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blog 3/8/2010Hello kiddies. Wow have you been turning out in huge numbers. Complaints shows have been selling out all over New England, thank you, thank you……..thank you!!!!!!!!! We are taking the road show down south……… make sure ya’ll check out the schedule page on the website my friends and fans down in MD and NC. We are coming to rock your faces off. Oh yeah, we bringing the whiskey sipping funk! Oh, yeah…..some more thank yous..VT radio has been pushing us and we sure do appreciate it. We are flooded with emails of VT fans saying they heard us on 101.3 and 105.1..much appreciated. Also, iTunes sales have been growing steadily. That really is a huge help to us. You can put us on the map .99 cents at a time. Don’t forget there are 3 full length Complaints albums on iTunes for you to check out. Oh yeah, and thank you to the Wednesday night regulars………...too much fun……..it should be illegal! See you soon Dean and Crew 2/16/2010 Hey kids- Crazy busy week! We are playing 2 shows tomorrow night (Wed 2/17) We will be playing at The Ruins (@ The Coliseum) in Providence as part of a Haiti relief benefit. $5 donation. We will be playing 1 set at 9pm. Then we will hustle to Alibi's for our regular Wed night gig. We go on at 10:15. Followed by 3 gigs spread out through MA and VT with a radio interview salted in there as well for the rest of the week! I think the Beatles started out this way! Hope to see you soon Dean 2/15/2010 Special Event! Artist For Haiti (Event for the relief effort) When: Wednesday, February 17th Where: Colosseum (180 Pine Street - Providence, RI - 401.497.4200) $10 at the door 21+ event Show starts at 8 - we'll be on at 9! 2/1/2010 Hey kids…………… Yes winter sucks up here in New England but thank the good lord for Guinness, Whiskey and The Complaints, collectively keeping you warm! Make sure to check out the schedule. We’ve got some great shows coming up in the next few weeks. We’ve got some new rooms in RI and MA and we could really use the support! We are also headed back down south in March so y’all better get ready! And of course don’t forget to download songs off of our site or go to iTunes. Whatever floats your boat…just put me on your iPod damn it. We should fall somewhere between your ABBA songs and Donald Duck See you Wednesday night my Providence friends……….yes that’s when the weekend begins! Cheers Dean and co…… 11/23/2009 11/23/09 Hi Kids, Ok, I know we are late – but Twitter here we come! We have an account. Seems people are having a hard time finding us, but here is some of the information: User name is TheComplaints (no spaces) Email is info@thecomplaints.com Try it out. See if you can find us. Email us if you have any suggestions. It’s all new to us. Just trying to keep up with the young hip kids! Happy holidays The boys 11/3/2009 Hey Kids, Big news - we have moved our Wednesday night gig to Alibi's in Providence (formerly Nobody's) We play from 10pm-1m. Very cheap drinks, free parking - as all of you cool kids know, this is a great spot to hang. Please spread the word - hope to see you out! and for all of our southern fans, check out the schedule. we are off to VA, NC and MD next week..should be a crazy good time. Thanks for all of the support p.s. don't forget to go to iTunes and down load songs from all 3 CD"s thanks! Dean and co. 9/29/2009 Hello kids! The fall is upon us – I love it! Wednesday nights are as crazy cool as ever and we also have a great fall schedule lined up. ATTENTION BRISTOL and east bay fans. You have been torturing me!!!!! now it’s here. We are returning to Gillary’s this Friday night for the first time in almost 5 years! This is going to be a great show. Please spread the word! These guys count bodies that bands bring in so please come and support us. We are heading down south again in November so be sure to check out the schedule for those Complaints fan in NC and