We started tonight's show with recognition of MIKEY WELSH, former Weezer bassist and longtime Boston rock and art scene veteran who died unexpectedly this weekend in Chicago. He was 40 years old.... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
Our buddies, and killer rock trio, Appomattox , are in the top 3 for the north east portion of Billboard's Battle of the Bands Contest . If you like their tune, "Olympia Snowe," then head on over to billboard's site to vote for them . DO IT! enjoY! Olympia Snowe by appomattox
GT favs Magnetic Island have a new demo. This get us all excited for a new release maybe later this year?? If you want to hear this track live, come to Union Hall tomorrow night, but for now the mp3 below will just have to do. Listen. Downloadable: The Space (Demo) (mp3) Check out a recent improvised noise jam from Magnetic Island over @ magneticisland.bandcamp.com . You can also purchase their last EP, Out At Sea @ magneticisland.bandcamp.com [...]
Appomattox , a rock trio originally from Boston but now based in New York City, put out a new, eponymously-titled EP a little while back, and this is the follow-up release to their debut album, 'A O', released in 2008 on Triple Down Records (procurable now via Bandcamp ). I already know they're great live, having seen them support the Lemonheads 2 years ago and play a gig in DC that autumn. Let's have a look at this EP track by track, shall we? There are five songs in all on 'Appomattox', [...]
I'm still scratching my head over a pre-CMJ review that I read that likened Appomattox to the Rolling Stones. After listening to the band's 5-song EP "Appmttx" (which was released last month), I'm hearing moody, atmospheric post-punk so I'd suggest that a closer point of comparison would be Gene Love Jezebel. Appomattox are a three-piece band out of Brooklyn with a seemingly proletariat political agenda. Where some of their "political punk" contemporaries will pummel the listener with the intensity of their music and/or vocal delivery, Appomattox's music is refreshingly clean and precise. Vocalist/guitarist Nick [...]
Ryan William Lynch of Dominant Legs Were you overwhelmed by the volume of music at last week's CMJ Music Marathon? So were we. CMJ crams a lifetime of listening into less than a week, with more than 1,000 bands at 75 New York venues, from no-names at small clubs to indie superstars like Phoenix at Madison Square Garden . To help cut through the clutter, the FP staff chose 26 bands, one for each letter of the alphabet. This week, we'll highlight one song from each those bands, from Appomatox to Zowie. In [...]
Appomattox played Great Scott last week and Foundwaves was there for the show. Listen to some of their tracks and check out images from the performance. Appomattox - Rendition of You Appomattox - Equal Time Appomattox - Olympia Snowe Appomattox - Money from 10 to 4 Photos by Nir Landau [...]
Every week we listen to around 200 bands playing in the Boston area in order to compile our Weekly Picks. Stream the selected bands below. Check back weekly or subscribe to our Weekly Picks podcast and add the Weekly Picks calendar to your iCalendar or Google Calendar for automatic updates as we add more shows. Monday, July 12 Delorean , Mystery Roar , and Stereo Telescope Delorean - Stay Close [...]
Brooklyn rockers, Me You Us Them , will be playing a show in The Studio @ Webster Hall on Sunday April 25th for the release of their debut LP, Post-Data , which comes out on the 27th. MYUT will be joined by fellow label mates Appomattox and Brooklyn indie group Monogold Doors open at 8, tix cost $10. Be there! Check out Me You Us Them's first single, "Any Time," below. enjoY! [...]
Brooklyn indie rockers Me You Us Them are set to release their forthcoming full-length, Post-Data , on April 27th through Triple Down Records . The first single from the album, "Any Time," is a real gem of a track that grabs you from the 1st second with a melee of distorted guitar sound effects that lead into a sultry indie pop jam that finds the band pushing the limits of indie rock. This track is a departure from the stuff they put out on their Ep [...]
Saturday was the last night for CMJ and by then I was feeling the effects of the previous 4 days, little sleep, being drunk every night, passing out on my couch rather then my bed, and exhaustion. So when it was time to go see some bands on sat, I was relived that my night would start earlier than usual at Spike Hill in billyburg listening to some good 'ol fashion rock and roll. The first band to come on was Yoni Gordan and the [...]
