Heroic Science.

Science at Luckeys 10.23.2010

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:43:00 +0000

You missed it. Catch us next time. We fucking rule.
See some great shots by our friend and photog champ Kari Spohn here. Thanks Kari.

Upcoming show 10.23.201

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:47:00 +0000

Attendance is mandatory. New songs. New drummer. Get electrocuted. Hear The Slants in all their glory. Plus $2 Jameson from 10-11pm. What else could you possibly have going on?

At Luckeys Bar in Eugene, OR.
9pm
933 Olive Street
Eugene, OR 97401

'Thanks For Nothing' (Demo Version)

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:14:00 +0000

Thanks For Nothing (Demo) by Science Heroes

Here is another example of a Science Heroes song in the early stages of development. For this one I took the liberty of adding some synth instruments on my own--just suggestions for melody lines, etc. We have yet to do an official recording of this song but we have a video of us preforming it live in our practice space. You'll notice how differently the final version turned out.

Thanks for Nothing from Science Heroes on Vimeo.

I think the final version is much improved from the demo. What do you think?

-Andy Hero

New World (Acoustic Sketch Version)

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:41:00 +0000

New World (acoustic sketch version) by Science Heroes

Science Heroes has a number of different ways in which we develop songs. One of those ways starts with me and my guitar. Basically, I write a song complete with lyrics and chord progression (as you do). At that point, the song sounds a lot like the above track.

When I feel like I've done as much as I can do on my own, I bring the song to band practice and Josiah starts to flesh it out with electronic instruments. During this step in the process, Josiah will usually come up with a key bridge or breakdown that pulls the whole thing together. In this case it was the 'extro'.

<a href="http://scienceheroes.bandcamp.com/track/new-world">New World by Science Heroes</a>

Have a listen to both versions; let us know what you think.

-Andy Hero

Deep Rest Cover of Monogamy

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:01:00 +0000

Monogamy (Deep Rest Version) by Science Heroes

Our good friend Cory Anderson AKA Deep Rest recorded this cover of Monogamy from our album Transmission Zero Hour.

Deep Rest has an incredible handle on the art of creating mood with music. Mostly it's a profoundly melancholy mood but he has also mastered the sardonic with his songs.

Do yourself a favor and at least listen to the songs I've hyper linked here. They are beautiful and interesting and catchy.

March 19th at Redoux Parlour with Tunnel Kings and Control, Inc

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:55:00 +0000

On March 19th we played The Redoux Parlour in Eugene, Oregon with fellow Eugeniuses The Tunnel Kings and Control, Inc.

The Venue
The Redoux Parlour is more than a clothing store: they're designers as well. I know nothing about fashion myself, so it's probably best if you check them out for yourself--across from Sweet life, next to Laughing Planet in the Whiteaker distract.

There is a small stage in the store and once all the clothing racks are cleared out, it makes for a really great venue. Comfortable wood floors for the audience to stand on, clothing lining the walls creating a nice sound space. It works out really well. Definitely catch a show there, but do some shopping before hand as well.

The Tunnel Kings
We first played with The Tunnel Kings a few years ago at The Black Forest. They were minors and got kicked out as soon as they came off the stage. I was impressed with the raw talent of those kids at the time, but they've even come a long way since then. I was standing there on Friday, just listening, and my friend Jeff leans over and sort of understates, "The guitar players in this band are really good." The fact of the matter is The Tunnel Kings are a solid rock band in every regard. Song writing, musicianship, presence--it's all there. Here's a video of one of the songs I enjoyed.

The Tunnel Kings from Science Heroes on Vimeo.

Control, Inc.
Lady's and gentlemen Control, Inc.:

Control, Inc. from Science Heroes on Vimeo.

I couldn't explain it, you just had to see it for yourself. I told them after the show, "Eugene's not ready for you, but they should be." I love this band.* We need one or two more doing the same type of thing so that we can start a scene.

Science Heroes
Remember when I mentioned that we put a little extra into our live shows that might not necessarily be on the recording. Well, here's an example. This is the end of New World as we play it live. If you have Transmission Zero Hour, you'll recognize the beginning part of this video, but after a while it will diverge into something else completely. The sound quality isn't great in here, but, enjoy:

New World Extro from Science Heroes on Vimeo.

Coming up in future posts: more details on upcoming performances and projects, I do a little review of Archeology's new album and showcase another local artist. -Andy Hero

*Duo, really.

Science Heroes in "The Dropout"

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:34:00 +0000

Here is an article about us by River Donaghey in The Dropout. About our new album, Transmission Zero Hour, Donaghey writes:

"Weber and Martens’ history together shines through on Transmission Zero Hour. It is not a debut record from a band that recently formed and wrote an album together. The nine songs on the disc sound stage-tested and perfected; the tracks blend together into a cohesive album, showcasing a band that’s found its niche through years of playing together."

