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About Me

Don't you just hate "band bios?" So do we. But here's a stab at one:

There was once this guy, Ben Deily ...he started a band called the Lemonheads with his friend Evan, but eventually left to go back to college and pretend to be an "adult."

But he kept on writing songs. And playing 'em with his friends. And so, blah blah blah, folks hung out, beverages was consumed, instruments were manhandled, recordings were made. Europe was, surprisingly, toured.

Hell, make up your own damn history. It'll probably be more interesting. We'll even help get you started: "Once upon a time...a man woke up covered in vomit and schnapps in an Arkansas police station. It was only then that he realized he was missing his..."

You get the idea. Hey, have fun with it.

VIDEO: Live in Boston, 2009--"Billy Ruane"

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 15/05/2006
Band Website: http://www.bendeily.com/id10.html
Band Members:
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION:
Ben Deily (guitars, vocals, piano)
Lisa Deily (bass, vocals)
Josh Pickering (drums, vocals)

...THE OG TOURING ENSEMBLE
Will Anderson (bass guitar, vocals)
Ian G. Miller (drums, vocals)

ADDITIONAL PERMANENT HONORARY DRAGSTERS
Greg Randall (guitar, vocals)
Bob Spector (guitar, vocals, tambourine, patience)
Chris Philbrick (drums)
Mike "Panama" Quinn (drums)

Influences: (Oh, like you can't tell.)
Sounds Like: "The Sex Pistols playing fast Monkees songs."
--Anonymous

"Wow, you can really tell the record was recorded in a...er...metal shipping container."
--Band member's mom

VIDEO: Live in Cambridge MA--February, 2008 (video by Brian Reilly, who drove THREE hours to be there, woo hoo! thanks, Brian...)

(BELOW: A variety of clips from the European Tour. Good times.)

Record Label: BOSS TUNEAGE/UK
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Reminder: VARSITY DRAG @ NXNE, this weekend! Two shows! :-)

Here's the details on both shows:Friday night, 11pm (June 19th)Bovine Sex Club542 Queen St. WToronto, OntarioSaturday night, 2am (June 20th)Cadillac Lounge1296 Queen St. WToronto, OntarioSo if yer in ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:11:00 GMT

SECOND date confirmed for NXNE (Saturday June 20th), and OCTOBER UK TOUR DATES!

That's right, true believers--we're ever-so-psyched to announce that we have a second show at NXNE in June. Here's the details on both:Friday night, 11pm (June 19th)Bovine Sex Club542 Queen St. WToron...
Posted by on Fri, 22 May 2009 11:27:00 GMT

Varsity Drag CONFIRMED for NXNE!

Yep, thrilled to announce that we're headed to the Great White North in June to be a part of the one and only NXNE. Better still, we've got a beautiful 11pm Friday night slot at the world-famous Bovin...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 08:44:00 GMT

May 21st BOSTON acoustic show...and a thrillin' offer!

Y'all know how much we at Varsity Drag industries enjoy trying new & thrilling things...such as, say, the latest flavor of "Coffee Mate," or stabbing a drifter just for kicks, or--in this case--trying...
Posted by on Tue, 12 May 2009 20:11:00 GMT

Did I mention that we're on iTunes and all them other digi-outlets?

Well, it's true. (We're as shocked as you are.)So if you're a modern kinda person, please go and help yourself to all the fun of "For Crying Out Loud" at iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon.com, eMusic, er, and....
Posted by on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:41:00 GMT

New tracks up: 2 live unplugged, one from "FCOL"

Give a fool enough rope, the old adage has it, and darned if he won't hang himself. MySpace having obligingly supplied the rope--in the form of their brand-new policy allowing bands to upload as many ...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:19:00 GMT

What's the haps for Varsity Drag in 2009? Clicky Clicky Music blog fills us in!

Long time, no blog. :-} (Gotta admit, we haven't been paying as much attention as we should here on the venerable MySpace lately. Promise to do this more often--and spend less time on that seductive s...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:20:00 GMT

End o’ the summer show approacheth: August 22nd at O’Brien’s.

Yep, the lazy, hazy (emphasis on lazy for us, ahem) crazy days of summer are drawing to a close here in New England.Soon, the traditional armies of would-be scholars will descend on our fair cities Bo...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:03:00 GMT

Varsity Drag hearts BIG DIPPER.

We're just saying, is all.Ben used to go see (and, if memory serves, occasionally share bills with) these fellers back in the day. And he always loved their stuff with an indecorous passion.SO nice to...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:22:00 GMT

Heres what went down last Saturday night...

Woooboy, busy week for The Drag. Ben's been locked up in the studio every night this week working on some new tunes. The Neighbors LOVE 'em - especially all those drum solos! ;) And new shows coming...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:41:00 GMT