February 2012
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Shows this Weekend!
It has been a crazy week, so I am running behind on updating the website. We are playing at Slaughterhouse on Friday with our friends Half Circles. The show starts at 9. Check out the Facebook event!
Saturday afternoon, Ben is doing two solo sets for the Ten Thousand Villages one year anniversary celebration. Music starts at 4pm, second set around 5pm hopefully there will be a guest. Check...
January 2012
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Shows this Weekend! Lynchburg, Harrisonburg
Thanks to everyone who came out to see us in Shepherdstown and DC, we had a fantastic time at both shows. It was great to see family and old friends, and it was equally awesome meeting new people.
While in DC we spent some time mixing our new record at the Discovery Channel studios, we are very excited about these songs and can’t wait for everyone to hear them. We have made mention of it...
Happy New Year! January Shows!
The haze that surrounds the holiday season is starting to lift as we begin our embark on another year. 2011 wasn’t an awful year but it certainly had worn out it’s welcome, so we are excited to start fresh with 2012. We are currently finishing up recording for a split cassette with our good friends Prison Book Club. We should have everything ready to send off by mid winter, so we...
December 2011
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Holiday Show! Farmers Market Video!
Love it or hate it, the holidays are rapidly approaching and we are celebrating this Thursday with our good friends Josh Moss and the Turlocks. The Turlocks are a new band from Harrisonburg that have a pretty sweet pedal steel player as well a line up that is filled to the brim with good friends of the Uncle Bengine gang. Along with celebrating the return of old friends, the show is also the...
It is already December?
December brings holidays, the end of the year and a handful of things for Uncle Bengine. This Friday we are playing a house show in Harrisonburg, if you are interested in coming hit up our email for the details. We are spending the rest of the weekend in Northern Virginia recording for our next release (more details soon). We are also putting together a Holiday Show for the week before...
November 2011
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Comes in Nines Out Today!
We had a fantastic time at the Artful Dodger on Friday thanks to everyone who came out. Special thanks to Paul and Jeff for setting up the evening and being a big part of the Harrisonburg Downtown Art scene.
Today is the big day, Pre-Orders are finished and mailed, the CD is on itunes and up at CD Baby. It should be in most other online stores later this week. If you have a gift card to any...
October 2011
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CD Release Show Friday!
This Friday at the Artful Dodger Jeff Guinn is having an Art Opening and we are releasing our new CD, with artwork by Jeff Guinn himself. Make plans to come drink some tall boys, enjoy some good food, check out some awesome art and help us celebrate the release of our new CD “Comes in Nines”. We will try and remind you as the week goes on, but in the mean time, go like us on facebook...
Comes in Nines
Comes in Nines - CD | Pre-Order Here or Here We are very excited to announce the release of our first full length album “Comes in Nines.” We started recorded the tracks in late February, finishing them up in the late Spring, since then we have been hard at work with some of our close friends getting the mastering and artwork just right, and we can legitimately say we are very happy...
Blue Nile tonight!
We are excited to be apart of a wonderful show tonight at the Blue Nile! Naked Gods a fantastic band from NC is coming through in support of their new CD “No Jams” which contrary to the title is full of great jams start to finish. In support of the Naked Gods are our Charlottesville friends the Invisible Hand and NC based Bronzed Chorus. Make sure to come out and support some great...
Show on Sunday! CDs in production!
I just finished listening to the Master CD of “Comes in Nines” and now I am about to hop in the car, drive to Northern Virginia and drop it off at the plant. Over the next week we are going to start posting tracks, and giving more details on the release date, release party in Harrisonburg, and hopefully finalize some up coming out of town shows. If you would like us to play your...
Rested and ready
If you haven’t noticed from the lack of updates since August, we have been busy with family, friends and weddings for the past month or so but we are getting ready to start playing again. We have two shows coming up in October and a handful in the works for November. The CD that we have mentioned a few times before, is nearing completion, soon we will have more details, artwork, mp3s and...
August 2011
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Roanoke Friday! New Track available online!
We are heading back the Bazaar in Roanoke this Friday, this time we are taking our good friends Elephant Child along for the ride. John (from John Jacob/Elephant Child) will be filling in for Nik on drums, this is only the second time he has filled in, the last time being our May Bazaar show in Roanoke. We are also playing with Schwervon! from NYC, so it has the makings of being an awesome...
