Blog http://maktub.com/home.cfm Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:15:00 GMT http://bandzoogle.com Thaddillac to release a double album! http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=2478473 Thaddeus has been hard at work as &quot;Thaddillac&quot; on his new double album &quot;Adayzndalyfalayk / One Man Trash Can Band.&quot; The double-CD release party is happening at the Seattle Hard Rock Cafe on Saturday, August 25th. Here are the details: <a href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&amp;eventId=4745265" target="_new">buy tickets to the show Thaddillac's <a href="http://thaddillac.com/" target="_new">killer new website <a href="http://thaddillac.com/music/" target="_new">listen to music from the double album sign up for Thaddillac's email list and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thaddillac" target="_new">Facebook page As fans of Maktub, there's no need to describe Thaddeus' stellar guitar work. Now you can experience Thad at the height of his powers: guitarist, songwriter, singer, solo artist. Looking forward to seeing y'all at the <a href="http://www.hardrock.com/eventDetails.aspx?LocationID=500&amp;eventID=56096&amp;MIBEnumID=3" target="_new">Hard Rock Cafe in Seattle on August 25th. <a href="http://thaddillac.com/" target="_new"> Adayzndalyfalayk / One Man Trash Can Band." The double-CD release party is happening at the Seattle Hard Rock Cafe on Saturday, August 25th. Here are the details:
As fans of Maktub, there's no need to describe Thaddeus' stellar guitar work. Now you can experience Thad at the height of his powers: guitarist, songwriter, singer, solo artist. Looking forward to seeing y'all at the Hard Rock Cafe in Seattle on August 25th.




]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:15:00 GMT CF9BA7E2CD142D1CBC99C9D8A61B6518 Fan Faves! http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=2310708 Last week we asked Maktub fans &quot;what is your favorite song off of each of our five albums?&quot; We unscientifically collated the results. It was too hard to limit to 5 songs, so we doubled down. Here are your two favorite songs off of each album (it's now a <a href="./music.cfm">free download): Subtle Ways (1999) Intuition Internal Light Khronos (2002) You Can't Hide Just Like Murder Say What You Mean (2005) 20 Years Feel Like Another One Start It Over (2007) Open Mind Nothing Stays The Same Five (2009) Took It All Away Slippin' Away <a href="./music.cfm"> This is a FREE download. We'll probably pull it down after a while, so send it to friends and family now while the getting is good. Ten free Maktub songs! <a href="./music.cfm"> free download):

Subtle Ways (1999)
  • Intuition
  • Internal Light
Khronos (2002)
  • You Can't Hide
  • Just Like Murder
Say What You Mean (2005)
  • 20 Years
  • Feel Like Another One
Start It Over (2007)
  • Open Mind
  • Nothing Stays The Same
Five (2009)
  • Took It All Away
  • Slippin' Away

This is a FREE download. We'll probably pull it down after a while, so send it to friends and family now while the getting is good. Ten free Maktub songs!


]]> Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:40:00 GMT 62F8301882D09D249F19386C3E1242E7 RIP Gerald Turner, Sr. http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=2212130 On Friday we received the sad news that Gerald Turner, Sr. (Thaddeus' father) passed away. I'm sure he called many people &quot;young man,&quot; but we always felt special when he said it to any of us. Mr. Turner was a great friend, mentor and financial supporter of the band. As the Executive Producer for <a href="./khronosdetails.cfm">&quot;Khronos,&quot;&nbsp;he confidently lent Maktub the money to record and produce the album. He then funded our first US tour. We'll always be grateful that a fellow musician and father had enough faith in 5 &quot;young men&quot; from Seattle to set us on the road that put us on the map. Gerald has many accomplishments: musician, producer of local music/theater (including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nativity" target="_new">Black Nativity), a successful career at Boeing, church leader, family man ... the list goes on and on. But the most notable to Reggie, Kevin, Davis and Daniel is the friend and bandmate he brought into our world: Thaddeus Turner. As Gerald liked to say, &quot;the apple does not fall far from the tree.&quot; Thaddeus &amp; Gerald Turner Sr. backstage at a Maktub show at The Showbox, 2007
Mr. Turner was a great friend, mentor and financial supporter of the band. As the Executive Producer for "Khronos," he confidently lent Maktub the money to record and produce the album. He then funded our first US tour. We'll always be grateful that a fellow musician and father had enough faith in 5 "young men" from Seattle to set us on the road that put us on the map. Gerald has many accomplishments: musician, producer of local music/theater (including Black Nativity), a successful career at Boeing, church leader, family man ... the list goes on and on. But the most notable to Reggie, Kevin, Davis and Daniel is the friend and bandmate he brought into our world: Thaddeus Turner.

