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Outdoor CD Release Concert this Friday
by MCV
Aug 6, 2014
We would like to invite you all to a very special day for us as we release our last Michigan City Vandals album at an outdoor show in the Benton Harbor Arts District Friday Night August 8, 2014.

We will have a Ravinia style concert in the lawn outside The Oak Room at the Citadel. There will be live outdoor music by us and two other bands (tba) from about 6:00 pm to 8:30pm (ish). Gates open at 6. Bring a blanket, chairs, coolers (but keep it cool), candelabras or whatever you need to enjoy the evening outdoors. We are asking for a donation at the door (whatever you can afford) so that we can pay the other bands and give something to the Nadolski's for their generosity in letting us use their space and their electric. The lawn is located just between Water Street Glassworks and Brammall Industrial Supply. (This is a family friendly all ages event)

Before the show at 5:00 PM, there will be a private wine and cheese listening party and acoustic performance (because we are a classy effing indie rock band) at 3 Pillars Music for those who bought our album in advance through our Indiegogo Campaign. Without you we could not have recorded this album, they say there are no more 'Patrons of the Arts' but I beg to differ. Thank you.

Huge thanks to Tom Ives, Ken Ankli, The New Territory Arts Association, Sarah and Mike Nadolski, Gary Callender and Duckhead Recording Studio, the Fortune-Mattiford family, Fred Maddron (C.R.E.A.M), Evan Margol (for your shred and writing Tell Tale Heart and Nerve Ending with us), Rick Willey (C.R.E.A.M), Jr Garza (C.R.E.A.M. aka Batman, aka DJ Uno) Lance Eichler (C.R.E.A.M), and our producer Ryan Cunningham at Black Port Audio,

We hope to see you all there!
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Described by NPR Sound Opinions and Chicago Sun Times Rock Critic Jim DeRogatis as a rollicking, optimistic and relentlessly tuneful indie band, the Michigan City Vandals first gained notice when they donated 100% of the album profits from their first record 'Little Slice of Hell' to go toward building a Habitat for Humanity home in the state of Michigan. 18 months later, they released the 'Revolve' EP which took them on tour to regional college campuses, major Midwest cities and garnered them opening spots for Bowling for Soup, Hank III, Mute Math and the Avett Brothers. MCV returned with the release of ‘Back to Life’ and was picked by a panel that included Nirvana's Krist Novoselic to perform three shows at CBGB Fest in New York. MCV released their 4th studio album, the self titled, 'Michigan City Vandals' album and placed some of its songs on shows for HBO, The Oxygen Network, two motion pictures and used as intro music for a major cable news station. Thei The group, a collective helmed by singer, songwriter and bassist, Julee Laurent are releasing new songs consistently since Spring of 2019. No live shows are currently slated due to the COVID closures, but watch for shows and dates on our website or social media pages as soon as they are available.
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"It’s hard to doubt the sincerity of the Michigan City Vandals, who proudly boast of being “post-ironic” and trumpet the slogan “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.” Rollicking, optimistic and relentlessly tuneful, the Vandals' indie-pop songs take aim at Gen Y apathy and attempt to inspire it to action "
— Jim DeRogatis, Chicago Sun Times
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