Before the paint was opened, this screen was flawless. As you can see in the image below, it got ugly soon after. I was eager and hardly neat. But it’s okay because what’s new was never mine- so I feel nothing really shines like the old things. Enjoy old things recorded at the Oyster Ridge Music Festival in Kemmerer Wyoming 2006.

old things

In the process of screen printing our merchandise, I stopped to look at the screen in the light. What you’re seeing is a piece of art by Lander that I call gold leaves curl. The screens themselves were caked with paint from the tshirts. The overlapping of colors and stencils made for a great collage. I thought they were such cool images and colors that I smashed them together and brought them here. Take a walk, enjoy the art and listen to the complimentary music as you browse.

what I feel like as winter comes

It is not often that Lander rocks a wedding, but we recently made an exception for a special couple. Three years ago, a young couple showed up to one of the very first Rhetoric Tuesday shows (before Lander). The show must have been amazing because years later we were asked to play at their wedding. It was an honor to play at their first date and on their wedding day. The Sanford’s have been a great support system and we congratulate them on their marriage!

tyler stenson singing girl like you

Here is a clip of Lander at the Doug Fir Lounge PDX performing a rare Clarity 07.25.06. The song is about the Apocalypse and a dream I had (your seeing the ending). Sweet dreams.

As I sift through the Lander videos, I’m going to start posting as much film as possible. Since we use a tiny digital camera the quality of sound and image is usual suspect- but enjoy nonetheless. All videos will be played on youtube.com

As most of you know, the name Lander comes from Lander, WY- the place of my birth. There is a tiny river that runs down the length of the Lander valley. This river is a large source of memory for me- the river is called Popo Agie. The name Popo Agie (pronounced Po-Po Zshuh) comes from the Crow Indians and means “Tall Grass River.” “Agie” means river in the Crow language and “PoPo” means tall grass or tall rye grass. The Crow named the river this because of the tall bunches of rye grass that grew along the banks of the river in the valley.

After having visited New York City and Salt Lake City all within the month of August, I was reminded of my childhood in Lander and how crisp and clean the western air is and how clean the waters flow. Utah was beautiful and brought me back to a simpler place in time. -New York was once a place like Popo Agie but that time is gone. I would call this song more of a mind-set than subject matter.

Running down the crooked miles,
I could feel the muscles tire.
I could bend my tongue and sing the words of pioneers
Coming up between my teeth.
-All at once their melodies turned to fields of industry.

popo agie - performed at the oyster ridge music festival in kemmerer, wy 2006.

I’m excited to announce the first line of Lander merchandise! We’re introducing a line of limited t-shirts for women- Lander for Shade Clothing. We’ve teamed up with my sister’s company Shade Clothing and we’re producing a line of limited Lander tops for women, designed and printed by yours truly. All shirts are one-of-a-kind and may vary from the image- but you get the idea. Shade is gaining fans everywhere because of the quality and fit of the shirt.

Email me if you’re interested or want more information!

Women’s shirts are available for $25 in XS, S, M, L, XL for a VERY limited time. Ivory and Pine available. SORRY MEN, YOU GET STANDARD T-SHIRTS. Shipping Included. Click here if you’re interested in a limited edition Lander band shirt.

Welcome to the official Lander band website! We are making many transitions right now with our site so the information will be continually updated over the next few weeks. We are excited to evolve with the proliferation of technology and start treating our website like we should. Our goal is make landerband.com an easy experience and fun to visit. Look around and let us know what you think.

LANDER NEWS
10.01.06

It seems forever since the last Lander update. We’ve been busy traveling, writing and playing a few local shows.
Most recently we played at the Washington State (Vancouver) Battle of the Bands. The students were great and the Chancellor was very welcoming. We’ll be going back to WSU Vancouver very soon for another appearance! We’ll keep you posted on all dates!

On Monday, September 25 we flew down to San Jose, California for a guest appearance at the SumTotal Network Convention. Thank you Chris and Katherine for lining up such a wonderful evening and thank you Fairmont Hotels for the lovely service and crew! Nice people. As for Mr. Patron, we hate you.

babysitting the cowboy (3:39)

radiate (3:47)

what i feel like as winter comes (4:53)