VA! Thanks for all of your help and support! Dean, Anthony and the bass player guy (AKA Chris) 8/10/2009 Well……….hello my friends! Yes the summer shows have been crazy as always! There are still some Bay Queen tickets available for this Saturday night. Wednesdays at Escada are crazier than ever! Stop in for a drink. Free show, free parking crazy cheap drinks and great low priced food. And The Complaints of course! There are a couple of shows coming up on Labor Day weekend that you need to know about. Friday 9/4 is The Rhino Bar in Newport. This show should be a great time. The Rhino Bar is always one of the best party spots in Newport. On Sat 9/5, we return to JR’s (Mardi Gras) in Cranston. You have all been torturing me about seeing us there again….. Big stage, bright lights – big show! Spread the word and spend Labor Day weekend with me and the boys! Thanks for the support and don’t forget to go to iTunes and download songs for all 3 of our records!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Be good Dean and co. 8/4/2009 hello kids well, you keep asking why we don't play in Nantucket. here is your chance! go to this link: http://thechickenbox.com/index.php?id=59 tell them they need the complaints. use words like high energy, party band, mention where you see us (Block Island, Newport, Boston etc) maybe next summer we can party on 2 islands! thanks dean and co. 7/21/2009 Hey Kids, You asked for it and you got it! We are at Sharx this Friday night (7/24) It is our last show there until the fall. As always , no cover charge and free parking. The food is awesome and there’s lot of room to sit, dance and drink! Spread the word we can’t wait to see you! Dean and the boys 6/1/2009 hey kids thanks for all of your votes! check out our funky fresh award! also..... check the summer schedule on the site, we have some great gigs coming up - and yes Escada is as crazy as ever on Wednesday nights! thanks again Dean and co 4/2/2009 Hello kids. How the hell are you? Thanks for the great support on Wednesday nights, they have been insane! AlsoÖÖPlease vote for us! We have been nominated for Best Male Vocalist and Breakthrough Band Of The Year. Click on the link below and vote. Tell your friends and family. Vote Ö..Vote ÖÖvote! We have really big egos and we need to win these awards! JUST KIDDING, NO BIG EGOS ñ JUST VOTE! http://www.vmassociates.com/motifmusicawards09.htm Thanks boys and girls, see y'all soon!!!!!!! Dean and co. 1/14/2009 Alright kids. The boys are back in town like Thin Lizzy! You know what Iím saying bud? YesÖ. YesÖÖÖThe Escada Wednesdays are coming back starting on Wednesday February 18th. Stop harassing me! I know itís the coolest gig ever so hang tight! And we have tons of local gigs this month before we take off for North Carolina and Vermont so check out the schedule page! We are playing at Ri Ra this Friday night and that is always a party! Also on Saturday night we are at Sharx in Cranston ñ back by popular demand and it is a FREE show! We start early (9:30) ñ come early they have great food. Also, DO NOT listen to any rumors Sharx has NOT closed and we ARE playing this Saturday night (1/17) Thatís all for now kids Stay warm and go to the music page on our site and download some tunes for your iPod! Dean and da boyz 12/1/2008 Hello Kids, Just thought youíd like to know, we only have 3 Wednesdayís left at The Escada Bar before our annual winter break. So make sure you are there the next 3 weeks (1st three Wednesdayís in December), it is still the best party in town. Crazy cheap drinks, great cheap food, no cover, free parking and you get to hang out with us. So after you finish Christmas shopping this Wednesday, come out for a drink! Check out the pics on the website to see proof of the party happening at Escada! Happy Holidays! The Boys in the band 10/14/2008 10/13/08 Okay kids, You wanted to know who is playing the new record. Check out the list