DRUGMONEY TONIGHT!!!!!!!
Come on, you know you all want it.... you can't live with out your Drugmoney! An Asheville band that isn't Hippy funk or Jam band shit that Got a little recognition....... Playing tonight and October second @ Vincents Ear Cafe. Have a good night........ later.
Drugmoney from VE:
Like the pleasure of discovery that comes from sifting through your 'cool' uncle's record collection, Asheville, North Carolina's DrugMoney revisits and reinvents the past on its high-spirited debut Mtn Cty Jnk. "I've been a music fan since I came out of the womb," enthuses Fisher Meehan, DrugMoney's singer/songwriter/guitarist. "Music always meant everything to me. I have a jillion influences. " This might explain why subtle hints of The Pixies, REM, The Replacements, Buzzcocks, Angry Samoans, Husker Du, Fleetwood Mac and Michael Hedges permeate DrugMoney's indelible melodies and classic pop arrangements. Engaging and familiar, but not easily categorized, Fisher simply calls his music 'heavy pop.' Already tagged by SPIN magazine as one of its favorite "Bands to Watch" in 2004, you can hear what the buzz on DrugMoney is about when Hybrid Recordings releases Mtn Cty Jnk (read: "Mountain City Junk") on January 27, 2004.
Fisher Meehan enjoyed regional popularity as an acoustic artist before creating DrugMoney as a "power duo," with drummer Paul Conrad in 2001. "I'd had a fairly successful solo thing going in Asheville," Fisher explains. "But I wanted to start writing rock songs and get a band together. Plus, I hadn't played standing up in quite a while," he laughs. Drawing comparisons to "Local H on steroids," DrugMoney shared bills with indie rock luminaries like Bardo Pond, Enon, Cat Power, and the High Llamas. During a gig at NYC's legendary CBGB's, DrugMoney caught the attention of Hybrid Recordings representatives. Quickly signing to the label, the band added bassist Bill Reynolds, formerly of The Blue Rags, a ragtime rock band that released two albums on SubPop. Bill and Fisher were an immediate, natural musical partnership, both in the studio and live. Their organic synergy is a major factor in the fun of seeing DrugMoney onstage. Before DrugMoney entered the studio, Paul Conrad left the band and Mike Rhodes, also of The Blue Rags, stepped in to record most of the album's drum tracks.
Ten of the songs on Mtn Cty Jnk were recorded at Manhattan's Fun City Studios -- with producer/engineer Wharton Tiers, who has worked with such bands as Helmet, Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. When Mike decided he wasn't into touring, a permanent drummer was found in Jamie Stirling, who's played in bands ranging from classic country to heavy rock. Jamie is a dedicated, hard rocking boy from the mountains of middle Tennessee, whom friends describe as "a cross between Keith Moon and Jeff Foxworthy." (For those of you with a CB radio, Jamie's handle is "Slowpoke.") DrugMoney became an official four-piece with the addition of 6' 8" keyboard player Tyler Ramsey, a finger picking guitar and keyboard virtuoso who also sings. Voted Best Musician in Western NC by the readers of The Mountain Xpress (Asheville's alternative weekly), for the past three years, he's also reputed to be one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. With Tyler and Jamie on board, the recording of Mtn Cty Jnk was completed at Collapseable Studios in Asheville (owned and operated by DrugMoney bassist, Bill Reynolds and his partner, Aaron Price), where the songs "Becoming," "Oregon Song," "Runaround" and "Anyway" were added.
With Fisher's sources of songwriting inspiration always more esoteric than obvious, DrugMoney holds to a consistent creative arc through Mtn Cty Jnk's fourteen songs, offering a refreshing, almost old-fashioned diversity. There's a dynamic raucousness to some tracks ("Wish Away," "Rough & Tumble") bringing to mind a strange breeding of Buzzcocks and The Pixies. Elsewhere, the infectious "Anyway" (the singer's favorite track on the album) recalls early REM. Fisher is quick to validate all observations. "The Buzzcocks were like the Bible to me," he says, also admitting his closest direct vocal influences are Michael Stipe and Frank Black.
Known for dynamic live performances, The Mountain Xpress noted that onstage: "Fisher plays guitar like he might die if he stopped; he sings like a blowing oil well. Fisher's guitar has one eye on Seattle and the other on The Pixies. What separates him from the bring-the-noise school is his unrepentant love of melody." "Live shows are always fun for me," Fisher laughs. "I love recording, but there's nothing like playing live!" With Mtn Cty Jnk ready for release, DrugMoney expect to be on the road for a good part of 2004, with a simple goal in mind. Says Fisher, "I just want to play and open for decent acts. We have 45 minutes a night to strut our stuff and show off to someone else's crowd. That's a great spot to be in. Things couldn't be better!"
