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Stevedore

Cooking the Books of Love

About Me


Just about the time the electronic-pop music of Aqueduct was beginning to break in Seattle, a similar styled band was taking shape in David Terry’s hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Few could have imagined that somewhere in Tulsa, between the Will Rogers memorial and the Jazz Hall of Fame, would lie a breeding ground for eighties inspired synthetic beats – but like Aqueduct, the band known as Stevedore is finding success.
The trio of Stevedore is Jeff Richardson and brother Noah Richardson, along with Steve Sweetko. Jeff owns the band’s label, Hard Work Records. Each seems to have a signature eccentricity, from Jeff’s goggles to Noah’s raccoon hat. The band’s name remains a slight enigma, though I’m told a stevedore is someone who loads and unloads ship’s cargo from a dock (which may offer an explanation for their onstage uniforms).
Their four track EP, Almost Beautiful, rides New Wave past its latest revision and emerges in a newly generated world with a more layered structure, melodic rhythms, and faster beats.
There is a cheerful disposition derived from electronic groves; perhaps the sounds trigger nostalgic memories of childhood video games and happier times, maybe the music is just fun to dance to, or possibly the simplistic nature of the subject matter contributes to the sense of joy. Whatever the case, this atmosphere makes for wonderfully displaced irony in the anthem-like lyrics of “pure aggression / is what I want / pure aggression / is what I need” chanted through the third track.
Tiny Thoughts, a more instrumentally notable track, features a response to Terry’s “Pistols at Dawn” with: “I’ll tell you who wants to rock with Aqueduct / I do, and so should you / when they come to town, they’ll make everything ok.” While this is certainly agreeable, it’s the opening number of the EP that I’ve come to appreciate the most. Titled the same as the album, "Almost Beautiful" is a delightfully infectious song.
Stevedore has most recently shared the stage with Pretty Girls Make Graves and She Wants Revenge, and is sure to soon make a name for themselves beyond the Midwest.
Stevedore - Almost Beautiful by Sherri Prunier (www.thewigfitsallheads.com)
www.stevedore.org

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Member Since: 9/29/2004
Band Website: stevedore.org
Band Members: Jeff Richardson
Noah Timothy Richardson
Steve Sweetko
Brian Schupp

Sounds Like: A world-wide revolution in 80's synth/dance/pop
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Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Upcoming Show info

The show we have coming up on Sept 29th at The Continental is a 21+ show. We've got an all ages show in the works, and will update this blog as soon as I've got more info.Thanks, Jeff...
Posted by Stevedore on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:06:00 PST

Hard Work Winter Feb. 2nd - Tulsa, OK

Friday, Feb.2nd - Tulsa, OK. 0 Mooch and Burn - 222 N Main Hard Work Winter - Featuring: Stevedore, Unwed Sailor, Lilim, Callupsie, The Red Headed Step Children, The Secret Post, and DJ...
Posted by Stevedore on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:37:00 PST

Jeremy Enigk

Thanks again to everyone who came out to the Jeremy Enigk show at the Opolis. We were very honored to open this show. See you soon, Norman.
Posted by Stevedore on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:26:00 PST

Photos from OKC show 11.3.06

http://www.haleyluna.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=41
Posted by Stevedore on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:51:00 PST

HardWork Summer

July 28th, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hard Work Records Announces End-of-Summer Festival in Tulsa (Midtown, Tulsa, OK) Local independent record label owner, Jeff Richardson (Hard Work Records) today a...
Posted by Stevedore on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:45:00 PST

The Boston's Show 3.18

Thanks to everyone who came out to this great show at Boston's. All the bands were really good, and we appreciate them playing. Here is a set of photos taken that night. Courtesy of Eric Chevalier. h...
Posted by Stevedore on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:33:00 PST

Mercury 12.23

Mercury was nuts last night, well over capacity at all times. 99% of the people there, were the coolest people in town. The other 1% needed to peace on out, and go back to Boston's were they belong. M...
Posted by Stevedore on Sat, 24 Dec 2005 03:47:00 PST

The Hive 12.7

The show at the Hive on 12.7 ended up being a really good time despite the weather. Thanks to elliott the Letter ostrich for opening the show and extra special thanks to Unwed Sailor for playing....
Posted by Stevedore on Sat, 24 Dec 2005 03:40:00 PST

Tulsa World Spot Awards

A few notes: We will not be playing Overground this year. We will however, be playing the Cain's for the Spot Awards in September. It looks like we're listed as an option under pop groups for the Spo...
Posted by Stevedore on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Google

Wow, a google search of stevedore now pulls our site up as the second...out of 98,300 results. that's nuts.
Posted by Stevedore on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST