Hey guys,

Andy here.  I’m running the Boston Marathon in April for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.  My mom is a 9-year breast cancer survivor and I’m running the race in her honor. 

We’re putting on a big benefit show on Friday, March 27th at Oliver’s at the Cask & Flagon in Boston.  It’s going to be an amazing night of music, drinks, and hanging out with friends. 

We’ve got a growing list of prizes we’ll be giving away throughout the night, including a 2009 red Fender Stratocaster electric guitar.You can read all about the event here:

http://www.rockandrun.org

Get your tickets now and help us stop cancer!

Cheers,
Andy
TVM

The Boston Phoenix picked "Saturday" from our recent release Red Planet as this week's MP3 of the Week, in anticipation of our Middle East Upstairs show this Friday 2/6.

The song and the band are featured both in print and online.  You can see it online here:  http://www.thephoenix.com/onthedownload

Here's a pic of the print version:



This is our first coverage from the Phoenix and we're lovin' it!  Thanks guys!

Northeast Performer - January 2009
The Vital Might has created a quality progressive- alternative rock album with their release Red Planet. The album has all the characteristic rock elements, including strong electric guitar providing a loud foundation to their sound, but the band’s inventiveness within their genre proves to make their album and their sound more multifaceted than their peers’. The band takes cues from Radiohead to stray, albeit not that far, from previously developed rock standards. They deconstruct the verse-chorus-verse- chorus-bridge pattern and have their vocal parts border on sporadic. The band also has the ability to create interesting guitar compositions that set them apart from bands with a similar sound, such as A Perfect Circle.

Their variety also sets them apart from the alternative prog rock scene. The Vital Might have managed to add enough dimensionality to their album that it’s hard to expect what will happen as the album progresses; the opening track “Phantom Spaceman,” for example, tells a story of fighting a spaceman to get to a captured woman. Following are two unexpected instrumental tracks, and, toward the end of the album, the lead singer begins to sing an octave higher.

“Superstitious Wish” is a perfect example of the band’s ability to take inspiration from various sounds within their genre. They draw from Red Hot Chili Peppers in their fast-paced drums and quick tempo changes and then Evanescence by recruiting an Amy Lee-sounding singer to do backing vocals. The Vital Might’s Red Planet takes alternative progressive rock one step further than their peers’ attempts by making their album a must-listen for those who appreciate intense and loud instrumentation. -Kelley Allenspach

..TR style="BORDER-RIGHT: 69c 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: 69c 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: 69c 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: 69c 1px solid; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"> ..TABLE>

Free admission to a TVM show?!!?!?!?

Were touring again this month, and we really need your help spreading the word! chck out the dates, this is a huge month for us, and we want you (all of our friends) to be a part of this!!! >>>>>>>>>>IMPORTANT: We are looking for someone at each show to help us sell merch. We need to be able to Concentrate on making every live show better than ever and need someone to show people that the rest of their lives will be better once they have some TVM gear. You will get into the show for FREE as our Vital Might VIP (and you'll receive our love and respect forever) EMAIL us for details. you'll be glad you did :) Heres the list of dates, please let us know if you can make it out! we love hearing from you. Jan 4 2009 8:00P Mohegan Sun - Wolf's Den Uncasville, Connecticut Jan 10 2009 8:00P O'Briens Allston, Massachusetts Jan 15 2009 8:00P Lucky Dog Music Hall Worcester, Massachusetts Jan 16 2009 8:00P Spike Hill Brooklyn, New York Jan 17 2009 8:00P Doc Watson's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jan 23 2009 8:00P Altar Bar Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Jan 24 2009 8:00P The Basement Kingston, New York Jan 28 2009 8:00P Whiskey Bar Hoboken, New Jersey Jan 29 2009 8:00P Fin's Pub Oakdale, New York Jan 30 2009 8:00P Billy Baloney's (ALL AGES) Danbury, Connecticut Jan 31 2009 5:00P Hamilton Lanes (ALL AGES) Hamilton, New Jersey Jan 31 2009 9:00P All Call Inn (21+) Ewing, New Jersey Feb 7 2009 8:00P Milly's Tavern Manchester, New Hampshire Se you on the road soon! Rick, Andy, Evan TVM

Currently listening: Gift By Taproot Release date: 2000-06-27

Red Planet has been getting lots of spins nationwide on all sorts of college, speciality, and non-commercial radio. If you know any of these stations, please REQUEST THE VITAL MIGHT! We don't have all their web sites, MySpaces, and request lines just yet, but a quick GOOGLE will find it for you.

