Hello Friends,
I can’t tell you all how happy I am to say that after 4 months of writing a whole batch of new songs in the practice space with my 3 best friends/3 favorite musicians in the world, our recording dates are booked! It all starts December 28 @ 1867 Recording Studio with the loveable Chris McLaughlin. As far as the new songs, we’ve learned a lot from one another these past 3 years of being a band, and it continually amazes me how we all work together, stay in tune with one another, and remain close friends. These new songs are by far the best we have ever made as a band. I’ve been playing guitar since i was a kid, and I feel very happy knowing that I am in the band I always wanted to be in, writing the album I always wanted to write.
As far as the release of the album, we’re planning a Spring 2012 release. We’ll have more info and details on this in the upcoming months, so stay tuned!
We’ll be rounding out 2011 playing the WFNX Miracle On Lansdowne St. this Friday December 9 @ House Of Blues in Boston w/ Matt & Kim, and Mutemath. Tickets are available HERE
We’ll then be celebrating the new year with all of YOU! Playing a New Year’s Eve show @ Brighton Music Hall in Allston w/ Kingsley Flood, and Freezepop! Tickets HERE
See you all very soon. Have some happy holidays!
Love, Chris / Mean Creek
Monday, December 5, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
End Of 2011 / New Album / Boston Music Awards
Hello Friends,
Voting ends tomorrow night November 9 at midnight in the Boston Music Awards. We’re up for “Artist Of The Year”, “Album/EP Of The Year”, and “Song Of The Year”. If you’d like, you can vote for us and/or many other great bands HERE!
We’ll be going in to 1867 Recording Studio to record our brand new full length album in late December with good friend/engineer Chris McLaughlin. We couldn’t be more excited about it. Can’t wait hit the road and release this new music to all of you in 2012.
Before then we’ll be finishing up 2011 with 3 very special hometown shows. We’ll be taking part in the Buffalo Tom 25th Anniversary shows. They’ll be doing 3 nights @ Brighton Music Hall in Allston, Nov. 25-27, and we’ll be playing November 26. They have some very exciting guests planned, J. Mascis, Ted Leo, and many more. As lifelong fans of Buffalo Tom, we couldn’t be happier to be a part of this celebration of their music. You can get tickets HERE.
December 9 we’ll be playing the WFNX Miracle On Lansdowne St. @ House Of Blues in Boston w/ Matt & Kim, and Mutemath, and you can get tickets HERE
December 31, we’ll be back @ Brighton Music Hall doing a New Year’s Eve show with Kingsley Flood, and Freezepop, and you can get tickets HERE
Here’s to finishing up 2011 with a bang, and looking forward to 2012. We’ll see you all soon!
Love, Mean Creek
Voting ends tomorrow night November 9 at midnight in the Boston Music Awards. We’re up for “Artist Of The Year”, “Album/EP Of The Year”, and “Song Of The Year”. If you’d like, you can vote for us and/or many other great bands HERE!
We’ll be going in to 1867 Recording Studio to record our brand new full length album in late December with good friend/engineer Chris McLaughlin. We couldn’t be more excited about it. Can’t wait hit the road and release this new music to all of you in 2012.
Before then we’ll be finishing up 2011 with 3 very special hometown shows. We’ll be taking part in the Buffalo Tom 25th Anniversary shows. They’ll be doing 3 nights @ Brighton Music Hall in Allston, Nov. 25-27, and we’ll be playing November 26. They have some very exciting guests planned, J. Mascis, Ted Leo, and many more. As lifelong fans of Buffalo Tom, we couldn’t be happier to be a part of this celebration of their music. You can get tickets HERE.
December 9 we’ll be playing the WFNX Miracle On Lansdowne St. @ House Of Blues in Boston w/ Matt & Kim, and Mutemath, and you can get tickets HERE
December 31, we’ll be back @ Brighton Music Hall doing a New Year’s Eve show with Kingsley Flood, and Freezepop, and you can get tickets HERE
Here’s to finishing up 2011 with a bang, and looking forward to 2012. We’ll see you all soon!
