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About Me

Mass Undergoe is better than Insane Clown Posse, Milli Vanilli, and nearly as good as Take That, thus making them arguably one of the greatest bands of all time.Let's get to the mutton (why did I just say mutton?) of the BIO: Mass Undergoe met in high school, had some lineup changes, released "Emotion Has A Thousand Sons" in 2001, recieved a Videofact Grant (CHA-CHING!) for the lead single "Lost Vacancy," and recieved medium rotation (Much Music and Much Loud) for months on the strength of touring and requests alone. They also played two idie showcases for 102.1 The Edge (Canada's largest, most bulbously veiny rock station) that was heavily enough attended, they worried about problems with the police.Then there was a lineup change, an accoustic EP in 2003 that featured renowned Canadian Gaye Delorme as a guest performer on the single " I Need You." This spawned another "successful" cross-canada tour, and by successful we mean, cold, isolated, and with only our most primordial senses of survival to get us from one location to the next. Many people attended though, so that was great. That brings us to now. More or less. Brandon Lazenby on Drums, Marino Mestrovic on Bass, Alan Calimbas on Guitar, and David Isbister on Vocals comprise Mass Undergoe today. We have new music, a new EP, and a renewed spirit, thanks to Oprah Winfrey re-runs, and our deep concern for one another as musical compadres. We are about to begin pre-production on a final set of songs for a follow up record, release date to be announced. We have cemented our writing process and are able to churn out formulaic, mindless tunes with reckless abandon, employing other types of trickery to convince you we are in fact, talented. Oh, and by "formulaic and mindless," we mean dynamic and thoughtful.Mass Undergoe is heading back out on tour again as early as early spring, so watch for us. And to clarify, the rumours that we have joined the Black Parade are completely baseless. We are, however, considering starting the Mauve Parade- a collection of elderly people dedicated to solve conflicts through the collective act of grumbling, and overly scenting their clothing with lavender. In all seriousness, we dedicate ourselves to this often frustrating and manipulative endeavour because all we want to do is play. For you. So help us do that if the spirit moves you to...otherwise, thanks for trying us out, and check back often!a, Look at these other Layouts!

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Member Since: 6/6/2005
Band Website: massundergoe.ca
Band Members: David Isbister (vocals, hooker makeup, vegan righteousness), Alan Calimbas (guitar, asymetrical hair,gravity defying antics), Marino Mestrovic (bass, exotic euro-stud, puns), Brandon Lazenby (drums, shirtless dream, pep talks)Jesus Christ is our unofficial fifth member, but not THAT Jesus Christ. The Jesus Christ who hails from Amsterdam and uses a different name when not on a band function. We were once told that to be successful we needed Jesus Christ on our side, so we got him. Take that, Creed, Evenescence, Underoath and Switchfoot!
Influences: Hundreds of songs from scores of artists. Any band that we actually list is actually enacting an age-old ruse that groups employ to make themselves sound more wordly and musicaly superior, simply by name dropping bands we pretend to like a lot more than we would have normally if we were actually free to disclose- without judgment- what we actually think and feel. I realize that was one hell of a run-on sentence. We like a lot of bands you like, and probably a lot that you hate, but we sound like none of them. At least not to us. Let us know if we sound like someone, and we will be happy to grumble over being compared to a band that almost certainly none of us will all agree at once on.
Sounds Like: Well kept young men performing soulfully produced sounds that speak to more than just the ethos of being human, but to the dark recesses of human concsiousness lost in the cosmos of our endless consumption of beauty. Mass Undergoe emits an odourous and pungent musk of sound, a landscape of artistic expression, and an endless mountain of bullshit that the listener is gleefully dragged through, in a brand new white silk tuxedo.
Record Label: Sign us or die. We think the choice is simple.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

YOUR ISLAND WILL BE OURS! Prepare for the second coming.

And not of Christ either. The REAL shit. Not that we have any set bias...yikes. OKAY! We loved Vancouver Island so much that we had to return and play once again. Last time, it was great. This time wi...
Posted by Mass Undergoe on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:02:00 PST

Well, that was fun!!

I'm still wearing makeup.  I tried washing my face, but this shit dont come off easy!  What a great time last nite was.  Its great to play a kick ass show with some top notch musicians ...
Posted by Mass Undergoe on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:56:00 PST

HUGE HALLOWEEN SHOW (you will want to see us, if only for the costume)

Alright. Conventionally speaking, Mass Undergoe doesn't dick around when we decide to do a Halloween show. Perhaps you remember Halloween 2005 when Mass Undergoe played the famous Penthouse Adult...
Posted by Mass Undergoe on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:23:00 PST

Me, myself, and everything Mass Undergoe

Hello friends. Brando here once again. It's been a while since I've posted some thoughts on our page so I figured now is a great time to ramble on about nonsense. I am currently in Whistler for two of...
Posted by Mass Undergoe on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:22:00 PST

It Four in the morning, and stream of consciousness begins.

It's like I can hear Chad Kroeger his fucking self singing the "hook" in this song by Faber Drive. It was co-written with him , and plays in the background as I write to you all in my foreground. Toda...
Posted by Mass Undergoe on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:11:00 PST

Mass Undergoe and MTV cribs on myspace

Well, its not really MTV cribs, but we made our own mock version of the show and posted a video for you all in the video section.  Its also up on Youtube.  Hope you enjoy it! Cheers.   ...
Posted by Mass Undergoe on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:22:00 PST

VANCOUVER ISLAND PEEPS- READ ON!

Holy sweet damn. We didn't really know what to expect. We knew the 240 dollar round trip was steep, but we had no idea it was worth every penny! Even the brutally constipating ferry food that seemed t...
Posted by Mass Undergoe on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:26:00 PST

A Mish-mash.

So - last night with Gob was a blast. Not really too many people there, however we thank you for still populating the floor heavier for us than the others. We met (again, in a slightly new incarnation...
Posted by Mass Undergoe on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:20:00 PST

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Slowly, we crept - into the black ether of our former youth, these light-sensitive eyes made even more raw by our collective compulsion to stare uncomfortably inward:  It was in th...
Posted by Mass Undergoe on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:48:00 PST

A Prism, A Prison.

An unending expanse of BlueReddens my most sacred thoughts of whoCan Yellow my Whitest hues.I have been cold Gold and tenfold Green I have been Rose, Mauve, Charcoal and the b...
Posted by Mass Undergoe on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:47:00 PST