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Mister Vague

Jaded, broke and wasted

About Me

Now available at CD Baby: "ALLERGIC TO EVERYTHING" Mister Vague's new full-length CD produced by Alan Sparhawk (Low) and Eric Swanson Order it here, on physical CD or MP3 files:In Reno, buy "Allergic To Everything" at Discology, Plumas and California Streets (above Satellite)Reviews/Interviews: Local Vertical from Florida Reno News and Review Miscellaneous Debris/Jason Kellner, RGJ More Barn story, Wisconsin State Journal CD Review on indiemusicstop.com (look in archives from 12/20) To make a long story quite short: Mister Vague plays a curious combination of dark dive bars and brightly lit coffeehouses all over the West Coast. The songs are a stewpot of influences not well represented in homebase Reno's neon-rock world -- 70s confession-folk, 80s Midwest post-punk, 90s minimalist indie, a dose of NYC noise skronk.Find our other discs online at cdbaby.com: "File Under: Trial" 11-song LP from 2006 "Square One" 7-song EP from 2004 You can also find all 3 discs on iTunes: “Allergic to Everything” on iTunes “File Under Trial” on iTunes “Square One” on iTunes These folks play us on podcasts!
The Missing Link, Texas Golden Dragon, Wales UK Insomnia Radio, San Francisco Podcast Paul, UK Alien Planet Radio, Philadelphia Nate With No Name, Weatherford, TexasThese folks play us on the Internet radio!M3RA Radio, New York NY Bagel Radio, San FranciscoThese folks play us on the radio in the USAWJLQ FM: Mobile, Alabama WEGL FM: Auburn, Alabama KRUA FM: Anchorage, Alaska KHNS FM: Haines, Alaska KXCI FM: Tucson, Arizona KFOK FM: Georgetown, California KCSC FM: Chico, California KDVS FM: Davis, California KUCI FM: Irvine, California KCSB FM: Santa Barbara, California KVMR FM: Nevada City, California KFSR FM: Fresno, California KSJS FM: San Jose, California KIDE FM: Hoopa, California KMUD FM: Redway, California KUCR FM: Riverside, California KMSA FM: Grand Junction, Colorado KOTO FM: Telluride, Colorado KVCU FM: Boulder, Colorado KGNU FM: Boulder, Colorado WESU FM: Middletown, Connecticut WJLQ FM: Pensacola, Florida WPRK FM: Winter Park, Florida KKCR FM: Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii KTUH FM: Honolulu, Hawaii WESN FM: Bloomington, Illinois WICR FM: Indianapolis, Indiana WFHB FM: Bloomington, Indiana KIWR FM: Council Bluffs, Iowa KRNL FM: Mt. Vernon, Iowa KJHK FM: Lawrence, Kansas KRVS FM: Lafayette, Louisiana KSLU FM: Hammond, Louisiana KLSU FM: Baton Rouge, Louisiana WMBR FM: Cambridge, Massachusetts WBRS FM: Waltham, Massachusetts WCFM FM: Williamstown, Massachusetts WUMD FM: Dearborn, Michigan KMSC FM: Moorhead, Minnesota KRLX FM: Northfield, Minnesota KQAL FM: Winona, Minnesota KSMR FM: Winona, Minnesota KMSU FM: Mankato, Minnesota KFAI FM: Minneapolis, Minnesota KCUR FM: Kansas City, Missouri KSLU FM: St. Louis, Missouri KWWC FM: Columbia, Missouri KMNR FM: Rolla, Missouri KRZQ FM: Reno, Nevada KDOT FM: Reno, Nevada KTHX FM: Reno, Nevada KUNR FM: Reno, Nevada WVPH (RLC-FM): Piscataway, New Jersey KRUX FM: Las Cruces, New Mexico KUNM FM: Albuquerque, New Mexico WARY FM: Valhalla, New York WASU FM: Boone, North Carolina KNDS FM: Fargo, North Dakota WRUW FM: Cleveland, Ohio WCSB FM: Cleveland, Ohio WLHS FM: Liberty Township, Ohio WIOT FM: Toledo, Ohio WBWC FM: Berea, Ohio KRSC FM: Claremore, Oklahoma WIRE FM: Norman, Oklahoma KEOL FM: La Grande, Oregon KRVM FM: Eugene, Oregon KBVR FM: Corvallis, Oregon KLC FM: Portland, Oregon WESS FM: Medi Berwyn, Pennsylvania WARC FM: Meadville, Pennsylvania WCUR FM: West Chester, Pennsylvania KAUR FM: Sioux Falls, South Dakota WAWL FM: Chattanooga, Tennessee KOOP FM: Austin, Texas KPFT FM: Houston, Texas KTRU FM: Houston, Texas KSYM FM: San Antonio, Texas KRTU FM: San Antonio, Texas KTSW FM: San Marcos, Texas KTCU FM: Fort Worth, Texas KRCL FM: Salt Lake City, Utah KWCR FM: Ogden, Utah KWCW FM: Walla Walla, Washington KSUB FM: Seattle, Washington KTCV FM: Kennewick, Washington KSVR FM: Mount Vernon, Washington KAOS FM: Olympia, Washington KUPS FM: Tacoma, Washington WIPZ FM: Kenosha, WisconsinThese folks play us on the radio in Canada!CJSW FM: Calgary, Alberta CJSR FM: Edmonton, Alberta CHRW FM: London, Ontario CFRE FM: Mississauga, Ontario CISM FM: Montreal, Quebec CFUV FM: Victoria, British Columbia CJUM FM: Winnipeg, Manitoba

