Facts About Funerals news

First I came [this] close to typing "New West Motels" instead of "Facts About Funerals." I'm still struggling to make that change.

Second, a big congrats to the guys, who have had a nice little run of things. They just had the "demo of the week" on 107.7 And then I got this message from Rob:

we're working out the details, and doing the fine print dance, but signing a deal with Evangeline Records out of San Francisco (home of Chuck Prophet, Bob Frank & John Murry, the Kim Philbys- great power pop band, by the way)... they also are in cahoots with a cool euro/uk label called Decor...

WHOA! you're the first person outside the band that i've said anything to... i figure we can give you the scoop, as a going away present...

So, take THAT Seattle music press -- you've been scooped! :) Now with that out of the way, you should go see them at an early show (8pm) tomorrow at the High Dive with the Sweet Dominiques & Beestings.

Facts About Funerals show and video

Facts About Funerals are headlining a show at Chop Suey tonight (1/3)! Here's some nice video of them perfoming with a guest pedal steel player.

New West... um... Facts About Funerals responds.

I just got more info from Rob about the New West Motels officially becoming Facts About Funerals.

we're officially having "no comment" about the name change, but the truth is-- everyone on earth including US hated "red sky" *laughs*

so we changed it. we'd played around with this name before, and ALMOST used it the first time we changed names...

then we let other people talk us out of it...

then i watched "the devil and daniel johnston" 6 times in 2 days, and realized... who gives a fuck. the music is all that matters... we'll call ourselves whatever we want... it's time to stop using our minimal amount of mind-space worrying about all the wrong things.

we're Facts About Funerals. we like it.

we're happy about it. we're moving forward... we apologize to all the media folks for the confusion.

oh dammit. or like i said originally- "no comment"

-r

ps- named after the official brochure from the state of Texas, on the rules for burials in Texas... including the fact that you can bury your kin on your own property without a permit... or any help from the state. just file the proper paperwork afterwards. (kinda fitting that the state that kills the most people, is the most lenient about what to do with the bodies)... max found it laying around charis' parents house when we were playing in austin ('cause her grandma is 91 and collects any and everything having to do with death.)

New West Motels > Red Sky > Facts About Funerals?

I was surfing myspace this morning and I saw that the band formerly known as New West Motels appears to now also be the band formerly known as Red Sky, because they're now calling themselves Facts About Funerals. Of course, they just became Red Sky ealier this year, so perhaps that name was already taken? In any case, they've launched a new myspace page for the new band name.

I think the guys are off recording with Tim Mooney (American Music Club, Red House Painters). But, I'll see what I can find out.

For the record, I do like the name Facts About Funerals more than Red Sky.

New West Motels live snapshot

I caught the New West Motels set at the Crocodile last night (It was a great set by the fellas, even with a new drummer and a substitute lead guitarist!) and snapped a few photos. I can't say that I've got my new digital camera dialed in yet, because most of the shots sucked. But, I did like this ghostly image of main guy Rob.