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Ultimate Fakebook

Rock band from Manhattan, KS · formed 1994

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Ultimate Fakebook photo
Photo from the public record
Shows on record
5
Rooms played
5
Cities
5
Releases
10
Last show
Dec 23, 2010The Record Bar

About

Ultimate Fakebook is a band from Manhattan, KS, formed in 1994, tagged Indie rock, power pop, Alternative rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2000 to 2010, across 5 rooms in 5 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

5 on record · archive etree, Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20002 shows
  2. 20022 shows
  3. 20101 show
Show history
DateVenue
Dec 23, 2010The Record Bar · Kansas CityHeadliner
Sep 15, 2002Capitol Garage · SacramentoSupportwith The Reputation, Limbeck, Radio Star
Apr 20, 2002Metro · ChicagoHeadliner
Oct 26, 2000Cactus Club · San JoseSupportwith Five Iron Frenzy, Monkey, Big City Rock, +1
Jul 9, 2000New York State Fairgrounds · SyracuseSupportwith Lit, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Earth Crisis, +10

Where they play

5 rooms in 5 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Chicago1 show
  • Kansas City1 show
  • Sacramento1 show
  • San Jose1 show
  • Syracuse1 show

Live history

5 shows on record
Shows counted
5
First on record
Jul 2000
Latest on record
Dec 2010

Shows per year

  1. 20002
  2. 20022
  3. 20101

Top rooms

  • The Record Bar, Kansas City · 1
  • Capitol Garage, Sacramento · 1
  • Metro, Chicago · 1
  • Cactus Club, San Jose · 1
  • New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse · 1

Top cities

  • Sacramento, CA · 1
  • Syracuse, NY · 1
  • Chicago, IL · 1
  • Kansas City · 1
  • San Jose, CA · 1

Often on the bill with: 12 Rods, Big City Rock, Cowboy Mouth, Earth Crisis, Finger Eleven, Five Iron Frenzy, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Kottonmouth Kings

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

10 releases, 1997–2020

  • The Preserving Machine

    2020 · Album

  • Daydream Radio Is Smiling Static

    2010 · Album

  • Before We Spark

    2003 · Ep

  • Open Up And Say Awesome

    2002 · Album

  • 2000-03-10: The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS, USA

    2000

  • Tell Me What You Want

    2000 · Single

  • Ultimate Fakebook

    2000

  • Ultimate Fakebook / The Stereo

    2000

  • This Will Be Laughing Week

    1999 · Album

  • Electric Kissing Parties

    1997 · Album

Discography

11 releases, 1994–2020
  • 2020Manhattan KSSingle

    Rocket Heart Records · RHR014 · Mastered By: Dave Gardner; Mixed By: Jamie Woolford; Recorded By: Bill McShane; Recorded By: Ed Rose

  • 2020The Preserving MachineAlbum

    Sonic Ritual · SRR001 · Co-producer: Eric Melin; Co-producer: Jamie Woolford; Executive-Producer, A&R, Design: Toddrick Spalding; Mastered By: Dan Coutant

  • 2010Daydream Radio Is Smiling StaticAlbum

    [no label] · [none] · Mastered By: Kliph Scurlock

  • 2003Before We SparkEP

    Initial Records · IR56 · Producer, Recorded By: Ed Rose

  • 2002Open Up And Say AwesomeAlbum

    Initial Records · IR48 · Mastered By: Jason Livermore; Producer, Mixed By: Ed Rose

  • 20002000-03-10: The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS, USALive

    [no label]

  • 2000Tell Me What You WantSingle

    Epic · BSK 12854

  • 2000Ultimate Fakebook / The StereoSingle

    PopKid Records · PKD015

  • 1999This Will Be Laughing WeekAlbum

    550 Music · BK 63854 · Engineer [Assistant Engineer]: Casey Baum; Mastered By: Tom Scheponik; Producer [Produced By], Recorded By, Engineer [Engineered By: Ed Rose

  • 1997Electric Kissing PartiesAlbum

    Noisome · NR002 · Mastered By: John Matousek; Mixed By: Ed Rose; Producer: Ed Rose

  • 1994Visitors From The SkyRelease

Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.

Lineup

  • J.D. Warnock
  • Bill McShane
  • Nick Colby
  • Eric Melin
  • Jason Waldmann
  • Jeremy Pontow

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 2 plays, 2001-08-14–2003-05-19 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Larry Metro) — KEXP

Lineup history

6 members on record
  • Bill McShanetenure unknown
  • Eric Melintenure unknown
  • J.D. Warnocktenure unknown
  • Jason Waldmanntenure unknown
  • Jeremy Pontowtenure unknown
  • Nick Colbytenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Shares members with: Blackpool Lights (via J.D. Warnock), Iron Man (via Jason Waldmann), Julia Peterson & The Breaks (via Nick Colby), Kill Creek (via Eric Melin), Mazinaw (via J.D. Warnock), Means To An End (via J.D. Warnock), Moving Van Goghs (via Eric Melin), Rich Yarges And His Balls (via Nick Colby) and 6 more

Photos, art and posters

Ultimate Fakebook — Cactus Club, 2000-10-26
Poster · Cactus Club, 2000-10-26 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Ultimate Fakebook on Last.fmArtist facts
Ultimate Fakebook on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
archive etreeShow history
SongkickShow history, Show posters
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.