Lauren Writes a String Quartet Score

Lauren and Girls Rock Camp director Emily Marks have also just finished jointly composing their first string quartet score. Their piece will be debuted by Tosca String Quartet at the Golden Hornet Project 10th Anniversary Concert at the Alamo Ritz March 1st.

Lauren's "First" Inspirations

Check out Lauren's "Firsts" on the From The Mind Of Adi Blog. This interview offers a pretty funny look at the earliest inspirations of Ume's guitarist.

Sunshower EP gets 4 STARS from Austin Chronicle!

Here's another recent review of our Free Week show at Emo's.

Loco Nunca Review

Thanks to the Loco Nunca Magazine for their review of our Fun Fun Fun Fest performance.

Fuck everyone who spent most of early Sunday afternoon nursing their hangovers. Actually, I just feel bad for them, because they missed Ume give one of the most killer sets of the weekend. If you're haven't seen Ume yet, you're kinda dumb and need to correct this as soon as possible. Amazingly, Ume has found a way to combine everything that was cool about mid-90s indie rock, but then they obliterate it in an electrical storm of fuzzy guitars and banshee shrieks. Frontwoman/guitarist Lauren Larson gets most of the band's attention, which is one of those things that everyone who's seen them just says Duh to. She's so staggeringly crush worthy: part ultra-chic Kim Gordon, part guitar goddess, and all with the precious looks of a dainty French folk singer. She propels the band's songs into beautifully cacophonic realms while keeping everything grounded in the real world with physical primacy and sex appeal. But really, bassist Eric Larson (that's her husband, fellas) and drummer Jeff Barrera deserve to be recognized as one of the tightest rhythm sections in town, or shit, anywhere else. Make note, Ume are a band to be taken very seriously.

Ume on Dave Allen’s (of Gang of Four!) Pampelmoose Blog!

Gang of Four founding member Dave Allen shared some kind words about us today on his Pampelmoose Blog! Check it out here!

"How could I have not known about Ume? An Austin trio fronted by a whirling dervish of singer guitarist who in the standard PR band head shot looks like she wouldn't hurt a fly; yet give her a guitar, a Marshall stack and a mic and stand back, way back. She shreds. They have been around since 2003, have an album out called Urgent Sea and according to their 'Space have new music coming soon. I found these guys via the Dead Confederate tour blog as it appears that the two bands were on the same bill down there in Austin, TX. File under - Do Not Overlook and Go Tell Your Friends..."

Marnie Stern and Ume Show Preview

Austin.Decider.Com on our show with the fabulous Marnie Stern and The Sour Notes.

"Marnie Stern is one of few indie-rock guitarists today with a legitimate claim to the status of "shredder." (One of the others is Austin's own Lauren Larson, who often sounds like she's calculating long division on her six-string during Ume's snarling, math-y breakdowns.)..."

Thanks!