MAD ANTHONY

back in the saddle again.

We’re playing shows every weekend for the rest of our lives. So check the shows page and  come imbibe with us.

Also, we’re in the studio working on the new record this month. We’ll post some video of us goofing around very soon… very soon.

love forever,
-Mad Anthony

The ball has finally dropped on what was Mad Anthony’s most ambitious and successful year together. The friendships we forged this year define what we are and what we do and we can’t go without mentioning some of these great people in a short note here to say thank you!

Dave Markey – you’re truly one of our greatest friends and it was honor to share a stage with you each time. The time and effort you put into Mad Anthony over four years will never be forgotten, you’re our brother.

Tony Bryant and his family – Thank you for sharing your life with us. We can’t help but think about you every time we take the stage. You’re truly an inspiration to us and a reminder of how fragile this all is. The lessons we learned from you are countless, but the most important is to never take any of this for granted. We love & miss you buddy.

The Southgate House Staff – Thank you for taking us under your wing early in our career and giving our music a home. We’re so excited to start a new relationship in your future home. Special thanks to Lily & Shawn for being some of the best people we know.

Mike Montgomery – one of the most talented men we’ve had the honor of working with. Your patience and knowledge in the studio makes us sound like a better band than we really are, we’re eternally grateful.

Jerry Dirr - You’ve been countless characters for us over the years from mentor to label-owner, friend to fill-in drummer… but we’ll always know you as “Discipline Daddy”.

Amy Weber – At times it felt like you were an honorary member. Printing shirts, helping with artwork and putting up with Ringo; you were behind the scenes in almost every capacity. Thank you.

Karen Weber – The artwork you created for our split with The Yellow Belts was the most inspiring and unique pieces we’ve had the pleasure to put our name on. Everyone that owns the seven-inch always complements the packaging and DIY ethic that you helped us capture, thank you so much.

Justin & Annabelle – We’re still quite perplexed as to why you’re so nice to us. You’ve opened your home (& kitchen) to us every time we’re in town. You entertain us with your stories and we marvel at your modesty & spirit. Without you we would have given up years ago.

Banderas – Band of Brothers. It’s pretty amazing to have the connection, that we have, between two groups. You motivate and inspire us every show. You’re our honest critic and biggest supporter. We love you guys.

The Shanks - Cramming six guys in a van and touring the rust belt may sound like the time of your life… and you’d be right, as long as it’s with The Shanks. Thank you for sharing some of the greatest shows and memories with this little band from Cincinnati.

The Yellow Belts – By far the most talented and influential band we’ve ever worked with. We still get goosebumps every time we witness the raw power and ferocity of your live show. We’re proud to share a record with you!

Fans & Friends – We’ve experienced some of the greatest highs and the lowest lows together… but you keep coming back. Putting up with our persistent reminders of shows and paying the $5 to see us butcher our own songs. You keep us going, without you we’d be nothing.

Astro Fang, Bella Clava, Mr. Clit & The Pink Cigarettes, All American Werewolves, The Dukes are Dead, The Seedy Seeds, Knife The Symphony, Ampline, Thistle, State Song, Rick McCarty, Mala In Se, Mainstay Rock Bar, Gretchen Kunkel, Jeff Albers, The Strongest Proof, Cherry Cola’s Rock N’ Rolla, The Green Lantern, Quencher’s Saloon, Melody Inn & Punk Rock Night, any house we crashed in, Zachary Burns Band, Evans Collective, Nomadical, and everyone we forgot… you’ve all contributed your time, blood, sweat, and tears to something (music, art, business) that has kept us motivated and kicking, so in a round-about way, we owe you! Thank you.

2012 looks to be another record breaking year for Mad Anthony and we’re hoping you’ll all stick around for the madness.

LOVE!
-Mad Anthony

Adam and Ringo played some diddies at The Crazy Fox Saloon in Newport, KY last night… expect a whole more of that. We’ll do our best to keep their dates and MA dates on the calendar…

also, have you seen this?