As Gerald liked to say, "the apple does not fall far from the tree."


Thaddeus & Gerald Turner Sr. backstage at a Maktub show at The Showbox, 2007
]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:45:00 GMT 4BB003DC32E9BD7C52BDDB95DF1D5314 The Fossett is on http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=1757447 Okay, horrible pun ... but thank you John Fossett for appreciating us. Right back atcha! Maktub: Honestly, these guys were the first of the Nu-Soul movement to grab my attention. While Reggie Watts vocal acrobatics may be a showstopper, the musicians are top-shelf and the band is tight. I love all of their CDs, but &quot;Khronos&quot; is still my favorite. Here's <a target="_new" href="http://Read more: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/feb/02/new-musical-artists-driving-rb-resurgence/#ixzz1lLTCvSlS">John's article in the Kitsap Sun. P.S. Random observation&mdash;Kitsap Sun backwards is Nu-Spastik. Nu-Soul for Nu-Spastik. No idea where that takes us, but there you have it!
Maktub: Honestly, these guys were the first of the Nu-Soul movement to grab my attention. While Reggie Watts vocal acrobatics may be a showstopper, the musicians are top-shelf and the band is tight. I love all of their CDs, but "Khronos" is still my favorite.

Here's John's article in the Kitsap Sun.

P.S. Random observation—Kitsap Sun backwards is Nu-Spastik. Nu-Soul for Nu-Spastik. No idea where that takes us, but there you have it!
]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:42:55 GMT 037883D005BB3FC955AD00B0BDB0DBA8 Thin Lizzy with Coco & Puffs http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=1470609 Considering Reggie's presence of hair, &quot;Puffs&quot; may be as good a nickname as any (and it helps make for a completely absurd blog title!). Witness the awesomeness of Reggie (Puffs) on Conan (Coco) covering The Boys Are Back In Town (Thin Lizzy):
Witness the awesomeness of Reggie (Puffs) on Conan (Coco) covering The Boys Are Back In Town (Thin Lizzy):

]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:05:00 GMT 475F55200C03C7C6CD4FC505A34B201B Monsieur Watts on Huffington Post! http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=1050963 <a target="_new" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/reggie-watts-a-classicall_n_881263.html">Game on ... Reggie enters the daily news cycle. I mean, <a target="_new" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/reggie-watts-a-classicall_n_881263.html">Huffington Post people! What's next: Drudge Report and TPM? Game on ... Reggie enters the daily news cycle. I mean, Huffington Post people! What's next: Drudge Report and TPM?]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:05:00 GMT FD85469EA7134ADD7D01D6149400AC7E MTV's $5 Dollar Cover Seattle http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=712308 Many moons ago Daniel's director friend<a href="http://vonpiglet.com/about-sue.html"> Sue Corcoran&nbsp;asked if he and Reggie would be willing to be filmed for an MTV project called $5 Dollar Cover Seattle. We agreed, she swooped in early one day at Daniel's house, filmed a bunch as we attempted to &quot;jam&quot;&nbsp;early in the morning. Fast forward to present day and MTV has released this as one of many <a href="http://fivedollarcover.mtvmusic.com/">$5 Cover Seattle videos. Thanks Sue, Vince and the other folks that helped out! <a style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank" href="http://fivedollarcover.mtvmusic.com/">MTV $5 Dollar Cover Many moons ago Daniel's director friend Sue Corcoran asked if he and Reggie would be willing to be filmed for an MTV project called $5 Dollar Cover Seattle. We agreed, she swooped in early one day at Daniel's house, filmed a bunch as we attempted to "jam" early in the morning. Fast forward to present day and MTV has released this as one of many $5 Cover Seattle videos. Thanks Sue, Vince and the other folks that helped out!

