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Go Figure is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They play original pop-rock with a folk-music heart, plenty of sing-along hooks, and a danceable groove.
The band traces its roots to the early 90s when singer-guitarist Roger Fowlks and bass player Shawn Jacobs played in jangle-pop band Happenstance. Soon after Shawn left Utah in 1993, Roger met drummer Jay Christensen at a record store. The two bonded over their love of music and began jamming in Rogers basement. Roger recruited a friend for bass duties, and the band began playing on the Salt Lake scene.
The mid90s saw Go Figure play hundreds of shows as a headlining act, as well as opening for national touring acts such as the Apples in Stereo and the Young Dubliners. In 1996, they recorded their first album, Where Now? (available at www.figurerecords.com).
Life interrupted in 1998, and Go Figure disbanded while the members got married and started their families. Music was still a part of their lives, however. Roger began working on the industrial Vinegar Works project, releasing the Father Figure album in 2001, and Jay joined Zambu Fly, who released their self-titled album in 2000. While he was living in Denver, Shawn played with progressive metal band L.S. Diesel, who released an EP titled A Box of Heavy Thoughts in 1999.
After a chance meeting between Roger and Jay (again at a record store), they decided to reform the band. In the meantime, Shawn had returned to Utah with a family of his own. Roger called him, and the second lineup of Go Figure began rehearsing, bringing back their older songs as well as composing new material. They played their first shows in the Fall of 2003. In the summer of 2006, the bands lineup was completed and its sound fleshed out with the addition of guitarist Angela Mize.
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Member Since: 9/19/2005
Band Website: figurerecords.com
Band Members: Roger "Swudgie" Fowlks - Vocals and Guitar
Jay Christensen - Drums and Vocals
Shawn Jacobs - Bass and Vocals
Angela Mize - Guitar and Vocals

WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A NEW KEYBOARD PLAYER!! So Shawn doesn't have to play keys anymore. I mean, look how dumb he looks here:

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Influences: Everything we've ever heard, everything we've ever learned.
Sounds Like: Built to Spill, Death Cab for Cutie, Flaming Lips, The Shins, The Lemonheads, Toad the Wet Sprocket, The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket, The Rolling Stones

Record Label: Figure Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Check out this event: Go Figure with Rock Plaza Central and Cub Country

Hosted By: S & S ProductionsWhen: Saturday Jun 21, 2008 at 10:00 PMWhere: Urban Lounge241 S 500 ESalt Lake City, Utah|45 84102United StatesDescription:S & S Productions Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Go Figure on Thu, 29 May 2008 06:40:00 PST

THE NEW SHIT IS COMING

Please be patient the new Go Figure Sound, Image, Magic is coming. We are working extremely hard to polish off our new sound and put together the best possible experience for you our most loved and ap...
Posted by Go Figure on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:03:00 PST

Roger's 2006 Albums

I just can't do it this year. I can't take the jems of Musical sound that I have picked up and put them in order of favorite to least favorite. So I'm not going to do it. Instead I'm just g...
Posted by Go Figure on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 10:23:00 PST

After Hours Lyrics

Bitchslap Chorus See the shit that I can't stand, and I shake my head, wonder why And I want to smack ...
Posted by Go Figure on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:34:00 PST

Something's Wrong Lyrics

Something's Wrong Something tells me it's not safe tonight Something in the air doesn't feel right The clouds are rollin and the fog's creepin' in The moon looks like it has a bloody stain &nbs...
Posted by Go Figure on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:01:00 PST

Shawn's Favorite Albums of 2005

Out of all the albums I purchased this year, these are my favorites:1. Sufjan Stevens - Come on Feel the Illinoise2. Glen Phillips - Winter Pays for Summer3. My Morning Jacket - Z4. Death Cab for Cuti...
Posted by Go Figure on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 02:35:00 PST

Rogers Top CD Lists

This year I did my top ten different than in past years. I put together 4 top 10 lists because I felt that Mars Volta and Ed Harcourt both deserved #1. To meet the standards for my lists I had to bu...
Posted by Go Figure on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:49:00 PST

The recording is done. Really. Truly.

Okay, it's really done this time. We didn't finish mixing all of the songs when we went in on Dec 17th, so we had some left to tweak. That session saw us take a couple of radical leaps of ...
Posted by Go Figure on Sun, 08 Jan 2006 07:52:00 PST

Final Mix to be done this Saturday

Just in time for Christmas, we are going to go in and do final mixes on our recording. We finished up some miscellaneous tracks that had to be finished (among them, Shawn cackling like a witch a...
Posted by Go Figure on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:46:00 PST

Check out this event: Go Figure's party/performance for our friends

Hosted By: Go FigureWhen: Saturday Nov 12, 2005 at 7:00 PMWhere: Shawn's house590 W. Winchester St. (6400 S.)Murray, UT 84123USDescription:Go Figure Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Go Figure on Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:35:00 PST