Love, Mean Creek
Monday, October 31, 2011
2011 Tour Dates - NYC & DC This Week!
Hey Friends,
We'll be playing Brooklyn, NY this Wednesday November 2 @ Knitting Factory w/ Colour Revolt, and Empires. Then heading to Washington DC the following night Thursday November 3 to play @ Red Palace w/ The Features! Should be a great couple shows, can't wait to see you all again. We've also updated our facebook tour dates page with all upcoming shows for the rest of 2011 before we go into record our new album at the end of December. You can view the dates HERE. See y'all at the shows!
Love, Mean Creek
Friday, October 21, 2011
TONIGHT @ Brighton Music Hall / Boston Music Awards
Hey Friends!
First off, we'd like to say thank you to the Boston Music Awards for nominating us for "Artist Of The Year", "Album/EP Of The Year (Hemophiliac)", and "Song Of The Year (Sunlight)". If you wish to vote you can do so HERE....and if you REALLY want to support us, come help us raise funds for our new album by partying with us tonight @ Brighton Music Hall! We're playing with 3 great Boston bands, Age Rings, Static Of The Gods, and Young Adults. It will be an epic night. See you at the show!
Love, Mean Creek
Monday, October 3, 2011
"Sunlight" on WFNX & Boston/Brooklyn Shows!
Hey Friends,
Tune into WFNX 101.7 to hear "Sunlight", now in regular rotation! Call in/text to request it, or just listen to all the other rad songs they play on the station! Boston - we'll be rocking Friday October 21 @ Brighton Music Hall. Through playing live for all you beautiful people we're raising money for the numerous costs that go into putting out our new album, and your support means everything to us. Come hang out with us and 3 incredible Boston bands, Age Rings, Static Of The Gods, & Young Adults! It will be an epic night
Brooklyn/NYC friends - we'll be playing November 2 @ Knitting Factory with 2 great bands, Colour Revolt, and Empires! Can't wait to see all your pretty faces again.
Love, Mean Creek
Monday, September 26, 2011
New Album / BMH October 21
As we write more songs for our new album, we're trying to raise funds for the numerous costs that go into putting out a record... Fuck Kickstarter, instead, we'll play our asses off for you. Please support us and these insanely, incredible bands Friday, October 21st @ Brighton Music Hall. "It's gonna be a time"
Love, Mean Creek
Monday, September 12, 2011
NEW ALBUM IN 2012 & FALL SHOWS!
Hello Friends,
We hope that your has Summer has treated you well, and that you're just as excited as we are about the Fall! We've been busy writing a bunch of new songs, and we plan on writing many more before the end of the year. This Winter we'll be going back into 1867 Recording Studio with our good friend, engineer/producer Chris McLaughlin, to record a brand new full length album that will be released in 2012. We'll be posting updates throughout this process, videos, demos, etc., so keep checking back for updates. We're super excited about this, and we can't wait to share new music with you all.
In the meantime, we'll be playing some shows this Fall as we write & record the new album. The first of which is with one of our favorite new bands who will be here all the way from England, YUCK! The show is on September 22 @ T.T. The Bear's Place in Cambridge. Our last Boston show of the year before we go in to record the new album will be October 21 @ Brighton Music Hall. We have some great bands playing with us, the full line up will be announced soon, and we'll be debuting a bunch of new songs. It should be a lot of fun! To all our NYC friends, we'll be back in Brooklyn on November 2 @ Knitting Factory w/ Colour Revolt, and Empires. Very much looking forward to seeing you all again!
Love, Mean Creek
We hope that your has Summer has treated you well, and that you're just as excited as we are about the Fall! We've been busy writing a bunch of new songs, and we plan on writing many more before the end of the year. This Winter we'll be going back into 1867 Recording Studio with our good friend, engineer/producer Chris McLaughlin, to record a brand new full length album that will be released in 2012. We'll be posting updates throughout this process, videos, demos, etc., so keep checking back for updates. We're super excited about this, and we can't wait to share new music with you all.
