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[11 Apr 2008 | Friday]
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Rumble report
Category: Life
Despite our good looks and winning ways, we concluded the gig by congratulating The Men on their fine performance, their victory and their advancement to the semi-final round of the WBCN Rock 'n' Roll Rumble.
We had a great time with many friends. Many thanks to Harper's staff, WBCN, Kevin P., and all who rocked onstage and off!
Pickles hanging with Duggan D of The Men:
Us rockin':
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[06 Apr 2008 | Sunday]
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'Pint-Roll Earthfest!
Category: Pets and Animals
WBOS 92.9 has this big concert on the Esplanade in May called Earthfest. There is an online voting thing that will allegedly enable some peripheral band like the ’Pint to play the main stage. Can you imagine the Pint at a maximum decibel level in front of thousands of people? If we can clear the entire Esplanade, it would be legendary. Dude, you can help make it happen. Click this graphic below and do what they tell you.
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[03 Apr 2008 | Thursday]
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Number 20 on The Noise Top 30 Radio Chart for April
Category: Automotive
We’ve reemerged onto the Noise Top 30 Radio Chart for April at the 20 slot! Also, BOTH our rehearsal space roommates -- Dirt Mall and Miskatonic -- are on the chart too! 1. Neptune – Gong Lake
2. December Sound – The Silver Album
3. Black Fortress of Opium – Black Fortress of Opium
4. Dirt Mall – Got the Goat by the Horns
5. Hallelujah the Hills – Collective Psychosis Begone
6. A.K.A.C.O.D. – Happiness
7. Chris Pearson/Ekranoplan – Soundtracks
8. Mobius Band – Heaven
9. Pants Yell! – Alison Stratton
10. Guillermo Sexo – Guillermo Sexo
11. Ball and Pivot – Heart in the Sky
12. Bobb Trimble – Iron Curtain Innocence
13. The Doom Buggies – The Doom Buggies
14. Hot Box – The Histone Code
15. Me and Joan Collins – From Behind EP
16. Miskatonic – Let Us Entertain Us
17. Passion Pit – Chunk of Change
18. While Rome Burns – The Beauty In Violence
19. Apple Betty – Let’s Play
20. Cheater Pint – Cheater Pint
21. Concord Ballet Orchestra Players – Flying Together EP
22. Cuddle Magic – Cuddle Magic
23. Dear Leader – Dear Leader
24. Fire on Fire – 5 Song EP
25. Freezepop – Future Future Future Perfect
26. Gondoliers – Gondoliers
27. Paper Thin Stages – Flying Hearse
28. Gregg Porter – Final Final EP
29. Pulse Prophets – Breathe
30. Turpentine Brothers – Turpentine The Noise Top 30 Radio Chart is based on the amount of radio airplay given to locally released CDs. It’s compiled by RadioTony using playlists from WAAF, WBCN, WFNX, WMBR, WMFO, WTCC, and WZBC.
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[04 Apr 2008 | Friday]
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5 to 1 favorites to win the WBCN Rumble?