More to come…

We’re back.

Saturday December 3rd
MOTR PUB (1345 Main st. Cincinnati, OH)
FREE!
w/Kry Kids!

Unfortunately, this will be Dave “on Bass” Markey’s final show with Mad Anthony, so come out and give him drinks and love (and a firm smack on the ass).
also, check the shows page for all the other shows!

Love forever,
-Mad Anthony

Don’t get me wrong, I still love the Red, White & Blue… but there’s something about that Maple Leaf I can’t explain. We played three shows; Toronto, London, & Orangeville… all of them were fantastic, and the people we met, even better!

We also did some live tracking of 10 songs that will be included on the next full-length. It was dark (to set the mood), but here’s what the studio session looked like.

I’m hoping we can post demos of a song or two in the near future.

For now, we’re stateside! Playing with Continental, Rick Barton of Dropkick Murphy’s new band, November 23rd at The Comet in Cincinnati. It’s the biggest drinking night of the year, so you probably come out and get crazy with us.

that’s all for now,
-Ringo & Mad Anthony

It’s no secret we’re working on a new record… but one of our top secret recording sessions starts this weekend in CANADA!

Our friends The Shanks are putting us up (and putting up with us) this weekend as we track some new tunes in the Barn. Hopefully we’ll be able to leak something soon.

Love forever,
-Mad Anthony

Been too busy to update, but that’s good news for you.

We’re back on the road for a few more dates in November and December, check the shows page! BUT, it’s time to buckle down come January. We’re actually heading back to the studio to start work on our next full length set for release this summer. I must admit we’re extremely excited about the new material! Some of it we’ve even debuted on tour…

we’re excited to be home, excited to get back on the road, and excited to bring you a new record!

let’s grab a drink soon,
-Ringo & Mad Anthony

Home from Canada! Everything went well, we played some great shows, met some amazing people, and Ringo’s left testicle is the size of a grapefruit! might have something to do with this… —–>

People be TALKIN! Earlier this year, before we released the 7″ split with The Yellow Belts, a friend of mine warned me that “7-inches don’t get a lot of press”… Really? Well, then we must have hit the lottery cuz people won’t shut up about it! and we’re very proud. This has been the hardest we’ve ever worked as a band and the results are here!

The year is winding down. We’ve got a few cities to stop by and visit but our main focus is quickly becoming the new record. There’s a lot of new material floating around, some written as a band, some written by Adam and I, some written by individuals all on their lonesome. So, we’re working on putting all the pieces together and picking our favorite tracks that work together to start pre-production on the best record ever.

October 21
ROYGBIV Fundraiser
KOBO Live
Columbus, OH

October 26
The Green Lantern
Lexington, KY

October 27
The Melody Inn
Indianapolis, IN

October 28
House Party
Dayton, OH

October 29
IRONFEST
The Historic Southgate House
Newport, KY

-Ringo & MA

I was looking at our calendar over the last year (since the release of “Speed Metal”) and it came to my attention that we’ve been working our asses off. We’re somewhere around 75 shows with eight shows in September and another 10+ coming in October… the hardest working band you’ve never heard of.

BUT! it’s not so bad, some folks are starting to notice. Within the last week we received three new reviews/write-ups/interviews that can be found on the PRESS page. Including a hilarious interview with a Spanish blog/zine (English version) and an article about our Artists in Residence stint at The Historic Southgate House.

We also, played an in-studio performance LIVE! TO THE INTERWEB! during Midpoint Music Festival… here’s what that looks like:

and here’ s a look at our calendar…
- Ringo & Mad Anthony

To Xavier University Electronic Media Students and Blis DeVault! as their film, ‘Roller Derby Queens’, featuring music from Mad Anthony and WOOKIE, was accepted into the Cincinnati Film Festival!

‘Roller Derby Queens’ will screen at 8pm Monday September 26th at The Know Theater on Jackson Street in Downtown Cincinnati. You can buy tickets at the box office.

We’ll let you know about future screenings!