The Murfreesboro Pulse confused and befuddled by Martin Moeh

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New Video!! Brad Sweitzer & The Young Sophisticates "John Walker Lindh"

This video release comes fresh off the heels of the Brad Sweitzer & The Young Sophisticates' show @ The Root Bar in Asheville, NC last night. Thanks to those of you that came out!!

Here's a video from their previous appearance at The Root Bar on 12.08.07 of "John Walker Lindh".

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Brad Sweizter & The Young Sophisticates tomorrow @ The Root Bar!!

If you're in Asheville, NC tomorrow night (1.19.08), do yourself a favor and go check out Brad Sweitzer & The Young Sophisticates @ The Root Bar. We dare you not to fall in love with them. Double dog dare you even.

Eastern Conference Champions: The Box

One of my favorite music blogs - docopenhagen - posted this video and by golly it is so cool I've decided to do my part in the viral push of said coolness.

The MATM Artists Are Coming!!!

Below are some of the most recent additions to our ever-growing tour roster. If you're even remotely close, you've got to come out and see this stuff.

01.17.08 ::: Nick Shelton ::: The V Club ::: Huntington, WV

01.19.08 ::: Brad Sweitzer & The Young Sophisticates ::: The Root Bar ::: Asheville, NC

01.23.08 ::: Nick Shelton ::: Lola's ::: Charleston, WV

02.09.08 ::: Brad, Nick, and Josh ::: Kavarna ::: Decatur, GA

More shows super soon!!

Pictures of TNWUs @ The Basement

These awesome photos were taken by MATM Super Friend Leah.

The New Whole Usuals Live Tonight @ The Basement

Tonight @ The Basement, The New Whole Usuals make their triumphant return. Doors are at 9pm. You too can be a New Whole Usual.

The Rage raves about Martin Moeh / Interview w. Andrew in The City Paper

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Also, check out Andrew's interview in the City Paper by clicking here!!!

Mountain Xpress invites Brad Sweizter to their Listening Party

Click on over to the Mountain Xpress website to check out the great review of Brad Sweizter & The Young Sophisticates!! Also, don't forget to post a comment!!

The New Whole Usuals reviewed on Broken Dial

Oh yeah!! The hits just keep on coming. Check out this review on Broken Dial!!

Martin Moeh makes The Rage "Best of" List

Super awesome singer/songwriter Brooke Waggoner picked Martin Moeh as her favorite record of 2007 and let the world know but proclaiming her love in Nashville's The Rage. Here's what she had to say:


The New Whole Usuals (Andrew Dolfie) full-length album Martin Moeh. Every song is its own person. None of the titles make sense grammatically, I can't put my finger on the influences, any kind of instrument you can think of is on it and it's great. - Brooke Waggoner

The New Whole Usuals - Martin Moeh on iTunes

Pictures from the edge of The Pond

On Golden Pond? Not quite. Although, it's said that Nick Shelton bares a striking resemblance to a young Henry Fonda. But I digress... Here are the pictures!!!



So you'll probably notice that the news layout on meandthemachine.com has changed a bit. That's because the news listed is now coming directly from our blog. This way, when breaking news happens, we can drop a post and the news will be updated instantly. The information age is a wonderful time to be alive.

Wait 'til Otis sees us!!! He loves us!!!

Oh the gang has traveled from near and far to bring you an evening that may change your life and/or get you arrested. Brad Sweitzer & The Young Sophisticates, Nick Shelton, Josh Preston and a special guest band Weasel Hue's Nut Howl (do the math kids), will be kicking out the jams w/ Joel Meeks over at The Pond in Franklin. It will be a sight to behold and detrimental to your liver. Show's @ 9pm and will go until we simply can't go any more. Sexy time.

Martin Moeh Reviewed in Southeast Performer Magazine

Here's the review!!!!

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The New Whole Usuals - Martin Moeh
Produced by Andrew Dolfie and Daniel Scobey
Recorded, mixed and mastered at ITC Productions
Review by Julia Reidy

The New Whole Usuals, a Murfreesboro, Tenn. oddball group with an inclusionary philosophy, declare that “you too can be a new whole usual.” This idea extends beyond general hospitality to tonalities, instrumentations and styles. The band’s latest release, Martin Moeh, encompasses as many different sounds and ideas as is really advisable. Through 15 tracks, the album runs the gamut from Brian Wilson-esque multi-part vocal arrangements to harpsichord counterpoint and to bizarre experimental sound effects.


Obviously using heavy classical influence, the eighth and ninth tracks, “Big” and “Small,” for example, fluctuate between cartoonish wind sequences and baritone-heavy vocal textures, sometimes expressing discernable lyrics, sometimes not. The New Whole Usuals definitely seem to have employed a full orchestra’s worth of ideas in this effort. Jazz chords and sudden time and key signature changes don’t frighten these adventurers. The very next song, “You Will Become,” transitions into sweeping ‘70s rock ballad territory, with banjo and electric guitar, followed by the psychedelic rock of “Microscopic Pete vs. The Angry Duck.” The latter incorporates trumpet improvisations over a rambling sing-a-long and full brass section.


Andrew Dolfie’s vocal stylings are equally changeable, varying between delivery reminiscent of Barenaked Ladies, Belle and Sebastian and Elliott Smith, alternately harsh and intimate. “My Friend Sheila,” the only track credited to both Andrew Dolfie and Daniel Scobey, includes an almost Debussy-inspired piano part and Smiths-like confessional lyricism. Never adhering to strictly one idea, the song incorporates whispering and other various sound effects. The words “At last” are uttered before the song slows and suddenly becomes a circus waltz complete with bells, then gives way to the acoustic guitar, laptop rhythms, and soft crooning of “Go to Bed,” a tale of insomnia and arguments.


At first off-putting, this infectious album ultimately crawls under the skin. It’s quicker than listening to 12 separate records, but it packs the same punch. (Me and the Machine Records)

www.thenewwholeusuals.com