In the meantime, we'll be playing some shows this Fall as we write & record the new album. The first of which is with one of our favorite new bands who will be here all the way from England, YUCK! The show is on September 22 @ T.T. The Bear's Place in Cambridge. Our last Boston show of the year before we go in to record the new album will be October 21 @ Brighton Music Hall. We have some great bands playing with us, the full line up will be announced soon, and we'll be debuting a bunch of new songs. It should be a lot of fun! To all our NYC friends, we'll be back in Brooklyn on November 2 @ Knitting Factory w/ Colour Revolt, and Empires. Very much looking forward to seeing you all again!
Love, Mean Creek
Friday, July 22, 2011
NYC
Hey Friends,
The lovely Hilary Hughes from the Weekly Dig came down to NYC with us last Saturday for our show @ Pianos. It was a really fun show, we saw some great friends, and it was all in all a great time. You can watch some funny videos & read some words about our trip down HERE Thanks, Hilary!
For any New Yorkers that missed this show, or would just like to come hang out again, we'll be playing @ Union Hall in Brooklyn on Friday August 5 w/ Field Recordings, and Sands! Really looking forward to it. Can't wait to see all your pretty faces again! See ya soon
Love, Mean Creek
The lovely Hilary Hughes from the Weekly Dig came down to NYC with us last Saturday for our show @ Pianos. It was a really fun show, we saw some great friends, and it was all in all a great time. You can watch some funny videos & read some words about our trip down HERE Thanks, Hilary!
For any New Yorkers that missed this show, or would just like to come hang out again, we'll be playing @ Union Hall in Brooklyn on Friday August 5 w/ Field Recordings, and Sands! Really looking forward to it. Can't wait to see all your pretty faces again! See ya soon
Love, Mean Creek
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
FREE NEW SINGLE + VIDEO!
Mean Creek - The Land of Hopes and Dreams from Kieran John Delaney on Vimeo.
New Mean Creek video! HUGE thanks to Kieran John Delaney for directing the video, and Lunar Pictures for producing the video. HUGE thanks to Chris McLaughlin @ 1867 Recording Studio for recording and producing the song. It's nice knowing all these talented people. You can download the song for FREE here: http://meancreek.bandcamp.com/track/the-land-of-hopes-dreams-2
Here's some upcoming shows, many more on the way, see you guys soon!
JULY
02 - New Haven, CT - Stella Blues (w/ MT Bearington, and Eurisko)
13 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar (w/ Andre the Giant, Plastic Traps)
15 - Somerville, MA - Art Beat Festival
16 - New York, NY - Pianos
AUGUST
05 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall (w/ Sands, The Field Recordings)
Love, Mean Creek
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Upcoming Tour Dates + New Music + Boston Phoenix Cover!
Hey Friends,
First off, we can't thank you all enough for voting us Best Act, Best Male Vocal, & WFNX Boston Accents Song Of The Year in the Boston Phoenix music polls. We're on the cover of this weeks Phoenix, and it's all due to your support. We can't tell you how much it means to us, we might not be able to survive as a band without it, so thank you!
We've got a bunch of upcoming tour dates this summer. You can check out our evolving list here...
June 19 @ Northside Festival (at Public Assembly), Brooklyn, NY
June 20 @ Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA w/ KC Jones, and Wigwams
June 21 @ O'Brien's, Allston, MA w/ You Can Be A Wesley, Earthquake Party, & Felix and Volcano
July 2 @ Stella Blues, New Haven, CT w/ MT Bearington, and Eurisko
July 13 @ North Star Bar, Philadelphia, PA
July 15 @ Art Beat Festival, Somerville, MA
July 16 @ Pianos, New York, NY
August 5 @ Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY w/ Sands
We've got brand new music coming your way next week so stay tuned! We'll see you soon!
Love, Mean Creek
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Spring & Summer In Mean Creek Land!