Category: Parties and Nightlife
I didn’t say it: http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view.bg?articleid=1084830 RUMBLE ODDS By Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, April 4, 2008
With few bands buzzing, a dozen dark horses and a lot of the best talent opting out - local young lions Hooray for Earth, Wonderful Spells, and Pretty & Nice will all be playing Hub shows in April, but not at the Rumble - this year’s ’BCN battle is hard to handicap. But, hey, somebody’s gotta win. And they’ll probably crack some skulls along the way. So if the end of March Madness has left you with a gambling compulsion you can’t quit, here’s the Herald brain trust’s thoughts about the leaders heading into the 2008 sonic smackdown. HUMANWINE. Odds: 5-1
Do we have gothic fatigue yet? No? Really? OK, then HUMANWINE may be the third theatrical-retro-gothi-punk-folk band to take the Rumble this decade (Reverend Glasseye did it in 2005, the Dresden Dolls in 2003). While Dresden Dolls comparisons still dog HUMANWINE, singer Holly Brewer is very much her own woman. Her own creepy, campy, charismatic woman. CHEATER PINT. Odds: 5-1
Old hands at the local band thing, this female-fronted four-piece is pushing a decade in the scene. And you can hear it in their sound: the Breeders, Belly, Mission of Burma. So they’ve got experience, like Hillary, but being angry young punks at heart, they’ve embraced change, like Barack. CLOUDS. Odds: 7-1
Too loud to lose, too wicked to win. While not Clouds’ official motto, it may be their Rumble theme. After metal masterminds Cave In went on indefinite hiatus, guitarist Adam McGrath formed this outlet for heavy, beer-binge grunge. Boston’s never been afraid of noise, but to win, Clouds will need to unleash an earsplitting hurricane of volume, which may alienate the more timid judges. Ah, the catch-22. MEandJOANCOLLINS. Odds: 8-1
He said-she said rock is hot in the Hub - see this year’s (almost) break-out band Drug Rug (yet another notable local not Rumbling). While the he (singer/guitarist Bo Barringer) and she (singer/guitarist Jen Grygiel) haven’t been around long, they’ve already managed to add a nice haggard quality to the MEandJOANCOLLINS’ sound. Think good, gritty new wave with a bad, Britpop hangover. WILD ZERO. Odds: 10-1
Gutter punk with a metal chaser has faired well in past Rumbles (Gang Green won in 1986; Doc Hopper in 1995). If the judges can get over the fact that punk ain’t in vogue - especially spit-in-your-eye punk- this quintet has a legit shot. A.K.A.C.O.D. Odds: 13-1
Monique Ortiz is the best Mark Sandman Dana Colley’s found since the actual Sandman passed away. She’s like a low-rock Nico. But the Rumble never gave Sandman and Colley’s bands Treat Her Right and Morphine any love, so this trio’s a longshot. Of course, maybe the guilt of snubbing Sandman will work in A.K.A.C.O.D.’s favor. If the Academy can be shamed into giving Scorsese an Oscar for one of his worst movies, anything’s possible.
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[13 Mar 2008 | Thursday]
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Invited to the WBCN Rumble
Category: Parties and Nightlife
Surprisingly, Cheater Pint has been invited to this year’s WBCN Rock ’n’ Roll Rumble! I say surprisingly, because I continue to be surprised by almost every good thing that happens to this band. Must be one of my mental defects. How we got the nod, I don’t know, but why ask why?
Some dumbasses think the competition aspect is the most important thing about the Rumble. What we consider important is being offered this special opportunity to play for folks who have never seen the ’Pint, while drinking beer and seeing some great bands. Hopefully we’ll gain new fans and meet people who can help us continue to make music. Kinda like any other gig, except we get more publicity and promotion than we can muster for ourselves. And we get paid 200 bucks :)
We are also very pumped to see some of our friends — Watts, Dirt Mall, Jason Bennett and the Resistance, and Andrea Gillis — were invited too.
Here are the lineups:
Sunday April 6th
Me + Joan Collins 9:00pm - 9:30pm
Cherry S/T 9:50pm - 10:20pm
Girls, Guns + Glory 10:40pm - 11:10 pm
Watts 11:30pm - 12AM
Monday April 7th
Wild Zero 9:00pm - 9:30pm
Andrea Gillis 9:50pm - 10:20pm
Daniel Bon + Future Ghosts 10:40pm - 11:10 pm
