(preview of the forthcoming Encyclopedia Show Somerville Seasons 1-3) by The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ (The Michael J. Epstein Mass Spectrometer) is very excited to be the house band for The Encyclopedia Show SomervilleMonday, September 9, 2013Davis Square Theatre255 … Read More
Darling Pet Munkee is opening the night of the FAUX OX CD release their sophomore effort, Bhopal Hoax! This is the last Munkee gig for 2013! Doors at 8:00 p.m. and show starts at 9:00 with Darling Pet Munkee at RADIO in … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library is very excited to play the 3rd Annual JP Music Festival this Saturday! Our set-time is 3PM!all the info (from the facebook event): Join us Saturday, September 7th, 2013 from 12-7 PM at Pinebank … Read More
Hello Earth children! We Balloononians are in the final stages of completing a music-based TV show for your Earth television. In the meantime, we thought we should share some home videos we took while on an excursion in our favorite … Read More
Tiny Festival of Huge ProportionsSaturday, August 24th2:00-6:00pmThe Lily PadInman Square1353 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139 A family garden party to benefit HOPES music therapy program at MGH All ages welcome (under 15 free) http://tinyfestival.eventbrite.com/https://www.facebook.com/events/477256492368947 Light refreshments will be provided, including … Read More
Videos thanks to John Doherty! Bob Colby Presents: Second Thursdays 8/8/2013 SET TIMES: (scheduled, might start a bit later)08:00-08:45 KENNE HIGHLAND CLAN09:00-09:45 MOOSE & THE MUDBUGS10:00-10:45 DARLING PET MUNKEE11:00-11:45 GRAVEDANCERS $7/21+GRAVEDANCERS are a new band with old-school roots in bands … Read More
“Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library will steal your heart with its cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ “The Weeping Song.”…read the rest at: http://boston.cbslocal.com/top-lists/bostons-best-local-rock-bands/ We’re extremely honored to be on this list along with the great bands below. Don’t … Read More
The first ever 8-bit cover of MJEML is here! Double Hex released a 5-song EP of chiptune, 8-bit covers of “Amylee” by The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library “Suburban Dream” by The Stepkids “Titty Taco” by Uzimon “I Never Knew” … Read More
Some videos courtesy of John Doherty: 8/9/13 Middle East Upstairs Hayley Jane and the Primates Jatoba https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ The Gathering Floozies 18+ $10 Advance / $12 Day of Show 8 PM Doors Facebook event – Tickets Color Me by Hayley Jane … Read More
John Langton and Sophia in “Bachelor Hours” In addition to making some of our own music videos, we always have fun appearing as extras in other people’s videos. And, this Parlour Bells video was an especially fun one. Michael got to play … Read More
The Motion Sick had a blast returning to the stage at Brighton Music Hall! It was a lot of fun to get to do it again and to share the evening with all of you. Here are some videos of … Read More
We were excited to crack open our Somerville Scout to see that Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling is nominated for Best Local Band! You can go vote here!
It’s the first performance by The Motion Sick in 3 years! Travis, Matt, and I played two songs on Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood in celebration of our reunion show at Brighton Music Hall on July 13th. Check it! If … Read More
Greetings from Spektor Island: music from the film TEN by Catherine Capozzi Greetings from Spektor Island: music from the film TEN by Catherine Capozzi is here for your ears! It’s a mix of score, character theme songs, dialogue clips, and a few bonus … Read More
All the kids keep tweeting about this band Imagine Dragons’ song “30 Lives,” but let’s not forget who had a song called “30 Lives” first kids! Is ours better? Well, it definitely has more dancing bear mascots and 80s movie/Konami … Read More
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling is happy to be opening up a last minute show to benefit Rosie’s Place – Rosie’s Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women, offers emergency and long-term assistance to women who have … Read More
photo created by Daykamp Creative! https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ are very excited to play Saturday night at RADIO in Somerville in support of our friends in The Interrobang‘s CD Release! The Susan Constant and When Particles Collide compound the awesomeness! It all gets started … Read More
We at https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ are very pleased to welcome two new additions to our circulation desk: Johnny Blazes on vocals and Catherine Capozzi on guitar! Johnny Blazes Johnny Blazes is known far and wide as a gender-blending vaudevillian who combines glitter with clowning, … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library played as part of the Somerville Porchfest! Check out these rad photos by Johnny Anguish / Daykamp Music We also participated last year, performing during the middle of our 48 Hour Film Project shoot … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ had so much fun participating in last year’s Boston 48 Hour Film Project (making Los Locos Manos) that we decided to participate again in 2013. Sophia was interviewed about our participation by Wicked Bird Media!Character – Bonnie/Brian Higgins, Inventor … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ is excited to announce that we’ll be opening for Liars and Believers’ production of ICARUS on May 17, 2013 at the Cambridge YMCA theater, 820 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 (MAP). Tickets: http://icarus.eventbrite.com/ (discount code “MJEML” for 15% off) See Minnie Minoseczeck’s Menagerie … Read More
