Jumbling Towers
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| Jumbling Towers | |
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| Origin | St. Louis, Missouri, US |
| Genre(s) | indie rock |
| Years active | 2005 - present |
| Label(s) | Unsigned |
| Website | MySpace Profile |
| Members | |
| Joe DeBoer Nate Drexler Kyle McConaghy Louis Wall |
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| Former members | |
| Scott Ingram | |
Jumbling Towers is a rock band from St. Louis, Missouri. Their music is generally classified as indie rock. They take their name from the British name for the game Jenga. The band is currently unsigned.
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[edit] History
The members of Jumbling Towers formed as the band Dorian Gray while in high school at Westminster Christian Academy in 2003. This group broke up when the members went off to college in fall of 2003.
Jumbling Towers was formed in fall of 2005 in Columbia, Missouri. Shortly afterwards the band moved to St. Louis, Missouri. The band is based on the unique vocal styling of lead singer Joe DeBoer and distinct keyboard tones, layered with bass, guitar, and drums.
In 2007 the band released their self-titled debut CD. The disc contains ten songs. Later in the year the band had the CD re-mixed and re-mastered, lowering vocals and increasing the drum volume, and also added an 11th track titled "Indian Slaughter." The second version of the CD did not come wrapped in plastic because, instead of buying new cases, the band simply placed the new CD into the cases from the first version to cut costs.
Additionally, the second version of the CD contains info from the original release, so the track "Indian Slaughter" could be considered a hidden track.
The debut CD of Jumbling Towers reached #99 on the CMJ New Music Report charts in September 2007. When the album hit #99, Jumbling Towers was the highest ranked unsigned artist on the CMJ charts.
In late 2007 the band headed to a recording studio to record an EP, containing songs yet to be named. The new EP, titled "Classy Entertainment," is expected to be released June 1st, 2008. Tracks are: Classy Entertainment, Apartments, Sal, Jeer, Fortune, and Gamble.
The band has played at several notable music festivals, including The Lot, CMJ Music Marathon, Pygmalion Music Festival, and the OK Electric Festival.
On Thursday, February 28th, 2008, drummer Scott Ingram played his last show as a member of Jumbling Towers at The Gargoyle on Washington University's campus as part of the KWUR 90.3 Showcase. Ingram left the band to attend Columbia College in Chicago, IL.
The drummer that replaced Scott Ingram in 2008 is Louis Wall. His first show with the band was on March 12th, 2008 at The Bluebird, a rock music venue in St. Louis. During the concert, singer Joe DeBoer commended Louis for his performance after having had just one practice with the band.
[edit] 2005
Say Panther, Berlin Whale
[edit] 2006
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Eagle*Seagull, Say Panther, Berlin Whale, Mountains, Thankful Tree, Dadbot!
[edit] 2007
Menomena, Deerhunter, The Thermals, Yeasayer, Murder by Death, The Pony's, Gentleman Auction House, The Show is the Rainbow, Thor Axe, Maps and Atlases, So Many Dynamos, Bunnygrunt, 7 Shot Screamers, Say Panther, Berlin Whale, Thankful Tree, Tenement Ruth, Shapes and Sizes, Maserati, The Bureau, Unwed Sailor, Kristov's Agenda, Mit'n, Coco Coca, An American Chinese, Magnolia Summer, General Miggs, The Walkup, Victoria, Dj Former Soviet Union, Emperor X.
[edit] 2008
Lucky Boys Confusion, Jon Hardy and the Public, Say Panther, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Berlin Whale, Why?, Thankful Tree, Basia Bulat, Cryptacize, Citay.
[edit] Members
Joe DeBoer - vocals, keyboard, guitar
Kyle McConaghy - keyboard, guitar
Louis Wall - drums (March 2008-Present)
Scott Ingram - drums (2005-February 2008)
[edit] Discography
| Name | Year | Format | Label |
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| Jumbling Towers | 2007 | CD | self-released |
| Classy Entertainment | 2008 | CD | self-released |
