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Santahhh (NEW SONGH)

About Me

Santa is a rock band known for its honest songwriting and lush instrumentation. Heavily influenced by the pop legacy, they believe in memorable songs above all else. Santa's music takes the form of melodic rock delivered with passionate vocals. Santa wants you to sing along.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 13/03/2006
Band Website: Under Construction
Band Members: Stan McConnell Guitar/Vocals Mack McConnell Guitar Tommy Trafton Keys Otto Stuparitz Bass Steve Plock Drums
Sounds Like: “ The second EP from Champaign, Ill.’s Santa solidifies and tweaks the band’s brand of infectious, psychedelic indie-pop. Throughout the six songs, Santa shows a distinctive sound while allowing room to experiment with song structure and textures. ”
-Casey Bye, Express Milwaukee

“ …the dudes in Santa succeed, where so many other like-minded bands have failed, by actually finding a compelling melody…My Bones is thrillingly pleasant; without any real peaks or valleys, the record rolls on in its singularly mellow way, accumulating meaning and weight the farther it goes. I highly recommend that you find a copy of My Bones and spend some serious time with it. ”
-Adam Angiulo, StrongWordsINC.com

“ [My Bones] is a lovely little affair full of laid-back summer jams that evoke reminiscences of late afternoons on the beach and the long light of summertime… The recordings are tight and polished ... and the whole thing is a decidedly professional outing for a band still a bit wet behind the ears. ”
-Derek Davies, GoodWeatherForAirStrikes.com
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Draconian Papers

Hey Y'all,We've got a new song up, so be sure to have an ear-feast or two. If you like it, then we will go all loopy.Much love,Santa
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 18:30:00 GMT

New songs at Canopy and some new recordings on the way

Hey all you psychedelic sun childern,The show at Canopy pumped us for our recording session this weekend. We are embarking on art of multiple varieties for this session and getting into the DIY scene....
Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:12:00 GMT

Live Music!

Hey Y'all,Last week, Stan and Tommy dropped into the WPGU studio to chat. Stan played a couple songs, too. One of them is completely original and can be found HERE:http://the217.com/articles/view/stan...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:58:00 GMT

Smile Politely Interview/NEW SONGS

Hi guys and gals!Santa was recently interviewed by SmilePolitely.com because they think we're cool or something. Click here to see the interview; it gets pretty saucy, so be warned.Also, you might no...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:46:00 GMT

Cowboy Monkey this Thursday/ Schuba’s Tuesday

Hi lovers-Santa will be at the Cowboy Monkey in Champaign tomorrow (8/21) for FREE! Come around 10 PM.Also, we'll be at Schuba's in Chicago Tuesday (8/26) also for FREE, with Snowsera. Dig it.Love,San...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:37:00 GMT

All Units Report

Some of us are in different states.Some of us are in different cities.We will all be reconvening in Urpaign-Chambana soon. And we will be playing alot for you in the fall.Here's a taste:
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:11:00 GMT

Thanks, Press!

Santa has gotten a lot of press and blog support lately from various outlets around Chicago and Milwaukee. Check it:Featured in Beep magazine -- a component to the Daily Herald and Time Out. If you ...
Posted by on Sat, 31 May 2008 11:17:00 GMT

Lollapalooza’s LAST BAND STANDING

Santa is in Lollapalooza's Last Band Standing competition!Click here to vote for Santa.You can vote every day with every email address you have (creating gmail's just for this purpose is encouraged). ...
Posted by on Thu, 29 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Love in Urpaign

Hey Chaps,We've been getting a lot of love from our favorite slice of home, here. We're WPGU's band of the week! Hopefully after tomorrow we will be WPGU's band of the century.Check it out:http://blog...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 21:42:00 GMT

SANTA by Thax Douglas

on movingsidewalks the gardensflow, suckingnutrients from thecarnival atmospherethey applaud withtheir roots!Their spectacularcolors are strongenough that restingspa soulsfloat on themup to theresurre...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:05:00 GMT