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About Me

Original rock still lives, but where? You can't find it on MTV, you never hear it on the radio, so where is it?!? It's in St. Louis, MO and it goes by the name of THE UPRIGHT ANIMALS. The group was formed in 2005 as a songwriting project, but quickly became a BAND. You've got brothers Jim and Ben Peters on guitars, step-brother Jaime Irwin on vocals, Bill Newmann on the bass, and Moises Padilla on the skins. The band put out a 3-song EP in October of 2005, followed by the release of "SCAMS"- the full-length debut album- in September of 2006. "SCAMS" was recorded and mixed in St. Louis, but mastered in Phoenix, AZ by Roger Seibel ( Modest Mouse}Death Cab, Interpol, Tortoise, Liz Phair, etc...). The band plays regularly at venues such as Mississippi Nights, The Pagaent, and Blueberry Hill, both as headliners and opening for acts such as Chuck Berry (yes, THAT Chuck Berry)and Ozomatli. THE UPRIGHT ANIMALS have been slowly spreading the word around the Midwest, playing cities like Columbia MO, Springfield IL, Belleville IL, and hopefully YOUR town soon. The music has been spreading like wildfire on MYSPACE, where THE UPRIGHT ANIMALS have quickly become one of Missouri's top acts. The band's sound combines ROCK, POP, and ETC..... to create something new, something that MUSIC lovers crave. If you are sick of the same-old-same-old, sick of cookie-cutter bands- check out THE UPRIGHT ANIMALS,a St. Louis' original .......

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Member Since: 9/25/2005
Band Website: ourofficialsiteisnotupyet.com
Band Members: James Irwin - Vocals
Jim Peters - Lead Guitar
Ben Peters - Rhythm Guitar
Bill Newmann - Bass
Moises Padilla - Drums
Influences: Radiohead, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus, Coldplay, The Strokes, The Mars Volta, Wilco, Dredg, Maze (featuring Frankie Beverly), Smashing Pumpkins, etcâ€¦
Sounds Like: .. CDBABY LINK for THE UPRIGHT ANIMALS: Scams --

Record Label: none{yet}
Type of Label: None

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Hello there, this is mr sharp. I just wanted to thank everybody who posts comments about our band onto our profile. And I wanted to let you know that if the comments aren't in some ...
Posted by The Upright Animals on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:33:00 PST

True Reflections: The Year In Review

So, another year has almost passed for The Upright Animals, and its time to take a look back on 2006. In January, we played at the Hi Pointe (R.I.P.) with the Bureau and Hipsterphonic and Joe Sp...
Posted by The Upright Animals on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:35:00 PST

OOPS!! WE FORGOT DWIGHT!!!!!

FOR SOME REASON, WE FORGOT A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON IN OUR CD THANK YOUS. MR DWIGHT IRWIN, JAMIE'S FATHER, HAS BEEN A HUGE HELP AND ONE OF OUR BIGGEST SUPPORTERS. WE TOTALLY FORGOT TO SINGL...
Posted by The Upright Animals on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 03:02:00 PST

scams and flams.....

SO, Ben and I are back from Phoenix, and we've got a freshly mastered CD with us!! Many thanks to Roger Seibel and SAE Mastering for putting the final touches on our disc! SCAMS, the full...
Posted by The Upright Animals on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 03:02:00 PST

the weather and the musicfest..........

This Saturday, July 22, we will be playing the Washington Avenue Musicfest. This will be a big outdoor throwdown, @ the 1200-1300 block of Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis. Our set ...
Posted by The Upright Animals on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:49:00 PST

animal bloggggggggg

Mr. Sharp here... Everybody has been asking about the new CD- when's it comin out, what's on it, etc. Well, the date has been set- September 15th @ our homebase- Cicero's!! We are th...
Posted by The Upright Animals on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 08:03:00 PST