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Formed in Portland ME, in the early 90’s, the Rustic Overtones gained popularity with funky horn-infused jams and a rock solid, rock-ready style. In their 9 years together, the band gained a passionate following with their high energy live set, tirelessly touring college campuses and local clubs up and down the east coast, sometimes playing close to 200 shows a year. Their last show, a career spanning two and a half hour set, closed out the Overtone era at the State Theater in Portland on May 11, 2002.

In May 2007, Tony McNaboe, Spencer Albee, and Dave Gutter made a surprise announcement on Portland’s WCYY that they planned to reunite, and were in the process of scheduling local reunion shows. On May 29th, they announced that they would play two reunion shows at Portland club “The Asylum,” one on July 28th, 2007 and another on July 29th. They also performed at the Maine Lobster Festival on August 2nd. In addition, after a month of rumors and gossip, the band also announced that they have been working on a new album of previously unreleased material and newly written music, which will be released coinciding with the two reunion shows. The album will be released independently, due to the band’s past frustration with dealing with record labels. While initially rumored that these two shows would be the only Rustic Overtones reunion, Dave Gutter has confirmed that the band is “here to stay.” In August 2008, it was announced that Spencer Albee had officially left the band and had been replaced by Sean Morin.

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mightykendar wrote:
last week

Enjoyed the band's acoustic set at Bull Moose in Bangor tonight...such a great group.

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gravytrain73 wrote:
last month

Just saw these guys open for State Radio. An excellent set. I'm surprised that they have so much history!

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mobydickulous wrote:
March 2009

Bunch of new shows added. More info on the forum: http://rusticovertones.proboards79.com/

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benthepirate wrote:
December 2008

mobydickulous, i didn't even know this album got released outside of maine. but i haven't followed maine music at all for the past 6 years or so, and with good reason.

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Trinitui wrote:
September 2008

Not that bad, their set today was pretty good.

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satH4n wrote:
July 2008

these guys played in scarborough over the weekend and it was fantastic! check our their live show if you get a chance

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mobydickulous wrote:
May 2008

benthepirate, they've got the national release cover on here, you probably have the original indie version (it's tan with a drawing of a bug in a jar on it).

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benthepirate wrote:
May 2008

hm that light at the end album cover isn't the one i have on my legit copy. oh well.

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trentantula wrote:
May 2008

:) I love this band. so wonderous

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rideTen wrote:
March 2008

woot woot, they're coming to boston!

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multitudinous wrote:
October 2007

@Gvaz: tags can also be used as a way of organizing streams of media, for some people. it's not for one application--what if i wanted to go do a 'portland me' tag radio listen? I'm from Portland, it could happen. In fact...I think I will right now.

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mobydickulous wrote:
October 2007

I imagine that would be Troublesome or Rock Like War.

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leashy159 wrote:
September 2007

What song of theirs is currently being played on the radio? I hear it every once and a while but never know the name..?

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mobydickulous wrote:
August 2007

Free show at the Big Easy Sept. 16th

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benthepirate wrote:
July 2007

I'm content with the album, but it's missing a lot.

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mobydickulous wrote:
June 2007

2 more shows added!

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mutterfudder wrote:
June 2007

I wish Rustic would have my baby. So, since I'm male, I'll give you my woman :)

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mobydickulous wrote:
May 2007

Rustic returns and the children rejoice!

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InSaNeBoY wrote:
November 2006

Really wish these guys were still together. They made such good music! Seen 'em play several times in Portland(once at my High School Prom!) and once in San Diego when I was at school in Tucson, AZ. (also picked up their last CD at Best buy in Tucson, that was surreal)

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Gvaz wrote:
September 2006

i like the idea of tags when its genres. it makes an arguement piece :/ i just dont like bands from my state being tagged as portland me when thats not a genre <_<

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THE NEW WAY OUT

16 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/rusticovertones

Hey everyone, it's Gutter here to update you on the new album. Well it's hard to believe but we have finally finished our grand opus: "The New Way Out". …

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