Jamie Olson--Vox, Gtr;
Tim Meachem--Bass;
Todd Zamostien--Gtr, Vox; and
Joseph Arnold--Fiddle.
Influences
George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, (OK, ALL the cats who made up the Traveling Wilburys ) John Lennon, Jerry Garcia and the good ol Grateful Dead, CCR, The Band, Joe Strummer, The Clash, Elvis, Dusty Springfield, Richard and Linda Thompson, The Jayhawks, Mark Olson, Hall and Oats, Kenn Kweder, Johnny Rivers, Doug Sahm, Chet Atkins, James Burton, Clarence White, Gram Parsons and the Burritos, Fleetwood Mac, Jim Croce, Wilco, Neko Case, MMJ, Bright Eyes,Bob Marley and the Wailers, INXS, The Pogues, Pavement, Minor Threat, Metallica, Elvis Costello, Ricky Nelson, Memphis Soul, Sun Records, Chess Records, Country Music from eras past, Fiddle tunes, the shared and personal human experience, blah, blah, blah.
REVIEWS of our debut CD: NLMS...And that Old Time Living Room Sound
"Together, the boys create a rich, rollicking take on old-fashioned rock, rolling together the big, booming harmonies of Buddy Holly with the winding guitar work of American Beauty and the witticisms of Bob Dylan."
INTRIGUING SOUNDS OF NLMS
- Brian Rademaekers, The Fishtown Star
"Shambling country-Folk Goodness Culled from the Oldest of Schools"
UM...DROP 2008 ROUNDUP (Top 10 Local Releases)
- DOUG WALLEN, Philly Weekly
"This young philly band knows the secret to straddling the classic/jam/indie divide: It's gotta be catchy, like sing-along-everybody-now-c'mon catchy. Peppy beats, twangy guitars and Jamie Olson's moonshine vocals help North Lawrence Midnight Singers hit you the same place the Wilburys or the Connells used to. "
SOUND ADVICE
- Patrick Rapa, Philadelphia City Paper
"On their song "All Day All Night," Philly fivesome North Lawrence Midnight Singers call to mind the Replacements when they went down to Memphis to record with Jim Dickinson: Whiskey–and–cigarette–shaped vocals from a punk heart merging with rockabilly backbeats, country guitar twang and a potent dose of classic R&B soul. The ghosts of Sun Studios live in several of NLMS’ other tunes, and when they say they’re fond of ”all the cats who made up the Traveling Wilburys,” they’re not kidding, though they certainly handle those collective influences with care."
PW RECOMMENDS!
- M.A.G., Philly Weekly
We were born just before Midnight, into Einstein’s chaotic jumble of time and space, where a lifetime lasts the course of one long day. Fortunate were we to spend many, many glorious times around the greatest of hours, the worries of the world slipped out of mind and people with good hearts shared their spirits and practiced the language of imagination and revelry.
But, more importantly, it was the music that brought us all together and it was the music that allowed our bodies to loosen up and freed us to dance. These were the kind of celebratory times that all who share are thankful for their good fortune, knowing that not all of God’s creatures get to experience a time where their mind is set so free to dream, so much so that it can inspire them for a lifetime. But the Singers, given no exception to the unwavering hands of time, stealing away minutes, and often hours, can’t help to think back with a little sadness and longing, for that time of night where we permitted ourselves to let go of it all and be lost in a song. And in our thoughts, we wonder about the next Midnight on the very distant horizon. In the meantime, we’ll still sing, under the Sun or the Moon!
We all come from somewhere around the way, but can currently be found kicking around the City of Philadelphia. Our Mission Statement could read as follows:
Make No Mistake! NLMS are simply here to help our Friends, Neighbors, Brothers and Sisters…and those beyond, get loose on Saturday Night, leave their worries at the door, and Dance! Dance! Dance! It’s called Rock n’ Roll, people!
Let the Good Times Roll!
North Lawrence Midnight Singers's Friend Space (Top 16)
Hi! were playing at the World Cafe Live in Philly , on Saturday October 24. Local Music needs support and we need yours :) come on out and jam with us !!!!!!! Its a free show and a great place to have dinner and drinks and dance ! Save the date Much love , BOSU
Whats up? Hope all is well with you! I finally have new music up lol Its called "Getaway" Ft Roe & Layce check it out and let me know what you think! Here's a link so you can download it for FREE!
How's it going? There is a free track available for you at the moment on our myspace page. Just click the FREE DOWNLOAD box at the top of the page and enter a valid email to download the tune. How cool is that!
Have a great week and thank you very much for being electronically connected to us as friends and fans.
Hey guys (Jamie & jOe), SO, I was on the old Cordalene website, and I stumbled across the Cordalene message board that I created way back in 2003. It was quite interesting reading all of my 15 year old self's messages! So I figured I would ask you guys if you were interested in having a message board for NLMS since it has just been sitting there for 2-3 years with no activity.
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