below! We want to thank our friends at Powder Finger Promotions ñ they are doing a great job with the radio promo. If you live in any of these areas or are familiar with the online stations ñ please email them, call them ask for The Complaints! It really does help. And for you local folk you may notice that Providence is NOT on the list! Call up HJY, BRU and Pro FM and ask for us ñ they have the CD ñ tell them to get with the program! Again, here is a list of the stations playing our new single "New Face". Most of these stations you can listen to online. Please call and request us. The list below has numbers and/or websites. M3 (New York, NY) http://www. m3radio. com/ WAIH 90.3 FM (Potsdam, NY) http://www. theway903. com/index2. php WGMU (Fairfax, VA) http://wgmuradio. com/ Request Line 703.993. WGMU(9468) WildmanSteve Radio (Auburn, AL) http://www. wildmansteve. com/ WLCA 89.9 FM (Godfrey, IL) KMUD (Redway, CA) http://kmud. org/site001/ WDTS 620 AM (Georgetown, DE) http://www. dtcc. edu/owens/radio/ 302-856-5400 x2110 KALA 88.5 FM 105.5 FM (Davenport, IA) http://web. sau. edu/kala/ 563/333-6216 KDNK (Carbondale, CO) http://www. kdnk. org/ KFAI 90.3 FM Minneapolis/106.7 FM Saint Paul (Minneapolis, MN) http://www. kfai. org/ KLCR (Dubuque, IA) http://klcr. org/ KRSC (Claremore, OK) KRVS 88.7 FM (Lafayette, LA) http://www. krvs. org/ KTSW 88.9 FM (San Marcos, TX) http://ktsw. txstate. edu/ KWLC 1240 AM (Decorah, IA) http://kwlc. luther. edu/ WALF 89.7 FM (Alfred, NY) http://people. alfred. edu/~walf/ (607) 871-2200 WCUR 91.7FM (West Chester, PA) http://www. wcur. fm/ 610-436-2478 WEOS 89.7 90.3 88. 1 (Geneva, NY) http://weos. publicbroadcasting. net/ WERU 89.9 Blue Hill 103.9 Bangor (E. Orland, ME) http://www. weru. org/ WGDR 91.1 FM (Plainfield, VT) http://www. wgdr. org/ WIDB (Carbondale, IL) http://www. widb. net/ WIDR 89.1 FM (Kalamazoo, MI) http://www. widr. org/ Request Line: 269-387-6303 WIUS 88.3 FM (Macomb, IL) http://www. wiu. edu/users/miwius/ Request Line: (309) 298-3218 WKNJ 90.3 FM (Union, NJ) WLOY (Baltimore, MD) http://www. wloy. com/ WMPG 90.9 FM 104.1 FM (Portland, ME) http://www. wmpg. org/ On-Air Studio Requests (207) 780-4909 WMUR (Milwaukee, WI) WMXM (Lake Forest, IL) http://www. wmxm. org/ DJ: 847-735-6038 WRKC 88. 5 FM (Wilkes-Barre, PA) http://departments. kings. edu/wrkc/ WRUR 88.5 (Rochester, NY) http://wrur. rochester. edu/ KBUT (Crested Butte, CO) http://www. kbut. org/ KGFN (El Cajon, CA) http://www. grossmont. edu/kgfn/ Request Line: 619-644-7287 KHSU (Arcata, CA) http://www. khsu. org/ WHFR 89.3 (Dearborn, MI) http://whfr. fm/ Request Hotlines (800)585-HFCC x9676 (313)845-9676 (313)317-4034 (fax) WORT 89.9 FM (Madison, WI) http://www. wort-fm. org/ WSKB 89.5 FM (Westfield, MA) http://wskb. tripod. com/ WSRU 88.1 FM (Slippery Rock, PA) WTCC 90.7 (Springfield, MA) http://www. wtccfm. org/ WTTU 88.5 (Cookeville, TN) http://www. tntech. edu/wttu/index. htm Requests: 931-372-3688 KRCC (Colorado Springs, CO) http://www. krcc. org/ WECS 90.1 FM (Willimantic, CT) http://www. easternct. edu/depts/wecs/ WSJU 590 AM (Jamaica, NY) http://www. stjohns. edu/academics/undergraduate/professionalstudies/departments/ communications/organizations/wsju Request Line (718) 990-6126 CFUV 101.9 FM (Victoria, BC) http://cfuv. uvic. ca/ Request Line 721-8700 KCRW (Santa Monica, CA) http://www. kcrw. com/ KTRM 88. 