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The Still City

"These Songs Are Walls" 5.11.07

About Me


"...singer/guitarist, Brian Knab, has a true gift for turning a phrase until it corkscrews your heart..." - The Onion A/V Club
"...There’s never been a better time to get into local music, and The Still City is definitely running with the cream of the crop."
"...in the case of The Still City, the immediate need for their new E.P. came about after 15 seconds of hearing “Pretty Little Words,” a track so drowning in hooks and passionate desperation, I had to have Brian Knab (vocals/guitar) hand deliver a copy of These Songs Are Walls..."-Kaffeine Buzz
"...a Weakerthans-meets-the-North-Atlantic art-rock retrogression that is both daringly immature and fully admirable..." -The Westword
The Still City began in a basement apartment that smelled constantly of Ramen noodles and mold. With a duct taped Epiphone Les Paul, an electric drum set constructed circa 1989, and two sets of headphones, we played to the cart pushers who wandered our neighborhood, the nympho who lived above us, and the large quantities of ants that swarmed in the corners of our rooms.
Before that there was the small town of Monument, Colorado. There was the shitty high school where we met. There was a collective failing out of college, a random telephone call and the coincidences that landed us in that basement apartment.
Since, we've moved our operations into a tool shed, and have fallen for the dingy clubs of Denver.
We're going to tour. We're going to play a lot more shows in this city. You should come.
Buy the new single for $1 and get three rare b-sides!

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Member Since: 6/12/2006
Band Website: thestillcity.com
Band Members: Brendan Gann - Bass
Brian Knab - Vocals, Guitar
Ryan Murphy - Guitar, Synth
Brandon Roth - Drums, Programming
Influences: Specific groups of musicians commonly traveling in packs of three to five...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Recording (Day 597864...and counting)

Still working away on this record.  Just a couple more overdubs to go and this thing is done... Today, I'm finishing up my guitar parts, which is more of a challenge than it should be.  I'v...
Posted by The Still City on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:19:00 PST

State of the Band Address (2/27/07)

Yesterday marked the end of an important era in the band: the completion of recording and mixing our first release, "These Songs Are Walls".   This EP was the result of eight really fun and ...
Posted by The Still City on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:07:00 PST