See it here first! Our appearance on CCTV's local music show Bandwidth TV was posted to their website last night. i'm not sure when it's actually supposed to air, but you can watch it on the internet right now!



thank you to everyone that made up our live studio audience.

We are very pleased to invite you all out on Weds Nov. 18th to join us at the infamous Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School. if you're not familiar, it is the brainchild of the highly talented Molly Crabapple, which asks the question "why can't art class be sexy?" and it turns out there's no reason whatsoever for it to not be. ;) At Dr. Sketchy's you'll get some raucous music, scandalous burlesque models, and a generally debaucherous and irreverent atmosphere. you'll be hard pressed to find anything better to do with your weeknight!

This installment of Dr. Sketchy's is brought to you by Truth Serum Productions and is happening at the Pozen Center at MassArt. The evening kicks off at 7:30 and will be hosted by the lovely Ms.Crabapple herself and feature Miss Southern Comfort & Dame Cuchifrita from Brown Girls Burlesque as the drawing subjects. and if that weren't enough, you'll have ENSMB providing an inspiring soundtrack throughout the night!

come out next Weds. and get a little naughty with ENSMB & Dr. Sketchy's!!!

Wed. November 18th in the Pozen Center @ MassArt - 7:30 pm
621 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA
Event is FREE for MassArt students with i.d. -- $5 for everyone else


DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR DRAWING MATERIALS!!!!!!!!

For those that picked up our limited edition EP at last week's shows, since we did it quick and dirty we didn't list the song titles...so here they are:
1) Those Grimy Little Stars
2) Lonesome Vagabond
3) Mad Squirrel March
4) Balkan Moonlight Stomp

let us know what you think! :)

ENSMB is filming this Saturday for a show that will air on CCTV in Dec. and we're allowed to bring along our own studio audience. this is you! we need folks to help make the shoot as fun and exuberant as possible, so please come and get on air with us. we can only take 15 people in, so it's going to be first come first served. dressing up is certainly encouraged, but not required. you would need to show up at 4:15 and stay for about an hour and a half at their studio in Central Square.

comment here or email info@ENSMB.com to sign up and get more info.

Last night's opening of the Big Broadcast of 1938 was a hit!  and if you missed it, you've got three more chance to fire up the way back machine and travel with us to a bygone era where radio was king. 

i also want to warn everyone that it's a "soft start" so there are things onstage (and in the audience) before the official "start" time.
People will be milling about in character (including us!) by ~30 min before the hour
The script starts around ~15 min before the hour
There's at least one ENSMB song before the official show start on the hour

The usherettes, "cigarette girls" & assorted offstage cast not only look the part, but it seems like they may actually do improv scenes with each other if the early arrivals are game. (If last night's is any indication, they're also going to run out of vintage candy, and slightly out of period "candy cigarettes", fast. So definitely arrive early, be sure to buy something from them and interact with them in character.

also, our limited edition EPs seem to be extremely popular, so be sure to get one before they're gone!

also also, there's an article about the show in the Somerville News

Thank you so much to everyone that came out to party with us at HONK! 2009.  the band had an amazing weekend and, thanks in large part to the enthusiasm of our audiences, played some of the best performances we’ve ever had. If you’ve got any pictures, video or blog write ups, please don’t hesitate to share them with us.
 
Not ones to rest on our laurels, we’ve got another spectacular event coming up next week! We are proud to be a part of The Big Broadcast of 1938 at the Somerville Theater this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and these shows promise to be unlike anything we’ve ever done before.  The Post-Meridan Radio Players are bringing their annual Halloween staged radio show to the Somerville Theatre for four performances, and this year they've brought in ENSMB to join in the fun.
 
PMRP is well known for their excellent live old-time radio-style dramas, and this show will be their biggest yet. It features a recreation of the 1938 Halloween episode of the long-lost Boston radio classic, The Frank Cyrano Byfar Hour, a Boston-based comedy/variety series from the 30s, and the science fiction thriller The War of the Worlds: The Fall of Boston, the story of what happened in Boston during the infamous Martian Invasion of 1938.  With their talented cast, a battery of foley sound effects personnel and ENSMB, we’re going to recreate this epic and historic radio broadcast right before your eyes (and ears) in the Somerville theater.
 
