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there once was a man from nantucket

About Me

If you haven't heard Kahoots yet, you're not to blame. Although the group formed in the mid-90s, for years they rarely traveled outside their home of Martha’s Vineyard, where they built an appreciative – often to the point of obsession – fan base. But consider yourself warned: you won’t forgive yourself if you miss them again. Kahoots write brilliant, catchy pop songs with thoughtful lyrics, more hooks than a pirate ship, and all the trappings of a good old-fashioned indie rock guitar band.“Fourteen Ghosts,” their latest full-length, is their best album yet, combining the manic energy of punk rock with the total mastery of musicians who have played together for nearly a decade. Recent live shows in New York City and Massachusetts demonstrate what sets Kahoots apart: these kids play tight, fast, and never forget to have a good time.Part of their new record, “Fourteen Ghosts,” was engineered in Chicago by rock hero Bob Weston (Shellac, Volcano Suns, Sebadoh), who has worked with them several times before. The rest of the record was engineered (all analog, direct to tape) by two of the band’s members, recording experts in their own right. The record preserves the energy of their live shows, but ups the ante even further with the help of a special guest, the legendary drummer and guitarist Chris Brokaw (Come, Codeine, The New Year, Pullman, Consonant). The record also features guest appearances from Bob Weston, Robbie Lee, and Kurt Ballou on woodwinds.Kahoots’ first record for I and Ear was a 7-inch, released in the Fall of ’05 (on white vinyl, 33&1/3 rpm). It’s still available, as well as to download from iTunes, MSN, Napster, and other similar sites.Bands they've played with include: Mission of Burma, Chris Brokaw, Daniel Johnston, Scout Niblett, Nada Surf, Mr. Airplane Man, Adam Green, New Radiant Storm King, The Oranges Band, Bright Eyes, The Pernice Brothers, Wesley Willis, Lou Barlow, The Rosebuds, Palomar, Evan Dando, Dead Moon, French Toast, The Ponys, Jennifer O'Connor, shellac, uzeda, Jonathan Kane, Nikki Sudden...

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Member Since: 1/27/2005
Band Website: ierecs.com/kahoots/index.html
Band Members: rob myers elisha wiesner john larsen peter koeplin charlie esposito mike mackie robbie lee
Influences: Boom Sandfly, Kaustic Deathbed, Cadbury Cream Eggs,
Sounds Like: Kahoots
Record Label: I and Ear (www.ierecs.com)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

thanks for the add, dickteeth.

we've been geting a bunch of friend requests around here so we've had to come up with a few ground rules to protect from the bots: if you are a real person, we will add you. if you are a band that ...
Posted by kahoots on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 04:10:00 PST

Reviews

We'll keep a rollin' list of some reviews of the new Kahoots record(s) here:http://shakeyourfist.blogspot.com/2006/03/no-hits-32006 .htmlhttp://ravensingstheblues.blogspot.com/2006/04/in-kahoo ts.htmlht...
Posted by kahoots on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:36:00 PST

The Gazette

There is a glowing article on Kahoots in today's MV gazette;http://www.mvgazette.com/features/?story=20060414_ka hootsI think Max likes us. Thanks Max we like you too, but don't expect us to put out, w...
Posted by kahoots on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:57:00 PST

Hot Kahoots news items!

So-ah we've been kinda quiet on the MySpace front these days-- sorry about that. Kahoots has been preparing for the unleashing of '14 Ghosts' on April 25th (I and Ear Records). This is the new Kahoots...
Posted by kahoots on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:45:00 PST

Time Out New York

In the awesome news department; there is a mention of Kahoots & the NYC show in the new edition of Time Out New York... FROM THE CALENDAR SECTION; "Both Kane (a veteran of Swans) and Brokaw (Com...
Posted by kahoots on Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:50:00 PST

iTunes

Hey hey,This is an official message from KAHOOTS HQ to inform you that the new KAHOOTS ep is now available to download/purchase on iTunes.com (and all those other download sites)! Yep, weve done it n...
Posted by kahoots on Tue, 20 Dec 2005 02:21:00 PST

Kahoots page on the I and Ear site

Hi there, Just a quick note to let you all know that Kahoots now has a page on the freshly revamped I and Ear website, thanks to Phil "the penguin" Wiesner. Check it out here, and let us know whatc...
Posted by kahoots on Sun, 27 Nov 2005 08:33:00 PST

Kahoots on WZBC 90.3 fm!!

Jon Whitney (of Brainwashed.com) played Kahoot's "The Coroner Blinks Twice" on his '33 1/3 Revelations per Morning' show on WZBC (90.3 fm) on Nov 7th. Check out the entire playlist here: http://sp...
Posted by kahoots on Thu, 24 Nov 2005 12:44:00 PST

Kahoots EP review in new Artrocker magazine!

Just to let you know - I love the 80s - what I call the "janglecore" sound, i.e. The Feelies, Let's ACtive, Big Dipper, The Bats, The Chills, the Clean, and all that C86, and Creation stuff. Well som...
Posted by kahoots on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:28:00 PST

Pictures!!

yo everbody, here's a link to some fab pix that jigiddy jiggidy jamie took at offshore ale on 9/30. note elisha w/ the bra that was thrown at him. i guarantee you that won't be the last time that h...
Posted by kahoots on Mon, 24 Oct 2005 10:31:00 PST