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The Stranger

We just noticed that the Stranger gave our show w/ Marcy Playground a nice preview last week. Kurt B. Reighley had some nice things to say. We’re blushing…. Check it out!

Marcy Playground, Stag

(Tractor) What does it sound like when you cross singer Steve Mack, formerly of Undertones spin-off That Petrol Emotion, with grunge survivor Ben London of Alcohol Funnycar and alt-country act Sanford Arms? Would you believe… a power-pop band? This local quintet has already issued two EPs of streamlined and sinewy gems like “Love Her Records,” sure to please Cheap Trick and Guided by Voices fans. As befits a band that posts old Raspberries footage on its blog and courts mouth-breathing fan boys who groan whenever some VH1 talking head dismisses the Knack as “one-hit wonders,” Stag’s latest must-have is a limited-edition colored vinyl 45, “Don’t Lead with Your Heart.” KURT B. REIGHLEY

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Lights, Camera, Action…

We’re gearing up to shoot a video tomorrow for our song “Don’t Lead w/ Your Heart”. Let’s just say it’s going to be loads of fun and our good friends John Roderick (Long Winters), Kurt Bloch (Fastbacks) and Rob Witmer (Awesome) are playing major roles. Look for Santa and the Easter Bunny as well. We can’t tell you anymore or we’d have to kill you (w/ kindness that is).
Ready for your close up
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Stag’s Playground

Ben & Steve @ the Tractor 8/31/11

We had fun playing with Marcy Playground on Wednesday night. Now we have to hit the practice space and get our Nirvana cover together for the Nevermind Tribute we are playing on 9/20 @ EMP. We are honored to be a part of it.

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For You Tube…

We put our EP’s and new single up on YouTube for your enjoyment. You can order our new vinyl 7″ right now at www.finrecords.com. We got a bunch of cool shows coming up this fall including:

Aug 31st – w/ Marcy Playground- Tractor Tavern

Sept 24th- w/ Daniel G. Harman & the Trouble Starts, Western Haunts, In Cahoots- The Comet

Oct 22- City Arts Festival – Capsula, Whalebones – The Comet

See you soon…

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Get Some Action

A friend turned me on to the Action a few years ago. Their record Rolled Gold is amazing psych-pop. We covered this song right as Stag was starting. I think we may need to take another pass at it again.

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New Stag Single!!!

Our new single Don’t Lead With Your Heart b/w Ides Of March is now available from our fine friends at Fin Records. We recorded the single w/ Jack Endino at Soundhouse. We broke out the old 2″ Studer for this one and we think it sounds pretty awesome if we say so ourselves. It’s limited edition of 500 copies on colored vinyl so get your copy while they last.
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I Smell STAG & Candy! 8/31 @ the Tractor

 

STAG is opening for Marcy Playground on 8/31 at the Tractor. Yes, that Marcy Playground. You know…Sex & Candy Marcy Playground, always on the radio in the 90s Marcy Playground, main guy went to Evergreen Marcy Playground. Oh get over yourself, it’s cool they are still playing.

We’ll see what they are up to these days. Come join the fun. Maybe they’ll be serving “disco lemonade”.