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Live video. Kind words. Alan represents The Longwalls at Outlaw Roadshow 2016 this past fall in NYC.

Well ain’t this a hum-dinger! Alan opens up with “Sargasso in Space” off The Longwalls‘ classic 2012 EP, Careers in Science; follows it up with a tease from the band’s forthcoming 6th release with (soon-to-be-blistering) “Red Shirts;” slows things down with “Rukia” from 2015’s Gold Standard; and then closes things out going way back to 2010’s “Playwrights” off the Dark Academy EP. Good on ya, Alan!!

All that and some very kind accompanying words from our pal Ryan’s Smashing Life! He writes:

One of the East Coast’s best sounds / Sneaky Good! – Alan and the band play dark pop songs influenced by cultural tides, historical figures and social ephemera and this set was no different. The Longwalls last two full-length albums, The Gold Standard and Kowloon are two sides of the same study of coins – demonstrating just how good they really are. This January, The Longwalls dropped a live album you need to hear (here!)

The Longwalls are headed to NYC for The Outlaw Roadshow 2015!

The Outlaw Roadshow 2015

Huzzah! The Longwalls are headed back to The Bowery Electric in NYC for the 2015 edition of The Outlaw Roadshow! Presented by Boston’s own Ryan Spaulding (Ryan’s Smashing Life) and Counting Crows legend Adam Duritz, The Outlaw Roadshow is a  showcase of up-and-coming bands that started as part of Austin’s SXSW festival and has since expanded to NYC (CMJ), Nashville and Tel Aviv (more via the Boston Herald). Needless to say, we’re honored to be a part of it! The Longwalls kick things off at 6:30 on Saturday 10/17. Doors at 6, admission is FREE. RSVP via the app (iPhone / Android).

Kind words on The Longwalls from Ryan’s Smashing Life

As The Longwalls get ready to head back to The Bowery Electric in NYC for The Outlaw Roadshow 2015, Ryan’s Smashing Life has posted some very kind words on the band and their latest album—Gold Standard—writing, “One of the east coast’s standout pop acts, you aren’t going to want to miss what I’ve already come to describe as “Boston’s best kept secret” for good reason.. they make dark pop and sugarly death songs better than most anybody else I know.” We love us some sugarly death songs! Yum. Come get some Saturday 10/17 at The Outlaw Roadshow 2015.

The Longwalls play the Bowery Electric 10/25 at 12:30 as part of the Outlaw Roadshow!

The Longwalls play The Outlaw Roadshow 10/25/14

The Longwalls are more than a little excited to be opening the final day of the Outlaw Roadshow at 12:30 on 10/25 at the Bowery Electric in NYC. They kick-off quite a bill: taking the stage afterwards will be none other than heavyweights Filligar, Tigerman WOAH, and Mean Creek. Wow. And maybe some others…? It’s all free, and RSVP opens soon so stay tuned! (And how about that poster by Man on Fire!)

The Longwalls to play the Outlaw Roadshow October 25 in NYC!

The Longwalls are playing the Outlaw Roadshow October 25 in NYC!

Well that sure is exciting!! Produced by none other than the Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz and local music hero Ryan Spaulding (Ryan’s Smashing Life), this year’s NYC edition of the Outlaw Roadshow is  set for Oct. 23-25 at the Bowery Electric in NYC. Some 30 bands are taking part! Read all about it at the Boston Herald and on the Outlaw Roadshow website. More details soon, but we do know this: The Longwalls will be playing Saturday afternoon (10/25) and the whole damn thing is FREE. If you’re in the area, or feel like making the trip, it will be well worth it!