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About Me

Welcome to WÃ¤ntage USA's space. While we have a dynamic website conveniently located at wantageusa.com, It's just one-way dynamic and you just don't get the sweet functionalities like being able to self-promote (yourself), date (others) and spread gossip (about others) and waste time (lots!) as you do on here. What an awesome technological wasteland! Anyhow, if interestd, you'll find updates and show information about Wantage bands, and more information.

Join the mailing list by sending a request with "join your incredible list" in the subject line. You'll get updates on new releases, tours and the occasional non-Wantage recommendation: email: wantageusa (AT) yahoo DOT com

How is WÃ¤ntage USA pronounced?
Like advantage but with a w replacing the adv.
What does it, like, you know, mean?
Never ask that.
How do I donate?
See catalog. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/19/2005
Band Website: wantageusa.com
Band Members: Wantage is a DIY label that puts out records by: Squalora (Missoula/Portland), the Narrows (Olympia/Bellingham), the Pope (Eagle Rock/Rosemead), Big Business (Seattle/Los Angeles), Le Force (Salt Lake/Seattle), Volumen (Missoula), Mountain High (Philadelphia), Drunk Horse (Oakland), the Lights (Seattle), Japanther (Brooklyn), Federation X (Bellingham), No-Fi Soul Rebellion (Bellingham), Red Fang (Portland), Last of the Juanitas (Portland), Ass-End Offend (Missoula/Kalispell/Defunct)

Additionally, we have our hands in a couple of other things: Total Fest (Missoula) Central European tours (Germany, Poland, Czechia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland)
Pickling (mostly cucumbers)
Hunting (deer)
Reading (several books at once, and rarely finishing..)
Hiking (around Montana)

Influences: Wantage is influenced by a lot of people, and some things: Originally, having creative and supportive parents and growing up TV-less, then reading about the Dischord, K and other small labels and people who had a vision for releasing good records by exciting bands and working hard to keep independent music vibrant and robust. Then leaving the country for a couple of years (LATVIJA!), and more recently, meeting people like Armin and Ute from X-Mist. That's a real brief overview of our influences, but hopefully it's a start. Other influences: Matt and Justin McIntyre, Ian Vanek, Nicole Payton, Matt Vanek, Bryan Ramirez, Ben McOsker, Yellow Swans, Icky Ciccone.

Are you seeking a musical, artistic or.. community event to attend in the Garden City of Montana? My friend Colin Hickey (Playboyicus Internationalicus) is hard at work listing every damn thing under the sun. Same goes for Salt Lake, Boise and Albuquerque, and Boulder!
Sounds Like: AC/DC, mostly.
Record Label: This is a record label, man.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Ben Spangler: R.I.P.

Ben Spangler: RIP. weblog on the Total Fest page...
Posted by Wantage USA on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:13:00 PST

UPDATION: Narrows, the Pope, Red Fang

the Narrows "Benjamin" CD is finally in the wantageusa.com shop, as is the Pope's "Sports" CD. The Narrows CD is a plaintive, hopeful and crisp tome of record that's got more layers than a Hawaiian on...
Posted by Wantage USA on Tue, 22 May 2007 01:30:00 PST

NARROWS: New Song from "Benjamin" LP up

Blaaaaowwwww! The Narrows are back, and gearing up to release a new record right around the middle of April 2007. Notice that what plays when you spend some time on the msypace.com/wantageusa page is ...
Posted by Wantage USA on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:17:00 PST

Pope and Juanita Family CDs: Distributed

Yes, and a good day to you sir: Two of Wantage USA's favorite active bands are the Pope and Juanita Family. As you know, the Pope plays frenetic, loud, dude rock, and the Juanita Family plays sublime...
Posted by Wantage USA on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:04:00 PST

Total Fest VI: work undeway

Total Fest 2007: Happenin'! People of Earth, Get thyselves ready for Total Fest VI, which is coming August 10 and 11, 200...
Posted by Wantage USA on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:08:00 PST

New Big Business song up! Narrows, Pope, Japanther into the mail for mastering.

Our pals in the Big Business have made our chilly-assed Sunday, folks. Have a look over at their myspace page, linked here, which has got a song from their new record (entitled "Here Come the Waterwor...
Posted by Wantage USA on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:17:00 PST

Maxxxi Vinyl Blowout, in time for V.Day Ought Seven

Hup! Have a look at the Wantage catalog for a heap of a deal, just in time for Valentine's Day: Here's that link Maxxxi-Super Bargain Packet 2007 DA! Koneshnya! This time, it's vinyl-tacular. Just in...
Posted by Wantage USA on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:31:00 PST

FEDERATION X: CALIFORNIA 2007!

FEDERATION X: CALIFORNIA 2007!Thursday, January 4th, 9:30pmFEDERATION XTHE MAKAISCARECROW (members of OLD GRANDDAD and EXHUMED)@Annie's Social Club, 917 Folsom Street at 5th, San Francisco21+, $6, Alc...
Posted by Wantage USA on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:44:00 PST

The gift that keeps on givin'...

2006 PREMIUM FREEDOM SUPER PACK (WANTAGE)Just in time for gift giving season is the gift that keeps on giving. We start with only the finest ingredients: 1 Lights "Diamonds and Dirt" CD, 1 Volumen "Sc...
Posted by Wantage USA on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:40:00 PST

Big Business Tour II cd available now - LIMITED!!

Big Business Tour II CDFour-song blaster recorded by ol' dirty Don "Mico de Noche" Stewart in his Kitsap County facilities. "II" features superior sound quality to the first, and three new and utterly...
Posted by Wantage USA on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:04:00 PST