van*gloria - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Thanks to our new business copartnership with the Hubby Warehouse , the premiere discount Russian Mail Order Husband boutique, we are now able to offer our debut album free of charge on our website, www.vangloria.net .

Thanks to our new business copartnership with the Hubby Warehouse , the premiere discount Russian Mail Order Husband boutique, our upcoming shows will all feature elaborate thematic elements, such as witch burning and a "monster mash."

Thanks to our new business copartnership with the Hubby Warehouse , the premiere discount Russian Mail Order Husband boutique, we will never go hungry again.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/13/2005
Band Website: vangloria.net/
Band Members: Nick Kruge - vocals, guitars, footstompin' tambourine
Matt Gajewski - guitars, keys, vocals, monologues
Luke Moellman - keys, drums, percussion, vocals
Paul Bender - bass, vocals, keys

Influences: Bjork, Cinematic Orchestra, Andrew Bird, Sea and Cake, Portishead, Tortoise, operation:GO, The Dead Hookers Bridge Club, Modest Mouse, The New Deal, Awesome New Republic, Halloween Alaska, The Love-Cars, Radiohead, Herbie Hancock, Devin Smith, Hanne Hukkelberg, Weezer - Pinkerton, Goldfrapp, Steve Reich, Tomasz Stanko, Cassette, Prefuse 73, Aphex Twin, Steely Dan, Aimee Mann, Jeff Parker, Rufus Wainwright, Jamiroquai, EST, Bridget Pross, Brian Wilson, Beach Boys - Pet Sounds, Wilco, Helvetica Nue Ultralight, Univers, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Venetian Snares, Matt's Dad describing the landscape on cassette tape, Takashi Yoshimatsu
Sounds Like: Little Debbie snack cakes all grown up.
Record Label: atomisk records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Oh, those old things?

So, except for Slow Fade's live version, those songs on that there myspace player are growing up and leaving the nest. Our new album "Bluebird" will be coming out very soon with the gracious help of o...
Posted by van*gloria on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:45:00 PST

successful venture

The collective feeling of van*gloria is that tonight's show at the rat couldn't have gone any better. We unleashed 4 fun new tunes on the fans as well as about 40 paper airplanes with fun messages on ...
Posted by van*gloria on Sat, 04 Mar 2006 01:25:00 PST

New songs

Grandma Gloria has a whole batch of new tunes in the oven, getting all baked and melted like delicious buttery cookies of rock. These delicious treats will premier at the UM showcase on Friday, so br...
Posted by van*gloria on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 03:39:00 PST

news from bloggity blog blog

I love the word emoticon and I hate blogs. But I digress...van*gloria is back after a visiting girlfriends/winterbreak/first album post-partum trauma break--and better than ever! we're lining up all t...
Posted by van*gloria on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:12:00 PST

Halloween Happiness

The Halloween New Month party last night was the shit. Thanks Vaas!! The energy was awesome. We should play semi-drunk all the time.
Posted by van*gloria on Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:00:00 PST

Wilma: Blessing or Curse - YOU DECIDE!!!!!!

So we have no power (whoopdee doo says everyone in Miami), and probably won't till the middle of November. On the plus side, the schools studio does have power. Which means more recordings for you a...
Posted by van*gloria on Sun, 30 Oct 2005 06:10:00 PST

Last Night at I/O....

Last night was such a crazy night... It all started when we had finished loading our gear inside the club. These two guys came the street ready to kill each other, screaming "where's my money", en...
Posted by van*gloria on Fri, 30 Sep 2005 06:52:00 PST

Rathskeller show

So we did the little promotional show at the Rat today.... Went pretty damn smoothly. There is something incredible satisfying about playing outside. It just sounds so crisp and clear, and that is ...
Posted by van*gloria on Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:05:00 PST

Welcome to van*gloria land....

We have just finished the most ridiculous 24 hours.... Recording 4 tracks, completed and mixed from 11pm on Tuesday night to submitting them to a comp at 11pm Wednesday night. The tracks have tu...
Posted by van*gloria on Thu, 15 Sep 2005 08:40:00 PST