]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:55:00 GMT 08A1BC21FF9F05DF5C27A1DA11192482 Cory from People Within http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=636256 Daniel (me) ran into Cory from <a href="http://peoplewithin.com/" target="_new">People Within at Uptown Espresso today in SLU. His favorite Maktub show was Bumbershoot 2007-ish? Here's a picture of us (I look like a turtle) but you get the point: he wears orange, I wear green. We should start a basketball team. Below is a free download of <a href="http://peoplewithin.com/track/cadillac-xmas" target="_new">Cadillac Xmas by People Within. It's an awesome cut and I'll be rockin it the entire holiday season. Enjoy ... and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/peoplewithin">friend People Within on FB. Turtle ... out People Within at Uptown Espresso today in SLU. His favorite Maktub show was Bumbershoot 2007-ish? Here's a picture of us (I look like a turtle) but you get the point: he wears orange, I wear green. We should start a basketball team.

Below is a free download of Cadillac Xmas by People Within. It's an awesome cut and I'll be rockin it the entire holiday season. Enjoy ... and friend People Within on FB. Turtle ... out

]]> Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:00:00 GMT 2E9701CEFF617E9C5894AC10C70C1C7D DJ Larry Metro http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=585972 Crossed paths with Larry Metro moments ago (thanks for locating the size 'L' Hollow Earth Radio t-shirt). Larry's DJ resume: <a target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KEXP-FM">KCMU &gt; <a target="_new" href="http://kexp.org/">KEXP &gt; <a target="_new" href="http://www.hollowearthradio.org/">Hollow Earth Radio. Larry is loving HER and has a stellar <a target="_new" href="http://www.hollowearthradio.org/programs/102">Friday show&nbsp;you should check out. And, as fate would have it, Larry has attended quite a few Maktub shows (even MC'ing one of our Bumbershoot gigs). Hollow Earth Radio is a Seattle-based non-profit (for now) <a target="_new" href="http://loudcity.com/stations/hollow-earth-radio/files/show/listen.html">streaming-only radio station. It's gathering a lot of steam lately, having just moved out of the attic and into a storefront space on 21st &amp; E. Union. Go Larry! Go Hollow Earth! <a target="_new" href="http://www.hollowearthradio.org/"> KCMU > KEXP > Hollow Earth Radio. Larry is loving HER and has a stellar Friday show you should check out. And, as fate would have it, Larry has attended quite a few Maktub shows (even MC'ing one of our Bumbershoot gigs).

Hollow Earth Radio is a Seattle-based non-profit (for now) streaming-only radio station. It's gathering a lot of steam lately, having just moved out of the attic and into a storefront space on 21st & E. Union. Go Larry! Go Hollow Earth!

]]> Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:40:00 GMT 2F149FD53B2440427E80E0CA5C97E4ED The man, the myth ... the sweater http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=582770 &nbsp;Reggie on Conan!  Reggie on Conan!


]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:35:00 GMT 09F89483696EA566468761BC7B0988B0 Rolling Watts http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=500579 Reggie makes <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/53622/215733/11">Rolling Stone's 2010 Hot List! <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/53622/215733/11"> photograph by Peter Yang &quot;At some point, I want people to feel confused,&quot; says Reggie Watts, 38, splayed across his Manhattan hotel bed. A biracial Montanan with bright-pink fingernails and a giant Afro, he played in rock and jazz bands before getting into comedy. Last spring, Conan O'Brien picked him to open his national tour, and in a few days he's shooting a Comedy Central pilot for a &quot;trippy variety show.&quot; A typical set of his includes improvised electronic-music loops, squirrel impressions and a 15-minute autobiographical doo-wop freestyle. The closest he comes to a joke? &quot;A panther walks into a gazebo. Man doesn't have enough time to say anything, because he's killed instantly.&quot; - <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/53622/215733/11">Rolling Stone 2010 Hot List words 'n photo in this blog post the property of <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/53622/215733/11">Rolling Stone Reggie makes Rolling Stone's 2010 Hot List!



photograph by Peter Yang

"At some point, I want people to feel confused," says Reggie Watts, 38, splayed across his Manhattan hotel bed. A biracial Montanan with bright-pink fingernails and a giant Afro, he played in rock and jazz bands before getting into comedy. Last spring, Conan O'Brien picked him to open his national tour, and in a few days he's shooting a Comedy Central pilot for a "trippy variety show." A typical set of his includes improvised electronic-music loops, squirrel impressions and a 15-minute autobiographical doo-wop freestyle. The closest he comes to a joke? "A panther walks into a gazebo. Man doesn't have enough time to say anything, because he's killed instantly." - Rolling Stone 2010 Hot List


words 'n photo in this blog post the property of Rolling Stone

]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:50:00 GMT 03A6E667311610C14A64ECD182D95263 photos by Gregg Bleakney http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=350274 Some great new photos from our pal Gregg Bleakney. &nbsp;<a target="_new" href="http://gbleakney.photoshelter.com/gallery-slideshow/G0000KwAy433PErc/?start=">View the photos here. This is from our 2009 Showbox show. <a target="_new" href="http://gbleakney.photoshelter.com/gallery/Maktub/G0000KwAy433PErc"> View the photos here. This is from our 2009 Showbox show.

