This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Logan 5 and the Runners 2009 Rumble Questions: Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock ‘n’Roll Rumble? Meh. But this may just be the ludes talking. Are … Read More
– If my recall has not failed me, I don’t think we got anywhere near this when the album came out over a year ago, but here we are riding a local wave of support – we’re in the Rumble, … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The Deal 2009 Rumble Questions: Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock ‘n’ RollRumble? Of course!! It’s an honor to be part of such a great Boston … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). My favorite glam band, Sidewalk Driver is back at The Midway this Friday (4/3) with my favorite Gypsy klezmer-punk band, Pariah Beat (who also just got back from SXSW – read … Read More
The very cool kids over at BeatCrave wrote up a story on us that is one of those pieces that makes me feel very pleased. In addition to being super nice and saying all encouraging words, they have captured the … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). I caught the awesome St. Helena CD release show this past Saturday at The Cantab. The band unveiled its new EP Slow Jack, which is available now for purchase all over … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Muy Cansado! Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble? Yes, very much so. It’s a great Boston tradition and we’re really excited to be … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The lovely ladies, Linda Viens and Emily Grogan, of Angeline: 2009 Rumble Questions: Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble? Yes, we are very … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). 4/02/09, Middle East Upstairs, 9 pm Damiera -rock from Buffalo by way of NYC. Kid:Nap:Kin who just got back from SXSW (which you can watch and read about!) – proggy-punky power … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Trucker Mouth Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock Roll Rumble? Yes, we think it’s pretty sweet to be here. Are you afraid of the Rumble curse? … Read More
From our web page with video and photos at: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2009/tour2009video.html Perhaps the highlight is the videos of the newly commissioned state songs: …or if you’d rather watch the individual state songs: AR,CT,KY,MD,NY,NJ,OH,PA,RI,TN,TX,TX (Reprise),VA,W.VAIn addition to the state songs, we kind … Read More
We had a blast down at SXSW this year and we have some photos and video to share with you from two of our four shows. 3/19 – The Green Light Go and Hard Pressed Publicity Showcase at Fran’s Hamburgers … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Shuttle at SXSW (read his pre-SXSW interview here):
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Magic Magic at SXSW (go read their pre-SXSW interview here):
Usually, Green Light Go is busy telling all of the hip kids about how great The Motion Sick is. Well, this year at SXSW, GLG’s Janelle Rogers was featured pretty prominently in an article in SXSWORLD Magazine, which is given … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). KID:NAP:KIN at SXSW (read their pre-SXSW interview here):
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Jessica, Kerri, and Caroline of Apple Betty 2009 Rumble Questions: Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble? J: Nope. Ok that’s a lie. K: … Read More
We were originally scheduled to be on the bill for this awesome show, but unpredictable weather patterns, the peanut crisis, and hypoallergenic flowers have forced us to change our plans…but holy awesome music, this is a good show. We will … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The boys in The Motion Sick gave me the straight talk on the Rumble. 2009 Rumble Questions: Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble? … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Boston’s post-punk darlings, Televandals, give us the scoop on SXSW. Also, check out Mike’s on-the-spot interview here. SXSW Interview Questions: 1. Where did you play at SXSW? We played The Bayou … Read More
ATE somehow kept coming up during our journeys this year. We had a couple of video experiences to document these thematic appearances. First, you probably have already seen our initial performance of ATE’s “Sometime Around Midnight” in car. You know, … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The Fatal Flaw Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble? You bet. Mostly because I think the Boston local music scene fosters entirely too … Read More
We already posted the original vimeo video interview and performance back here. Now, the interview and performance are posted as separate videos on Youtube. “30 Lives” performance Interview If you like this stuff, you can also check back to the … Read More
The final day. We left Philly on the late side after a slow start. We arrived in NYC, parked near the venue (Arlene’s) and scooted over to the East Village, where I dragged everyone for a couple of quick vegan … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Anarchy Club 2009 Rumble Questions: Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble? Yes. We’ve been fairly reclusive and underground until now… Except for being … Read More
We had a slow start to the day and inched our way East to Philadelphia. We popped into the Noddinghead Brewery, which was a site most enjoyed by Patrick and Travis on a previous visit to Philly. We got some … Read More
3/23 We woke up and headed on down to do a quick interview at WBWC in Cleveland. We may or may not have scared the DJs a little bit with our silly antics. First, if you’ve been watching our videos, … Read More
3/22 We drove all night, with a 7 AM stop at The Waffle House, to get to Akron. The Waffle House has virtually nothing I would eat, so I ordered two pieces of wheat toast with jam and rocked out … Read More
3/21 We busted out of Austin on the early side and headed up to Memphis. The drive was long and a bit dull. We were definitely burning out on these long drives. The band we were playing with had contacted … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Go celebrate St. Helena’s latest release, Slow Jack, this Saturday at The Cantab Lounge. St. Helena offer up some of the best indie rock (in the Elephant 6 tradition) this town … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Masters of smack talk and brit-pop, The Luxury: Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble? Jason: Well, yeah, but it seems like half the … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). This Car Up at SXSW: Catch them 3/29 at Great Scott with Hot Box (CD release!), Amoroso, and Where the Land Meets the Sea
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). My favorite psycho metal power trio, Ketman, is playing this Thursday, March 26th at O’Brien’s. If you haven’t seen Ketman yet you are seriously missing out. This show is their big send-off … Read More
So far, I’ve only had a chance to upload photos to Facebook due to poor Internet connectivity, but we’ll get all this up on our web site in the near future: Green Light Go / Hard Pressed Publicity Showcase http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=72858&id=500296772 … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Eksi Ekso Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble? Of course… mostly because we like to play music, and any excuse to eat chicken … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Dead Cats Dead Rats 2009 Rumble Questions: Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble? YES, WE’RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO PLAY, It SHOULD BE A … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). The Everyday Visuals at SXSW:
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Junius at SXSW (read their pre-sxsw interview here)
The Ten Crack Commandments Bad Music Joke Notsuoh Venue Tour Texas State Song Tennessee Arkansas State Song
3/20 We woke up earlier than we would have liked, ensuring that we only allow ourselves less than 5 hours of sleep a night for our big day. I say big because we had three shows and I had to … Read More
3/19 After 2 days of nothing but driving and no real eventful stuff, we finally were in Austin. Dave and Andre of Same Sky Studio were very kind and let us crash at their place and eat their food, drink … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Gene Dante and the Future Starlets 2009 Rumble Questions: Boston Band Crush: Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble? Gene Dante: I am. However, … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Static of the Gods (read their pre-sxsw interview here)
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). A night of four girl-fronted bands that are all challenging the archetype of what it means to be a “girl-fronted band,” these ladies are artists with vision. Should be a dazzling … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Band Crusher Mike, our correspondent on the spot, is running around Austin like a madman interviewing as many Boston bands as possible. First up, Televandals!
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Have Nots!2009 Rumble Questions: Are you excited to be participating in the 31st WBCN Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble? Totally. The 31st rumble is gonna be off the hook. It’s gonna make … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Berklee is hosting a big industry conference next weekend. They have a lot of super interesting panels. As much as we think it’s counter to our “creativity” we all could use … Read More
You may recall that last year, we made a short film in West Virginia called “Loneliness of the Long-Distance Driver.” It won several Academy Awards, but was snubbed at The Golden Globes. This year, we decided to make a sequel … Read More
Hope, Arkansas 2008 Hope, Arkansas 2009 …and just a little bonus video of Pat and Travis making DX7 noises here…
A little look at what we eat on the road…