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Owen Sartori

A BURST RECORDS Recording Artist.

About Me

Hi. My name is Owen. I do music. Pop music. No, not THAT kind of pop music. The smart kind.... I call it SmartPop.

I also make stupid awesome shirts in my spare time, and you should buy one.
But you might want to look a little closer. These aren't your standard band tees...

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/10/2005
Band Website: owensartori.com
Band Members: Owen Sartori - Guitar, Vox
Carolyn Koenig - Keys, Vox
Baby Jake- Guitar, Vox
Mark Messina - Drums
Dave Kurtovich - Bass

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Influences: Jeff Buckley, Jason Faulkner, Carole King, Aimee Mann, Michael Penn, SELF, XTC, the Doobie Brothers, Keane, Muse, Halloween Alaska, Dan Fogelberg, Glen Phillips, Nickel Creek, Iron Maiden (yes, Iron Maiden), Rufus Wainwright, Steeley Dan, Elvis Costello, Kenny Loggins, Jon Brion, Ella Fitzgerald, Lambert - Hendricks & Ross, Queen, Elliot Smith, Sondre Lerche, Aqualung, Ben Folds, Creeper Lagoon, James Brown, Bjork, Lionel Richie, Juliana Hatfield, Kanye West, Teitur, and Spinal Tap, heartbreak, aging, round-house kicks to the groin, booze, love, college, bad jokes, work, family, friends, Guinness, Ishmael, the after-effects of being a life-long dork and every band since the late 60's that has ever wanted to be the Beatles
Sounds Like: For Myspace search purposes, see: Ben Folds Five, The Grays, XTC, Joe Jackson, Francis Dunnery or Athlete... Or in the words of one of the raddest drummers on the planet: "Dude, I fuckin' love your songs. It kinda reminds me of Jason Mraz , but with better songwriting and none of that wordy bullshit." - Kenny Aronoff 8/16/05
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Record Label: Burst Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Im HUGE in Sheboygan.

http://www.sheboyganpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200 80622/SHE04/806220549 (Don't worry, the link is legit, no matter how scary Myspace makes it look.) This weekend I'm playing at the Midwest A...
Posted by Owen Sartori on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:02:00 PST

I’ve been BLOGGED! (and it feels pretty darned good)

http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/get_a_life_blog/2008/ 06/escape-from-cub.html Pamela Slim has one amazing blog, and I contacted her a few months back to let her know how insightful and fun it wa...
Posted by Owen Sartori on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:58:00 PST

Great Show Coming Up!

Hey everybody! Here's a quick heads up for a really, REALLY cool show that I'm doing in a couple of weeks.   Minneapolis Songwriter's ShowcaseFriday, May 16thThe Fine Line - www.finelin...
Posted by Owen Sartori on Tue, 06 May 2008 11:38:00 PST

God Rocks

...is a mocumentary about the sordid lives of Christian Bands, and my bandmates Carolyn and Baby Jake are both in the movie.  In fact, I wrote one of the songs they perform.  It’s gonn...
Posted by Owen Sartori on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:48:00 PST

What the Hell is the O-Team?

Well, if you must know, the O-Team is my always online, sometimes in-person street team. These are people who appreciate what I do and want to help get the word out... which makes them officially the ...
Posted by Owen Sartori on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:54:00 PST

The Record, The Holidays, and a gift to YOU!

Well, well, well... If it isn't that time of year. You know, snow on the ground (depending on where your "ground" happens to be), mass consumerism and a lot of explaining to do. Let's start with an up...
Posted by Owen Sartori on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:00:00 PST

Fuzz. This is pretty cool...

http://owensartori.fuzz.com/ I like the mix-tape concept of the site.  Check it out!
Posted by Owen Sartori on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:59:00 PST

The results are in - Radiohead Fans are PUNKS.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8SOC7200&show_a rticle=1 Check this out. Given the opportunity to show one of their favorite bands how they feel about them and the value of their new recor...
Posted by Owen Sartori on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:22:00 PST

Im featured on SONGCRITIC.COMs CRITICast.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SongcriticcomCriticcast/~5/17 4263574/CriticCAST27.mp3   I kinda wish I was invited to this party...  So, the guys at SongCritic.com feature "The Cube" this wee...
Posted by Owen Sartori on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:00:00 PST

My unpopular opinion: Jammie Thomas and the RIAA

While we're on the subject of online distribution and downloading of music, I'd like to move from the Radiohead discussion (have the music for whatever price you want, with our permission) to the topi...
Posted by Owen Sartori on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:13:00 PST