“Based in Boston, Elsewhere is going to impress and surprise a lot of listeners with Life…is a Fraction. It will be illustrative of how much the band has grown musically and also may catch you off guard when it comes to what you might have expected of them.”
- V13
“The ten track conceptual release (Life…is a Fraction) reeks of self-conscious ambition but follows up on it. It’s Elsewhere’s big bid to elicit the sort of global critical attention and respect that doesn’t come along often and can be parlayed into a measure of mainstream success.”
- MEDIUM
ABOUT ELSEWHERE
Until recently, Boston-based prog leaning alt/power-pop/new wave trio “Elsewhere” had been best known for their single “Don’t You Believe Me Baby” – a dynamic cover of a previously unrecorded early 80’s Police song. That atypical release helped the band generate over half a million streams on Spotify and score a full-page story in the Boston Herald; forever tying the band to Sting & Co. This was soon followed up by the “banthem” (ballad/anthem) “The Pledge”, mixed by Grammy Nominated producer Mark Needham (The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Pink, Elton John), which broke important ground by tackling the often-taboo subject of Alzheimer’s Disease. This helped build from the initial foundation the band had laid via playing festivals, showcases, and some of the top clubs in New England and New York following breakout press coverage in Europe.
Now, Elsewhere’s ambitious new concept album Life…is a Fraction shows that the band has reached a creative zenith; an original rock epic that shakes the foundations not only of what everyone has expected from the New England trio, but also of the lives of everyone who listens…Influenced by classic works of prog rock legends like Rush, Yes and Genesis, this album weaves together a fascinating, semi-autobiographical narrative about a protagonist’s unwitting discovery of the fractional theory of incremental time perception following a troubling diagnosis. In short, the main character chillingly discovers that time speeds up incrementally as he/she grows older, so much so that they can now see time move. The thought provoking 10-part suite matches arena like prog rock with modern alt/power pop and allows the listener to digest a deeper concept in hooky 3-minute increments. This work by the trio seeks to be genre defying and in today’s rock landscape potentially revolutionary…
STREAM OUR MUSIC
LIFE…IS A FRACTION - NEW ALBUM
Multi-Man EP 2018
CALL YOU OUT - SINGLE
1981 Album 2010
The Pledge - SINGLE
Don’t You Believe Me Baby
The Pledge - Lyric Video
‘1981’ Music Video - Premiered by puregrainaudio.com
Codependency - lyric video
3/7/24 - The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA
Opening for UK Sensations and Warner Music/Parlophone Records artist “The Snuts”!
52 Church Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
1/19/24 - The Square Root, Boston (Roslindale), MA
With American Ocelot and The Holy Rollers! Show starts at 8PM!
2 Corinth Street, Boston, MA
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/american-ocelot-elsewhere-and-/1007292123705101/
12/1/23 - Ralph’s Rock Diner, Worcester, MA
Hard Rock/Metal/Thrash show with Ravager, Thrash Cult, Rain House and The Unknown! Show starts at 8PM!
148 Grove Street, Wormtown, MA
11/14/23 - Rockwood Music Hall, Boston, MA
With With Without and Robert Buchinsky! Early Show starts at 7PM!
88 Van Ness Street, Boston, MA
Ticket Link: https://www.seetickets.us/event/elsewhere/575113
6/9/23 - midway Cafe, Jamaica Plain (Boston), MA
With Charming Arson (EP Release)! Show starts at 9PM!
3496 Washington Street, Boston, MA
2/26/23 - University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
WUNH 91.3FM on air performance and interview!
2/4/23 - Warp & Weft, Lowell, MA
With Airport. 197 Market Street, Lowell, MA. Show starts at 8PM!
1/11/23 - The Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA
That’s right…another last minute show…with The Old Haunts and Xaman-X!!! Show starts at 7:30PM!
472-480 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
11/5/22 - The raven, worcester, MA
Hard Rock/Metal show with Ravager, Hope Squad, Inman, and Black Butterfly!!! Show starts at 8PM!
258 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA
8/21/22 - The Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA
Last minute show with Vincent James Gallo and Willcody!!! Show starts at 8PM!
472-480 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
6/17/22 - The Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA
With Devil Love, Rev Rev, and Superhead!!! Show starts at 8PM!
472-480 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
3/5/22 - Piano’s, New York, NY
With NYC buzz bands Rev Rev and Hyperactivity!!! Show starts at 7PM!
158 Ludlow Street, NY, NY 10002
TICKETS: https://link.dice.fm/X5o0POnQdnb
PAST TOUR DATES
12/14/21 - PARADISE ROCK CLUB, BOSTON, MA
(OPENING FOR 4 TIME JUNO AWARD WINNERS “OUR LADY PEACE”!!!)
967 Commonwealth Avenue
18+ Doors at 7PM, Show at 8PM
12/2/21 - Ralph’s ROck Diner, Worcester, MA
Kevin “Thundersnow” Swaluk’s Birthday!
With bands…Between Skies, Ravager, and Weatherless!
11/12/21-The MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS, CAMBRIDGE, MA
With Motel Black
8/17/21-O’BRIEN’S PUB, ALLSTON, MA
5/2/21-“WE MAY Rock” Digi-Fest (BOS/SLC)
THE MIDWAY CAFE, JAMAICA PLAIN, MA
PARADISE ROCK CLUB, BOSTON, MA
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PRESS
“It’s exhilarating to hear an actual dyed in the wool rock band tackling a concept album in the year 2020. This once ballyhooed form of album, intended to demonstrate rock and roll’s growing artistic bonafides in a world doubtful of its seriousness, has long since been demeaned as frivolous showboating or a sign of rock bands losing the plot.” - Medium.com
“Elsewhere: One of Boston’s Best Unheard Bands…Elsewhere combines the upbeat punk attitude for which Boston is known with a progressive rock groove and a new-wave resonance, which combined helps to makes each of their songs radio-friendly.” - Puregrainaudio.com
“One listen to the new-wave inspired ‘1981’ clearly shows they’re headed big places.” – AOL Radio Blog
“After listening to Multi-Man a number of times now, I can confirm that rock n’ roll fans have absolutely nothing to fear. No, your favorite genre is not dead; in fact, it’s being reborn in the most unexpected of ways.” - Mindy McCall, No Depression
“Catharsis is difficult to come by in 2020, and though there are a lot of angles from which you can interpret the deeper meaning of “The Pledge” for both the band and the story they’re trying to tell here.” John McCall, Too Much Love Magazine
“With multiple EPs, singles, and a studio album, they have gained a strong following in Boston and beyond, since their inception.” - Christine paige, loud hailer magazine
“Constructed like a mini-movie instead of a simple rock video, “The Pledge” evokes a profound reaction out of its viewers with a lot more than flashy imagery alone; intertwined together in this piece we find music and visual virtuosities blending into a haze of deep-feeling expression. Elsewhere might not be the only brooding alternative rock group around these days, but here, they prove themselves to be one of the more elite in their scene and peer group at the moment.” - john mccall, too much love magazine
“In ‘The Pledge’, mixed by Grammy nominated producer, Mark Needham, we’re taking on a rollercoaster journey…” Lisa Hafey, Essentially Pop
“Elsewhere are still fanning the same high flames of inspiration burning since their formation; there’s no hint of them slowing down and their latest single bodes well for future releases.” - Michael Stover, Music Existence
“The production has a bright sheen and Mark Needham’s mix for “The Pledge” frames the different instruments together with immense style. It is little wonder. It’s reflective of the band’s growing status they can secure the services of the Grammy nominated producer known for his work with bands such as The Killers, Walk the Moon, and Fleetwood Mac and is not any sort of gimmick move. His talents contribute immeasurably to this song’s power.” - Troy Johnston, Fame Magazine
“It is a sign of their rising profile they are working with experienced mixing board professionals such as Needham. Credits with artists as diverse as Fleetwood Mac, The Killers, and Neon Trees illustrate how he adroitly couples modern aesthetics with bedrock fundamentals and, on that basis if no other, makes him a perfect fit for Elsewhere’s purposes.” - Mark Druery, Indieshark
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