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B for Brontosaurus
Indie / Pop / Punk

"Let's play some fun songs!"

Somerville, Massachusetts
United States

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Last Login:  11/1/2008
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   B for Brontosaurus: General Info
Member Since8/2/2005
Band Websitebforbrontosaurus.com
Band MembersAbe: plays drums, sings songs. Ben: plays guitars, sings songs. Joanna, plays bass and keyboards, sings songs. To be fair, everyone has played some of those other instruments at times, but those are what you would call our "main instruments".
InfluencesJonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, the Moldy Peaches, Beat Happening, the Unicorns, Buddy Holly, They Might Be Giants, Velvet Underground. Those are the biggies. There are also countless indie bands and mix tape songs, and radio songs. Oh, and the Beatles. Everyone loves the Beatles, obviously, but calling the Beatles an influence is like saying you mostly just breathe air: duh.
Sounds LikeA mix tape where every band has the same instruments and singers.
Type of LabelMajor



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   About B for Brontosaurus
B for Brontosaurus is actually 3 people: Abe, Ben, and Joanna. Scrappy youngsters not long out of school, they live and play together in Somerville, Massachusetts. Abe and Ben met in College, where they played in a different rock band. Ben and Joanna have been friends since High School. Abe, Ben, and Jo play drums, guitars, and bass+keyboards, in that order. Everybody sings! They play songs that sound like lots of different things, and are also about a variety of things. They are "surprisingly versatile for a brand new band, veering from [a] Bible-camp folk tune to a caustic girl-punk number and a couple upbeat Jonathan Richman-style singalongs within the span of their first demo," says Fluxblog.org. "There is something that we know," B for Brontosaurus promise at the end of "The New Gang in Town," their hip new self-declaratory. But what do they know? You'll have to check it out yourself, but we can tell you this much: B for Brontosaurus hope to improve your life with their whimsical yet self-conscious pop compositions, performed with a verve and love of live that can only mean one thing: they are in a band! Past Shows+Venues: B for Brontosaurus have had the pleasure to play shows with Tiger Saw, the Smittens, Colin Clary, the Specific Heats, Milo Jones, the Carlisle Sound, Spoilsport, and more at venues including the Middle East, the Kirkland Cafe, PA's Lounge, the Zeitgeist Gallery, the Cambridge VFW, the Specific Heats' House, and the Town of Carlisle Bicentennial Celebration, on the very field where Ben used to go to gym class and play Little League. The fireworks were insane.

   B for Brontosaurus's Friend Space (Top 40)
B for Brontosaurus has 605 friends.
 B for Brontosaurus American Standard All-Stars 


 the oh! my gods 


 Young and Old 


 The MEMES 


 Eskalators 


 MC Izz Abe 


 P.A.'s Lounge 


 The double-Stops/ The Simon Brothers 


 so+so 


 The Toothaches 


 Tony The Bookie 


 Shrinking Islands 


 Tiger Saw 


 The Smittens 


 Hands and Knees 


 Whistle Jacket 


 indian style 


 math 


 Windy Smiles 


 Hot Molasses 


 One Happy Island 


 hats and glasses 


 The Divorced 


 Shepherdess 


 ARMS 


 SQUAAKS 


 the sea & the gulls 


 the lil hospital 


 Michael Leviton 


 John O'Hara 


 The Fixations 


 uncle monsterface - sock puppet rock band 


 Brontosaurus Chorus 


 Dave Ruder 


 The Silver Perkins 


 SAM BUCK ROSEN 


 The Tits 


 Professor Pez 


 asleep in the sea 


 christopher 





B for Brontosaurus's Friends Comments
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Shrinking Islands





May 21 2008 4:43 PM

such bittersweet news re: our show together June 3rd at the Abbey (which will be awesome), but very psyched to see you guys!
cameleon





Jan 19 2008 2:29 PM

i miss you guys! come home soon!
Alive and Awake





Jan 3 2008 12:28 AM

HHHEEEEEEYYYOOOOOOO!!!!
math





Nov 4 2007 5:42 PM

hey guys! good show friday!
there is a spot on the toys for tots benefit on december 20th for you if you want it!
great to see you all again!
jacques





Nov 2 2007 7:55 PM

Thanks for adding me as a friend. Your songs are great and I like to think that "RUT" has some Jonathan influence.
skempolicious





Sep 28 2007 7:13 PM

i only deal with real dinosaurs. are you real?
Yacht Rock at the Yacht Club





Sep 14 2007 8:31 PM

ooh pretty flyer ooh
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Sep 10 2007 4:38 AM

Hi guys! Your album has been one of my favorites since I got it. Did you figure out what to do for dinner yet? :)
The Tits





Aug 25 2007 3:39 PM

keep the tunes flowin!
John O'Hara





Jul 21 2007 11:13 PM

Thanks for stopping by to catch my art beat set!
ashcakes begrudgingly returns to myspace





Jul 20 2007 9:20 PM

So I'm wondrin' ~ when you play the daytime show for the family street fair, how will you make "Soda Pop Rock" PG-friendly? Guess I'll see tomorrow!
P.S. The kids are gonna wanna hear the sound the vagina made.
Abominable Blues Man





Jul 15 2007 3:23 AM

A+ for B for Brontosaurus! Great live show and Love everything about the CD. Very nice work. The only thing going extinct are the critics.
ashcakes begrudgingly returns to myspace





Jul 13 2007 6:38 AM

MC IZZASH SAYIN' YOU EFFIN' RULE. LET'S GO SLAM DANCE.
MC Izz Abe





Jul 10 2007 3:47 AM

MC IZZABE COMING AT YOU WITH TWO NEW PHRESH BEATS CHECK THEM OUT!!!!
Brontosaurus





Jun 12 2007 11:51 PM

It's going crazy.

Please visit www.63336.com

and vote for Brontosaurus - "Is AQA man or machine?"

Everyone's doing it.
ashcakes begrudgingly returns to myspace





Jun 8 2007 10:01 PM

Oh! Art Beat! My favorite local summertime streetfest. Well done!
Elizabeth Butters





Jun 4 2007 7:12 AM

It was so nice to see you all again last night! Great set, Ben.
The Karmelich Brothers





May 31 2007 2:21 PM

Dear B for B,

Thanks for the ad - we too enjoy fun songs and sometimes write them.

We'll be back to listen again if you don't object.

All the best,
The Karmelich Brothers

.
John





May 27 2007 4:59 PM

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Hi B for Brontosaurus, May this week find you in a state of Abundance and Wellbeing : )

Peace & Love,

John
The Silver Perkins





May 25 2007 2:29 AM

hi b for brontosaurus! thanks for the comment... we really love your songs and we're glad to be your friend!

we are also glad that we both have songs about pesky ghosts (that's what made me notice your profile!)

have a great friday...

regards
the silver perkins
lesley





Apr 26 2007 8:54 PM

in two months i will be all up in your business! cannot. wait.
Stegosaurus





Apr 26 2007 12:26 PM

Thank you.
Nice to meet you!

FIRETRUCK!
Shrinking Islands





Apr 25 2007 4:29 PM

miss you dudes!

have fun travels!
Roberto Wilsones





Apr 25 2007 12:48 AM





SQUAAKS





Mar 9 2007 11:01 PM

ALL AGES!


DO IT!

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