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Parts & Labor

About Me

For US booking: [email protected]
For European booking: [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/10/2005
Band Website: partsandlabor.net
Band Members: Dan Friel: vocals / keyboard / electronics

BJ Warshaw: vocals / bass / electronics

Sarah Lipstate: guitar / electronics

Joe Wong: drums
Record Label: Jagjaguwar, Brah, Cardboard, Plastic, Narnack, JMZ
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Europe! 7"! Siren Fest! Whartscape!

We're heading to Europe tomorrow for a brief, summer tour! For the trip we've got a new 7" out on German label Altin Village. It features guest vocals in German from our buddy Kurt Beals (Pterodactyl)...
Posted by Parts & Labor on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:54:00 PST

Thanks for the sounds! Keep ’em coming!

...burping electronics, neighing horses, counting babies, laughing, yelling, washing machines, clipping toenails, mushrooms clouding... we've been getting some wonderful and intriguing sounds sent to ...
Posted by Parts & Labor on Wed, 14 May 2008 10:42:00 PST

Bennington College show cancelled

We regretfully announce that our show this weekend at Bennington College has been cancelled. The school was demanding in our contract that we have a one million dollar insurance policy on hand to cov...
Posted by Parts & Labor on Tue, 06 May 2008 01:17:00 PST

Want to be on the next Parts & Labor record?

We're in the studio working on our next album. Send us some audio samples to use on the recording.We're looking for snippets of noises, field recordings, found sounds, drones, speaking, etc.Send audi...
Posted by Parts & Labor on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:43:00 PST

Escapers Two

At long last you can order our latest EP, Escapers Two. The second installment in our series of musical experiments, Two features 51 songs written and recorded in just two days over Memorial Day Weeke...
Posted by Parts & Labor on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:04:00 PST

Counterpart Zine, Europe tour upcoming

Check out this rad DVD zine, Parts & Labor is included in the newest issue!http://www.myspace.com/counterpartmagazine And we’ll be back in Europe for a short trip in July... dates coming soon......
Posted by Parts & Labor on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:48:00 PST

Tour, our new guitarist Sarah, SXSW, exclamation points

Today's the first day of our tour to SXSW and back again. Joining us on this trip is our new guitarist, Sarah Lipstate! We're now a four piece band trying to sound like a six piece instead of three ...
Posted by Parts & Labor on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:01:00 PST

Shooting Spires on tour tomorrow!

I'm taking my Shooting Spires songs on the road for a couple weeks, starting tomorrow. I'll be joined by Mat Lynch on guitar, Emily Varlas on bass, and Jeff Ottenbacher on the drums. Check out the t...
Posted by Parts & Labor on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:29:00 PST

SXSW tour, EP, shirt, YouTube, UNGH!!

We've been taking it slow since touring a whole lot in 2007. But we're going to be back on the road in March, touring down to SXSW with recent Cardboard Records signees Ecstatic Sunshine and back to ...
Posted by Parts & Labor on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:03:00 PST

intimate interviews

Recently did two fun interviews, one via the magic of the interweb:http://www.meatloafing.com/2007/10/08/let-me-give-y ou-a-bjAnd another in a women's toilet stall in London:http://tsouniverse.blogspot...
Posted by Parts & Labor on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:21:00 PST