2009 couldn’t have worked out much better for our friends The McLovins. Not only did they play their first gigs in New York City and Boston, they also scored a spot at Gathering of the Vibes and released their first album.
The year isn’t over yet and the Connecticut-based trio has got at least one more trick up their proverbial sleeves. Jake, Jason and Jeff unveiled a “brand raging new” (their term) original called Hell Yeah last Friday night at Troy’s Revolution Hall where they were opening for Max Creek. Hell Yeah veers more dark-prog than some of the boys’ other originals. Check it out…
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more umphrey’s mcgee influenced than phish….glad to see their sound reaching out. very impressed every-time i see a new song by Mclovin’s…vocals still need to come a long way.
sammy
Their sound is influenced more of a Conglomerate of many, many influences,especially jazz & funk. So ya can say, actually they are more mclovins influenced, than Phish or UM. AND the vocals have already come a long way…If ya have seen them live, u would see(hear) how well the vocals are conveyed. I understand that sometimes the live recording on YouTube,Live archives,etc the vocals come out a bit raw..But on the studio recording, Conumdrum and in person, that is not the case at all…These guys are the real deal, and r extremely talented..
i understand what sammy was saying, but have to agree with barry. when i saw them about a year ago they were good, but maybe good “for their age”. my husband and i saw them just last saturday in collinsville, and they have honed their craft considerably in the intervening months — including their vocals. they are incredibly talented, and moreover an absolute joy to behold when performing. their music captured a crowd ranging in ages from 4 to 54 — based on my scan of the all ages crowd. and, when they left the stage, it was huge smiles and hugs all around from friends, family and fans.
A friend of mine actually told me about this band. At first I thought it was some kind of a joke band from Superbad, but they are actually a lot better then I originally expected!