Local Artist of the Month: Bad Veins

The past couple of years have been quite good to Cincinnati duo, Bad Veins. They’ve played festivals like South by Southwest and CMJ, have had shows with bands like VHS or Beta and Enon, earned multiple nominations and awards at the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, not to mention, have had a ton of coverage from a long list of online blogs and music-related magazines from all over the country. They’ve managed to accomplish all of this despite having never released a full-length album.

Well the wait is nearly over my friends. It’s merely just the beginning and the future is looking quite bright for this hometown Indie-Rock sensation. It’s going to be a big month for Bad Veins, and that is why I’ve chosen them as my “Local Artist for the Month of July.”

The duo that consists of Ben Davis and Sebastien Schultz, are finally releasing their first, full-length album, entitled Bad Veins, which will be released on Dangerbird Records on Tuesday, July 21. Fans who have been following the band around for the past couple of years should be familiar with both the music as well as the artwork. By now you already know songs like “Found”, “Gold and Warm”, “The Lie” and “Falling Tide”, as well as the rose motif that graces both the album cover and most of their equipment.

They’ve got a bunch of shows coming up over the next two months, including the free, CD release party at MidPoint’s Indie Summer on Fountain Square, Friday, July 24. They’re currently in L.A., playing tonight at the Echo, they’ll be at Louisville’s Forecastle Festival on July 10, and have a couple of shows coming up with Dead Confederate – July 14 at the “My Old Kentucky Blog” show at Indianapolis’ Radio Radio and July 15 at the Firebird in St. Louis. Over the first two weeks of August, they’ll be playing a number of shows around the midwest and northeast with Now Now Every Children.

You can also check them out on MySpace or read about their travels and adventures on their blog.

Tags: Bad Veins, Local Bands

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