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The Old Ceremony is a band from Chapel Hill, NC, led by songwriter Django Haskins. They make lush, literate rock.
ORDER the "OUR ONE MISTAKE" CD NOW at theoldceremony.com !
"OUR ONE MISTAKE" CD also available on iTunes.

"OUR ONE MISTAKE" CHOSEN FOR PASTE MAGAZINE’S
’TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 2006’

TOC’s song "Get to Love" chosen as a finalist in Ourstage.com ’s song contest.
TOC selected as one of the GREAT EIGHT BANDS OF THE TRIANGLE in the Raleigh News Observer
PAPERS IN ORDER video by Sam Griffith.
shirts designed by sarah mclane
SXSW ’08: Live at the Continental Club, Austin, TX.
"Til My Voice is Gone" live in Louisville, KY.
"Blood & Oil" live in Louisville, KY.
"Get to Love" live in Louisville, KY.
Older News

"Our One Mistake" climbs the Top 200 CMJ Radio charts with great support from Alaska to Georgia and everywhere in between.
Be sure to check out Matt Brandau’s remixes of the TOC’s first album.
THE OLD CEREMONY’s self-titeld debut CD IS AVAILABLE AT theoldceremony.com as well as on iTunes.

TOC has been selected as the BAND OF THE MONTH in the Independent Weekly.
And now, Mark Simonsen riding a mechanical bull:

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Member Since: 3/27/2005
Band Website: www.djangohaskins.com"theoldceremony.com
djangohaskins.com
Band Members: Django Haskins, Dan Hall, Matt Brandau, Mark Simonsen, Gabriele Pelli, Josh Starmer.
Alumni: James Wallace, Daniel Hart, Vamsi Tadepalli, Jil Christensen, Harmony Keaney, Will Caviness

Influences: Astor Piazzolla, Thelonious Monk, Tom Waits, Caetano Veloso, Johhny Cash, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave, Randy Newman, Serge Gainesbourg, Mano Solo, Roy Orbison, Edith Piaf, George Gershwin, Beatles, Kinks, Danny Cohen, Big Star, Burt Bacharach, Frank Loesser, Rodgers & Hart, Magnetic Fields, Frank Sinatra, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Neil Young, Miles Davis.
Sounds Like: Dogs in heat. Hot air balloons. Estonian wedding songs. Young love under pressure. Revenge. Music.
Record Label: Alyosha Records/sonaBLAST records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

birmingham shower

so, there i was, standing next to the bar after our first show of the tour, at the nick in birmingham. it had been a long day -- a nine-hour drive followed by a show for a small but what i believe mig...
Posted by the old ceremony on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:20:00 PST

friggin austin!

now that we’re back from sxsw and i can start to sort through some of the crazy and wonderful experiences we had down there, i’ll do my best give some highlights:~ playing with chris stame...
Posted by the old ceremony on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:33:00 PST

South by Southwest and a New Track!

We're very excited to be going to SXSW in Austin in March. We've never been, and it looks like we may be playing a few times while we're down there, in addition to hitting virgin territory on the way ...
Posted by the old ceremony on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:38:00 PST

Everything is Abloginated

Dear Neglected Weblog,Sorry it's been so long since we've written. I lost your address and only just found it again. Also, my typing fingers have been bandaged after an ill-advised dare involving an e...
Posted by the old ceremony on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:57:00 PST

O Canada, O Boston, O Henry

so we're back from canada and boston and syracuse, and here's what we learned: 1. toronto is a long ass way away. from everywhere except buffalo.2. there are apparently no hotels between pittsburgh an...
Posted by the old ceremony on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:57:00 PST

Cake shows, midwest tour

We passed several milestones on our recent midwest tour and shows with Cake:1. We crossed the Mississippi river for the first time. Not only did we cross it, we ate lunch on the banks in Lansing, Iowa...
Posted by the old ceremony on Tue, 01 May 2007 10:11:00 PST

SOLD OUT show in NYC

it hardly seems real, but it actually happened - we SOLD OUT our show at joe's pub in nyc this weekend. not only sold it out, but they had to turn away a bunch of people at the door. not that we're ha...
Posted by the old ceremony on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:21:00 PST

LYRICS FROM THE NEW ALBUM

Since people keep asking for it, here you go...lyrics to all the songs on Our One Mistake. ENJOY! -djangoTALK STRAIGHTTalk straight, talk straight, so I can relateDon't insinuate, please don't mumbleL...
Posted by the old ceremony on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:45:00 PST

Home Sweet Home, Road Sweet Road

Well, we're back. We successfully released the new album to the lovely folks in NYC, DC, Roanoke, Knoxville, Atlanta, and Charlotte, and we are secure in the knowledge that it is in safe and loving ha...
Posted by the old ceremony on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:00:00 PST

The Cats Was in the Cradle

well, that was pretty much one of the best nights ever at the cat's cradle last night. we had our cd release party, and were joined by one of the best rock bands you will ever see, roman candle. than...
Posted by the old ceremony on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 11:36:00 PST