Fictionist

City Weekly Music Awards – Vote!

fictionist — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:39:11 +0000

There has always been a special place in our musical heart for the local scene and it’s musicians. In addition to supporting us over the years, City Weekly has been helping give voice and exposure to the great local talent that resides in Utah. That’s why we’re honored to be apart of the 2012 City Weekly Music Awards. We’ll be playing Febuary 4 at The State Room in Salt Lake City (21+) along with Ryan Tanner, and Holy Water Buffalo.

Whether you’re able to attend the show or not, please go vote for whichever act is your favorite on the online poll. (no registration required)

Click here to vote!

You can find more information about the show and RSVP on the Facebook event page.

We wanna know:
What’s the scene like in your town and who are some of your favorite local musicians? Leave a comment below.

Fan Art

fictionist — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:49:07 +0000

Ever wonder what would happen if Fictionist and Japanese Anime got together and like… hungout? Yeah, neither had we until one of our amazingly creative fans handed us this!

Check it:

PS: We have the best fans EVER!

Holiday Cheer

fictionist — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:19:17 +0000

A while back Stu and Brandon recorded an original Christmas song and released it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-VxJh9aL0Q&hd=1. But we want everybody to own it, so we’re sending it out to our entire email list – signup to the right. We hope you’ll share it with all your friends!

2011 has been an amazing year thanks to you. And who KNOWS what’ll happen in 2012? With one year ending and a new beginning, here’s what we have on our minds:

Lots of Writing

You may be wondering what we’ve been up to as a band. In a word, writing. We have something like 40 songs to choose from for the album, and we plan to record a ton of that for different releases. It’s kept us busy, which has (sadly) meant fewer shows and less blogging & such, but this first full album on Atlantic should make your ears pretty happy. We can’t wait to get into the studio, then release the album and get on the road to see you.

Holiday Cheer

Finally, we’re taking 10% off everything on our online store until the end of the year! Just use the Coupon Code THEREALTHING before January 1 to get the new EP or our posters, CDs & shirts for any music lover in your life — including yourself. It’s another way for us to say thank you for being so good to us. Click here to browse the store.

Fictionist EP
$6.99

Combo Pack
(Fictionist EP + Lasting Echo + Invisible Hand)
$19.99

Black Lasting Echo Shirt
$19.99

We love you, and we hope very much to see you soon.

Aaron, Brandon, Jacob, Rob, and Stu

aka Fictionist

New EP, writing, life

fictionist — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:27:28 +0000

We’ve been away for a little bit. Our sincere apologies.

Most of us have been in writing wonderland, which is a scary place sometimes, hence the lack of blog entries. But I will also say that writing land has been an awesome place as well. Robbie and Stu have been conjuring up some amazing tunes these days; Aaron as always has been coming up with some groovy beats; Brandon some wacky awesome sounds; and Jacob, well, maybe he’ll tell you in the next entry.

But truthfully, we are working hard on getting the songs ready to record our first full length album on Atlantic Records, and are sparing no expense, so be (very) excited.

On another exciting note, our EP was released on iTunes a week or so ago, and we also have a store where you can buy the physical copy as well as other merchandise, so feel free to take a gander.

We love you all dearly, and hope to see you all soon

-Fictionist-

Big Announcement!!!

Jacob — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:48:40 +0000

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man

robbie — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:11:21 +0000

The old adage says that you don’t know what you have until it’s gone. This has been true for me the last few shows we’ve played, because my favorite effect pedal has been broken. The Deluxe Memory Man from Electro-Harmonix has been a crucial part of my sound for a long time, every since Stuart lent it to me 4 years ago (I still haven’t given it back, shhh, don’t tell….). I love the sound more than any other delay pedal, and that’s why I’m recommending it, but….. If you get the old version like this one, you might want to learn how to solder because I’ve had to repair the thing at least 4 or 5 times. Here I go again! The things we do for cool sounds….

Amateur Weekend on the 101

brandon — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:11:04 +0000

Look. Listen. Feel. Orient. Highway 101.

Jackson Hole

Jacob — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:18:20 +0000

As I was looking at the most recent recommends posts, I noticed that most of them describe albums and bands. So I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be nice to change it up a bit, and recommend something different? I’ve spent time recently in the beautiful town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Ever been? It’s quite diverse, and fitting since I’m currently in Jackson writing this post, listening to the sound of water running down the creek.

So why recommend Jackson? Aside from the brief glimpse of my aforementioned repose? Jackson has some of the most beautiful mountains in the world – those being the Grand Tetons. You can spot them from almost any vantage point in town, and they make for some spectacular views. Add hiking, biking, canoeing, or whatever your venture of choice may be, with a few bears and moose along the way, and you may feel you’re in one of the most gorgeous places on earth. And I guess it doesn’t hurt that the town itself has tons of cool shops, restaurants, and real-life shoot-outs that happen every night on the town square. Having fun yet?

Above is a picture taken last week of the Tetons over Lake Jackson. Visit Now!!

Guitar Leash

robbie — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:38:40 +0000

My wife laughed at me when I couldn’t find my Albus’ leash, and had to resort to using my guitar cable. I thought it was resourceful thinking…..

The White Album

Jacob — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:34:02 +0000

Yesterday while I was driving I was listening to the White Album – the Beatles that is, and I couldn’t help but notice how many weird songs are on that album. Let’s see, there’s – Wild Honey Pie, The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill, Piggies, Why Don’t We Do It In the Road (really?), and of course how can one forget Revolution 9.

So, why is this one of my favorite albums? This is the question that I was asking myself yesterday. I truly believe that the second disk by itself is one of the greatest albums ever – the first disk is where there’s a little weirdness.

Anyway, most of the weird songs probably came from John, but somehow they work, and that’s the beauty of it. You have a gentle song like Blackbird followed by the weirdness of Piggies, followed by one of my favorite songs Rocky Raccoon – which in and of itself is such a different type of song than most of the songs on the album, but somehow it all works.

I give The Beatles props for not holding back on putting some of the songs that could have easily been considered “terrible songs” on the album and just doing it.

Simply said, this album is great, so if you haven’t taken a listen, take the time and do so.