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phoenix saga

A man without hope is a man without fear

About Me



Our Debut Cd is Out Now.........Send a message if you want one.

Like any good story or D&D campaign, Phoenix Saga comes well stocked with interesting characters. From the deserts of El Paso to the Piney Woods of East Texas, its members have come from backgrounds ranging from early alternative to pop/punk to even jazz. The bond that unites Phoenix Saga in their effort is the gift of the song. From influences as early as the Beatles and as recent as Dredg, drummer/vocalist Joe Kraft, lead singer/guitarist Jose Alba and singer/bassist Sean Ellison take pride in being able to perform and write songs that people enjoy. Phoenix Saga performs both acoustic and electric shows. As much as they enjoy setting the amps to 11 and running around the stages late at night on 6th street, they also dig pulling out the hot sticks and honing harmonies at local coffeshops. So however you enjoy your Saga, come on out and give them a listen when you can.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/13/2004
Band Website: purevolume.com/phoenixsaga
Band Members: Joey - Lead vocals/guitar Joe - Drums/vocals Sean - Bass/vocals
Influences: Pearl Jam, the Beatles, Dredg, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Weezer, The Police, U2, the Foo Fighters, Elvis Costello, the Mars Volta, Hendrix, Radiohead, Soundgarden, Elastica, Weird Al, Elliott Smith, Miles Davis and Fastball.
Sounds Like: Cinammon Toast Crunch and Frankenberry mixed in a giant bucket.
Record Label: Booking: [email protected]
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The last Couple of Days in a Nutshell

So my original gameplan was to do sort of a daily update complete with pictures, links and points of interest throughout what I call our "Go west, Young Noob" tour, but a few mitigating factors set in...
Posted by phoenix saga on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:54:00 PST

Our first CD review courtesy of Insite Magazine!

 
Posted by phoenix saga on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:58:00 PST

Jammin the Cap 10K

We got up really early today and played at the Austin American Statesman Capitol 10K marathon.  We've played this for 3 years straight.  I have huge fuckin' blisters that I'll have to pop ...
Posted by phoenix saga on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:48:00 PST

Why are we Pimped out?

Cuz it's a celebration, bitches!  (so 2005  ) Actually that was from a friend of ours wedding some time ago. The guy on the right is Peter, aka 70's guy!Either way, we have many accolades th...
Posted by phoenix saga on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:10:00 PST

I don't really blog

I only post on my own personal blog to keep lyrics so I won't lose them. Joe will touch on a few things here and there in his as well, but by far the most frequent blogger of our group is going to be ...
Posted by phoenix saga on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:12:00 PST

Buzz Oven Battle of the bands at Emo's!

Just when I was on the verge of feeling bummed out, useless, depressed, lonely, and generally mopey, something amazing happens.  Something extraordinary that just lights me back up like a pinbal...
Posted by phoenix saga on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 03:02:00 PST

Stolichnaya, a Sermon, and a Strange Sense of Serenity......

"The Devil tries to break you, each and every day, tempting you into believing that you will not survive to accomplish all that you've worked towards.  But whatever it is that you dream of, it's ...
Posted by phoenix saga on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:36:00 PST

Snakes On A Plane? We're not kidding!

    Ok.  I know we've had that quote on our myspace page ever since we heard about this movie, but what started out as a joke suddenly became a tangible reality.  The movie Sn...
Posted by phoenix saga on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 04:08:00 PST

420 !! W00t!!!

420 friends, that is.  And who of all would get us there but two of Joey's coolest friends, Jake, and Katy. Now please send them multiple add requests so they can get angy and leave nasty mes...
Posted by phoenix saga on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 06:16:00 PST

Acoustic cuts on our Pure Volume page.

Just wanted to let yall know if you'd like a taste of what we sound like at our coffeeshop shows (i.e. anything on the calendar with the name, Cafe, Java, House, Rock, or some combination of it all) y...
Posted by phoenix saga on Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:49:00 PST