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/20/2005
Band Website: mistervaguemusic.com
Band Members: Current live lineup is thusly: Mark Earnest (guitar, vocals), Jason Thomas (drums) and Marcus Mayhall (bass).
Influences: Beatles "White Album," Guided by Voices/Robert Pollard, Malkmus/Pavement, Elliott Smith, Low, American Music Club/Mark Eitzel, Mountain Goats, Death Cab For Cutie
Sounds Like: Friends, fans, writers and relatives have made comparisons to Elvis Costello, R.E.M., Meat Puppets, Bonnie Prince Billy, Eels, early 70s Pink Floyd, unplugged Nirvana, The Tragically Hip, Pixies/Frank Black, Bob Mould/Sugar, "Led Zeppelin III," Buffalo Tom and Fugazi
Record Label: Slothtrop Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Blogging bout the tour in April

BEST. TOUR. EVER.No, really! That's what Marcus and Jason believe also. It was a really good trek for us at the end o' April, and I wanted to share a bit of the glory and the gore with y'all. So here ...
Posted by Mister Vague on Sun, 04 May 2008 10:33:00 PST

Self-indulgent show breakdowns and ’thrus

Hello folks! So were now in the swing of a busy time for the Vague. I figured that the spring of '08 would be happening, but not this much! Thanks to those that have helped make it so through your int...
Posted by Mister Vague on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:46:00 PST

Mister Vague Springs Forward Again

Hello again, folks! Once again, Mister Vague has decided to participate in the Spring Forward to Pay Forward campaign through KRZQ-FM. This is the annual event the alt-rock station in Reno does to hel...
Posted by Mister Vague on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:52:00 PST

Short break, then rawk

Hello, everyone! Marcus said something very cool to me the other night after we were done with our show at the Satellite: "I'm having so much fun playing!" Great news, needless to say. Not that it has...
Posted by Mister Vague on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:31:00 PST

Update on life

Hello, everyone! Here's what's been going on:1. As you can see on the show list, I've confirmed a bunch of stuff in the last week. One of the more exciting ones is the re-do of the Neil Young Tribute ...
Posted by Mister Vague on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:43:00 PST

Reno Music Project show this Saturday (Feb 9)

Hello, folks! Misterio Vaguerio has been busy these past few weeks, even if not with shows.1. We been working on fleshing out some songs that are new2. We've been decrying the snow (except for Jason w...
Posted by Mister Vague on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:39:00 PST

Multi-show week o madness (Jan 18 and 19)

Hi, everyone!Mark from Mister Vague here. It's a big week of rawk for the Vague crew. We have two shows in Cali and then we are promoting on a show for a Cali friend in Reno. Take special note of the ...
Posted by Mister Vague on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:22:00 PST

Another week off (sorta)

Yes, so no show this week, but several next week. That's all you are going to get out of me this time!Just so's you know, we are planning a resked of the Neil Young tribute at some point, just not sur...
Posted by Mister Vague on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:30:00 PST

"More Barn" show this Saturday!

Hello, folks! Wanted to tell you all about this show we are doing, starting at 7 pm on Saturday, January 5 at Maytan Music Center in Reno.It is called "More Barn: A Tribute to Neil Young", just like t...
Posted by Mister Vague on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:14:00 PST

A week off (sorta)

So thanks to those of ya that saw the final Mister Vague show of 2008 at xoxo. It was a goood time.I felt out of sorts for a variety of reasons but I also felt like it went pretty dang well. Maybe it ...
Posted by Mister Vague on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:28:00 PST