From Glide Magazine, Jan 21 2009, Under The Radar Bands:

Levon Helm is becoming quite the source of material for the Blips
segment. While Levon is better known for his own storied musical
career, he clearly has the passion for both seeking and helping out
young promising bands. First, he turned us onto the local youngsters
Quintus a while back, and now we turn our attention towards the
Brooklyn band, The Ramblers.

The Ramblers are a five piece (although a three piece until just
recently) consisting of Jeremiah Birnbaum (guitar and vocals), John
Embree (drums and vocals), and Kazuya Ishijima (bass), with Scott Stein
(keys) and Jackson Kincheloe (harmonica). The band is now rambling
along with ironic momentum having released their self-titled debut at
Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble in June of 2008 and touring heavily,
supporting some notable names like the Levon Helm Band and Greensky
Bluegrass.

The Ramblers churn out a honey-laced law-runnin’ sound that
unsurprisingly calls upon The Band. Several spins in, another familiar
name also pops up with lead singer Jeremiah Birnbaum’s serene vocals
reminiscent of one Reid Genauer, a number of tunes definitely have an
Assembly of Dust vibe (see Always Another Way to Be Gone). Between
their spunky country blues, patient soulful ballads and hands-on-waists
boot tappin’ jamborees, the Ramblers are bound to find a niche of fans
looking for some genuine American (and a little Japanese) rock n’ roll.
Considering that the going rate for the former generation of this
like-minded sound is charging about $100 a ticket these days, the
Ramblers might just bank out on this recession thing too. And hell, a
nitrous tank showed up at their December show in Brooklyn, so that has
to count for something, right?" -Ryan Dembinsky, www.glidemagazine.com
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