zygmunt bauman, braid, faraquet, fugazi, allen ginsberg, joan of arc, jack kerouac, karl marx, refused, saskia sassen, neil young
Sounds Like
a missing piece in the jigsaw puzzle teleology of modern rock progress.
PRESS FOR DEMO2006 (click publication’s link to view whole article)
"Rapid Cities plays gritty and driving emocore/post-rock that is as solid as anything I’ve heard recently within the genre... Aggressive and infectious, and more dissonant than melodic, it’s just the sort of stuff that you’d expect to come creeping out of dusty vinyl grooves circa 1996 or so... These guys give me hope that all is not lost." - Eric Mueller, Can You See the Sunset?
"Dude, decent, aggressive emo is still alive and kicking... Myself, I’m on this stuff like, uh, fly larvae on a huge pile of shit. Or something... Gotta tell ya, it’s totally refreshing to hear this stuff done well for a change." –Keith Rosson, Razorcake
"An articulate, aggressive -- "now do I have your attention?" EP that punches it’ way through 3-songs in less than 10-minutes. The fiesty, flawless musicianship makes each one seem too short -- so play it again..." - Kristofer Wouk, Rube Records
"Rapid Cities has been playing New Brunswick since their birth at a Brunz basement show a year ago. They’ve been refining their sound as they’ve stormed the basement scene... I recommend enjoying the music with a warm Pabst in hand." - Matt Pavoni, Hub City Street Art
one approximate halloween in ward six of new brunswick, new jersey, john terry [7654 stories] attended a party dressed as a beekeeper. after trying out his dance moves in his white plastic suit on his roommate's bed, he set out for a night of fun-filled adventure and bingeworthy debauchery. he came across an acquaintance and musical peer of his, who introduced him to one of his italian-american brethren, anthony battiato [the frequency], then imprecisely dressed as a bag of balloons. although the night would also consist of an angry coconut pete and an even angrier pitbull, the very first trace of rapid cities dna was conceived on this occasion. phone numbers were exchanged, magic was made, and one can probably venture to guess that young scholars vomited somewhere nearby. not too distant in the future, ten inches over a steaming grease trucks' dinner, and ten feet over steaming punk rock girls and boys in a basement, a kitchen conversation between brian whitney [the sunshine will] and john terry transpired in which brian offered his bass-pummeling skills at the rehearsals which john and anthony were then participating in. brian casually inhaled his fat nini and proceeded to join the pre-nascent rapid cities in its quest for music-making. at a strange and curious nexus in the tri-state area, somewhere between the law and the universe, anthony and brian posed an offer to their mutual acquaintance cassidy mcgrath [trashtalk in the kingdom, the purpose], to join the three-o and become the much sought after keystone required to bridge the chasm of obscure ideational abstractions and musical science.
the alchemy concocted by the full foursome was both abrupt and smooth, subtle and explicit, comforting and alarming, inebriating and sobering. artistic pieces were conjured, some were documented. instruments and
automobiles were bought, destroyed, sold. states of the union were trampled upon. plastic flying discs. crepe-cooking french intellectuals. less-than-exotic drugs. interstate rest stops. shared futons and floors. front butts from finland. virginian dance parties. lassoed teenagers. "interesting" club owners. "more interesting" land owners. twenty-five cent hot toddies. religious mechanics and ex-convict tow truck drivers. vanishing gas money. bad news banister slides. the rapid cities encountered many bizarre and intriguing events and persons on the adventures that would follow. after continuous unwholesome loudness of the low-end character and questionable fence-sitting, brian would be dismissed by all four members of the band (including himself). however, the three still admit to loving him almost as much as they would an old nemesis from tenth grade phys ed basketball. shaun seneviratne [musical critic and stratifactor] would soon join the ranks in his place - although equipped with his own shoes - and the RC's would re-embark exactly where they had left off. with the destiny of art, social change, and just plain ridiculousness in their hands, rapid cities will be
harnessing the wild steed known as america and will be coming to your town soon to demonstrate both their skills and precious countenances. be prepared and don't forget your protective eyewear because NOW THIS IS HAPPENING.
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Thanks, I am glad you guys enjoy the logo. Josh from Look Mexico designed it and I love it. That is awesome to hear about the record! There is no doubt in my mind the record will be absolutely amazing and I can't wait to hear some new stuff from you guys. Take care and keep in touch!
It features a Small Brown Bike retrospective, Akimbo, Brent Eyestone (Magic Bullet/Forensics), Will Killingsworth (Ampere/Orchid), Ryan Ferguson (No Knife) and much more.
You can download a copy by clicking on the cover below:
You can also order a paper copy of the new issue, or download past issues by visiting: www.thenewscheme.com
yo! cass or john, on the kitchen table i left a folder with booking contacts for people in the midwest if you need help bookin any more dates on your tour. and some record stores and radio station contacts. so if guys need it, its on the table.
