Peter Baldrachi

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Mon, Nov. 3 2008 The International Pop Overthrow - Boston I’ll be playing The International Pop Overthrow on Saturday, November 22 at Church @ 9:00 p.m. The IPO runs from from November 20-23. Check out their site for more info on all the great bands playing this year. www.internationalpopoverthrow.com
Thu, Aug. 7 2008 The International Pop Overthrow - Volume 11 is available now!! I have one track, “You’re Gonna Miss Me Someday,” included on the new IPO collection available at NotLame.com. Sixty-six indie power pop and rock bands on three CDs for only $18. Special thanks to David Bash at IPO and Bruce Brodeen at NotLame for another great compilation. Order yours today!!
Sun, Jul. 6 2008 Daddy Rollin' Stone Summer wishes to everyone!! Since becoming a new dad in May, I’ve been quite busy. Naturally, music has taken a back seat. However, right now I’m in the process of finishing up some new songs with guitarist and arranger extraordinaire Gary Rand. We’re currently readying these new tracks and hope to begin recording sometime late summer/early fall with KRM of Kissy Pig Studios once again at the helm. I’m also in the process of booking some fall gigs so check back soon for new dates.
Sat, Jun. 21 2008 Happy Birthday Mike Happy Birthday to Mike Mascis!! It was great to see Miss Spent Youth and Leo, and playing with The Warblers once again!!
Thu, Apr. 10 2008 Boston Music Spotlight You can read a recent interview I did in the Local Music Spotlight section of Boston Music Spotlight. Click on the above link.
Mon, Mar. 24 2008 T.T. The Bear's Place New Gig: We'll be at T.T. The Bear's Place on April 13th. Also on the bill: The Hanks and Liz Barak. 9:00 pm show time.
Thu, Feb. 28 2008 The Abbey Lounge Start your St. Patrick's Day celebration early and come see us on March 16th at The Abbey Lounge @ 9:00 pm.
Tue, Feb. 5 2008 All Asia Gig We're playing at All Asia on Friday, February 15th @ 10:00 pm. Come and check us out if you can. Also, there is a interview in the February 2008 issue of Metronome Magazine. You can pick up a free copy at Newbury Comics and other record shops or music stores in and around town.
Tue, Jan. 8 2008 Metronome Magazine Review “Drummer-songwriter Peter Baldrachi steps out of the shadows to front this superb, hard-nosed rock and roll album entitled Solid Ground. Lush vocal harmonies, gritty guitar sounds full of tone, tone, tone, and Baldrachi’s rock steady rhythms kick these into overdrive and never look back. Guitarist Gary Rand, bassist Steve Buonomo, keyboardist Lester Goodwine, guitarist Richard Mirsky, pianist David Horak, bassist David Leitch and background singer Alice Austin all contribute their considerable talents to this well produced, played and recorded CD making it one of the best of 2007. Radio friendly songs include the album’s title track “Solid Ground,” “A Better Place,” and the twangin’ “Wait In Vain.” With an album full of good songs and excellent playing, Peter Baldrachi’s star is on the rise. Outstanding!” - Douglas Sloan “Metronome Magazine”
Tue, Dec. 4 2007 Amplifier Magazine Review You can read Lee Zimmerman's review of Solid Ground at Amplifier Magazine on-line: Click on this link.
Tue, Nov. 27 2007 Gig at Harpers Ferry We'll be playing at Harpers Ferry in Allston on Sunday, December 30th. This is an early show, and part of the Indie Rock Parade. We are on at @ 8:30. Check out harpersferryboston.com for further details.
Fri, Nov. 2 2007 "Down With Pop" article in Today's Boston Globe Jonathan Perry has a nice piece on this weekend’s International Pop Overthrow in “Rock Notes” in today’s Living Arts section of the Boston Globe. The article highlights The Mystery Tramps, The Prime Movers, The Vinyl Skyway, Bird Mancini, One Happy Island and yours truly:
“Talk about a transformation. After manning the skins for Boston’s Krushr, a hard-rock outfit that drew comparisons to everybody from Nirvana to Queens of the Stone Age, drummer-turned-singer-songwriter Peter Baldrachi turned down the volume and turned up the melody. The result is his solo debut, “Solid Ground,” whose wistful charm and warmly ragged pop hooks owe far more to Paul Westerberg than Kurt Cobain. The ground Baldrachi’s standing on these days may not be as rock hard, but it’s a lovely landscape with a gorgeous view.” - Jonathan Perry “The Boston Globe”
Tue, Sep. 18 2007 International Pop Overthrow We'll be playing the International Pop Overthrow at Great Scott in Allston on November 5th at 9:30. This is our first time at the IPO, and we're looking forward to playing and seeing tons of great pop bands!! This year the IPO will be in town from November 2-6. You can check out more information at the following sites - internationalpopoverthrow.com and myspace.com/internationalpopoverthrow.
Tue, Aug. 28 2007 New Show at The Abbey Lounge We'll be at The Abbey Lounge in Somerville on Sunday, September 30th with Pukka Argot, Bird Face and Art Of All. The show starts at 9:00 p.m. Check out www.abbeylounge.com for more info.
