Real Live Shows

  • 5/10
    The Raconteur Festival
    Metuchen, NJ
    2pm
    The Raconteur Festival is a semiannual hootenanny/cultural clambake featuring acclaimed authors, live music, sideshow performers and an independent press book expo. 2 pm, Sat. May 10 (Doors open at 1:30 pm). The Refectory, 270 Woodbridge Avenue, Metuchen, NJ. For more info visit www.raconteurbooks.com.

  • 5/12
    Maxwell's
    Hoboken, NJ
    8pm
    opening for Blue Mountain

  • 5/16
    Asbury Lanes
    Asbury Park, NJ

  • 5/17
    Spike Hill
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
    with Gutz

  • 5/18
    MAYFEST 2008
    on Springfield Ave. in Maplewood
    Outside, 11am-6pm, we're headlining, on at around 4:45 up to 3000 people, food, rides, kids

  • 6/6
    Puck
    Doylestown, PA

  • 6/21
    Moonlight Mile Recordings
    Jersey City, NJ
    with Mason Dixon

  • 6/28
    The Court Tavern
    New Brunswick, NJ

  • 7/9
    The Fire
    Philadelphia, PA

  • 7/10
    The Velvet Lounge
    Washington, DC

  • 7/11
    The Cave
    Carborro, NC
    with Joe Romeo

  • 7/12
    Guadalupe Cafe and Bar
    Sylva, NC
    with Joe Romeo

  • 7/13
    Snug Harbor
    Charlotte, NC

  • 7/14
    The Birdhouse
    Knoxville, TN

  • 7/16
    P and H Cafe
    Memphis, TN

  • 7/19
    The West End
    Longview, TX

  • 7/21
    The Red Door
    Portsmouth, NH

  • 7/22
    Slainte
    Portland, ME

  • 7/23
    The Abbey Lounge
    Somerville, MA

  • 7/24
    Skinny Pancake
    Burlington, VT

  • 7/26
    The Trash Bar
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

  • 8/28
    Metuchen Cultural Arts Commission
    Summer Music Festival

News


Great Press for The Roadside Graves


"This Garden State septet's folky brand of rock - think Cat Stevens - belongs on Wes Anderson's next film soundtrack. Enough said."
Gen Art Pulse

 "Performed with an uncommonly deft touch and subtle grace."
7.5 - Pitchfork

"Lyricist/vocalist John Gleason pens some of the prettiest and smartest lyrics this side of Matt Berninger (The National)."
-Stereogum

"Probably the best alt.country record I’ve heard this year."
-Thunder Down Country

"Intelligent and full of soul...you will slowly fall in love with their gentle melodies, their country subtleties and warm and generous spirit."
-Oceans Never Listen

“The bands synthesis of shuffling guitars, robust harmonies, and instrumental flourishes nod to artists like Dylan, Springsteen, and the Band, while retaining a free and fresh spirit simultaneously possess melodic shine and raucous energy."
-Popmatters.com

“Deceptively simple, hiding mature themes and touching lyrics under a veneer of catchy alt-country; I daresay this stuff is as good as anything Ryan Adams ever gave us."
-Berekely Place

“West Coast is an instantly memorable song, with a driving beat, excellent piano-guitar interplay, and an anthemic chorus. This song continues the outstanding songwriting from lead singer John Gleason, whose vivid and heartbreaking stories are always excellent, often unforgettable.”
-Pop Headwound

“Perfectly illustrated stories, captured in song, that will make you laugh, cry, and want to drink one more than you probably should.”
-Muzzle of Bees

"Almost Faulknerian in its ability to curse its subject and marvel at it in fascination simultaneously."
-Red Blondehead

"Gleason and the band manage to make every jab of the needle feel just, and every artfully-turned phrase feel almost unbearably moving. If Townes van Zandt were still kicking, he'd love these guys.You’re listening to the best band in New Jersey."
-Jersey Beat

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Roadside Graves - EP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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