Friday, August 28, 2009
Big Fall Show moved to the Scera Shell (Orem!)
The show have have about this time of year, typically held at Thanksgiving Point, has been relocated to the Scera Shell in Orem, on September 11th at 7:00pm.
Look for us at Thanksgiving Point perhaps around Christmas time.
Our fall show this year is in conjunction with Now I Can, a fabulous foundation dedicated to helping children with disabilities.
http://www.nowican.org/ryanshupe.htm
Oh, and the opener is awesome, too. Come see for yourselves!
Monday, July 20, 2009
RS&RB iPhone/iPod App - FREE!
These are the days of miracle and wonder - the RubberBand has its own FREE iPhone/iPod Touch App that you can download from the App Store on iTunes!
Follow us wherever we are! See our latest videos! Hear all our songs! Read Tilby's ramblings in the blog! Play games! Microwave hot-pockets!
See you there!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Northwest Adventures
We just got back from our trip to Seattle and Portland. It was fun
hittin the road in "The Yeti" which is what we're calling our monster
white van. On the way to Seattle, we stopped at Mt. Rainier and
breathed fresh mountain air for a little while. We hiked around and got
a few photos. The Seattle show brought out a bunch of diehard fans, a
couple of em even came all the way from Spokane! We loved playing the
Tractor Tavern again, good times.
Portland was also a great success. We played two shows, one on Fri
night and one on Sat night. The crowds were incredible, the songs
soared in the auditorium, good times were had by all. We even made it
out to Cannon Beach for some R & R on the beach. A couple of band
members spent quite a while wading through tide pools inspecting the
bizarre creatures that emerge at low tide.
Thanks to everybody that came out to see us on our Northwest trek. We'll definitely be back soon!
Monday, June 22, 2009
RubberBand Bad-Boy Attitude Revealed
In a recent skirmish with the law, RubberBand bassist Ryan Tilby was pursued by a police cruiser until he was able maneuver his champagne-gold Nissan Maxima across 3 lanes of traffic to pull over. The officer then exited his cruiser and approached on foot, where Tilby, having rolled down his window, was desperately trying to keep his wits about him. After brief interrogation, it was ascertained that Tilby indeed had violated state speeding regulations and would be facing maximum penalty for said act.
In true RubberBand rock-star fashion, Tilby daringly produced ID and a complimentary RS&RB Bumper-Sticker, informing the officer of his intended destination and complimenting his utility belt. With his typical devil-may-care attitude, Tilby even brandished a half-eaten plate of oatmeal-raisin cookies, offering some to the officer.
The RubberBand has quite a reputation for being the "bad-boys of Provo", and this latest incident only reassures their fans that the RubberBand is tough; so tough that Tilby left the scene with only a verbal warning and one less oatmeal-raisin cookie. No further investigation in pending, and the officer was unavailable for comment.
Saturday, June 06, 2009
The Helmet-Cam - Sandy 2009
The promised footage from Tilby's "Helmet-Cam" from the Sandy Amphitheater performance of "Hey Hey Hey". It's going to make you laugh, and then possibly barf. Good luck.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Sandy is Dandy!
Our annual Sandy Amphitheater show is coming, and we are PSYCHED!! We've got a couple new tunes that will make you laugh and cry at the SAME TIME! Guaranteed.
We just got back from 3 great shows in Colorado - Thanks to those of you who turned out for the gig at Avo's, The Soiled Dove, and Pueblo - here's to you, "Alabama"! That guy has been to that festival for 20 years without fail. If that's not awesome, I don't know what is. (see photo)
So, we'll see you at Sandy!
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Trek
As many of you might know, Ryan Shupe is a trekkie, he can't wait for the new Star Trek movie. Click "Trek" above to see a picture to prove his long-time trekkie status. Several of the band members think that Ryan is secretly a Vulcan.
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Concert SOLD OUT tomorrow!
Thanks to all of you who are coming to the "Living for Eden" concert on Monday night. We really appreciate your support of our good friend Paul Cardall. It should be a great night. Thanks to all of you the show is sold out!