7 FM (Kirksville, MO) http://ktrm. truman. edu/ Request Line 660-785-5876 WASU 90.5 FM (Boone, NC) http://www. wasurocks. com/ Request Line: (828) 264-4905 WBER 90.5 FM (Penfield, NY) http://wber. monroe. edu/site/html/index. php WBNY 91.3 FM (Buffalo, NY) http://www. buffalostate. edu/wbny/ Request Line 716-878-5104 WRAS 88.5 FM (Atlanta, GA) http://www2. gsu. edu/~www885/index. html Request Line: 404-413-(WRAS) 9727 WTSR 91.3 FM (Ewing, NJ) http://www. wtsr. org/ Request Line: 609-771-2554 WUTK 90.3 FM(Knoxville, TN) http://www. wutkradio. com/ Request line: (865) 974-2535 WVYC 99.7 FM & 640 AM (York College, PA) http://wvyc. ycp. edu/ 9/10/2008 9/9/08 Hello kids While we all learn to try and have faith in Matt Cassel (I can't believe I am saying that!!!!!!!!!!) - don't forget to come and support us on Wednesday nights @ The Escada Bar. This is a very important gig to us. Having an every week gig that isn't as crazy as the weekend gigs really helps us work on different songs. I know all you cool kids already know that Wednesday nights are by far the coolest shows we do - but for you new kids........we really try to make this painless for you: No Cover, free parking, very cheap drinks, great food and us!!!!!! Come on people get off your ass. I'll see you Wednesday! thanks Dean and da boyz in da band 8/24/2008 Hello boys and girls. This is just a friendly reminder ñ we will NOT be at the Escada Bar this coming Wednesday (8/27). Yes you can have ONE Wednesday night off. Iím sure your employers will be quite grateful that you may actually show up to work Thursday bright eyed and bushy tailed ñ not hung over. Tell them not to get use to that! We will be back next Wednesday night (9/3) and every Wednesday after that! AlsoÖÖÖStarting on Sept 15th we will begin a national radio promotion to push our new record. 350 radio stations will have their hands on the record ñ so wherever you live call up the radio stations and request the complaints! The first song being pushed is ìNew Faceî ñ so call up your local station and request New Face by The Complaints! If they donít know who we are just say thisÖÖ..îWhat do you live in a fucking hole? The Complaints ñ the biggest band since the fucking Beatles! Get with the times and start playing them!î ñ or if you are not that bold just say they are a great band and you really should play them! See you soon kids! Dean and co 8/10/2008 Hello kids Yes we all know Wednesday nights at the Escada Bar are legendary! Only the coolest of the cool attend. This little note is for some of you new folks ñ Iíve been asked which Complaints album is that song on ñ and who sings one of the couple of cover songs we threw in. Well here are the set lists from last Wednesday with some details! Set 1 The Silence (track from Sunday Morning Radio) Elena (track from Criminal Mind) Just Like Heaven (The Cure) Girl Next Door (track from Sunday Morning Radio) I Wonít (track from Fear) NaÔve (The Kooks) Man Downtown (track from Sunday Morning Radio) Wrapped in Silk (track from Sunday Morning Radio) Down (track from Criminal Mind) Set 2 The Fall (track from Sunday Morning Radio) Three (track from Sunday Morning Radio) No (track from Criminal Mind) New Face (track from Sunday Morning Radio) Super Bon Bon (Soul Coughing) Peculiar Way (track from Sunday Morning Radio) Thirty Years (track from Sunday Morning Radio) Crazy Bitch (Buck Cherry) Sunday Girl (track from Sunday Morning Radio) All songs from all 3 cdís are available on our website. Simply download any song or any of the complete cdís and enjoy! See you next Wednesday! Dean and co. 7/17/2008 SoÖÖthe questions are: when did you write that song? When did you record it? What is it about? Why did you re-record that one?..........so here it goes. Track by track!
6/25/2008 WellÖÖ.I guess all we can say is THANK YOU! We could have never imagined such an incredible turn out Sunday for our CD release party. To see hundreds upon hundreds of our fans, friends and family was quite a humbling experience us. We are very proud of the new CD and so far we have been getting rave reviews from all of you and the press as well!
Be good 6/25/2008 WellÖÖ.I guess all we can say is THANK YOU! We could have never imagined such an incredible turn out Sunday for our CD release party. To see hundreds upon hundreds of our fans, friends and family was quite a humbling experience us. We are very proud of the new CD and so far we have been getting rave reviews from all of you and the press as well!
