U-Melt ran away with last week's edition when we looked at eight covers of The Boy In The Bubble . U-Melt proves that clever setlist construction goes a long way, as the performance that was selected was in the middle of MMW's Bubblehouse (Boy in the Bubblehouse?). Congrats to U-Melt on their first CW trophy, well it's an imaginary trophy, put it on the mantle. Moving on to this week, we will be taking a look at a tune Robbie Robertson wrote for The Band that was originally released on the [...]
This news story made me sad, sad, sad today. I love feisty, spunky, punky Pink and her love affair with Carey Hart has always been interesting to me for some reason. I love that they're both eccentric, driven individuals and I love that she proposed to him and now I hate to hear that they're parting ways. Good love gone wrong always makes my heart hurt. Maybe love will prevail and they'll
I've always held a special place in my heart for boys that make noise. There's something alluring and endearing about a man who can share himself in song. Here are tracks from the seventeen (plus one) troubadours that got me twitterpated in 2007… Fionn Regan - "Be Good or Be Gone" Landon Pigg - "Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop" Joshua James - "You're the Cocaine" Eric Hutchinson - "Ok,
My pick of the week is a little different than what you're all used to hearing on here but I enjoy listening to the Ryan Montbleau Band and I'm sure they'll become a favorite of yours. The band returned to a little farm in Woodstock, NY in early 2007 to begin work on this second studio release. From bare vocals with lush string arrangements, to modern rhythm and soul, to two-beat gypsy jazz-like numbers, this is the band's best work to date. That's what Ryan thinks, anyway. You can find [...]
The Ryan Montbleau Band is a band that focuses on the vocals. Their new album Patience On Friday is a dark one, a tribute for the band's good friend and backup drummer Denis Babin who died in 2006. One song - How Many Times? - is split into four parts and serves as the glue between the other songs. They got Karl Berger (of Jeff Buckley 's Grace fame) to arrange the strings and a ton of guests to play horns. Inviting a lot of outsiders [...]
Anyone who's from Boston or spent time living in the city knows that when it comes to the Red Sox and the city it's pretty much a losing cause. So much so, that even the ownership of the New England Patriots get jealous over the love affair. They all sort of wonder what they have to do to get the same kind of love. Regardless, Boston singer-songwriter Ryan Montbleau is facing this same up hill battle this weekend when he returns home to play Sat. and Sun. at The Paradise. He's got a [...]
Today's the day the Ryan Montbleau Band has been looking forward to since they first entered the studio in March to record a follow-up to 2006's One Fine Color. Now the band finally gets to share its sophomore album, Patience on Friday , with the rest of the world. And they should all dig it -- it's one of those rare records that nimbly moves between moments of sadness and visions of hope while remaining a focused collection of beautiful tunes. The Ryan Montbleau Band [...]
Released today: Patience on Friday , the new Ryan Montbleau Band album. They recorded it at Applehead Recording, the band's home away from home on a small farm in Woodstock, NY. Ragtime, rock and Americana are the keywords for this album. A full review will be up shortly. Tour dates: 10/09 The Big Easy, Portland, ME 10/10 The Stone Church, Newmarket, NH 10/11 Decibel, Providence, RI 10/12 Higher Ground, S. Burlington, VT 10/13 Revolution Hall, Albany, NY [...]
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