Cortez 11:30pm - 12AM
Tuesday April 8th
Dirt Mall 9:00pm - 9:30pm
The Shills 9:50pm - 10:20pm
HUMANWINE 10:40pm - 11:10 pm
The Murder Mile 11:30pm - 12AM
Thursday April 10th
CHEATER PINT 9:30pm - 10:00pm
Clouds 10:20pm - 10:50pm
On The Drop 11:10pm - 11:40pm
The Men 12:00am - 12:30am
Friday April 11th
Medicated Kisses 9:30pm - 10:00pm
Hel Toro 10:20pm - 10:50pm
The Great Bandini 11:10pm - 11:40pm
Forgetful Jones 12:00am - 12:30am
Saturday April 12th
Jason Bennett + The Resistance 9:30pm - 10:00pm
A.K.A.C.O.D. 10:20pm - 10:50pm
Genuflect 11:10pm - 11:40pm
Disappearer 12:00am - 12:30am
Here’s the press release from WBCN:
WBCN 104.1FM ANNOUNCES BOSTON BANDS SET TO COMPETE IN THE 30TH ANNUAL WBCN ROCK’N’ROLL RUMBLE BOSTON---The 30th Annual WBCN Rock’n’Roll Rumble, the single longest running battle of the bands style competition anywhere, will be held at Harpers Ferry in Allston, Massachusetts beginning on Sunday, April 6th and continuing for nine nights, with the exception of April 9th, an annual Rumble day of rest. A total of 24 bands will compete in six night of preliminary competition. Each night, four bands will perform and compete for thirty minutes. One winner from each night and two wild card bands will advance to the semi-finals round to be held on Friday, April 18th and Saturday, April 19th - all at the Harpers Ferry. One winner from each semi-final and a wild card band will compete Friday, April 25, at Harpers Ferry in the final round, which will also include a performance by a special guest band, to be announced soon. The winner of the 2008 WBCN Rumble will receive many prizes, including $3,000 cash; recording, mixing and mastering time in Boston’s top studios; CD duplication, musical equipment, promotion and publicity; legal services, print advertising space, tee shirt printing, food, clothing, music gift certificates and a chance to perform at the annual WBCN River Rave Concert to held on June 1st, at the Tweeter Center. All nine Rumble night’s open doors at 8:00 pm and have an 18+ admission. Tickets for the entire 2008 WBCN Rock n’ Roll Rumble may be purchased in advance online at Harpers Ferry website or on the night of the show. Tickets to all the shows including the finals will be on sale Saturday, March 8th at 10am thru MusicToday ticketing at harpersferryboston.com. The line-up of bands is posted below. Log on to www.wbcn.com and www.harpersferryboston.com for further information on the venue and the 2008 WBCN Rock n’ Roll Rumble. For questions e mail Marketing Director - Chachi Loprete, chachi@wbcn.com. Chachi can also be reached at 617-746-1460.
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[08 Feb 2008 | Friday]
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Finally we gets a LIVE review in The Noise
Seriously, we've been waiting a long time for this :P Thanks, Mr. Strom.
CHEATER PINT, GHOULS NIGHT OUT, THE TAKEBACK
Abbey Lounge, Somerville, MA
11/17/07
The Takeback (your standard earnest Irish punk rock act) have the Abbey packed early in the evening with (apparently) friends and relations. The band is okay—they deliver on effort and energy, but the material is straight-faced and routine. I get the impression this stuff is intended as relevant and full of depth, so I suppose I'm the wrong audience. I'm the goof who's looking for art, personality or humor. Still, they are trying, so the least I can do is be polite and acknowledge that fact.
Some of the crowd here for The Takeback must have started their serious drinking around noon, and that's bad news for Ghouls Night Out. Let's consider what we've got here: three cute defenseless girls alone on stage…and a room full of drunken yahoos (masculine variety). Amazingly, by only one guy proves problematic screwing with the mic stands, lolling backwards on stage and looking up Myra's skirt. He's pissing me off…mostly because I didn't think of doing it first. Asshole. Amidst GNO's usual spooky surf rock-a-go-go, Abbey regular Dave points out a truism I'd managed to overlook, lo these many months: that drummer Lily is really hot. How did I miss this before? Excuses: (1) You can't see the drummer way in the back and (2) Myra's pretty distracting. Apologies to Lily are in order! Either for not confirming her awesomeness in past reviews, or for greatly embarrassing her in print like this. Ladies' choice.
