MJEML Sequential Art Collection: The Adventures of The Michael J Epstein Memorial Library…Pt 1
based on a true story (by Sophia Cacciola)
Rock Shop #8 at Middle East Downstairs
The Middle East Nightclub and Restaurant on Wed, October 6th at 7 PM entitled “Rock Shop Boston #8: A Social Media Experiment.” The event will feature a panel including members of the bands Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling (Michael J. Epstein will be … Read More
Show Video Recap! What’s Your Major 2! 09/24/10
Last Friday we all learned a little something as we all filed in for back to school time at the second annual What’s Your Major at Church of Boston. There were also VERY informative sessions from:Shoney Lamar & the Equal … Read More
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling: Here’s What We Do On Sundays Part One (plus some MMA stop-motion action)
Special thanks to Juliet Schneider for her work on this! On a separate note, here’s some work by Joe Harrington showcasing mixed martial arts in stop-motion action featuring the music of Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling.
Dramamine: The Girls of The Motion Sick 10/22/10!!
Show recap and videos now at: http://blog.michaeljepstein.com/2010/10/girls-of-motion-sick-sweetest-thing.html Dramamine: The Girls of The Motion Sick On October 22nd – the wives, girlfriends, and close female friends of The Motion Sick will be performing a farewell tribute to the band (The Motion Sick … Read More
DNFMOMD plays on 9/24: What’s Your Major 2? A Rock/Comedy Extravaganza
Last year, Sophia, Brendan Boogie, and I put together two nights of comedy and music intertwined as a special back-to-school weekend called “What’s Your Major?” To promote that show, Brendan and I (with the help of Sophia as camera person) … Read More
DNFMOMD Classified Video Materials LEAKED!
There has been a lot of media coverage lately of the Wikileaks controversy. Somehow, top secret documents and other materials appeared on this web site. At first, we found it fascinating and wondered whether the increased transparency was good or … Read More
One Night Band: 10 Hours of Chaos
10 Hours of Chaos (Facebook Page) I’m stealing Mike’s (read his account of his band/experience here) description of One Night Band: me on the morning of ONB Photo by Just Bill Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of participating this year … Read More
Great news about Skippy T. Squirrel, The Mummified Squirrel of Somerville!
SAD UPDATE: SKIPPY IS MISSING! A bit back, I had mentioned the great crisis taking place in Somerville regarding the possibility that Skippy, a rare mummified squirrel’s natural habitat would be torn down in favor of attracting and housing living … Read More
Michael J. Epstein Memorial Librarian: Sophia Cacciola
Sophia CacciolaBeatbinder, Acquisitions, Drums Sophia was hatched from a dinosaur egg at Natural Bridge, VA. She is also the frontwoman/drummer for the no-wave art-rock Prisoner-inspired band, Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling. Favorite Author: Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina is the … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 10 – 2010-07-31 – Buffalo, NY
The very last day of our tour blog…sniff sniff. Tons of tour photos on Flickr at and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 Sophia says: Finally! No hotel check outs or 6 hour drives! We got to sleep … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 9 – 2010-07-30 – Rochester, NY
As always, tons of tour photos on Flickr at and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 This is perhaps our least exciting tour blog entry, so please read the others too! Sophia says: Pittsburgh to Rochester was quite … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 8 – 2010-07-29 – Pittsburgh, PA
As always, tons of tour photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/DNFMOMDTour2010 and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 Sophia says: Today we woke up extra super early because we had a radio appearance to make at the University of Pittsburgh station WPTS! It turns out … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 7 – 2010-07-28 – Cleveland, OH – Live Acoustic at Terminator Jesus and busted by prison security in a field
As always, tons of tour photos on Flickr at and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 Sophia mostly (with a few additions from Mike) says: We woke up early to go visit the 62′ Touchdown Jesus statue in Cincinnati – Mike visited … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 6 – 2010-07-27 – Dayton, OH
As always, tons of tour photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/DNFMOMDTour2010 and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 Sophia says: Today was a lot of boring, boring driving through the wasteland that is West Virginia (their new motto, coined by me is: Go Around) and the … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 4 – 2010-07-25 – Richmond, VA