Thank you!
Friday, April 03, 2009
Living for Eden
Please remember to come out to the "Living for Eden" benefit concert this Monday, April 6th at Cottonwood High School (5715 S 1300 E Murray, UT) at 7:30pm. All proceeds from this concert will go to our good friend Paul Cardall who is in desperate need of a heart transplant. The concert is named for Paul's 3 year old daughter Eden. We're asking you to please make an effort to come to the concert or if you can't make the concert, please donate what you can by contacting America First Credit Union at www.americafirst.com and tell them that you'd like to contribute to the "Living for Eden" fund.
See concert details at: www.livingforeden.com
Thank you so much for your support.
Watch the video on Youtube
Thursday, March 12, 2009
T-Shirt contest !
We're officially announcing a T-shirt contest for all of you Shupe fans out there! Here's how it works:
1. Design a T-shirt for the band that includes the band name and anything else that you think would make for an unbelievably cool band t-shirt.
2. We will judge which t-shirt is the best of all the designs that are submitted within the next 3 weeks.
3. The results will be posted on the website and the shirts will be printed for sale this year.
4. The winner receives the full Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand box set as well as several vintage band shirts, and autographed merchandise!
Please send submissions to comments@shupe.net
Thank you!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
RubberBand in Utah Valley Magazine
The band is included as a part of Erin Olson's (Bart's wife) feature entitled "Passion for Fashion" in the current Utah Valley Magazine (March/April issue). Just click on this link and go to "Passion for Fashion" in the drop down menu on the bottom left of the screen: uvmag.com
Read More
Monday, March 09, 2009
Paul Cardall Benefit Concert
Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband, Kurt Bestor, Peter Breinholt, along
with other talented artists have scheduled a benefit concert for
their good friend Paul Cardall on Monday, April 6 at Cottonwood High School in Murray, UT. The “Living for
Eden Concert,” so named in honor of Cardall’s 3-year-old daughter, will
get underway at 7:30 p.m. A silent auction will precede the concert
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Cardall, who was born 35 years ago with a
severe congenital heart defect, has been on the waiting list for a
heart transplant since last August. He has been limited in his ability
to support his family and to meet escalating medical expenses during
his prolonged illness. Seeing their friend’s condition, Cardall’s
colleagues have decided to do what they do best – make music and use
their talents to benefit Paul, his wife Lynnette and their daughter
Eden.
Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, March 11th at www.livingforeden.com
Monday, February 16, 2009
The RubberBand in Japan
The band is in the process of planning a tour to Japan. Mostly because there is nothing quite as cool as being "Big in Japan" and because several of the band members are really into sushi (not Craig) and some of them also build things with Japanese-like precision (Craig) and there is suspicion that one of the band members is in fact a robot (Craig). Stay tuned for more updates on future Japanese adventures!
Saturday, February 07, 2009
The gauntlet is officially thrown down.
After decades of unspoken tension between Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand and the nationally acclaimed and award-winning a capella group T Minus 5, the gauntlet has finally been thrown down.
On stage, both bands have proven to be masters of their genres, winning fans and sharing stages - but behind the scenes, they have been drawing invisible lines in the sand for years. You see, musicality aside, each group claims to hold the title for Musical Artist Ultimate Frisbee Champions of the West (MAUFCOW). MAUFCOW, as you well know, is the Ultimate Frisebee duel of doom that dates back to the early seventies, when the Osmond Brothers trounced the BYU Men's Chorus is a 17-0 shutout. And now the rivalry lives on.
T Minus 5 has vowed to crush the RubberBand, and has even claimed repsonisibility for a late-night toilet-papering of the RubberBand van. The RubberBand has answered with this challenge: that the two bands meet in a public place during daylight hours to settle this matter once and for all - with a frisbee. The clock is ticking.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Shupe gets press for founding MOOAP.
A bizarre aspect of fame is that the celebrity does not always choose the events that make him famous. In the case of Ryan Shupe, fame found him for his silvery voice and overlooked his heart of gold.
