Make Do and Mend

Just announced this awesome tour that we will be doing in...

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:03:55 -0500

Just announced this awesome tour that we will be doing in April/May. Head over to our myspace to check out the dates we are doing! www.myspace.com/makedoandmend

Head over to www.whoiskimbo.com for tour updates and giveaways!

We also just posted a weekend tour we are doing with My Heart To Joy in March.

Hope everyone has been well, more updates to come soon!

-MDAM

So this is the new year...

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:27:00 -0500

What’s up everyone, hope everything’s cool. Just wanted to check in and say hey. 2010 has started off insanely busy for us, and it looks like there is no slowdown in sight; we really wouldn’t have it any other way. Upon finishing and recording two new songs for our split with Touche Amore we took off down the east coast and up through the midwest with our friends in a band called Transit. I know all of us had an incredible time sharing the roads with these dudes. For me it is always a huge bonus to be able to call the bands that you are touring with, friends. Using that criteria MDAM scored double this winter, because after the Transit tour we got to go to Canada with the guys in Another Breath. I can easilly say that AB are some of the most legit guys I have ever had the oportunity of meeting. Between breaking into Marine Land with our dude Randy, Playing indoor paintball, and sharing long talks with new friends; this Canadian tour was easilly my favorite we’ve done so far. Many thanks to Timmer, Glenn, Nathan, Scott, Randy, Brandon, Gabe, Dave, Pascal, and everybody else who showed us love in CA.

We are home now, enjoying some not so down down-time. We are continuing writing for the LP while playing a few cool shows in the coming months. You will be hearing a lot out of us in the next couple weeks, so please keep on your toes.

Thanks.

MDAM

MERRY CHRISTMAS- Our top 10 records of 2009

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:54:27 -0500

We all compiled our top 10 records of 2009. Let us know which ones you agree with and what records you would add! It’s been a great year, thank you everyone for all of your support and love. 2010 is going to be even better.

Mike O’toole:

Morrissey – Years of Refusal
Shook Ones – Unquotable AMH
Touche Amore – “…to the beat of a dead horse”
Broadway Calls – Good Views, Bad News
My Heart to Joy – Seasons in Verse
Dolarhyde - Dolarhyde
Mew – No More Stories Are Told Today, I’m Sorry They Washed Away
Hour of the Wolf - Obsolete
Brand New – Daisy
Alexisonfire – Old Crows/Young Cardinals

EP/7”:
Tigers Jaw – Spirit Desire
Defeater – Lost Ground
Balance & Composure - Only Boundaries
Genders – Day of Choices

Mike Poulin:

Polar Bear Club-Chasing Hamburg
David Bazan-Curse Your Branches
Balance and Composure-Only Boundaries
Brand New-Daisy
Touche Amore-…To The Beat Of A Dead Horse
Third Eye Blind-Ursa Major
Rancid-Let The Dominoes Fall
Lucero-1372 Overton Park
Counting Crows-Saturday Nights And Sunday Mornings
Silversun Pickups-Swoon

Honorable mention:
Dead Swans-Sleepwalkers
Ruiner-Hell Is Empty
Strike Anywhere-Iron Front
Dear Landlord-Dream Homes
Converge-Axe To Fall

Matt Carroll:

Touche Amore – “…to the beat of a dead horse”
Broadway Calls – Good Views, Bad News
Polar Bear Club-Chasing Hamburg
The Menzingers-Hold on, Dodge!
Balance and Composure-Only Boundaries
My Heart to Joy – Seasons in Verse
Defeater - Lost Ground
Blacklisted - No One Deserves To Be Here More Than Me
Shook Ones - The Unquotable A.M.H
Morrissey – Years of Refusal

Honorable mentions:
Tigers Jaw-Spirit Desire
Living With Lions - Make Your Mark
Daybreaker-Demo
Frank Turner - Poetry Of The Deed
The Hope Conspiracy-True Nihilist

James Carroll:

Touche Amore - …To The Beat Of A Dead Horse
Genders - Day of Choices 7”
My Heart To Joy - Seasons in Verse
Shook Ones - The Unquotable A.M.H.
Hour of the Wolf - Obsolete 10”
Run With The Hunted - Destroy All Calendars
Defeater - Lost Ground 7”
Ready Resist - Black Box Poetry E.P.
Lucero - 1372 Overton Park
Broadway Calls - Good Views Bad News

UPDATE(12/3/09)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:37:00 -0500

Hey everyone!

We’ve kept a bit quiet since we got back from the Shook Ones tour. Hope everyone has been well. We have a lot of exciting things coming up in the next few months.

First off, we have a new bass guitarist. Pat decided that he could no longer handle the schedule of the band, and he had to focus in on his teaching job. We love Pat with all of our hearts and wish him the best in his teaching endeavours.

Our new bassist goes by the name of Mike Poulin. He is an fine young gentleman who far surpasses our strict code of handsomeness. His first show is going to be the 19th of December on Long Island with Algernon Cadwallader, Tigers Jaw, Transit, and Agent. We are really psyched to have Mike as a part of the band. We feel he’s going to be a perfect addition to the MDAM family.

In other news, we are heading into the Studio on the 12th and 13th to record two brand new songs that are going to appear on a split release with Touche Amore from Los Angeles. If you have not heard TA yet, head to their myspace immediately and check them out: http://www.myspace.com/toucheamore. We are honored to be able to share a release with this band; it is going to be a super special thing. We are all extremely proud of the two new songs we’ve written for the split; we can’t wait for everyone to hear them.

Lastly, we have some awesome touring coming up this winter, starting with a 2 and a half week jaunt with our friends in Transit. And immediately after that we are going to head into Canada for a few days with an incredible band from Upstate NY called Another Breath. You can check the Transit dates on our myspace(www.myspace.com/makedoandmend) The Another Breath dates will be up within the week.

Alright, I think that’s about it. After we get back from this winter’s touring, we will be totally sinking our teeth into completing the writing for our full length. We are planning on that being recording this spring which is incredibly exciting for us.

Come out to the shows this winter and keep an eye out for a new song December!

-MDAM-

You guys, here is a video of TL from the other night in...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:58:32 -0500

You guys, here is a video of TL from the other night in Stratford. Watching this video literally gives me chills. I cannot wait to see everyone in Connecticut on Friday. See you soon. - James

P.S. We are going to be kicking it back with a handfull of old songs on friday. Just so you know…

Check Up

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:15:19 -0400

Hey, just wanted to check in with everyone. The next couple weeks are going to be pretty insane. On the 29th we take off down to Gainesville, for FEST 8. We are all incredibly stoked, as well as incredibly honored to be playing this year. As I’m sure many of you have, we have all made out our schedules to keep track of all of the incredible bands that are going to be playing throughout the weekend. Some standouts for me are, Shook Ones, Broadway Calls, Defeater, Carpenter, along with a ton of others, including many bands who are going to be playing in Gainesville that weekend who arent going to be playing FEST, like Touche Amore. If any of you are down in the area, come and say what’s up. The day after FEST, we embark on a two week tour back up the East Coast with the almighty, Shook Ones. I am incredibly excited for this tour. In the realm of newer, active, punk bands Shook Ones is arguably my favorite; I am really eager to watch them every night. All of those dates are up on the myspace. Feel free to check them out! I think that’s all I got. Take care, everyone. - MDAM

Hey, we haven’t posted anything in a minute, and I feel...

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:13:18 -0400

Hey, we haven’t posted anything in a minute, and I feel bad about it. Everything is going really well over here, I hope you’ve got the same going on. This Friday we are playing an amazing show with The Stereo State, Kill Conrad, The Fake Boys, and (I love my)Jetti(son). The Show is at the radio station at UMASS Lowell. Please come out and hang. I am really excited to see and play with some of my close friends who I havent got to see in a while. Anyways, we have some other really cool things happening in the near future. Keep your eyes on the myspace. Thanks for reading, all my best. - James

Look at those guns! Look at that hair! For real though, Here...

