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SEPT 18 2010 STARLAND BALLROOM IN SAYREVILLE, NJ W/ THE MACHINE TICKETS: 
DONATE TO READING IS FUNDAMENTAL FOR ASBURY ROCKSTAR CHARITY 
FREE DOWNLOAD OF 7/4/10 AT THE STONE PONY IN ASBURY PARK OPENING FOR MOE.!
FREE DOWNLOAD OF 8/7/10 AT THE STONE PONY IN ASBURY PARK OPENING FOR UMPHREY'S MCGEE!
"MMB was the highlight (on 8/7/10). A sort of raw, pained poetry rasped from Montrey’s throat, elegant and soaring at times, always earnest. The dual-saxophone interplay of Hayden Wright and Adam Garnys provided a buoyancy that never dipped into triteness nor flamboyance, while staccato positivity and a rich well of emotion swirled from keyboardist Karl Dietel’s soundscapes, his notes like a structural foundation that itself shook with the wind. They covered a 1986 Peter Gabriel tune, “Sledgehammer,” and made it sound like futuristic jazz" - Rutland Herald
      
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With The Samples on July 4, 2009 at Dick's Sporting Goods Stadium in Colorado
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PHOTOS FROM MAXWELL'S 4-21-09 OPENING FOR ED KOWALCZYK OF LIVE
Website Artwork by Zachary Wilson
Take Me Down Mississippi (MP3, 6MB)
OFFICIAL ALBUM PRESS RELEASE
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The MMB is currently beginning work on a new studio album, scheduled for completion by late summer/early fall. Some of the material includes songs that have recently been included in the band's live set, such as; Rocketships and Basketballs, The Shadow of Doubt, Spinning, My Shell, Wait and See, I'm So Confused, Pull Out the Matches and others, as well as brand new material that has yet to be performed. There are also plans for a documentary type DVD to be released in conjunction with the album. The band is very excited, and the initial tracking stages were completed in late February at TTR Studios in Philadelphia, PA.
The MMB was just nominated for a prestigous Asbury Music Award for the 2nd year in a row, and saxophonist, Hayden Wright earned an instrumentalist nomination as well. Press Release
Mike Montrey's debut album, "a perfect reality" has debuted at #29 on the jambands.com radio charts, and the song Tin Can was recently selected for the Sept/Oct Relix Jam-Off. A feature on relix.com was printed in late October, marking The MMB as a "band on the verge". Inner Ear Media's music journal has listed A Perfect Reality as one of the top 15 albums of 2008. The album was tracked/mixed by Grammy Award winning engineer Mike Tarsia (formerly of Sigma Sounds Studios Philadelphia, PA) who has worked with Billy Preston, Joe Pass and many others. The album has received high praise and critical acclaim, is being played nationally (check Myspace blog of stations) and the song Take Me Down Mississippi is featured as song of the week on the highly acclaimed Garage Band website.
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