Be good 6/6/2008 We are getting close my friends ñ this is going to be the event of the year! The Complaints CD release party Sunday June 22nd 6pm @ The Hi Hat in Providence. This is a FREE SHOW with plenty of FREE on site parking. We will be selling Complaints T shirts at the show & we will also have some free stuff for you! They will have dinner specials so get there early. We will only be playing one set at 6:30. We want to spend the rest of our time drinking with all of our friends and fans and of course autographing your fancy new Complaints CD! Put it on your calendars kids ñ we will be taking attendance! Be safe and be goodÖÖ Dean and the boys 5/17/2008 Please note that the Lighthouse show at Twin River has been moved to Thursday May 29th. 10pm - it's still free and should be awesome! 5/8/2008 Okay my friends here it is! The Complaints CD release party Sunday June 22nd 6pm @ The Hi Hat in Providence. This is a FREE SHOW with plenty of FREE on site parking. They will have dinner specials so get there early. We will only be playing one short set at 6:30. We want to spend the rest of our time drinking with all of our friends and fans and of course autographing your fancy new Complaints CD! Put it on your calendars kids ñ we will be taking attendance! Be safe and be good! Dean and the boys 4/14/2008 "Hello Kids! Don't forget - Every Wednesday night we are at The Escada Bar in North Providence. We start at 10pm - Free parking, great food and cheap drinks. Oh yeah the band is pretty good too! Never mind worrying about getting up for work on Thursdays - come and party with us! Weíll write you a note to excuse you for being late on Thursday morning!" See you Wednesday night! Dean and co. 3/18/2008 Hello kids, So the bass player says that my ìfrequent flyerî messages are predictable, self-serving and border on overbearing. What can I say ñ Iím a natural born promotion machine. Some one has to promote this damn band! So for this entry I will not focus on just trying to get you out to see a live show. OkayÖ sorryÖÖ I canít resist ÖÖ Every Wednesday night at the Escada Bar!! ñ This really is the coolest gig ever. Sorry about that. Oh yeah and donít forget we are at Felt in Boston Friday night (3/21). Maybe Chris is right. Maybe I have a problem. All right, Iíll stop ñ but we really do need to step this thing up a notch ñ you know promotional wise ñ Iím not getting any younger. I just turned 26 again you know! Maybe what we need is a good scandal. Last I heard inappropriate behavior with a government official resulted in over 200,000 downloads. HmmmÖ Which one of the guys should I convince to take one for the team? Iíll be back soon with some deep, interesting thoughtsÖÖ. Dean and co. 2/7/2008 Hello friends. Letís not talk about football anymore okay! Letís start thinking about the Red Sox. Hopefully they wonít build me up all season just to rip my heart out like our friends in Foxboro. Anyway ñ great gigs coming up. Now donít let me down Boston fans ñ you have been torturing me about not playing in bean town ñ we are playing @ Felt on Friday March 21st ñ we are going on early 9pm ñ donít let me down! Get your asses out for some rock ní roll. We
are also playing all of our favorite spots in the next few weeks;
Arlington VA, Raleigh and Charlotte NC, Barre and Burlington VT,
Portland ME and of course good old Providence. And yes Wednesday nights
are back and are completely out of control!!! See you at club near you! 1/21/2008 Hello kids! How about those Patriots! Wednesday nights are coming back starting February 6th. Spread the word we are kicking off the Wednesday nights by celebrating the one and only ìMayor Scotty Bísî birthday! This is going to be one crazy ass party! Looks like you will be using your first sick day at work on the following Thursday! There is going to be a lot of drinkiní, singiní, drinkiní, danciní and drinkiní. Make sure everybody gets there designated drivers lined up because this will be the party of the year! See you all very soon. Go pats!!!!!!!!!!!! 1/3/2008 Hello Boys and Girls I hope your holidays went well. Just so you know, after being contacted by many of your physicians, we will be taking Wednesday nights off in January. It seems most of your livers and other vital organs could use a little break from Soco and lime, Whiskey and Guinness! We will be back every Wednesday night starting in February. We also have lots of cool shows coming up including road trips to Vermont and North Carolina so check out the schedule page! Stay