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Mean Creek with The No. 9, Audrey Ryan

BostonÃ¢ÂÂs Mean Creek bend genres, simultaneously channeling the straight-ahead rock energy of the Replacements and the alt-country stylings of Buffalo Tom. They were voted "Best Band in Boston" by The Boston Phoenix readers in their 2010 Best Music Poll which prompted Paste Magazine to write "Mean Creek is not merely a great Boston Band; they're a really great band period." In June, Mean Creek released their new 7 inch / digital single "The Comedian" on Old Flame Records. These two songs were recorded with producer John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Hold Steady), and are the band's best material to date. Local boys The No. 9 are fronted by Gully's Stu Gurley, making Western Motown for reformed metalheads. Mt. Desert Island native Audrey Ryan's brand of experimental folk melds influences from the past (Dylan, Mitchell, Young) with her contemporaries (Flaming Lips, Wilco, Arcade Fire) to open the evening.