September 24th, 2007
This is crazy! We’ve had not one, but two “good” shows in a row.
The audiences for the last two shows have been great. People showed up at 10PM in the middle of the rain. People participated in the sing-along at the end of Dick Tiddy.
Have we fallen into a groove? Have I spoke too soon? I guess you’ll have to come to the Atlantic on October 19th if you want to find out.
Show highlights:
- Travis’ impromptu drumming during Jada
- The “Andrew Meyer tasering” solo on Pulled Pork
- The “gave ‘em quite a show” light boobs on The Woo Factor
- Introducing 3 songs as Corrine Bailey Rae covers.
Photo By Andrew Stanfill
-Shaun
September 1st, 2007
Finally a Sidebar show I had fun at!
- We played Wacky Willy for the first time
- Most of the things that we (I) messed up looked like they were on purpose.
- People actually really responded to Dick Tiddy
- Andrew did a really cool ending to My Cool Robot that surprised me.
- I got to see some Lauris Vidal and Bang Bang Boom
Someone told me that for their birthday party they decided to come to our show. We made at least three new fans according to the three people who talked to me after the show, and one of them is from Japan. She was a foreign exchange student who kept just repeating things like “You were good!” and “I like your band!” It was fun. Everyone was so nice
So in conclusion: The Jargon is going international. See on next summer’s world tour of the United States and one girl’s house in Japan.
-Shaun
August 31st, 2007
Inuit Jargon teams up with Moe Fest to bring you a hot Friday night lineup!
Friday, August 31st at The Sidebar, show up at 9:30 to see
Inuit Jargon!
Morningbell!
Bang Bang Boom!
Lauris Vidal!
We’re opening, so show up on time, and stick around. If you haven’t seen Bang Bang Boom yet it’s definitely worth it, and Lauris Vidal’s band at Sidebar last time they played had to be my 3rd favorite local show of all time.
If you go to Umoja this Friday though, we’ll forgive you. This time…
July 16th, 2007
Right in time for an early Christmas present, Inuit Jargon is gonna be part of THE must-be-at show of 2007… That’s right, I’m talking about Morningbell, The Most, and Umoja Orchestra at Common Grounds!
“Holy poop!” said Andrew on hearing the news.
If this actually happens, I’ll be really excited.
-Shaun
July 3rd, 2007
You collect a lot of random stuff on a website that’s around 3 years old that’s also gone through 3 redesigns. Out of boredom and lack of updates, I’m going to resurrect some of my favorite old stuff.
I always liked the “Polaroid” style pictures on the older versions of the site.
IJ.com version 1.0 featured my attempt at a totally “hand drawn” purposely crappy art style which, looking back, was actually a lot more charming than I felt it was at the time.
IJ.com version 2.0 sold out and went corporate for the most part.
And sadly, the even more corporate version 3.0 doesn’t have any room for pictures like that at all anymore.
That’s what I like to call progress.
Shaun
July 2nd, 2007
It’s summer, and I’ve been trying to clean up the old files on my computer, and I found this!
A very quickly (but expertly) rendered drawing of the Jargon on the back of an envolope that I couldn’t resist the urge to scan. It’s Andrew, me (Shaun) and Matt from left to right. My favorite detail is definitely Matt’s soul patch.
Shaun
June 17th, 2007
The Shamrock is being closed!
This is sure to come as pretty sad news for everyone who’s ever been there or played there. I think all three of us agreed that Shamrock shows were always hands down our favorite shows to play. The Shamrock treated bands well (allowing us to do things that I’m sure wouldn’t fly at other venues). The staff was nice, and the place always brought in great audiences.
Good luck Brophy Family for whatever they’re doing in the future.
So long Shamrock.
March 6th, 2007
Round two of Inuit Jargon’s First Annual Crayon Turkey Challenge.
Were you good enough for second place, or is your goose already cooked?
Were you too chicken to enter, or did your drawing just run a-fowl? Let’s talk turkey…
This piece expands on the theme by taking the standard turkey and accessorizing it. Extra points for being the only pirate themed entry.
After noticing the striking black on yellow composition and the whimsical pageantry of the feathers, it’s really the details that make the piece. I applaud the artist for not adhering to strict realism by giving his/her turkey a fade hair cut and a beak and waddle that look like lips.
The music notes flying at the turkey seem to be a direct parallel to the music Inuit Jargon and Morningbell played at that show. Great use of metaphor. Stunning composition and dynamic sense of movement.
Self-explanatory.
Check back next week for the final round!
March 3rd, 2007
After almost four months, I’ve finally decided to put up some of the hand-turkeys from the Thanksgiving Pageant show. There were so many good ones, I thought about having a contest. This week, I’m going to put up three winners in two categories each: Honorable Mention and 2nd place.
Then, for the next week, my favorite three turkeys out of the 20+ submissions will be posted on our Myspace and will duke it out for 1st place supremacy. Whichever turkey gets the most votes in our Myspace message box or our comment section wins a free CD and more importantly bragging rights.
Welcome to the First Annual Inuit Jargon Crayon Turkey Challenge!
How will your turkey fair? Where is the turkey fair? You’ll just have to stay tuned and find out. Below are the honorable mentions:
Even though we ran out of construction paper, that didn’t deter people from ripping pages out of our mailing list to make Turkeys. Great use of color and good effort.
At first this one looks pretty standard, but then you realize that this turkey has at least twice as many feathers as all of the other submissions. The different feather colors create a stunning illusion of depth. Thanks Lindsay!
Unique.
Keep checking for the 2nd place winners in round two in the next few days.
-Shaun
