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DESCRIPTION:After catching the ears of&nbsp\;Starbucks/Hear Music&nbsp\;w
 ith his 2007 release&nbsp\;Under the Scorpio Moon\,&nbsp\;resulting in t
 heir licensing several songs for play in stores nationally\, Joe Rathbon
 e is back with&nbsp\;Mad July\; a 5-song EP that runs from a rememberanc
 e of a desert trek ('8 Years Ago')\, to the death of a former colleague 
 ('Mary')\, to landing in the modern era 'half naked in a bistro' ('Mad J
 uly')\, to realizing&nbsp\;'we're finally where we should have been('Mov
 ing with You').\nRecorded in the attic loft of musical renegade/producte
 r Josh Fuson and ending up in David Henry's haven aka&nbsp\;True Tone Re
 cording\,&nbsp\;what happened was madness and love in sound and words. I
 n the summer of 2008\, Daniel Dennis\, owner of&nbsp\;Prime Cut Records&
 nbsp\;in Nashville\, teamed up with Joe Rathbone to release his new EP\,
  featuring Steve Bowman's tribal drumming\, David Mead's soul/choral bac
 king\, cardboard box drum loops\, 10-watt Gibson amps\, a string section
 \, metal ductwork on 2 and 4 and a belief that all these folks you never
  heard of sound better than the famous ones\, the priveleged anointed on
 es. Here's to friends and&nbsp\;Mad July.\nMad July&nbsp\;follows 2007's
 &nbsp\;Under the Scorpio Moon\,&nbsp\;2004's&nbsp\;I Can Hear the Window
 s of Your Heart Breaking&nbsp\;and the 2002 debut\,Welcome to Your New L
 ife.&nbsp\;All three received very favorable reviews in national media a
 nd extensive airplay on AAA radio stations\, most ntably WFUV in NYC\, W
 XPN in Philadelphia\, WNCW in Charlotte\, NC\, KUT in Austin\, WRNR in M
 aryland\, WMNF in Tampa\, KXCI in Tuscon and XM Satellite Radio's Cafe' 
 Channel throughout the US and were lauded as an impressive showcase of R
 athbone's songwriting skills.\nJoe has appeared on&nbsp\;The Mountain St
 age&nbsp\;and tours in the US and UK\, opening for Shawn Colvin\, Chuck 
 Prophet\, Rock Four\, Peter Mulvey\, Robbie Fulks\, Jeff Lang\, Amy Rigb
 y\, Greg Trooper\, Jim Lauderdale and Ben Weaver.\nStarbucks/Hear Music 
 licensed 'The World' from&nbsp\;Under the Scorpio Moon&nbsp\;for plays i
 n 10\,000+ stores nationally in 2008 andPaste Magazine&nbsp\;featured 'L
 ike Some Angel' from&nbsp\;Scorpio Moon&nbsp\;on it's May 2007 CD sample
 r. (Taken from&nbsp\;http://themercyalliance.com/bio.html)\nJoe is now j
 oined by&nbsp\;Darrin Speck\,&nbsp\;Andrew Jelacic\,&nbsp\;Jeanette Dubo
 is to make up The Mercy Alliance.
URL:http://delray.patch.com/events/the-mercy-alliance-part-of-del-ray-mus
 ic-week
SUMMARY:The Mercy Alliance (part of Del Ray Music Week)
LOCATION:Vital Body and Mind Therapies: 2201 Mount Vernon Ave\, Alexandri
 a\, VA
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