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Wedgie,Meat Depressed, Black Market Medallions, Musclecah, Glenns Army The Century Lounge 7/20/01 Next up is Wedgie, the Macadamia fudge swirl of Coventry. They mix the obnoxious and caffeinated energy of punk with some serious song writting chops, mixing up tempos and musical styles with some tight harmonies; most of their peers' idea of a harmonyis that patented Less Than Jake cat in head yowl. The set picks up steam and a crowd as it goes along, ending with a one-two knockout combo of The Buzzcocks' "What Do I Get?" and a disgustingly catchy original; I found myself humming the damn song the next day, despite knowing none of the words. If these guys can get out of the looming shadow of Providence apathy they could make some noise. (Sikkel Sell) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Here is an excerpt from the Mixtwitch tour diary. A cool bunch of Punks from Dublin, Ireland. Saturday, August 11th 2001 We got the train from South Station to South Attleboro which was the nearest stop to Providence that was served on a Saturday. We were picked up by Adam and Graham from Wedgie who were the other band. They were only 17 and driving really cool cars with like, room for a Coke beside the driver and stuff…. God Bless the American Dream. We listened to more Vandals and had a look around Providence. Turns out it's a really nice city and we were staying in the Holiday Inn Downtown which was deadly. The venue, The Safari Lounge was really small but fucking cool. The décor was real good and it had a Fusion Bar type feel to it. There was less than 50 punters at the gig. Wedgie opened the show and they were fucking cool. Adam took out the trumpet for a kickin ska tune that really impressed. Then they did 'What Do I Get' by the Buzzcocks. Christ you travel 3,000 miles and you hear a Rhode Island band doing a song from 1970's Manchester!!! Then they do '500 Miles' by the Proclaimers. They are now the 3rd band we've played with that have done that song (Turtlehead and [Spunge] being the others) . It's pretty damn hot on stage when we play. The sound is not great but we get into it. The crowd enjoy it. I had to use this weird Marshall footswitch which I just couldn't master because of the three channels and stuff so I fucked up lots!!! We went down well and enjoyed it. So we'd played America. We'd brought our filthy Dublin punk arses over and kicked their yankee butts. We swap CD's with Wedgie. They give us tonnes of pins and stickers aswell. They're really sound and if they're ever over here we'll put them on. We head back to the hotel, drink some chokingly strong vodkas and then go on the hunt for some Rhode Island nightlife. We end up in a "Gentleman's Club" funnily enough where lovely ladies strut their stuff and boy did they strut!!! We end the night with some pants down shenanigans outside the police station but we survived. We were ! pissing around in the lobby of the hotel ordering pizza when some blokes invited us to their mates bachelor party in the room next door…. Cool. They had just been to a strip club. Two had been arrested and one was beaten up by a bouncer and ended up in hospital. They didn't seem too bothered. Would you if you had a bath full of Bud?? Go to sleep around 5 am and then it's up and back to Dublin. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Noise May 2000 ISSUE #201 Wedgie makes alot of noise for three guys! Graham, Tim, and Dan hail from the booming metropolis of Coventry, RI. From the opening Metallica-like riffs of "Tube Truth" to the closing opus, "Beer," these guys rock out! Wedgie seems to follow the punk formula pretty closely in lyrics, music, and definitely in attitude. Wedgie is defiant. The band states the obvious. No sugar coating here. The majority of the songs follow typical punk chord progressions but, occasionlly, they throw you for a loop with and abrupt tempo change or unexpected solo. Thematically, they are punk all the way-they sing a salcker's ode to unemployment and apathy in "Take 2" which takes and unapathetic ska turn near the end which could have been wrtten by Sublime. They pine on political views with the anti-war "Disextention." They also bash commercialism, an ex-girlfriend, and anything else they can get their hands on, except beer. They like beer (see my closing comments). Punk rock has always been infused with humor (think the Ramones or the Dead Milkmen). Wedgie are full of sarcastic humor. "Building #19" rips on a place known for its "good stuff cheap." "Everyman" is a guy's plea to his girlfriend to engage in a threesome. Wait! It gets better...."44 Stairs" recounts the number of stairs they were thrown down in a hypothetical (?) encounter with a record executive...Wedgie's not so subtle way of slamming corporate rock America. Their last track, "Beer" sounds like '80's old school punk. It starts with a rousing "Let's Go" before Graham extols the solace you get from drowning your sorrows in the frothy stuff. They like beer. I like beer. Therefore, I like Wedgie. (Tony G) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Record Review by www.askewreviews.com If you’re into bands from indie labels such as Fat Wreck, Honest
Don’s, and Lookout, you’ll love Wedgie. This powerful trio out of
Rhode Island packs a cool sound of raw garage pop punk with one mean
sounding guitar. These guys nicely weave a pop punk sound with a guitar
that often strays into the sound of hard rock and even metal. The intro
to “Tube Truth” would make Rob Zombie drool until the songs turns
into a pure slam dance of a punk tune. To put it in culinary terms,
Wedgie throws punk, rock, and a touch of metal into a blender and purees
it with catchy hooks and melodies. Go get yourself a wedgie you won’t
soon forget! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Show Review TonyandPals.com Needless to say, the show went better that imagined. As WEDGIE opened the show with the in your face guitar rif of "Contradiction", it was an immediate, full out rock show. With such covers as "Brown eyed girl" and "Jenny Jenny" the crowd was in love with the high energy. There was one point in the show in which the lead singer, Graham Field kicked the rythym guitar played, Adam Theroux's ass with a force that none can believe. If you are wondering why to give WEDGIE a try? Just look at the name! www.wedgierocks.com __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BAND SPOTLIGHT BY VAUGHN WATSON 03/16/00 Who they are (left to right): Graham Field, 16, guitar and vocals; Dan Field, 20, bass and background vocals, and Tim Nadeau, 19, drums. What they play: A potent blend of punk and rock with traces of ska and pop. When the hardcore guitar and bass riffs opening Tube Truth turn dark and mournful, the brothers Field juice the pace and a punk vibe takes over. Nadeau drives songs home with fidgety drumming, while Graham jabs at the sound with lyrics that tell short stories with snappy punchlines. He sings in Smack , "I thought I was Superman and I thought I could fly/ Then I jumped off a building and I died./ I thought I'd die from kryptonite/ But actually I died in flight." History: Wedgie hooked up in December 1996. Dan Field knew Nadeau from Coventry High School, where Tim and Dan were juniors. "It's kinda cool being in a band with your brother," Graham said. "Tim will write the lyrics, I'll write the chords and music and Dan handles the business aspect of the band." Wedgie has hooked up with Meat Depressed, a former Ramones tribute band whose members live in Foxboro, and the bands plan to play shows in the spring in Attleboro and Seekonk, and take a bus-trip tour to New York City in the summer. Recording: Wedgie's 13-song debut, Include Your Enemies , was recorded in two days last summer at Diamond Hill Studios, in Cumberland, and released last month on the band's own label, Wedge Records. The band has also released a demo tape and an EP, May Contain Nuts.
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