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Upstanding Youth

CD Release: Summer 2008!

About Me



Upstanding Youth is a six piece ska-punk-reggae band from Oahu, Hawaii. They've been playing together since 2001 and since then have written, recorded, and produced three recordings. They are currently working on their fourth record that should be done the summer of 2008. Their first two CDs, Trying to Stand (2002) and Kam Highway Catharsis (2003), both won Best Ska/Punk Album of the year at the Hawaiian Music Awards. Their third album, entitled STILL (2006), is their most cohesive and powerful release to date, and was also awarded HMA Best Ska/Punk album of 2006.

For more information visit their official website: upstandingyouth.com .
To view an extensive UY photo resource Click Here .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/14/2004
Band Website: upstandingyouth.com
Band Members:

Marc -- Vocals, Guitar

Demitri -- Bass, Vocals

Thomas -- Drums

Tim -- Alto Sax

Aaron -- Trumpet, Vocals

Adam -- Tenor Sax


Influences: RBF , LTJ , Bob , Sublime , AFI
Sounds Like:A bunch of genres fighting for the same cause.
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Video details for tomorrow.

Here is a list of locations and venues that are used in the video we'll be posting tomorrow for "Warning Call."Hollywood, California Albuquerque, New Mexico - Hyper Music FestivalFarmington, New Mexic...
Posted by Upstanding Youth on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:48:00 PST

New Song Preview!

So as a band we've decided we'll let those of you who are paying attention preview a song off our upcoming album. The song is called "Warning Call." The lyrics touch on a bunch of different ideas ra...
Posted by Upstanding Youth on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:31:00 PST

new blog

We've started a new more detailed blog at upstandingyouth.blogspot.com so people can keep in better touch with what's going on with UY.  We'll post stuff a lot more often on there about the way t...
Posted by Upstanding Youth on Tue, 13 May 2008 05:13:00 PST

Demitri feeds his fish airborne.

Tim here. So last Saturday (3/1/08) we had our first full band practice in a loooong time. No old songs were rehearsed. Just new tunes for our new record. All I have to say is this... The new album is...
Posted by Upstanding Youth on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:42:00 PST

Article on UY and hybridity of ska.

Our good buddy Spencer Oscarson wrote an article on UY and the hybridity of ska.  It has some great photos, interviews, and a little history on the evolution of ska too.  Here's the link: ht...
Posted by Upstanding Youth on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:08:00 PST

Moving Towards A New Record

Most people are probably wondering, "Where the heck has UY been?!" Well, we've just had the crap beaten out of us by reality. Real jobs, real lives, and babies. So, now that we've started to adjust...
Posted by Upstanding Youth on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:57:00 PST

UPDATE 1/15/08

Aloha everyone, Tim here. Ok, so we have been MIA for a while now. But do not fear. We have a few shows coming up and talks of another mainland tour have all the guys in UY really excited. Also in the...
Posted by Upstanding Youth on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:11:00 PST

Update

Hello all... If you're wondering what the heck happened to us, don't fret. We're just on a short break this summer. Come late August we should be up to our usual musical antics...playing shows at all ...
Posted by Upstanding Youth on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 05:32:00 PST

5/25/07 The tour is nearly over...

Hey Everyone,Here we are, almost at the end of our tour. We have had an amazing time playing shows, making friends, and seeing the south-west landscape through our van windows. We recently were in Uta...
Posted by Upstanding Youth on Sat, 26 May 2007 12:04:00 PST

KRWN 92.9 Farmington

Aaron and I just sang on 92.9fm in Farmington, New Mexico.  The DJ, Shawn Kelly, was extremely supportive of us.  He let us sing 4 songs acoustic style before we were done.  We talked a...
Posted by Upstanding Youth on Mon, 21 May 2007 09:13:00 PST