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:26:54 -0400

Look at those guns! Look at that hair! For real though, Here are some pictures from tonight in Mendon. I want to thank everyone who had any hand in putting the show together. We had an incredible time, both playing and getting to hang out with some of our closest friends. Big ups to all the bands, much love to the guys in Frogball. I think anyone will generally agree that the best bands always break up too soon. Tonight was proof positive. Thanks again everyone. - MDAM

So, It's done.

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:52:00 -0400

We’ve been home for a few days. I feel like my head is still spinning thinking about what just happened. The last stretch was out of this world. I want to thank our friends in Like Bats for being the best. At the end of the tour we played 3 shows in Eastern Canada. Being able to play in a completely different country and feel completely at home is a real gift. We played two of those three shows with a band from Toronto called, !Attention! These dudes were some of the most easy to get along with people I have ever met. I am proud to call these dudes our new friends. Coming home was a trip. After a month and a half seeing the same four faces every day, keeping the same routine; seeing my family and friends and having a bed to sleep in every night has been really strange. Thank you to everyone who came out to the show the other night in New Brittain, it was incredible to be reminded why we feel so fortunate to be from Connecticut. To anyone who caught a show on tou, to all of the incredible bands we played with, and to all the new friends that we made, please accept our sincerest thanks. See you real soon. - MDAM

Yo so this is my first post of this tour. Hope you’re...

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:29:15 -0400

Yo so this is my first post of this tour. Hope you’re doing well. I guess the last time Matt Checked in was while we were in LA. To start, the west coast was off the hook. I want to thank Kenny and the rest of the Comadre crew for having us at Kinda Like A Fest. That was one of the favorite shows that I have ever played with this band. The best part of KLAF was getting to see so many Incredible bands. The next couple days were sort of a blur. We got to play a few incredible shows with Touche Amore and Hour of The Wolf. Please check out Touche Amore. I have never met a more sincere group o dudes playing such incredible music. We played in Reno, I blew $2 on a slot machine and then spent the rest of the night heckling people at the card tables. After California we headed to Vancouver. I had never been to Canada before and to be honest I was totally suprised at how cool and receptive everyone was, the show was incredible. We got to hang at Flex Your Head Radio for a bit, if you want to hear us sounding dumb on the radio you can download the podcast here After Vancouver we headed to one of my all time places to play, Tacoma WA. Getting to play with Touche Amore again combined with getting to see a lot of people who I have really missed made this one of my favorite nights of tour so far. The past few nights we played in SLC and Denver with Crooked Ways, a really really cool band from Denver. Last night we played at the Waterloo AMVETS in Waterloo Iowa. Everywhere we go I brag about the Connecticut punk and hardcore scene. Waterloo Iowa is the first place I have ever been that rivals CT, that’s saying a lot. I want to thank Former Thieves, Andrew, and Ben for everything. We are making our way home. I’m really excited for the next stretch. Thank you to everyone who has caught a show so far. This tour has been one of the most incredible experiences of my life. Take care. - James MDAM

West Coast is the Best Coast?

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:35:26 -0400

Hiiii, updating from my uncles house in Los Angeles California. The rest of Texas was awesome, thank you to all of the great people we met in Corpus Christi. Much fun was had from shooting tons of fireworks off in the open field, to jumping off buildings into pools, and finally pat attempting to eat 10 cheeseburgers at whataburger. Whataburger is amazing, just dont try and eat two 5 patty burgers. El paso was awesome after we had a disastrous time getting there. While driving on the hot desolate highways of texas, one of our tires blew out. Pat was driving and we swerved back and forth all over the highway and almost flipped. Big ups to Pat for keeping the van under control. But it turns out our spare tire was a bum, so we had to call triple A. It took them no less than 2 and a half hours to get to us, but luckily Mike had episodes of eastbound and down on his computer to keep us entertained. But finally we made it, and played Nay’s house, and it ruled. Thanks so much to him for letting us show up so late and still play.

Next we headed to Arizona, and got to meet and hang with the dudes from Run With the Hunted(check that band out right now, big things to come.) We went swimming with an ex convict and his two kids, and just kind of stayed inside the rest of the time because of the heat. I guess it is a known thing to not leave your air conditioned homes in AZ, it was 122 degrees outside. Thanks to all of the dudes and dudettes from Ready Resist for taking care of us and playing with us 2 days in a row. The show in AZ fucking ruled, thanks to everyone who came out.