warm and Dean and the boys 12/12/2007 Hello boys & girls, GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pats!!!!!!!!!! Happy Holidays 11/4/2007 How about those Red Sox! Pretty cool! We are emailing you from the road - VA and the Carolinas were very good to us as always! Looking forward to seeing you all soon Go Pats!!!!!!! 10/8/2007 Hello boys and Girls! Sorry it has been so long since Iíve said hello but we are busy recording and I do enjoy watching my Red Sox and Patriots kick ass! Sorry to all of you Yankee fans :( Better luck next year! If you are all superstitious like me, get your lucky hats, sweatshirts, coins etc. ready! AND MAKE SURE YOU SIT IN YOUR LUCKY CHAIR! So the only excuse any of you have for not watching every minute of a Red Sox playoff game is if you are at a bar with me! In which case we can watch the game together in between some mighty enjoyable music performed by me and my amigos! Go Sox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dean and co 9/10/2007 Hey Everybody Check this out. We have a couple of new venues this month that are very cool. They are places you have all been begging to see us at so you BETTER BE THERE! Did I say that nicely? :) Check out the September schedule page for more details. Ö.And yes Wednesday nights are still insane. Lots of excessive drinking that I refuse to be held responsible for. You are all adults and can make your own decisions. I will be happy to continue writing notes to your employers asking forgiveness for you being late every Thursday! Oh yeah ñ go download your FREE song on the home page of our site! See you soon @ a bar near you! 8/20/2007 Hello boys and girls. Summer is almost over! Be sure to check us out @ H2O in Newport this Friday 8/24 @ 9pm. This is a VERY cool place. We are also at the Harbourside in East Greenwich on Saturday 8/25 @ 9pm. It is our first time there ñ should be a blast! Donít miss out on these great outdoor shows! Be good and get off youíre butt and party with the complaints! 7/16/2007 Hello boys and girls Dean and co. 6/29/2007 Hello kids! See you soon! 5/3/2007 Hey Kids The new record is sounding pretty sweet! We are currently recording ìGirl Next Doorî ñ Itís gonna be good! Check out the schedule page ñ we got some great shows coming up in the next couple of months. Wednesday nights have been off the hook. We apologize again for those of you that have been kicked out of school, gotten fired from your jobs, forced to attend AA meetings and are heading to divorce court due to partying w/ us on Wednesday nights ñ but hey thatís rock ní roll! We will be at the Lighthouse Bar @ Twin River on Saturday May 19th ñ this show is going to be crazy cool ñ we go on early (9:00) See you at a show near you! p.s. 3/26/2007 3/26/07 We are continuing progress on the new record between all of our traveling. Thanks as always for all your support 2/4/2007 2/4/07 Hey kids And of course do not forget about every Wed. at Escada Bar. Check the schedule page on the site for more details! I guess itís time to start focusing in on baseball since the Pats broke my heart. See ya soon 1/20/2007 GO PATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1/11/2007 Hey Kids Hope everyone had a nice holiday season! Now back to the Rock ní Roll! First off you HAVE to check out the Wednesday night shows at Escada Bar ñ this place is WAY COOL! Check out the pics on our site if you donít believe me. Remember no cover charge CHEAP drinks and free parking (oh and of course us!!!!!!) AndÖ.. There are always special guests at a Complaints show on Wednesday nights. So far weíve already seen: ìThe Mayorî Scotty B. of ìDirty Rodî fame Rodney of ëDirty Rodî fame Tama Girard Vinny Paz Dean V. Rock City Mia Öthe list goes on and on! Also P.S. See you soon! 1/20/2006 Hey Kids! Thanks for all of your votes! check out our funky fresh award! also..... Check the summer schedule on the site, we have some great gigs coming up. Hey cape fans - we are finally playing at Tommy Doyle's. You have been torturing us to play there so get your asses out to the show! And yes Escada is as crazy as ever on Wednesday nights! Thanks again Dean and co 12/20/2005 Me and the boys just wanted to say thank you for all of your votes! We won Best Male Vocalist Of The Year (Alt Rock)! I say we because I would sound pretty silly singing without my kick ass band behind me! Come and celebrate tomorrow night at the Escada Bar with us. I have a suspicious feeling this is going to be a wild one! Thanks again! Dean and the boys |