Buckingham Pie Group

Split Series Vol. 2 Release Party!

2011-06-15T13:52:00.005-06:00

This Friday is the release party for Safe Boating is No Accident & SAUNA: BPG Split Series Vol. 2!!!! It's at the Old Curtis Street bar (2100 Curtis St.) starting at 9pm and also features local group Sparkler Bombs and Milwaukee's own River Water Tribe. We'll have the entire BPG store there so bring your dollars to get some great tapes and to enjoy some great tunes.

More details on Facebook. June 17th / $5 (21+) / $10 (18+) / 9PM / 2100 Curtis St.

New Store & My First Band Pre-order

2011-06-01T00:38:00.002-06:00

As of today we have officially switched to our own in-site store (no more bigcartel). Just click on the big "Store" link on the top bar of this site. To celebrate, I have put My First Band up for pre-order. These tapes should ship on or before June 9th.

BPG006 - My First Band

2011-05-29T13:56:00.006-06:00

Here's the low-down on our next release: a collaboration with Hot Congress! It will be out June 9th and there's already a release party scheduled.

About the Release:

What kind of music were your favorite Denver musicians making when they first started? My First Band answers that question. Spanning genres from pop-punk to minimalist electronica, this compilation is a slice of the Denver underground music scene's adolescence. Most striking is the degree to which some artists began with a developed sound and, conversely, how far some artists have evolved. The release is curated by Eric Peterson and is being released jointly by Buckingham Pie Group and Hot Congress.

The compilation will be released on limited edition cassette and digital download on June 9th. A release party will be held (fittingly) at a house show on the corner of 2nd and Lipan. Bands performing include Nathan & Stephen, Hindershot, and others TBA.

Notable Stories:

Straight Outta Junior High was Stuart Confer (of Hindershot)'s first band. They started playing in basements at house parties and accidentally turned into a nationally touring act. The band still exists today (sans Confer), touring and releasing albums.

In Vitro was Zach Tipton (of Young Coyotes/I Am the Dot)'s first band. It was while Zach toured with In Vitro that he met Adam Halferty with whom he went on to start Young Coyotes.

Corey Teruya's first band was effectively Hello Kavita. He wrote songs with the primary intent of working on recording techniques for school. Though he had no legitimate plans of forming a band, the demo he recorded was heard by then House of Blues Regional VP Jason Miller. Miller encouraged Teruya to start taking his songwriting seriously and to get a band together which, after a few name/lineup changes, eventually became Hello Kavita.

Current bands represented on this release:

Candy Claws, Young Coyotes, Houses, Hello Kavita, Hearts of Palm, Hindershot, Fingers of the Sun, Sun Red, A Mouthful of Thunder, Amazing Twin, The Don'ts and Be Carefuls, Girls Walk By, and Roger, Roll.

Tracklist:

1. Turn-Based Battle - Standing Still

Featuring Patrick Kelly of Amazing Twin / Hindershot

2. In Vitro - Wrecking Ball

Featuring Zach Tipton of I Am the Dot / Young Coyotes

3. Corey Teruya - Something So True

This is just Corey from Hello Kavita

4. Winderous Igloos - Minutes Past

Featuring Jonathan Alonzo of Paean / Sour Boy, Bitter Girl

5. Catatonic Lydia - Plexiglass Eyes

Featuring Suzi Bromfield of Girls Walk By / Fingers of the Sun

6. Pick Up Those Pieces - Criminals and Sleeping Pills

Featuring Eric Peterson of Roger, Roll / Houses

7. Straight Outta Junior High - Toyota Van

Featuring Stuart Confer of Hindershot / Amazing Twin

8. Imperial Death Parade - Disco Dancer

Featuring Stephen Till of A Mouthful of Thunder / Hearts of Palm

9. Pungent Judy - Pictures

Featuring Nathan Barsness of Fingers of the Sun

10. The Scud Poets - Billy You're Still Neat

Featuring Jeremiah Jones of Sun Red

11. Bread is Toast - Avalon Body Shop

Featuring Luke Hunter James-Erickson of The Don'ts and Be Carefuls

The BPG Package Deal

2011-05-18T21:10:00.003-06:00

Just in time for the release of BPG Split Series Vol. 2, I have put together a package deal of our 4 most popular releases over in the web-store. You get 4 great tapes for just $20 with free shipping! Orders will begin shipping May 23rd.

Update! the package deal is now a pick 3 for $15 special. Still available in our store.

Preorder BPG005: Safe Boating is No Accident & SAUNA

2011-05-10T22:20:00.004-06:00

All of the materials are in for the new tapes so I have decided to put up a pre-order. As with any of the other releases in the web-store, you can save on shipping by combining other tapes with your order. This will ship May 23.

Coming soon: BPG005 SBiNA & SAUNA

2011-05-10T17:46:00.003-06:00

We're currently assembling the new tapes. Stay tuned for more release information.

Fantastic News!

2011-03-31T07:38:00.009-06:00

It has been a big week around here, these are the highlights:

Westword's Tom Murphy recently reviewed BPG Split Series Vol. 1: FLASHLIGHTS & Force Publique. Thanks for the write-up and kind words!

