Musician pals:
Sebastian Kossak, Mike Richardson, Mike Rubin, Kari Flango, Dan Burns, Juhani Kelvin, Scott Maher, Jeff Harrington, Matt Somers, Jacques Thibodeau, Scott Fleming
Influences
Beatles, Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin, Stan Kenton, Hendrix, STP, Police, Elvis, Movie/TV Theme Music, Charles Bukowski, Mickey Spillane, Raymond Chandler, Bill Belichick, Bruce Lee, Glenn Gould, Bernard Herrmann, Josh Groban, Tony Bennett, Eric Fromm, UFC, Knut Hamsun, Eels, Eliot Smith, 24, Drum Corps
Featured as one of 'Top 100 Unsigned Bands'
- Music Connection Magazine 12/08
2007 Nomination Best Song Category for the MASS CANN/NORML awards
Nominated Song - 'Sweet Mary'
"The Leon Rich Band will inject music into the veins of their audience, and pump them up with a heavy dose of energetic rock'n'roll"
-- Boston Now
"Leon Rich put on one hell of a show"
"Rich is a more-than-competant performer. Handling the guitar licks with outright ease, his playing has a laid-back feel, even though his songs never run short on rock & roll bite."
"Rich's set is like a quick jolt of adrenaline"
"Rich's harmonic nuggets will undoubtedly find appeal among lovers of quirkly pop."
-- Music Connection 07/08
Finishing up a new self-produced record, engineered by Rob Ignazio and recorded at Sherwood Forest and Wellspring. Look for mid 2008 release.
Leon Rich has shared the stage with great area bands such as:
Fox Pass, Three Day Threshold, Comanchero, Girls Guns and Glory, Liz Borden, Girl On Top, The Doom Buggies, Melt, Wendy Faren, Violet Nine, Baby Strange, Aloud, James O'Brien, Sasquatch and The Sickabillies, Ara Vora, The Gulf, The Motion Sick and The Easter Bloodhounds.
Got my start in Drum Corp (www.DCI.org) as a brass player for the 27th Lancers. Taught brass and learned arranging with The Diplomats of Malden, Ma. So, if you hear lots of strings, horns, and synths in the tunes - thats where they came from!
Sox in Bmore was amazing!!! Awesome game..we won! Youk was 3-3 and Ellsbury stole once....from what I remember ;) ...miss you, hope to see you soon! Love ya!
hey leon, how are you? hope all is well, we are playing a show for anderson july 17th, if your around come check us out at the lily pad come check us out july 17th at the lily pad, with absynthe, and what about will,
Hope to see you tonight at our cancer research benefit show!
100% of the proceeds go towards funding cancer research.
We're really looking forward to the benefit event tonight. We've been covered in the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Phoenix, Boston Metro, Improper Bostonian, and Weekly Dig. We're getting plugged on WBCN, WAAF, WFNX, KISS108, and a bunch of college stations.
LB from WAAF (and formerly the Bruins) will be there tonight.
TIME & LOCATION: Doors are at 8:30pm. Oliver's in the Cask & Flagon is at 62 Brookline Ave in Boston (Kenmore stop on Green Line)
PRIZES: Get there early because we'll be giving away prizes all night. There will be a table where you can read about the prizes and get prize tickets.
RED CARPET PHOTOS: We'll have a red carpet area and a photographer on hand to take photos of you, your friends, the bands, whoever...we'll be posting them online after the event.
DRESS UP: A bunch of people (bands, volunteers, and attendees) are dressing in track/running outfits at the show, so if you feel so inclined, join in the fun! Shorts, wristbands, headbands, sleeveless shirts, sneakers, etc.
See you tonight!
Cheers, Andy, Jen, The Vital Might, Build a Machine, Forgetful Jones, and Spectator
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