Not a bad review, you ask me.

Don't forget to come see us tonight at Redoux Parlour w/ Tunnel Kings and Control.

Northwest Tour Dates

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:20:00 +0000

We've settled on some dates for a small Northwest tour. They are as follows:

Eugene - Wed, May 5
Portland - Thurs, May 6
Seattle - Fri, May 7
Spokane - Sat, May 8
Olympia - Sun, May 9

The Eugene show is planned for Gutenberg College to celebrate the birthday of their "patron saint" Soren Kierkegaard, but the rest of the dates do not have venues booked yet. So, help us out. If you know of any good venues in any of these cities, or bands that might be a good match for us, let us know.

Trailer for New Film by Mythoscope

noreply@blogger.com (joscience) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:32:00 +0000

Babylon Video

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:44:00 +0000

Here is a video Josiah put together. The footage is from the window of the Apollo 10 space capsule.

Science Heroes - Babylon from Science Heroes on Vimeo.

In other news, We are playing the Redoux Parlour (780 Blair Boulevard Eugene, OR) on March 19th with Control and Tunnel Kings. It's all ages, $3 cover. See you there.

The Muse Lounge w/ Archeology and the Slants (2.27.2010)

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:26:00 +0000

As you may well know, we released our first full-length album, Transmission Zero Hour, on Saturday February 27th, 2010. We played a show at The Muse Lounge in Eugene, OR with The Slants and Archeology that same night. It was a hell of a show and a really top-notch venue. Here's some of the lovely people in attendance:

Muse Lounge-Audience (2.27.10) from Science Heroes on Vimeo.

Yep, just your typical Science Heroes love fest.

The Venue:
The Muse Lounge is new in Eugene. The building used to be "Jo's Bar and Grill" over there on 21 6th Ave next to what used to be Taboo. Nice atmosphere, staff, stage, sound--all of it as good as it gets. If you get a chance to see a show there, go; you'll be right up close and personal with the artists and Joel (the sound tech) will make them sound awesome.

Archeology:
Although Archeology sounds nothing like Science Heroes (they'd be more at home playing with The Shins, Fleet Foxes or Blitzen Trapper), I think we have a similar approach to song writing: unique song structures with divers influences and strong narrative elements. I was really impressed with the songs they played from their new album--which comes out March 16th, btw. Exquisite vocal harmonies and pop hooks galore. Here's one of my favorites from their performance that night:

Archeology at Muse Lounge from Science Heroes on Vimeo.

These guys are hot shit right now. They're getting tons of buzz* and critical acclaim in Portland where they're from. They played with Frightened Rabbit recently. As the story goes, Frightened Rabbit actually found them on myspace and asked if they would open for them--I'm waiting for David Bowie to do the same for us. We've been playing shows together since the early days of Science Heroes and you can't ask for nicer or more insightful guys to shoot the breeze with about the music industry and what's working and not working for independent artists.

Science Heroes:
Here's a video of us performing Pistols at Ten Paces off our new album:

Pistols at Ten Paces from Science Heroes on Vimeo.

It's a fun song that does a good job getting bodies moving. You might notice some variation between the live version of the song and the studio version. We try to do things a little different when we play live. When we perform New World, for example, it has a really kick ass extended jam at the end of it that comes right out of left field. One of these days we'll get good video of it and post it to the blog, but until then you'll just have to come out and see us perform live.

The Slants:
What can I say about The Slants? How about this: my dear friend, award winning poet Tobin Johnston had such a big man crush on them after the show that he came up to me practically begging for $6 (he had $4 already--god knows how he got it) so that he could buy their CD. This bohemian (e.g. cheap ass) motherfucker probably hadn't even downloaded our album yet (for FREE mind you) and he's hitting me up for money to buy The Slants' album. I'm not surprised, really; The Slants have that effect on people. Look at all the people they're effecting in this video.**

Science Heroes has a lot to learn about showmanship from these guys, that's for sure. After the show, we had a great conversation about what makes a good stage performance; they liked our gear, we liked their sweet break moves. The Slants have a new album coming out on March 16th as well.

So that was the Muse Lounge show. Don't forget that you can stream our album for free at our music store (click on 'music' in the panel to your right) and download it for as much or as little as you want to pay for it--free even.

*The sidebar with the top 20 Portland artists; they're #9.
**This video is not of the show at the Muse Lounge. As if you couldn't tell.

Good Press For Science Heroes

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:45:00 +0000

Here's some links to articles in Eugene papers concerning the release of our new album Transmission Zero Hour:
Eugene Weekly--scroll down, you'll get there. It's short but sweet.
Register Guard--the extended interview version.