If that’s not enough to get you excited about this, we’ve got some more surprises for you.  After many requests from our fans, we’ve now got women’s baby doll t-shirts and tank tops available for the first time.  Even more exciting than that, we’re going to have a special limited edition preview version of our upcoming studio album!  We’re only going to have a very small number of these, and they will only be available at these shows. Not only will you get a glimpse of the album along with some special treats, but you’ll also get to take the cost of this CD off your purchase of the full album once it’s released.  
 
This all adds up to some serious Halloween goodies for you! so get your tickets NOW!  Come out and let us and the PMRP transport you to another time a place. We’ll take you on a rollercoaster ride of vintage entertainment both hilarious and terrifying. This is going to be a truly unique spectacle you are not going to want to miss!
 
"The Big Broadcast of October 30th, 1938" will run Thursday, October 29th through Saturday, October 31st, at 8:00 PM, with a matinee at 2:00pm Halloween day at the Somerville Theatre next to the Davis Square T Station.  Tickets are $15 in advance at the box office and online, and $20 at the door DOS, with special group rates available.
 

Tonight i will be making an appearance on WMBR to talk all about HONK! and about ENSMB. Tune in to hear me ramble on about these things, and, more enjoyablly, to get your very first listen of music from our upcoming album!!

8-10pm What's Left: News and interviews, music of all genres, poetry, comedy, and other communiques from the left.
You can listen to WMBR at 88.1 FM or online via their website http://wmbr.org/
my interview starts around 9, so tune in and enjoy.

It's that time of year again! we <3 HONK! and so should you. it is an entirely free, entirely volunteer run event, which means that it needs all of the help that it can get. we can't encourage you strongly enough to volunteer. it doesn't have to be much, but every little bit helps.

for more info contact, Michael Rome at michaelrome@comcast.net. for an idea of what the festival needs help with, read behind the cut.
( everything you wanted to know about HONK! volunteering )

ENSMB takes over Precinct in Union Square!

we're really looking forward to the shenanigans we're going to get into tonight, and we hope you'll be there to join us. this is going to be ENSMB not quite like you've ever seen us.

and as a last minute surprise! we'll also have a special appearance by the Underscore Orchestra from Portland, OR! http://theunderscoreorkestra.com/

all for only $5! what's not to love?

Precinct
http://www.precinctbar.com
70 Union Sq. Somerville
$5 21+ Doors at 9

ENSMB takes over Precinct in Union Square!

We've been working hard on our album, but on Thurs Sept. 10 we're taking a night off from our vigorous recording schedule to cut loose...and we want you to join us! Two full sets! surprise guests! songs you've never heard before!

this is going to be a great night so bring your friends, grab some well crafted cocktails (and a good selection of top shelf bourbon!) and get down with us all night long.

Thurs. Sept. 10
Precinct
http://www.precinctbar.com
70 Union Sq. Somerville
$5 21+ Doors at 9

Come join us in Providence on Saturday Aug. 8 as we play Speakeasy! at Firehouse 13.

Speakeasy! is a new monthly event held at this great old firehouse turned art space. Fire up the way back machine as we travel to a time of illicit booze, loose women and jazz made to sin to. Wear your finest attire and come out to party with us!

Hosted by Providence Pinups
http://www.providencepinup.com
With DJs: DJ Delicti & Friends
http://djdelicti.com/
Performances by...
Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band!
Thru the Keyhole Burlesque!
http://www.myspace.com/thruthekeyhole
Providence Swing!s
http://www.providenceswings.com/

There will be drinking, dancing and carousing of all kinds...and, of course, ENSMB to swing it just like you like it. ;)

Speakeasy!
Sat. Aug. 8
Firehouse 13
41 Central St
Providence RI
9-1 PM $7

We're happy to announce that we are a part of this year's Orfeo Fest
and we take the stage at Noon! Come outside to party with us and stay
and enjoy a day full of performances...and it's all FREE!

