The Crunchy Western Boys have a show coming up June 15th at the Tupelo Hall in White River Jct.VT. After trying unsuccessfully for a week to contact the very private and enigmatic members of the popular band the Crunchy Western Boys, the intrepid reporters at Yourband.info have managed to contact and interview a member of their inner circle.
What follows is a conversation held between one of our staff members and a Mr. Jarg Hammondjeeze. A man suspected of close ties with this mysterious band. We at Yourband.info hope to unearth some interesting and new insights into one of NH’s strangest success stories!
(ED NOTE: This conversation was held at an undisclosed drinking establishment…after a great deal of tequila and beer.)
Old and new is the dream child of Concord native Charlie Chamberlain. Americana music mixed with a solid electronic beat, acoustic instruments and a computer. Charlie takes traditional roots vocals and mixes them up with a layered soundscape of instrumentation. The mandolin, double bass, and fiddle are all paired with haunting vocals and looped with electrostatic noise. THIS IS Roots music for the 21st century indeed. In fact, you can download the entire album for free right off Charlie’s site: 
Assembly of Dust (also known as AOD) is a local rock band formed by Strangefolk frontman Reid Genauer. Genauer and Assembly of Dust are slotted to play the Granite State Music Festival occurring in Concord NH at the Everett Arena on June 23rd to 24th. We got a chance to sit down with Reid Genauer and ask him a few questions about his band, music and life.
It was time for another home bout for Concord’s roller derby team last night at the Everett Arena. These bouts are fun to watch… with ladies speeding around a circle, crashing into each other, slamming into the ground, and sliding across concrete on their knees. There were hundreds people there specifically to see this bout. I love the derby, but I am also here for another reason. Yankee Cockfight, a band from the northern mountains of New Hampshire, is playing halftime. The Granite State Roller Derby has teamed up with GO-Local Music and provides attendees with a 30 minute half time show from a local area band. This week it is Yankee Cockfight who takes the stage to wow the massive crowd.
We get a lot of requests here at Yourband.info to review solo albums. The requests are all the same; “I recorded this in my bedroom, can you listen and tell me if I suck.” We listen to every band, and most of the time it is not that great and yeah, they do suck. This is what I was expecting when Mike Spaulding sent us a request to review his solo project. I sat back, hit play and got ready for disappointment. Guess what, Mike does not suck. In fact, he is quite the opposite.
We all love the Presidents of The United States of America. I am not talking about the band that did that catchy pop song “Lump” in the 90’s. I am talking about the actual people who have run this country; Richard M. Nixon,, Warren G. Harding , James K. Polk, Rutherford B. Hayes and of course Martin Van Buren. The Van Buren's, a fun party band from Boston, must really love Martin V.B. as they named their band after the seldom celebrated 8th president of our fair country.