Tons of tour photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/DNFMOMDTour2010 and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 Sophia’s Day 4 – we woke up at our friend’s Pia, Aaron, Annie (the dog)’s house. We made it to a breakfast place, Mark’s Kitchen that had vegan breakfast … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: One Night Band Crush: Sophia Cacciola
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Visit the One Night Band website and the Facebook event to find out more about One Night Band 2010 on August 21 at the Middle East downstairs. Check back here each … Read More
DNFMOMD: Live at Foamhenge part 1 – 2010-07-26 – Natural Bridge, VA
Way more about Foamhenge and Natural Bridge, VA to come, but for now, here is the first of two live acoustic Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling performances at Foamhenge in 90+ degree weather (as always, it’s unusual for … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 3 – 2010-07-24 – Washington, DC
Tons of tour photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/DNFMOMDTour2010 and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 (This entry is a mix of Sophia and Mike writing, so we’ll leave it to you to guess who the “I” refers to in each sentence.) We woke up … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 2 – 2010-07-23 – Charlottesville, VA
Tons of tour photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/DNFMOMDTour2010 and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 We’ll start things off with Sophia’s brief summary of the day before moving on to my rant: We drove and drove and drove. Learned never to take an exit … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 1 – 2010-07-22 – Brooklyn, NY
Tons of tour photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/DNFMOMDTour2010 and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 After much fighting with Thrifty (really not that much) about how we had a reservation, but they didn’t actually have a vehicle for us to take. I don’t really … Read More
DNFMOMD: TOUR! T-18hrs
If you’ve run into Mike or I in the last month (or, if you’re friends with us on any variety of social networks) you’ve undoubtedly been barraged with the fact that we’re headed out on our very first tour! We’re a little bit freaked … Read More
DNFMOMD: Thursday at PA’s Lounge – tour kick-off show, new songs, great bands!
Thursday, July 15th we’re very excited to play our very first show in our hometown of Somerville at PA’s Lounge! We’ll be debuting two new songs we’ve been working on, Episode 5: Free For All, and Episode 8: The General! … Read More
DNFMOMD: DNFMOMD on WAAF – Bay State Rock with Carmelita – video!
We had the distinct pleasure of performing on Bay State Rock with Carmelita on WAAF on 06/27/2010. We took “acoustic” to its most epic and silly conclusion, ukulele and glockenspiel, of course! Because we didn’t think that playing our drums/bass … Read More
DNFMOMD: Show Friday (6/25) at The Middle East, Acoustic set on WAAF Sunday, The New Brahmin fashion interview!
Show tomorrow, 6/25 at The Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge, MA. It’s psychedelia-inspired 28 Degrees Taurus’ CD Release. The haunting and shoegazing Static of the Gods headline and Banditas open the night (we should be on second). FB Event – … Read More
DNFMOMD: Show Saturday at The Middle East & in the Boston Phoenix this week!
Pick up a copy of The Boston Phoenix this week to check out our interview with Barry Thompson (or click the link to read it online)! We had a really fun (if evasive) interview with Barry in our kitchen – … Read More
DNFMOMD: Ad Frank and The Fast Easy Women “Winterthru” Video!
Mike and I had the distinct pleasure of participating as extras (ahem, “talent”) in this music video for the song “Winterthru” by Ad Frank and The Fast Easy Women. The video is great (certainly check out the other videos from Lost … Read More
DNFMOMD: DNFMOMD: CD Release Re-cap
April 3rd at Church of Boston – we released our brand new EP, The New Number 2 (go to music.donotforsake.com for info on how to buy). Thank you to everyone who came out to help us celebrate and a huge … Read More
DNFMOMD: Brooklyn Show is CANCELED!
UPDATE: Don Pedro has canceled all bands tonight and will have a DJ set instead.While our show in Brooklyn is still scheduled to go on, we have decided that it’s simply not safe for us to try and make the … Read More
DNFMOMD: DNFMOMD – Play in Brooklyn FRIDAY!
We’re very excited to make our NYC Debut this Friday, February 26th at Don Pedro (90 Washington Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn) with Rumanian Buck,The Sounds of Kaleidescope, and Tennis System– we play at 9:00PM!Facebook Event
DNFMOMD: DNFMOMD Interview with Alex Fitch of Panel Borders
clockwise from left, ‘No.6’, painting by Simon Palmer, Patrick McGoohan on the set of Living in Harmony, Ian Rakoff at Comica, Michael Epstein and Sophia Cacciola a.k.a. ‘Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling’ and the cover of the novel … Read More
DNFMOMD: Next Show: 02/17 at Church!
