Ultimate Fakebook
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Ultimate Fakebook is an American three-piece power pop band from Manhattan, Kansas, United States.
Ultimate Fakebook | |
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 Ultimate Fakebook performing at Chain Reaction in 2003 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Manhattan, Kansas, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie rock power pop Alternative rock Emo |
| Years active | 1994–2003 2007 2009 2010–present |
| Labels | Noisome Records 550 Music/Epic Records Initial Records Rocket Heart Records Sonic Ritual Recordings |
| Members | Bill McShane Nick Colby Eric Melin |
| Past members | J.D. Warnock Jason "Mot" Waldmann |
Albums and EPs
[edit]Ultimate Fakebook has released five albums and an EP: Electric Kissing Parties (1997, Noisome Records), This Will Be Laughing Week (1999, Noisome Records & 2000, 550 Music/Epic Records), Open up and Say Awesome (2002, Initial Records), Before We Spark (EP, 2003, Initial Records), Daydream Radio Is Smiling Static (2010, Self-Released) and The Preserving Machine (2020, Sonic Ritual Records).
First break-up and post break-up activities
[edit]Shortly after releasing their 2003 EP Before We Spark they broke up.
In 2007, Melin and Warnock both appeared on VH1's World Series of Pop Culture on the team "Westerberg High". They advanced to the quarterfinals before being eliminated by "Three Men & A Little Lazy". Together, they now run a movie review and film pop culture website, scene-stealers.com.[relevant?]
On December 30, 2008, Ultimate Fakebook played a small reunion show for a friend's birthday at the recordBar in Kansas City, Missouri.
On Thursday, February 5, 2009, Ultimate Fakebook reunited again, this time for a much larger "official" reunion show at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City. This was also a benefit for the JayDoc free clinic, where licensed volunteer physicians supervise University of Kansas School of Medicine students who provide care to the area's under-served populations. The clinic operates on a volunteer basis, with supplies and medicines purchased through grants and donations.[1][2]
On December 18, 19, and 20, 2009, the band opened for former touring mates and friends Motion City Soundtrack at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, Illinois.[3]
The band played a concert in Kansas City at Record Bar on December 28, 2013, performing material from Daydream Radio is Smiling Static.[4]
In 2024 and 2025 the band played several shows across the United States in support of the 25th anniversary of the original indie release of This Will Be Laughing Week in which they played the album in its entirety.[5][6]
Newer releases
[edit]On July 27, 2010, the band self-released their first album since 2003. A digital download comprising 16 original songs and one cover, the album is entitled Daydream Radio Is Smiling Static and is available exclusively on the band's website.
In April 2020, they released The Preserving Machine on Sonic Ritual Records, which features singles After Hours at Melin's and Manhattan, KS.
Members
[edit]- Bill McShane - (vocals, Guitar)
- Nick Colby - (Bass guitar)
- Eric Melin - (drums)
- Jason "Mot" Waldmann - (Drums)
- J.D. Warnock - (Guitar)
Discography
[edit]| Year | Title | Record Label | Type |
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| 1997 | Electric Kissing Parties | Noisome Records | album |
| 1999 | This Will Be Laughing Week | Noisome Records | album |
| 2000 | This Will Be Laughing Week | 550 Music/Epic Records | album |
| 2002 | Open Up and Say "Awesome" | Initial Records | album |
| 2003 | Before We Spark | Initial Records | EP |
| 2010 | Daydream Radio Is Smiling Static | Self released | album |
| 2020 | The Preserving Machine | Sonic Ritual Recordings | album |
References
[edit]- ^ Harper, Jason (February 6, 2009). "Concert Review: Republic Tigers and Ultimate Fakebook, Jayrock 4 at the Uptown". The Pitch. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Search the Too Much Rock website for Ultimate Fakebook". Too Much Rock. Archived from the original on May 20, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Concert Archive, 2009". Motion City Memories. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ Spacek, Nick (December 26, 2013). "Ultimate Fakebook reunites for a show remembering the best of times at RecordBar this Saturday". The Pitch. Archived from the original on May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ^ "This year is the 25th Anniversary of the original indie version of #ThisWillBeLaughingWeek". Facebook. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ Spacek, Nick (November 6, 2024). "Ultimate Fakebook and friends celebrated 25 years of This Will Be Laughing Week Friday night". The Pitch. Archived from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
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