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McCarthyizm 223 Stevenson Blvd. Amherst, NY 14226 | (716) 574-7399 | [email protected]

Inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall

Of FameOctober 2009

McCarthyizm“Literate, provocative, original, Tough, relentless and propulsive but always melodic and catchy as Hell”

The Buffalo News“A fine Buffalo - based group with a harder edge and catchy hooks...” The Cleveland Scene“Thoughtful engaging rock that is as articulate as it is catchy...”Renegade (Industry Edition)

“Buffalo’s finest Celtic Rockers...” Buffalo Irish Times

Born in the days before alternative was a marketing term, McCarthyizm soon became a band known for blending 60’s garage and 80’s underground rock with strong melodies and intelligent lyrics. Add some raucous rhythm and a tasty measure of Celtic flavoring and you’ve got a cocktail with a punch that delivers one helluva good time, all the time.

Buffalo based McCarthyizm has traveled throughout the northeast, playing to converts in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New York City, Boston, Los Angeles and Toronto. They’ve shared the stage with bands like the Goo Goo Dolls, Eddie Money, 10,000 Maniacs, The Smithereens, John Waite, Lou Graham along with Canadian favorites like Crash Test Dummies, Jason Plumb, Spirit of the West, Hawksley Workman, The Glenngarry Bhoys and The Lowest of the Low.

McCarthyizm has also earned several Buffalo Music Awards over the years including, Top Original Rock Band, and Top Recording. But that’s all stuff for the resume. What matters is the song. The band’s song craft has been there from the beginning. So the McCarthyizm gang saved their pennies and returned their empties and have been able to release several critically acclaimed recordings including Pretty Naked (1993), Vesuvio (1995), Eterniday (1998), Pair O’Docs (2001) Victors EP (2007) and Victors & Vices (2011)

Check it out for yourself. Put on that McCarthyizm disc and turn it up. Better yet, catch’em live.

Joe McCarthy - Lead VocalsPaul Ceppaglia - GuitarDave Mucha - BassJeff Schaller - DrumsHelen Butler - Violin

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MCCARTHYIZMWho?: Joe McCarthy (Vocals, Guitar) Paul Ceppaglia (Guitar), Dave Mucha (Bass), Helen Butler (fiddle, cello), Joe S u p l i c k i ( D r u m s ) , N a t e Schneekloth (Keys), Dee Adams (Vocals), Jim Bohm (trumpet), Jim Runfola (saxophone) and David Moore (UilleanPipes, Accordian, Tin

Whistle).

WHAT?:Buffalo’s long-tenured kings of singer/

songwriter-meets-Celtic rock.

WHAT’S NEW?:The band has released it’s finest collection of songs to date, “Victors &

Vices.” (See www.mccarthyizm.com)

WHY?: The new album - smartly produced by Ceppaglia with the help of engineers

Marc Hunt at Chameleon Studios and

Paul Weisenburger at the Pickle Patch - perfectly captures the roughshod beauty

of a McCarthyizm concert. The

addition of the Bohm/Runfola horn section, Jackdaw’s Moore and Adams’

sonorous harmony vocals add suple flesh to the skeleton of McCarthy’s

lyrics. Rowdy, smart and memorable.

-Jeff Miers

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McCarthyizm CD ReleaseMarch 24, 2011

Buffalo Music Hall of Fame inductees McCarthyizm will proudly present their latest album, Victors and Vices, this Saturday (March 26) during a celebratory CD release party at Nietzsche’s. The pop rockers have received favorable comparisons to R.E.M., the Byrds, and Cheap Trick, and see themselves as inheritors of a 1960’s garage and 1980’s underground rock tradition. Bringing Celtic and punk inflections to buoyant and addictive tunes, McCarthyizm have opened for the Goo Goo Dolls, Eddie Money, and 10,000 Maniacs. On Victors and Vices the band thoughtfully reflects on the conflicted lives we lead (“we all want change, but we don’t wanna change...”), finding poetic connections between the allures of alcohol and religion (“whether pints of stout or pints of blood, t’was all in vain”). Lead vocalist Joe McCarthy, guitarist Paul Ceppaglia, bassist Dave Mucha, drummer Jeff Schaller, and violinist Helen Butler will demonstrate how McCarthyizm remains just as vital and brilliant live as they are on their new recordings. Rochester alt-country band Blue Jimmy and singer-songwriter Dee Adams accompany McCarthyizm in a show that is sure to get people excited over how rich and enjoyable Western New York’s music scene is. —ryan wolf



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MCCARTHYIZM’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY BENEFIT SHOWJeff Miers - Buffalo News

McCarthyizm Victors & Vices

Featuring: McCarthyizm, A Potter’s Field, Numoniker, Alison Pipitone&Pamela Ryder, the Particles, Silhouette, Paul Weisenburger, Poor Ould Goat, Guillermo Izquierdo.