Upcoming show – 02/17/2010a night of punk-cabaret, art-rock, and piano sorceryChurch of Boston HUMANWINEWalter Sickert and the ARmy of BRoken TOysSarah RabDAU (solo) $8/21+ DNFMOMD on second. top flyer by HUMANWINE bottom flyer by Walter Sickert Facebook Event (Army of … Read More
DNFMOMD: DNFMOMD: Interview with SciFi Pulse!
SciFi Pulse did a very lengthy interview with us recently on the scope of our band and we shared opinions on a host of other sci-fi and spy-related tv and movies. From the SciFi Pulse press release, “featured in our … Read More
DNFMOMD: 01/29/10 Show Recap
photo of Chris Mascara from Mascara On Friday, January 29th we got to open up Mascara’s CD release party at The Middle East. It was a really great night of arty, challenging (in a good way) ROCK. This was my blog … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: Farewell Crush: Mike and Sophiastepping down from editor roles
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Dear Boston Band Crush Friends, With teary eyes, Sophia and I wish to announce that we have decided to step down from our editorial roles at BBC. This decision has been … Read More
DNFMOMD: DNFMOMD: January 29th at The Middle East Upstairs!
January 29th, 2010 – The Middle East Upstairs 9:00 SHARPThis show is going to be really awesome. Super-rock-trio Mascara are releasing their new CD, titled Fountain of Tears. More on Mascara from Mascara: MASCARA, led by “the real-life model for Rock … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: Food Crush: Submit a recipe to Edible Rock!
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The illustrious local ROCK photographer Kelly Davidson, along with the luminous Eric Schmider (of Mollycoddle and The One Smith) are teaming up to put out a cookbook full of recipes from … Read More
DNFMOMD: Sophia’s Year in Review
all links go to something interesting. Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling: In July we recorded 3 songs with Mike Quinn at The Moontower (download them here!), and had a kick-ass photo shoot with Kelly Davidson. In August, we … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: Show Crush: The Kominas at The Middle East Saturday
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). We first covered The Kominas last year when they were on their way down to SXSW (read my interview here) and this Saturday they are taking over The Middle East Upstairs with their … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: TV Crush: Myq Kaplan performing on Conan!
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). I guess Myq Kaplan is a bona-fide New York City comedian now, but he started out in Boston (and we met doing open-mics around town). He’s definitely one of the funniest comedians … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: Show Crush: Fanfarlo at TT’s on Thursday
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). This show is highly anticipated and all web-based tickets are sold-out! Word is that you can still buy tickets at the TT the Bears box office, but do it soon so … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: Show Crush: The Cliks, Hunter Valentine, & MRS DANVERS
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The Middle East Downstairs Saturday, 12/12 The Cliks (featuring Brian Viglione of the Dresden Dolls), Hunter Valentine, Mrs Danvers18+ $10 presented by Truth Serum & The Middle East Here’s Lucas from … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: Show Crush: The Sun Lee Sunbeam create Winter Wonderland Thursday
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Magic and mayhem at Harpers Ferry, Thursday, December 10th Sun Lee Sunbeam are transforming Harpers into a shiny and sparkly winter wonderland. VIDEODROME will be providing film and dance parties inbetween … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: Show Crush: Eddie Japan EP Release with Blizzard of ’78 & Sidewalk Driver
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Eddie Japan are releasing their brand-new EP, Four By Six (four songs by six men) this Thursday, December 10th at Church of Boston. The EP is 60s pop that reminds me … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: Socialization Crush: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Social at The Model
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). This Tuesday, December 8th and the second Tuesday of every month is Rock ‘n’ Roll Social night at The Model Cafe in Allston. For the last six(!) years, The Social has … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: Show Crush: Video Game Orchestra 12/5 @ Berklee
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). This sounds like a fun marriage between classical and video games, from the press release: The Video Game Orchestra (VGO) returns to the Berklee Performance Center on Saturday, December 5 for … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: Show Crush: Hooray For Earth, Magic Magic, Mystery Roar @greatscottrock
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush . Hooray for Earth have a brand-new EP out which you can download via eMusic and a brand-new music video for the song “Surrounded By Your Friends” which has puppets, so watch … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: Art Contest Crush: Design the art for a split 7″
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Artists! (and those pretending to be!) Golden Bloom and The Motion Sick have gone head-to-head releasing a split 7″ with:Golden Bloom covering The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives”The Motion Sick covering Golden … Read More