The following footage was taken from "The 1740 Sessions", an acoustic experiment shot in the Berkshires while on a break during our last New England tour.
The Defibulators Go Off-Off-Broadway! Come see the Defibs like never before! This Saturday at The ARS NOVA THEATER! Limited Seats Available!
Sunday, Oct. 4th at THE BELL HOUSE with TH' LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS!!
The 6th Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival kicks off Thursday, Sept. 17th!
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The NY Premiere of the film Skiptracers (featuring music of The Defibulators, Langhorne Slim, and more!) will be at Village East Cinema followed by a Defibs concert at Webster Hall on Friday Sept 11, 2009!
***The DEFiBULATORs’ debut album, 'Corn Money' was produced by Johnny Rodeo and Terence Bernardo, mixed by D. James Goodwin, and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound. Hard copies are available exclusively at live shows and on the band's website.
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HONORABLE MENTION, MAY '09: Robert Christgau's Consumer Guide on MSN MUSIC
ALL MUSIC GUIDE: “Carter Family-meets-Ramones…an eclectic acoustic/electric sound all their own”
MELOPHOBE: "Brooklyn’s sly honky-tonkers the DEFiBULATORS create a fantastic, fantastical debut. Big-band sound, smart-band lyrics, and artist’s-band instrumentalism conspire to twang you into 1920s Arkansas. In a good way. Pleading vocals and pleasing whackabilly rhythms complete the magnificent effort, sending you moseying (briskly) to your record store."
CRAWDADDY: "The Defibulators (not defibrillators) hail from Brooklyn, New York’s thriving indie scene and they’ve developed a funky, rootsy, out-of-control sound that’s all their own. The six-man, one-woman band blends bluegrass, country, honky tonk, rockabilly, Dixieland jazz, punk, and maybe a touch of anti-folk into an intoxicating, good-time mélange that’s guaranteed to slap a smile on your face. Roots-heavy, post-punk music that reinvents the conventions of country music with a CBGB-meets-Grand Ole Opry feel."
PHILADELPHIA CITYPAPER: The Defibulators eschew pretension by dirtying up their hillbilly tunes with driving rhythms and a dash of feedback. While the barn burners, such as "Defibulator" and "Go-Go Truck," propel their live show and their new album, Corn Money, it's the quieter, contemplative songs, like the boozy "Wandering Eye," that really pack a wallop.
BOSTON WEEKLY DIG: “Their tightly woven sound, strange drawl and junkyard accompaniment is used to full effect....The band shines on fast-paced tracks like "Ol' Winchester"—a sonic tornado guaranteed to cause spontaneous fits of un-ironic foot tapping. 'Money’ is a throwback to classic country that stands on its own two red long-johns-clad feet”
UNDER THE RADAR:
"Corn Money recreates the barroom swing of early country greats...a boozy concoction worth swigging until last call"
NEW YORK MAGAZINE: "[Bug] and singer Erin Bru slip into harmonies that recall the storied Gram Parsons–Emmylou Harris duets...unvarnished beauty"
INDEPENDENT WEEKLY: “If the Blues Brothers played more than just covers at Bob’s Country Bunker, this is what it would sound like. Making music that’s both “country” and “Western,” the Defibulators deliver tunes informed by rock and jazz…But female vocalist Erin Bru’s crooning on a song like “Wandering Eye” melts any notions of cynicism or insincerity. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, The Defibulators flatter the hell out of country music.”
EARFARM: "Sinister, squawking urban honky-tonk and rockabilly served hot and dirty."
INK19: "Corn Money is a barn-burning album that is musically as "roots" as it gets...definitely a band to watch""
NASHVILLE SCENE: "The pastiche is expert: 'The Gravy Shake' suggests The Mar-Keys jamming with The Buckaroos, and the amazing 'Go-Go Truck' pays loving tribute to Dave Dudley"
CMT.com: "The Defibultors are gifted musicians...genuine about their craft"
JUST PRESS PLAY: “Compelling is a good word to use when describing New York’s banjo, fiddle and washboard filled hillbilly rock of The Defibulators, though unique may be an even better description…It’s fun and catchy, a whirlwind of country-fried nostalgia and punk attitude, punctuated with truly tight harmonies”
STEREO SUBVERSION: “The Defibulators deliver a therapeutic musical shock to the system, imparting a bit of their primal aggression via a conduit of 50’s tinged twang and garnished with a dash of the devil’s own fiddle”
DIRTY LINEN: “[The Defibulators] sing and yelp about drinking gasoline, crawdads, towed Toyotas, go-go trucks, grease, and cigarettes. They love dirty mics, a lo-fi ambiance, and a rootsy nostalgia perspective that not only encompasses vintage folk country but also a twangy rockabilly and vaudevillian air.”
BUZZFEED: “A rockabilly bluegrass band from Brooklyn? Don’t scoff! With the release of their new album Corn Money earning plenty of attention, these city bumpkins are causing a barrel o’ buzz. Trading children’s acid-washed jeans and Ray-Bans for long johns and denim overalls? Now that’s how you change things up in the Brooklyn music scene.”
MP34U: “New York city!? Yessiree, Bob! Brooklyn stompers, The Defibulators sing it like it ought to be sung. Keep yer ears open and plant this mp3 in your iTunes.”
DAILY TARHEEL:
"The Defibulators capture a jubilance that's enticing and accessible...a rarity"
HONEST TUNE: "roots-rocking punk iconoclasts...Corn Money is a brash, bold, trend setting accomplishment for The Defibulators. This is exciting and original material for challenging times"
I really liked your performance in Hengelo, Metropool. The CD is nice, but I like even more the energy on stage. I'll try to visit you again, while you're spending your time in Holland and Belgium. And ofcourse I'm falling in love with Erin!
Thanks. Really enjoyed hearing you all at The Plow and Stars two months ago and chirping to Roadblock and the bass player. "We Three" was really, really good. I liked it.
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hey bug it was dam good to see you sat. thanx for the props, we had a gas! can't wait to make it up there to see you guys. yall have a killer time i will be watching the space for updates on the tour. DEFIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII BULATORS!
thanks so much for the friendship, stop by our page sometime, let us know what you think of the tune, more to come soon, by the way! your Friend, Bobby of PBS
how can I thank you all for coming to WORCESTER... you all gave it your everything, and made my night! I hope you come back soon with that swanky sounds, and driving a mile aint nothin' compare to drivin 1 million miles in a truck all over this country. take it from one country girl- those truckin' songs brought me to tears. RIP daddy