The next night was in Tiajuana Mexico. Drop all pre conceived ideas you have of Tiajuana, it was so much fun. All of the people are super kind, and we had some of the best chinese food ever, in mexico… Prostitution is legal there, and I guess it is an accepted thing to get down in the streets. A little bit different, but hey, whatever.Thanks to Rene for escorting us around, and helping with the show.

After Tiajuana, we had a few days off in CA, so we have kind of just been running around seeing what the west coast has to offer. The coastline is beautiful, and is the one thing that the East Coast lacks. And good weather year round I guess. We got to check out San Diego, and have been seeing friends and family in LA for the past day and a half. These two days off have been much needed, but we are ready to get back in action tonight in Riverside. Alright, peace!

-MDAM-

Laundromat, Houston is hot

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:32:00 -0400

Supp, were in Houston Texas right now doing some laundry. Stoked on it because most of us have already run out of clothes. It is 103 degrees, get into it.

Since the last time we checked in, tour has still ruled. We got to hang out with our dude Zac Hobbs in Atlanta for a few days, and played 2 awesome shows at the PS wharehouse and then the wonderroot. We have been listening to a lot of DMX, and decided that we are going to break him out of jail while we are in Arizona and take him on the rest of the tour with us. But if that doesn’t work out we are still getting ride or die tattoos. Florida was cool, but we were sad to part with our homies in The Stereo State. They made the trek back to Mass after Gainesville, amazing dudes in that band, please check them out.

Thanks to Susannah for housing us in Gainesville. We went to a highly reccomended burrito spot in Gainesville called boca fiesta, and it did infact rule. Pat got gator tacos and it actually tasted awesome. After FL we headed North to Birmingham AL to play with Dolarhyde. The show was in a storage space and so fucking rad. Thanks to luke and andrew, and the rest of the dolarhyde crew for being such top notch dudes and taking us swimming in the dam and cooking us mac n cheese. We wanted to hang all night with those guys, but we had to make the 10 hour drive to Houston. James and Pat drove all night, and we got into Houston at about noon. Pat was craving a hardy meal, being the hardy man he is. So when outback steakhouse was closed, we settled for chilis. Bad or good idea, I’m not sure, but it tasted good.

Now we are just hanging and doing laundry. James, Mike and I just caught up on Entourage, I suggest you do the same if you haven’t yet. Alright, hope things are well with everyone. Mosh in your bedrooms while listening to trapped under ice’s new record. -MDAM-

Forgot the most important thing.

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:10:49 -0400

James bought a Hatebreed jersey off of a homeless dude on a bike for 4 dollars in South Carolina. Gotta love the south.

South Carolinyaaaaaa

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:42:05 -0400

Tour has been amazing so far. A big thank you to everyone who has been coming out to the shows and everyone who has put us up and hung out with us. Baltimore was incredible, thanks to phil for putting on the show and Claire and Janelle for housing us and going cliff jumping with us. We went cliff jumping at Lockraven in Baltimore, and it fucking ruled, and so does Trapped Under Ice, listen to them.

Richmond was awesome, we got to play with Just Die from NC, check them out. After the show we stayed with our friend Carl in his new place after his old apartment burnt down(while he was in CT strangely enough.) The next day we went to the Hollywood cemetery in Richmond to see where Jefferson Davis and James Madison were buried. Such a huge cemetery, and the James river ran right next to it.

We then headed to Roanoke,VA, and literally played in a bamboo forest. The show got moved last minute to a backyard, and somehow they had bamboo lining a good part of their yard. The show was awesome, it was so cool to see kids come out in such a different environment and enjoy a show. This was also the first day we met up with our friends The Stereo State. Best people and band, please check them out if you have not already. Two bands called Downpresser and Creatures, both from California, played in Roanoke. Unfortunately Creatures set got cut short by the cops, but Downpresser was AMAZING. Such a good band, and both of those bands consist of awesome people.

