Mixing punk rock energy, horn drenched soul, jazz
precision, WFUV calls band’s “On Tap,” “catchy, old school, and very New York
at its heart.”
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The Rad
Trads (L-R): Michael Fatum, Mike Harlen,
Patrick Sargent, John Fatum, Alden Harris-McCoy. Photo by Kelly
Teacher.
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“‘Thumbtack’
is a song about love lost, in which the character is offering up various forms
of self-flagellation or humiliation to win his lover back” - Mike Harlen, The Rad Trads
Check out the premiere of the “Thumbtack” music video by The
Rad Trads via PopMatters.
Spoiler Alert: Despite the depiction of the band biking through exotic locales,
they were actually just chillin’ at a Citibike station in Brooklyn.
[YOUTUBE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V4ltI2j9iI
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The Rad
Trads | “Spring, Sprang, Sprung Tour” | SXSW 2019
03/09/2019:
Nashville, TN @ The Basement
03/13/2019: Austin,
TX @ Carousel Lounge (SXSW, 12PM) (INFO)
03/14/2019: Austin,
TX @ KUTX 98.9 Pop-Up Session (SXSW, 5PM)
03/15/2019: Austin,
TX @ Radio, Coffee, and Beer (SXSW, 7PM) (INFO)
03/15/2019: Austin,
TX @ 18th Over Austin (SXSW Official Showcase, 12AM) (INFO)
03/16/2019: Austin,
TX @ Brooklyn Country Cantina (SXSW, 9PM) (INFO)
03/17/2019: Austin,
TX @ Jam In The Van Session (SXSW, 6PM)
03/20/2019: Columbus,
OH @ The Basement (w/ Bailen)
03/21/2019:
Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe (w/ Bailen)
03/22/2019: Indianapolis,
IN @ Pioneer
03/23/2019: Ferndale,
MI @ The Loving Touch
03/24/2019: New
Cumberland, WV @ Oak Glen (Music and Art Festival)
04/23/2019: Brooklyn,
NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ Bailen)
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The Rad Trads – In The Press
“Genre-defying, entertaining-for-everyone live
performances.” — MAGNET
“Their second album, On Tap, is catchy, old
school, and very New York at its heart. They will draw you in — unless you’re
looking for more droll post-irony dreck, black-hole density production, or
sour/dour/sky-is-falling-on JUST-ME angst. Guess these guys never got those
memos. They must have been too busy just playing music and having fun.” — Paul Cavalconte, WFUV 90.7FM
“The Rad Trads
perform music that’s a confluence of excellent musicianship, deft writing and
one wicked sense of humor. This is music for the unlucky in love and recalls
the legendary NRBQ at its most
comically romantic and Lake Street Dive
at its most self-effacing.” — PopMatters
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More about
The Rad Trads
The gentlemen comprising the Brooklyn-based five-piece
The Rad Trads distinguish themselves
in ways few bands can. Already drawing lines around the block at home, the
globe-trotting group’s singular take on rock n roll mixes punk rock energy,
horn drenched soul, and jazz precision, all with a lighthearted but sincere
delivery. It’s a sound and show that is gaining steam world over as The Rad Trads continue to tour in
support of On Tap, out now from Hornblow
Recordings. Listen to On
Tap here.
Challenging but humorous, at times The Rad Trads bring to mind Springsteen and his “Big Man” Clarence Clemons, Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks-era vocal style, and Wilco’s epic guitar breakdowns. All of this sonic goodness is only
upstaged by the fact that the guys in The
Rad Trads manage to exist as five distinct songwriters and singers in a
band that still sounds powerfully egoless, familial, and cohesive. And none of
them even planned on being vocalists!
On Tap
by The Rad Trads is out now from Hornblow Recordings. Members of The Rad Trads are available for
interviews. Contact Josh Bloom
at Fanatic for more information.
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The Rad Trads
On
Tap
Out Now
(Hornblow Recordings)
Streaming Link:
Track Listing:
01. Good Luck Unto Ya (VIDEO)
02. Manhattan Bridge Serenade
03. Key Club
04. My Place
05. Thumbtack (VIDEO)
06. Sarge’s Boogaloo
07. Vada Via
08. Little Pie Blues
09. Wishing Well (VIDEO)
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The Rad Trads - Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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