TODAY 1 PMhttps://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ interview and performance on NEVER HOME RADIO with Marissa;Back in the mid ’90s, I was taught of the joys of Electrical Engineering at a place called SUNY Binghamton (or as they want to insist it be called, … Read More
Apr 9, 2012 – Allston, MA (US) @ Brighton Music Hall (also w/Oranjuly) -Facebook Apr 10, 2012 – Burlington, VT (US) @ Club Metronome – Facebook Apr 11, 2012 – Northampton, MA (US) @ Iron Horse – Facebook Apr 12, … Read More
Neutral Uke Hotel A lot has happened since Neutral Uke Hotel first took up their ukes to pay tribute to the beloved In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. The ukulele is back in the limelight, with Eddie Vedder’s Ukulele Songs … Read More
The Beginning The February West Coast Neutral Uke Hotel / Golden Bloom / The Michael J. Epstein MiXXXtape tour was amazing! Originally, I was slotted to open all the shows solo, but I managed to convince the amazingly talented players … Read More
Neutral Uke Hotel A lot has happened since Neutral Uke Hotel first took up their ukes to pay tribute to the beloved In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. The ukulele is back in the limelight, with Eddie Vedder’s Ukulele Songs … Read More
We had a blast playing at the Philly F/M Fest this year and particularly in sharing the stage and the evening with friends! Here are some vids from the night and some links to the great artists that we shared … Read More
Just a quickie to remind you all about the Neutral Uke Hotel / MJEML showcase at the Philly Film and Music Fest this weekend! Check out the awesome acts on our showcase below and make sure you get there early … Read More
What do you do when you’re a crazy bunch of people traveling in a 15-passenger van across the country? You record two sessions – one for Daytrotter.com and one for Laundromatinee.com – 6 hours driving apart, on the same day. … Read More
We headed out to Iowa City on Easter, expecting to play to absolutely no one. To our great surprise, a small, but solid and enthusiastic gang joined us to celebrate Neutral Milk Hotel’s _In the Aeroplane Over the Sea_. Before … Read More
We made the journey to Chicago and after a little bout of carsickness for some of our more drummerish members, we grabbed some food at Schubas and hung out a bit in the green room with the lowest ceiling in … Read More
by Rachel Blumenthal After a tricky day in NYC with the health inspector, we drove through a little late-April snow in Snow Shoe, PA to make it out to rainy Cleveland and rock a return visit to The Grog Shop … Read More
We started the rock in NYC (after Boston of course!) and had some Brooklyn fun times at Cameo Gallery after a few challenges and delays brought on by a sudden health inspection at the venue! Review by What’s Good in NY? … Read More
The final interview in the tour series…Michael J. Epstein.
A little post-tour wrap-up with Matthew Girard…
Photo by Rachel Blumenthal This is the first in a series of tour blogs I’ll be posting recapping the amazing Neutral Uke Hotel / Golden Bloom / The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library 2011 tour! You can check out all … Read More
Andrew reveals that he his Taco Bell baby may be possessed by an evil force. Tanya asks the hard-hitting questions…
Josh talks French with Tanya…
Shawn is put on the spot by Tanya and must name all of the tour participants…
The MJEML is going on tour with our good pals Golden Bloom and Neutral Uke Hotel in April. Tour Dates: Wed. 4/20 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA (tickets selling fast!) – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=182411545112392 Thurs. 4/21 – Cameo Art-Gallery – Brooklyn, NY – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115042465240542 Fri. 4/22 – The Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH … Read More
Here’s a quick recap of all my musical nonsensicals in 2010 broken down by project (see also Sophia’s recap): The Michael J. Epstein Memorial LibraryWith The Motion Sick winding down in 2010, it was time for me to decide what … Read More
The following are all of the year-end lists that Mike or Sophia or any of our projects were mentioned: hacked together Phoenix cover with Local Music feature The Boston Phoenix – Boston Rock’s 2010 in Review (by Michael Marotta) – April, … Read More
Illustration by Johnnie Cluney I posted a while back about our visit to Daytrotter. Now, I am absolutely delighted to say that our session has been posted! For anyone that doesn’t know about Daytrotter, it is an amazing site that … Read More
It was exciting to head down to NY for a 6-hour visit to play the Green Room Music Source showcase at CMJ this year with Neutral Uke Hotel. I took a casual train ride down and got to listen to … Read More
I just want to give a HUGE thanks to everyone involved with making The MJEML’s musical debut a smashing success. Agent Bishop did a great job setting up the show and trusting us to come through and sell out a … Read More
In 2005, the BBC asserted that a “tool,” known as the the Hohle Fels phallus, dating back 28,000 years was perhaps the oldest phallic artifact on record. The story tells us that the Hohle Fels phallus was put on display in … Read More
Daytrotter (read more about them on Wikipedia) has been one of my favorite web sites since, about 4 years ago, Andy and Jen from Band In Boston (another really great sessions site) told me about how they modeled their Flophouse … Read More
This is after more than a week of healing after tour, so the effects are actually downplayed, but I still thought I might be able to gross out a few of you with the contrast between my two pointer fingers…also … Read More
I’ve been really excited for this to come out for a long time! While in Toronto for NXNE, Neutral Uke Hotel recorded this live video performance of “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” in the middle of a street. It … Read More
Neutral Uke Hotel is most certainly all about taking a bizarre and unexpected journey for me. First of all, I really hate cover bands and tribute bands. I have no interest in hearing them and don’t really understand their appeal … Read More