Central PA Music News and Views
Mightychondria: 3 Shows this week and Caitlin’s 30th Bday show
Mar 8th
Thur, Mar 11, 2010
Malone’s • 9 pm
6200 Derry St, Harrisburg, PA
[VENUE] [DIRECTIONS]
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Blinkin Lincoln • 10 pm
473 Leverington Ave, Philadelphia, PA
[VENUE] [DIRECTIONS]
Sat, Mar 13, 2010
Flannery’s Tavern • 9:30 pm
5 North Main St, Mercersburg, PA
[VENUE] [DIRECTIONS]
Sat, Mar 20, 2010 (Caitlin’s 30th Birthday show)
Appalachian Brewing Company • 9:30 pm
50 N. Cameron St, Harrisburg, PA
[VENUE] [DIRECTIONS]
Spencer’s 30th Birthday Performance @ Flannery’s 2/13/2010
Feb 9th
I turn 30 which means I get to make the setlist…stop out if you can make it!
2/13 @ Flannery’s 9:30pm
Long Walk Home at Flannery’s Tavern
Jan 31st
!!!! SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO EXPECTED WEATHER !!!!
Come check out the 2009 Delaware Music Award for Best Alternative Band!!
Long Walk Home is a rock and roll quintet based in Philadelphia, PA. With the release of their latest album, 2009’s Heavy Sand, Long Walk Home has taken a huge leap forward in continuing a musical path that has been moving and evolving for over 7 years. With three LPs completed, and a long list of successful performances in the tri-state area, the band now looks to translate their local success to a national level.
The roots of Long Walk Home can be traced back to 2000, when guitarist/singer Julian Booker and drummer Mark Rybaltowski began playing in the basements of their childhood homes in Hockessin, DE. They soon added guitarist/vocalist Pete Nellius and bassist Anthony Boxler to the band, and played their first show as Long Walk Home in spring 2002. After two early recordings, the foursome released their self-titled LP in 2006, and shortly thereafter welcomed guitarist Kevin Ryan to the band. Since then, Long Walk Home has blended southern rock, blues, pop, and improvisation to create an electrifying live show and generate an enthusiastic fanbase in the Philadelphia region.
From headlining the Grape Street Pub on Halloween and New Year’s in 2007, to a residency at The North Star Bar in 2009, to the honor of being named “Delaware’s best alternative band” by Spark Magazine last spring, the band has gained considerable recognition in the area. Philadelphia Weekly’s Katherine Silkaitis describes Heavy Sand as “[encompassing] the many faces of rock music: simple, catchy harmonies interspersed with climactic bridges, memorable lyrics and guitar-and-drum driven melodies…every song is nuanced and modulating.” The album features for the first time keyboards by Nellius, as well as plentiful harmonies, and a raw but tight group of diverse songs. From the pop-tinged, well-harmonized “Friday Party” penned by Rybaltowski, to the southern jam-infused “April 22nd,” to Booker’s anthemic closing track “Anthracite Towns,” Heavy Sand has solidified Long Walk’s place in the cream of a blossoming music city’s crop.
www.longwalk.net
!!!! SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO EXPECTED WEATHER !!!!
Mightychondria @ Red Rock Recording Studios: Day 1
Jan 11th
FreeMind joined Mightychondria this past weekend at Red Rock Recording Studios high in the Poconos Mountains.
More videos to follow – stay tuned!
Degenerate Art: The Art and Culture of Glass Pipes
Jan 10th
Check out this great trailer for the upcoming film on the glass pipe art movement. Filmmaker M. Slinger looks at the movement’s roots, the political problems the artists face, and some remarkable examples of the form.
Mightychondria Upcoming Shows
Jan 7th
Our schedule does not seem to be syncing up with the “Shows” feature so hence this post. Here’s what’s on tap for now:
Wed, Jan 27, 2010
The Blockley Pourhouse • 9 pm
w/ The Bad Apples & Kickin’ Bear
3801 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA
[VENUE] [DIRECTIONS]
Fri, Feb 5, 2010
Malone’s Restaurant & Bar • 9:30 pm
6200 Derry St, Harrisburg, PA
[DIRECTIONS]
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Flannery’s Tavern • 10 pm
Spencer’s 30th Birthday!!!
5 North Main St, Mercersburg, PA
[VENUE] [DIRECTIONS]
Sat, Feb 27, 2010
California Cafe
38 West Pomfret St, Carlisle, PA
[VENUE] [DIRECTIONS]
Sat, Mar 6, 2010
Ski 4 Life Benefit • 2 pm – 6 pm
Benefits the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society
Details, other bands and set times coming soon
[VENUE] [DIRECTIONS]
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Blinkin Lincoln • 10 pm
473 Leverington Ave, Philadelphia, PA
[VENUE] [DIRECTIONS]
Sat, Mar 20, 2009
Appalachian Brewing Company • 9:30 pm
50 N. Cameron St, Harrisburg, PA
[VENUE] [DIRECTIONS]
Mightychondria LMA Update
Dec 28th
Mightychondria at Col Murphys
Here’s a few recent shows to wet your whistle in advance of the big NYE blowout at the Farm. Featured here is the first Col Murphy’s 2.0 recording. The venue is open and better than ever. Also take note of some of the new material. “Nobody Wins” and “Somehow” are really strong originals. And they have been doing a great job with Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Wave” and The Grateful Dead’s epic “Terrapin Station”
November 17, 2009 – Flannery’s Tavern On The Square
http://www.archive.org/details/mightychondria2009-11-17
November 28, 2009 – Col Murphy’s Mansion House
http://www.archive.org/details/mightychondria2009-11-28
HEXBELT LMA Update!
Dec 12th
Looks like a few guys out there taking up the slack for me, egger and toddow. Sweet! Here’s a few shows that have snuck on to the Archive lately. I think Frank has the recent Orchards show as well.
Hexbelt Live at The Brass Lantern on 2009-12-05
Hexbelt Live at abc on 2009-11-06
Cigar box guitar Christmas music
Dec 12th
A Cigar Box Nation Christmas
Since we have a resident Cigar Box Guitar manufacturer (built2last) and a few players in our midsts, I thought this might be of interest.
Cigar Box Nation offers our own gift of music to you. This album is free for everyone this Christmas…just go ahead and download. We’ve compiled almost one hour of holiday music played on cigar box guitars, ukuleles, dulcimers and more. Please spread the word (and holiday cheer)! May the world ring with the awesome sounds of cigar box guitars this Christmas.
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