Category: Lincoln Tunnel, The
The Lincoln Tunnel at Dusk
with If We Go On At All, Sexcoffee, and Cruel Miracle
Dusk
301 Harris Ave
Providence, RI
8pm doors
21+
$5 cover
The Propellers and The Lincoln Tunnel at the Peace Dale Block Party
Many other musical acts
Downtown Peace Dale
2pm-10pm
The Lincoln Tunnel in studio performance of ‘Phone This One In’
The Lincoln Tunnel video for ‘Friend of the Roses’
The Lincoln Tunnel and Everett Brothers Moving Company at Jimmy’s Saloon
with Frankie and the Ranks
Jimmy’s Saloon
Memorial Blvd
Newport, RI
9pm
Vertical Twin, Karma Rocket, Six Star General and The Lincoln Tunnel at The Parlour
The Parlour
No Main St
Providence, RI
9pm
$5
Limelight Magazine 8th Annual Online Readers Poll Now Out
Limelight Magazine has announced their 8th Annual Online Readers Poll. 75orLess nominees include Jets Can’t Land, The Lincoln Tunnel, and Outlaw in Peru (who are all competing against each other.)
Boston’s The Noise reviews The Lincoln Tunnel, Jets Can’t Land, Radio Carbon, and Gavage
RADIO CARBON – Caveman Ballads
7 tracks 75orless Records
There are no ballads on this record, although there might be some cavemen. The Troggs have influenced all punk and rock in a way, but that’s about it. This Providence band can destroy you, literally, if they want to. (The singer is a big man.) Based on my experience of seeing Radio Carbon live a few times, the only thing they want to hurt is your ears. The volume and energy is intense, and the songs and musicianship are polished but gritty. A solid release with one good song after another. It’s punk with elements of stoner and noise rock, and all that’s still good in this world.
THE LINCOLN TUNNEL – Today 2.0
75 Or Less Records
10 tracks
Christian Calderone is a smart songwriter and lyricist; one of the best around, judging from this debut effort. “Damn, I Wear It Well” begins this epic collection of brilliant songs with a circus-like romp, replete with a bass played like a trombone, an attenuated oompah rhythm, and some scorching guitar. “Big Decision” has a preening and brittle punk guitar rhythm and world-weary trailing vocals. “All Together Wrong” is lively, frantic indie rock bravado in the vein of the DBs; eminently hit-worthy. “Friend of the Roses” is a tuneful romp with an electrifying guitar-bass-drum hook and wistful trumpet filigrees courtesy of Ellen Block. “Makin’ Cents and Takin’ Vows” features liquescent guitar and is otherwise an inoffensive ballad. “Elemental Sun” features slapping drums and ingenious harmony vocals in the lead-up to the chorus. “Our Mother’s Sons” combines twangy guitar and echoey glad-making vocals with a lonesome trumpet melody. A surprisingly touching song, and Best of Show. “Ordinary Sky” is elevated psyche interspersed with an irresistible cascading guitar riff; it comes to a climax which is short and sweet. “Memphis” is a straight-ahead, paint-peeling, numinously buzzing rocker. “Line My Pockets” is a mysterious and spacy yet upbeat and surly love song. This is mostly excellent all the way through; the songs are smart and the band uses instrumentals like a good painter mixes colors for effect. Definitely a band to watch.
JETS CAN’T LAND – You Can’t Linger On
6 tracks
Some tasty retro ’9’s alt-pop from Rhode Island that you could probably seduce middle-aged chicks with, especially if you were slumming it in Providence. Very lightly psychedelic and jangly (in a non-’80s way), You Can’t Linger On will remind you of whatever obscure local indie-rock sensation you were into in 1994. Plus the lyrics are good, with MASH and ELO references and bummer lines like “Here I am watching things go bad again.” I’m not sure that I would personally listen to this regularly – I hate the ’90s except for that one song by Matthew Sweet – but if you’re still laboring under the delusion that everything was swell back when we were young and eating ramen for dinner six times a week, then this is your new favorite band.
GAVAGE – self titled
10 tracks
Gavage is a Providence punk rock group. There are catchy parts, heavy parts, and sax from Adrienne from one of the town’s best bands Downtown Boys that adds a slight undercurrent of avant garde to the rock ’n’ roll. I like that the CD comes with a lyric sheet, not many bands bother with this anymore. This is a good album to listen to as you stroll drunkenly down a dark alley, just before something crazy happens. If you make it out of that alley, you’ll want to listen to this album over and over again.
Fusion Fest 2015 at Burr’s Hill Park
Free all day fundraiser featuring a crapload of bands from the 75orLess music label –
local beer breweries, kids activities…..grassy fields and hills….fresh air!
featuring performances by….
Bob Kendall Band
Medicine Ball
Jets Can’t Land
Six Star General
Matt Fraza Band
Swampbirds
Deadlands
The Lincoln Tunnel
Ringwald
Jacob Haller
Jeff the Postman with Prescott Cronin
Burr’s Hill Park (across from the Warren Beach)
600 Water Street
Warren RI 02885
The Lincoln Tunnel – Today 2.0
75OL-212 The Lincoln Tunnel – Today 2.0
$9.00 S&H Included
Digital download is available here
1 Damn, I Wear It Well
2 Big Decision
3 All Together Wrong
4 Friend of the Roses
5 Making Cents and Taking Vows
6 Elemental Sun
7 Our Mother’s Sons
8 Ordinary Sky
9 Memphis
10 Line My Pockets
The Lincoln Tunnel is proud to announce the release of their debut record. Comprised of former members of Maria Monk, Garage Sale Picasso, and The Benedictions, The Lincoln Tunnel take their cue from the likes of The Replacements, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, and Modest Mouse. Full of big hooks, loud guitars, and a compelling songwriting, Today 2.0 is the introduction to this versatile rock and roll band.
The Lincoln Tunnel is Christian Caldarone, John Menard, Keith Menard, and Mike Tomasso.
“The debut release from the Lincoln Tunnel is a mess of indie rock, Americana and
mariachi horns thrown together like a Jackson Pollock painting where against all odds,
it somehow works.” – M. Clarkin, Motif