When: 9 p. m. Saturday in Nietzsche’s (248 Allen St.)

Why?: McCarthyizm has been blending the sunny pop of the late-1960s with the alternative rock of the late-1980s and ’90s for a good while now, to the point that the band’s Celtic-tinged sound has taken on an air of authority. Tough, relentless and propulsive, but always melodic and catchy as hell, the McCarthyizm approach is both intelligent and accessible. The band has completed a new album and will be releasing it sometime in early 2011.



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To me, McCarthyizm always sounds like summer. Maybe it is because their energetic, infectious South Buffalo Garage sound makes me want to speed down South Abbott, head banging, with my windows open. Maybe it’s because their thoughtful lyrics make me want to sit and think about life in that Smithwicks-on-the-back-porch kind of way. Whatever it is, fans of McCarthyizm, brace yourselves for “Victors & Vices;” the latest from McCarthyizm does not disappoint.

The very first track, “Bartender Again,” opens with the crackly turntable sound we all know and love about good old-fashioned vinyl before slamming right into the power strumming McCarthyizm unfailingly uses to rev up the crowd for a rollicking good time. This is one of those songs I can see becoming a bar-side anthem - “Give me another ten/bartender again?” Yep, that’s one for the jukebox for sure.

The party doesn’t let up as we groove into “Four Letter Word,” a bouncier, more poetic be-bop ideal for jamming around the living room with the vacuum cleaner. (What, I’m the only one who does that?) Ditto for “Falling Out of the Sky,” although “Victor’s Morning” takes a decided turn into rebel fist pumping territory. This is the mosh pit waiting to happen if I ever heard one; mark my words. Fans of Celtic music will recognize “Pub in the Valley,” naturally reimagined with McCarthyizm’s doc marten spin, its well as “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya,” and “Hide Your Love” keeps right up with a familiar turn spun around and dished out with a decided tough-around-the edges interpretation.

One of the things many of us love about McCarthyizm is the way they materfully pair the sort of lyrics teenagers love to use as facebook statuses with melodies that really rock. “And So It Goes” is one such rock ballad. “How can I ever face the next turn when I can’t forget the last/I could not bear/to jump inot what I don’t know. It don’t seem fair/sweat your blood you never show/we all love but we don’t want to love/and so it goes.” That’s the kind of lyricthat hits you right in the gut, and when the harmonica cuts in, we’re in linked-arms-swaying territory. The sames goes for “Damaged Goods,” which is almost Great Big Sea-esque in the way it cuts together solo verses with full-vocals choruses

in a vaguely call-and -response style, a trickly technique McCarthyizm uses with the best of them.

“Never To Die” brings us the power rock anthem we’ve come to expect from McCarthyizm, a perfecgt marriage of driving guitar lines, dancing bass line and a healthy dose of high hat. “Riverflows” plays to the traditionalists amoung us, with the sort of Celtic melody line we all recognize before “Yesterday’s Tomorrow” cuts in with an interesting ambient intro that will perk up even the most absent-minded ears. Buffalo Irish bar frequents will nod and smile to “Fill me up again and drown my sorrow/forget the furture and the past/let’s live tonight like it’s our last/enjoy it like it’s yesterday’s tomorrow/for tomorrow is now,” another of those end-of-the-night future jukebox favorites McCarthyizm keeps dropping in. Need to liven things up a bit? “Not Go Home” will do the job, with the sort of jig-inducing driving beat we can’t help but dance along to.

Finally, McCarthyizm wraps up “Victors & Vices” with a remix of the second track that sent shivers up my spine, a total left turn from the rest of the album. This trance-like track really eases the listener out of the experience with a total surprise that keeps the ears glued to the very end, the way any good bonus track should.

