7/25/2008 - The Uncommon Commons If you’ve never met Kate and Joe, Emma Rae, John Somebody or the Gas Huffin Housewife, perhaps you should sit down and listen as their stories unfold. More Info...
6/30/2008 - Two River Times - Wave Gathering Article Uncle Mike, of the Two River Times, had some great things to say about our last Asbury performance. Check it out!! More Info...
3/4/2008 - "This Capo's On Fire" Spring Tour 2008 Here are the dates for my solo/acoustic tour...
3.28.08 Borders - Virginia Beach, VA ///
3.29.08 Borders - Raleigh, NC ///
3.30.08 The Acoustic Coffeehouse - Johnson City, TN ///
3.31.08 Blue Bar/Blue Monday Writers Night - Nashville, TN ///
4.01.08 Mo’s - Memphis, TN ///
4.02.08 Old Louisville Coffeehouse - Louisville, KY ///
4.03.08 Silvie’s - Chicago, IL ///
4.04.08 Cognizant Coffee Company - Indianapolis, IA ///
4.05.08 Plymouth Coffee Bean Co. - Plymouth, MI ///
4.06.08 The Barking Spider - Cleveland, OH ///
4.07.08 Cowtown Songwriters Round @ Rumba Cafe - Columbus, OH ///
4.08.08 Nietzsche’s - Buffalo, NY ///
4.09.08 Moon and River Cafe - Schenectady, NY ///
4.10.08 Lake Shore Farm Inn - Norwood, NH ///
4.11.08 Parima Acoustic Lounge - Burlington, VT ///
4.12.08 Harvest Cafe - Hudson, MA ///
More info to come!!!
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11/29/2007 - New Press!!! Just added some new press. Check it out!!!! More Info...
11/2/2007 - The Commons Get 3 AMA Nominations!! We have been nominated for 3 Asbury Music Awards! Album of the Year (Ameican Ghost), Song of the Year (Hey Josephine) and Best Male Vocalist (Keith Monacchio). The AMA's will be held Saturday November 17th at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. Please come out and celebrate this special night with us. Thanks!
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9/7/2007 - Lovin the "Ghost"! All kinds of new press has been coming in over the last week or so. When you get a free moment, slide on over to the press section and check out what they're saying about American Ghost. Thanks! More Info...
8/20/2007 - Download "American Ghost" Go get "American Ghost"! More Info...
8/7/2007 - First Review of American Ghost "A brillant and essential addendum to the vernacular of recorded music.
Discerning listeners will luxuriate in this emotionally gripping, sonically
sensuous,and simply beautiful masterpiece. A dignified heart wrenching and
graceful finale from The Commons, the best band too many folks never heard,
bravo, bravo, bravo gentlemen.."
** A Gazillion Stars **
Colie Brice
AERIA Records
7/31/2007 - American Ghost is finished!!! American Ghost is finished!!! That's right! It's being delivered to the duplication plant as I right this. In an all night session, Sean put the finishing touches on our newest work. We're really proud of this record and we can't wait for
you to hear it! Mark your calendars for August 17th...The Saint..Asbury Park. That will be the first in a series of release shows we'll be
having to celebrate, American Ghost. Hmmm..All this time you thought we were just pulling your leg that we had a new record coming out, right?
;) We took our time to make sure that this last one would be the best that it could possibly be. I believe we've done just that. Thank you for being patient!
Keith, Sean, Tom, Kale
The Commons
One more year
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7/9/2007 - Book Us In Your Home! Not into clubs, bar scene, smell of stale beer? Get some friends together and book us at your house!! This is a great way to see the Commons in the most intimate of settings. Check out the link!!! More Info...
6/11/2007 - "American Ghost" Sneak Preview Song!! We are previewing tracks from our new record, American Ghost. These will be limited time previews, until the record release in August. So, when you have a free moment visit our myspace site and give it a listen. Enjoy!!
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5/15/2007 - Festivals, tour, "American Ghost" update Hey all, we have a couple of festivals that we are playing in the next couple of weeks. First is the Wave Gathering in Asbury Park, NJ. 150 bands over 3 days. We play on Sunday at America's Cup, 2:45PM start time. All ages event, so bring the whole family. Memorial day weekend we will be heading to Wilmington, NC for the WE Festival. 35 acts over 4 days. We play on Monday, 10PM. If you are in the area, or know anyone in NC, please tell them to come out and see us!!
Just want to say a big thank you to everyone who came out to see Keith on the solo tour. Great time was had, new friends were made, music was spread. Going out again this fall (maybe, across the pond!) stay tunes for that.
Now then, about "American Ghost". The loose ends are being tied as we speak. I'm serious!! Sean is tying up the loose ends right now. Not going to give any release dates, because every time I do, something happens. Lets just say that you will be able to listen to it on your summer vacation. I think you're are really going to like this record!!
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3/1/2007 - Check Out Some New Press Keith talks with John Pfeiffer about, the new record, comps, shows, all things Commons. Click on the "press" section!!
1/26/2007 - "China" on WERS Fundraiser CD Our favorite Boston radio station, WERS, has included "China" for their upcoming Spring funraiser CD. If you ae a listener of WERS please support the station. Thanks for including us WERS, The Commons love you!! Here is the list of other artists and tracks on the CD (pretty good company).
In other news, we will have some new announcements about the new Commons record coming very soon...Stay tuned!!
WERS FUNDRAISING CD
(Coming this spring)
1. Antje Duvekot - Dandelion
2. Brian Webb - D'Julianne
3. Mark Erelli - Imaginary Wars
4. Lori McKenna - Firefly
5. Ryan Montbleau - Variety
6. Meika Pauley - Invincible
7. Laura Viers - Secret Someones
8. John Vanderslice - Exodus Damage
9. Mike Doughty - Down By the River
10. Peter Mulvey - Denver 6 AM
11. Tom Brosseau - Plaid Lined Jacket
12. Josh Ritter - Wolves
13. Sarah Harmer - I Am A Glow
14. The Commons - China
12/13/2006 - The Commons - "Best of 2006 "Cafe Improv" In April of 2006 we were invited to perform on "Cafe Improv" in Princeton, NJ. Well, the good people at "Cafe Improv" have included us in there year end "Best of 2006"" show! The show will air the month of January on Princeton cable (not to worry if you don't have Princeton cable, check out the link at the bottom). We would like to thank them for choosing us, and including us with this talented list of artists. For those of you waiting for a fix of new Commons material, this is a double bonus!! "Hey Josephine" is the track they chose to air on the show and is also on our new record, coming out this March. So, thanks again to "Cafe Improv" and to all our fans, Happy Holidays & enjoy the sneak peak!
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12/1/2006 - New Record Update!! Well, we are slowly moving along with the new record. Looking like a spring release. I always think these things take less time, but I am impatient. I think I'm driving Sean nuts! But, I guess good things come to those who wait, and believe me this one will be worth the wait. We have a couple of other things cookin to look forward to in the new year, as well. Big promo push for the new CD. Radio, Print, going back to some of our favorite places. I even heard a rumor that another TV show wants to license some of the new songs. What will happen!?!? Is this true?!?!? Am I just delusional?!??! We'll all just have to be patient...Even me.
K
10/20/2006 - We Want To Come To Your Homes! The Commons’ first house party a success. Thanks to our good friends Maureen Walsh and Jeff Bamberg (and of course John), our first house party down in Arlington, VA was truly one of the best gigs we ever played. We met some amazing people, shared so many stories about our music, and drank some great wine (a lot of it actually). We are very much looking forward to doing it again soon. Thanks so much!
That being said, The Commons are open hire for any house party. Imagine a “storytellers” type show in the accommodations of your own home. We can adapt to any playing environment (from full on amplified to stripped down acoustic and anywhere in between). You let us know and we’ll make it work. Any interested parties please contact us at info@thecommons.net.
9/27/2006 - Still chuggin along Hey all, getting really close with the new record. Sean is hard at work twisting the knobs, to make sure it sounds perfect. We're on a little hiatus for the next couple of weeks to work on the new record, as well as for brother Tommy's upcoming nuptiuals. Anyway, still trying to talk Sean into posting a couple of snippets of the new record on the site. I think I'm wearing him down, and can get y'all a sneak preview. Stay tuned!!
