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The Curvy Straights

Sinuous! Unswerving!

About Me



The Curvy Straights’ raw, indie sound can be traced back to such influential bands as Built to Spill, Neil Young, Modest Mouse and the theme song from The Great Space Coaster.This weird, emotive indie rock ensemble trembles with introspective darkness, weaving a tapestry of epic intensity and pop flavoring that alternately confuses and delights.According to singer/guitarist Matt Lintzenich, "The songs are a frenzy of emotive backlash against the spiritual dissolution and loss associated with the unstoppable rotation of the galaxy."

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Member Since: 9/28/2005
Band Website: thecurvystraights.ws
Band Members: Matt Lintzenich - Guitar, vocals
Mike Monroe - Guitar, vocals
Bill Kelter - Bass
Ian Albano - Drums
Ed Roessler - Guitar

Influences: Life, our shallow society, Sonic Youth, Jai Agnish, Pavement, The Archers of Loaf, Dramarama, My Bloody Valentine, Neil Young, Guided by Voices, Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr., Built to Spill, PJ Harvey, the Beatles, Radiohead, the Flaming Lips, Songs:Ohia, Modest Mouse, Monster Magnet, Superchunk, Portishead, Portastatic, Death Cab, Pink Floyd, Kenny Rogers, etc.
Sounds Like: Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Neil Young, The Flaming Lips, Cosmic Grind, Mood Wrench, Within the Thickness
Type of Label: None

My Blog

We had a great time closing The Iron Monkey!

So apparently Saturday night was the last time The Iron Monkey will be having bands perform there, and our record release gig with Miss Ohio was the last live music party that will grace that room, at...
Posted by The Curvy Straights on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:52:00 PST

Come get your head blasted off at Arlene’s Grocery tonight!!

So tonight we rock Arlene's so hard the roof flies off, the walls collapse, and by the end of our set we are all standing in a beautiful pile of rubble (a 'la the AC/DC Fly on the Wall concert video -...
Posted by The Curvy Straights on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:46:00 PST

The Iron Monkey will be reduced to rubble!!!

Hosted By: The Curvy Straights When: Saturday Oct 13, 2007 at 10:30 PMWhere: The Iron Monkey97 Greene St.Jersey City, NJ 07302United StatesDescription:The Curvy Straights Click Here To View Event...
Posted by The Curvy Straights on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:40:00 PST

Updates...

Well, mixing is complete on the tracks for our new cd, and we have chosen a title.  The CD will be called "Nothing Won't Not Go Right".  The 3 tracks on our profile, 'Mo Icky', 'July' and 'Y...
Posted by The Curvy Straights on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:08:00 PST

CD update

I just got out of the studio feeling pretty excited about the completion of our debut CD.  Warren Hibbert is doing an incredible job at the helm, and everything's coming together great.  We'...
Posted by The Curvy Straights on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:10:00 PST

The Strange Apparatus

We discovered the strange apparatus while hiking in snow-wrapped woods off Clinton Road.  It's somewhat inexplicable, and must be sensed in some fashion to be understood, which is why we are disp...
Posted by The Curvy Straights on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 01:12:00 PST