The Ataris (Currently booking Canada!)

About Me

We have five full length CD's and one EP:
You can purchase them all directly from iTunes or Amazon.
"Welcome the Night" 2007
"So Long, Astoria" 2003
"end is forever" 2000
"Blue Skies, Broken Hearts... Next 12 Exits" 1999
"Look Forward to Failure" E.P. 1998
"Anywhere But Here" 1997
NEW ALBUM FROM THE ATARIS COMING SOON!: We are currently working on demos for our forthcoming full length album. We plan to begin recording in late summer, and plan for an early 2009 release.
ON TOUR NOW!!! "BLUE SKIES" ACOUSTIC TOUR!: Due to the great response, Kris will continue with the "Blue Skies, Broken Hearts..." tour throughout September. The tour will be making stops in Canada, U.K. and Europe. Were he will be playing songs from "Blue Skies, Broken Hearts..." as well a handful from "end is forever" and "So Long, Astoria". Tour dates will be updated often so keep checking back here at myspace.com/theataris for listings, Spread the word and make sure you come out to these shows as this will be a one time thing!
BOOKING INQUIRES for current "Blue Skies" acoustic tour only: [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/13/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/theataris
Band Members: We are one bass, some drums, guitars and vocals.
Influences: A FEW THINGS THAT I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO A LOT LATELY:
The Warlocks, Sleepercar, Friday Morning's Regret, Wooden Shjips, HRSTA, Pacific UV, Mountain Goats, Ryan Adams, AA Bondy, Wilco, The Notwist... etc.

A FEW RECORDS THAT YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY OWN:
Sonic Youth - "Rather Ripped"
Built to Spill - "Perfect From Now On" / "You in Reverse"
Mono - "Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky"
Wilco -"Sky Blue Sky
"Sigur Ros -"Takk"
Mogwai - "Mr. Beast" / "Government Comissions"
Slowdive -"Souvlaki"
My Bloody Valentine -"Loveless"
Swervedriver -"Raise"
The Weakerthans -"Reconstruction Site"
The Radio Dept. -"Pulling our Weight"
Tarentel- "Ephemera"
Pedro the Lion - "Control"
Explosions in the Sky -"All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone"
The Good Life - "Album of the Year" / "Novena on a Nocturn"
Low -"The Great Destroyer"
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - "Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada"
Rilo Kiley -"The Execution of All Things"
Karate -"Unsolved"
Jets to Brazil - "Perfecting Lonliness" / "Orange Rhyming Dictionary"
Lucero -"That Much Further West" / "Tennessee"
The Replacements - "Tim"
Elliott Smith - "From a Basement on the Hill"
Do Make Say Think -"Goodbye Enemy Airship, The Landlord is Dead"
Radiohead - "In Rainbows"

Sounds Like:
WHERE WE’RE COMING FROM: swervedriver, the replacements, samiam, jawbreaker, archers of loaf, superchunk, sludgeworth, ned’s atomic dustbin, kent, my bloody valentine, ALL, descendents

Record Label:
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Selling some things on ebay. My entire CD collection... etc.

Selling a few things on ebay. All proceeds will go towards funding studio time for recording some new songs for The Ataris. D.I.Y. all the way! So far Items for sale are: Radiohead Tickets Some guit...
Posted by The Ataris (Currently booking Canada!) on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:15:00 PST

Now Booking - E. Canada, portion of "Blue Skies..." tour.

Now finally booking: Eastern Canada dates of Kris Roe / The Ataris - "Blue Skies, Broken Hearts..." acoustic tour. Below is a new rough timeline for when I would like the tour to happen. Wed.. July 2...
Posted by The Ataris (Currently booking Canada!) on Sat, 17 May 2008 03:57:00 PST

New Interview with The Ataris 4/08!

NEW INTERVIEW w/ KRIS FROM THE ATARIS 4/08! Hi everyone. Here is a really good interview I did on this recent "Blue Skies" tour. It was conducted by a very nice girl Annie Reuter in the basement of M...
Posted by The Ataris (Currently booking Canada!) on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:59:00 PST

myspace.com/kristopherroephotography

http://myspace.com/kristopherroephotographyThis is Kris Roe's art photography myspace page. There are a ton of his art prints available there for sale.They are all hand signed.You should defintely go ...
Posted by The Ataris (Currently booking Canada!) on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:58:00 PST