It's All Right - It's All All Right

Hey, it's Josie again. Last night in St. Paul, Amelia and I went to the most awesome concert EVER. We're huge fans of a band called The Format, so we went mainly to see them, and we had never heard of any of the other bands that were there. [Well, Amelia swears she's heard of Limbeck, but who knows]. So over the next few entries we're going to try and highlight the bands that were there, in order of playing: Reuben's Accomplice, Limbeck, Steel Train, Piebald, and, of course, The Format! You may have heard some of the Format's songs in stores like Hollister and Old Navy, but they're not on the radio yet. So, let's start with RA.

SPOTLIGHT ON: Reuben's Accomplice
Although the band's members have varied over the years, the two frontmen of Reuben's Accomplice have prevailed. Schoolyard friends Jeff Bufano and Chris Corak began performing at their high school talent shows, and slowly progressed to local amphitheatre shows. They finally struck gold by landing a record deal with Los Angeles-based record company Better Looking Records. Their first full-length album, I Blame The Scenery, didn't gain them much national fame at the time of its release date in September of 2001, but established them as cult favorites. They began touring with the likes of Jimmy Eat World, No Knife, the Weakerthans, and Promise Ring, bands who were, at the time, very much in the same boat as they were. In 2002, bassist Andy Eames and drummer Jim Knapp left the group to pursue other careers. Undaunted, Bufano and Corak began touring with a varying rhythm section - namely, whoever of their friends was available for the shows. In 2003, they entered the recording studio again, this time with the production help of their tourmate, Jimmy Eat World frontman Jim Adkins. With the accompaniment of six friends [David Bazan, Howe Gelb, John Rauhouse, Matt Maher, John O'Reilly, and Ryan Kennedy], their second full-length album, The Bull, The Balloon, and The Family, was released the following year.


CHECK OUT MORE REUBEN'S ACCOMPLICE:
http://www.reubensaccomplice.com/ [4 free MP3's!]
http://www.reubens.livejournal.com/

Lyric from: "All Chorus"