Next to take the stage was The Oh Wells. Words may fail in my attempt to explain how much fun it was to watch them, but I’ll try. Lead singer Sarah Jickling was a bundle of energy that filled up the space in the room…
Posted: February 23rd, 2012
The Oh Wells, although I have heard their music and considered myself a fan, are a band that I have yet to have the pleasure of seeing live. I must say I was pretty blown away by their performance…
Posted: February 8th, 2012
The Oh Wells are, truth be told, really good on a strictly musical level, capable of switching gears from peppy faux-ska to earnest piano-led rock. In fact, the band is as talented as its shtick is occasionally infuriating…
Posted: February 8th, 2012
Why don’t we start off the week with an Ugly Duckling-esque success story? Everyone likes a good one of those. The Oh Wells started back in high school when Sarah Jickling was the overly shy and awkward girl. Burdened with acne, braces and the inability to look a boy in the eye, I could imagine they would only lead to troublesome situations, if they were not avoided completely. She spent most of her time baking cupcakes, which has become a signature aspect of The Oh Wells’ image. All of this changed one winter break when she decided to start a new band with one of her equally shy friends.
Posted: January 24th, 2012
High school – and the teenage years in general – mean different things for different people. For most kids it means everything from tests and stress to awkward crushes and drama with best friends. But for Sarah Jickling, high school meant the beginning of her band….
Posted: January 15th, 2012
Despite the pleasantness of stadium-ready power waltz “Out of Love”, the opener “Dance With You” is the stronger of the new tunes. Like a lost Aislers Set song, the track starts with a driving drum roll underscoring a reverb-drenched choir of twee “ahs”, but the song is ultimately overtaken by ska-style upstrokes and hip-wriggling disco-rock drum beats. Jickling powers through the number by explaining that sometimes a dance is just a dance. “I’m just here to waste time, I’m just here to have fun,” she belts out gleefully to potential suitors.
Posted: January 7th, 2012
We recently issued our station hosts a challenge, to pick 2 or 3 standout tracks from 2011 that got the most airplay on their stations and most excited both deejays and listeners. After some debate and much obsessing, the Mediazoic Top 20 of 2011 is made up, in no particular order, of the music that our deejays hold closest to their hearts, the ones that started as hidden gems, were uncovered by our obsessive curators, and brought into the light by their loyal listeners on Mediazoic.
Posted: January 7th, 2012
Sarah Jickling, lead singer and pianist for and co-brainchild of The Oh Wells (and my new BFF), took time out of her busy schedule of creating brilliant songs and cupcakes, to answer a few questions for MarsBands.com. You will finally learn the real reason she altered her appearance by changing her hair color.
Posted: January 7th, 2012