My other project, Something Like Sound, was named "Best Music Blog" as a part of Westword's Best of Denver 2011 issue.

BPG artists SAUNA and The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact also won awards for this year's Best of Denver. SAUNA got "Best Band That's Still In High School" and KCSP won "Best New Ambient Project." Brass Tree Sessions, a DIY video series run by Safe Boating is No Accident's Leighton Peterson also won with "Best Addition to Denver's DIY Community."

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://thekcsp.bandcamp.com/album/suicide-ocean"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Suicide Ocean by The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact had a couple new releases this week, including a new video by Tome To The Weather Machine (watch below) and a new collaborative record with Ocean Bump called Suicide Ocean (listen to it above).

Press for Split Series Vol. 1 and Ordering Information

2011-02-21T10:47:00.001-07:00

The tapes are all finished for Split Series Volume 1 and ready to order. You can go to either our BandCamp or BigCartel to place your order for a $5 tape (+2.00 S&H). While in the web stores check out some of our other releases and remember that you can save on shipping by ordering multiple tapes.

Also, this release has been making its rounds in the blogs and here are a few people that have nice things to say:

smokeDONTsmoke

REVERB - Talk Talk: Flashlights pair with Force Publique

REVERB - Steal This Track

Speaker Snacks - Buckingham Pie Group Releases Split Cassette Series Vol. 1

Stream BPG004 - FLASHLIGHTS & Force Publique: Split Series Vol. 1

2011-02-13T17:52:00.000-07:00

BPG004 - FLASHLIGHTS & Force Publique: Split Series Vol. 1 is now available for streaming. To embed this player into your website/blog visit the bandcamp page. The release show for this tape will be February 23rd at the Larimer Lounge.

Split Series, BandCamp, SXSW and more!

2011-02-09T20:37:00.001-07:00

To whom it may concern:

The following awesome things are happening:

1. The BPG Split Series is officially off the ground. Volumes 1 & 2 have been set up and are as follows:
BPG004: Split Series Vol. 1 - FLASHLIGHTS & Force Publique
BPG005: Split Series Vol. 2 - Safe Boating Is No Accident & SAUNA
BPG006: Split Series Vol. 3 - TBA (still waiting for confirmations)

2. Buckingham Pie Group is now on BandCamp. There you can stream some of our releases and purchase tapes (you can also still do that through our BigCartel webstore).

3. We're going to SXSW! Hopefully we'll have some copies of BPG00X - "Colorado Sounds 2" done up and ready to give away. Also, many of the BPG bands will be there, keep an eye here for details.

Decay out today

2011-01-11T12:23:00.000-07:00

Decay is now shipping. Order yours today. It's just $5 + S&H. Here's what others have said about Decay and KCSP.

Tome to the Weather Machine

Speaker Snacks - Video Interview - Live Footage - "Decay" track premiere

Westword - Meadowlark Live Review

AV Club - 2010 in band names

KCSP bandcamp (for digital downloads/album stream)

Preorder Decay

2011-01-06T09:47:00.000-07:00

The tapes are dubbed and painted, the covers are being printed, the release show is scheduled, it's time to open up the preorder for Decay.

CLICK HERE FOR THE PREORDER

CLICK HERE FOR RELEASE SHOW DETAILS

We've still got tapes from I Am The Dot and Delicious Penguins in stock. Save on shipping and order together.

Facebook, Split Series and Westword

2010-12-28T11:09:00.001-07:00

Three items of interest today:

1. We now have a Facebook page. Become a fan here.

2. The BPG Split Series will be coming early 2011. We've got several great Denver acts on board including Safe Boating Is No Accident.

3. Item #2 got some love on the Westword Backbeat blog. Thanks to Bree Davies for writing that story up.

BPG003 - The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact

2010-11-23T12:10:00.000-07:00

BPG is excited to be partnering with local arts collective Act So Big Forest to release Decay, the newest album from The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact. We'll probably do production on these tapes starting in December'ish.

BPG002 - Delicious Penguins

2010-11-10T10:31:00.000-07:00

I decided to officially create the 2nd BPG release yesterday. BPG002 is a limited run of 10 tapes for my band Delicious Penguins intended to help fund our trip to Fort Collins this weekend. These tapes will be available at the show and will probably sell out. If they don't, then we'll put a few up in the webstore.

Rare Creatures now available

2010-05-16T18:57:00.000-06:00

To purchase your copy of the Rare Creatures EP, click on the image above. Just $5 + S&H.

Rare Creatures in production

2010-04-13T10:59:00.000-06:00

The tapes were ordered and recorded. All that remains is to finish hand-painting the labels and print the covers.

Welcome!

2010-04-02T17:20:00.000-06:00

Welcome to the Buckingham Pie Group, a DIY cassette label operated by Tim Weilert from the music blog Something Like Sound. Our first release is already underway and it's time for a formal kick-off! Come back soon to order your copy of I Am The Dot's Rare Creatues EP on fantastic transparent-blue cassette.