So So Radio: Archive

there is a wait so long

here comes your band. it has been some kind of summer for so so radio. thank you all for the memories, there’s so much to mention and it was all a blur that now i hardly remember any interesting details. but who needs them. we will be returning to the stage in the pretty near future and that’s exciting, isn’t it? then, hopefully before 2011 dissolves, we’ll be making a new...

Sep 28th

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although it’s late notice, we’ll be at Mariopalooza at the velvet lips lounge in our adopted homebase, Fort Atkinson, WI, tomorrow night (Sat. 7/16) at 9 pm. sadly, we’ll be missing our nick (usual bass player, who does a first-rate rendition of happy birthday), but an old friend has agreed to help us out for the night (thanks patrick!) we’ll be playing a couple new...

Jul 16th

west then east; a free download or two

i just wanted to provide a brief mid-week update in the middle of our midwest tour. a few highlights so far: - thank you so much to daniel and the lion, valentiger, and our man joe for making it work at project lodge in madison. don’t fret, i’ll get that jazzmaster bent into shape soon enough. - ames iowa might take the cake for hospitality and good vibes. i’m floored by the...

Mar 16th

Friends In The Band: "Glossy Lo-Fi" with So So... →

friendsintheband: the fine lads of Milwaukee band So So Radio answered some questions about their sound, their favorite records and the state of music promotion. Catch them this Friday at the Ames Progressive with Nuclear Rodeo and the Seed of Something. 8pm - $5 for a full night of glossy lo-fi and some indie…

Mar 10th

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Triumphant Returns

There will be Plants & Animals at the High Noon Saloon next Monday, February 28. We’ll be opening this very wonderful rock and pop showcase so please come on out early, clap often, and stay for the post-show mingle. Also appearing are the pretty great band Surgeons in Heat, from Madison AND Milwaukee. How about that? Tickets are $8 if you get them in advance, $10 at the door. Why...

Feb 22nd

Jan 3rd

Such Moving Pictures

New Years Eve was an incredible night for So So Radio. Our undying gratitude and respect to Jaill, The Hold Steady, everyone involved in putting on the show at the Riverside, and all who came to party party party. It was great to see familiar faces from far, near, and in between and it was tremendous to meet many many new faces. Thanks to everyone who bought the record and shirts and buttons...

Jan 3rd

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On the Radio (uh-oh).

Thursday (12/30) afternoon at 4 pm, don’t forget to turn your ear towards 88.9 Radio Milwaukee. We’ll be sitting in for a few minutes to tell the world how excited we are about the New Years Eve show with The Hold Steady & Jaill (please get your tickets now, and e-mail us for a free download of our new album), reflect on 2010, and even crank out some unplugged jams. That is,...

Dec 29th

In name only.

So So Radio made its first “best of” list! Thanks to Bruce at WUWM for giving us airplay and hospitality in 2010! Also speaking of not so so-so radio, we’ll be on-air with our friends @ Radio Milwaukee (88.9 FM) on their 414 Music programme next Thursday, 12/30, at 4:00 PM. So yes, tune in to that! Finally, you can get half-price tickets for our New Year’s Eve Show with...

Dec 20th

Off the Shelf

Now below you will see we’ve given you two examples of what awaits you in our first record, Dustcovers (edit, you can preview tracks at our iTunes site). Guess what, you can purchase the album for download from iTunes, OR we’ll give it to you for free if you buy a ticket to our new years eve show with The Hold Steady and e-mail us proof (sosoradio [AT] hotmail [DOT] com. ...

Dec 16th

Sharing is in season, so we hear.

Well this is one of the more exciting updates we’ve provided ever. Right up there with our previous update, in which we told you about our New Year’s Eve show with The Hold Steady and Jaill. Today, I want to tell you that our debut LP, Dustcovers, is complete, and it’s ready for you to listen to it. Well, at least it’s “digitally” complete, as things in this...

Dec 14th

Night Life/Fast Forward

First of all, what an outstanding time we had on Saturday at the Frequency in Madison. It really doesn’t get much better in that City. Thank you, Sleeping in the Aviary. Thank you, Amo Joy. And, once again, thank you, Boy Blue for being our go-to guys. love to you all. As for fast, and forward… well, december promises to move pretty quickly for us. We’ve got our first ever...

Dec 1st

Nov 19th

Watch

further proof that making a so so radio record is fun. our friends boy blue stomping and clapping. thank you times infinity boy blue.

Nov 19th

spencer: for hire?

a brief update on the making of our first full-length… basic instrumental tracks are fin (like the french* say), and lead vocals are pretty much in the can as well. one-take sammy and horsey hoffman ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT. i am the luckiest man on the earth… not only do i have the world’s most awesomest ever wife and four-year old, but i also have the most engaging and rock...

Oct 26th

title of record

i’ve come to the realization that the beach boys make for great morning listening. i feel ultra-productive and cheery today and i have mark (the old friend who let me borrow this box set years ago), brian and the boys to thank for it, methinks. or maybe, just maybe, it’s the fact that my own rock and roll band will take to the recording studio to make our first LP beginning in just...

