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THE UNDERPAINTING
Indie / Folk Rock / Rock

"visionary folk-rock"

SLATE, WOODS, DECKS, PARLORS, BASEMENTS, Massachusetts
United States

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   THE UNDERPAINTING: General Info
Member Since12/27/2004
Band Websitetheunderpainting.com
Band Members

Brian Michael Roff

Djim Reynolds

Gregg Porter

David Michael Curry

Rich Brouillet

Jason Anderson

Influencescy twombly, e.e. cummings, ethan berry
Sounds Likemany vague and fantastic things, juggled on my knee
Record LabelCatbird Records, Tower of Song
Type of LabelIndie




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THE UNDERPAINTING's Friends Comments
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The Divorced





Jun 16 2008 11:00 AM

yessss
uncouth.





May 21 2008 7:46 AM

thanks for adding uncouth.
Amplitude Equals One Over Frequency Squared





Apr 17 2008 9:25 PM

Congrats Brian & Jen!
AMY BIERHAUS





Apr 14 2008 10:04 PM

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW JEAHHHHHHHHHHH!!

Love ya!! Thanks for befriendin' me!

Cheers, AMY :O)
Tony The Bookie





Feb 27 2008 9:48 AM

Thanks Buddy!
RECELO





Feb 26 2008 9:05 AM

Descúbrelo
Recelo ~ Frágil
kiterunner





Feb 19 2008 12:42 PM

thanks for bein all friendly like
House Of Noises





Feb 4 2008 12:41 PM

thx 4 getting HONned!!!
Amplitude Equals One Over Frequency Squared





Jan 2 2008 3:10 PM

Favorite Albums of 2007
Bottomless Pit: Hammer of the Gods (Comedy Minus One)
Dead C: Future Artists (BaDaBing)
Kinski: Down Below is Chaos (Sub Pop)
Animal Collective: Strawberry Jam (Domino)
Future Rapper: A Land of a Thousand Rappers Vol. 1, Fall of the Pillars (Asthmatic Kitty)
The Underpainting: (S/T) (Catbird Records)
Soul Junk: 1959 (Quiver Socitey)
Origami Arktika: Trollenbotn (Silber Records)
The Places: Songs For Creeps (High Plane Sigh)
Low: Drums & Guns (Sub Pop)
Moral Crayfish





Dec 23 2007 5:20 AM

Brian & Jen:
Congradulations! I hope you and your forth coming brood enjoy the return of the sun....
Peae, Love & Anarchy,
Dan "Dont Ban" Cohoon
Amplitude Equals One Over Frequency Squared





Aug 21 2007 6:13 PM

I posted a review by Jim (Amplitude's New Zealand correspondent) of the wonderful Underpainting disc.
See Link Below:
http://amplitude-phonography.blogspot.com/2007/08/underpainting.html
Tin Ceilings





Aug 9 2007 8:39 AM

This is all very good news to my ears. Thank you Brian.
Grivas





Jul 31 2007 10:17 AM

I had no idea I was so low on your friend list. we need to talk.
MARCH OF THE CARPENTER ANTS





Jul 22 2007 9:48 PM

Thanks for stopping by and checking out the music before. If you'd like you can get the new free Maltese CD-R from our page. There is also the new track "D6add9"

xoxo

SG
Simple Folk Radio





Jul 18 2007 1:47 PM

Hey, hope you can forgive this surprise spam attack



........................SIMPLE FOLK RADIO........................
Hear live sessions by the flotsam and jetsam of the folk and country scene.
Every Thursday evening, from 9 O'clock (gmt)
on radioreverb.com and 97.2FM (southeast england)
................................................
19th of july........JOE GIDEON AND THE SHARK...............
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26th of july........LACH......................................................
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2nd of august.....GEORGE THOMAS AND THE OWLS.......
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9th of august......KIMYA DAWSON...................................
area c





Jul 9 2007 9:34 AM

AREA C is playing tonight in Somerville, MA at PA's Lounge (with Eyes Like Saucers, Howard Stelzer and Brendan Murray). Come on out if you can!
Erik / AREA C
Music is my savior





Jul 2 2007 10:42 PM

Wow. "In The Analog Woods" has the best use of the word 'ameliorate' in a song ever.

