John Henry The Engine

The Show Report, 12/11: Dia Muerto?

Posted on11. Dec, 2009 by thederosh.

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Here at FourFour HQ, we find the phrase “Dead Day” to be a gross misrepresentation of what today actually is. Yeah, we get that local universities are heading into final exams and are allowing students a free day to devote to studying (cough), but today and tonight are by no means without life. As evidence, we submit Exhibit A: John Henry & The Engine comes to Springfield to release the vinyl pressings of its I Don’t Wanna Know EP, and brings Truett & The Traitors along for the ride. The boys will rock and the girls will swoon, you can count on that. The EP, a rootsier progression from the band’s previous album, Under the Yellow Moon, is already available for $2.97 on iTunes, but tonight is the first time you can pick up the physical copy. Vinyl lives!

Know what? That’s not even the only CD release party you can go to tonight. More–lots more–after the break.

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Album Review: Under the Yellow Moon, by John Henry & the Engine

Posted on23. May, 2009 by thederosh.

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John Henry isn’t the first artist to draw considerable inspiration from Bruce Springsteen, but he’s the first artist we can think of–especially one who plays around Springfield regularly–to draw from the less anthemic parts of The Boss’s catalog. Right away “Lightning City Blues” kicks things off with the sparse, slightly eerie feel of a plugged-in [...]

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The Show Report, 5/23: Ditch the grill and cooler

Posted on23. May, 2009 by thederosh.

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Yeah, yeah, it’s Memorial Day weekend, blah diddy blah blah, cookin’ out, blah blah, drinkin’ beers, blah blah. Oh, certainly, we get it, but here’s the thing: As we write this it’s pouring rain, so there’s no grilling out until at least tomorrow. Grilling in can wait, too, as long as there are these alternatives:
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Rock Talk 5/17, ft. Assembly Line Gods, Extreme Hate Frequency, John Henry & The Engine

Posted on19. May, 2009 by thederosh.

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We rocked it hard on Z 106.7’s Rock Talk this week. Really hard. Local metal group Assembly Line Gods dropped in early and happened to bring instruments in hand. Sweet, we thought; how ’bout a couple songs? They obliged with a couple of outstanding acoustic renditions of tunes you’ll recognize if you’ve seen them live. [...]