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Member Since: 8/29/2005
Band Website: papercranesmusic.com
Band Members: Mike Amish, Robb Buono, Dave Lebleu, Andy Lord, Myles Matheny and Rain Phoenix
Influences: Talking Heads, Dr. Dre, The Flaming Lips, Pretenders, Wilco, Pixies, Big Star, Laurie Anderson, Thomas Mapfumo, AIR, Massive Attack, Bjork, Def Leopard, Public Enemy, Police, Ravi Shankar, Super Cat, Sonic Youth, The Clash, Velvet Underground, Tom Waits, Billie Holiday, Arvo Part, Replacements, Lhasa, Erik Satie, DEVO, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Fugazi, Elliot Smith, Television, Guns N' Roses, Pet Sounds, Mamma & the Pappas, John Denver, Nick Drake, Sid Barret, The Specials, Paul Weller, T Rex, Violent Femmes, Spiritualized, Kate Bush, R.E.M., Peter Gabriel, AC/DC, U2, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Roxy Music, Harry Balls, Portishead, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Tea Bag, The Cars, Beastie Boys, The Roches, Captain Beefheart, Depeche Mode, Spinal Tap, Duran Duran, The Smiths, James Brown, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, John Coltrane, Xenakis, Matmos, Pere Ubu, Queen, Dick Duster, Wolf Eyes, Lloyd Cole, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Low and Sweet Orchestra, Al Green, Brian Eno, Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Supremes, Cat Stevens, !!!, Aleka's Attic, Bob marley,Caetano Veloso, Dirty Poodle, Gilberto Gil, Grant Lee Phillips, Johnny Cash, Le Tigre, Manu Chao, Loretta Lynn, 60 Channels, Orchestra Baobab, OutKast, Parliament, Pat Benatar, Willie Nelson, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Sonic Youth, Stevie Wonder, Television, Tom Petty, Vic Chesnutt, Roxy Music, Wilco, Big thanx to www.1005THEBUZZ.com Gainesville's Rock Alternative for playing us in their rotation
Record Label: Major
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My Blog

WE ARE PLAYING SXSW WITH R.E.M.!!!!

WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL BE PLAYING SXSW ON MARCH 12TH WITH R.E.M.!!!SUFFICE TO SAY WE ARE EXCITED!!! REALLY EXCITED!!!We found out while in LA recording new material and playing shows......
Posted by papercranes on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:57:00 PST

Lyrics to Minor at Kirsha’s request!

MINORlittle birds they fly so highi can see them over the highway above all my sideways glancesin a whirl so i close my eyesi can hear their wings beating so fast above all my sideways glanceswe were ...
Posted by papercranes on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:29:00 PST

NEW VIDEO DIARIES!

WE'VE POSTED SOME NEW VIDEO DIARIES FROM SHOWS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. GO TO: www.papercranesmusic.com and click VIDEO DIARIES. PS!! ANDY LORD IS NOT REALLY LIKE THIS... HE JUST PLAYS IT ON TV....
Posted by papercranes on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:22:00 PST

OPEN YOUR EYES lyrics as per request by Angie

OPEN YOUR EYES AND SEETHAT I'M HERE NEXT TO YOUOPEN YOUR EYES AND SEEYOU'RE GONNA BE WITH MEFOR, FOR A WHILEALL IN ALL I'M BACK ON TOPIT ALL GET'S SO OLD WHEN YOU STOP HAVING FUNOVER AND OVER IT WE GO...
Posted by papercranes on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:44:00 PST

FYI

WE WILL ALWAYS UPDATE MYSPACE WITH ANY AND ALL UPCOMING SHOWS AND TOURS... KEEP CHECKING BACK TO SEE WHEN WE WILL BE PLAYING IN A TOWN NEAR YOU. THANKS AND HAVE A GOOD DAY...
Posted by papercranes on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:36:00 PST

THANK YOU SIRIUS RADIO FOR PLAYING 'TREASURE' EVERYDAY!!

WE ARE STOKED THAT SIRIUS HAS TAKEN A SERIOUS LIKING TO OUR SONG 'TREASURE' FROM VIDALIA AND HAS BEEN PLAYING IT ON THEIR 'LEFT OF CENTER' SHOW EVERYDAY...
Posted by papercranes on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:11:00 PST

Lyrics to Here

HEREthis town is full of dreamers each with a different facethis placeholds on to peoplewith the same mistakeswe all make the samejust different wayswe all maywe may escapethis townit lacks reasonpeop...
Posted by papercranes on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:31:00 PST

Lyrics to Curtain Song

Curtain Songyou closed the curtainand darkened my worldno comforting for me you got a new girlyou did me wrongand one day, one day you'll find outthat it's me you're dreaming aboutI don't even, evenwa...
Posted by papercranes on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:24:00 PST

LYRICS TO SHOW ME

SHOW MEwhere would we go?if we left tomorrowto the land of sun and all that's borrowedwhen you showed me way to go seeyou made it look easyhow could you knowif i left in sorrow which way to gowhich ha...
Posted by papercranes on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 07:48:00 PST

Lyrics to Untitled Treasure

I always lean on youeven when you can't stand upI'm sure you're trueeven when when you can't tell me nothing that I can believe ini still want to know that you need methere's no one in this wide world...
Posted by papercranes on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 04:03:00 PST