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Empty Orchestra

"HERE LIES EMPTY ORCHESTRA" AVAILABLE NOW!

About Me

"Empty Orchestra" is the literal english translation of the japanese word "karaoke."

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Member Since: 9/5/2005
Band Members: Stephen Wisniewski: Voice, Guitars, Bass, Banjo, Words
and...
Vince Moreno, Mark Michalik, Michelle Lukezic, Jeff Buffmeyer, John Duffy, Chris Thibodeau, Nick Mayberry, Brandon Trammell, Ryan Sublett, Pamela Butler, Dave "The K-Man" Kloc, and so on...
Influences: Neil Diamond, Bo Diddley, pj harvey, Robbie Fulks, Billy Bragg, Tom Waits, Michael Penn, Neko Case, Whiskeytown, Patsy Cline, etc.
Sounds Like: Screamin' Jay Hawkins fucking Tom Petty in the bathroom at a Sixteen Horsepower concert. at least i hope so, because that would sound amazing.

other people say things like this:
"If Tom Waits met Mike Patton in a bar, then a mellower Gogol Bordello walked in, they all shared a couple rounds and wrote a few songs together, this is what it might sound like."
-- The Flint Journal
Record Label: Thinker Thought Records / Acutest / Karaoke
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

We got a small write up on Black Balloon

"If you're into Wilco or Son Volt then make sure you give these guys a listen. I promise you won't be let down."
Posted by Empty Orchestra on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:08:00 PST

Here Lies CD Review on Playlist.net

Empty Orchestra-Here LiesThinker ThoughtAugust 14, 2007Overall, this is a pretty sad album. Listening to sad music probably isn't the best thing for me to do, as it kills what little motivation I have...
Posted by Empty Orchestra on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:07:00 PST

HUGE UPDATE!!!

Seriously....A lot is happening for US in connection with our new album Here Lies Empty Orchestra coming out on Thinker Thought Records today (Tuesday, 8/14/07).  We are currently on tour; have n...
Posted by Empty Orchestra on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:08:00 PST

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who made last night happen. Rudy did an amazing thing by getting the venue switched and i owe him a huge favor... thanks to everyone who still came out due to all the confusion a...
Posted by Empty Orchestra on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:29:00 PST

This is just review stuff from the past

These are just old blurbs about us that we didn't want to have disappearThe MoodieVeto were followed by Flint's Empty Orchestra, who played a wound-up set of their whiskey-drenched rock & roll. Gr...
Posted by Empty Orchestra on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:17:00 PST

Stephen Interviewed by Brazil's Jonathon Newby

recently, i talked (through email) with Jonathan of our friends Brazil, and they were kind enough to post it on their blog at www.myspace.com/brazil. i've reposted it here, but you should also check ...
Posted by Empty Orchestra on Thu, 10 May 2007 07:06:00 PST

so, what happened on tour (part 2)?

some shit went down.we hustled some gals in billiards.we rode plastic horsies in a mall.we ate some really good pancakes.people were really nice to us and let us sleep on their floors.we played withou...
Posted by Empty Orchestra on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:17:00 PST

10,000 empty orchestra fans can't be wrong...

or maybe i should say "a few empty orchestra fans visiting repeatedly plus some family members who want to know what we're wasting our lives doing can't be wrong."in any case, it was pretty cool that ...
Posted by Empty Orchestra on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:08:00 PST

so what happened on tour?

well...we stole some shit and told some lies.we got an offer to drink moonshine in some dude's van (we declined).we all got spanked on stage by strange, lonely women.we had a few really great meals an...
Posted by Empty Orchestra on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:51:00 PST

i see london. also france.

so i'm hanging out backstage last night at the shelter, drinkin' up all the free water. and i look over, and there's jeremy enigk. and it's hard not to notice that he doesn't have any pants on. he ...
Posted by Empty Orchestra on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:37:00 PST