Cheater Pint gets underway—they don't even finish the first song and I'm already regretting that I've never crossed paths with this band before now. Been missing out on an excellent band. They are like the great Boston rock of old—Robin Lane or Private Lightning only with more gusto. I dunno about art, but there's huge helpings of humor and personality here. Lauran Pint's vocals are powerhouse but never to the point that they eclipse the material or the rest of the band. That's whatcha call craft. The whole band has it—they play like a seasoned star act. (Frank Strom)
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Bad Music for Bad People
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Release date: 25 October, 1990
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[06 Feb 2008 | Wednesday]
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Number 5 in Noise Radio Chart
We may have fallen from our peak position at number 2 last month, but we're still pretty surprised to be here! Thanks for spinning the 'Pint! Noise Top 30 Radio Chart: February 2008 1. Bobb Trimble - Iron Curtain Innocence
2. A.K.A.C.O.D. - Happiness
3. Fire on Fire - EP
4. Hallelujah the Hills - Collective Psychosis Begone
5. Cheater Pint - Cheater Pint
6. Concord Ballet Orchestra Players - Flying Together
7. The December Sound - The December Sound
8. Freezepop - Future Future Future Perfect
9. Campaign for Real-Time - LA Tracks 1933-1969
10. Black Fortress of Opium - Black Fortress of Opium
11. Emergency Music - You'll Be the Death of Us All, Honey
12. Max G & the Spots - Shiny New Apartment
13. Mobius Band - Heaven
14. The Shills - The Shills
15. Sunburned Hand of Man - Fire Escape
16. Wild Light - Wild Light
17. Vagiant - Public Display of Infection
18. The Atlantics - Atlantics Live
19. The Doom Buggies - The Doom Buggies
20. Drug Rug - Drug Rug
21. Major Stars - Mirror Messenger
22. Polyethylene - What Goes On Inside Houses
23. The Set of Red Things - Who Touches the Pitch Defiles Herself
24. Tristan Da Cunha - Instanter
25. MeandJoanCollins - "Maybe You Can Breathe Underwater, Tracy"
26. Paper Thin Stages - CP/Magnum Puce Version 8.0
27. Annette Farrington - "Know Your Heart"
28. Dear Leader - The Alarmist
29. Various - Boston Underground 1979-1982
30. Chandler Travis Philharmonic - Kitty at 30
The Noise Top 30 Radio Chart is based on the amount of radio airplay to locally released recordings. It's compiled by RadioTony using playlists from WAAF, WBCN, WFNX, WMBR, WMFO, WTCC, and WZBC.
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Release date: 15 October, 1991
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[29 Jan 2008 | Tuesday]
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New members of the Cheater Pint family
Category: Pets and Animals
Cheater Pint welcomes some new members to our family!
Todd Giles (x-Union Ares) joins Cheater Pint on bass guitar.
Gavin Weddle was born in 1/23! Baby and mommy are healthy and daddy Dan is happy.
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[16 Jan 2008 | Wednesday]
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The Pint on WXRV 92.5 "The River"
Cheater Pint will be featured on WXRV 92.5 The River's local music spotlight "Home Grown Music" this Thursday, January 17."Home Grown Music" is a relatively new commercial-radio spotlight for Boston-area recording artists, established by The River this past fall. "Home Grown Music" features a local artist every night of the week at 10 PM. Be sure to tune in Thursday, and every day!
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Everything All the Time
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Release date: 21 March, 2006
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[07 Jan 2008 | Monday]
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Free guitar
Category: Art and Photography
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Born into This
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Release date: 02 October, 2007
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[18 Dec 2007 | Tuesday]
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[17 Dec 2007 | Monday]
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Another review and HOLY CRAP!
Cheater Pint scores the number 2 position on The Noise Local Top 30? It's a true story.
And here is this CD review by Bob Vinyl:
Considering the album cover, a not-so-clever Pink Floyd parody, I had relatively low expectations for Cheater Pint. It didn't take long for the music to change that though. Cheater Pint play raw tunes that at times conjure up images of X, the Replacements, the Ramones, Cheap Trick and late-Angry Samoans even. The common denominator is that all of these influences strip away the pretensions of more complex bands, exposing honest what-you-see-is-what-get music.
The simple melodies are delivered with an edge that is engaging and even angry at times, but never bitter. The musicianship isn't what comes from a book or a school, but from playing together and knowing each other and its loose ramblings must work even better live. Like the cover implies, there's a drunken, devil-may-care nature to Dark Side of the Pint, but while that's often shakey ground, Cheater Pint manages to stay on solid footing throughout. This isn't an album that will change the face of rock music, but it may just remind you of why you started listening in the first place.