Hey Friends,
We had a great time in NYC, Philly, & DC with Buffalo Tom! Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the shows, you guys are awesome! Also, thanks so much to Buffalo Tom for having us. They are a huge inspiration on us as people and as a band.
We're very excited to be playing a Spring time Boston show on Saturday May 28 @ Great Scott with 3 great Boston bands - Hands and Knees, Fedavees, & Banditas! You can get advance tix HERE, or stop by the Great Scott bar during the day.
We've been working on getting some spins during the week on WFNX, so if you're killing time at work, or have a free moment to spare, call in and request us @ 781-595-WFNX, or email: wfnx@wfnx.com Your help always and forever will mean A LOT to us!
Voting ends this week, Thursday May 12, in the Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll, and we're super excited to be nominated in 4 categories this year! Act, Male Vocalist, Album/EP, & Boston Accents Song Of The Year. You can vote for us and many great Boston bands HERE.
We'll be doing some more east coast touring in June so keep checking back for more tour dates. We've also been busy working on new material and we hope to get back in the studio this summer! More on all of this soon. Hope you're all enjoying the nice weather, and we'll see ya soon!
Love, Mean Creek
Monday, March 28, 2011
Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll 2011, SXSW Recap, & More!
Hey Friends,
SXSW was a wild trip, we played a bunch of great shows down in Austin this year. Thanks so much to all the people that made that possible. The Weekly Dig, Converse, Ryan's Smashing Life, Q Division, the list goes on and on. You're all awesome!
Thanks to The Boston Globe for filming us playing "The Comedian" live at the Smoke & Sand Showcase!
Also, you can watch a video recap here of the Converse/Weekly Dig show!
We're really honored to be nominated for 4 categories this year in the Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll: Best Act (wow, again!), Best EP/Album, Best Male Vocalist (our very own, Chris Keene!), and Best Boston Accents Song Of The Year for WFNX ("The Comedian"). Take a look around, we're amongst some awesome bands! Vote here if you'd like: http://thephoenix.com/BMP/Boston/vote/Act/#TOPCONTENT
We've got a bunch of exciting tour dates coming up in April & May. Here's our full list:
April 2 @ Iron Horse, Northampton, MA w/ Doomstar!, and Tony The Bookie
April 8 @ The Paradise, Boston, MA w/ Buffalo Tom
April 28 @ Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY w/ Buffalo Tom
April 29 @ M Room, Philadelphia, PA w/ Buffalo Tom
April 30 @ Black Cat, Washington, DC w/ Buffalo Tom
May 28 @ Great Scott, Allston, MA
See you at the shows!
Love, Mean Creek
SXSW was a wild trip, we played a bunch of great shows down in Austin this year. Thanks so much to all the people that made that possible. The Weekly Dig, Converse, Ryan's Smashing Life, Q Division, the list goes on and on. You're all awesome!
Thanks to The Boston Globe for filming us playing "The Comedian" live at the Smoke & Sand Showcase!
Also, you can watch a video recap here of the Converse/Weekly Dig show!
We're really honored to be nominated for 4 categories this year in the Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll: Best Act (wow, again!), Best EP/Album, Best Male Vocalist (our very own, Chris Keene!), and Best Boston Accents Song Of The Year for WFNX ("The Comedian"). Take a look around, we're amongst some awesome bands! Vote here if you'd like: http://thephoenix.com/BMP/Boston/vote/Act/#TOPCONTENT
We've got a bunch of exciting tour dates coming up in April & May. Here's our full list:
April 2 @ Iron Horse, Northampton, MA w/ Doomstar!, and Tony The Bookie
April 8 @ The Paradise, Boston, MA w/ Buffalo Tom
April 28 @ Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY w/ Buffalo Tom
April 29 @ M Room, Philadelphia, PA w/ Buffalo Tom
April 30 @ Black Cat, Washington, DC w/ Buffalo Tom
May 28 @ Great Scott, Allston, MA
See you at the shows!
