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Clothing & Shoes

About Me

Raleigh has long been the more densely populated, somewhat misguided neighbor of the indie boom-town Chapel Hill. It's downtown consists of nothing more than a few blocks of buildings and a few local venues. This record, and this band, are better than that. From the synth-driven acoustic spectacle of 'This Banjo' to the chant-like start of 'Rocket for Two', highly original percussion works more than it's usual ambient noise, pushing the album above its roots, giving "feel the warmth of all the people staring at your last resort" a nervous and complex feel. Levi Christopher's voice is easily comparable to that of The Organ's Katie Sketch or Dan Bejar. -Satisfied Fan
Clothing & Shoes began in August 2007, shortly after writer Levi Christopher moved to Raleigh, NC from his hometown of Mansfield, OH. After eight months of writing and recording the self-titled album after work hours and on weekends, its completion finally arrived the following May. The band members slowly fell into place shortly after, and made way for an East Coast tour with Jonathan Hape that July.
Clothing & Shoes is now performing actively across North Carolina. Levi continues to write new material for a sophomore album to be released late summer 2009.
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Rocket For Two

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Member Since: 7/9/2007
Band Members:
Levi Christopher

Rodney Finch

Bethany Finch

Matt Lowe

Nikita Ferrell

Ben Hunsinger
Influences: Say Hi To Your Mom
Do Make Say Think
Modest Mouse
Starflyer 59
John Mayer
Billy Joel
Sounds Like:
After Work And On Weekends
1. Horses
2. The Woman Without Grace
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Record Label: Eskimo Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Plan?

So progress is being made, songs are being written, shows are being booked. The world of Clothing & Shoes is alive and well.A new, epic, exciting, perfectionist, never been done before album is being ...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:49:00 GMT

Independent Weekly Article

INTRODUCING...01.04 CLOTHING & SHOES @ THE POUR HOUSEAfter growing up in Fuquay-Varina, Levi Christopher finished high school in Ohio. Upon graduation, though, he returned to Raleigh, funneling the qu...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:49:00 GMT

Red Bird

Someone was knocking on the doorBut I questioned reason to awakeFinally my feet did moveDownstairs to see just whoExpecting to be given factsOr surveys based on crimeI turned the knob to say goodbyeBu...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:28:00 GMT

Park Bench Conversation

A Park bench conversationIs no ordinary thingStories traded over As I listen to you singHere's to the second personThat still seems real to meIs it nice to be so sureOf the things you believeWe need m...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:56:00 GMT

The Masked Mind

The masked mind is hidden in my bonesChanging faces to hide the things we knowBelieving what you want does not erase that which is trueIt's why I'm turning into one thing that you do not want to doCom...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:44:00 GMT

Wells Fargo

Go listen to a great song by a great new band that will be rich and famous with us someday:http://www.myspace.com/wellsfargoandthewagonsLevi
Posted by on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:14:00 GMT

A new album, a new beginning.

Tomorrow happens to be my birthday. It seems this album has taken every one of these last twenty years to complete; although in actuality it has taken about eight months. All that to say, It is finall...
Posted by on Fri, 30 May 2008 22:09:00 GMT