Funny / Not Funny Records: F/NF Summer Mixtape +... →
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Funny / Not Funny Records is proud to present the Summer 2011 Mixtape. Our mixtapes are collections of songs from artists we work with and our close friends that we make available for free, for you, the listener! To listen to the mixtape utilize the streaming player in the right hand column…
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July 2011
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This Saturday! Clementine Cafe Harrisonburg
First off thanks to Steve and David for setting up the 1st Alt-Music Fest July 2nd in Warrenton. We had a great time, even though I almost died of heat stroke and Jason got scolded for snagging waters without asking. It was nice to meet a bunch of people and play with some new bands. We can’t wait to make it back up to the Northern Virginia area, hopefully sometime in the fall.
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Warrenton VA this Saturday!
We are playing tomorrow at the 1st Annual Warrenton Alt. Fest, check out the info here. We can’t wait to see some of our Northern Virginia friends again!
June 2011
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Roanoke Tonight at Bazaar Consignment
We are heading down to Roanoke VA for our third time at the Bazaar, this time we are playing with old band friends of Mild Winter;Birdlips and locals John Barry Conception. If you have seen us there before we would love to see you again and if you just happen upon the show we look forward to meeting you. Nik has to work this weekend, so we have John Hostetter filling in. Here is the facebook...
Clementine Friday, Manassas Saturday!
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am ready for some weekend time. We have two shows this weekend, which we have already posted about, but I figured we would lay it all out one more time.
Tonight, Friday June 3rd, at Clementine in Harrisonburg VA, we are opening for American Aquarium, the show is $8.00 and worth every penny. We will be playing a few new songs, we will also play...
Long Winded Post: Clementine Friday June 3rd!
This post got really long here is the cliff-notes version: The show tomorrow is going to be good, you should come!!! If you haven’t heard me flapping about our show at Clementine this Friday you have come to the right place to play catch up. Last summer I randomly went to a show at Clementine alone, I couldn’t find anyone to go with me and I wanted to check out the opening band, so I...
May 2011
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Thanks, Info, Lack of Info, Clementine June 3rd!
Thanks to everyone who came out last weekend to the Blue Nile, we had a great time, both Elephant Child and the Demon Beat killed it! This week Jason and I are doing a stripped down set with Melanie joining us on washboard, kick drum, violin and vocals. If that sounds fun, send us a message and we can give you the details, it is Friday night at a Birthday Party, not sure if there will be cake.
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Last minute show!
We had such a good time playing with Prison Book Club and John Hostetter last Friday night, and now we are excited to have been added last minute to the show on Saturday night at the Nile, with Elephant Child and the Demon Beat (members of Prison Book Club). Hopefully we will see some fresh faces, but don’t fear we will be attempting to mix the set up a bit since John and a good chunk of...
Blue Nile on Friday (May 13th 2011)
This Friday evening we will be playing at the Blue Nile in lovely downtown Harrisonburg, joining us for the evening will be local favorite John Jacob and Prison Book Club, from WV. I caught Prison Book Club at Clementine a month or so ago, and they were great, they play really solid alt-country. The show starts early (read 9ish for real), I believe there is a DJ afterwards, so come get your fix...
April 2011
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Shows this weekend!
Things have been going a bit slow for the last few weeks, which honestly has been nice, but now it is time to start moving forward! First off this weekend we have two shows, Friday we are at Gone Studios in Staunton VA, it will be our first time playing at Gone, and we have heard nothing but great things, so we are excited to travel to the Queen City and make some new friends! Saturday we are...
Artful Dodger Tonight!
First off thank you to everyone who came out to see us at MACRoCk, we had a blast, both of our shows went very well. It was great to see old friends and like I said before nothing beats our favorite bands coming to play your hometown all in one weekend.
Tonight we are playing at the Artful Dodger in downtown Harrisonburg, this is our first time at the Dodger so we are looking forward to playing a...
March 2011
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MACRoCk in two days!
This week seems to be flying by. We have been hard at work getting the bass tracks laid down, we have 2 more songs to do, then next week we plan to finish the vocals and start mixing. We are really excited to finish this EP and get it out for everyone to hear, more on that later because it is MACRoCk time!
