About this project
Dear People of Earth,
We are a band with a dream. We have been blessed with the opportunity to live this dream. All that is missing is the dream mobile.
Back in early february, our old van, Pee-Wee was on his last legs. He had many problems that were unfortunately too expensive for us to fix. We had to leave Pee Wee at the junkyard.
Since then, we have had to spend money on rental vans in order to tour, making it impossible to save up for a new van of our own. As of yet, with no vehicle to depend on, we are unable to make plans to tour in the future.
We want to keep doing what we love. We want to be able to share our music with the rest of the country! This is where you come in. We need your help, the help of our fans. We can't do this without you guys!
We are teaming up with Kickstarter to raise the money for a new van. You can choose to support us by donating various different amounts, and in return you get various fantastic prizes offered by us! Please take a minute to watch the video we made, and we hope you will be a part of our project! We can't wait to get back out on the road, and we know together we can make this happen!! Thank you so much for all of your support, and hopefully we'll see you soon!
Thanks!
Sarah and Tommy
(Drug Rug)
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on September 30, 2010.
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and you will get a limited edition DRUG RUG BUTTON!! and a hi-five.
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A DIGITAL COPY OF OUR NEW RECORD 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE RELEASE!! (record release date scheduled for early 2011)...Plus a limited edition Drug Rug button!
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and get a MYSTERY POSTCARD FROM A LOCATION ON OUR NEXT TOUR!! Plus A DIGITAL COPY OF OUR NEW RECORD 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE RELEASE!! .....Plus A limited edition Drug Rug Button!
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and get a PAIR OF CUSTOM-PAINTED WAYFARER STYLE SUNGLASSES!! Plus A DIGITAL COPY OF OUR NEW RECORD 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE RELEASE!! .....Plus A limited edition Drug Rug Button!
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and get a LO-Fi RECORDING OF THE COVER SONG OF YOUR CHOICE!! Plus A DIGITAL COPY OF OUR NEW RECORD 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE RELEASE!! .....Plus A limited edition Drug Rug Button!
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and you will get a PAINTING BY US!!! (and it will be rad!!!) Plus A DIGITAL COPY OF OUR NEW RECORD 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE RELEASE!! .....Plus A limited edition Drug Rug Button!
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Thomas Allen and Sarah Cronin met in 2006 while working at the Middle East Club in Cambridge, Ma. After trading secret demos of their own songs, Tommy persuaded Sarah to combine forces…. Several months later, they christened themselves “Drug Rug,” a name that has made strangers laugh, and parents cry.
Their songs are inspired by the storytelling style of early folk musicians, comic books, campgrounds, pet sounds, strange dreams, people who’ve passed on, and the illustrations of Garth Williams.
SPIN Magazine: “Together the two's vocals, paired with their brand of sunshine lo-fi, teeter on the shrill end, a la the beginnings of electric-Dylan.”
American Songwriter: “Drug Rug plays a mightily banged-up mix of blues, rock and country that,in spite of itself, manages to be insanely catchy and full of perk….the Rug spits venom and sugar
into their eponymous debut with gleeful disregard for convention.”
NPR Song Of The Day : http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php...
URB: Their 60s influenced, easy going sound contrasts well with rugged love ballad lyrics and keep listeners in head-bobbing, foot tapping heaven.
The Needle Drops/NPR : “It goes without saying where the music was recorded and what it was recorded on, but the rough sound give them an inescapable Moldy Peaches quality.”
http://theneedledrop.blogspot.com/2009/02/mp3-drug-rug-pick-up-your-pen-lucy.html
The Fader Fort Live Video Performance : http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/webseries/watch/v1480377Tp7Hn69r
My Old Kentucky Blog : “Drug Rug is the boyfriend/girlfriend duo of Sarah Cronin and Thomas Allen. They obviously haven't been together that long because the songs are still so happy and shiny.” Like a lot of bands, it's The Byrds and Beach Boys meet the indie stylings of today.”