Love, Mean Creek
Sunday, March 13, 2011
SXSW THIS WEEK & UPDATED TOUR DATES
Hello Friends,
We're currently headed down to SXSW, and we can't wait to get a chance to play for all of you in the warm sun. We've added & changed a bunch of upcoming tour dates, Our full upcoming show list is here...
March 17 @ The 512 - SXSW - Sponsored by Converse & Digboston.com, set time: 1:50PM
March 17 @ The Ginger Man - SXSW - Q Division Showcase, set time: 10:45PM
March 18 @ 138 Mansion - SXSW- Sponsored by 901 Tequila + Red Hook Beer, set time: 10PM
March 19 @ Rusty Spurs - SXSW - Smoke & Sand Showcase, set time: 1:30PM
March 19 @ Thunderbird - SXSW - set time: 8:30PM
April 2 @ Iron Horse, Northampton, MA w/ Doomstar, and Tony The Bookie
April 8 @ The Paradise, Boston, MA w/ Buffalo Tom
April 28 @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC w/ Buffalo Tom
April 29 @ M Room, Philadelphia, PA w/ Buffalo Tom
April 30 @ Black Cat, Washington, DC w/ Buffalo Tom
May 28 @ Great Scott, Allston, MA
See you at the shows!
Love, Mean Creek
Thursday, February 24, 2011
NYLON Magazine + Tour Dates
Hey Friends,
Thanks so much to NYLON Magazine for the kind words on our new EP: http://nylonmag.com/nylonblogs/blog/2011/02/24/free-music-mean-creek/
You can view all our upcoming tour dates here: http://meancreek.bandcamp.com
Here's our developing list...
February 28 - Buffalo Tom "Skins" Listening Party @ Zuzu, Cambridge, MA (short acoustic set, RSVP required)
March 17 @ The 512 - SXSW - Sponsored by Converse & Digboston.com, set time: 1:50PM
March 17 @ The Ginger Man - SXSW - Q Division Showcase, set time: TBA
March 18 @ 138 Mansion - SXSW- Sponsored by 901 Tequila + Red Hook Beer, set time: 10PM
March 19 @ Rusty Spurs - SXSW - Smoke & Sand Showcase, set time: TBA
March 19 @ Thunderbird - SXSW - set time: 8:30PM
April 2 @ Iron Horse, Northampton, MA
April 23 @ Middle East (Upstairs), Cambridge, MA
April 28 @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC w/ Buffalo Tom
April 29 @ M Room, Philadelphia, PA w/ Buffalo Tom
April 30 @ Black Cat, Washington, DC w/ Buffalo Tom
See you at the shows!
Love, Mean Creek
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Tour Dates with Buffalo Tom!
Hey Friends,
We're very excited to announce these upcoming tour dates with one of our favorite bands, Buffalo Tom!
See you at the shows!
Love, Mean Creek
Monday, February 21, 2011
Mean Creek @ SXSW 2011
Hey Friends,
We're headed down to Austin in March for SXSW! We've got some pretty cool shows lined up and we're looking forward to playing for all of you down south. More info & exact set times coming soon.
See y'all in Austin!
Love, Mean Creek
Friday, February 4, 2011
NYC EP RELEASE TOMORROW NIGHT!
Hello Friends,
Thank you so much to everyone who came out last Saturday night to Brighton Music Hall in Boston. Thanks so much to the other bands that played, Dirty Dishes, Girlfriends, Taxpayer, you were all incredible, and we are huge fans. Everyone made it an amazing night that we'll never forget.
Also, thanks so much to The Boston Phoenix - http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/115089-mean-creek-lead-a-rocking-allston-block-party/
& The Weekly Dig - http://digboston.com/listen/2011/02/fotobom-mean-creek-at-the-brighton-music-hall-1-29-11/
for writing such kind words about the show!
Our new EP, "Hemophiliac", is still FREE @ http://meancreek.bandcamp.com
New York friends - we're celebrating the release of the new EP in NYC tomorrow night, Saturday, February 5 @ Pianos. We're playing with 3 great NYC bands, The Vandelles, The Party Faithful, and Boom Chick! It is sure to be a great time, we hope to see you there!
