Sep/100
It was a good run, but Mike is leaving the band…
Hey all, Mike here-
Joe and I started this band about 3 and a half years ago (maybe longer, no one is really sure when we started). We had originally worked together on a project I started, called The Brilliant Brigade. After that collaboration, we decided it was time to do a full band project, hence Action Verbs were born (though believe me, it took almost a year to come up with the name).
This band has been a blast. I’ve done so much more in music than I ever thought I would and all of that is due to the many bandmates we’ve had and especially because of the fans that have come out and supported us at our shows and enjoyed our music. I honestly can’t say thank you enough to all of you.
However, all good things must come to an end (though thankfully the band itself is not ending), as my time with the band will. The other priorities in my life have made committing to a band more difficult. So it’s with some sadness, but more pride in what has been accomplished and where the band is heading that I leave it. Luckily, it’s in good hands, and more great music will be made by Action Verbs…and I know I’ll be listening.
BUT…before I leave, I’ll be playing one last show, Thursday October 14th at Middle East Upstairs. I’m quite excited about this and I hope everyone can make it out for one last go of it.
Seriously – thanks to everyone ever involved in this band, it’s truly been awesome.
Jul/100
Action Verbs for Sale
You can now purchase Action Verbs music on the internet at iTunes and Amazon MP3. Just follow the links below:
Both albums, in both locations, are only $3.96!
iTunes
Meeting People on the Internet: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/meeting-people-on-internet/id376550110
The Men East: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-men-east/id376536766
Amazon MP3
The Men East: http://www.amazon.com/The-Men-East/dp/B003UMLESC/ref=dm_ap_alb1?ie=UTF8&qid=1278954563&sr=1-1
May/100
Action Verbs book show at Middle East Upstairs, SAT 6/5/10
Hey everyone, Action Verbs is happy to say that we will once again be playing the stage of Middle East Upstairs on Saturday, June 5th.
We’ll be playing with Await Rescue, The Hands Off Love Affair, and Leave By Six (whose drummer is our keyboard player). We’ve played with Leave By Six at Church before, so we’re looking forward to playing with them again.
Tickets are $10 and it’s 18+.
Apr/100
Live on Boston Emissions (WZLX) 4/25/10
Hey everyone, great news for band and for you.
Action Verbs will be live in studio for Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood on WZLX (100.7FM in Boston and www.bostonemissions.com online) on Sunday, April 25th. The show starts at 10pm, we should be on around 10:45 / 11:00.
We’ll be playing two songs and giving away a guest list spot (+1) to our EP release show on May 1st at Middle East Upstairs.
Apr/100
CD release show on May 1st at Middle East Upstairs!
Well we’ve announced this show before, but we wanted to remind everyone and to make mention that it will be our CD release show for The Men East EP.
We’re playing with The Willows (who are also doing a CD release that night, and played a great set at Midway this past weekend), The Dirty Truckers, and Jeff Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons.
We’ll have cd’s and t-shirts available.
Action Verbs are on stage around 9:30
Mar/100
We have a keyboard player…welcome Dave!
Hey everyone, we finally ended our search for a keyboardist. Dave Cocozziello has joined the band. He’s also the drummer of Leave By Six. He’s quite good really.
Dave actually played our last show at Church with us and fit in great, so we’re looking forward to writing new material with him, rather than us just adding keyboard parts after the fact while recording.
So at our next show, say hello to Dave.
Feb/101
Cover and Tracklist Revealed for our soon to be released The Men East EP!
Well, as we’ve talked about before, we have been working diligently on a follow up to ‘Meeting People on the Internet’. That new release will be another 4 song EP titled ‘The Men East’. We’re quite excited about it all. We’re almost complete with the mastering and final checklist items. We’re working out the final details of the release timing, but it will be sometime in the next 2-3 months, depending on our show schedule.
Here’s the tracklist:
01) Makeshift Container
02) Canary
03) Whenever
04) The Men East
And after many revisions, the artwork as done by our own Jacob Halpern:
Jan/100
EP #2 is being mastered now!
We’ve got our second, as of yet unnamed EP being mastered now. We’ll be making an announcement soon as to the title and release for it. We’re rather excited.
Jan/100
It’s January of 2010, what’s on tap?
Hey all-
So it’s now 2010. Good times. We feel we’ve got some good things coming up.
Radio
First thing, we are really grateful to Angelle @ Boston Emissions (http://wzlx.com/pages/4962009) for playing us for the third time on her show and for the first show of the new year.
Shows
Secondly, we’ve got 3 shows lined up for January and February.
- This Thursday at Middle East.
- January 21st (Thu) @ Great Scott (sponsored by RSLBlog.com)
- February 24th (Wed) @ Church
Check out the shows page for more information.
Recording
And last but not least, we are close to having four new songs ready to put out. We’re currently working on a release structure, but it will most likely involve this here website for initial releases of the songs.
Website
Oh and we’re hoping to do a redesign of the site in the next couple of months. You’ll know when it happens.
Dec/090
Buy Your Tickets for RSL sponsored show at Great Scott on January 21st
Ryan over at RSLblog.com wanted me to remind everyone that buying your tickets ahead of time is the way to go for the Great Scott show on Thursday, January 21st. They are expecting this show to sell out.
Also, it’s cheaper to get them ahead of time!
$8 tickets in advance – ON SALE NOW (no extra charge either)
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=858255
$10 at the door the night of the show
This show will be promoted extensively, so buy ahead – don’t depend on the door!