In less than three years, Seattle's Massy Ferguson has earned a name for itself locally and internationally, playing memorable shows in front of packed venues in their hometown, entertaining U.S. troops in Germany and rocking alongside members of Phish and the Grateful Dead in Jaco, Costa Rica.
This hard- working quartet has managed to book shows in Europe, tour Costa Rica and get airplay in Melbourne, Australia, as well as support from influential Seattle stations KEXP and KMTT 103.7 The Mountain — without the aid of a label.
In September of 2008 Massy Ferguson released their debut full-length album "Cold Equations," an 11-song LP which is starting to garner attention locally and overseas.
They've been described as, "unapologetic rock Americana for the masses," and it's clear the band's fresh take on traditional American roots music is striking a nerve. Tracing their influences to alt-country (Drive-By-Truckers, The Jayhawks) and American southern rock (The Black Crowes, Marshall Tucker Band), Massy Ferguson's blue-collar rock stays true to old musical pioneers while forging its own evolutionary path.
The journey started with a 5-song, self-released, self-titled EP in 2006. The next year, the band released Live in the Lounge, a live album featuring 8-songs from their 2006 Insomnia Radio acoustic session (which was podcast to an audience of nearly 80,000 subscribers.) Now they're roaring ahead with the release of Cold Equations, their first proper full-length album.
In Seattle, Massy Ferguson is also known as "The People's Band," "The Hardest Sweating Band in Showbiz" and of course, "Massy F***ing Ferguson." These monikers seem fitting for the band's no-frills approach to writing music and for their rowdy live performances. The four-piece embraces the reputation, the adulation, the screaming fans ... who wouldn't?
With early support from KEXP and packed local shows, Cold Equation looks to expand the band's base even further. This fall, they'll be playing Circus Mexicus Festival with Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers in Puerto Penasco, Mexico.
MF consists of Ethan Anderson, vocals/bass, Adam Monda, guitar/vocals, Tony Mann, keyboards and Dave Goedde, drums
MF Live in Europe! Gun Control
Video credits: Josh Westfall
MF live in Europe (Cold Equations)
Video credits: Josh Westfall
Video of the band playing "Bent" at the High Dive!
Been scopin' y'all out on the web for a while and I finally made it to a live show last night at the Tractor...I'm now a full on fan!!...love the simplicity your songs...GREAT, GREAT stuff!!
And I would love to be there! I'll see what I can do, and if I dont make it that night I will make it my mission to come to a show soon. I miss you guys!
Yep, the spirit lives on! You better believe that I'm turning people on two ears at a time to MF! Wish I were able to make next week's show, looks like that'll be one for the books. Cheers, keep on MF'in truckin'!
That show was bad ass last night.... I got my "+1" for next Wednesday too.... Nikki, she was talking y'all up last night and said she's down for next Wednesday! It's going to be tight!