The next night in North Carolina we played Lunchbox Records in Charlotte. Such a rad show. Thanks to all of the kids that came out, such a good vibe at that place. The Stereo State covered The Movielife, and we all spent money on records that we shouldnt have. Great night that ended with us eating a lot of food at this restaurant called Penguin. We had fried pickles for the first time ever, and suprisingly they were great.

And finally tonight we played in South Carolina at Weekend’s pub. Of course we met up with our dudes Ian and Weston, and later on Patrick from Indifference. Before the show, we went and shot guns at a gun range. If you look past the sheer sillyness and ignorance of shooting guns, it is really fun to do. In the total spirit of America, we got Osama Bin Laden targets and shot the fuck out of him. MERICA BABY. We then made our way to the show, but not before stopping at a buy one get one free fireworks store, where we dropped a ton of money on fireworks, sooo worth it. The show was so awesome, and we got to share the stage with Downpresser and Creatures again, which was an honor. Creatures killed it, and I was glad to see a full set from them.

Now it is 5am and we are in an Econo Lodge in Goose Creek, SC. We’ll check in again soon.

-MDAM-

West Philadelphia Born and Raised

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:42:00 -0400

Yo, checking in from Philly right now. Were on day 3 and it has ruled so far. New Jersey was awesome, and we played with and discovered a great band called Carpenter out of Vancouver Canada, please go check them out. The show in New Brunswick was rad, shout out Dave #1 and Dave #2 who came from Connecticut! After the show we headed to stay at my aunts house , and went to the beach for some night swimming. It was lightening like crazy, but that didn’t stop James and Mike from diving right in. The water was also freezing. If you ever get the chance to go to the beach during a bad lightening storm, I highly reccomend it. The next morning my aunt made us pork roll sandwiches, which if you’ve never had, I suggest you do that right now. And then we headed out on our way to Philly. The show was cool, and we got to play with Balance and Composure and Static Radio, so we were stoked. We explored the city and found out philly is a great city, and the cheesesteaks are wonderful as well. We eventually crashed at our friend Coreys place, and are now headed to the Philadelphia ice cream festival. Stoked! Alright, well check in again soon. -MDAM-

Here are a few pictures from the show on Friday. Wallingford...

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:29:38 -0400

Here are a few pictures from the show on Friday. Wallingford Hard-Style.

Here’s the flyer for the show this Friday in Wallingford. ...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:03:25 -0400

Here’s the flyer for the show this Friday in Wallingford. Hope you can make it out. Also the dates for the first leg of our summer tour are up on our myspace. We’ll post everything on here shortly.

FORT FUCK AWESOME.

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:07:03 -0400

Hey so I just wanted to take a minute out to say something. The reason that we play in this band is because we love punk music. Playing in a punk band has afforded us oportunities that many people never get to experience. Personally my favorite part of playing in this band is meeting people from all over the country who understand and value the ethics and ideals of DIY and punk culture. A shining example of such people live in a house fondly known to many as Fort Fuck Awesome in Allston Massachussets. These guys have been doing shows in their basement for years. They have helped out countless bands including ours and now they are in need of some help.

Over the past couple years of shows some structural damage has been done to the basement at FFA. The Landlord is now threatening the tennants of the house with legal action if they do not repair the damage done to the basement. On Friday we are playing a show in the basement to help raise money to help everyone at FFA repair their basement and avoid thousands of dollars in legal fees. Here are the details:

Friday June 12th
@ Fort Fuck Awesome (52 Ashford Street, Allston, MA)
Make Do and Mend
Jettison
Kill Conrad
Sick Joke
Long Drop

6pm / $5

If you cant make it out to the show and would still like to support the cause please feel free to paypal a few dollars to mattshearer@hotmail.com any contribution goes a long long way. Please help us repay some people who have done so much for us. Thanks. - James

Hey here are pictures from last night at the ICC!

Sun, 31 May 2009 14:39:30 -0400

Hey here are pictures from last night at the ICC!

Hey this Saturday we are playing in the basement of The ICC in...

Thu, 28 May 2009 01:41:33 -0400

Hey this Saturday we are playing in the basement of The ICC in Boston! Come out, this is going to be a great show. Party!