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UUVVWWZ
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UUVVWWZ (read double U double V double W Z) is a four person band from Lincoln, NE. Members include Jim Schroeder (guitar), Teal Gardner (voice), Tom Ambroz (drums), and Dustin Wilbourn (bass).
“UUVVWWZ started as a band in 2007 in Lincoln, Nebraska. When we came up with the name we laughed. I wrote it on a ripped up brown paper bag that we had drawn some of our song structures on and pronounced while pointing, “Double ‘U’ double ‘V’ double ‘W’… ‘Z.’” Then we went back to working on our songs and being creative together with a good chance of pasta and cigarette breaks.
In that year we wrote 9 songs and decided to record them before Teal left town for school. We talked about following her in the summer and getting a place to eat and drink and make music, but she decided to stay in Lincoln and so it went: Recording, Pressing, and a Tour.
We left in our tour mate Darren’s mom’s minivan and headed east and then down the coast towards shows and beaches, keenly following an abstract dream.
People compared us to musicians and bands we had to look up (Dog Faced Hermans, Lydia Lunch, The Pop Group) and some that were familiar (Deerhoof, Captain Beefheart, Bow Wow Wow), they dubbed us Avant-Rock and Blues. One man unintentionally called us Power-Jazz after we interrupted his silent contemplation outside of a coffee shop, but that’s a different story… that starts like this:
After our tour of the East Coast we planned another just for Lincoln.
“UUVVWWZ started as a band in 2007 in Lincoln, Nebraska. When we came up with the name we laughed. I wrote it on a ripped up brown paper bag that we had drawn some of our song structures on and pronounced while pointing, “Double ‘U’ double ‘V’ double ‘W’… ‘Z.’” Then we went back to working on our songs and being creative together with a good chance of pasta and cigarette breaks.
In that year we wrote 9 songs and decided to record them before Teal left town for school. We talked about following her in the summer and getting a place to eat and drink and make music, but she decided to stay in Lincoln and so it went: Recording, Pressing, and a Tour.
We left in our tour mate Darren’s mom’s minivan and headed east and then down the coast towards shows and beaches, keenly following an abstract dream.
People compared us to musicians and bands we had to look up (Dog Faced Hermans, Lydia Lunch, The Pop Group) and some that were familiar (Deerhoof, Captain Beefheart, Bow Wow Wow), they dubbed us Avant-Rock and Blues. One man unintentionally called us Power-Jazz after we interrupted his silent contemplation outside of a coffee shop, but that’s a different story… that starts like this:
After our tour of the East Coast we planned another just for Lincoln.
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FullCollaspe wrote:
Nevermind, the vocals have really grown on me.
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FullCollaspe wrote:
Good and interesting music but mediocre vocals.
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Der_Reek wrote:
"i reckon it works if you say it along to the drum rhythm of the first track on the album" wow, I'll try that approx. 2 hours now
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Tamahone wrote:
Name always reminds me of tttttttttttttttttttttttt for some reason aha
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jyncs wrote:
These guys are awesome, I've gotten to see them live twice now. :) Teal is the best!!
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rossclark wrote:
i reckon it works if you say it along to the drum rhythm of the first track on the album
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kedIIupIIkid wrote:
luv them!
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randName wrote:
also the name is good, the pronunciation sucks
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randName wrote:
so good
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pan182 wrote:
what a shitty name
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thehereaway wrote:
Sounds like a female fronted Beep Beep, pretty cool.
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Frogsoda wrote:
addicitive
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SarahSensual wrote:
God the band name annoys me.
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lesstalkmoreroC wrote:
i'm in love
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Pocketchu wrote:
I disagree, the band name is what made me interested enough to find out anything about them; the pronounciation however... V:
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dannyjelinek wrote:
Great album! Terrible band name!
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Gumo_Ga wrote:
vvvvvvvvv WHAT? This band is full on We Versus The Shark and a little The Fucking Ocean.
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thomaswolf wrote:
amazing !
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lokomot213 wrote:
нормик ребята, приятно порадовали
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takara1230 wrote:
In some songs her voice does sound like Deerhooflady though.
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