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Providence, Rhode Island, United States (2006 – present)
The Low Anthem are a folk quartet from Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They formed in 2006 and consist of multi-instrumentalists Ben Miller, Jeff Prystowsky, Jocie Adams and Mike Irwin. The band has released four albums: “The Low Anthem” (2006), “What the Crow Brings” (2007), “Oh My God, Charlie Darwin” (2009) and “Smart Flesh” (2011).
Ben Knox Miller and Jeffrey Prystowsky met while DJing an overnight jazz show on a Brown University radio station, WBRU. They became friends and teammates for a local wood-bat baseball team called the Providence Grays. Miller and Prystowsky played in various ensembles together ranging from classical and jazz to electronica, and the Low Anthem was formed in 2006. In the fall of 2006, Dan Lefkowitz, a bluesman from Strasburg, Virginia, joined the band and contributed to its evolving brand of songwriting with his song “This God Damn House.” Early in 2007, Lefkowitz left the band to pursue simple living in a yurt in Arkansas. The band became a trio again in late 2007 with the addition of classical composer and clarinetist Jocie Adams, a fellow student and former NASA employee, who joined the band after a late-night recording session for the band’s album What The Crow Brings. She appears on vocals and clarinet on the album’s closing track, “Coal Mountain Lullaby.”
What the Crow Brings was recorded in Miller’s and Prystowsky’s apartments over several months and was then self-released on October 2, 2007. The band took on every aspect of manufacturing the album including dumpster diving for empty cereal boxes to fold into album sleeves to creating the silkscreens for the album art, to hand painting and serial-numbering 600 copies of the album.
Ben Knox Miller and Jeffrey Prystowsky met while DJing an overnight jazz show on a Brown University radio station, WBRU. They became friends and teammates for a local wood-bat baseball team called the Providence Grays. Miller and Prystowsky played in various ensembles together ranging from classical and jazz to electronica, and the Low Anthem was formed in 2006. In the fall of 2006, Dan Lefkowitz, a bluesman from Strasburg, Virginia, joined the band and contributed to its evolving brand of songwriting with his song “This God Damn House.” Early in 2007, Lefkowitz left the band to pursue simple living in a yurt in Arkansas. The band became a trio again in late 2007 with the addition of classical composer and clarinetist Jocie Adams, a fellow student and former NASA employee, who joined the band after a late-night recording session for the band’s album What The Crow Brings. She appears on vocals and clarinet on the album’s closing track, “Coal Mountain Lullaby.”
What the Crow Brings was recorded in Miller’s and Prystowsky’s apartments over several months and was then self-released on October 2, 2007. The band took on every aspect of manufacturing the album including dumpster diving for empty cereal boxes to fold into album sleeves to creating the silkscreens for the album art, to hand painting and serial-numbering 600 copies of the album.
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lacetights wrote:
saw these guys when they opened for city and colour last night... made me want to shoot myself in the face.
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EmilvdNest wrote:
Newport Folk: Watch The Low Anthem - Charlie Darwin on Vimeo! http://vimeo.com/channels/newport#5968439
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TheMirror1993 wrote:
You guys are great!! Nice to see another musician so close by to me. (I'm from North Attleboro) http://www.last.fm/music/keep+the+fate/EP
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denniseckersley wrote:
really like the new record
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maryfc wrote:
here are some pictures i took last month in spain at dcode festival, just in case you want to take a look ;) http://www.flickr.com/photos/maryfc/sets/72157627023007459/
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enoughWithThis wrote:
great!
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aneil4lom wrote:
Love yall! wish i could see a live show.
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rhinowing wrote:
these guys were absolutely amazing at bonnaroo
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island-boy wrote:
Love these guys! they did an amazing in-store here in St Louis! and I was up front for it! Check out these videos I took: Ghost Woman Blues: http://youtu.be/_tC96PW6rNk Hey All You Hippies!: http://youtu.be/EacfzA-JFdQ
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Docfeech wrote:
Hey guys, The Low Anthem has been spotlighted by North of Nashville for their upcoming show in Louisville, KY. Check it out at http://wp.me/p1wrD5-U
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zapiekanki wrote:
Ballad of the Broken Bones
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JuanCSSousa wrote:
Muito bom, se vc estiver afim de se suicidar!
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aptlyundecided wrote:
Saw them tonight, the cell phone trick is AWESOME.
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simillarian wrote:
new album is very fun
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JakobKei wrote:
www.hauskonzerte.com awesome low anthem performance
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Madthom8 wrote:
“The building (derelict pasta sauce factory) didn’t hold heat at all." Kind of like trying to heat a lobster trap then?
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Lodorand wrote:
How cool is this band...
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Zondagavond wrote:
Review for their new album published on Amplifiedstrawberry: http://amplifiedstrawberry.blogspot.com/2011/03/low-anthem-smart-flesh.html
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LeavinHere wrote:
Wonderful new album :)
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Acquiescence wrote:
Smart Flesh is my introduction to this band and it's gripping stuff. Best discovery I've made thus far this year.
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Feb
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City and Colour
Massey Hall, Toronto ON, Canada
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Feb
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City and Colour
Massey Hall, Toronto ON, Canada
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Asbury Hall at Babeville, Buffalo, NY, United States
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Thank You! Fall Tour Dates! WTCB on Vinyl!
22 Sep 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/lowanthem
Dear UK, Europe.
Thanks for about the funnest tour that a band can have. We're
sorry we puked in three Scottish cities. We're sorry that our pet
bark beetle escaped in northern germany. (If anyone fi.. …
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Thank You! Fall Tour Dates! WTCB on Vinyl!
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