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The Instruments

Dark Småland, our new record, is out May 13th!

About Me

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Member Since: 11/11/2005
Band Website: heathermcintosh.com
Band Members: The Musicians of Dark Småland Derek Almstead- Electric Guitar Gideon Crevoshay- Vocal Harmonies Pete Erchick- Piano John Fernandes- Violin and Bass Clarinet Jayson Greene- Violin Emily Growden- Vocal Harmonies Eric Harris- Trap Kit Will Hart- Vocal Harmonies and Guitar Drone Aaron Jollay- Trombone John Lindaman- Prepared and Delayed Electric Guitar Alasdair Maclean- Electric Guitar Jeff Mangum- Vocal Harmonies Heather McIntosh- Vocals, Bass, Cello, Acoustic Guitar, Dulcimer, and Keyboards Lupe Nuñez-Fernandez - Vocal Harmonies Jeremy Thal- French Horn and Vocal Harmonies
Influences: the forest, trees, and sun ra
Record Label: Orange Twin
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

i can’t be cool about this...

i just found out lenny cohen and my bloody valentine are playing the same festival in spain that ol gnarls barkley is playing! whaaaah? wish me luck that i don't lose control of my bowels out of pure ...
Posted by The Instruments on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:59:00 PST

brooklyn show may 21st at union hall!

come on down my friends! we gonna jam it ny instruments style. our friends bear in heaven will be playing too. it'll kinda be a cd release party, so we'll have the new record for the taking. hope to s...
Posted by The Instruments on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:45:00 PST

so we got this new record...

sorry i have been away from the realm of bloggery for a while. things have been pretty hectic!i'm going to post a few songs here soon. maybe one today, who knows? saturday night live was a blast and ...
Posted by The Instruments on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:54:00 PST

brigitte fontaine cover on royal rhino flying records comp!

The Instruments covered the Brigitte Fonaine jam Encore on the Royal Rhino Flying Records compilation entitled "Build Your Army with Potatoes". Pierre Gerard-Marchant helped with the translation. I&rs...
Posted by The Instruments on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:45:00 PST

AUX 2 volunteer meeting 7pm flicker mon. feb 18th

come on down if you want to help out. we need folks that would be up for working the door for a shift, helping with the loading, and the general smooth operation of the day. if you are available ...
Posted by The Instruments on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:46:00 PST

jan 26th knitting factory 8pm w ladybug transistor n spectrum!

hey guys,it would be great to see you out at the show. we are first (8:00pm)come on out! it will be a similar lineup to our show at the stone, butnot exactly the same. we will be doing some new jams a...
Posted by The Instruments on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:17:00 PST

List of Artists for Aux 2 February 23rd

Here's a starter list of performers for Aux 2 on February 23rd at Cine, Little Kings, and Flicker. It's going to be amazing! We are still accepting volunteers for the event. Contact me here if you are...
Posted by The Instruments on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:02:00 PST

finally some new songs and knitting factory show on Sat Jan 26th!

So, these are just some of the new songs from the show at the stone. I actually think the renditions of the new stuff sound killer, but i am going to hold out on putting that stuff up until the record...
Posted by The Instruments on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:14:00 PST

i swear i am going to put up songs from the stone

really! i am going to do the final edit and i'll have them up this weekend. athens folks, you guys should go to the pylon show tomorrow night, well, i guess tonight at the 40 watt if you are in a...
Posted by The Instruments on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:16:00 PST

dark meat goes to nyc this saturday and sunday...

n i'm playing cello, so come out and say hey my sweet, sweet new york crew. it'll be a good ol time... we'll be playing a couple other places on the way up, so check their page for extra details. see ...
Posted by The Instruments on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:14:00 PST