Juxtaposers [have CDs for sale!]

About Me

HEY YOU! Come to this show!
The debut CD
Now available!
Click here for details
juxÂ·taÂ·poÂ·siÂ·tion [juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uhn] n. 1. an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast. + po-ser [po'zer] n. 1. a wannabee; not hacker slang, but used among crackers, phreaks and warez d00dz. Not as negative as lamer or leech.

Sharing songwriting duties and switching instruments (and hats) every 2.7 minutes, Bill Chapin and Ryan McInnis craft mopey ballads and goofy singalongs the whole family can enjoy ... as long as they don't mind the occasional naughty word. This core duo, who met through the Lexington, Mich.-based Bluewater Folk Society, have been jamming since 2003. At most shows they are now joined by the one, the only Nate Dauphinais, who came aboard during the recording of the band's (still unfinished) debut CD, and Jim "Sweet Papa Jimmy" Smith, whose dobro adds a welcome dash of twang.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/20/2006
Band Website: juxtaposers.com
Band Members: Bill Chapin: acoustic guitars, mandolin, accordion, bass, kazoo. Nate Dauphinais: drums. Ryan McInnis: bass, acoustic guitar, ukelele, harmonica, nose flute. Jim Smith: dobro.
Influences: The Decemberists, Ben Folds, Beck, Tom Petty, Steve Earle, Wilco, Depeche Mode, Jack Johnson, Ween, Tool, Great Lakes Myth Society, Barenaked Ladies, Fountains of Wayne, The Scurvy Pirates, Simon and Garfunkle, Tenacious D, Stan Rogers, Guster, The Pogues, Ryan Adams, Radiohead, The Avett Brothers.
Sounds Like: It is all acoustic.It is largely influenced by folk music, but also takes cues from power pop, alternative rock, grunge, alt-country, funk, punk, heavy metal, hip hop, indie rock, bluegrass, Celtic and just about anything else we've ever listened to and enjoyed. Alternative folk probably sums it up pretty well.It tends to fall into the opposing extremes of extremely serious songs about heartbreak and death ... or extremely goofy songs about beer and shoes.Oh, and sometimes we play ridiculous songs from our youth all acoustified, with keyboard solos done on the accordion and sax solos done on the kazoo.
Record Label: ha ha
Type of Label: None

My Blog

A transition

Let us start out by reassuring you that Juxtaposers is not breaking up. It's doubtful it ever really could.Thank being said, it is true that Bill is leaving Port Huron to take a new job in Jackson, Mi...
Posted by Juxtaposers [have CDs for sale!] on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:50:00 PST

Look out, world! It’s Juxtaposers ... ON TOUR!

That's right, Juxtaposers are planning our first ever national tour! So what if there's only one official show booked! So what if our set is going to be less than a half hour! So what if we're so exci...
Posted by Juxtaposers [have CDs for sale!] on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:32:00 PST

UPDATE: How to get our CD

Hey, folks, sales of Martinis & Day-Old Doughnuts have been going well. Thanks to everybody who has bought a copy already. If you still don't have one, here is the latest on how to get one.Option ...
Posted by Juxtaposers [have CDs for sale!] on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:50:00 PST

!!!!!!CDs ARE HERE!!!!!!

After only three years or so, our longer-than-long-awaited debut album, Martinis & Day-Old Doughnuts, is finished, published and in-hand. Some of you have lost faith over the years. Some of you probab...
Posted by Juxtaposers [have CDs for sale!] on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:04:00 PST

OMG! OMG! OMG!

Well, kids, it finally happened. We finished mastering the CD. You thought we'd forgotten that we'd even recorded a CD, I be. Well, we haven't. And it sounds really good.So now you're all wondering, "...
Posted by Juxtaposers [have CDs for sale!] on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:45:00 PST

Dang it, Fountains of Wayne!

First of all it's not fair that you're that good at writing pop songs.Second of all, you went and recorded a song for your new album called I-95. Now everybody's going to think we're just copying off ...
Posted by Juxtaposers [have CDs for sale!] on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:36:00 PST

Hey! More album art is up.

Work on the CD continues slowly but surely. I'm hoping to send it off for replication early next week. In addition to the front cover that's been up for a few weeks, I posted some more of the album ar...
Posted by Juxtaposers [have CDs for sale!] on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:20:00 PST

Check it out yo

OK, guys, we know you've been waiting forever, and we're really going to make an effort to have the CD ready in time for the big show on March 3. As evidence that we're actually making progress, check...
Posted by Juxtaposers [have CDs for sale!] on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:43:00 PST

EXCITING NEWS RE: CD

After just 1 1/2 years in the making, we finished mixing the Juxtaposers CD last night. Huzzah! Don't get too excited yet, because we still have to master it and do a photo shoot and get it pressed, s...
Posted by Juxtaposers [have CDs for sale!] on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:59:00 PST

So I guess we have a Myspace page now

That's all. Enjoy. Um, we don't really know how to use this thing. Sorry it's so ugly, but it's Myspace. What are you gonna do?
Posted by Juxtaposers [have CDs for sale!] on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:23:00 PST