Callupsie - Callupsie [2008]

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Callupsie is an indie rock band from Tulsa, OK. The group was formed in July of 2005.

Callupsie is a band that plays shows in and out of their hometown week in and week out. They are close friends that have based their band and ideas upon a strict work ethic and a mutual respect for each other and those who work with them. The are inspired by the friends who have supported them as well as other musicians past and present. Callupsie mixes genres, lyrics, rhythms, and energy into their own sound that's as original as the name they go by.

Callupsie plays sets that often feel more like orchestral movements than candid rock shows. Daniel Sutliff programs layers of samples used as segways between songs along with seperate peices of music played live between each proper song. Clay Welch and Aaron Hamby use reverb soaked guitar techniques to add to the depth of these moments (usually playing syncopated reverse guitar parts that bend in and out of different keys) The live shows add a shoegazer effect to the already pop/dance oriented beats that Liz Wattoff supplies.
Callupsie believes that the message is in the music. So there is very little stopping once the music starts.
Callupsie was recently featured in the April 2008 issue of SPIN magazine.