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Event
MIKE VIOLA with special guests ORANJULY and RUBY ROSE FOX
Thursday July 5 -
MIKE VIOLA
with special guests:
ORANJULY
RUBY ROSE FOX
$15 advance / $18 at the door
8:30 doors / 9:00 show
www.mikeviola.com
www.oranjuly.com
www.rubyrosefox.com
Mike Viola is best known as singer, songwriter and musical architect of the Candy Butchers, a highly regarded pop-rock band from New York that recorded three critically-acclaimed albums for Sony, including 2003's fan-favorite Hang On Mike. The success of the Candy Butchers led to multiple appearances on Late Night With Conan O'Brien and Last Call With Carson Daly. It also found the group touring alongside the likes of They Might Be Giants, Robyn Hitchcock, Semisonic, Sparklehorse, Barenaked Ladies, and Ivy.
Viola simultaneously began a career in film-work a decade ago as the co-producer and lead singer of the Oscar-nominated title track from "That Thing You Do!".
Walk Hard, the recent Jake Kasdan/Judd Apatow film starring John C. Reilly, featured nearly a dozen songs written by Viola. A spoof on the Hollywood music biopic, Walk Hard proved to be the perfect playground for Viola's subversive, witty lyrics and catchy-pop expertise.
Viola joined the indie ranks in 2005 when he released an album of new songs on his own label, Good Morning Monkey Records. Recorded live at Largo in L.A., Just Before Dark showcases Mike's sharp abilities as a live performer. Once available on his website, mikeviola.com, the vinyl-only album sold out in three months.
His latest album, Lurch, is alive with the classic-pop euphoria and vivid storybook imagery that Viola's fans have come to treasure. Lurch has captured audiences internationally, thanks to tracks like album-opener "Maybe, Maybe Not" and first single "So Much Better", which charted in Denmark.
As signed worldwide to EMI Music Publishing, Viola remains a prolific songwriter and/or producer on a multitude of projects. His work can be heard on Amanda Leigh, the recent release by Mandy Moore -- for whom he is also Musical Directorin addition to collaborations with Inara George, Tim Christensen, Dan Bern, Steve McEwan, Kelly Jones, Ryan Adams, Drake Bell, Bleu, Adam Schlesinger, John C. Reilly, Mary Wood, Sam Bisbee, The Gentlemen, John Wesley Harding, and Ben Romans.
Oranjuly are an American rock band and the brainchild of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Brian E. King.
After releasing their self-titled debut album in Summer 2010, the band has enjoyed an enormous response of critical praise and numerous spots on many year-end "Best of 2010" lists and a nomination for "Song of the Year" by the Boston Phoenix (New England's biggest alt-weekly).
While writing/recording their inspired second record, which King describes as "more honest and raw but somehow more catchy and quirky" the band is enjoying supporting bands such as Fountains of Wayne, Atomic Tom (Universal Records), and Mike Viola ("That Thing You Do" & "Get Him to the Greek."
Oranjuly is: Brian E. King, Lou Paniccia, Kyle Fredrickson, & Aaron Benson
Ruby Fox is a Boston-based singer/songwriter influenced by Leonard Cohen, Roy Orbison, and Judy Garland. She is currently working on her debut solo album with Spirit Kid's Emeen Zarookian at The Mystic Steamship Studios.
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LocationThe Lizard Lounge (View)
1667 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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