The Everymen Started Their 7-Week US Tour at The Saint w/ GayGuy / StraightGuy, The Sound Is Fine, and Those Mockingbirds, 6/4/14

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The Everymen will be bringing their pure New Jersey rock and roll -- a body-moving blend of Jersey greats like The Shirelles, Bruce Springsteen, and The Misfits -- to the rest of these United States over the next two months. Appropriately, they started things off with an all-New Jersey send off in Asbury Park.

Asbury locals GayGuy / StraightGuy once again shook The Saint, testing the limits of just how big a two-piece band can sound. Wayne's The Sound Is Fine kept things going with their pop-infused alt-rock; and Montclair's Those Mockingbirds turned in a tight, eight-song set comprised exclusively of songs from their upcoming debut full-length, Penny The Dreadful, due July 1st.

Scotch LaRock and SIMGE's Tara Tomaino made it to The Saint, following the sold-out Modern Baseball show at Asbury Lanes, just in time to get moving to The Everymen. Despite having an early on-air at WPRB the next morning on their way to Philly, The Everymen held back nothing as they rolled off songs from both of their LPs. Almost as soon as things were finished, The Everymen were loading up their van, Rosalita, for the next stop.

Below are some photo highlights of the show and the rest of The Everymen's dates. Head over to Flickr for full photo sets. And if you happen to find yourself in Boise, Idaho or Lawrence, Kansas or Florence, Alabama some night in the coming weeks, check your local listings. You may be able to find a little taste of home.



The Everymen on Tour
6/6/14 Washington, DC Velvet Lounge
6/7/14 Wilmington, NC Walker World Organic Artist Retreat
6/8/14 Raleigh, NC The Pour House (w/ The Battery Electric)
6/9/14 Charlotte, NC The Roux
6/10/14 Atlanta, GA 529
6/11/14 Jacksonville, FL Burro Bar
6/13/14 Miami, FL Gramp's
6/14/14 Orlando, FL Will's Pub
6/15/14 Pensacola, FL Handlebar
6/16/14 New Orleans, LA Checkpoint Charlie's
6/18/14 Dallas, TX Three Links Deep Ellum
6/19/14 Austin, TX Hotel Vegas
6/20/14 Lubbock, TX Bash Riprock's
6/21/14 Albuquerque, NM Burt's Tiki Lounge
6/22/14 Phoenix, AZ Trunk Space
6/23/14 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
6/25/14 Los Angeles, CA Cafe Nela
6/26/14 Oakland, CA Eli's Mile High Club
6/28/14 Seattle, WA TBD
6/29/14 Spokane, WA Baby Bar
6/30/14 Boise, ID Liquid
7/2/14 Salt Lake City, UT Burt's Tiki Lounge
7/3/14 Denver, CO 3 King's Tavern
7/5/14 Lawrence, KS Replay Lounge
7/6/14 Omaha, NE O'Leaver's
7/7/14 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
7/8/14 Minneapolis, MN TBD
7/9/14 Chicago, IL The Burlington
7/11/14 Madison, WI The Frequency
7/12/14 Milwaukee, WI TBD
7/13/14 St. Louis, MO Blank Space
7/14/14 Florence, AL 116
7/15/14 Nashville, TN TBD
7/17/14 Louisville, KY Zanzabar
7/18/14 Indianapolis, IN TBD
7/19/14 Youngstown, OH The Royal Oak
7/21/14 Boston, MA TBD
7/25/14 New York, NY Piano's

Show Preview: The Everymen, Tour Kickoff w/ Those Mockingbirds, The Sound Is Fine, Gay Guy / Straight Guy. Tonight, 6/4/14.

The Everymen's last appearance at The Saint was an absolute blast.

Givin' Up On Home Life

In his review of The Everymen's second full-length, Givin' Up On Free Jazz, our own Scotch LaRock said:

"I can see a night where my boardwalk stroll leads me into a night spot where the horn section is hot and Mike V and Catherine trade lead vocals. There's a crowd and everyone has their dancing shoes on. I sip a cold beer and make my way onto the dance floor. Yeah, I can see it."

That night is tonight.

The Everymen kick off their mega summer tour in support of the new record tonight with a return to The Saint. It's an all-New Jersey night of rock 'n roll on the Jersey Shore as Those Mockingbirds (whose first full-length, Penny The Dreadful, is due next month), The Sound Is Fine, and Asbury's Gay Guy / Straight Guy will be helping to send our good friends out on their trip from sea to shining sea.

So get your Wednesday night dancing shoes on and come out to sip a cold one with me and wish The Everymen Godspeed.

The Sound Is Fine, The Sound Is Fine, 2014

EP Review

Rising from the ashes of the now-disbanded Nico Blues, Wayne, NJ's The Sound Is Fine are starting from scratch with a new sound and a new EP that came out in February. The band's six-song debut combines pop hooks with some big, hard/alt rock guitar sounds and Evan Campbell's sneering vocals.

"It started off with a bang," shouts Campbell to open the record on "Big Dream Kid." That's appropriate as almost every song here includes some explosive sounding guitar. The song itself could be a take on the band's own story of having to start fresh after having been in a band on the rise. "Big Dream Kid" forms kind of a pair with poppy rambler "Wrong Time to Look Good" and its picture of the difficulty of maintaining artistic integrity in the music business. Closing track "Running in Squares" sounds like it's going to send us off on a quieter note, but the song eventually builds to a couple of big blowouts of its own.

Throughout the EP, The Sound Is Fine pull from a number of influences, from 70s hard rock ("Another Kicked Pupil") to 90s alt rock ("Rapture In Queens") mixing and matching as they go. They come up with a sound featuring a wall of distorted guitar noise that can't hide their pop sensibilities. It's a combination that works well on this EP; and, while the members of The Sound Is Fine are starting over, they've taken a solid first step.

The Sound Is Fine is available now as a "Name Your Price" download over at Bandcamp.