Boston’s wittiest newspaper, the Weekly Dig, reviews British Brains here.
Barbara
“Sometimes at a particularly wonderful moment when we were all so happy and we had everything we wanted, he would say, ‘I wonder what the poor people are doing.'”
-on her father Jimmy Hoffa
Bostonist Show Preview: Wadzilla Mansion w/ Dirty Dishes & Bloody Knives
“RIBS the band may be mostly reddit nerds, but the hard rock group can still serve up a searing steak… er, live music performance. After enduring endless puns about the suitability of its name for a rock barbecue, RIBS has decided to host just that, assembling the equally appropriately named (and dark rock inclined) Dirty Dishes and Bloody Knives to round out the musical menu. Wadzilla Mansion will play hardcore host to this grungy barbecue, where RIBS’ dark-glam melodies will mingle with Dirty Dishes’ slick riffs and gorgeous vocals to make a substantial sonic meal, topped off with Bloody Knives’ muddled electro-static wanderings. The food precedes the sounds, so show up early for a chance to nosh on real ‘cue prior to filling your ears with musical sustenance.”
Source: http://bostonist.com/2010/07/23/bands_bbq_ribs_dirty_dishes_bloody.php
Bands & Barbeque Show (Boston)
“You guys should totally have barbeque ribs at your show, LOL”
-Everyone ever
“…”
-Us
BBQ: 2-4PM // BANDS: 4-7PM // 18+ // $5
At Wadzilla Mansion:
12 Wadsworth St
Allston MA, 02134In honor of our dear internet friends BLOODY KNIVES coming up from Austin, TX, we decided to put our band name where our mouth is and have a barbeque. You won’t want to miss this momentous opportunity to make terrible food-related puns all afternoon.
http://hear.ribstheband.com/
http://thedirtydishes.bandcamp.com/
http://bloodyknives.bandcamp.com/
“Even” & “Brains Out” on Hype Machine…
…two weeks ago. And no one bothered to tell us. Thanks a lot, invisible intern. There go my dreams of interwebnational fame (there’s a 3 day limit on their charts), but if you like “heart-ing” things for no reason, this is the place to do it:
RIBS & Dirty Dishes on MIT Radio.
Our friends Dirty Dishes* did a live set on WMBR 88.1 FM and reported that the station started playing our song “Silencer” immediately after their set, unbeknownst to either of us. The heavens must be smiling upon our July 25th Boston show with them (official announcement coming soon).
http://pipeline.wmbr.org/archives/pipeline-plalist-june-22-2010
- Dirty Dishes live set @ 1:07:20
- “Silencer” @ 1:44:40
*No really, they’re literally our actual real-life friends, not like in the “every band we play with magically becomes our friends” sense.
Background.
http://cerebraldriftwood.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/ribs-releases-british-brains/
How the band formed, Mongooses, etc.
“Even” – ExploreMusic’s Indie Track Of The Day
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, “Even” is ExploreMusic‘s Indie Track Of The Day. You can download the podcast version of their radio show here (first track):
http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/exploremusic-with-alan-cross/id292870843
Read their website post here:
http://www.exploremusic.com/indie-track/2010-07-08/Ribs-Even
Thanks to Alan Cross (@AlanCross) and the ExploreMusic team for featuring us and to the fans who sent us in. From the radio version:
“I WANNA START WITH A LISTENER TIP. A COUPLE OF PEOPLE STUMBLED ACROSS THIS BAND FROM BOSTON AND SENT A LINK MY WAY. THEY’RE CALLED RIBS—AND THEY’RE ONE OF THE MOST BRITISH-SOUNDING AMERICAN BANDS I’VE HEARD IN A WHILE….FOUR GUYS…THERE’S A LITTLE MUSE IN WHAT THEY DO, MAYBE SOME OLD-SCHOOL VERVE, MAYBE SOME JOY DIVISION—AND THEN THEY MIX THAT WITH A LITTLE DEFTONES AND QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE….”
Canada: Hear “Even” On FM Radio Tomorrow (9 Stations)
Tune your dials to any of the following Canadian FM stations to hear “Even” on ExploreMusic July 8th, 2010:
Toronto – 11pm (ET) on 102.1 The Edge
Vancouver – 10:30pm (PT) on 99.3 The Fox
Ottawa – 9:00pm (ET) on LiVE 88.5 The New Alternative
Calgary – 10:00pm (MT) on x92.9 New Rock Alternative
Hamilton – 12am (ET) on Y108
London – 6:30pm (ET) on FM96
Winnipeg – 6:30pm (CT) on Power 97
Edmonton – 10:30pm (MT) on Sonic 1029.com Edmonton’s Modern Rock
Peterborough – 12:00pm (ET) on The Wolf 101.5 Peterborough’s Best Rock
From ExploreMusic’s Wikipedia page:
With online being the first choice of more and more people looking for new music, the decision was made to create a service where “real people, real passionate music fans, could recommend music to other real passionate music fans, without any sort of mechanical or electronic filters.”[1] The concept was inspired by the success of Pandora and Last.fm.[1] However, while Pandora and Last.fm work on complex algorithms, ExploreMusic was designed as a place where music fans could turn to discover new music and information about the artists involved, as well as be encouraged to make recommendations themselves with the goal of creating conversation and community.
The show has 1 million weekly listeners (five half-hour shows each week). Thanks to whoever sent us in.