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the 'mericans
Experimental / Americana / Roots Music

"providence phoenix best music poll winners!"

north providence, Rhode Island
United States

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Member Since8/14/2005
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Band Memberschris daltry, michael moore and michael bilodeau with tom baker, mike savage and chris monti and sometimes pete lima ~ and here's a few live video clips of the 'mericans :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: the 'mericans live BANJO JIM'S new york city jan 27th 2008
the 'mericans STONEWALLS live recording

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Influencesccr, the feelies, low, tears for fears, gene "jug" ammons, john barry, henry mancini, willie nelson, emitt rhodes, donovan, fried okra, johnny cash, june carter cash, the isley brothers, the beatles, george jones, merle haggard, john lennon, picket fences, r.e.m. , lionel hampton, star wars, american history, kris kristofferson, california, U2, pink floyd, wire, the police, daniel lanois, david crosby, 78rpm records, jimmy cliff's the harder they come, new orleans, speed the plough, kraftwerk, air, coffee, tom petty and the heartbreakers, stacks of old books, water, lakes and streams, maps, cast-iron skillets, morrissey / the smiths, miles davis, versus, bob dylan's pat garrett and billy the kid, bob dylan's chronicles + bob dylan period, furry lewis, little boats and blue jeans, catfish, white lightnin', 437 angell road, james bond, roy orbison, the byrds, fishing and camping out, the replacements, barns and fields, robert ruark's the old man and the boy, hemmingway's the old man and the sea, the rolling stones, clean towels, the bats, minor league baseball, edward gorey, ac/dc, old fender amps, the ocean, led zeppelin, the who, gram parsons / flying burrito brothers, echo & the bunnymen, dancing outlaw, pylon, tom waits, neil young / crosby, stills, nash + young, the velvet underground, camper van beethoven, x and the knitters, the cars, the cocteau twins, al green, bob wills, lucinda williams, gillian welch, metallica, lightning bolt, loretta lynn, 629 second avenue, crickets, frank sinatra, cats, dean martin, wes' rib house, tortilla flats, new york city, issac hayes, south carolina, virginia, canada, oregon hill, my 1980's, good tires, louis armstrong, skeeter davis, howard finster, memphis, savannah, charlottesville, abba, bee gees, sammy davis jr., miracle legion, rhode island, apples, grapes and taxicabs, the godfather trilogy, the waterboys, dave chapelle, richard pryor + western mass, dave brubeck, ray charles, andy bey and the bey sisters, elvis presley, what cheer, roger williams, what-not, bill clinton, sherlock holmes, tom jones, art blakey, patsy cline, gerry mulligan, the graduate, marty austin, my old 3-speed bicycle, simon and garfunkel, baritone saxophones, los lobos, the latin playboys, the clash, the cure, bruce springsteen, the salt lick, the lord of the rings, the flat duo jets, tobasco sauce, wild turkey, pabst blue ribbon beer, beck, electricity, mr. show, old school, hotels, motels and white t-shirts, black leather shoes, lp records, road trips, travel books, the dukes of hazzard, mash, tomato plants and acoustic guitars, confederacy of dunces, long beach, nc, traffic the band not on the highway, mongo santamaria, jennifer daltry, rushmore, carson mcCullers, tomato plants, electric fans, the sun and the moon, shady valley, bob marley, jeff buckley, sammy davis jr. , small factory, horses, simple minds and good conversations, crabs, piers, tall pine trees, skeeter davis, mountains, fatlip, foo-fighters, black and white photos in 8 x10 black wooden frames, chocolate chips, a good martini - but i still don't know what i think of those glasses they come in, let's active, the band, throwing muses, paris, parks, shelves, cincinnati chili, pete rose, tug mcGraw, peace and love, julie london, block island, boof bonser, eartha kitt, pee dee, nc, the piggly wiggly, stonewalls, reservoirs and air . . .
Sounds Likewhere all dead leaves go . . . buy our records directly from us! you can pay through paypal. THE 'MERICANS 'WHERE ALL DEAD LEAVES GO' the 39mericans 39where all dead leaves go39 released by 39merican recordings available here for $12 postpaid (us rate)
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Jul 4 2008 5:00P
westcott acres north providence, Rhode Island
Jul 8 2008 8:30P
the middle east cambridge, Massachusetts
Jul 11 2008 8:00P
sound session @ trinity brewhouse providence, Rhode Island
Jul 19 2008 2:00P
burnside park KENNEDY PLAZA indieArts fest providence, Rhode Island

