THE STOOD

pool, ping-pong, vintage arcade games, the cinema, the art co-op, sweet's gallery, dino room (rehearsal space), Bike Shop, Print Shop, skateboarding, concerts Hours: Everyday 4pm-2am Stood Coordinator: Greg Rutkin ([email protected])

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Shithead Collective is a collaborative musical project, orchestrated by senior and soon-to-be-graduate of SUNY Purchase with a degree in History, Greg Rutkin. Greg has collected the personal, unreleased tracks from all of his cooperating friends and released them in an...

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Kind words about Purchase artists and a collection of personal connective stories through lo-fi bedroom recordings by those experiencing turbulent, confusing, and exciting experiences with each other.

http://shitheadfvr.bandcamp.com/

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photos by Michael Guardiola

Thank you Zinefeast exhibitors. I am thrilled by the response Zinfeast has gotten. Its aim was to benefit the school and have our school benefit the visiting artists, and I think we accomplished that. 

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Wooo

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Trace Mountains // “Salty/Sweet”

Oh, Dave. Ohhhh, Dave. Dave Benton. Dave Benton who also plays in LVL UP and Spook Houses. That Dave. He’s killing me.

In addition to the aforementioned bands, Dave also runs passionate New York indie label Double Double Whammy. So he’s a busy guy. Somewhere along the lines though he found time to steal away and record some solo material under the name Trace Mountains. Though only two of the tracks have surfaced so far, they are excellent. Sticking to the acoustic guitar and hushed vocals, the songs can be summed up in one word: bittersweet. In other words it’s the kind of music that makes you happy and sad at the same time, but you can’t exactly put into words why. So I’m not going to try.

PS - Is that someone playing the saw at the end of “Salty/Sweet”? Please tell me that’s someone playing the saw.

PPS - Dave also said that these tracks are going to be seeing some form of release on Double Double Whammy in the future. So there’s that to look forward to.

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BANDCAMP | SOUNDCLOUD | TUMBLR | FACEBOOK | TWITTER

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SICK NEW STUFF FROM A GREAT PURCHASE SONGWRITER <3

;)

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me n the MAC

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<3 MAC

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ZINEFEAST was one of the best shows I’ve ever been lucky enough to table at. I don’t think so much talent and creative energy has been gathered under one roof like this in a long time. SUNY Purchase Crit Club is a force to be reckoned with!

Thanks to Sessa Lund for snapping this adorable photo! I was so stoked to have an entire BILLIARD TABLE to set up shop on…finally, enough room to actually lay out all my posters!

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THIS WAS SICK

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New Morrison Brook ep "Bagel Wizard"

Download this shit 4 free on the internut.

Recorded during Spring Break 2013 by Aaron Adams while his parents were away on a tascam 1/2" reel 2 reel machine and mixed/mastered by Jacob Rosse.

This is Morrison Brook's second release.

Morrison Brook is:

Bernard Casserly (Rotaries, Shithead)

Alberto Casadevall (Shithead)

Aaron Adams (The Rochambros.)

Greg Rutkin (LVL UP, The Rochambros., Shithead)

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Waiting for Iggy to go onstage at Culture Shock 13

Photo Credit Roman Dean for The Beat

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the stood//culture shock!

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Iggy Azalea performed at Culture Shock Saturday night.

Photo credit Jade Green

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In the stood (said it looked like SXSW f yeah)

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We are so pumped to release our brand new “SIRS: I.P.A For an Answer” beer, courtesy of Cake Life Brewing Company. It’s a cherrywood-infused pomegranate India Pale Ale. We will hopefully be making a video blog with brewmaster and rocker, Cameron Wisch later this week!

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F yeah - two incredible groups of people doing awesome things.

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Hardstyling with Vermin Supreme.

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Hey,

Bern is dying and we finished recording the new Morrison Brook Album.

Here’s a little video from inside one of the mixing studios here at Purchase.

It’s good.

-Morrison Brook

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Purchase memories

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Premiere: LVL UP - Extra Worlds 7” Stream

It is my most sincere pleasure to announce the exclusive stream of LVL UP’s hotly anticipated new 7” Extra Worlds right here on Lewis and his Blog. Perhaps the most hyped band in the thoroughly saturated SUNY Purchase indie rock scene, LVL UP has been one of my favorite young bands ever since they released their 2011 debut LP SPACE BROTHERS on Evil Weevil Records. In the two years since, the members of this four piece have maintained a hectic touring schedule in addition to fulfilling the obligations of their various side projects. In particular, Nick Corbo has achieved notable Kickstarter success with his “Totally Ruined Circuits” guitar pedals. Likewise, Dave Benton released a terrific full length last year with his other band Spook Houses, along with managing Double Double Whammy Records, the label that will release the new LVL UP 7” on April 6th. 

Although only a modest release in length, Extra Worlds feels like a culmination of all the work that this band has put forth in the past few years. For a group that has often received the “slacker” epithet, their attention to detail on this 7” is remarkable. Gone are the nonessential interludes and tossed-off genre experiments that occasionally dragged down SPACE BROTHERS. With six tracks in just over 10 minutes, the songs on Extra Worlds are just as brief as many of those on the album’s frenetic predecessor, but here the brevity feels deliberate. LVL UP have, in their uniquely professional way, refined guitar rock to its purest essence.

To single out a highlight from among these cuts would be to miss the point of this release; Extra Worlds works best as a unit — a glorious 10-minute rush of scarcely interrupted guitar euphoria and vocals that do their best to conceal their giddy post-teenage glee but ultimately, adorably fail to hide their innate happiness. The exception is “Totally Ruined,” a Corbo-led track that nails with greater precision the puppy-eyed, uncertain longing that he tapped into on the SPACE BROTHERS’ highlight “Nightshade.” Closing track “Fur” begins in similarly sad territory, but ultimately finds warmth and appropriate closure in its wooly, Microphones-reminiscent textures. In sum, Extra Worlds is just dynamic enough to sustain interest without feeling too disjointed for its brief run-time. Though still fresh-faced college undergrads, LVL UP achieve this delicate balance with precision and experiential grace.

Stream Extra Worlds above via Soundcloud, pre-order the 7” on bandcamp, and watch the music video for lead single “Graveyard” below:

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Glimpses of Purchase.

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Sick!

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kids - Lou Barlow picked all the music for this movie and he's the coolest guy.

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WHATEVER, DAD  at the Stood on Superbowl Sunday

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FRANKIE COSMOS

These songs are wonderful and I’m loving the band version! Met Greta last night and she rules! Aaron’s great 2. Check it out. 

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F yes.

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