Blog: nyctaper

[These United States at Mercury Lounge last year.  Photo by Anna Tucker] The romance of a hard-working band is undeniable.  These are bands that never flag, no matter how many stages in how many cities they've sweated on, who above all else evince a percolating creative urge.  That is precisely how to describe These United States .  These boys from Lexington, KY and Washington, D.C. have become regulars in NYC and just about everywhere else in America over the past two years, bringing their Southern-inspired rock far beyond its natural borders.  Along with nearly non-stop touring, they [...]