Artist of the Month: Pete and Mike Band

Turns out Dr. Robert Ballard isn’t Woods Hole's only success story. April’s artist of the month calls themselves “The Pete and Mike Band”. “100% Home-Made Jams” for your listening pleasure. What’s great about what musicians like Jack Johnson, Matt Costa, and the Old Silver Band (another product of down Cape music) have given us is that their cool beach sound leaves us wanting more. Well, there is a new band out there that manages to satisfy our subconscious need for the surf (the genre). Straight out of Cape Cod come the Pete and Mike Band. Who are Pete and Mike? Combine Immortal Technique’s refusal to submit to the standards of mainstream music with Jack Johnson’s laid-back attitude. The music itself sounds like a mix between James Taylor, Sublime, and Guster. If you like any of the aforementioned bands, try to get a hand on any of P&M’s three albums; On The Road, Afloat, and Waiting on the Summer. Pete and Mike are currently in the studio working on their fourth LP entitled “Wordplay”. Expect it to drop this June.

The band itself is comprised of two members. Pete McNamara is credited as singer/songwriter. Mike Schanbacher is the band’s multi-instrumentalist and engineer. The two have a fan base driven by their love for P&M’s self-produced music, merchandise, and videos. Let’s hope that the two continue to do what’s working. It would be sad to see one of acoustic music’s up and coming bands fall to the music industry’s detrimental nature. You can catch one of Pete and Mike’s local shows at The Landfall in Falmouth or the Red Sky if you’re in the city (Beantown). I’ve recommended my favorite’s below. Let me know what you think.

Andrew

Songs to get a hold of:

• On Your Side
• Cryin' Shame
• On Fire
• The Fisherman
• 2817 Blair Blvd.

A video of "On Your Side"

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