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The New Mexican Revolution

About Me

A number of line up changes, writing of new songs, breaking up with old ones, a wedding between two members (aaron and emily), officiated by a third (wes), two big tours, two albums and a third on the way.

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Member Since: 3/1/2005
Band Website: http://www.thenewmexicanrevolution.com
Band Members: Geof Garner: Drums and percussion. Aaron MacDonald: Guitar, drums, mandolin, banjo, voice. Emily Cosgrove: Bass, trumpet, accordion, keys, voice. Wes Shirley: guitar, accordion, voice.
Influences: Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Los Lobos, Wilco, Steve Earle, , bean and green chile burritos, Gillian Welch, Neko Case, heartbreak, Willie, Waylon and the boys, Rain, Modest Mouse, Shins, Louis Armstrong, klezmer, sun, gypsies, anarchists.
Sounds Like: Tom Waits as if he'd grown up on the plains of New Mexico raised by a band of gypsies.
Record Label: Box Full of Records (Self Produced)

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Posted by on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:15:00 GMT

Stanford University KZSU review (Promise of Mutiny)

The New Mexican Revolution is a folksy, country-ish, Tom Waits-ish band. Oh, and it has an accordion. All the songs are really well done and really beautiful. Track six though is an amazing fast-paced...
Posted by on Sat, 26 May 2007 13:31:00 GMT

Tampa Bay Creative Loafing review

This Portland, Ore. based six-piece has self-released its second record, another collection of lonely and drawling country-rock to set on the shelf alongside its predecessor, The Promise of Mutiny. Th...
Posted by on Sat, 26 May 2007 13:30:00 GMT

Knoxville Metro Pulse review

Gothic Americana is the backbone of the music of The New Mexican Revolution, which is equal parts Tom Waits and Los Lobos, complete with the utter despondency of a William S. Burroughs novel. "One of ...
Posted by on Sat, 26 May 2007 13:28:00 GMT

Review from the Netherlands

A revolution can happen fast, but often it is a long and painful trial. That possibly explains the inertia of the songs on "Theories of Sun and Rain" by the New Mexican Revolution. There is no tie to ...
Posted by on Sat, 26 May 2007 13:27:00 GMT

Albuquerque Alibi review

The album has an unmistakable warmth and (as the record's title suggests) earthy appeal, and the rogue American genre that the band dwells in is by no means a bad one. The highlights of the EP come on...
Posted by on Sat, 26 May 2007 13:26:00 GMT

New album

Pre-production on a new set of songs which will become a new album is currently happening. Some of the most promising work to date for tNMR. First show in three months coming up on Jan. 18th at Miss...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:58:00 GMT