Come on, you know you all want it.... you can't live with out your Drugmoney! An Asheville band that isn't Hippy funk or Jam band shit that Got a little recognition....... Playing tonight and October second @ Vincents Ear Cafe. Have a good night........ later.
Drugmoney from VE:
Like the pleasure of discovery that comes from sifting through your 'cool' uncle's record collection, Asheville, North Carolina's DrugMoney revisits and reinvents the past on its high-spirited debut Mtn Cty Jnk. "I've been a music fan since I came out of the womb," enthuses Fisher Meehan, DrugMoney's singer/songwriter/guitarist. "Music always meant everything to me. I have a jillion influences. " This might explain why subtle hints of The Pixies, REM, The Replacements, Buzzcocks, Angry Samoans, Husker Du, Fleetwood Mac and Michael Hedges permeate DrugMoney's indelible melodies and classic pop arrangements. Engaging and familiar, but not easily categorized, Fisher simply calls his music 'heavy pop.' Already tagged by SPIN magazine as one of its favorite "Bands to Watch" in 2004, you can hear what the buzz on DrugMoney is about when Hybrid Recordings releases Mtn Cty Jnk (read: "Mountain City Junk") on January 27, 2004.
Fisher Meehan enjoyed regional popularity as an acoustic artist before creating DrugMoney as a "power duo," with drummer Paul Conrad in 2001. "I'd had a fairly successful solo thing going in Asheville," Fisher explains. "But I wanted to start writing rock songs and get a band together. Plus, I hadn't played standing up in quite a while," he laughs. Drawing comparisons to "Local H on steroids," DrugMoney shared bills with indie rock luminaries like Bardo Pond, Enon, Cat Power, and the High Llamas. During a gig at NYC's legendary CBGB's, DrugMoney caught the attention of Hybrid Recordings representatives. Quickly signing to the label, the band added bassist Bill Reynolds, formerly of The Blue Rags, a ragtime rock band that released two albums on SubPop. Bill and Fisher were an immediate, natural musical partnership, both in the studio and live. Their organic synergy is a major factor in the fun of seeing DrugMoney onstage. Before DrugMoney entered the studio, Paul Conrad left the band and Mike Rhodes, also of The Blue Rags, stepped in to record most of the album's drum tracks.
Ten of the songs on Mtn Cty Jnk were recorded at Manhattan's Fun City Studios -- with producer/engineer Wharton Tiers, who has worked with such bands as Helmet, Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. When Mike decided he wasn't into touring, a permanent drummer was found in Jamie Stirling, who's played in bands ranging from classic country to heavy rock. Jamie is a dedicated, hard rocking boy from the mountains of middle Tennessee, whom friends describe as "a cross between Keith Moon and Jeff Foxworthy." (For those of you with a CB radio, Jamie's handle is "Slowpoke.") DrugMoney became an official four-piece with the addition of 6' 8" keyboard player Tyler Ramsey, a finger picking guitar and keyboard virtuoso who also sings. Voted Best Musician in Western NC by the readers of The Mountain Xpress (Asheville's alternative weekly), for the past three years, he's also reputed to be one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. With Tyler and Jamie on board, the recording of Mtn Cty Jnk was completed at Collapseable Studios in Asheville (owned and operated by DrugMoney bassist, Bill Reynolds and his partner, Aaron Price), where the songs "Becoming," "Oregon Song," "Runaround" and "Anyway" were added.
With Fisher's sources of songwriting inspiration always more esoteric than obvious, DrugMoney holds to a consistent creative arc through Mtn Cty Jnk's fourteen songs, offering a refreshing, almost old-fashioned diversity. There's a dynamic raucousness to some tracks ("Wish Away," "Rough & Tumble") bringing to mind a strange breeding of Buzzcocks and The Pixies. Elsewhere, the infectious "Anyway" (the singer's favorite track on the album) recalls early REM. Fisher is quick to validate all observations. "The Buzzcocks were like the Bible to me," he says, also admitting his closest direct vocal influences are Michael Stipe and Frank Black.
Known for dynamic live performances, The Mountain Xpress noted that onstage: "Fisher plays guitar like he might die if he stopped; he sings like a blowing oil well. Fisher's guitar has one eye on Seattle and the other on The Pixies. What separates him from the bring-the-noise school is his unrepentant love of melody." "Live shows are always fun for me," Fisher laughs. "I love recording, but there's nothing like playing live!" With Mtn Cty Jnk ready for release, DrugMoney expect to be on the road for a good part of 2004, with a simple goal in mind. Says Fisher, "I just want to play and open for decent acts. We have 45 minutes a night to strut our stuff and show off to someone else's crowd. That's a great spot to be in. Things couldn't be better!"
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sweetheart, do you still have the necklaces on works in progress page??? they are utterly awesome and I wanted to pick one up from you....