8/14/2006 - New Record Update!! So, we have been hard at work on the new record. Things are a little upside down right now, just a lot of songs, and a lot of ideas. We are working with about 16 songs, so it's taking some time. We promise, the end result will be worth the wait. Some recent songs we have been working on are "Gas Huffin Housewife" and "Terry "the kid" Knox". We may have a snippet or two preview towards the end of the summer. Remember, you can always come out to a show and check out the new songs live..hint, hint!! Anyway, until next time.
7/11/2006 - "China" on "Modirn Music Sampler Vol. 3" We recently contributed our song, "China", to the new compilation "Modirn Music Sampler Vol. 3". The release show is Thursday July 13th at Sin-e in NYC. Keith will be opening the night, at 7:30 sharp, with a 1/2 hour acoustic performance. We'd like to thank Mark Landgraf, at Modirn Records, for choosing "China" to be a part of his label's latest release. Hope to see you at Sin-e!! More Info...
6/11/2006 - We are a little slow, but... We now have a MySpace page. Check it out... More Info...
6/8/2006 - New Record Starting to Shape Up! Hey All, Sorry we have not posted any news in a little while, we have been holed up in the studio crafting our next LP! Some of the songs we have been working on are "Kate & Joe", "Isolation Room", "The Greenhorn", "Big, Big World", and 11 others (don't want to give to much away). We are shooting for a fall release date. We'll be posting some sneak previews of the songs towards the end of the summer. Still playing lots of shows. We hope to see you soon!
5/1/2006 - MTV's "8th & Ocean", May 2nd @ 10:30PM Be sure to tune in to MTV's "8th & Ocean", Tuesday May 2nd @ 10:30PM. Keep an ear open for our song "The Simple Things". Thanks!
4/16/2006 - Internet Exclusive "Stuck On A Girl" Free Download Check out the "sounds" page!!
4/6/2006 - Acoustic Cafe Podcast I recently visited the Courier News for "The Acoustic Cafe", hosted by Bob Makin. Each week they feature a local perfomer playing some songs in the studio. I played three songs, Jesus Had A Brother (from COGG), Don't Go On Me (Dirt Waffle), and Hey Josephine (unreleased). Kind of a past, present, future thing. All these songs are available via Podcast from the Courier News. Be sure to check out the "to cool for school" photo they took of me. A bloated classic!!
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4/4/2006 - The Commons On MTV's "8th & Ocean". Hey All, We received some great news this past weekend. The MTV show "8th & Ocean" has picked 6 songs off of "Dirt Waffle" to be played on the show. That's right, THE COMMONS ON MTV!! What songs you ask? 3..2..1, Don't Go On Me, Lipstick, Looking Back, The Simple Things & Come See Me Sometime. Not sure when they will air (more info to come), but we do know that "3..2..1" & "The Simple Things" will be up first. "8th & Ocean" airs Tuesday nights @ 10:30PM on MTV. We would like to send a special thank you to Drew Hoegl, for passing along "Dirt Waffle" to the folks at MTV. We are all very excited about this latest development. We'll let you know when the first show, with The Commons, will air. Please stay tuned!!
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3/17/2006 - The Commons Featured On Jersey Jamcast "The Van Rolls On", from Dirt Waffle, was recently featured on Jersey Jamcast. We'd like to thank Rob, for for giving us a spin! If you would like to check out the podcast, please click on the link below. More Info...
3/1/2006 - New Press Check out the "press" section for a review of the "High School Reunion" compilation from the UK!
1/26/2006 - New Press Check out the press section for the, 1/26/06 Trentonian article, about our latest record "Dirt Waffle"!
1/9/2006 - The Commons "Dirt Waffle" # 31 Thanks to the support of our great Commons fan base. We came in at # 31 on the "Upstage Magazine 100" albums of 2005. A sincere thank you to all of you who voted for us! More Info...
12/29/2005 - "Dirt Waffle" Named To Top 100 Upstage has named The Commons "Dirt Waffle" as one of the top 100 releases for 2005. Use the link below to vote for us. More Info...
12/27/2005 - The Beatles "For No One" Check out the sounds page for The Commons version of The Beatles classic "For No One". Internet only download. Enjoy!
12/8/2005 - High School Reunion Is Here!! THE WAIT IS OVER!!!
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
You can now order our new 20-song compilation CD "HIGH SCHOOL REUNION - a tribute to those great 80's films!" The CD features indie-rockers Frank Black, Matthew Sweet, Kristin Hersh, John P. Strohm, Lori McKenna, The Commons, The Dresden Dolls and so many more covering tunes from some of the 80's most popular teen films. This is the most anticipated record of the year, and makes a great stocking-stuffer!!!
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11/8/2005 - HIGH SCHOOL REUNION - Compilation The Commons have contributed a track to the American Laundromat/Face Down Records release
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION - a tribute to those great 80's films!
We chose to do The Cars song "Moving In Stereo" from Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Frank Black (The Pixies), Matthew Sweet, Lori McKenna, John P. Strohm (The Blake Babies), Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses), and the Dresden Dolls are just several of the great artists covering tracks from films like Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Say Anything, Valley Girl, Repo Man, and more. The Commons very own, Sean Glonek, did the mastering for this fantastic record!
The official release is December 15th, but the pre-sale is starting now. Click on the link
to order your copy. You can hear samples of all the tracks on the above link. Please check it out and purchase yours today! We will have some HIGH SCHOOL REUNION release shows coming to a city near you very soon. Stay tuned!
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11/2/2005 - Final Radio Update We have had a solid campaign and this is the
final
week, so let me hit you with some final numbers. Over the last several
weeks, we made it onto the charts at 8 stations: KSLU-1, KWSB, WDTS
[still
climbing!], WKNH, WKPX, WOSP, WRDP and WVYC! A total of 186 stations
added
the album to their rotations with 140 stations that spun the album in
at
least light rotation and 38 that spun it in at least medium rotation. This is great exposure for us, and we would like to thank all the stations that are playing "Dirt Waffle". We would also like to thank the Planetary Group for doing a great job in promoting our record! We will have a complete list of all the stations up asap.
Thanks!
10/26/2005 - Radio Update # 7 Numbers this week are looking good. We have 151 stations that are on
board
with "Dirt Waffle" including charting action from WDTS in Georgetown,
DE
[#14] and WVYC in York, PA [#28]! Additionally, we have 116 stations
spinning the album in at least light rotation including CJSW, KCSB,
WRCT and
WUML. One week to go!
10/19/2005 - New Press & Radio Update # 6 Check out the press page for a review of "Dirt Waffle", from this weeks Aquarian Weekly! KSLU-1 in St. Louis came on board,#22 this week. They are notoriously a very picky station, so
charting
there is very cool. We're still rocking at WDTS and we'll keep it
going. Tune in next week for another update. Thanks!
10/14/2005 - Upstage Readers Poll One of our favorite publications, Upstage Magazine, is having their first annual "Readers Choice Awards". Please check out the link to vote! More Info...
10/12/2005 - Boston & Radio Update # 5 We had a great time in Boston this past weekend. Johnny D's was a great place to play and we hope to go back this spring. Thanks to everyone who came out to see us! Big thanks to WERS for promoting the show! We would also like to thank Dana & the Johnny D's staff for treating us so well. Here is the radio update for week # 5. We had WDTS charting the
record
this week at #27, up from #28 last week. KWAR, KWSB, RLC, and WKPX are
bringing in the medium rotation again this week and light spins are
also
clocked in from CILU, KRUX, WCWM, WDCR, WMNF, WPKN, and WRCT. We are holding steady at a 109 stations playing "Dirt Waffle".
10/6/2005 - Radio Update # 4 (# 1 on WSOP Jacksonville, FL) We have a bunch more stations on board this week
with a total of 109 stations that have the album in their respective rotation
with sixty-one of those stations spinning the album in at least light rotation!
Chart wise, we have some nice numbers to report: we're #1 (yes, number
one!) at WOSP in Jacksonville, FL and we debuted at #28 at WDTS in Georgetown, DE,
although we did have some near misses at some stations. We are still in the neighborhood, so things are looking good. The complete station list will be up shortly. Thanks!
9/30/2005 - Radio Depaul Taps "Dirt Waffle" Radio Depaul, Chicago, IL, has picked The Commons "Dirt Waffle" as one of the top 3 latest releases. Check out the full story in the press section!
9/29/2005 - Radio Update # 3 We roll on here and I'm happy to report, that people are
playing
the CD. Indeed. Each week more and more stations on board, each week,
more
and more spins. In total, we are now added at more than 75 places now.
This
week we held onto KWSB and jumped on the top 30 at WRDP, but we had a
couple
near misses, and one non-reporter so our total slipped to 2 stations.
The
good news is, that they all still have us in the chart neighborhood,
Still plenty of stations to press for adds and spins. 75 stations and counting!! Until next week.
9/21/2005 - Radio Update Week # 2 Week 2 is in the books and we're starting to see things shape up a bit! We now are up to more than 50 stations who are on board adding "Dirt Waffle" to their playlists. We've now started to grab spins at 27 stations!
Want better news? How about 4 Top 30 debuts! WKNH Keene, NH #16, WKPX Ft Lauderdale, FL #21, KWSB Gunnison, CO #23, and WOSP Jacksonville, FL #29! This is really great early action! There are still plenty of stations looking for, and reviewing the CD which is perfectly normal. Follow the link for the list of stations that are playing us. More Info...
9/14/2005 - Radio Update Week # 1 The Commons have started their national radio campain. In the first week 26 stations have added Dirt Waffle to their rotation. Here is a list of the stations. If you are local to any of these stations feel free to request us.
WUDR - Dayton OH,
KBUX - Columbus OH,
WDCE - Richmond VA,
WKKL - W.Barnstable MA,
WMUA - Amherst MA,
WPKN - Bridgeport CT,
WMUH - Allentown PA,
WRKC - Wilkes-Barre PA,
WUPJ - Johnstown PA,
WUSM - Hattiesburg MS,
WXIN - Providence RI,
WBSR - Providence RI,
KRUX - Las Cruces NM,
KWSB - Gunnison CO,
KOTO - Telluride CO,
KUGS - Bellingham WA,
KSPU - Seattle WA,
KAMP - Tucson AZ,
WBAR - New York NY,
WBMB - New York NY,
KEOL - La Grande OR,
WNCW - Spindale NC,
KCSC - Chico CA,
KWMR - Pt. Reyes CA,
WUCR - Cranford NJ,
Discover Radio - Plano TX.
There are still a bunch of stations reviewing and looking for the CD, but that's
totally normal, all the stations work at their own pace. Not bad for the first week!
9/13/2005 - Discover Radio Debuts "Dirt Waffle" Discover Radio, in Austin, Texas, is the first station to report airplay of "Dirt Waffle". Thanks Guys! If you would like to request The Commons, follow the link. More Info...
9/12/2005 - National Radio Campaign Starts Today! The Commons, along with our good friends at The Planetary Group, are beginning our radio station campaign today. "Dirt Waffle" has been sent to 320 radio stations across the US & Canada. We will be giving everyone weekly updates, as to who is playing it, and how you can make requests. We need all the help we can get. So keep your fingers crossed, say a prayer, throw a coin into a wishing well. Stay tuned! More Info...
9/6/2005 - New Press Check out the press section for a new review of "Dirt Waffle", from Upstage Magazine.
8/30/2005 - Trenton Downtowner The Trenton Downtowner has a nice story on The Commons, in the September issue. Read how Keith likes Strawberry Smoothies, wear's white socks with dress shoes, and oh yeah...Talks about the new album "Dirt Waffle". As soon as it's online, we'll post it in the press section. Until then, look for a hard copy of the Trenton Downtowner. More Info...
8/22/2005 - The Simple Things "The Simple Things" made it's radio debut, Saturday August 20th. Thanks WERS, we'll see you in October!! More Info...
8/18/2005 - "Dirt Waffle" Radio Campaign September 12th is the start of the "Dirt Waffle" nationwide radio campaign. The Planetary Group will be spreading the word to radio stations across the United States. As soon as the reports start coming in, we will start giving out the stations and the request numbers. Wish us luck!! More Info...
8/9/2005 - WNTI Centenary College Add's "Don't Go On Me" WNTI 91.9 added Dirt Waffle to their playlist yesterday, spinning "Don't Go On Me". Big thanks to Mel Thiel & WNTI for give us some airplay! Request The Commons on Mondays & Thursdays 9am - 12pm during Mel's show, @ 908-852-4545. More Info...