Rating: 7/10
http://rnrnonsense.toomanyvoices.com/2007/11/review-cheater-pint-dark-side-of-pint.html
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Buddha Lounge: Renditions of Metallica - The Black Lounge
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Release date: 17 July, 2007
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[02 Dec 2007 | Sunday]
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Amplifier Magazine review
Category: Music
The dark side of the brew, huh? Cheater Pint is a fresh breath of musicality. The cleverness of the CD cover design tells one that this quartet, two guys, two gals, have a sense of humor and are not too overly serious about their art, which makes it all the more attractive. Cheater Pint lay things out as they see them and then, as they express their feelings and observations, inject an effusiveness that goes well with their unique brand of irresistibly raw, non-nihilistic punk rock.
After releasing 2 EPs and one single, Cheater Pint have released an LP full of brash pop-core, to coin a phrase. Two songs that stand out are "Self-Medication" and "Three Sizes Too Small," both of which are great examples of what to expect from the rest of the CD. The music is upbeat, power-pop; a swirling guitar & bass-driven indie-rock; danceable rock 'n' roll with a juxtaposition of introspective lyrics and extroverted music. Cheater Pint, not unlike the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion or Superchunk irresistibly make both performers and audience alike jump up and down and shake all around.
-Kent Manthie, Amplifier Magazine
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[04 Dec 2007 | Tuesday]
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NORTHEAST PERFORMER Review
Current mood:  thirsty
Category: Music
Cheater Pint -Dark Side Of The Pint
Kinger Recordings
There's nothing quite like a pint of crisp cold beer on a brisk fall day at the local watering hole. Evoking similar feelings of satisfaction is Cheater Pint's Dark Side Of The Pint, an album that has more similarities to The Breeders than Pink Floyd.
Cheater Pint falls into the category of bona fide garage rock, with some impressive hints of pop melodies sprinkled throughout the album. They are the type of band that punk rockers, pop lovers, and bar band aficionados will enjoy equally. Lead singer and guitarist Lauran O'Neal is voracious yet euphoric, and it's obvious she has true talent as a frontwoman, sounding similar in attitude to Courtney Love or Brody Dalle. The best part about O'Neal is that she can write a power-pop melody, but also has no problem saying, "fuck you" with conviction. Additionally, Dark Side sports catchy rhythms and elating pop tones reminiscent of The Sinking Ships, but Cheater Pint seem to be a bit rougher around the edges, with the raw, beer guzzling attitude of a band that's played the Abbey Lounge multiple times.
Several songs stand out on Dark Side including the hit single "Control Freak," an immensely catchy song with a fierce rhythm, jovial handclaps, and searing guitar riffs.
The catchiest track on the album, "Ma I'm Try'n," features an up-tempo, singalong chorus, but the drums steal the show with their dynamic variations in the verse and undeniable tightness. Kudos should also go to Ed Valuauskas of Q Division, whose crisp, punchy production delivers just the right amount of shine and grit. Dark Side Of The Pint is glazed with crunch and bite - the real roots of this feel-good rock group. (Self-released)
-Michael Aceto, Performer Magazine
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A Weakness for Spirits
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Release date: 08 August, 2006
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[19 Nov 2007 | Monday]
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Get a free music sampler that includes Cheater Pint
Category: Music
We are proud to announce that the compilation STRANDED IN STEREO Vol. 7 features Cheater Pint's single "Control Freak." This double-disc compilation includes 18 music tracks, 15 music videos and two movie trailers, packaged in an attractive case that features stunning artwork by John Baldwin Gourley.
And you can get it for FREE! How? Simply ask for it. There's nothing to pay! But what's the catch? You get marketed to, baby. You'll be subscribed to receive e-mails from Stranded in Stereo about the newest music and movies, and you'll get invitations to cool Stranded in Stereo parties and events.
But wait, there's MORE! Not only will you receive Stranded in Stereo Vol. 7, but you'll be subscribed to receive future volumes of Stranded in Stereo compilation samplers absolutely free. You don't even have to pay for shipping and handling.
Sign up today and they'll throw in free podcasts for your iPod or other portable mp3 player!
Altogether you get podcasts, invitations to Stranded in Stereo parties and events, the latest music and movies news, the double disc compilation Stranded in Stereo Vol. 7 featuring Cheater Pint's single "Control Freak" and a subscription to receive all future Stranded in Stereo compilations, all for the low, low price of FREE. SIGN UP NOW!
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