BIOGRAPHY
THE SHAKE UPS are an indie rock and power-pop band based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Formed in early 2005, the band's sound fuses co-ed vocals, catchy melodies, art school atmospherics, and bristling energy, combining the eclecticism of the Beatles and XTC with the everyman vibe of the Pixies. THE SHAKE UPS are Patrick O'Connor (vocals, guitars), Bitsy Matatall (vocals, percussion), Mike Homyk (bass, vocals) and Kathie O'Connor (drums).The band has split it's five-year tenure between the midwest and west coast, releasing three independent discs alongside projects with Blindspot Records and Not Lame Recordings. A new full-length is scheduled for release in the Spring of 2010. THE SHAKE UPS have performed at the legendary House of Blues in San Diego, and at such high profile events as the International Pop Overthrow Festival and Temecula Summer Music Fest, among others.
THE SHAKE UPS continue to produce intelligent, hook-filled indie rock and power pop, building on their reputation as a primary force in the independent music community.
DISCOGRAPHY
Title: Ringing Endorsement
Format: CD (EP)
Released: May, 2005 (Gelatinous Productions/QuasiDad Recording Company)
Title: A Twist Of Lemon
Format: CD (full-length)
Released: April, 2006 (Gelatinous Productions/QuasiDad Recording Company)
Title: Live! At A Shake Ups Party!
Format: CD (free promo EP)
Released: October, 2007 (Gelatinous Productions)
Title: Breathing The Flood
Format: CD (full-length)
Released: September, 2008 (Gelatinous Productions)
Title: Staring At The Sun Volume 7
Format: CD (full-length, various artists compilation)
Released: January, 2009 (Blindspot Records)
Title: Last Everlasting
Format: CD (EP)
Released: July, 2009 (Gelatinous Productions)
Title: International Pop Overthrow Volume 12
Format: CD (full-length, various artists compilation)
Released: August, 2009 (Not Lame Records)
Title: Warm Fuzzies
Format: CD (full-length)
Release Date: May 1st, 2010 (Gelatinous Productions)
TRIVIA
Kathie and Patrick started playing in bands together in the summer of 1995. Their other projects together have included In Stitches (1995-1999), Special Guest (1996), Film At Eleven (2002-2003), and Mr. Muggles (2008).
Aside from his numerous band projects such as The Madeira and Destination: Earth!, Patrick also finds time to record and perform as punk rock ukulelist P.J. Otaku. He has released three albums under the name, and had an internet hit in 2007 for his uke-riffic song "Joss Whedon (Is My Master Now)."
When she isn't drumming for THE SHAKE UPS, Kathie is a practioner of the ancient art of Reiki, a Japanese technique that taps into life force energy to promote stress reduction and healing.
Patrick is a cousin of legendary Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley.
Patrick met "Can't Stop the Signal" video director Steve Meyer in 1999 when Meyer asked him for permission to use one of his songs in an independent film satirizing the Blair Witch Project, entitled the Bunk Witch Project.