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   About the 'mericans
"it’s quiet music you want to crank..." says bob gulla of the providence phoenix ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -from the slow settling dust of PURPLE IVY SHADOWS comes THE 'MERICANS, a rhode island band based around the songs of CHRIS DALTRY. our first record 'MERICAN RECORDINGS was released in late 2006. we have a new record out now - WHERE ALL DEAD LEAVES GO . . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -'MERICAN RECORDINGS was recorded at home on borrowed recording equipment, with advice and tips from THOM MONAHAN. at the time "home" was at 135 carpenter street, on the west side of providence. the stark acoustic arrangements were influenced by the first RICK RUBIN produced JOHNNY CASH record AMERICAN RECORDINGS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -after recording the basic guitar and vocal tracks, i brought in a few friends to add textural parts. JOEL THIBODEAU of DEATH VESSEL and STRING BUILDER plays mandolin, harmonica and sings harmony vocals on most of the songs. former purple ivy shadows bassist WILL RICE played banjo on "to find favor" - and MARGIE WIENK [once of THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE the eyesores and of FERN KNIGHT of philadelphia] played upright bass on a song ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -this year's follow up to 'MERICAN RECORDINGS is much fuller with more sonic and textural elements, not far removed from a PURPLE IVY SHADOWS record. the new 'MERICANS record was also recorded at home, and was mixed by PETE DONNELLY of THE FIGGS down at his studio in WESTMONT new jersey. this record is titled WHERE ALL DEAD LEAVES GO and was released in july 2007 and is available from us . . . just write us and we'll tell you how to get a copy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -see our dec 20th 2006 blogs for historical information, as well as our discography. we try to keep this site up to date, and hope to include more photos, lyrics and info, but it there is something you'd like to know, feel free to ask ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Kennywood Ghost Ship





Jun 27 2008 7:41 PM

Thanks for the add, I dig your tunes used on the Rocky Point video!kwood spook street
The Deaf Rev. Lemonhead





Jun 23 2008 3:27 PM


Brilliant performance at the Mills!
Hope Artiste Village





Jun 11 2008 10:52 AM

Annie





Jun 10 2008 5:36 PM

We finally saw "You Must Be This Tall." Best part was the end, after the desolate/ruined park shots made the viewer so sad...And then an instrumental "Stonewalls" perked us right up by accompanying the rejuvenated rides mid-play in their new homes! Yay for the 'mericans!
The Sweet Hollywaiians





Jun 7 2008 9:12 AM


HELLO!!
clarke martty





Jun 7 2008 1:15 PM

is this the same mike savage from teenage jesus and the jerks???
'mericans are tops!!
Lichtaffen Fotographie





May 15 2008 12:04 PM

Here's a sneak peek at what I shot last Saturday at the Crackstone. The rest look nice too. You'll be getting them soon, my friends.

By the way, that was a great show.

Annie





May 13 2008 8:46 AM

Oops, meant to type LONESOME.

Apologies to Hank!
Annie





May 12 2008 9:30 AM

I’m so sad that Saturday was the last ‘mericans show for awhile. But I’m happy that the hiatus will produce spankin’ new ‘mericans recordings! The show was fun with good mix of stuff. Loved the cover of “I’m So Lonely I Could Cry” best (I think I’ve seen you play this at Nick-a-Nees?) and the Purple Ivy Shadows song (I really like what I’ve heard of them so far—but will now mourn that I never knew them before the dissolution). And I liked hearing “Oh My Word,” perhaps for the very first time. Good luck on the new album and I’ll look forward to catching you live again in the not-too-distant future.
Daniel Hales & the Frost Heaves





May 9 2008 6:49 PM

really hope to catch a 'mericans show one of these days. especially if we get to play a game of drunk wiffle ball afterwards, like we did once outside peyton's house after a pis gig in northampton.
when are y'all coming back to the pioneer valley?
Mark Cutler





May 8 2008 10:30 AM

Congratulations on winning the Phoenix poll! Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of guys-
Love,
MC
Annie





Apr 30 2008 9:10 AM

Last night the 'mericans were spot-on opening for Mark Olson (who was also excellent). Fantastic job. We loved the set (and I continue to find a flicker of amusement in your definition of acoustic not as “not electric” but as “look, no drums!”).

And I’m proud to announce that I’ve elevated “Where All Dead Leaves Go” to #3 on my all-time list of albums. One COULD argue that doesn’t quite hold the same weight as the compilation of several thousand votes, but you’re in some mighty high company being up there with “Joshua Tree” and “Achtung Baby.” So there.
Annie





Apr 25 2008 5:26 AM

Nice job last night on Unskilled, Off the Trail, Table, Stone Walls, Hey, Driver, Charlotte and Faded & Threadbare.
It was great to have live acoustic 'mericans over the airwaves!
Man, that Fred is one FAST dialer.
Kurt Friel





Apr 23 2008 6:20 PM

Hey I really liked your set at the Blackstone Saturday night.

Best,
Kurt
Annie





Apr 21 2008 8:49 AM

Excellent set on Saturday, especially with the energetic finale.
"Faded and Threadbare" is my second favorite 'mericans tune, so it was great to see it follow my favorite :0)
The Blackstone





Apr 20 2008 12:09 PM

Awesome set last night. And I loved getting that CD, Chris... Looking forward to May 10, and let me know if you want to talk Wednesdays!
Kate


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Apr 19 2008 10:03 AM

so that's not actually my house. fantasy house, yes. it's like my little hillbilly barbie castle in the sky.
Keturah





Apr 7 2008 11:01 PM

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Steve Shiffman & The Land Of No





Mar 25 2008 4:54 PM

;)
The Blizzard Of 78





Mar 6 2008 9:48 AM

indeed...i think we're just about ready to come out of hibernation..er, i mean mixing.
The Blackstone





Feb 24 2008 3:34 PM

Great set last night! Looking forward to having you back.
Annie





Feb 24 2008 8:50 AM

Great show at the Blackstone last night! It was nice to meet you, Chris. My husband