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Coke Weed are a psychedelic rock quintet from Bar Harbor, ME. Renowned for their dual girl and boy lead singers, twinning electric guitars and tight hypnotic rhythm section, Coke Weed’s incredible vibe is mainly informed by today’s tectonic cultural shifts. This makes them not only important for Right Now but also provides a direct link to the early hippies who put down their beloved folk music and fixed their restless gaze on the possibilities of electric rock and roll. Heavy influences include the Airplane, Lee Hazlewood and the dark side of the Stones.
Coke Weed is lead by songwriter Milan McAlevey who in 1999 formed the Lil’ Fighters with Walter Martin, later of Walkmen fame. After recording several albums at The Walkmen’s Marcata Recording Studio in Harlem, NY, he left the Fighters for a stint in Stew Lupton’s Child Ballads. In 2008 McAlevey and Martin recorded an album under the guise of folk-balladeer Mac St. Michael.
After leaving New York, Milan and Coke Weed chanteuse Nina D. arrived in Bar Harbor, Maine, the quintessential New England island tourist town. In this unlikely place, the band took form. Nina and Milan quickly found a fellow rare bird in guitarist Caleb Davis. The rest quickly followed suit, as young drummer Peter Cuffari and bassist Zach Soares joined to complete the quintet.
The group established a studio in a barn at Chickadee Hill, a flower farm in the heart of Mt. Desert Island. Coke Weed’s first album Volume One was recorded on two Tascam 484 cassette recorders. The band gave it away for free on their web site in 2011 and early adapters took notice.
Coke Weed is lead by songwriter Milan McAlevey who in 1999 formed the Lil’ Fighters with Walter Martin, later of Walkmen fame. After recording several albums at The Walkmen’s Marcata Recording Studio in Harlem, NY, he left the Fighters for a stint in Stew Lupton’s Child Ballads. In 2008 McAlevey and Martin recorded an album under the guise of folk-balladeer Mac St. Michael.
After leaving New York, Milan and Coke Weed chanteuse Nina D. arrived in Bar Harbor, Maine, the quintessential New England island tourist town. In this unlikely place, the band took form. Nina and Milan quickly found a fellow rare bird in guitarist Caleb Davis. The rest quickly followed suit, as young drummer Peter Cuffari and bassist Zach Soares joined to complete the quintet.
The group established a studio in a barn at Chickadee Hill, a flower farm in the heart of Mt. Desert Island. Coke Weed’s first album Volume One was recorded on two Tascam 484 cassette recorders. The band gave it away for free on their web site in 2011 and early adapters took notice.
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Just found them, so glad I did.
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