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Updated bio.
author Brian Neal <bgneal@gmail.com>
date Mon, 06 May 2019 20:29:03 -0500
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 <h1>Band Biography</h1>
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-The Madeira began in 2004 in Indianapolis, IN. The
-band features Ivan Pongracic on lead guitar, the founder of the 1990s
-surf music icons the Space Cossacks; Patrick O'Connor on rhythm
-guitar, the founder of the Indy space-surf mavens Destination: Earth!;
-Dane Carter on drums; and Todd Fortier on bass. The Madeira have
-released six CDs: “Sandstorm” (2005), “Ruins” EP (2006), “Carpe
-Noctem” (2008), “Tribal Fires” (2012), "Sonic Cataclysm - Live"
-(2014), and "Ancient Winds (2015). They've played all around the US,
-including three California tours as well as shows on the East Coast
-and in the South, though they primarily play in the
-Indiana/Illinois/Ohio/Michigan/Wisconsin area. They headlined the
+      <p>
+The Madeira began in 2004 in Indianapolis, IN. The band features Ivan
+Pongracic on lead guitar, the founder of the 1990s surf music icons
+the Space Cossacks; Patrick O'Connor on rhythm guitar, the founder of
+the Indy space-surf mavens Destination: Earth!; Dane Carter on drums;
+and Todd Fortier on bass. We have released seven CDs: “Sandstorm”
+(2005), “Ruins” EP (2006), “Carpe Noctem” (2008), “Tribal Fires”
+(2012), "Sonic Cataclysm - Live" (2014), "Ancient Winds (2015) and
+"Center of the Surf - Live" (2018), all on Double Crown Records from
+Bellingham, WA. We've played all around the US, including four
+California tours as well as shows on the East Coast and in the South,
+though we primarily play in the
+Indiana/Illinois/Ohio/Michigan/Wisconsin area. We also headlined the
 third and final night of the 2009 Surfer Joe Festival in Livorno,
-Italy, followed by a 10-day Italian tour. UK's Pipeline magazine, the
-leading surf/instrumental-rock fanzine in the world, selected “Carpe
-Noctem” Album of the Year in 2008, "Sonic Cataclysm" the Album of the
-Year in 2014, "Ancient Winds" Album of the Year in 2015, and
-“Sandstorm” and “Tribal Fires” as runners-up for the Album of the Year
-in 2006 and 2012, respectively. NUVO Indianapolis Weekly paper
-included "Carpe Noctem" in their April 2014 article "100 Best Hoosier
-Albums Ever," among albums by music legends Wes Montgomery, the
-Jackson Five and John Mellencamp. The band was also featured in a
-full-page article in the March 2014 issue of the Guitar Player
-magazine in the column titled "Now Hear This - Snappy Profiles of
-Players You Should Know."
+Italy, followed by a 10-day Italian tour.
+      </p>
+      <p>
+The Indianapolis weekly paper NUVO included "Carpe Noctem" in their
+April 2014 article "100 Best Hoosier Albums Ever," among albums by
+music legends Wes Montgomery, the Jackson Five and John Mellencamp.
+The band was also featured in a full-page article in the March 2014
+issue of the Guitar Player magazine in the column titled "Now Hear
+This - Snappy Profiles of Players You Should Know." The May 2019 issue
+of the Vintage Guitar magazine featured the band in an article on the
+current surf music revival, referring to us as the "leading lights of
+the revival". UK's Pipeline magazine, the leading
+surf/instrumental-rock fanzine in the world, selected “Carpe Noctem”
+Album of the Year in 2008, "Sonic Cataclysm" Album of the Year in
+2014, "Ancient Winds" Album of the Year in 2015, and “Sandstorm” and
+“Tribal Fires” as runners-up for the Album of the Year in 2006 and
+2012, respectively.
+      </p>
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