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Smiley With A Knife

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About Me



Formed just weeks before an extended hurricane-induced vacation, New Orleans instrumentalists Smiley with a Knife have proven their agility and dedication under the harshest of trials. Guitarist Patrick Bailey and bassist Michael Volpi formed Smiley with a Knife in the summer of 2005 while on tour with Volpi’s ska outfit Fatter than Albert. After enlisting Justin Vicknair to round out their creative team, a rotating cast of temporary drummers filtered through the band until Jared Marcell joined their ranks in September 2007. Since their September reformation, Smiley with a Knife has gained a solid reputation for blending ambience with energy to create a hyperactive live spectacle.

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Music:

Member Since: 3/28/2006
Band Members:

Michael Volpi, Patrick Bailey, Justin Vicknair, Jared Marcell (left to right)
Bass, Guitar, Guitar, Drums (respectively)
Photo by Morgan Paige Photography.
Influences: the appleseed cast, owls, built to spill, don caballero, circa survive, hum, sunny day real estate, explosions in the sky, community, pele, american football, minus the bear, king crimson, battles, tenebre, unwed sailor, ghosts & vodka, make believe
Sounds Like: Two guitarists, a bassist, and a drummer.

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

SASQUATCH

a few nights ago we finished our first full length "the sasquatchian institute of medicianl rock"! we've posted some new songs. a few of us are gonna be on the fatter than albert tour in june, but whe...
Posted by Smiley With A Knife on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:18:00 PST

new webpage & album finished this week

just wanna say i re-did our myspace page, which i beleive looks very good thanks to the pictures robin walker took @ our tarantula arm show. also... first full length should be mixed and finally fini...
Posted by Smiley With A Knife on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:38:00 PST

NEW SONGS, NEW PICS, NEW SHOWS, NEW ALBUM COMING SOON

just wanna say thanks to everyone who saw us at tipitinas. it was sweet. anyway... we finished recording our album. we're in the mixing process. as soon as we get some finished songs we'll post it and...
Posted by Smiley With A Knife on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:28:00 PST

recording: phase one complete

last tuesday we recorded all the music for our first full length. vocals are tomorrow, then mixing, then rock. keep an ear to the ground...swak
Posted by Smiley With A Knife on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:04:00 PST

recording our first full length in about a week

what up anyone who reads this? on january 2nd we're going into the studio to record our debut full length album. i would like to announce that John from Fatter Than Albert will be playing percussion o...
Posted by Smiley With A Knife on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:51:00 PST

Our Debut Full Length

friends, enemies, lovers, & haters: as of yesterday we have completed the writing process of our new album. it is going to have 12 tracks ( 2 of which will be songs re-recorded from our ep)&n...
Posted by Smiley With A Knife on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:22:00 PST

hallows eve and beyond

just wanna let you fine people know that this novemeber we got some bad ass shows coming up. on Thurs Nov.9 we're playing @ The Howlin Wolf with our friends Hi Five & Gravity A & on Fri. Nov 1...
Posted by Smiley With A Knife on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 02:04:00 PST

PLEASE VOTE FOR US ON MTV2 ON THE RISE!

hey just wanted to let you guys know that we've signed up  for the new orleans mtv2 on the rise. please support independent music and vote for us. also we want to thank every one who came to our ...
Posted by Smiley With A Knife on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 04:48:00 PST

Super Action Hero League Night @ The Shiloh

friends & enemies, heroes & villians, ladies and gentlemen:   come join us for super action hero league night @ the shiloh sun. june 25 w/ our friends PROJECT COLOR 3 HI FIVE & ABNER ...
Posted by Smiley With A Knife on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:52:00 PST

wanna play a show in nola?

any bands out there signed or unsigned, i book shows in new orleans so let me know if you wanna play and i'll see what i can do. smile   -pat
Posted by Smiley With A Knife on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 02:41:00 PST