Before their show at the Red and Black Bar in Washington last week , I sat down with the blokes of Appomattox - Nick Gaynier (vocals/guitar), Dave Nurmi (bass), and James Mello (drums) - for an interview. They're very thoughtful, funny guys. Check it out. I'm sitting down with Appomattox. Hi guys, thanks for taking the time to sit down with me for this interview and welcome back to Washington. James: Thank you. Nick: [...]
Just like you can't keep a good man down, you can't keep a good band down either. Brooklyn-based Appomattox , fine purveyors of what I would call exciting indie rock, made a fine showing in a short 40-minute set played at the Red and Black Bar in Washington last night. This is one animated band. Singer/guitarist Nick Gaynier shreds like a man possessed and somehow (I really don't know how he does it) delivers the lyrics to the band's songs with similar gusto. The songs are largely upbeat [...]
Is your soundsystem in need of more immediate, punked-out rock? I think I have the answer. I prescribe Appomattox , 3 guys originally from the Boston area who now find themselves in arguably New York City's hotbed of musical talent, Brooklyn. I had the pleasure of seeing them live in June at Washington D.C.'s Black Cat, one of the opening acts for the current incarnation of the Lemonheads (of 'Big Gay Heart' and 'It's a Shame About Ray' '90s fame). Obviously the punters [...]
Evan Dando is a living legend to those of us who grew up in the '80s and '90s when alternative rock had just been given a name. Some diehard fans of the Lemonheads still think it's blasphemous that he has been and still is recording and touring under the name "Lemonheads", even though he's the only original member still with the band. However, for anyone who is a fan of hits such as "Into Your Arms" and "It's a Shame About Ray" and wants to hear these live, along with reinterpretations of tunes such as [...]
Tonight a buddy of mine's record label, Triple Down Records , is throwing a showcase @Southpaw for their artists, which include: Me You Us Them The Javelins Gold & Gunmetal Appomattox Also Adaledge and Red Cent will provide some electronic fun for the family between sets. Anyone who is in he NYC Area should come check it out. It will be a good time and good Rock and Roll. Doors open at 8 PM and the Music [...]
Tonight is fairly light for shows, but obviously I wouldn't be writing this post if there was nothing. Down in DC the fab Patrick Wolf brings his show into the Rock and Roll Hotel . Jaguar Love, Living Things, and Plastiscines are also on the bill. Over at the Black Cat locals Tereu Tereu perform with Oblio and Typefighter aslo playing. Finally up north in Philadelphia Appomattox plays Johnny Brenda's opening for The Lemonheads with Its a King Thing also playing. Enjoy! mp3: Tereu Tereu - Beyond The Coast mp3: [...]
It's a little weird going back to your alma mater once you've graduated. My band and the free rehearsal space brought me back to Swarthmore this weekend, but seeing Deer Tick and Appomattox made up for any discomfort/unwarranted nostalgia a trip down memory may have caused. I knew it was going to be a good show, but I didn't realize how much of a down-home, good 'ole rock show it was going to be. Appomattox is an excellent rock trio, who deserve more attention than they're currently receiving. The guitarist is brilliant to watch as he jerks his way around [...]
Tonight in Baltimore we are honored to present three fabulous bands at the Metro Gallery - Middle Distance Runner, Eulogies, and Payola Reserve. Also in town is a special show at the Recher Theatre with The Hold Steady and J-Roddy Walston and the Business. Don't forget that the Talking Head has Appomattox, and TK Webb and the Visions. Down in DC a good show is a-brewin at the Black Cat with Medications, Edie Sedgwick, and Played Tomorrow while there's a sweet Fredericksburg All Ages event at the Loft in Virginia [...]
Tonight in Baltimore we can't complain because we have Arbouretum, Happy Salmon, and The Existencils playing the Zodiac as well as dd/mm/yy, Rahi Rahi Replica, Magic Missile, and The Shackeltons playing the Talking Head . Down in DC Deleted Scenes, The Drones, and Pretty & Nice play the Black Cat while Asobi Seksu and Tyvjk play the Rock and Roll Hotel . Also don't forget that Appomattox and TK Webb and the Visions play DC9 . Across the way in Arlington Middle Distance Runner make their way home from a trip to SXSW with a [...]
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