Check it out.


http://fan-belt.blogspot.com/2009/01/localized-father-phoenix.html

Come out to Cactus on Friday!  DO IT!

Hey everyone. Check out http://www.wmse.org/ and go to the local live video section. It isn't the most exciting footage because we're trying not to fuck up on the radio but good sound quality.

and also if your on facebook and want to become a fan, check out our page on there.


take care,


Father Phoenix

Hello. We've put up 2 songs from the LARGE BODIES ep. Give them a listen!

hey folks.


We have two shows next week that we are very much looking forward to. One is all ages and the other is 21+ or fake id. Both are going to be a blast. Come hang out and hear songs from our recently recorded EP.


Thursday July 10th - Borg Ward - 7ish i think? - John the Savage, Big Fun. ALL AGES

Saturday July 12th - Cactus Club - 10ish - White Wrench Conservatory, Lollipop Factory - 21+


hope to see you there.

Greetings All.


We are currently on day 10 of 21 of our summer getaway with cougar den. It has been super fun. Right now we are in New Hampshire sitting at the kitchen table like one big happy family. ok.


We put up a song called Soul Breather. We have had it for a while but have not yet recorded it. The version thats up is live from the WMSE pledge drive from last year.
Go have a listen!


take care all.


FP

Hey Folks!

Its time for an update.






We are finishing up recording our E.P. "Large Bodies". The EP will consist of 4 brand new songs that we are really pumped about. Theres just a few more things we need to finish tracking including some extra percussion stuff and organ.






Speaking of organ…We have a new member in the father phoenix family. Keith Stendler (of temper temper/old roommate fame) will be playing with us from now on. We've had a bunch of practices with him and its sounding great. Our first show with him is on Sunday May 4th at Mad Planet. Dead Meadow is playing as well and it should be a fun show.






At the end of may we will be heading out on the road for about 3 weeks with our pals Cougar Den. They were nice enough to let us join them on the fun bus out east. The dates are posted on both of our pages and there are still a few dates that are unconfirmed. If theres anyway you or someone could help us out please message us or cougar den ASAP. Anyway we are excited to finally get out on the road again and play in some new cities.




Yeah fun!

The tour we'll be the final shows we play as a three piece. Keith can't make it out with us and so we will join forces with him after we return home. Soon after we return home we hope to get the EP released and play a bunch of shows around here. We do have one show booked right now…its at…summerfest. The plus side about this is that we are sharing the stage with all of our friends bands. So it will be a big hang out pretty much. More details on that in the show section.






Ok, so I think that's it for now. The wheels are in motion.






Thanks for your time and take care.






Love,

Father Phoenix

(dictated but not read.)

some random dude who none of us know at all just put up a nice little plug for high voltage magazine.

check it out while it still is up

highvoltagemagazine.com

thanks sean williamson! (whoever you are)

Going Their Own Way: The members of Father Phoenix have stayed contently under the radar for most of their two-year existence, playing small punk shows and basements, but now that they've cut their first album, they're beginning to branch out beyond the punk party scene.

This Thursday, Nov. 15, Father Phoenix will celebrate the release of that self-titled disc on a 10 p.m. bill at the Stonefly Brewery with Red Knife Lottery and Novel. The album is a bit schizophrenic, singer/guitarist Kristopher Maedke-Russell explains, since it compiles material written both under their current, bass-augmented incarnation, as well as from their early days as a two-piece. The songs they've posted to their MySpace page, www.myspace.com/fatherphoenix, showcase a menacing, Melvins-esque aggressiveness and the same sonic ferocity that drove Unwound's astounding mid-'90s records.

"We try not to get pinned down by our influences," Maedke-Russell says. "We just focus on really abrasive rock music, juxtaposed with all [the] sappy crap we like, too."

Which begs the question, which sappy crap?

"Well, I've always been a closeted Fleetwood Mac fan," Maedke-Russell says with genuine enthusiasm. "Between their songwriting and their vocal melodies, it's obvious they put a lot of thought into their songwriting. They were the total package."

--Evan Rytlewski