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

New Blog Post on Tumblr!

Check out our TUMBLR for our newest blog update! "Follow" us, if you wish!

Love, Mean Creek

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

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 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

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

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