]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:45:00 GMT A62C05310CF149F56FCE5BE3A5BB6934 Coffee vs. Goodbye Yesterday (World Premier) http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=251552 Here's a tune we kinda forgot about. It was recorded quickly in Daniel's bedroom a few years ago with Reggie laying the vocal idea down over a drum machine track and some &quot;fake&quot; scratch keys. This was all recorded directly into a lil' Mac laptop using Garageband. When we recorded the FIVE album in 2009 the band laid &quot;real&quot; instruments over the scratch tracks and just kept Reggie's original vocal (and Daniel's backup vocals). We've always written songs quickly, but this is one Reg conceived and captured while the band didn't enter the picture with real instruments for a few years. The original tune we called &quot;Goodbye Yesterday&quot;. We changed the name to &quot;Coffee&quot; with the updated version. They're both interesting versions of the same tune. <a href="http://soundcloud.com/maktub/coffee" target="_new">Listen to Coffee (the updated version): <a target="_new" href="http://soundcloud.com/maktub/coffee"> Click the play icon below to hear the original Goodbye Yesterday scratch track. The vocals are the same in each but the original scratch instruments were replaced in the final Coffee version (above).&nbsp; Listen to Coffee (the updated version):
Click the play icon below to hear the original Goodbye Yesterday scratch track. The vocals are the same in each but the original scratch instruments were replaced in the final Coffee version (above). 
]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:10:00 GMT AF6D3BBB4531713C8A1034626EA12085 Reggie & Coco! http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=206748 Reggie will be performing on Conan O'Brien's <a href="http://teamcoco.com/">Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour! Again, Coco &amp; the Bear will be on the same stage. UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME! <a href="http://teamcoco.com/"> Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour! Again, Coco & the Bear will be on the same stage. UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME!

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:24:32 GMT D0A1C8DAE2F7DF1BB474F63BBB36729D Slashtub? http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=203571 &nbsp;An experiment worth trying: Slash of G'nR fame and Maktub of Maktub fame, recording 3 songs together. Go <a href="http://www.yournextrecord.com/contest.php?sid=181&amp;aid=68592&amp;mid=61270&amp;mtype=1">vote for Maktub and participate in the strangest musical plot hatched in many moons.<a href="http://www.yournextrecord.com/contest.php?sid=181&amp;aid=68592&amp;mid=61270&amp;mtype=1"> <a href="http://www.yournextrecord.com/contest.php?sid=181&amp;aid=68592&amp;mid=61270&amp;mtype=1">  An experiment worth trying: Slash of G'nR fame and Maktub of Maktub fame, recording 3 songs together. Go vote for Maktub and participate in the strangest musical plot hatched in many moons.

]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:10:00 GMT DBBD1802DDAFA93FEAC3F2238A75454F Reggie's F_ck Sh_t Stack http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=203212 Check out this gem from Mr. Watts: &nbsp; Check out this gem from Mr. Watts:


 

]]> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:40:00 GMT EEA333809C4FE0D3550DB6CEB129A1F6 CDs, downloads ... and a lost track, found! http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=185940 It's been a while since we've had the entire Maktub catalog available for sale on maktub.com. Between trying to communicate through the crazy web with external ordering systems and not having all the product on hand ... well, let's just say that was then, this is now. As of yesterday, you can buy any of our 5 albums as such: <a href="./music.cfm">$10 CDs (includes free US shipping!) <a href="./music.cfm">$5 downloads direct from maktub.com <a target="_new" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/maktub/id3567245">iTunes <a target="_new" href="http://www.amazon.com/Maktub/e/B000APG39M/">Amazon And as an added bonus, you can buy all our CDs as <a href="./music.cfm">5-Pak for $40. This includes free shipping in the US ($8 shipping if you're elsewhere). Such a deal! Now for the lost track. We recorded &quot;Holding On&quot; as part of the Khronos sessions in 1999. Somehow the song didn't make it on the album and we just recently stumbled up on it. Turns out that it's a pretty great tune. Here you go: <a target="_new" href="http://soundcloud.com/maktub/holding-on">HOLDING ON by Maktub It's been a while since we've had the entire Maktub catalog available for sale on maktub.com. Between trying to communicate through the crazy web with external ordering systems and not having all the product on hand ... well, let's just say that was then, this is now. As of yesterday, you can buy any of our 5 albums as such:
And as an added bonus, you can buy all our CDs as 5-Pak for $40. This includes free shipping in the US ($8 shipping if you're elsewhere). Such a deal!