MACRoCk has been my favorite weekend of the year since I was 16, the excitement of...
MACRoCk, Recording, Friends!
Thanks to everyone who came out last Wednesday to catch us at the Blue Nile, we had a lovely evening! Both The Great Unknown and Sean Walsh and the National Reserve were awesome, a big thank you to both of them for sharing the bill with us. The Great Unknown is out on the road for a good chunk of the next month, so catch them if they come to your town.
We are really excited about this upcoming...
Blue Nile - Wednesday March 23rd
It has been a little while since we have updated content. Over the past month we have been working on a new EP. We still have work to do with that over the next few weeks, so check back to hear mp3s and news on format and time frame for a release.
In the meantime we have a few local shows coming up, the first of which is this Wednesday at the Blue Nile. We will be sharing the stage with our...
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March Update.
Website We spent the last week or so revamping our website. Still have a number of things to finish updating, but we will continue to get caught up on that over the next week. We have finally launched our store, with limited pressing. Swing by and help us clear out our merch bin so we can make room for some new items that should be heading out way soon.
Recording We are planning on starting...
February 2011
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Roanoke Friday, Williamsburg Saturday
This weekend we are setting out once again to test the curse of Jack Frost, and according to the weather channel, we should be victorious once again! Thus far, 2011 has treated us well bringing us frosty wind laden air, but very little snow so we travel on.
Friday night we are heading back the Bazaar, we are all excited to be back in the Star City, our minds are wandering with dreams of vintage...
January 2011
3 posts
Thank you! See you soon!
First we would like to thank, Steve and Ricky from Who Are the Southern Baptists? we had a blast hanging out for the weekend, and we look forward to doing it again. Another huge thank you to Finks, the Blue Nile and Coach, it was one of the best hometown shows we have played in a good while. Laura and the Blue Moon Diner crew were fantastic, they treated us well, and we really enjoyed playing in...
Who Are the Southern Baptists? weekend!
We are really excited to spend some time with our good friend Steve and the rest of the WAtSB? crew! Nik and I first met Steve at a benefit house show in Harrisonburg a few years back, Mild Winter was playing along with American Tourist, the Brooms, Cinnamon Band (i think) and Steve’s solo act called Knifework that was wrapping up a tour and heading home to Mananas. We hit it off in the...
December 2010
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Harrisonburg Tonight, Roanoke Saturday!
It only seems fitting that the first show we play as a full band falls on the same day that the first real snow day hits the valley. Apparently Jack Frost or Mother Nature have it in for me (or maybe more so my tunes). Mild Winter hit a pretty heavy snow while trying to leave Scranton PA, John and Ben did two weekends together last year, both falling the same time as the two Blizzards, first one...
Where have I been?
It has been a good while since I have updated this site (or any of my other sites for that matter). I have been laying low throughout the fall, playing a few shows in town, working on some new material and trying to figure out how I would like to present this project in the future. I began writing and playing out with these songs in April of 2009, it beginning as something to do while Mild...
October 2010
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Show October 1st (tonight), other stuff
I am excited to be performing tonight at Estland Design studio above Court Square Theater, in downtown Harrisonburg. It is apart of a very solid back to school First Friday event, art openings (including where I am playing), skateboarding, battle of the bands (not where I am playing, but always good for a laugh). If you are in or around Harrisonburg come hang out downtown this evening, there are...
September 2010
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September 12th - Blue Nile w/Curtis Eller and...
Next weekend I am playing Blue Nile with Curtis Eller and Robin Aigner. The show starts a little after 9pm, and is $3.00 at the door. If you missed seeing Curtis at Macrock last year, you should swing by and give him a listen. Check out some mp3s from Curtis and Robin http://www.myspace.com/curtiseller http://www.myspace.com/robinaigner
I am looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday! oh...
August 2010
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Fall?!? Bandcamp
Summer seems to be flying by and pushing onwards to fall, although outside it doesn’t really feel that way. I have been laying pretty low since John and I got back from playing shows at the end of last month, but as always I am starting to get antsy.
I have two shows set up for September, both in Harrisonburg, and I am working on ideas for October.
I am really excited about September...
July 2010
3 posts
Home again!
