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Rucker's world
Jericho gets Fat; Angelo returns; the Ducky Boys prep new album
BY CHRIS RUCKER

Former Bostonians Jericho came through town this past Wednesday on tour, bringing good news and not so good news. On the downside, they had to change their name to Jericho RVA, since someone else had Jericho first; the RVA is for Richmond, Virginia, where they’ve lived for the past two years. On the upside, they just signed to Fat Wreck Chords. Their good friends, fellow Virginians, sometime tour mates, and now label mates Avail helped make the introduction. "We’ve been tight with the Jericho boys since they came down to Richmond," Avail’s Tim Barry explains. "The first time we played shows with them was when we were on a US tour a few years ago. The opening band broke up, which left us with no opener. I called Jericho up from the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, and the very next day they showed up in Carrboro, North Carolina, at the Cat’s Cradle and joined the tour. That kind of commitment and blatant disregard for home life just shows what frame of mind they’re in. Hopefully someday we’ll be opening for them." Jericho will be back in town opening for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes at Axis on January 8.

I’m not gonna lie to you — if his daughter weren’t on my street team, I wouldn’t know who the hell Angelo Petraglia is. But older dudes in town will tell you about his band Face to Face, a power-pop group who predated the West Coast punk band of the same name. And if you have uncles who’re into mainstream country, they’ve probably heard his production and songwriting work for Emmylou Harris, Martina McBride, and Trisha Yearwood. (In Nashville, he’s known simply as Angelo, no last name required.) More recently, the eight people who bought the Kings of Leon album Youth & Young Manhood might recognize him: he’s credited with co-production and arranging, though I hear he may have done a little more than that. Like teaching the band how to write songs and play their instruments. Angelo has a couple of songwriting credits on the upcoming Kings of Leon disc Aha Shake Heartbreak (out now in Great Britain, and in February on RCA). And his own band, the Ragman Son Revue (in which he now shares a guitar player with Bob Dylan), pla at the Lizard Lounge this Friday and Saturday, December 10 and 11.

"Everyone kinda flounders around for a while in their early 20s while they try to figure out who they are," says Ducky Boys bassist/vocalist Mark Lind. "We took some time off to figure out who we were, and what we found is that we’re Ducky Boys. So we’re back to do what we do best and what we do naturally." It’s been almost 10 years since Lind founded the Duckys in Charlestown; since then, he’s taken time off to pursue other strains of rock and roll, in Dirty Water and with his brother in Sinners and Saints. But after a four-year layover, the Duckys are going into high gear. Their latest comeback has been bolstered by an appearance on Hellcat’s Give ’Em the Boot 4 comp (I promise: after this week I’ll shut up about this record), and by their own third album, Three Chords and the Truth (Thorp). "The Ducky Boys were one of those bands who always seemed to be working-class punk heroes that were far too unsung," says Thorp owner Andy King, a long-time fan. "My goal is to change their unsung status." The new CD is easily the most rock-and-roll album in the band’s catalogue. Their punk roots are exposed, but this one is one for the masses. Already this year they’ve been to California and parts west with Dropkick Murphys and Blood for Blood, and they’re prepping an East Coast swing for next spring. In the meantime, they’re already thinking about demo-ing the next album. "The songs for the next record are already done," says Lind. "Now we just have to get them on tape and start improving them." And as I mentioned a couple weeks back, they’re also working on a DVD with Killswitch Productions that should be out in time for their 10th anniversary in October 2005. The Ducky Boys play this Frida, December 10, at T.T. the Bear’s Place in Central Square on a bill that also features the Marvels, Avoid One Thing, and Far from Finished.

Chris Rucker is the host of New England Product, Sundays from 9 to 10 p.m. on WFNX 101.7 FM.


Issue Date: December 10 - 16, 2004
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