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Thieves on Holiday

About Me

Sprung in Spring Green, Wisco in June of '05. Ward and Staples holed up in the basement of an old schoolhouse until witnessing the stellar karaoke stylings of the unsuspecting Fuller in late '05. Owen signed on in spring of '06. Recorded at Smart Studios in Madison in August of '06. Played some good shows. Bid Owen "adieu" in January '07.

APRIL '07: New recruit! Pierce joins as the new hitman.

NOVEMBER '07: Mrs. Fuller on maternity leave until late Spring 2008.
Recorded at Smart Studios 11/05/07, rough mixes posted to tide you over.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/07/2006
Band Members: Staples - guitar; "the plan".
Ward - vocals, bass; distraction.
Fuller - vocals, guitar; reconnaissance.
Pierce - drums; explosives.
Influences: WHY WE SOUND THE WAY WE SOUND: The Jesus And Mary Chain, Stereolab, Deerhoof, Low, The Police, Heartless Bastards, M. Ward, Hayden, Lemonheads, Beatles, Yo La Tengo, Shellac, Mike Watt, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Velvet Underground, X, Clash, Galaxy 500, Tricky, T. Rex, My Bloody Valentine, Pavement.

CURRENT HEAVY ROTATION: Deerhoof, Tapes-n-Tapes, TV On The Radio, Gillian Welch, Emily Haines, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Heartless Bastards, Beastie Boys, Cougar, Bonnie Prince Billy, Jim White
Sounds Like: "Thieves on Holiday has ... fashioned a dark, spacious sound that should make it candy for shoegazers and rockers alike..." ~The Onion A.V. Club, 11/30/06
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

"Erin did what?"

Erin breaks her first string, EVER!
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:45:00 GMT

Well, that was a short hiatus!

A happily short hiatus, I might add. Shawn "Cheap Stick" Pierce has quit his day job and has been lured into a life of musical crime, joining TOH as percussionist extraordinaire. Mere mortal drummers ...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:18:00 GMT

fond farewell

We, the remaining Thieves, would like to extend our gratitude to Mr. Owen - King of the Sting, Pick of the Sticks, Cock of the Rock - for gracing us with his presence, killer drumming and good humor l...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 14:36:00 GMT

Wherein Staples tries to prove he knows something about something about which he knows nothing.

Yeah. So. The studio experience:Sunday a.m.: Headed to Conjo's place for pre-recording sustenance, nerve abatement and to see what Owen looks like before noon. Bacon and eggs. Mmnnn, delish. Conjo lea...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:49:00 GMT