A group of musicians collectively known as "Awesome" lives up to its name.
- The New York Times
"Awesome" is the kind of dynamic creative enterprise you dream of having in your town.
- The Stranger
"Awesome" aren't the best at what they do...they're the only ones that do what they do. To see them is to be completely awed by what masters and visionaries they are.
- Seattle Weekly
Band / art septet "Awesome" (the quotes are part of the name) has been casting its surreal magic in clubs, theaters, galleries, and makeshift spaces since 2004, gathering a crossover following of music fans, theater goers, and other art enthusiasts.
All seven members of the band have been involved in the Seattle arts scene for more than a decade. Beginning in late-night clubs and cabaret stages, “Awesome” began writing songs as a harmony-driven, multi-instrumental pop orchestra and presenting them with theatrical spectacle. Their first full-length stage performance was the 2005 sleeper hit Delaware: A Subtle Spectacular, a collaboration with director Matt Fontaine and writer Tim Sanders, which led to the recording of "Awesome"'s debut album, Delaware (produced by Mark Nichols) on their own Bandor label. The group has created many fully-realized performance pieces since, including noSIGNAL (2006), Here's What Happened (2007), The "Awesome" Cycle (2008), and West (2010), which have performed at On the Boards, Seattle Children's Theatre, ACT Theatre, Bumbershoot, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA), the Myrna Loy Center in Helena MT, and Theatre Junction GRAND in Calgary, Alberta.
Their second album Beehive Sessions (produced by The Posies' Jon Auer) was released in 2007 and their current album is in post-production. They performed on the mainstage at the 2008 Sasquatch! Festival at the Gorge (WA) alongside Michael Franti & Spearhead, Death Cab For Cutie, and The Cure. They provided the musical score for The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, a feature film by David Russo, which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, toured the festival circuit, and won Best Feature Film at the Downtown Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Other “Awesome” endeavors include:
- Collaborations with performance/comedy artist Reggie Watts, filmmaker David Russo, musician/writer Sean Nelson, visual art nonconformists SuttonBeresCuller, and dancer/choreographer Amy O'Neal
- Rock billings with The Presidents of the United States of America, Harvey Danger, The Long Winters, and A.C. Newman
- Site-specific commissions by On the Boards, ACT Theatre and Town Hall
- Literary commissions by Seattle's The Stranger to create music for authors Miranda July, Neal Pollack, Jonathan Safran Foer, Dan Savage, and Charles D'Ambrosio
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