Oct 14th

we did some one-off demos this weekend in preps...

Oct 13th

Sep 30th

and next, milwaukee

looking forward to our first date with Club Girabaldi on Saturday September 25. We hear she’s tough to win over but a wink and a waltz and I think we’re in. If yer keeping score, this is our last sheeow before we make our first real record. We’re pulling out all of the stops, friends. Speaking of all of the stops, and pulling, we are delighted that our new friends The Mike...

Sep 13th

i was right

yes. last night’s show was an absolute topper. august teens rocked it. ha ha tonka were unbelievably great. and we had a proper time opening up the show, meeting a few new friends, and seeing a few old friends. By the way, please check out ha ha tonka, they’re so choice. in other news, nick’s other band (boy blue) will be playing in Milwaukee at live bar tonight. go see...

Sep 10th

so long summer

it’s been a long, busy, tumultuous, and productive summer for so so radio. i think we’re settling in, and starting next month we’ll be back at functioning like a rock and roll band ought to. How about this? We have what amounts to the most exciting show of all time coming up on September 9 (that’s 3 short weeks from yesterday!) @ the Frequency in Madison. This is the...

Aug 21st

Nebula

there are few feelings so jolly as hearing your band’s song on the radio right before a song by Stars. continued thanks, wuwm.

Jul 31st

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“If We Don’t” LIVE at Turner Hall Ballroom on May 7th 2010 (Milwaukee, WI)

May 23rd

Come and Gone

The lads and I left a gift for you over at iTunes, or if you prefer lala before they shut down, or (gasp!) Amazon. Yes, a new record. this one a short little number but packed with love and devotion from front to back. We call it The Ponder EP for reasons unknown. But good reasons all the same. It was great to see so many at our first Turner Hall show on the 7th. Extra Special Thank You to...

May 19th

This is Walls, as it was recorded on April 27,...

Apr 30th

In Case You Missed It....

We were live over the airwaves in Milwaukee on Tuesday night. But, fear not, in this age of technology you can tune in with your personal computer, and it’ll be like it’s happening now. Click this link, and choose your preferred stream/download type for 4/27/2010. We’re about 2 hours into the program. So, a big thanks to WMSE in Milwaukee for letting us come in and rehearse...

Apr 30th

It's 8 pm, and we're on the radio.

Click this link, and over on the left you can listen live. Click that, and you’re with us in mind and spirit.

Apr 27th

Harm A Knee

After two weeks of downtime, we reconvened for a brief but productive session this weekend, nearly completing a song called “Our Feet Can’t Touch the Ground,” a tune we debuted (in decidedly different fashion) on WUWM back in late-February. I think we’re all quite pleased with it, and it’s been alot of fun putting it together. I just have to add some piano and that...

Apr 13th

to the basics

dateline 29 march 2010: just wanted to provide an update for those that stay up on such things. we’ve some super solid tracks ready for three more songs as of tonight, with a fourth to come - with continued good fortune - tomorrow. satchel and i had a great day putting together: our feet can’t touch the ground, disengaged, and streets in perfect patterns. sam was missing and...

Mar 29th

If We Don’t

Mar 9th

a sunday night in madison

via audio, pattern is movement, and all tiny creatures were terrific last night. as always, the frequency remains a top shelf Madison venue, and it always sounds so good when we play there. finally, to those friends and loved ones who made it out specifically to see us, thanks so much. we’ll probably post a picture or two in the coming days. now, though, we’re off for a full two...

Mar 9th

lemons

A bit of a flat rehearsal tonight. That’s ok; it seems usually that our worst rehearsals precede our best performances. Here’s to continuing trends! Don’t forget: Sunday March 7 @ 8 p.m. - The Frequency in Madison So So Radio Pattern Is Movement Via Audio All Tiny Creatures 21+, $8 cover. See you then, see you there.

Mar 4th

See and Listen

Although we’re pretty focused on making the record, we’ve two shows that were simply too good to pass up on the horizon - one immediate and one a few weeks off. First, we’re opening for Pattern is Movement, Via Audio, and All Tiny Creatures this Sunday March 7 at the Frequency in Madison. Our set begins at 8 pm, it’s 21+, and there’s a cover of $7 I...

Mar 3rd

Off the Record.

A terrific week, that last week of February 2010. We visited our favorite independent radio station (WUWM-FM in Milwaukee), had a great rehearsal, and had a quite productive session with our friend Shane Olivo at Bobby Peru Recording Studio in Milwaukee. As soon as I learn how to upload video (read: as soon as my infinitely more technologically-savvy better half bails me out and uploads the...

Mar 3rd

Here we are, warts and all. →

ryan and sam from so so radio sitting in live w/ Bruce Winter on Cafe Tonight, Milwaukee Public Radio 89.7 WUWM-FM.

Feb 23rd

Radio. Radio.

We’ll be visiting Bruce at the WUWM-FM studios (that’s 89.7 on your radio dial in Milwaukee, http://www.wuwm.com/programs/cafe_tonight/index.php) Monday night. Tune in from 7-9 pm for Sam and I waxing nostalgic, rocking, rolling, and making a few big show announcements.

Feb 19th