The Bowery Presents

The Mercury Lounge upcoming shows

Mission Hill
10:30

Dan Lubell
9:30
edibleRed
8:30
J R L (Joshua Reuben Lewis)
7:30

Venue:
The Mercury Lounge
Date:
Wed 12/23
Notes:
21+
Doors: 7:30 PM / Show: 7:30 PM
$10
Mission Hill
myspace
Mission Hill is an alternative rock band from Boston MA that mixes provoking songwriting, catchy hooks, moody vocals, an energetic live show, and strong musicianship with an unerring commitment to their unique sound. Since forming in 2006 they have gained a large east coast following through relentless gigging and indie distribution. Their latest demos have caught the attention of many major labels and has spurred their signing to a new management team. Their new songs have also received much critical acclaim including recently being awarded an LA Music Award for “Indie Male Vocalist of the Year”, as well as being named to the number one spot on Alternative Addiction’s list of “Top Ten Unsigned Bands in the Country”. With their new songs and an inspiring live performance that easily wins over every crowd they play for, Mission Hill has become one of the premiere bands on the New England music scene.
Dan Lubell
official website
myspace
Dan Lubell doesn't care about trends-- music, fashion, or otherwise. He only cares about good melodies and good times. This is apparent when you see him perform. His off the cuff, engaging stage banter brings a smile to everyone's face (good times), and you wont be able to get his catchy pop tunes out of your head for days (good melodies).
edibleRed
myspace
Led by firecracker front woman Collette McLafferty, edibleRed is an eclectic New York City-based five-piece collective of atypical musicians. The memorable songs the band creates can be heard on their debut CD, Welcome to My Bad Behavior, released on veteran indie label Select Records.

Featured lyricist McLafferty is edibleRed’s femme-fatale who describes her sound as one of “a classically trained voice that slowly degenerated into a rock singer’s.” It is fitting that having once performed for Jeff Buckley “before realizing who he was,” she blends songwriting skills like Buckley’s with the style and panache of Debbie Harry and a rich voice a la Tracy Bonham. Alongside McLafferty is edibleRed co-founding member, the Grammy nominated drummer Tom Papadatos.

Papadatos graduated with a performance degree from Berkelee College ofMusic in Boston and played with classical crossover artist Sasha Lazard at the CD release party for her recent “Myth of Red.” Recently, Papadatos toured Indonesia and Singapore with New York blues guitarist Hugh Pool.

Lead guitarist Sean McMechen brings edibleRed’s hard rock roots to the surface. After years performing in metal bands, McMechen graduated with a degree in Fine Arts and guitar from Jersey City College, and then continued his guitar study at Parsons College in Manhattan.

Aside from being one of the most talked about bands in the tri-state area, edibleRed has been cultivating a diehard national following, and planting seeds internationally thanks to non-stop touring, and radio and TV appearances on FUSE TV’s IMX and Brooklyn Radio Online. McLafferty was featured on an episode of FUSE’s “Tattoo Stories,” and The Style Network’s “Split Ends” where she got a brand new coif from the scissors of a hot Los Angeles stylist. In February 2007, members of edibleRed were special guests on an episode of the Dr. Keith Ablow show where psychic twins predicted their imminent success.

edibleRed’s songs have been included on the Oxygen Network’s “Good Girls Don’t,” and most recently the band’s lead single “Sugar and Spring” was featured in an episode of Showtime’s “The L Word.” Their music can also be heard on KROCK2’s “Domestic Disturbance.”

Bring all these ingredients together and you have a psychedelic rock recipe sure to satisfy any appetite.
J R L (Joshua Reuben Lewis)
myspace
'Joshua Reuben Lewis is a musician in the truest sense of the word. Composing elusive sounds as weirdly unique as they are harmonious. Even without an official release of recorded material, his unusual poetic force is brewing. Soothing those from the basement rage of Bushwick to the lost folklore of Harlem, he’s receiving much attention in the New York scene, having just set sail within the past six months.'
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