Stations spinning Red Planet:
Station City State
Riddle Radio - KFLI Prescott az
WSUP Platteville wi
WSCS New London nh
KCSS Turlock CA
KRCB Rohnert Pk. CA
WRFW River Falls wi
WBOR Brunswick ME
WIUX Bloomington IN
WPSC Wayne NJ
WPMD Norwalk CA
WLOY Baltimore MD
M3 Radio New York NY
KSRQ Thief River Falls MN
WPCD Champaign IL
WRDP / Radio Depaul Chicago IL
WIIT Chicago IL
WECB Boston MA
WECI Richmond IN
WCWM Williamsburg VA
WDTS Georgetown DE
WDBK Blackwood NJ
WFWM Frostburg MD
WGMU Fairfax VA
WGSU Geneseo NY
KAOS Olympia wa
WKPX Ft. Lauderdale fl
KSCL Shreveport LA
WVMW Scranton PA
WSCW Worcester MA
WBSR Providence RI
WTCC Springfield MA
WSJU Jamaica NY
WRSE Elmhurst IL
WRBB Boston MA
WNTE Mansfield PA
WOUB Athens OH
WPPJ Pittsburgh PA
WMSC Upper Montclair NJ
WMSR Oxford OH
WLTL LaGrange IL
WIDB Carbondale IL
WESS East Stroudsberg PA
WECS Willimantic CT
WCVF Fredonia NY
WCFM Williamstown MA
KANM College Station TX
CJLO Montreal PQ
CFUV Victoria bc
WSIN New Haven ct
WUMF Farmington ME
KCSC Chico CA
KVSC St. Cloud MN
KMNR Rolla MO
KMSC - Minnesota State U Moorhead mn
WXIN Providence RI
WWSP Stevens Point WI
WWHR Bowling Green KY
WUAG Greensboro NC
WUMD Dearborn MI
VIC Radio Ithaca ny
WKWZ Syosset NY
KRUX Las Cruces nm
WMVL Purchase NY
WBRS Waltham MA
WSWI Evansville IN
WERU-2 East Orland ME
CFMU Hamilton ON
WBSU Brockport NY
KSSU Sacramento CA
KBSU Boise ID
WIRE Norman OK
KWCW Walla Walla WA
WBGU Bowling Green OH
WBIM Bridgewater MA
WBMB New York NY
KAPU Azusa Ca
WHSN Bangor ME
WJHU Baltimore MD
WXOU Rochester mi
CFUR Prince George BC
KWCR Ogden Ut
KNDS Fargo ND
URH Hilo HI
WLCA Godfrey IL
WGLS Glassboro NJ
WSDP Canton MI
WARG Summit IL
KXUL Monroe La
WAUG Rock Island il
WTJU Charlottesville VA
WUSR Scranton PA
WVOU Collegeville pa
WVUR Valaparaiso IN
WWPV Colchester VT
WWUH West Hartford CT
WXAC Reading PA
KGLT Bozeman MT
KCWU Ellensburg wa
KAUR Sioux Falls SD
KRNL Mt Vernon IA
KSCR-1 Los Angeles CA
KSUN Rohnert Park CA
CSCR Scarborough ON
WLVR Bethlehem Pa
WIPZ Kenosha wi
KKSM San Marcos ca
CJSR Edmonton AL
CIXS Westmount pq
KAMP Tucson AZ
WCRD Muncie IN
WCWP Brookville NY
WDPS Dayton OH
WDUB Granville OH
WEOS Geneva NY
WHFR Dearborn MI
WHRW Binghamton NY
WHUS Storrs CT
WICB Ithaca NY
WITR Rochester NY
WIXQ Millersville PA
WKKL W.Barnstable MA
WLUR Lexington VA
WMCX W. Long Branch NJ
WMUC College Park MD
WMUH Allentown PA
WNSU Fort Lauderdale fl
WPTS Pittsburgh PA
WPUB New York NY
WRMC Middlebury VT
WRRG River Grove IL
WRST Oshkosh WI
WSHL North Easton MA
WSBF Clemson SC
WMLN Milton ma
WMPG Portland ME
WMXM Lake Forest IL
WODU Norfolk VA
WONY Oneonta ny
WQRI Bristol RI
WRSU New Brunswick NJ
WSFX Nanticoke PA
WSYC Shippensburg PA
WMEB Orono ME
WLUW Chicago il
WDCE Richmond VA
CHMR St John's NF
WFCF St. Augustine fl
WVOF Fairfield CT
WJCU University Heights OH
WUTK Knoxville TN
WXJM Harrisonburg va
WXLV Schnecksville PA
KCOU Columbia Mo
KSLU-1 St. Louis MO
KNAB Orange CA
KUWS Superior WI
KJHK Lawrence KS
KLPI Ruston LA
KHNS Haines AK
WUPX Marquette mi
KBGA Missoula Mt
WSIA Staten Island NY
KCPR San Luis Obispo CA
KBEACH Long Beach CA
WARC Meadville PA
KWLC Decorah IA
KWTS Canyon tx
KJAK Flagstaff AZ
Lasell College Radio Newton MA
WMCR-2 Monmouth IL
KWUR St.Louis MO
WGBK Glenview Il
KOTO Telluride CO
WXAV Chicago IL
KBVR Corvalis OR
KRUA Anchorage ak
CJSW Calgary al
WEGL Auburn University AL
WDWN Auburn NY
WMFO Medford MA
WPRB Princeton NJ
WSOU South Orange NJ
WMTS Murfreesboro TN