Love, Mean Creek
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
"Hemophiliac" out now... and FREE!
Hey All,
You can download our new EP, “Hemophiliac”, for FREE @ BANDCAMP!
For some back story, we were originally planning on going into the studio to record a full length album, until about a month ago we found out that we weren’t going to have any financial support for the recording. We decided to record what we could afford to record ourselves. This release is entirely self-funded, and we want to give it away to anyone that is interested in listening. If you feel so inclined, you can “name your own price” and pay us whatever money you see fit for it, and if you want it for free, simply put in 0. Feel free to share this music & this download link with anyone you want. Post it anywhere you want. We hope you enjoy it!
For some info on the EP, it was recorded & produced by the wonderful John Agnello @ Headgear Recording Studio in Brooklyn, NY. It was mastered by Nick Zampiello @ New Alliance East in Cambridge, MA. Our good friend John Allen took the beautifully strange cover photo. Our good friend Pat Morin did the artwork design of the physical CD copies which you can pick up at any of our upcoming shows. And last, but not least, the talented, Nick Curran, who took some lovely photographs.
We will be celebrating the release of this new EP in Boston on Saturday January 29 @ Brighton Music Hall w/ Taxpayer, Girlfriends, & Dirty Dishes, and in NYC on Saturday February 5 @ Pianos w/ The Vandelles, The Party Faithful, and Boom Chick. BIG thanks to all the bands playing these shows and to all of the people that have helped make this EP possible. We love all of you.
See you in the pit!
Love, Mean Creek
You can download our new EP, “Hemophiliac”, for FREE @ BANDCAMP!
For some back story, we were originally planning on going into the studio to record a full length album, until about a month ago we found out that we weren’t going to have any financial support for the recording. We decided to record what we could afford to record ourselves. This release is entirely self-funded, and we want to give it away to anyone that is interested in listening. If you feel so inclined, you can “name your own price” and pay us whatever money you see fit for it, and if you want it for free, simply put in 0. Feel free to share this music & this download link with anyone you want. Post it anywhere you want. We hope you enjoy it!
For some info on the EP, it was recorded & produced by the wonderful John Agnello @ Headgear Recording Studio in Brooklyn, NY. It was mastered by Nick Zampiello @ New Alliance East in Cambridge, MA. Our good friend John Allen took the beautifully strange cover photo. Our good friend Pat Morin did the artwork design of the physical CD copies which you can pick up at any of our upcoming shows. And last, but not least, the talented, Nick Curran, who took some lovely photographs.
We will be celebrating the release of this new EP in Boston on Saturday January 29 @ Brighton Music Hall w/ Taxpayer, Girlfriends, & Dirty Dishes, and in NYC on Saturday February 5 @ Pianos w/ The Vandelles, The Party Faithful, and Boom Chick. BIG thanks to all the bands playing these shows and to all of the people that have helped make this EP possible. We love all of you.
See you in the pit!
Love, Mean Creek
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
WE BE IN THE STUDIO!
Hey everyone,
We’re currently at Headgear Studio in Brooklyn! We’re here recording our upcoming EP, “Hemophiliac”. As I type this, the great, John Agnello, is getting Mikey some monster drums sounds. Sounds deec, to say the least.
Check out video of Mikey’s luscious locks:
And Erik's roaring bass:
Until next time...
Love, Aurore
P.S. We also joined Tumblr, so feel free to check our updates over there, or continue to check 'em here at the BLOGSPOT site.
We’re currently at Headgear Studio in Brooklyn! We’re here recording our upcoming EP, “Hemophiliac”. As I type this, the great, John Agnello, is getting Mikey some monster drums sounds. Sounds deec, to say the least.
Check out video of Mikey’s luscious locks:
And Erik's roaring bass:
Until next time...
Love, Aurore
P.S. We also joined Tumblr, so feel free to check our updates over there, or continue to check 'em here at the BLOGSPOT site.
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