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About Me

The origins of Central Services can be traced back 12 years and across the country, to a sunny Connecticut suburb where Jeff and Kevin went to high school. Three bands and a long stint in the Boston music scene later, the two found themselves in Seattle collaborating on the kind of pop they'd always dreamed of playing. Kevin and Jeff are joined by keyboardist Eric Goetz.
The band released a 4-song debut EP, titled "We're All Smarter Now," in December 2005, and their new, self-titled LP was released in September 2006. Both are available in Seattle at Sonic Boom and Easy Street, and on the web at CDBaby.com and Amazon.com.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/28/2005
Band Website: centralservicesmusic.net
Band Members: Jeff Blancato plays guitar and harmonizes,
Kevin Emerson plays the drums and sings,
Eric Goetz plays the keys and harmonizes.

Influences: Ben Folds, Aimee Mann, The Shins, New Pornographers, Fiona Apple, Jon Brion, Wilco, Fountains of Wayne, The Beatles, Steely Dan, Elliott Smith, 70's-era Genesis, Yes and the like, an unhealthy dose of 80's pop, Stereolab, Stanton Moore, Medeski Martin & Wood... etc
Sounds Like: We're not sure who we sound like, really.
Record Label: Wanna be our record label?
Type of Label: None

My Blog

one month to Board of Education online release

We're ready to release the full-length Board of Education record online! Look for it in the virtual universe by August 15th. We'll let you know the date for sure.Need something to tide you over? K...
Posted by Central Services on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:55:00 PST

New Album Finished!!

After Bumbershoot last fall, we set out to begin work on our next album. Now it's spring, and the album is done, only we ended up NOT making a Central Services record, per se. Instead, we assumed a ...
Posted by Central Services on Thu, 29 May 2008 09:43:00 PST

nine coconut custard pies

I remember seeing these when I was younger and laughing until it hurt. Now, thanks to The Internets, I can watch it over and over and feel that same abdominal burn. And in a montage, no less: Falling ...
Posted by Central Services on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:23:00 PST

Honestly...

Come on, now - is there anything better than this? I mean, seriously.Star Wars trumpet-Jeff
Posted by Central Services on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:18:00 PST

Bumbershoot Thanks and Photos

Thanks so much to everyone who came to catch our Bumbershoot set last weekend! We had a blast.We've posted pictures here on myspace, and on our Flickr page, here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrals...
Posted by Central Services on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:51:00 PST

featured on Car Talk

This week's episode of Car Talk (June 9) featured the CS song 'She Was My Ride.'Click and Clack ROCK.:)
Posted by Central Services on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:57:00 PST

we made a demo EP of kids' songs

So, kinda wrote some songs for kids (and kids at heart), which you can find here:www.myspace.com/cskidsThese songs probe the depths of loneliness in the common tomato, explain how fun the coming ice a...
Posted by Central Services on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:05:00 PST

debut on the cmj top 200

last week we started a national college radio campaign, that glorious right of passage:So in our first week, we debuted in the CMJ Top 200 at #147.!That feels like something. we're not sure what. No...
Posted by Central Services on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:44:00 PST

Featured on NPR!!

Hey check this out, we're featured on NPR's All Songs Considered Website, in their Open Mic feature:http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicI d=1094
Posted by Central Services on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:07:00 PST

News for October

No time for pleasantries, there's news to report:- We're playing at the High Dive in Fremont this Wednesday, October 11th. You should go because you don't get out enough. Besides, what were you planni...
Posted by Central Services on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 05:21:00 PST