Now for the lost track. We recorded "Holding On" as part of the Khronos sessions in 1999. Somehow the song didn't make it on the album and we just recently stumbled up on it. Turns out that it's a pretty great tune. Here you go:

HOLDING ON by Maktub



]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:15:00 GMT 0DF5E36D198D9C4837B055840EBFB95E How low will it go? http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=148752 Daniel (that's me) ran into Luke at Banana Republic in Seattle's U Village yesterday. He introduced himself and we talked about the Neumo's show where he last saw the band. Time warp! I ended up scouring the sale for a sweatshirt ($24.99 if you're curious). But the real question about buying anything there is if you wait another month will it be $9.99 -- down all the way from $50? Sometimes you've just got to pull the trigger. Nice to meet you, Luke.
Nice to meet you, Luke.




]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:00:00 GMT DCA4C82800F224A01865189967A00DE8 Free Maktub ... t-shirts! http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=125942 We have about 50 Maktub shirts sitting in a box at my (Daniel's) house (mostly leftovers) and we're giving them away. &nbsp;Yes, we've done this <a target="_new" href="http://www.maktub.com/index.cfm?feature=163453&amp;postid=18637">before (and once <a target="_new" href="http://www.maktub.com/index.cfm?feature=163453&amp;postid=18389">before that). &nbsp;In 15 minutes (currently it's about noon on Friday November 20, 2009) I'm going to run these tees down to: <a href="http://porchlightcoffee.wordpress.com/location/">Porchlight Coffee 1515 14th Avenue (between Pike &amp; Pine on 14th) Seattle, WA 98122 Come by and grab one for free! Zack owns and runs Porchlight Coffee and is kind enough to offer up his excellent joint as the pick-up spot. While you're there: grab a cup of coffee snap a photo and send it to info [at] maktub [dot] com. &nbsp;I'll post the pics here w/ your free tee @ Porchlight Did I mention these tees are free? You can thank us on <a target="_new" href="http://www.facebook.com/maktubmusic">Facebook. Here's the t-shirt stock that will be waiting for you: womens: 4ea L, mint cap sleeve 14ea XL, mint cap sleeve 1ea M, orange cap sleeve 5ea L, orange cap sleeve 7ea XL, orange cap sleeve everybody: 17ea 2XL, black 1ea L, black tank top before (and once before that).  In 15 minutes (currently it's about noon on Friday November 20, 2009) I'm going to run these tees down to:

Porchlight Coffee
1515 14th Avenue (between Pike & Pine on 14th)
Seattle, WA 98122



Come by and grab one for free! Zack owns and runs Porchlight Coffee and is kind enough to offer up his excellent joint as the pick-up spot. While you're there:
  • grab a cup of coffee
  • snap a photo and send it to info [at] maktub [dot] com.  I'll post the pics here w/ your free tee @ Porchlight
Did I mention these tees are free? You can thank us on Facebook. Here's the t-shirt stock that will be waiting for you:

womens:
  • 4ea L, mint cap sleeve
  • 14ea XL, mint cap sleeve
  • 1ea M, orange cap sleeve
  • 5ea L, orange cap sleeve
  • 7ea XL, orange cap sleeve
everybody:
  • 17ea 2XL, black
  • 1ea L, black tank top

]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:05:00 GMT 143F6BA30101D51D0E6CE348F20F64EF Khatmandu Maktub fans http://maktub.com/home.cfm?feature=163453&postid=99784 Todd returned from India with a pic of the gents he met in a bar swapping Maktub music files. No idea what your names are (from Tucson?) but here you are. Continue rocking gents ...
]]> Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:10:00 GMT 3F886A0036054092BA8D98102253E06E