“Every sentence is a story,” touts one of their lyrics, and this latest gem from McCarthyizm has plenty of them to tell. We laughed, we cried, we danced around the living room, we risked a speeding ticket for the sake of the wind in our hair. “Victors & Vices” is your soundtrack for all of that and more, the latest of a great lane of excellent offerings from some of Buffalo’s finest Celtic rockers.

CD Review - McCarthyizm, “Victors & Vices” : A Sweet Set and a Sure Bet By Liz Schumer - Buffalo Irish Times

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One of Buffalo’s best all time b a n d s M c C a r t hy i z m h a s released it’s fourth CD titled “Pair O’Docs” that again proves just how talented these guys are. The seven song CD kicks off with the glorious guitar riff of “All Night”, a rocker in the vein of the Tragically Hip. “The Great Escape” has a country-alternative sound with a guitar sound right out of the Byrds/REM catalog. The rollicking drums and bass on this one add just the right backup sound. “Into Forever” sounds like the James Gang doing “Magic Carpet Ride”. The title track “Pair O’Docs” is a straight out rocker from the Cheap Trick school of power pop and has a guitar riff reminiscent of some caped crusader show.

T he band Joe McCar thy (guitar/vocals), Paul Ceppaglia (guitars), Dave Mucha (bass), Joe Suplicki (drums) and Helen Butler (violin) revel in the

Beatlesque sound on “Reveal My Sin” this is my favorite track on the CD.

“Walk In The Woods” is another rocker with more scorching guitars and melodic hooks.

The last cut “Mt. St. Michel” features Michael Meldrum from the Buffalo Song project with some tasty mandolin playing. O t h e r s l e n d i n g s u p p o r t recording, mixing and mastering are Armand Petri (known for his work with the Goo Goo Dolls and more), Alan Deusell and

David St. Onge.

I often complain about the brevity of CD’s (like this one). But I guess that only makes for stronger CD’s (again like this one) with less filler on them. This is a great effort from McCarthyizm. Well Done.

McCarthyizmCD Review - “Pair O’Docs”

By, Bob Silvestri



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McCarthyizm, Waite deliver a resounding international mix

By SEAMUS GALLIVAN Buffalo News Contributing Reviewer8/19/2005

Bill Wippert/Buffalo News John Waite headlines Thursday at the Square. Another photo on Picture Page C8.

With the 19th season of the Thursday at the Square series drawing closer to an end, it's hard to dispute the event being not only the jewel of summer socializing in downtown Buffalo, but also a great showcase of the underrated music scene. Even on a supposed light night, there had to be at least 10,000 people there, from dudes double-fisting to moms dancing with their munchkins. And onstage, the local favorites went toe-to-toe with an international chart-topper. McCarthyizm brought its A-game, kicking the night off with a 90-minute set of pensive pop rock with a half-lit Celtic swagger. Vocalist-guitarist Joe McCarthy, lead guitarist Paul Ceppaglia, bassist Dave Mucha and drummer Jeff Schaller are tight as a rope and have a firm grasp on their sound. "Pair O'Docs," the charged-up title track from the band's last album, got a brassy boost from tenor sax man Jim Runfola and trumpet hound Jim Bohm. Fiddle filly Helen Butler and the poster boy for South Buffalo punks, David Moore of Jackdaw on uilleann pipes (and also accordion), brought out the Emerald Isle vibe of "Victor's Morning." All four aided a fist-pumpin' "Not Go Home" that left the stage hot enough to short a few circuits and steal the show. Headliner John Waite and his sharp band (Jimmy Leahey, guitar; Sean Michael Ray, five-string bass; Billy Wilkes, drums) were barely off the plane when they took the stage for a slightly shorter set. The England native's solo single "Change" and an earlier cut from his late '70s breakout band the Babys, "Back On My Feet," were out-of-the-gate speaker-shakers that firmly stated, "We don't need no stinkin' sound check!" The band was dialed-in, and Waite commanded the upper register with the tremendous, deep-into-the-chest power that made him a great rock 'n' roll frontman. They ignored major sound problems to finish "The Hard Way," the title track from his latest album, with a bang. As well as Waite's voice carried the rockers and the band ripped, their soothing country soul rendition of Bob Dylan's "Girl from the North Country" was a perfect encore. Still, McCarthyizm's set was solid enough to hand them an upset underdog victory. At least that's the way I remember it best.



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