We had the great pleasure of performing live on The Steve Katsos show (Facebook) on 4/23/13. (The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library also previously appeared on the show.) We shared the evening with Harrison Stebbins and Kristan Berona. PHOTO BY KELLY … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ was asked to appear on a compilation of James Bond themes…mixed with Shakespearean plays. What? Yes, you read correctly and here’s what we came up with: The Taming of the Spy Who Loved Me by The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library … Read More
just look at this amazing flyer by Dug McCormack! Saturday, 4/27 wild things happened at Precinct. I’m talking ROBOTS, and WEREWOLVES and BIG BENS, and LOVE, lots of LOVE. check it out: Nicholas Burgess: The I Want You Hookerclops (videos … Read More
Darling Pet Munkee is hitting the road on Saturday – first playing RECORD STORE DAY (fb event) at the Braintree Newbury Comics store inside the majestic South Shore Plaza (250 Granite Street, Braintree)! here are all of the acts playing: 1:30 … Read More
It has been an emotionally difficult week as we’ve struggled to make sense of the attacks on innocent people at the Boston Marathon. As musicians and artists, we immediately become filled with doubt about the value of our contributions of … Read More
http://daykampmusic.com/tv/ Daykamp Music already does this city a wonderful service by photographing a million shows a year (and the partner site of Daykamp Creative – by making our city beautiful with awesome show posters)…but they have taken another giant leap … Read More
HOT GARAGE MESS at The Rosebud (Somerville, MA) Saturday night 3/30! VIDEO RECAP! Awesome redheaded sister/brother duo from Chicago, White Mystery: Thick Shakes, who we’ve had a crush on and wanted to play with since the Rumble 2011! and Electric … Read More
We had a very exciting time at “LOVE IS A PRISON” on 3/22/13 at PRECINCT in Somerville! We celebrated the spirit of VAUDEVILLE with an insane night of rock and ventriloquists, and burlesque, and comedy and as The Dig said, … Read More
Couch by Couch West was started three years ago as an internet-stage for those of us who were not spending a week waiting in lines and baking the Texas sun. Or as they put it: “The original alternative to South by … Read More
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re still working … Read More
Poster by Walter Sickert Here is our very first non-narrative teaser designed to give a first look at some of our favorite moments in TEN. Of course, there are many more that we couldn’t reveal without spoilers, but we just … Read More
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re still working … Read More
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re still working … Read More
Friends of TEN is our blog series briefly highlighting fundraisers and projects that are associated with independent film, particularly genre film. Help BUFF raise a bit of money to make their 15th year a smashing success! We’ve enjoyed being part … Read More
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re still working … Read More
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re still working … Read More
Instrumentals of our music. Primarily for licensing, but perhaps for your amusement as well. More of our music to be added as we get to it! The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library – Volume One (instrumentals) by Michael J. Epstein … Read More
PERCENT COMPLETE: 24% We’ve had a great time crowdsourcing vocals before for The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, so we figured we’d give video a shot! We’re making a new video in which the faces of 50 (or more) people … Read More
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re still working … Read More
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re still working … Read More
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re … Read More
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re … Read More
I am super excited to announce the release of the 2nd version of The Anchorite‘s Not Unlike A Cage. This full-cast version includes amazing performances by: Narrator: The Anchorite Jimmy’s Mommy: Aly Spaltro (Lady Lamb the Beekeeper) Jimmy’s Daddy: Billy … Read More
Boston’s only surrealist reality sitcom, Quiet Desperation, used a snippet of The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library’s song, “Every Time I Visit You, It Rains” as a little theme for the first 2 episodes of Season 4! Episode 2 also … Read More
I’m very excited to announce that https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/‘s “Amylee” is available for play in Rock Band via the Rock Band Network! This actually happened a bit back, but the production of TEN set me a little behind on letting you all … Read More
2012 Recap! Okay, 2012 was a big one. Here’s 2011, that was big too, but different. After last year, we had the lofty goal of releasing 10 albums in 2012. We would have done it too, if we didn’t get … Read More
Day 10 was our most closed day of shooting. Kelly, Cathy, and I were the only carryover from the crew and Rachel also helped with the shoot. She was not in any of the scenes. The set was cleared of … Read More
Day 9 We started off Day 9 by trying to take advantage of natural sunlight. It was pretty impossible to fully light the stairwell, so we hoped we could fill in some of the shadows with the little bit of … Read More
Day 8 As we progress further and further into the shoot, it actually becomes more and more complex to talk about what we did each day without revealing more and more of the plot. As such, keep in mind … Read More