Few bands can recover from the typical indie band scenario: group joins up, records a cd, tours a little, then disbands. Enter Needle Up!, a new group based in Buffalo NY redefining “getting back together with an ex.†Originally formed in 2004, the indie trio quickly recorded and began playing dates across the Northeast. In only a few short months, the group had an EP and opening stints for Q & Not U, The Butchies, Matt Pond PA, and Rasputina. But later that year, something went sour and the group went their separate ways.
Three years later, a little older and wiser, the three regrouped in early 2007 and picked up right where they left off, quickly recording the full length cd that eluded them previously, and lining up a two week tour across much of the United States. Best described as a collage of all sorts of influences – PJ Harvey, Jeff Buckley, Q & Not U and Sleater Kinney to name a few, the bands sound is hard to pinpoint. A little bit indie, folk, experimental, mathy, and straight up rock, the group is rounded out by Joseph Mulhollen on guitar and vocals, Veronica Alvarez on bass, and Liz Holland on drums & synth/samples.
SHOW US YOUR NEEDLE!
We decided to devote a new section on our page, "Show Us Your Needle!" to all our lovely little needles that have any bit of merch from us. We'd like you to send us pictures of you with your Needle Up! tees, cd's, pins, posing at a show, the secret shot you took when we weren't looking, whatever!
We'll then post your pics on our page, and you will have instant internet fame for all to admire with a tinge of jealousy.....
So get snapping and get sending!
WE WANT TO SEE YOUR NEEDLE!!