Check it out!



http://homecastshow.com/Podcasts/Podcasts.html



Thanks for the play guys!

THE VITAL MIGHT
Magma Music
Red Planet
10-song CD

The urge to create a concept album seems to come from one of two impulses: to impress the bejabers out of the hoi polloi, or as a desperation move. Well, color me impressed. The title track, "Phantom Spaceman," sets the theme and gives us a taste of that old Genesis/King Crimson progginess, and "The Truth" is a remarkably catchy and appealing, if somewhat lyrically simplistic followup. But "City" knocks it out of the park: it's lyrically superb and emotionally evincing. The turbulent and reverberant "Trouble" seems strategically placed to carry the story along, and the melancholy instrumental "Chime" is deftly positioned to slow it down. "Saturday," with its overtones of U2-style grandeur, brings us back to the narrative. The echoic "Seasons" provides another interlude, and then comes the magnificent slow-to-ecstatic centerpiece "5 O'Clock." The Metallaesque impetus of "Superstitious Wish" provides a climax of sorts, and the final track provides a somewhat ambiguous denouement. I do not completely buy into the premise of their high concept "rescue the fair maiden from Mobsters on Mars" premise, but one doesn't have to. The music carries the theme along far more effectively than the backstory. And each individual song can be appreciated on its own terms and outside of any larger context. I'm not sure whether this is a deathless classic, but it's well and carefully planned, and I strongly suspect it might well be. Bravo. (Francis DiMenno)

On the day of our CD release party, Bill O'Neill featured "Red Planet":

"Red Planet," the Vital Might (Magma Music) ***

The band's Web site says some fans have compared it to Rush, others to System of a Down. Seems about right. What really sets Vital Might (a Boston trio that includes Cape native Andy Milk on guitar and vocals) apart is its lyrical creativity. The band's press release describes "Red Planet" as the tale of a man who tries to rescue his lover after she's kidnapped by Mafia thugs and held at the home of a mob boss — on Mars. Now that's entertainment.