WOW Hall

S+F tore it up at the WOW Hall on Saturday night. That does er for 2006 - stay tuned for much more in the way of mayhem, debauchery and our new EP in January!
Photo credits: Kai Huei-Yau

Layin' down the track!

Well, it's been far too long in coming but we are finally in the studio again. Last night the gang met at Block E Studios, run by Aaron Smith here in Eugene, to lay down the scratch tracks that will ultimately become our new EP. We are still working on the title, design, and specifics regarding which songs will and won't be on the EP but we hope to have something to show for the effort (if not the EP itself) before the new year.

If you play music in or around Eugene and you're looking for a place to record, hit us up for Aaron's contact info. This guy has got some amazing gear, an awesome space and he knows the ins and outs of the biz - all in a very competitive price range. Not to mention the built in hospitality he showers upon his guests. We're still whining about the absence of a pool/fooseball table but nobody can be that perfect, right?

Anyhow, for all of you who have noticed our merch table housing everything but music...that little conundrum is soon to be worked out - STAY TUNED!
Photo credits: Kai Huei-Yau (top); Kate Nosen (bottom)

Amadan + The Happy Bastards

So we FINALLY got to play with the Happy Bastards and thanks SO much to all of you who came out for that. We had a fantastic crowd at John Henry's and we couldn't have had more fun!

For those of you who don't know, the Happy Bastards are what punk rock was when it was fast as shit, loud as shit, and fucking awesome as shit.

The only real way I can describe their sound is to have you visualize Minor Threat, then make the songs longer, throw in some cool pauses and then some random hardcore hits. Oh yeah...and some crazy ass guitar licks.

Get wasted and find these folks in their element, because it will hurt and that is neat.

Right, in other news, we're toying with EP names and designs. We swear on all that is cussworthy we will have some new rocking tunes for download/purchase before (or shortly after) St. Nick can buckle his boots. We've jammed in the recording studio and we are waiting for the to schedule work itself out.

Last, we will be playing, once again, with the stout rowdies from Corvalis, Amadan and we simply cannot wait. They are too many kinds of cool.
Photo credit: Kai Huei-Yau

Halloween Stomp

Photo Credit: Kai Huei-Yau

Right On John + The Dry County Cooks

Well another gig at John Henry's is in the bag and we had a friggin blast.

We closed the night after two great performances by Portland soloist/journeyman Right On John and, one of our personal favorites The Dry County Crooks.

Right On John is a one man band to beat the band... can we say that? The self proclaimed 'electric vaudeville songwriter' mixes slick, thick riffs with some thumping beats provided by a brilliantlly jerryrigged drum kit that adds a great dimension to his solo show. He alternates between slide, rock, country, and blues styles with deft abandon and he's got a vocal tone that hints at Plant, but maintains an honest quality that many who shoot at the Zep frontman miss. A great, chill performer who is as much fun after the gig as he is during. If you get a chance, pick his brain about one-man-bands as he's got some great names. Check his shit out.

The Dry County Crooks are perhaps a bookmark in the gradually filling volume of alt/rock/country. These fellahs really set the bar for how to blend punk rock/traditional country (not that Toby Keith shit) and lyrics that speak to the folks with callused hands, broken hearts, and a forrest of empty beer bottles sitting before them on the bar. If you havn't checked out their site or tunes, you need to because they are great live, fantastic on the road, and kick ass fellas to boot.

We'd like to send a huge shout out to all the folks who came to see us and spend their early morning hours stomping it up in downtown Eugene. We love a good crowd and we can honestly say that this was one of the better groups we've gotten to hang out with. Keep your eyes peeled as we'd love to see ya'll again soon.

More news and reviews coming your way from Sid and Fancy land...stay tuned.

Celebratin Eugene

We had a rip playing the Eugene Celebration. Huge thanks to Keith and all the folks at John Henry's for having us down to play with Cicada Omega , The Voodoo Organist and do not forget the fantastic nay immortal Hillstomp.

Cicada Omega teed off the night with an amazing mix of Old timey gospel, mixed with some DIY instrumentation tom-foolery all of which melted together to concoct a hard hitting, boot stomping, and knee slapping good time. We're hoping to meet up with these folks again really soon so stay tuned.

After we played, Hillstomp whipped the crowd into a froth and The Voodoo Organist closed out the evening with an eerie mix of rock, folk, and traditional undertones that kept everyone keyed in.

And now to the current items:
We're heading north, along the mighty Columbia to churn up Hood River with Blackbird Theatre (rockabilly blues), and Miles Before(indie rock). The show is sponsored by Kyle and the Mobius Records gang and you won't want to miss it if you're in the area.

Last but certainly not least, as mentioned above we are rocking Luckey's (one of our favorite places to play...make sure you raise a toast to Sommerfield and the gang when ya stop in) with Portland's My Life in Black and White. This crew can really churn up a crowd so if'n ya love hard hitting folk-punk with a healthy dose of western undertones this is yer show. We're super jacked to hook up with this group that we've been watching for awhile now so get there early!


Photo credit: Kai Huei-Yau