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Scarce

Where is my speed when I need it most?

About Me

*** STORE ***

CD: DEADSEXY
* 12 Songs - US version *
(iTunes & Amazon MP3)
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CD: GIRL THROUGH ME
* 7 Rare Songs *
(iTunes Worldwide & Amazon MP3)
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CD: RED SESSIONS
* 8 Rare Songs *
(iTunes Worldwide & Amazon MP3)
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JOYCE RASKIN BOOK: Aching to Be
(Published: Nov 5, 2007)
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** SCARCE BIOGRAPHY **
"Dead sexy motherfuckers. Scarce sounded like all those parts of R.E.M and Bowie no one is supposed to like. Scarce had such passion and self-belief it hurt." - Everett True, Live Through This American Rock Music in the 90’s
"On a lesser night Scarce were a fine rock band; on a good night they were a force of nature." - Brett Milano, Boston Phoenix 10.07
IT'S LIKE THIS...Scarce was a genius, dead sexy band from Rhode Island. Scarce—a trio comprising Chick Graning, Joyce Raskin and a series of drummers who never remained long enough to catch their names—a band that fired imagination and moved as if possessed by their libidos, who took all the bits that David Bowie and R.E.M left out and mutated them into a searing, mesmerizing whole. Fugazi once snagged a plectrum bassist Joyce had been using, claiming they’d never seen so much blood on one. Chick was straight out of the Marcel Marceau school of expression. His grimaces, the way he thrust his guitar into the air, his leaps & bounds, were inspirational. His silken shirt & jacket didn’t just get soaked. Little rivulets of sweat would continue to form on his back an hour after Scarce had finished playing. Scarce were so cool; they would grab hold of all the cracks other bands fall through & make something of them.
In 1995, following a support tour with Hole in Europe and on the verge of seriously breaking it big with their debut album Deadsexy, Chick suffered a brain aneurysm and lapsed into a coma for several weeks. He recovered & astonishingly, Scarce kept going as a band till 1997, playing two major US tours—even though this meant Chick relearning all his guitar parts and vocals from scratch. But the strain of his illness took it's toll on the band and they went their separate ways.
BACK TO THE FUTURE…Writing a book about the band called, Aching To Be led to Joyce contacting Chick, and then to Scarce’s re-forming, ending nine years of silence. Songwriting is already under way for a new album, and Deadsexy, along with previously unreleased material and pre-A&M demos is now available on iTunes. With no expectations but to savor being a real band again, and no one to answer to but themselves, Scarce finally have the happy new beginning they deserved all along.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/4/2007
Band Website: homepage.mac.com/chickgraning/
Band Members: Chick Graning - guitar, vocals
Joyce Raskin - bass, vocals
Joe Propatier - drums
Influences: David Bowie, The Replacements, Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, The Descendents, Fugazi, Pixies, The Rolling Stones, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, The Kinks, The Byrds, Merle Haggard, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, T.Rex, Nick Cave, The Who, The Clash, The Ramones, New York Dolls, Hank Williams
Sounds Like:

* MUSIC VIDEOS *

SCARCE:
All Sideways

SCARCE:
Freakshadow

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

sorry about show confusions...

Hey all. Sorry shows have been popping up and then disappearing all over this site. Things have been a little hectic and ever changing in the world of Scarce. We were trying to schedule some shows for...
Posted by Scarce on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:29:00 PST

Deadsexy is on iTunes!!!!!

Hey Everyone! We just want to give a big thanks for helping us out! Deadsexy is up on itunes for sale!! It worked! You guys rule! It is the american version, so five different tracks from the original...
Posted by Scarce on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:55:00 PST

Scarce is coming to Europe in the fall

I know it is a long way off for October, but we just had to give a little shout out, to say how excited we are about finally making it back to England and Europe. Thanks to Heather Nova, she has graci...
Posted by Scarce on Sat, 24 May 2008 10:03:00 PST

GIRL THROUGH ME and RED SESSIONS on iTunes Worldwide

Just wanted to let everyone know that two new Scarce albums GIRL THROUGH ME and RED SESSIONS featuring unreleased tracks and rare demos are now available on iTunes Stores Worldwide. On our SNOCA...
Posted by Scarce on Thu, 01 May 2008 04:57:00 PST

Links to recent live shows of Scarce

Here are some great photos people have posted from our recent shows:http://www.flickr.com/photos/31046907@N00/sets/7215760 4417902821/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lfletcher/sets/7215760233880045 8/Enjo...
Posted by Scarce on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:03:00 PST

Thanks for helping us get our music up!

Thanks to all your wonderful letters. We are able to sell our songs on this site. Here's hoping Deadsexy will soon follow. Enjoy!Scarce
Posted by Scarce on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:12:00 PST

Rare tracks from Scarce on sale!

Hey all! Just wanted to thank everyone who wrote letters to Ron Fair it might just be working. We were able to release some of early demos of songs never released before. It will be up on itunes avail...
Posted by Scarce on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:30:00 PST

Mick Jones and Scarce!

Okay so we just have to say how amazing the show was last night. We shared the same stage as Mick Jones! And Tony James. Mick was amazing, and a complete gentleman. We gave the crowd a good dose of ro...
Posted by Scarce on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:28:00 PST

Chick and Joyce played Brookline High School

Chick and I were invited by Brookline High School by a wonderful teacher named Carolyn to read my book Aching To Be to the class and play some songs for the kids. It was a great experience sharing our...
Posted by Scarce on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:10:00 PST

HELP SCARCE GET THEIR MUSIC ONLINE!

Hey all! Well we have been trying without success to get Universal Music group to get them to make our old records available online. So we thought it might help to have our friends and fans write lett...
Posted by Scarce on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:27:00 PST