John and I had a great time this past week. All the shows were great, we got to see a lot of old friends and made some new ones along the way. Thanks to everyone who helped us get a show, and let us crash at their house! Hopefully we or I will be back out again in the fall, if you have any ideas let me know and I would love to start booking weekend shows for September and October.
Massanetta, Tour!
Thanks to everyone who came out last night at Clementine, I had a wonderful evening and I am looking forward to the next time I get to play (and more and more watch) a show there.
Massanetta arrived yesterday from Single Piece Slate. If I haven’t talked about it too much already…It is a three song clear lathe 7”, in short a lathe is cut one by one opposed to a pressed 7”...
Facebook, Tour, new 7"
Facebook Over the past weekend I broke down and set up a facebook fanpage, I figured it was about time I added to list of websites that I will need to update. You can check out my page here! Thanks to rootmusic.com my fanpage is equipped with bandpage, a great layout that pulls in mp3s as well as an RSS feed from this tumblr page. “Massanetta” 3 song 7” Lathe
I just got word...
June 2010
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This Friday! The Little Grill!
This Friday night I am playing at the Little Grill in Harrisonburg with Dear Wolfgang and the Ones to Blame. The show will start right at 8:30, so come early, get some dinner and spend an evening listening to some great tunes.
The Ones to Blame are on tour from Florida, they are an amazing all-girl honky tonk band that sing songs about whiskey, beers and shit-kicking. Come show them support as...
May 2010
3 posts
Matt Hates Cancer and so do I
Tonight I am playing a Benefit show for my friend Matt, he was just diagnosed with ALL, so far he has been responding well to the treatment but he will be stuck in the hospital for a few more weeks, so keep him in your thoughts. Anyway Tonight at Slaughterhouse (Shenandoah St. Harrisonburg VA) we are throwing a benefit for him. If you are in town come by and enjoy the grill and some music by...
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Bandcamp! Funny/Not Funny! Release shows, tour!...
I have uploaded “They Grow up so Fast” to my new bandcamp site, you can now stream the audio for free, or buy the songs in any file you enjoy (mp3, flac, wav, etc). You can also buy the physical cassette on bandcamp and it comes with the aforementioned audio files as well as the download card that is included with purchase.
Basically you could have the tape, high quality instant...
Tape Release Show, review.
We are getting closer to the tape release show for John’s “Red Square” and my “They Grow up So Fast,” Tuesday May 18th at The Blue Nile. We will be playing with our friends Greenland is Melting, as well as Coffee Project, and Blacklist Royals. Come spend an evening with us, enjoying great music and great drinks, and if you have a few extra dollars take home our new...
April 2010
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Thanks Slaughterhouse and Macrock!!!!
I had a wonderful weekend at Macrock. I saw tons of great bands, and was grateful to be apart of the conference on Friday night, Mild Winter had a blast at the Little Grill playing with our old friends Jonathan Vassar, and our new friends Curtis Eller and the Low Branches.
Saturday morning at Slaughterhouse was wonderful as well, the breakfast was top notch, if you dudes or Maria read this...
March 2010
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Myspace, Tape, Macrock Breakfast Show
Well I finally broke down and decided to delete my personal myspace and create a music myspace page for myself. I think it is pretty damn dumb that myspace doesn’t have a switch your account type option, but I guess Tom and Fox Corp, have bigger things to worry about. You can find my myspace at www.myspace.com/bengine
We finally finished all the tapes and they are at the plant now. We...
Thanks Richmond, and other ramblings
I had a great time in Richmond on Saturday, it was good to catch up with old friends and meet a few new people. Hopefully I will be heading your way again soon.
In the mean time, Mild Winter is working on a new demo, and getting ready for Macrock April 2nd and 3rd. We play Friday the 2nd at the Little Grill, with our good friends Jonathan Vassar and the Speckled Bird, along with Curtis Eller,...
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Tapes, Shows, Recording
After many months of mixing, waiting, laying out artwork and waiting some more, it looks like we will be sending off the tapes the first half of next week. Now next week when it gets pushed back again, don’t judge.
Next Saturday I am heading to Richmond to play a house show, I don’t know where or when or what really, but I plan on being in Richmond next Saturday afternoon doing...