Ireland’s The Blizzards Storms CMJ Music Marathon 2008

To our knowledge, Ireland is not known for its snow accumulation. But this quibble hasn’t stopped a West Mead, Irish band from taking the moniker. The Blizzards (MySpace link) – Think of them as the first Irish blizzard.

After chatting with Brezzie, the band’s lead singer, we learned that not only did he get “taken” (our opinion – two glasses of wine and a beer for $150) at NYC’s posh Butter, but also The Blizzards’ new album, Domino Effect, has been presciently titled considering current, worldwide economic conditions. The band looks forward to leveraging the album’s name going forward.

And now, the East Village Podcasts’ The Blizzards interview – with a music clip from their Thursday night show at Bowery Poetry Club on the Bowery:

 

October 25th, 2008

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