their label Cult Hero released 4 songs from our Secretly Canadian/St. Ives 12" (called Marathon) on a CDEP, which we sold out of on that tour. They have nice pants and are good people.
Do you know Single Frame too?
No ma'am/sir.
Are you the same band that put out "Into the Lens" in 2001? What have you been doing since?
"Into the Lens" was a CD-R of songs recorded on 4-track by founding members Bill Baird, Matt Oliver, and Bill's younger brother Michael, before the band existed. 6-piece lineup (Bill Baird, Michael Baird, Jordan Johns, Sam Sanford, Matt Oliver, Gabe Pearlman) solidified January 2003. Several tours ensued. In 2004, to ease the pain of not having any recordings, we constructed a studio in a record-pressing plant. More touring. Write and write and write. Our full-length album out in 2006.
Tell us anything.
We have a website.
Sound Team also play Mercury Lounge while they're in town. Unfortunately it's September 13th at 9:00 which means they probably won't make it to BMJ over at Tonic. Maybe they'll come late. All tour dates (currently only Austin and NYC) at their site.
Ask them more questions in the comments. Hopefully they'll answer.
Previously
Bell Orchestre also open the Summerstage show
During-CMJ w/ Voxtrot, Chin Up, Dios & The Cribs
Voxtrot @ Magnetic Field, Brooklyn, NY | Pics
Single Frame @ Pianos, NYC | Pics
Posted on September 3, 2005 7:58 PM
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nice skull
Posted by Anonymous | September 6, 2005 1:35 PM
Found this (almost year-old Sound Team show review): http://www.johnpauldavis.org/blather/sound-team/. Has anyone found any other mp3's? I looked but couldn't find any...
Posted by Eugene! | September 7, 2005 12:56 PM
www.myspace.com/soundteam --- this has another mp3 on it.
another review -- http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=30894&category=22153
Posted by deke | September 7, 2005 6:13 PM
another mp3 --->
http://crackersunited.com/blog/downloads/Sound%20Team%20Back%20In%20Town.mp3
Posted by deke | September 7, 2005 6:30 PM
I saw this band at the SUB POP showcase at Mercury last year--WTF?!
Posted by eric | September 9, 2005 12:24 AM
SOUND team playing show tonight at Mercury Lounge at 8:30pm. Gonna stop by before BV's showcase to see what it's all about
Posted by Anonymous | September 13, 2005 12:11 PM
This band STINKS!!
Posted by Camille | September 16, 2005 8:19 AM
Honestly some of the best pop today.
Posted by Lan D. | September 16, 2005 10:34 PM
They're very good
Posted by Zane | October 24, 2005 2:00 AM
Seen ST a couple times, including ACL. The first time around I was skeptical but the most recent run-ins with their music have reassured me. Their sound could become pretty important. They sure beat the embarrassing histrionics and goofy pseudo-intellectualism of a lot of other new crap.
Posted by Madeline | October 31, 2005 10:46 AM