Although music has been a love for years, Ryan’s secret passion has been MOOAP, a program he designed to give orphaned monkeys and orangutans homes in civilized countries, in loving homes, as part of stable families.
MOOAP, or Monkey & Orangutan Orphan Adoption Program, was born after a terrifically adventuresome journey into the Congo. While the original purpose of the trip was to acquire a trophy lion to be stuffed and placed in his study, his native guide, MmBop, recognized Ryan’s capacity for compassion and introduced him to the local monkey population that lived just outside the village.
“I was appalled at the conditions these monkeys are forced to live in,” said Shupe in a recent interview. “I just felt horrible when I saw how uncivilized their environment was: no homes to speak of, no running water, no electricity. I mean, they slept in trees for crying out loud! And they just had to eat whatever they could find in the forest – leaves and bugs and stuff. I said, ‘this has to change’”.
And thus MOOAP was created, an organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for monkeys and orangutans around the world. MOOAP places mans nearest relative in mans extra bedroom, where they can begin to adopt the civilized lifestyle they have been denied for too long.
Ryan’s own adoptee, Lucy, has been a member of the family for nearly a decade now. Once she was liberated of her primitive jungle habitat, she began to flourish and develop at an unprecedented rate. She has developed astounding abilities hitherto unseen in primate research; she can make waffles, she can mow grass, she can discern between Hostess and Little Debbie with 97% accuracy, and she chooses her own outfits. She attends church, likes The Office, and is a registered Republican. It’s rumored that she may even deserve a co-write credit for her contribution to “Banjo Boy”, a claim that Ryan vehemently denies.
“We’ve been so thrilled to have Lucy with us for all these years” says Ryan. “I shudder to think of where she would be if we had left her in the jungle.” When asked about the future of MOOAP, Ryan said “Well, MOOAP isn’t strictly a non-profit organization, per-se, so we’re hoping to grow it as much as possible. You know, for the monkeys.”
Ryan Shupe has raised the bar for anyone hoping to make a difference in the world. Contributions to MOOAP can be made in person to any member of Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand at their concerts, where you will receive a special MOOAP Membership Sticker and a free download of Lucy singing “Dream Big” with the band.
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Santa delivers at RS&RB Christmas show!
Thanks to all those that joined us for the Christmas concert at UVU
this weekend. We had a great time, and hope you did to. Ryan hasn't
taken his mullet wig off still, Craig has been sleeping in his
footie-jammies for 14 hours (and counting!), Roger is putting on black
face-make-up to go with his new electric guitar, Tilby and his Mr.
Potato Head are BFF, and Bart is considering starting his own band to
front and making Shupe play drums.
On behalf of the band, Merry Christmas - we love you all. Thanks for making this such a great year.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
RS&RB Big Christmas Show!!
The Big Utah Valley Christmas Concert
It's the most wonderful concert of the year! Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand will be rocking around the proverbial Christmas tree on December 6th at the U.V.U. McKay Events Center - with special guests, funny videos, and footie-pajamas!
Get more info (and tickets!) at www.shupe.net
Merry Christmas to all!
RS&RBH
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Candycorn banned from RS&RB Greenrooms
After years and years of hiding an extreme dislike for candycorn, Ryan Shupe has had enough.
Candycorn is now banned from the RubberBand bus, greenroom, and Shupe home on Halloween. When questioned, Shupe stated "I'm not just going to eat something because it's 'what people do'. I'm not going to succumb to holiday pressures."
"I also don't like watermelon", Shupe was heard to say.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
"Be the One" Video to air on GAC!
Our new music video for the song "Be The One" will debut on GAC Tomorrow (Friday, Oct 10) on "Edge of Country". The show starts at 5:00 pm Eastern Time. Tune in! Check it out! Have your life changed!
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Cool new video player!
Same old videos. We of the RubberBand make a concerted effort to give you video that enlightens the mind, uplifts the spirit, entertains the ears, and eschews all evil.
So enjoy!