ORFEO FEST is an entire day of FREE family programming on SUNDAY July
26th in Christian Herter Park!
1175A Soldiers Field Road, Brighton, MA

http://www.orfeogroup.org/productions/festivalinthepark.html

Beginning with a Kids4Kids (10AM) performance of A Midsummer Night's
Dream, the day will include musical performances by Emperor Norton's
Stationary Marching Band (12PM) and singer-songwriter Thea Hopkins
(6PM) as well as dance performances by friends of Monkeyhouse (2PM).
Finally, Orfeo Group is thrilled to present Bill Barclay's
illuminating, celebratory event: THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES (4PM). This
is a day of performing arts not to be missed--we hope to see you
there! And whether you're seeing it for the first or or the fourth
time, please stick around for the Sunday evening performance of Orfeo
Group's THE COMPLETE WOWS(A) at 6:45PM!

see you Sunday!

-ENSMB

http://www.reverbnation.com/ensmb
http://www.ensmb.com
http://www.myspace.com/ensmb
http://www.myspace.com/madcaprumpus
http://ensmb.livejournal.com
http://www.last.fm/music/ENSMB

as we've been mentioning for the past few months, we're working on our first studio album!!! and we kicked things off last weekend with 3 days of recording...

...and we survived our marathon recording weekend! things were intense and productive, and now we've got basic tracks done...and by basic tracks i mean drums, bass, accordion, guitar, banjo, alto, tenor, trumpet, trombone, and clarinet. it's really impressive how much work everyone has put into this weekend, and it really comes across in the recordings. we really hope that you will all like what you hear.

we also want to give a hearty endorsement of the wonders and talents of our engineer, Corey Schreppel. seriously, everyone should be so lucky as to get to work with this guy.

here's a little glimpse of our studio!


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Originally uploaded by coralinetheblue


more photos can be found here, here and here!

we are spending all of next weekend in recording sessions in Gloucester, and we could use crash space so we don't have to trek back and forth from Boston. If you know of anyone willing to put up any number of musicians, please let us know. We are friendly and make good house guests. ;)

Here's a highlight from our excursion to Seattle in April for HONK! West. we did some busking during the day on Saturday of the Fest, and this is us hanging out in the park at Seattle Center playing our mellow version of Matador.



more videos to come!

Last minute surprise ENSMB performance! we invite you to join us for a Memorial Day Picnic on Boston Common at 1:30 PM tomorrow! we provide the music and you bring the picnic! bring your family! bring your friends! bring strangers you meet on the way!

This will be a pretty casual affair with the band playing and hanging out throughout the afternoon. this picnic is BYO everything, so bring anything you'd like to have for a picnic; blankets, chairs, food, beverages, etc. we encourage you to do this potluck style and bring a bit to share, the band will be bringing some contributions to share with you, so you should return the favor. ;) or don't and just come frolic with us in the park.

we're not positive where we're going to set up to do this, as it depends on what other buskers are on the Common, but once we start playing we imagine we'll be pretty easy to find. :)

we hope to see you tomorrow!

anyone who loves us, loves HONK! it is a glorious celebration and all out musical extravaganza, and it's coming again this fall OCT 9-11 for it's biggest iteration yet! but in order for it to be a success, we need your help!

Please join us next Thursday at the HONK! Community Meeting, May 28th 7:00-8:30 PM at the West Branch Library in Davis Square. This meeting is a great way to learn about this year's festival and find out what little (or big!) things you can do to help out.

HONK! is community-driven action, and that means we need your help. The local love and support of our festival continues to grow, and we're certain that with your help, this year's festival will be the best yet.

Among other things, we need folks who are available before and during the festival to:
- promote the weekend's events
- make sure bands get where they're going
- house musicians
- feed, transport, wrangle, inform, collect donations and so much more!

This year is going to be a wonderful combination of the HONK! veterans you know and love, and exciting new bands coming to HONK! for the first time. there's an all women's band from New Orleans, bands from Italy and Amsterdam, new friends we made at HONK! West in Seattle, and some of your local favorites too. ;)

For HONK! updates visit http://www.honkfest.org

Please join us and be a part of this amazing experience! Hope to see you May 28th!

Volunteer for HONK!
HONK! Community Meeting, May 28th, 2009
7:00-8:30 PM at the West Branch Library in Davis Square, 40 College Ave.

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