Published by
ejquinn on
October 9, 2008 in
Artist Feature and Artist News.
Tags: Brad Ungar, Casio, Elliott Smith, lazertag, Mitch Buttress, OurStage@, Pavement, Quinn Strassel, Ryan Spratt, silver state, south by southwest.
Mitch and Ryan of Lazertag
Name: Lazertag
From: San Francisco/Bay Area
Formed: 2005
Sounds Like: Pavement meets Elliott Smith with an MT 500 Casio
Albums: Modern Cuts for The Modern Man (5/08)
If California-based duo Lazertag makes it big, they may want to thank Brad Ungar, whose music video for “Silver State” introduced the band to thousands of fans on OurStage by winning the video grand prize for September. Ungar, who befriended the band at San Francisco State University and now works as a PA in hollywood, says the guys are too humble and laid back to promote themselves as much as they should. Sounds fitting for a couple of college grads from the Bay Area who make lo-fi pop gems on forty-dollar Casios and acoustic guitar.
I caught up with Mitch Buttress (guitar, lead vocals) and Ryan Spratt (keyboards) via phone to talk about South By Southwest, Casios, and why they hate/love jamming…
Continue reading ‘In the Spotlight: Lazertag’
Published by
ejquinn on
October 7, 2008 in
Artist Feature and Artist News.
Tags: alitheia, automatic, coelacanth dance, Delicious, grandpa's car, jason lee thomason, karmazone, lazertag, madeline pots, Mike Moran, silver state, sm & a priori, southland, time machine, wishtribe.
This is always my favorite video of the month– where OurStage artists get out their web-cams and thank the fans who voted them to the top. Some of them get creative (see: Jason Lee Thomason’s you flip-book), some are a little weird (see: CoelacanthDance’s homage to primeval fish), and some are just heartfelt (wait for Grand Prize winner Mike Moran at the end).
In the comment section below, tell us which artist you loved most from September!
