We’re extremely psyched to be playing at the legendary Arlene’s Grocery at the end of the month. To all our New York friends, we hope you can make it out for what is looking up to be an awesome night. It’s a Wednesday, and it starts early. We go on at 9. BE THERE!
The masterful Ghosts of Jupiter (formerly Nate Wilson Group) are having an Album Release Party at Brighton Music Hall and we’re opening! It’s only a two band bill, so come on time… as to sufficiently tickle your earholes. We love you all and hope to see you there! Thanks!
Ghosts of Jupiter - http://ghostsofjupiter.com/
Banana Phonetic - http://bananaphonetic.com/
Doors: 8pm
Show: 9pm
Come check us out at Brighton Music Hall (the old Harpers Ferry) in Allston. We are happy to be a part of a killer bill that includes Township and Nate Wilson Group. This show will sell out so grab your tickets online before they’re all gone! Let’s help them pack the house.
Grab you tickets here:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004635DCBB9C11
We’re excited to play you some cuts from our upcoming EP “The Facts of Evolution,” plus some other surprises.
We’ll be opening, so come early and catch the whole show. It’s gonna be a blast!!!
Sweet and shifty. That’s what you get when you mix the savory sounds of Boston’s best after-dinner treat, Banana Phonetic, a BP that you can trust, with the itinerant crew of vagabonds who make up the sewer-blues side project: August West and the Rest. Stoked and stoned: It’s my general condition sittin’ back with a Buddha sack, knowing that this very sonic split is on the menu Wednesday night (December 
at Precinct down in Union Square, Somerville.
Banana Phonetic, fresh off their rowdy stint at Brooklyn’s Trash Bar a couple weekends back—and flaunting a new, five-strong front—is surely one of the best of Boston’s burgeoning groups, bringing high-voltage psychedelica and downbeat funk in a concise, well-honed package. Haunting vocals float over a soupy-thick rhythmic backdrop with searing guitar leads pumping effect-laden surges through the twisting soundscape for a real cool time. And the rag-tag troubadours of August West and the Rest are coming together Wednesday night for a rare and special treat. Utilizing a groove-based gutter flow of street-swing, test-tube mind expansion and good ol’ fashioned grime, this synapse-singing syndicate will most assuredly deliver a tasty dish of vaga-blues for the Phonetic prequel.
(9:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 8, Precinct, 70 Union Square, Somerville, 21+, no cover) Bartlett
For a five track EP, Banana Phonetic has managed to roam around the musical map with their first release, The Western End. This Boston based four piece claims to write music for the sake of their love of sound, and the eclecticism of this album proves that proclamation to be true.
This album is perfect for a long drive on a sunny day. The EP starts out with a track fit for the beach, as “It Was A Drag” uses simple chords, drum tracks, and high-pitched vocals for a happy, poppy effect. The album progresses to become more intense and dramatic, as the instrumental work becomes more complicated and the melodies more thought provoking. By the time “Metronome” comes on, the album takes a 180 and suddenly a heavy bass drum introduces piano chords in a minor key. Here the group enters Radiohead territory.
Overall, this album shows a wide range of musicianship from each of the four members. Not one of the songs sounds like the other, and each musician proves his capabilities with the wide range of sounds produced by each instrument. The songs are powerful and filled with an array of emotion. If this album doesn’t send you on a meditative journey, it will definitely take you on a ride through different spectrums of sounds and melodies, and make you wonder where this band is headed next. (Self-released)
Banana Phonetic & Otis Grove
Tomorrow night at Precinct in Somerville.
It’s gonna be a great show and if you haven’t heard Otis Grove yet, you really need to do that. We’re really psyched to be playing with such awesome bands these days.
Hey everyone, we just wanted to thank you for coming out to our release party at Church. It was ridiculous to see so many people out to support The Western End and Banana Phonetic. Since you guys are the best friends in the entire world, I’d like to let y’all know that we’re offering the entire Western End for free.
We encourage everyone to go over to MusicFloss.com and create an account to download our album. It’s totally free and, in our opinion, a revolutionary service that has a unique philosophy about today’s music industry. Aside from getting the artists 100% of the proceeds from music sales, the site strives to create a real connection directly from the band to the audience. As artists and fans, we have a limited opportunity to seize the industry for ourselves. What MusicFloss aims to do, beyond securing more revenue for artists, is create a site with a sustainable business model that also offers PR interaction and creates a conversation between fans, artists and labels too. There’s our two cents. We really urge you to go to MusicFloss, make an account
(download our EP for free!) and support music for musics sake…
LINK: MusicFloss.com – Banana Phonetic
And for those of you who aren’t so patient, here’s a good old MediaFire link. It’s a .zip file with 320kbs MP3′s.
LINK: Banana Phonetic – The Western End EP (MediaFire)
Boston Band Crush reviewed “Metronome” (as well as our band name) this morning. Thanks, C.D.! We know you love it.
“Metronome” certainly has a lot to say. There are certainly “walls” between the subsections of this track – once a movement has begun, it seems difficult to remember the past ones – but there are no jarring differences. This track leaves you not really with a specific hook or melody in mind, instead it provides a memory of a lengthy, colorful trip.
BBC is a great site devoted to honest music review. Definitely browse their other posts.
Come to our EP Release at the Church this Friday, April 30th. Get in touch with us at ( bananaphonetic [at] gmail [dot] com ) for an advance ticket, and you’ll receive a free CD! The first 50 advance tickets get a free Narragansett Tallboy. $10/18+ | 8pm
