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Mason Dixon

About Me

Hurry Through the Night is available on iTunes and CD Baby .
Reviews of Hurry Through the Night
10 Record Of The Year - Springsteen/Neil Young “Harvest” updated Rock. Great album that has yet to see a proper release! I’m sure these guys will make waves, I love this album for its consistency from start to finish, ever note from every instrument fits. The album is a great listen from start to finish with a unique link tying everything together. "Hurry Through The Night" has a feeling that so many new albums lack, which gives each song a heartbeat and makes it all the more powerful.
- Blog On The Motorway
Do you remember the last time you heard a truly beautiful record? If you cannot do so, do yourself a favor and find Mason Dixon's Hurry Through The Night, for it will remind you just how moving great music is when it is performed by truly gifted players. Beginning with "Dance Ourselves into the Grave", which sounds like latter day Warren Zevon singing for ELO, the band brings you along for a journey through Americana that may be based in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, but drip with down home, back porch, Southern warmth. Mike Robertson leads the way on vocals and guitar, but he is a finger in a fist of blessed artisans, as evidenced on the stirring "Hesitation Breeds Regret" and the gentle closer, "Reign Supreme". It takes a special type of band to make a song called "Two Ducks Sitting on a Cold Pond" passionate without becoming syrupy, but Mason Dixon does so with shocking ease. With earnest, story-telling lyrics that spin yarns about love, self-discovery and life experience in general, Hurry Through The Night is a record that should appeal to a wide array of ages and tastes. Sometimes it is nice to turn off the distortion pedal and hear clean, crisp playing done by friends with a common vision. This is simply majestic.
- Rich Quinlan, JERSEY BEAT
Carving out a gratifying blend of country, folk, power pop, and bar band rock, it is no easy enterprise to determine on which side of the symbolic dividing line between Northern and Southern culture Mason Dixon's muse lies. On one hand, Mason Dixon build impeccable pieces of rock and power pop from the energetic and enthusiastic remnants of Yankee dignitaries like The Replacements and Bruce Springsteen. On the other, the old time twang and poignant swing that creep to the soul of the band's music stir up vivid images of Dixie, and the classic musicians the region inspired. In the end, I suppose it does not really matter. Mason Dixon have their feet firmly planted in to rich, musical soil on both sides of the line. What matters is the proud tradition of alt-country cross over acts this Brooklyn Band follows. And if you are a fan of bands like Big Star, The Jayhawks, and The Old 97s, Mason Dixon just might fall right in line with your tastes.
- David Pitz, THE DELI MAGAZINE

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Member Since: 11/28/2004
Band Website: masondixonmusic.com
Band Members: mike robertson - vocals, guitar
jeffrey bailey - bass
mike fadem - drums
ryan smith - keyboards
amy miles - vocals, percussion
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Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Article in THE MAGAZINE

Go to page 6 of the March 16, 2007 issue http://www.wearethemagazine.com/...
Posted by Mason Dixon on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:50:00 PST

PODCAST POSTED TODAY

Check Out: audioinvasionshow.com
Posted by Mason Dixon on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:42:00 PST

BLOG REVIEWS

http://blogonthemotorway.blogspot.com/2006/12/one-of-my-reco rds-of-year.htmllazlo's den...
Posted by Mason Dixon on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:22:00 PST

CMJ CONTEST - THE DELI MAGAZINE

hey! so we were chosen as one of 5 best in the folk/country category for bands that were not given cmj showcases in the deli magazine! many thanks to the deli magazine! check out www.thedelimagazine.c...
Posted by Mason Dixon on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:46:00 PST

3 NEW SONGS!!!

On and off for the last 4 months we've been working on our first full-length record.  We finished putting the songs to tape about a month ago and now we're just doing all the shit that comes...
Posted by Mason Dixon on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:29:00 PST

Our Record is Complete

hey, we finished our record. we are very excited about it. we'll post some mp3s soon. we'll be playing music from this record at our show this saturday with our friends Dealer.thanks!love,md...
Posted by Mason Dixon on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:11:00 PST

Recording

hiwe are still recording. its going to be a full length record! we are very excited, its going really well. we are almost done. maybe another month or 2?and we have a show coming up with some great fr...
Posted by Mason Dixon on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:57:00 PST

Recording New Music In a Real Studio

we are currently recording some songs in a real studio. yes. we are very excited. we can't wait for you to hear the finished product. enjoy the new pictures from the sessions.
Posted by Mason Dixon on Fri, 09 Sep 2005 09:36:00 PST

New Review of Our New CD

A couple of years ago, Mike Robertson's old band Miracle Of 86 was performing at a Jersey Beat benefit at Luxx, and played an early version of the song that would become "Beat Me In A Race" on this de...
Posted by Mason Dixon on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

New 4 Song CD is Available

Our new 4 song CD, Soft and Swollen Summer, is available. Come to a show and pick it up, or go to insound.com and buy it online! love, md
Posted by Mason Dixon on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST