The Blizzard of 78
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The Blizzard of 78 is a Boston/Providence based five-piece rock band. Consisting of ex-Delta Clutch members, they currently have two albums to their credit, the first being the critically acclaimed Where All Life Hangs. Tanya Donelly
contributed a guest vocal to the album, and it won several Motif Magazine awards in 2007. The Blizzard of 78 have played with, or opened for, Coldplay
, Alex Chilton
, Ronnie Spector
, Snow Patrol
, Jim Carroll
, Tanya Donelly
, Guster
, Remy Zero
and Throwing Muses
. The group once performed The Replacements' album Tim in its entirety.
The band has won awards in The Providence Phoenix Best Music Poll, and has been a part of NEMO, WBCN Rumble, Nashville NEA Extravaganza, and the mp3.com/Heineken Tour.
In May 2007 they had a song included on the tribute to the Clash
's album Sandinista!
, featuring Mikey Dread
toasting on their track, Silicone on Sapphire. Mikey Dread died on March 15, 2008.
The Blizzard of 78 released their second full length album, Book of Lies, on December 9, 2008. The Providence Phoenix again nominated the group for awards in two categories in their 2009 Best Music Poll, Best Act and Best Male Vocalist.
Tanya Donelly
Tanya Donelly is an American Grammy-nominated singer songwriter and guitarist based in New England who co-founded Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh. She then went on to work in The Breeders and Belly in the 1990s...
contributed a guest vocal to the album, and it won several Motif Magazine awards in 2007. The Blizzard of 78 have played with, or opened for, Coldplay
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
, Alex Chilton
Alex Chilton
William Alexander "Alex" Chilton was an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer, best known as the lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star...
, Ronnie Spector
Ronnie Spector
Veronica Yvette "Ronnie" Spector is an American rock and roll and popular music vocalist, and was the lead singer of the 1960s hit-making girl group, The Ronettes, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. She is known as the "original bad girl of rock and roll."-Personal...
, Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow...
, Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
James Dennis "Jim" Carroll was an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of the same name, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll.-Biography:Carroll was born to a...
, Tanya Donelly
Tanya Donelly
Tanya Donelly is an American Grammy-nominated singer songwriter and guitarist based in New England who co-founded Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh. She then went on to work in The Breeders and Belly in the 1990s...
, Guster
Guster
Guster is an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1991, the group is known for its live performances and humor, founding members Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, and Brian Rosenworcel came about to begin practice sessions while attending Tufts University in Medford,...
, Remy Zero
Remy Zero
Remy Zero were a Birmingham, Alabama-based alternative rock band made up of Cinjun Tate , Shelby Tate , Cedric LeMoyne , Jeffrey Cain and Gregory Slay prior to his death in January 2010.-History:Before Remy Zero had released any full length albums, Radiohead found their demo tape and invited...
and Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses is an alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects. The group was originally fronted by two lead singers, Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, who both wrote the...
. The group once performed The Replacements' album Tim in its entirety.
The band has won awards in The Providence Phoenix Best Music Poll, and has been a part of NEMO, WBCN Rumble, Nashville NEA Extravaganza, and the mp3.com/Heineken Tour.
In May 2007 they had a song included on the tribute to the Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
's album Sandinista!
Sandinista!
Sandinista! is the fourth studio album by the English punk rock band the Clash. It was released on 12 December 1980 as a triple album containing 36 tracks, with 6 songs on each side...
, featuring Mikey Dread
Mikey Dread
Michael George Campbell , better known as Mikey Dread, was a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was one of the most influential performers and innovators in reggae music...
toasting on their track, Silicone on Sapphire. Mikey Dread died on March 15, 2008.
The Blizzard of 78 released their second full length album, Book of Lies, on December 9, 2008. The Providence Phoenix again nominated the group for awards in two categories in their 2009 Best Music Poll, Best Act and Best Male Vocalist.
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