http://www.americanmars.com atmospheric americana-influenced pop Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:46:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Local rock photographer Stephanie Copperrein sent us this photo from our set with The Hard Lessons in Detroit a few weeks ago. http://www.americanmars.com/2008/08/15/the-hard-lessons/ Hi All, AM plays Milwaukee, WI this Friday, July 25 at the Stonefly Brewery along with The Hearers, Hearts of Stone, and The Jonathan Burkes Band. This will be our first time in Milwaukee in a long, long time and we're glad to be going back. This Saturday, July 26, we're performing ... http://www.americanmars.com/2008/07/23/milwaukee-the-hard-lessons-drummer-josh/ David and I had a great time playing this morning on WKQL, 107.1fm in Ann Arbor, MI. We're longtime fans of program host Martin Bandyke, who used to work at Detoit's NPR station (before they went to all news) and know commands a great morning show that features wide variety ... http://www.americanmars.com/2008/07/01/the-ark-ann-arbor-mi-sunshine-doray/ We had fun last night playing with Eef Barzelay at The Pike Room in Pontiac, MI. I'm a big fan of Eef's songs, both with and without Clem Snide. His new band is really good and they're all nice guys. The Pike Room is inside Crofoot, which is a great ... http://www.americanmars.com/2008/06/26/eef-barzelay-detroit-festival-of-the-arts-lansing-radio/ Hi All, Good stuff coming up over the next two weeks. I've numbered them to make your scheduling efforts easier. 1) Tomorrow evening, June 25, AM opens for Clem Snide's Eef Barzelay at The Pike Room in Pontiac, MI (inside Crofoot). Doors are at 8pm and we should play around 9. 2) Thursday ... http://www.americanmars.com/2008/06/24/pike-room-lansing-sunshine-doray-the-ark-cityfest/ Hey There, American Mars plays the Detroit Festival of the Arts in midtown Detroit this Friday, June 6 at 9:30pm on the National City Music Stage. Should be excellent. Let's all start using the word "excellent" in the place of "awesome." Just a suggestion. Other upcoming shows include: Wednesday, June 25--Pike Room (Pontiac, MI) opening ... http://www.americanmars.com/2008/06/04/detroit-festival-of-the-arts/ We had a great time in Chicago last weekend playing Schubas with the most excellent Chris Mills. Our friend Allison shot some video of the song Western Sides that turned out pretty, pretty, good. Check it out. Thanks to everyone who came out to see us at The Blind Pig in ... http://www.americanmars.com/2008/05/08/video-from-chicago/ Hola Martians! Three interesting shows coming up next week featuring American Mars. First, the Bohemian National Home in Detroit is hosting The Tangential Festival across six nights, from April 18-24. According to the organizers, "folk music doesn't mean what it used to so here's six nights of acts from around the ... http://www.americanmars.com/2008/04/17/a-week-of-shows/ AM shows coming at ya! First, we play tomorrow, March 28 at TC's in Ypsilanti, MI with Todd Deatherage, The Farewells, and Dirt Road Logic. We'll play around 11pm. Here's a peek at more upcoming shows: Tuesday, April 22--National Bohemian Home (Detroit, MI) Friday, April 25--Detroit Music Awards (Detroit, MI) Saturday, April 26--Schubas (Chicago, ... http://www.americanmars.com/2008/03/27/upcoming-showsrecent-press/ We've had some nice reviews and features come in over the last few weeks: Detroit Metro Times A lot can happen in five years. Children go from being born to being dropped off for their first day of school. Countries are invaded. Even presidents can come and go. A lot can happen. ... http://www.americanmars.com/2008/03/04/reviews-for-westerns-sides/