Wed, Aug. 8 2007 Review: The IndiePages I'm not sure, but I really have to wonder if this is the first power pop record where the main songwriter was the drummer. It's not that I'm surprised that he sings lead while drumming (as that's not incredibly rare), but that he actually wrote all of the music on this record (save one song) without playing a single note of it. For that, he's joined by his bandmates on guitar and bass, with additional help from friends on keyboards, additional guitar and backing vocals. The music is a hodge podge of various typical power pop styles, from the crunchy sound of the title track and "Start It Up Again" to the heartbroken Beatlesesque jangle of "You're Gonna Miss Me Someday" to the country-influenced twang of "Breakdown" and "Wait In Vain". But even with the variety of styles, Peter and his band go from one to the other with ease, bringing the record together quite nicely. That, and the strong songwriting, make this a fine debut album! MTQ=9/10
Sun, Jun. 17 2007 Gig Cancelled The June 25th show at The Abbey Lounge has been cancelled. However, stay tuned for more dates in August and September.
Fri, Jun. 1 2007 Review: The Big Takeover Baldrachi, drummer for Krushr - a band that released a self-titled EP in 2003 - proved on this debut LP that going solo was a wise decision. He’s composed a superb and crackling power-pop LP that overflows with catchy melodies and exquisite harmonies. It compare favorably to artists like The Posies, Matthew Sweet, Cosmic Rough Riders (and Daniel Wylie’s solo records), and yes, even Big Star. Perhaps it’s not so unexpected when one considers the influences listed on his MySpace page. The style is in his blood. Baldrachi mans the skins and compiles a splendid collection of backing players including colorful guitarist Gary Rand and gorgeous vocalist Alice Austin. Each expertly crafted song resonates right down to the the sighing, swooning choruses on the beautiful, Teenage Fanclub - like closer “What Do You Want From Me.” - Mark Suppanz “The Big Takeover”
Wed, May. 23 2007 New Gigs Two new gigs to announce: June 25 @ The Abbey Lounge and August 29 @ Skybar
Thu, May. 3 2007 Review: The Noise Magazine "Feel-good late-’70s early-’80s power pop chock-full of hooky riffage and blame-free attitude. Call me a sap, but this sort of music puts a big grin on my face. From the Beatles-Cheap Trick inflections of “Solid Ground” to the “Prettiest Girl”-like “A Better Place” to the Stones-Deep Purple-Eagles perplex of “Breakdown” the best umbers are a retro feast of well-crafted pop-rock tunes. Of the more original numbers, “You’re Gonna Miss Me Someday” is a hoarsely insinuating ballad and “Wait In Vain” is an optimistic power-pop love-letter. The release loses steam about midway through but is still a worthy addition to the canon of Boston rock ’n’ roll." Francis DiMenno - The Noise 5/3/07
Sat, Mar. 10 2007 New Band Begins Rehearsing Have just put together a band to begin rehearsing for some springtime gigs. Stay posted for upcoming dates.
Tue, Feb. 6 2007 MySpace Page Is Up MySpace music page is up and running. Check out song samples!!
Wed, Jan. 24 2007 Review: NotLame.com Solid Ground is now available from the indie power pop specialists at Notlame.com. "A superb set of guitar-driven pop, straight up rock 'n' roll, and mid-tempo numbers that highlight Baldrachi's classic pop songwriting style mixing bits 'n pieces of Matthew Sweet, late-era Replacements, "Goat Heads Soup"-era Stones sounding guitars and on the more obscure side bits of The Beatifics and The Gladhands. There's plenty of sticky guitar sounds as the ear-possessing charms abound on each track here. Baldrachi's voice gives the material an earthy, honest feel." -NotLame.com
Thu, Jan. 4 2007 Review: AbsolutePowerpop.com Solid Ground is the featured CD of the day. Check out the site at www.absolutepowerpop.com. "Solid Ground, from Boston's Peter Baldrachi, grabs you right from the get-go with the staccato guitar riff and pure power pop chorus of the title track, and doesn't let you go until it's over. "A Better Place" and "Breakdown" follow with more of the same, and you'll probably already have given your credit card info to CD Baby by the time the 2-minute sample ends. But if you haven't, the midtempo "You're Gonna Miss Me Someday" probably will get you to do so. Other standouts include "Wait In Vain" (which reminds me of the great Aussie band The Chevelles), the Smithereensesque "Round and Round", "Start It Up Again" (I'm hearing some Eugene Edwards there), "Making Sense of Nothing" (which borrows the melody from Paul Westerberg's "Silent Film Star"), the jangly "(Are You Sure) That We Belong" and "What Do You Want From Me?", which has a Teenage Fanclub feel to it. Wait - I just listed every track on the disc. Gee, I guess they're all standouts. his is really a quintessential power pop album; if you were to look up "power pop" in the dictionary, there ought to be a picture of this disc staring you back in the face." -AbsolutePowerPopBlog.
Wed, Dec. 20 2006 Solid Ground available on CDBaby and Amazon You can now purchase Solid Ground at both CDBaby.com and Amazon.com!!
Tue, Dec. 5 2006 Solid Ground is released today!!! After three long years, my first “solo” record Solid Ground is finally being released!! I can’t begin to thank everyone enough for all the help and support along the way - especially everyone at Kissy Pig Studios and all the friends who gave of their time to play on this record. I had the opportunity to work with so many talented people, and it was their contributions that made this project so much fun. I hope you all enjoy it. Stay tuned.