The Audians

Final Summer Show

jonah — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:17:56 +0000

Date:Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Three Pear Studio
Street: 5219 N. Clark

Alas! The time has come for us all to part ways and head off for college. Sima and Harley are off to New York, Jonah to Oregon, Dorian to Iowa, Natalia to Wisconsin, and Eli and Jake get to hang in Chicago for one more year. Please bring friends and family to this goodbye affair at a cool recording loft in Andersonville. Busted Peach is releasing their new album and Audians will still be selling their new album and t-shirts. There’s a $5 suggested donation so we can cover our costs. Hope to see you all one more time before we all take off. Busted Peach will play at 7 and the Audians at 8:15.

The Audians on WXRT Radio

jonah — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:13:50 +0000

June 2008 - The Audians were featured on one of Chicago’s major radio stations, 93 WXRT on June 15th. DJ Richard Milne played “Posion Ivy” as part of his Sunday show called Local Anesthetic.

Show Archive.

6/9/08

jonah — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:08:13 +0000

Well, last night we had a most excellent CD Release concert. Thanks to all of the wonderful people who came out to see us and bought our new CD. We had a blast playing last night, it was one of the greatest gigs we’ve ever played. As Sima announced at the gig last night, we are officially endorsing Barack Obama. Not that we have any power to sway voters, but Jonah took the time to make this neat little logo:

In other news, our newly released CD is now available for sale all over the internet. It is up on on iTunes and on Amazon.com for digital download. Just search “The Audians” in your iTunes music store or at Amazon.com, and it will pop up. Also, you can buy the physical CD over the internet and get it shipped to your house on CD Baby.com.

We’ve got some shows coming up, so make sure to check out the shows page.

Love,
The Audians

Sima Cunningham is one of Chicago Sun-Times’ “Women to Watch”

jonah — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:20:25 +0000

February 2008 - We’d call them “it” girls, if they hadn’t already outgrown that label. They’re artists, consultants, entrepreneurs. There’s an athlete and a doctor. A comedian. They’re all 30 years old and younger, and they’ve all moved mountains during what was supposed to be their aimless phase. Pay attention. These are women to watch.

Sima Cunningham, 18

MUSICIAN She is also a senior at Whitney Young High School and a political activist, but Cunningham is getting the most notice these days for her singing and songwriting with the rock quartet the Audians. Despite her youth, she’s already played Metro, Hideout, Uncommon Ground — and Millennium Park. Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis calls Cunningham “incredibly powerful and self-assured.” She’s certainly found her voice.

-Paige Wiser. Article link.

5/19/08

jonah — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:46:27 +0000

Hey folks,

So, The Audians are back in Chicago, together for the summer. We’ve played a couple shows already, and we’re really excited for our CD Release Concert at The Hideout on June 8th!

This website is finally up and running, all ready for the album release. We’ve even got the new album up for your listening pleasure, weeks before it is released! We’ll also be putting up the lyrics to all of the songs on the new album. So go ahead, click around, and we’ll see you June 8th!

Love,
The Audians

“Aliens and Friends”

jonah — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:52:20 +0000

In case you aren’t aware, we have a new album coming out June 8th! We’ll be playing a CD release concert on that day at The Hideout with friends Fair Herald and The Jesters.

We will make the music available as soon as we can, but in the meantime, here’s the track lineup for the new album. It’s our first full-length CD!

The Audians - Aliens And Friends

Poison Ivy
Holding On
Aliens
Older Now
Ordinary People
Awkward
Blue Days
Sweet September
1000 Songs
Lose To Win
My Girls
Cracks And Cats

Cheers,

The Audians

The Audians in The Chicago Sun-Times

jonah — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:47:30 +0000

January 2007 - keyboardist-vocalist Sima Cunningham may only be 16 years old and a junior at Whitney Young High School, but she’s already fronted two bands — Sima Cunningham and SmazE recently changed its name to the Audians — and released two DIY recordings, including a new six-song EP produced by Brian Deck. Cunningham is an incredibly powerful and self-assured performer, with a smoky, sexy voice — if that’s legal to say at her age — that more than does justice to the alternative country sounds, which feature an alluring underpinning of Cajun rhythms and melodies. Visit the Audians on the Web at www.theaudians.com.

-Jim Derogatis. Article link.

The Audians in The Chicago Tribune

jonah — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:40:29 +0000

November 2006 - A NAME TO PUT ON YOUR WATCH LIST: Sima Cunningham. She’s 16, a junior at Whitney Young High School and a formidable, ambitious singer songwriter. We took the kids to see her and her newly renamed band, The Audians, last night at Metro. Now, yes, Sima lives in our neighborhood and she goes to camp with Alex, so perhaps I can’t listen with clear ears. But click here for a brief sample of The Audians’ song “Holding On” to see if you don’t agree that the kid (and her band) have serious chops. (Click here to download the whole song or several others for free, or click on Sima’s MySpace page to listen to other cuts from her solo CD). The music business and the life itself are too weird to predict that anyone that young is going to be a rock star, but I’ll go out on a limb here.

-Eric Zorn. Article link.

Top Music Exports That Are Definitely Worth a Listen - Daily Herald

jonah — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:33:08 +0000

December 2006 - The next group of local teenagers to follow in the footsteps of The Redwalls could be these up-and-comers, fronted by Sima Cunningham, a gruff-voiced singer who sounds well past her formidable 16 years. With longtime Chicago luminary Brian Deck (Red Red Meat, Modest Mouse) producing, this band can claim serious cred for their debut EP, six songs of moody and eccentric pop with major nods to Fiona Apple. Stretching its dexterity with every song, the album spans piano drama, jangle pop and country fiddle hootenannies. While the songwriting would benefit from some maturity, Cunningham is well-aged. She tosses off these laments with the lifespan of a pro, singing, “we’re too old and sick of each other,” with bitter conviction.

- Mark Guarino, Daily Herald Music Critic.

This Week’s Band: The Audians

jonah — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:25:38 +0000

December 2007 - I met Sima Cunningham recently when she made a guest appearance at Chicago Acoustic Underground’s studio with Jeff Brown. She only sang for one song, but I was impressed with her voice and Michael’s a big fan, so when she told me she had a show on the 30th I invited her to submit her music. Obviously I like it! You’d never guess listening to their indie/rockabilly sound that The Audians are a group of teenagers. Check them out this Sunday at The Hideout.

-Theresa Carter, The Local Tourist.com. Article link.

The Audians in the Illinois Entertainer

jonah — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:20:30 +0000

March 2007 - Whitney Young High School junior Sima Cunningham and her band The Audians impress to no end. This isn’t a novelty act for fellow teens; Cunning-ham and her cohorts are jaw-droppingly sophisticated. “My Girls,” from the band’s Brian Deck-produced, six-song self-titled CD, stands up to any Rilo Kiley song. The spirit of Lucinda Williams also permeates the honky tonk groove of “Blue Days.” Already familiar faces at Metro, The Hideout, and Uncom-mon Ground, The Audians can only move up from here.
- Janine Schaults, The Illinois Entertainer. Article link.

Welcome to the all-new Audians website!

jonah — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:51:11 +0000

Hello world!

As you can see, we have a new website, and we’re really excited about it!

We are in the process of putting all of our content back up on the site, so if you need something that you can’t find write now, check out our MySpace page.

Hope you are having a great day!

Peace,

The Audians