Myspace.com site!
yes, true believers, if you'd like to hear four glorious songs off of the new, as-yet-unnamed album, you can go to our myspace.com page and hear 'em!

this internets stuff is really neeto. - posted by julie beth @ 10:29 AM |   

 
sweet, sweet ice cream...mmmm...
yes, it's the casting couch!
making a set list during the set at Amy's Ice Cream tonight



and, of course, during the line "but the cow...jumped over...the moon,"

we had cows (in heels!) jumping! whoo-hoo!

- posted by julie beth @ 7:49 PM |   

 
another casting couch 5 songs ep review!

from beat the indie drum:

The Casting Couch
5 Songs EP (2005, I Eat)

If Athens, Georgia and Austin, Texas had a drunken love affair it
might sound something like The Casting Couch. The band's self-
described indie rock meets alt-country sound is reminiscent of bands
like Wilco and The Jayhawks, and The Sixth Great Lake, an Elephant 6
band who also married the indie pop sound with country and folk. 'The
Roof' starts the record and reminds me a bit of the Gram Parsons
classic 'Sin City'. There's the similar slow tempo and drawn-sounding
vocals as well as an accordion and sweet-sounding bells that sound
like hints of some of the band members' E6 connections. The similarly
styled 'Flying Machine' also blends the group's country and pop
influences and matches them with honest and inviting female
vocals. 'Copper Girl' is more upbeat and seems more suitable for
college radio, while 'Easy to Fall' is a lazy piano-driven piece
that's not as interesting and runs a little too long. My favorite
tracks is the closing 'Whiskey Skiffle', a honky tonk lament about a
broken relationship, that manages to be simultaneously funny and
depressing. Complete with a group sing-a-long chorus, it would serve
as a nice soundtrack to taking shots to drown your sorrow or for
nursing a hangover the following morning. There are a few dull
moments on this EP that might not make it perfect, but overall The
Casting Couch would fit nicely in your alt-country collection. - posted by julie beth @ 4:28 PM |   

 
casting couch tour '05 - early photos...
this is our set at the thirsty hippo in hattiesburg, MS, the bar that let us stay upstairs for the night. was pretty damned cool. we already got email from new fans there. sweet...





okay, more photos when the internet is more forgiving, perhaps not until we return... - posted by julie beth @ 4:06 PM |   

 
ayup. indeedy! first internet access since austin! here i am, at smith's olde bar, wondering if i have enough time to convert some photos into postable formats...i'll work on that here right now. in the meanwhile...

touring has kicked ass so much! well, except for when we and the audience/other partygoers had to rush two bands' worth of equiment in from the muddy garden during a sudden noah-esque deluge in athens that began the SECOND we finished our fourth song ("replaced," for those keeping count at home).

man, it's been crazy.

okay, going to mess with photos... - posted by julie beth @ 3:39 PM |