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Sixfinger

...are finally dead.

About Me


Sixfinger was an indie/punk band from Springfield, Massachusetts. The band formed in late 1999 and endured several lineup changes ending with singer/guitarists Dan Sullivan and Jim LaTaille, drummer Kevin Duquette, and bassist Bemis Gibbs. Former members have gone on to play in Us Against the Archers, American Business Machines, Five Across the Eyes, The Modern Day Saint, Aeroplane 1929, and On the Surface.
Their first album, East Side All Stars Play Hard, was released in 2003 on Connecticut-based Rapscallion Records. 2005's Songs For The Escape Artist was recorded with National Lampoon producer Eric D at Wicked Smart Studios in South Mass. Although originally self-released, the band later partnered with Western Mass's Topshelf Records (which Duquette co-owns) in order to distribute the album. After its release, they became somewhat notorious for their excessively long and unusual song titles, which were usually inside jokes or pop culture references (examples include "Midnight Breakfast Team Rides Again [At 12 AM]," "The Angry Dragon Strikes Back," and "She Said Your Mom Wears Combat Boots"). The last "official" Sixfinger recording is a track called "Indoor Voices Off" (which was originally released exclusively on Asbestos Records' benefit compilation, Shine Some Light), but two songs, "Hans Christian Andersen" and "A Pissing Match" were later recorded and released after LaTaille's departure under the pseudonym At Home Among Thieves (they appeared on Topshelf Records' 2006 Northeast Sampler. Sixfinger played their last show at the John Boyle O'Reilly Club in Springfield, Mass in April 2006.
The band's name is a reference to the 1973 William Goldman novel, The Princess Bride.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/8/2004
Band Website: topshelf-records.com
Band Members: Kevin Duquette (Topshelf Records/Design)
1999-2007
Dan Sullivan (Lives of Crime)
1999-2007
Jim LaTaille
1999-2006
Greg Deane (American Business Machines)
2002-2003
Bemis Gibbs
2002-2007
Matt Spence (Five Across the Eyes)
2004-2005
Joe Urban (The Modern Day Saint)
2005
Bill Knaus (On the Surface)
2005-2006
Seth Decoteau (Us Against the Archers)
2005-2006
Alex Syner (Aeroplane, 1929)
2006-2007
Influences: Texas is the Reason, Mock Orange, Saves the Day
Sounds Like: Good noise, baby!
Record Label: Topshelf Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

YESTERDAY, 11.23.05

we hit 15,000 plays and 2,500 friends! fuckin' yeah! thank you guys sooo much. god do we appreciate it. -kevin
Posted by Sixfinger on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 01:51:00 PST

Check out this event: SIXFINGER, THE AMBER FASHION, GONE BY DAYLIGHT

Hosted By: Sixfinger When: Wednesday Nov 23, 2005 at 7:00 PMWhere: Pearl Street Night Club10 Pearl StreetNorthampton, MA 01060USDescription:Sixfinger Click Here To View Event ...
Posted by Sixfinger on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:19:00 PST

HEY WE ARE ON A RECORD LABEL, ADD THEM!

www.myspace.com/topshelfrecordings ALRIGHT! fuckin' thank you! Spread the word! tell your friends, parents, and people you awkwardly say hi to on the way to class! -kevin...
Posted by Sixfinger on Thu, 17 Nov 2005 03:09:00 PST

East Coast Tour Plans, Apologies and Updates!

HEY! First off: we would like to apologize for not being so efficiuent with our myspace account. it IS just 2 of us in the band running it, and between work and school and band and family obligations,...
Posted by Sixfinger on Fri, 09 Sep 2005 08:44:00 PST

PRE-ORDER THE NEW CD EP!

Hey everyone, we've gotta brand new fucking CD coming out June 16th! It's only $6.00 online through postal mail. It's got 7 new tunes and a killer video that we put together. Enter this link into your...
Posted by Sixfinger on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

!!!!!!!!!!HELP US PLAY WARPED TOUR!!!!!!!!!!

click this link: www.battleofthebands.com/sixfinger and play our song as many times as you'd like. That simple. Thanks a lot! feel free to pass this on, we'd appreciate it! -Kevin...
Posted by Sixfinger on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Add Dan, too.

E-mail is [email protected]. Add me, yo!
Posted by Sixfinger on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

HELP US WIN THE CONTEST! VOTE!

thanks a ton for your your interest in helpin' us out...it's appreciated. we're participating in the d'addario "greatest band we've never heard" contest and we need you guys to vote for us! here's a l...
Posted by Sixfinger on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

hey, we have a message board.

http://6f.proboards11.com go there and discuss shit! (please) -kevin
Posted by Sixfinger on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

add kevin as your myspace friend.

hey, if any of you guys wanna add me to your friends, my e-mail for my personal account is: [email protected]. rad. -kevin
Posted by Sixfinger on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST