The Modeens love this haunted time of year. Especially living in Tucson where you not only celebrate Halloween, but then you get to paint your face for the All Soul’s Procession the following Sunday! This year, The Modeens will be playing the outdoor stage at Hotel Congress at 10pm Sunday Nov 3rd after the procession. […] Read more »
santa muerte festival + band love
Santa Muerte Festival, Saturday 9/14 at Sacred Machine Gallery Join us this Saturday at the 4th Annual Santa Muerte Festival (check out the Facebook event here) on Saturday Sept 14th at Sacred Machine Gallery. The gallery is renowned for amazing, dark, weird art right on Congress Street. The owner is also part of local triphop, […] Read more »
sweet jams and javelinas
Man, this summer has flown by! In Tucson it’s actually the slow season for music – the UofA students are gone and lots of music fans flock elsewhere to enjoy festivals in greener (usually cooler) lands. The Modeens have been working on some new songs (time to record again before you know it), doing a […] Read more »
release recap + summer gigs + online ordering
first, the recap Wow, what a super night for a release show. It was one of those easy, breezy Tucson nights when, after a day of full-on heat, the sun goes down and everything cools off. Barrio Brewing Company (usually referred to locally as “Barrio”) is one of the better places to spend such an […] Read more »
Electric Caribou 101
The time is nigh! This Saturday we’ll be putting on one a humdinger of a rock n roll release party for our new full length album, Electric Caribou, at Barrio Brewing in their beautiful IPA Room. Two other bands will be shaking things up: psychedelic rock shamans, Saint Maybe, and surf rock villains, Shrimp Chaperone. […] Read more »
presenting Electric Caribou!
So here’s a major album hint – the album title! It’s called Electric Caribou and here’s the fab cover art by Jamie: Wouldn’t that make a badass blacklight poster? We’re getting digipaks made and they’re at the factory as we speak getting pressed and pimped out. The rest of the artwork features bits from The […] Read more »
cd release party – May 18 at Barrio Brewing!
Gears are in motion. Artwork is evolving and we’ve got a date to celebrate the release of our latest aural offering! cd release party – May 18th at the IPA Room/Barrio Brewing Those few lucky enough to have attended some rare events in this room know what a kickass space it is: spiral tree sculpture, […] Read more »
an album hint + rock n roll stargazing at sky bar
An album hint Our much missed friend and fifth Modeen, Fen Ikner, now of Brooklyn, has been bending his vast mental and musical powers to the task of mastering the new (as-yet-unnamed) Modeens album. Still some sonic details to tweak, but hot damn, it’s sounding mighty fine! So when will you fine folks get to […] Read more »
the pretendeens
Great Cover Up Recap Since it’s a couple of months after the Great Cover Up, I think it’s safe to tell you who we covered (ie, I’ve taken a loooong holiday from posting.) The answer is: The Pretenders! Jamie and I have both been a fan of the Pretenders since the 80s – instead of […] Read more »
wavelab photos + great cover up 2012
Slowly but surely the new album is coming together. We’ve got vocal overdubs finished on most of the tunes, some special guests have come (or are scheduled) to add some extra flava. Jamie’s working his ass off (as usual) composing and building therasynths now so he can carve out a nice chunk of time to […] Read more »