8/2/2005 - Three Weeks In A Row! For the third consecutive week "Dirt Waffle" is in the top spot on WERS. We can't wait to go to Boston, to perform for all the people who have been requesting us. We'll see you soon! More Info...
7/29/2005 - "NightHawks Sounds" Review of Dirt Waflle Check out the press section for a review of Dirt Waffle, by Al & Peg Lundgren.
7/26/2005 - "Dirt Waffle" Retains The Top Spot On WERS For the second week in a row, The Commons "Dirt Waffle" is the # 1 Album on WERS. Woo-Hoo!!! More Info...
7/18/2005 - WERS CMJ Chart Has Dirt Waffle @ # 1! Our favorite Boston radio station has Dirt Waffle in the top slot. Dirt Waffle debuted at # 1 on the WERS Coffeehouse Show the first week of of it's release. We have now secured the top slot for the entire station on their "CMJ Top 30" list. Thanks for the support WERS! More Info...
7/8/2005 - Jersey Beat Magazine Review! Check out Joe Wawryzniak's review of "Dirt Waffle" in the press section!
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7/7/2005 - "Dirt Waffle" Debuts At # 1 On WERS! WERS, in Boston, has just made "Dirt Waffle" album of the month. WERS' Coffeehouse show has been spinning the first single "Don't Go On Me" consistantly and brought it in at # 1, for the week. We'd like to thank WERS for their support of The Commons! More Info...
6/29/2005 - 88.1 CKLN in Toronto Spins "Dirt Waffle" 88.1 CKLN in Toronto has begun to play tracks from "Dirt Waffle", as well as "Come On Get Gone". We'd like to thank our friends to the north for giving us some airplay! More Info...
6/27/2005 - "Dirt Waffle" Makes Boston Debut Our favorite Boston radio station, 88.9 WERS, began playing tracks from "Dirt Waffle" today. "Don't Go On Me", the albums first single, was played on the Coffeehouse show this morning. We love WERS & our Boston fans for their constant support of The Commons. We'll see you soon! More Info...
6/24/2005 - Trenton Times Article Pat O'Shea from the Trenton Times talks with Keith about the new record. More Info...
6/23/2005 - New Web Site Is Live! Welcome to the new and improved web site for The Commons. In addition to the core gig and news information from the old site, the new TheCommons.net will incorporate a message board, song lyrics and more internet-exclusive media downloads. Don't be left out in the cold! Sign the mailing list today!
6/23/2005 - More Press for the CD Release Party Be sure to pick up the Friday edition of the Trenton Times. Check out the "Good Times" section for a full story on our new record "Dirt Waffle"! Also, The Courier News will have a feature on us in the Saturday edition. They have picked our CD release show as the "Gig Of The Week". Check it out!
6/22/2005 - "Dirt Waffle" - Album of the week on Blow Up Radio From June 27th to July 3rd, all 11 tracks will be in heavy rotation. Big thanks to Lazlo from Blow Up Radio for choosing us for album of the week! More Info...
5/22/2005 - Dirt Waffle Release Date The official release date of "Dirt Waffle", the new album by The Commons is set for June 25th. The band will be playing a hometown gig that evening in Trenton to celebrate the release. Keep watching this site for an exclusive internet-only release of the first single, "Don't Go On Me".
5/11/2005 - Summer Festivals The Commons are very excited to announce their participation in 2 major festivals this summer. The first at the North By Northeast festival in Toronto will take place on June 11. Following NXNE will be the Millenium Music Conference in Harrisburg PA on June 24th. Check out the shows page for more info.
3/30/2005 - GMail Accounts The Commons are offering FREE GMail accounts! Anyone interested should send an email to webmaster@thecommons.net
3/24/2005 - New Album on the Way The Commons are putting the finishing touches on their new album, "Dirt Waffle" which is due out this summer. Check this site often for updates as they become available.
3/1/2005 - The Commons Are On WEED No, it's not what you think. The music of the Commons can now be found on DownloadWeed.com, a song sharing communitiy on the Web. Check out the sounds page for more info. More Info...
