2012 continues to be an awesome year for everybody in the band- the release of our debut EP back in January, a new residency at the Boom Boom Room and more recently, our first sell-out show at Bottom of the Hill with good friends the Tumbleweed Wanderers. We weren't sure any shows were going to top our release party but everybody in the crowd was absolutely phenomenal- so good, in fact, that we're planning another bill with the Tumblers (as we affectionately/incorrectly call them) in SF shortly. Keep your eyes peeled for an update!

We also need to thank everybody that voted for us as the SF Deli Magazine's Artist of the Month. There were some fantastic other acts on the poll but you guys rallied hard and ended up edging it by just 3 votes, out of over 1200 cast!

Our next public appearance is Sunday, April 8th, at Rasputin Records' Berkeley location as part of their selecting us as Rasputin's Buzz Band of the Week. Following that, we'll be making a return to one of our favorite spots, SF's El Rio, on April 10th with two other great, energetic acts. More info on that to follow shortly!

Howdy people,

Just a quick reminder that we'll be playing this Saturday, February 25th at Berkeley's Shattuck Down Low with Drop Apollo, who will be joining us in booty-shaking facilitation. Drinks are 1/2 off and there's no cover, so this is a great opportunity to check out another excellent bay area band without too much damage to your wallet!

Hope to see everybody there! We've been working on some great new original material that we can't wait to play for you.

Quick update- more great news for Guy Fox in 2012- we've just established a regular gig with the folks down at the Boom Boom Room. You can check us out there the second Tuesday of every month-  the first show kicking it off will be Valentine's Day.

Before that though, we'll be posting the first two tracks of our EP as a little teaser getting ready for our release show. Keep an eye out for them next week!

Happy new year everybody. We finished off 2011 with a visit from the police for that house party on Divisadero, but luckily they were kind enough to show up just after we wrapped up our second set!

Guy Fox also received an early christmas present from the folks over at Golden Mastering, who informed us that they had completed the mastering of our debut EP. We've been in and out of Tiny Telephone Studios since late July working on these songs and can't wait to share them with everybody. We've produced a collection of tunes that really capture our sound- keep your eyes peeled for an early sneak-peek!

To celebrate, we've booked a date at Brick and Mortar Music Hall on January 25th. Joining us will be Santa Cruz-based funkanauts The Best Friends and highly acclaimed local americana/rockers Buxter Hoot'n. We're stoked to be putting on this show and will be joined by some special guests on stage as well!

We've just finished recording and mixing our debut EP over in San Francisco's Tiny Telephone studio. It's been a truly awesome experience and we can't wait to share the results with everybody. The tracks have a lot of variety (influences from afrobeat, motown, indie and psychedelia) and we'll be playing plenty of them at the Hemlock this weekend. See you all there!

We're all super stoked to announce a new show on December 11th at the Hemlock Tavern. After checking out the other acts that will be on display, you'll agree that this isn't one to take a miss on!

Take a second to listen to Daniel Hart, The Family Crest and Debbie Neigher. They all sound fantastic!

And an update on the album- we'll be heading into Tiny Telephone studios this weekend to wrap up the recording of our forthcoming EP. Look out for word on a release party early next year!

Who said you're not supposed to play more than one gig in the city per month?!

Thanks to everybody who turned out for a second concert in under a week! Boom Boom is a great spot and rest assured you haven't seen the last of us there.

Also, good luck to Bright Light Social Hour on the rest of their U.S. tour... We were talking to them after the show and apparently this is their first trip as a band out to the west coast. Those guys are ridiculously talented and I think we'll be seeing their name pop up at major festivals in the next few years.

Stay tuned for more info on one, possibly two gigs in SF this December and our EP release party, slated for mid January.

Hey everybody, Greg here. This great run of shows we're having has increased the traffic to our site, so I thought I'd share some musical nuggets with all of y'all. Originally I was going to do a post on my top ten albums, or maybe my three favorite recording artists (Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder and... ummm.... Stevie Wonder). Instead I've decided on three albums (at least to start) that people might not be familiar with. Hopefully soon some other Guy Fox dudes will chip in with some of their picks. So here we go, in no particular order.

