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Uppertiers

About Me

Uppertiers are an independent band from New York known for short bursts of eclectic pop, shakey vocals and low fidelity production.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/12/2006
Band Website: www.uppertiers.com
Band Members: LIVE BAND: Joe Sidney (vocals) Garrett Wakefield (guitar, keys) Mike Fazio (bass) Chris Vita (drums)
Sounds Like: find the 'tiers on iTunes, Amazon and Rhapsody
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Shows, T-Shirts, "Grand Openings"

Uppertiers are set to play their first show in a year on August 22nd at Wunder Bar, a fine German restaurant and bar, which is sure to be a face-melting Saturday night.We are on at 930, and there is a...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:19:00 GMT

Reflections on Recording "Corbaccio"

The twisted beauty of an unstable band line-up, 20 fans and no record label meant I could work at my own pace. So as new songs kept rolling in and the recorder magically had not broken yet, it was a...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:27:00 GMT

Twatting on Twitter

The Cave-In:www.twitter.com/uppertiers
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:13:00 GMT

The First Uppertiers Long-Player Named, Details, Release Date

After 3 EPs,Being released now on CD-R for $1 (that's 24 songs/50 minutes for one dollar)We will be releasing our first Long-Player (like an actual full-album) this summer.If you've just jumped in now...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:23:00 GMT

'Corbaccio' Appearing First Half of March

The third EP from Uppertiers, 'Corbaccio' was wrapped up earlier this month. Mixed and mastered by Mike Ingber in Austin, Texas.The actual sessions were recorded on Long Island, New York and feature m...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:19:00 GMT

John Lennon

John Lennon is sixty-eight years old, Having spent the Eighties in New York City raising his son. Watching kids who reminded him of his teenage self Creating new frontiers of angst and awarenes...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:41:00 GMT

My Favorite Records of 2008

10. Chinese Democracy Guns N' Roses You know the saga, the setbacks, so let's get down to underestimating Axl Rose: Don't. His current incarnation of GNR has been playing together almost as long as t...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:17:00 GMT

Reflections on Recording Uppertiers' "A Kind of Excellent Dumb Discourse"

With our new EP out for a whopping $3.99 at iTunes, we're readily available, and I considered some thoughts I wanted to write down to be readily available as well: "A Kind of Excellent Dumb Discours...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:12:00 GMT

Reflections on Uppertiers' "The Favourite Game"

Last year, "The Favourite Game" was recorded in June ('07) in Astoria, Long Island, and Manhattan. I was augmented by Mike Ingber on drums, Abby Weitz doin' back-up vocals, and Alex Strongwater on tr...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:56:00 GMT

i found an old newspaper clipping online

Concert for Katrina Relief at Levels The images of Hurricane Katrina's destructive rampage have touched and horrified us all. Great Neck musician Joe Sidney decided to turn his grief into action. "Ev...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:30:00 GMT