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The Morning Pages
Indie / Country / Rock

Rising Rain now available on iTunes!



Brooklyn, New York
United States

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Member Since9/13/2004
Band Websitewww.themorningpages.com
Band MembersGrant Maxwell (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Matt Stoulil (bass guitar), Ben Arons (drums/harmony vocals), Jonathan Kemp (lead guitar), Kendra MacDevitt (harmony vocals/fiddle/percussion), Rick Fox (keyboards/accordion)

InfluencesBob Dylan and The Band, Waylon Jennings and the Waylors, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Willie Nelson and Family, Leon Russell, JJ Cale, Neil Young, Gram Parsons, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Van Morrison, Hank Williams, The Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Allman Brothers, Merle Haggard, Eric Clapton, Delaney and Bonnie, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, The Doors, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Tosh, The Kinks, Rod Stewart, The Faces, Bert Jansch, Nick Drake, Tim Hardin, Muddy Waters, George Jones, Doo-Wop, The Anthology of American Folk Music, Sam and Dave, Al Green, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Booker T. & the MG's, Taj Mahal, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Nirvana, The Travelling Wilburys, The Highwaymen, The White Stripes, The Strokes, Beachwood Sparks, Will Oldham, Neutral Milk Hotel, Elliott Smith, The Blues Explosion, Radiohead, My Morning Jacket, Gillian Welch, Blur, Oasis, Jeff Buckley, Wilco
Sounds LikeNew York City, Nashville, San Francisco, Tulsa, Chicago, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Austin, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Denver, Minneapolis, St. Thomas, Gatlinburg, Bristol, Napa, Durango, Mill Valley, the Sunlion
Record LabelZealous Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 11 2009 11:00P
Spike Hill (with Leroy Justice and Pawnshop Roses) Brooklyn, New York
Dec 31 2009 9:30P
Stout (with Scythian) New York, New York
Jan 15 2010 11:30P
Rockwood Music Hall New York, New York

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It began during a downtown Manhattan loft party on New Years Eve of 2008. A somewhat intoxicated Grant Maxwell, lead singer of The Morning Pages, was approached by an equally intoxicated Russell Simins, drummer for The John Spencer Blues Explosion. He had heard The Morning Pages’ EP and was impressed with the band's unique blend of Country, Soul and Rock ‘n’ Roll. Simins and the band got to talking and eventually agreed he would produce The Morning Pages' debut album, Rising Rain.

Simins and The Morning Pages hunkered down in Brooklyn-based studio, Cowboy Technical Services (Ryan Adams, Steve Earle), and began work on the 11 tracks that make up Rising Rain. Surrounded by walls of vintage gear and faded Al Green and Waylon Jennings album covers, the band tore through material ranging from the raucous stomp of "With The Lord," the epic beauty of "My Name Is Lion" and the classic country-flavored duet of the title track. The Morning Pages brought in a cast of NYC's brightest up-and-comers to help out on the record, including sister-duo The Pierces who sing harmonies on over half of the record, Simins himself on percussion, Alec Higgins (Alberta Cross) on piano, and Gillian Rivers (Nicole Atkins) on fiddle.

With prominent influences such as The Band, Waylon, Willie, and Gram Parsons, The Morning Pages, who originally hail from Nashville, Austin, Tulsa, San Francisco, Ohio, and Massachussettes, bring a deep, rural passion to the New York City scene. Alongside contemporaries like The Felice Brothers and Blitzen Trapper, the band blends the speed and sophistication of the city with the organic depth of the country. Their debut EP, The Company You Keep, released in the summer of 2007, perked the ears of critics, with The Tripwire declaring: "The sound that these guys got onto tape comes from the mighty heavens. It's like American Beauty slept with Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris while cheating on The Band's version of 'I Shall Be Released.'"

"Transcending the irony-drenched streets of its Brooklyn home, The Morning Pages write exceptionally organic and emotional music that pulls at the heart strings without inducing nausea. " -American Songwriter

"Rootsy combo the Morning Pages is based in Brooklyn but delivers a pleasingly vintage, warm, country-rock sound that’s far more suggestive of Nashville. " -Time Out New York

"NYC artists on the rise . . . The guys have all kinds of chops and are yet another example of this burgeoning roots rock taking over the Big Apple." -The Deli

"The Morning Pages humbly and soulfully pick up where their predecessors left off. Combining honky tonk, roots rock, and folk, these five New Yorkers rock, roll, and wail more like scruffy Southern gentlemen than jaded Billyburg rawkers." -Flavorpill

"The sound that these guys got onto tape comes from the mighty heavens. It's like American Beauty slept with Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris while cheating on The Band's version of "I Shall Be Released." -The Tripwire


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Nov 17 2009 3:02 AM

We thank you 100 times for your friendship. Come by anytime and press play on our record player and tell us a story.

With as much love as can be sent through a wire to a complete stranger,
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Nov 14 2009 8:19 PM

Have a great weekend!
Trish

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Nov 10 2009 2:31 AM

just wanted to drop by and say thank you for adding me! :)
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Nov 3 2009 3:29 AM

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Oct 31 2009 4:42 AM

Hi Ya'll, Have a Happy Holloween!
  All Peace & Love Lee
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Oct 31 2009 4:42 AM

Thanks for being our friend!
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Oct 27 2009 1:56 AM

Thanks for the add!
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Oct 18 2009 7:43 PM

Hi !

Thanks for the add, we hope you'll enjoy the songs !

Have a great evening, e.Lance
Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Oct 16 2009 10:58 PM

Hi Ya'll,  Hope your having a great time and living your dreams! Have an awesome weekend!
  All Peace & Love Lee
Elora Taylor

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Oct 8 2009 10:41 PM

hey thanks for the add!

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Oct 8 2009 6:27 AM

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Trish

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Oct 5 2009 4:13 AM

just dropped by to say hello :)
how are you?
Hope you have a great week!
Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Oct 3 2009 4:09 AM

Hi Ya'll, The weekend is here! Hope all is going great & and have alot of fun & music!
  All Peace & Love Lee
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THE VECCTONES

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Sep 26 2009 5:54 AM

rock on
Rory McMillan

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Sep 25 2009 10:30 PM

I loved hearing you at Bristol, and I have really been enjoying my copy of the EP that I bought. I can't wait to get the full-length sometime very soon! I spoke to Kendra in Bristol- she is a sweetheart! Look forward to hopefully seeing y'all again one day!
Steve Sutherlin

Steve Sutherlin



Sep 25 2009 1:16 AM

Warmest wishes for peace and good music from coldest Alaska.
Remember to be kind to somebody today.
Steve Sutherlin
TESS

TESS



Sep 22 2009 9:39 PM

Just stopped by to listen to some of your music...love it!
Thanks,
Tess
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Sep 21 2009 9:53 PM


Check out this video Jessi made for us!
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Sep 21 2009 9:53 PM

Hope you have a great weekend!



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Paul Sumner

Paul Sumner



Sep 16 2009 2:59 AM

Hello & best wishes
From the North of England.
Paul
 

Lena

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Sep 16 2009 2:59 AM

Loving the music! I really like the style. <3
Chestnut

Chestnut



Sep 9 2009 6:06 AM

Hey thanks for the add!
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