1. A Band of Bees- Octopus

These guys are out of England (technically the Isle of Wight) where they are known simply as The Bees. They're one of the few bands I would compare to the Beatles without trying to cast them as unoriginal hacks. The album, from start to finish, is a gem. The vibe in general is amazing- clearly all done on analog tape to give everything a warmth and a natural grit to the breakbeat style of their drummer.

Stylistically they flirt with lots of genres- motown ("Listening Man"), reggae ("Left Foot Stepdown"), psychedelia ("Got to Let Go"), old school slide guitar-lead thumping rock ("Who Cares What the Question Is") all held together by fantastic songwriting and arranging. Rich vocal harmonies, catchy horn motifs all backed by a groovalicious rhythm section. What. a. band.

Hiiiighly recommend that you download the whole album. One song won't really give you a true picture of how diverse and awesome it is!

2. Milton Nascimento/Lo Borges- Clube da Esquina

I quickly run out of superlatives when trying to describe this recording. It's a 1972 double album spearheaded by two Brazilians- vocal virtuoso Milton Nascimento (known mainly by jazz fans for his work with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter) and main songwriter/guitarist Lo Borges. Brazilians have a well documented love of jazzy, complex harmony, and this album takes that to an extreme. The ambitious songwriting is matched by great rhythms, but the true beauty is how simple the musicians make everything sound. At times the music is breahtakingly pristine, at others completely haunting. And Milton Nascimento's voice is, in a word, perfect. Don't worry that the songs are all in Portuguese- it doesn't matter!

The opening track

Another great jam

3. Freddie McGregor- Bobby Bobylon

A shout out to my bandmate Bil from Lagos Roots for showing me this one. I am by no means a reggae connoisseur but this album seriously does it for me. It is free of the cheesy synths and overly crisp production of some the more contemporary acts, and has a great motown type vibe to it. There's also a super melancholy, somber feel to many of the tracks- "What Difference Does It Make?" and "Go Away Pretty Girl" being my two favorites of that style. The title track has an awesome swagger and "Wine of Violence" has one of the best bass parts I've ever heard. 

The last really noteworthy tune is "I Am A Revolutionist". I'm not sure was an Israelite is, but I could listen to this song repeatedly.

Hope you enjoy the tunes! -Greg

Alllllright everybody. Hope you all enjoyed Du Nord last night! We had a great time supporting Chairman Wow on their big night, and Shake Your Peace were amazing--- be sure to check them out next chance you get. I personally would not have guessed that bluegrass and latin rhythms could coexist so seemlessly. Incredible energy and musicianship as well!

We're super stoked to announce that we'll be playing with Austin natives Bright Light Social Hour this TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH at SF's Boom Boom Room. If band websites are anything to go by (perhaps not the best idea... cough), they recently cleaned up at the SXSW 2011 awards, including winning Band of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Holy shit!

The Boom Boom Room is a veritable SF landmark and we're psyched they invited us back so quickly. Most of us were back there last week to witness the Brooklyn-based funkadelic afro-indiebeat juggernaut that is Rubblebucket.

You guys don't want to miss this one!

Hey everybody,

We had a blast playing for all y'all at El Rio last week! Thanks to everybody who came out and made it a great night.

We're following that date up with another great show at Cafe du Nord on November 10th (that's next Thursday). We'll be helping fellow bay areans Chairman Wow celebrate their album release, and will be joined by Shake Your Peace.

So come on down to one of the best venues SF has to offer! See you all there.

You can RSVP on facebook here.

Allllright! Looking forward to another date with our friends the Tumbleweed Wanderers. They've been busking all around Oakland and SF as of late and it seems everybody else that sees them likes them as much as we do.

We're excited to debut a few new things for you all in attendance, including a very special surprise. The music will start at 9pm tonight and goes until late... Though Charlie earlier stated his intention to bail halfway through our set to sneak into the Stevie Nicks concert across the street at The Fillmore.

Shortly we'll be hitting everybody up with the details for our big show October 27th with another fantastic band, Dreams. Progress is also happening with our upcoming EP and we're planning a relase date sometime in Dec/Jan. 

Hope to see you all tonight!