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Magic City

Less art. More rock.

About Me

NYC via Columbus, Ohio garage-rock trio.
Check out our new video for the song "Waited So Long."
Thanks for watching. Let us know what you think. Rock'n'roll!!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/2/2006
Band Website: email us at [email protected]
Band Members: Karen: vox/guitar
Ann: guitar/vox
Nick: drums------------
Influences: Cheap guitars and reverb.

Alan Freed, WFMU, Rolling Stones, Guided by Voices, Peggy Lee & Dave Barbour, Patsy Cline, Reigning Sound/Compulsive Gamblers/Oblivians, Shangri-Las, Cheater Slicks, Dion DiMucci, Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra, Zombies, Neutral Milk Hotel, Roy Orbison, Les Paul & Mary Ford, David Bowie, Ronettes, Beach Boys, Loretta Lynn, Iggy Pop, Runaways, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, Ramones, Billie Holiday, Joe Strummer, Southall Riot, Deadly Snakes, Jawbox, Girls Against Boys, Jack-O and The Tearjerkers, Mssr. Jeffrey Evans, Gibson Bros., Cool Jerks, Swamp Rats, McCoys, '68 Comeback, Them, Del Shannon, Buddy Holly, Elvis, Johnny Crawford, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Who, the Kinks, Frankie & Annette, The Monkees. Too little sleep and too much coffee.

'50s rock'n'roll. '60s garage. Ohio. Anything that's good, and some stuff that isn't.

Follow that, killa.
Sounds Like: Sophisticated Boom Boom.
Rock, maybe roll.
Garage-rock in the basement.
Record Label: Less Art/More Rock Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Exclusive Magic City song on Kaiser comp & fan video info

Kaiser Records has put out a fantastic garage rock compilation featuring an early, basement recording of "Dangerous". Buy it here - http://www.kaiserrecords.com/ Fans of Magic City produced a video to...
Posted by Magic City on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:36:00 PST

Where are they now?

Magic City is on hiatus. We hope to reunite, on occasion, for special events. In the meantime, please check out our new projects. Karen now lives in New York, New York. Her current project The De...
Posted by Magic City on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:01:00 PST

ENCORE!

We're back for one more (?) show! Join MAGIC CITY for rock and funThurs., JULY 12, 10 p.m. at SURLY GIRL SALOON (1126 N. High St., Columbus)with special guests Columbus karaoke champions OCEAN GHOSTSp...
Posted by Magic City on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 09:10:00 PST

Magic City/Patsys interview at Venuszine.com!

Hey kids, here's an interview with Karen and Jeff from the Patsys about our dual 7" single, recorded at the world-famous Ghetto Recorders in Detroit! http://venuszine.com/stories/music_interviews/4220...
Posted by Magic City on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:49:00 PST

Is that all there is?

Is that all there is?Is that all there is?If that's all there is, my friends,Then let's keep dancing.Let's break out the boozeAnd have a ballIf that's all there is. Maybe? Maybe not. Keep your fingers...
Posted by Magic City on Sat, 26 May 2007 12:44:00 PST

Listen to Magic City

Rock-N-Rollers,Magic City has three ways for you to collect our music.1.) Come out to a show and purchase a CD or 7" vinyl record split single. Each CD features 3 or 4 songs for $3. The first CD, in a...
Posted by Magic City on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:38:00 PST

Adventures in Detroit Rock/Crime City

Hey Friends,Magic City is back from Detroit. The recording session with Mr. Jim Diamond was a dream. The recording was easy and Jim was very fun to work with (as were our pals, the Patsys). Details on...
Posted by Magic City on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:39:00 PST

Magic City on GaragePunk.com!

We've finally made it: Magic City got played on a GaragePunk.com podcast! We love the podcasts, so we're pretty excited about it. It takes so little to make us happy. For more Magic City, a...
Posted by Magic City on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 07:21:00 PST

Updates from Magic City (Upcoming Shows, How to vote for us, and big plans for 2007)

Hey kids,   How are you? We miss you. You don't write, you don't callwe were worried.   Seriously though, we just wanted to give you an update from the Magic City.   First of all, we'v...
Posted by Magic City on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:46:00 PST

THANK YOU to everyone at Carabar last night! xox, Magic City

Hey there rock'n'roll fans,Just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who made it out to the big Rock'n'roll Halloween Shindig at Carabar last night. It was an awesome show, we had a lot of fun a...
Posted by Magic City on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:02:00 PST