Register Guard Interview

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:59:00 +0000

Here's a link to the Register Guard Interview by Serena Markstrom. Here's a phote:

Enjoy.

Transmission Zero Hour: Released!

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:25:00 +0000

Here's the deal: We're distributing our album through bandcamp. It's really easy. Alls yous gots ta do is click on music (to the right there) and that will take you to our music store. We're doing the whole pay-what-you-want deal. Main thing is: we want people to have our album. If you got some extra cash lying around, throw it our way. If not, we're cool.
Here's another track off the album:
<a href="http://scienceheroes.bandcamp.com/track/babylon">Babylon by Science Heroes</a>
Let us know what you think.

Joscience's Groundbreaking New Blog Receives Rave Reviews

noreply@blogger.com (joscience) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:02:00 +0000

The Intrepid, a new weblog by Science Hero Joscience, has received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback. The following are a few of the less embarrassingly laudatory reviews:

"In what is sure to go down in technological and philosophical history, The Intrepid defies convention, spans cultural divides, and revolutionizes the field of space exploration."
-Modern Cosmonaut

"An anthropological milestone. J. Martens has achieved the long-sought synthesis of technology and humanity in his unprecedentedly insightful blog."
-Flash-Forward Magazine

"Brings new meaning to the word 'hope'."
-President Obama

"The name says it all: Intrepid."
-International Society of Aeronautical Explorers

holodeck

noreply@blogger.com (joscience) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:13:00 +0000

Neurosonics Live from Chris Cairns on Vimeo.

'Transmission Zero Hour' Cover Art

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:48:00 +0000

Live at Luckey's Club, February 18th

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:36:00 +0000

Bitch I Done You Wrong from Science Heroes on Vimeo.

We had a great time at Luckey's Thursday Night. Thanks to everyone who came and to Noah, Katy and Sean for putting out great performances (videos to come). It was a 'sans-electronic' show meaning only live instruments--no drum machines, no sequencers. So there I am on guitar and Josiah is playing the drums. This is an ironic little number we call 'Bitch I Done You Wrong'. Enjoy. -Andy Hero

P.S. Don't forget that we will be playing The Muse Lounge on Feb. 27th with The Slants and Archeology. We are releasing our album, Transmission Zero Hour, that very day. Here's a taste:
02 In Which Dr. Carter Unleashes Arcane and Malevolent Forces Upon the Waking World by Science Heroes

First Single from 'Transmission Zero Hour'

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:09:00 +0000

02 In Which Dr. Carter Unleashes Arcane and Malevolent Forces Upon the Waking World by Science Heroes

What did we tell you? Here's the first single from the Album. Have a listen and tell us what you think.

New Album

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:34:00 +0000

Here's the big news: our first full-length album Transmission Zero Hour will be digitally released on February 27th corresponding with our show at Muse Lounge with The Slants and Archeology. Here's the line up of songs:

1. Sharp of Tooth, Unsparing of Fang
2. In Which Dr. Carter Unleashes Arcane and Malevolent Forces Upon the Waking World
3. Salinas
4. A Violent Postscript to Yesterday's Shocking Events
5. Monogamy
6. Babylon
7. Pistols at Ten Paces
8. New World
9. Hamilcar

Cover art will be produced by PUNCH.

A free download of the first single will be available on February 22nd.

An Article About Some Friends of Ours

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:14:00 +0000

Here's an article from the Bend 'Bullet' about a Rise Up benefit show.

New Album Coming. Prepare yourself.

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:14:00 +0000

We have a show coming up this month in Eugene with our friends Archeology and The Slants. Even better- we are in hyperactive drive trying to get our album done in time to be able to announce the digital release of "Transmission Zero Hour" that night.

You've been warned.

The Show:
Saturday, 27th 2010
8:00 PM
MUSE LOUNGE (Jo’s Bar and Grill) w/ The Slants and Archeology
21 West 6th Ave., Eugene, Oregon 97401

Also note we can be heard on last.fm and ilike.com. Download us from our official music store at scienceheroes.bandcamp.com

Mrs. Hero sleeps during hyperspace travel

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:07:00 +0000

Transmissions will commence once we re-enter the atmosphere....

Starry Vaultz Waltz download

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:28:00 +0000

Starry Vaultz Waltz is available for free download from our music store. Please get it and rock it from your nearest satellite.

Third is the New First

noreply@blogger.com (Science Heroes) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:11:00 +0000

Who wants to be first anyway? We got third in the annual Eugene Weekly annual Best Of Eugene Poll in the Best Band category. Here's a link to prove it.

Thanks to everyone who voted. You are all very best friends and fans a band could ask for.