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The Julie Puppets hail from Minneapolis, Minnesota as five guys with daytime jobs and a nighttime band. Started in 2001 by Russ Staiger (lead vocals, guitar) and Ben Black (backing vocals, guitar, keys) as a duo, the current line-up consists of Kai Catudio (bass), Chris Holm (guitar, keys) and Travis Haahr (drums).

They combine non-standard chord use and individually simple parts to create a full-spectrum sound with multiple layers. Much of their rock philosophy is inherited from latter-day rock heroes such as Jeff Buckley and Radiohead as well as throw-backs to music pillars found in Hank Williams, Sr., Johnny Cash, ELO, and Cream. The end result is the sound you were looking for.

Often methodical and inventive during the song writing process, The Julie Puppets stand to be one of the torch-bearers in music's fight back from cookie-cutter rock.


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Member Since: 9/19/2005
Band Website: thejuliepuppets.com
Band Members: Russ Staiger (vocals, guitar)
Kai Catudio (bass)
Ben Black (backing vocals, guitar, piano)
Travis Haahr (drums, misc. percussion, guitar-on-drumulator)
Chris Holm (guitar, backing vocals, synths)
Influences: Radiohead
Jeff Buckley
Flaming Lips
The Police

Sounds Like: Radiohead
Flaming Lips
The Julie Puppets

Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Julie Puppets’ Musical Circus was a huge success!

Thanks to everyone who helped put the show together, everyone who came to the show, and the other bands who performed during the night.  This was merely the first of many Musical Circus' to come ...
Posted by The Julie Puppets on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:14:00 PST

European tour has been indefinitely postponed

Due to current economic conditions with high fuel cost and the low value of the dollar, we have decided to postpone our European tour.  But fear not, our European friends!  You will soon get...
Posted by The Julie Puppets on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:20:00 PST

New tracks from the album up on MySpace!

Hi Kids!We've placed a few of the new tracks up on our page. You may listen to them here.Soon, we will give you links to buy this album, Codes & Signals, so that you may revel in the wonders of th...
Posted by The Julie Puppets on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:52:00 PST

The Countdown Continues!

So our first review of the new album, "Codes & Signals" is off the press! Read it here!There are only THREE days left until the biggest show in town!Don't miss it! The Julie Puppets CD release par...
Posted by The Julie Puppets on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:26:00 PST

T-Minus 6 Days and Counting!!!

Only SIX days until the biggest event in The Julie Puppets history. Saturday, December 15th we launch our brand new album, "Codes & Signals" from the ultra-swank Barfly Loft. The night will inclu...
Posted by The Julie Puppets on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:52:00 PST

HELP

Please help us by visiting the link below and voting for our entry into the Digifestival.Net online arts competition. We selected a live performance of 'Red Stripe' for the win! No entry of informatio...
Posted by The Julie Puppets on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:40:00 PST

The wait is over... almost

Hi folks,We wanted to give you proof that we've been doing as we say. As a gift, we've just added the newest addition to the Julie Puppet family to our song list: Universe City.This is the first track...
Posted by The Julie Puppets on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:03:00 PST

Studio update

Hi kids,We're neck-deep in the studio doing amazing things that include singing and the consumption of massive quantities of peanut M&Ms. And Thai take-out. We just want you all to know, what we'r...
Posted by The Julie Puppets on Thu, 17 May 2007 02:24:00 PST

May 22nd (Tuesday) show cancelled

Hi Everyone,Our show on May 22nd at the Varsity Theater has been cancelled but a re-write is already in the works. Please stay tuned.Love ya.-Russ
Posted by The Julie Puppets on Tue, 15 May 2007 09:38:00 PST

New album

Hi Kids,We're going into the studio this week to start recording the very different and new album.We're recording under the skilled hands of Ed Ackerson, the frontman for Polara. His studio is the coo...
Posted by The Julie Puppets on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:04:00 PST