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Wide Right

"He Who Thinks Wide Right Drinks Wide Right"

About Me

from the New York Times: "Wide Right, led by Leah Archibald, moves forward a few years. It uses the meat-and-potatoes riffs of bands like Aerosmith and AC/DC to carry the tales of a hard-headed working mom who just happens to lead a rock band." (Jon Pareles, November 7, 2003)..................... from the Village Voice “Wide Right play power-pop with genuine power for once—in the vocals and rhythms, not just the melodies.” (Chuck Eddy)......................from the Seattle Weekly:"...then again, Wide Right's Leah Archibald not only fronts the best meat-and-potatoes rock band today (Drive-By Truckers are more grits-and-gravy), but the Buffalo native's one of the few Brooklynites honest and empathetic enough to remember where she came from." (Keith Harris, January 6, 2004)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/14/2004
Band Website: widerightmusic.com
Band Members: Leah Archibald (vocals, guitar) Peter DuCharme, (bass) Brendan O'Malley (drums) Dave Rick (guitar)
Record Label: pop top records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

where are the norwegians?

Just got home from a uncharacteristically awesome CMJ gig.  It was probably great because it was at Magnetic Fields--how could it possibly be bad?  The other band was lovely, folks were nice...
Posted by Wide Right on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:27:00 PST

Rolling Stone Magazine top 50 of 2005

looks like we didn't get marked down for tardiness...it's our Dr. Hook moment!Rolling Stone Magazine listed Sleeping on the Couch as one of the top 50 records of the year!crazy!check out the somewhat ...
Posted by Wide Right on Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:45:00 PST

"the greatest working-mom band of all time" and other kudos

from the Village Voice: "Wide Right, the greatest working-mom band of all time, rock meat-n-potatoes songs about stuff so gritty it would make gangstas cringe: parent-teacher meetings, shitty service ...
Posted by Wide Right on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:32:00 PST

i'm mortified

get this--opened a spam folder on one of the wide right e-mail accounts and there is a 3 WEEK OLD request for a cd from a SENIOR WRITER FOR ROLLING STONE.  That's right--I let a senior writer for...
Posted by Wide Right on Thu, 08 Dec 2005 08:06:00 PST

vincent gallo's sexual dna

you just can't make this shit up.  from the auteur's own website: Vincent Gallo's Personal Copy of "Chris Squire: Fish Out of Water" 8 Track Format (Very Rare)Autographed by Vincent Gallo$200.00*...
Posted by Wide Right on Tue, 29 Nov 2005 01:29:00 PST

we're back. must remember to get some sleep...

Home again. Sigh. Another great trip to the midwest - so great to play in Cleveland and meet so many nice folks! And see the perenially-awesome Fleshtones! Of course it was great to see all our frien...
Posted by Wide Right on Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:57:00 PST

chicken wings and other obsessions

Looking for a good chicken wing recipe? You've come to the right place! Check out this article in the NY Sun for Leah's special-secret recipe for chicken wings and blue cheese dressing. The article wa...
Posted by Wide Right on Wed, 19 Oct 2005 06:28:00 PST

wide right 10/14 with the bellrays

after you've atoned for last years sins, hurry up and get started on some new ones for the coming year.   Friday, October 14, 2005 Rothko 116 Suffolk Street, NYC   11:30 pm&n...
Posted by Wide Right on Fri, 07 Oct 2005 12:12:00 PST

wide right 9/30 with the heartless bastards

it's the time of year for jean jackets, beer and kickass chicks belting out rock and roll. catch wide right before high holiday madness:Friday, September 30, 2005Mercury Lounge217 E. Houston, corner o...
Posted by Wide Right on Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:56:00 PST

wide right tonight, tuesday am and next saturday

wide right's got a bunch of stuff in the next week--Magnetic Fields gig tonight with our good friends the Department of Buildings, a KEXP live on-air set broadcast from the Museum of Television and Ra...
Posted by Wide Right on Sat, 10 Sep 2005 07:16:00 PST