Knives in the Attic

About Me

Formed in early 2006, Knives In The Attic's goal was to create honest, fun music thatâ€™s not afraid to just rock. Combining their diverse influences, which range from Nirvana to Refused, Black Sabbath to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Knives In The Atticâ€™s sound is familiar yet still unexpected. Christen Shawâ€™s vocals move from gritty to intimate, vulnerable to screaming, giving the bandâ€™s unique musical sensibilities a true feeling of voice and individuality. Live, the band delivers a performance characteristic of their punk/art-hardcore roots; energetic, passionate and violent.
Their debut EP, DeathPop, was released March 2006. They spent the rest of the year touring both regionally and nationally. Recently Knives In The Attic returned to Seattle where they are working on a full length record, with plans to play shows locally and tour again in the fall.

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Member Since: 6/11/2004
Band Website: knivesintheattic.com
Band Members: Christen Shaw (vocals)
Christiaan Morris (guitar, vocals)
Sage Gatzke (bass)
Patrick Taylor (drums)

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Influences: These are all bands we love, in no particular order. Mon Frere (awesome Seattle band), The Bled, En Masse (cool ass FL band), The Blood Brothers, Saosin, Sleeter-Kinney, Schoolyard Heroes, Reggie and the Full Effect, Thrice, Kane Hodder, Gatsby's American Dream, All The Ghosts, History Invades, Taken From You, Moments In Grace, Cursive, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Engine Down, Pretty Girls Make Graves, These Arms Are Snakes, Dillinger Escape Plan, Scattered Fall, Kill Sadie, Refused, At The Drive-in, Nine Inch Nails, The Pixies, The Ramones, The Cure, Sex Pistols, Nirvana, Mr. Cash, The Clash, Sonic Youth, Radiohead... and so many more.......
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Death Pop EP
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Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Updates and Answers

There have been a lot of messages asking "did you move" and "whens the next tour" or "hows the new album". So I'm going to answer all those questions in one big blog. First off for those of you that...
Posted by Knives in the Attic on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:27:00 PST

Knives part of a German Cult?

So, our fellow Death Poppers, Love Equals Death (awesome band and great guys, so check em out!!) pointed this article from The Daily News in the UK out to us a while back... we thought it was absolute...
Posted by Knives in the Attic on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:24:00 PST

Tour dates!!

Hey, we are starting to book our US tour. I posted all the proposed dates; if you would like to help set up a show or recommend a venue or promoter, please email us at [email protected] or ...
Posted by Knives in the Attic on Mon, 01 May 2006 07:59:00 PST

Please read!!!

Hello, I just wanted to thank all of you for your support, it means so much to us!! We are number 3 in AZ right now for Warped Tour, all of you who have been going and listening to our songs over ther...
Posted by Knives in the Attic on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:30:00 PST

Show this weekend, New Mexico, and other random thoughts...

So, we are really looking forward to the SHOW coming up on FRIDAY (Jan 27... 7pm... at THE SETS... all ages... bar w/ID... if you live in the valley, you have to COME!! ; ) ... it will be our first fo...
Posted by Knives in the Attic on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:59:00 PST

This is for you Darian... some lyrics...

Okay, so here are the lyrics to Helpless (Giving Up) and the cancer has grown. never leaves me alone i just wanna be less awake hurts in so many ways. i don't wanna explain i just wanna be less ...
Posted by Knives in the Attic on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 03:08:00 PST

Art Amplified Fest!!

The Art Amplified Fest was lots of fun, thanks to all of you who made it out!! For those that didn't, we hope to see you on the 27th at The Sets in Tempe. All of the people involved in setting up the ...
Posted by Knives in the Attic on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 02:32:00 PST

Pine Top = Love

So, OH MY GOSH, we had so much fun up in Pine Top last night!! I couldn't have wished for a better first show in AZ or a better second show ever. Everyone who made it out were totally way cool. Eyes S...
Posted by Knives in the Attic on Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:08:00 PST

and so it begans.....
Posted by Knives in the Attic on Sun, 11 Dec 2005 06:38:00 PST