BMR, I just got my hands on the CD, and I am blown away. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm speechless.
Popchild





Jun 30 2007 2:33 AM

Hey, hope to see you soon in Spain :)

Popchild.com
Lonesome Red





Jun 5 2007 7:47 PM

Y'all sounded great on the radio!
Moral Crayfish





Jun 5 2007 3:02 PM

Dada or Surrealist, you can’t be both... Brian the new record is fantastic!-Dan
Matt Bauer





May 28 2007 9:36 PM

great to see you, sir. awesome show + nice people + turkeys in pine trees + air mattress + bacon = perfect day
djim





May 28 2007 7:51 AM

thank you so much for being a part of yesterday's performance, both as the underpainting and as part of milkweed. what a perfect day.
we ended it nicely with some fine thai food... they even kept the restaurant open another hour just for us.
s v





May 20 2007 9:10 AM

so wonderful! thanks so much for playing at sotto voce and making our seventh incarnation such an outstanding success.
best to you and your lovely wife.
-rc
Kimberley





May 13 2007 7:45 PM

so sorry I'm not gonna be around for your CD release show...
see you on the 27th though!
s v





May 11 2007 7:39 AM

brian michael roff and deer now the underpainting, sotto voce awaits saturday's performance with bated breath...
Popchild





Apr 19 2007 6:59 AM

Hey Brian and friends! thanks a lot for the add, we love your music :)

Greetings from Barcelona,

Popchild.com
Simple Folk Radio





Apr 18 2007 12:33 PM

........................THE SIMPLE FOLK RADIO SHOW........................
every thursday evening, from 9 O'clock (gmt) on radioreverb.com and 97.2FM (southeast england)

19th april.....CHRIS MAHER
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27th april.....JEFF LEWIS BAND
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4th may........U.N.P.O.C.
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11th may.......STRAND OF OAKS
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17th may.......LISA LI LUND
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25th may.......KING CREOSOTE
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Lonesome Red





Apr 6 2007 5:09 PM

Seven bands, dude. Seven. Effing. Bands. It's practically woodstock.
Elevate Newton's Theory





Mar 20 2007 1:17 PM

New song on our profil "Stations" come on people!
Music is my savior





Mar 9 2007 9:54 PM

BMR, you are stunning. Thanks again. For everything.
Unfortune Teller





Mar 7 2007 12:51 PM

and then he's like, "7 is magick."
HEXIT





Mar 7 2007 11:53 AM

Happy Birthday.
The Pop-Up Widows





Mar 7 2007 8:32 AM

the folks at national radio center wish you a happy birthday.
Hush Hush Sweet Harlot





Feb 27 2007 5:13 AM

Good to see you last night. Thanks for playing and thanks to Gregg Porter, Tigersaw, and Steven Bacon as well. We hope to have you back soon.
Buster Blue





Feb 26 2007 2:18 PM

I really like your music.... and I guess I thought you should know it is great!

-Bryan Jones
The Pop-Up Widows





Feb 21 2007 5:24 AM

Yeah!
Lonesome Red





Feb 6 2007 10:14 AM

Last week's 'The Orphan & The Dude'? Best episode ever or what!
Also thanks for helping out on that thing with the keys, and on the other thing with all the buttons.
Floppy Jalopy





Feb 1 2007 11:08 AM

if you weren't around to notice that i was around, then i wouldn't have been able to thank you for wanting to be my friend, so thanks for being around
Floppy Jalopy





Feb 1 2007 9:56 AM

thnks for wanting to be my friend
Elizabeth Butters





Jan 26 2007 12:03 AM

Thanks so much for the nice message. Your music sounds good, too!
Take care,
Elizabeth
saioasounds





Jan 22 2007 8:08 AM

i went to see joseba irazoki in concert and bought the "folk me, laztana". I like very much your songs...beautiful folk...

saioa
HEXIT





Jan 18 2007 5:22 AM

Hmmmm? alright, i'm thinking about it. at first i thought "plus the Deer" was the new name idea, & i started to like it, so now i have confusion. if you do change it can i at last name a band "myfaceisbrianroff"?
The Long Goodbye





Jan 10 2007 9:45 AM

I really like the Mountain Goats, yeah.

-Clark (TLG)
Popchild