Quintaine Americana is a

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band from

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(but with deep Southern roots) that started out in 1995.

History

Singer/guitarist Rob Dixon and drummer Jason King both hail from the small town of

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and moved to Boston in the late 1980s. Bassist Marc Schleicher grew up in Norwell, Massachusetts but family reunions brought him to Alabama on a regular basis.With band's help, Southern rock will rise again, Linda Laban, ''Boston Herald'', Nov 12, 2003, pg. 057 In 1996 they released their debut album and placed second in the

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(''the'' Boston battle of the bands since 1979). Their second album was released on major label

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. They toured the US with

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, but were most popular in New England. Their third full-length was co-produced by Andrew "Mudrock" Murdock, who came back to Boston to help out because he thought that they were "a great band" whose "recordings have

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properly captured them." In early 2001 they added a second guitarist, Pete Valle. Quintaine's last album was released in 2004. The band's name was inspired by a character from an episode of ''

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''—Billy Quintaine.

RedneckFest

The RedneckFest is an annual event celebrating the music and culture of the South, curated by Quintaine. Inspiration came to the band after the record release party for their debut album, ''Needles'', which featured 12 bands. Subsequent years saw the musical styles represented broaden to include bluegrass, rockabilly, country, and Southern rock, along with punk, hard rock, and stoner rock. In 2001 the Fest spanned four nights at three different clubs and featured 21 bands.Rock notes, Steve Morse, ''Boston Globe'', Nov 2, 2001, pg. C17.

Discography

Albums

*''Needles'' (1996, CherryDisc) *''Decade of the Brain'' (1998,

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) *''The Devil Went Down to Mississippi'' EP (2000, Curve of the Earth) *''Dark Thirty'' (2003, Curve of the Earth) *''Sharpshooter Blues'' (2004, Traktor7)

Compilation appearances

*''Take Your Medicine'' (1996, Wonderdrug) (song: "Retarded Whore") *''Wicked Deluxe'' (1996, Wicked Disc) (song: "Black Car") *''Allston Rock City'' (1997, Curve of the Earth) (song: "Aunt Ruth") *''Up the Dosage'' (1999, Wonderdrug) (song: "The Good Stuff")

Other

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(1999, Polterchrist Records/ TRAKTOR7 Records) (song: "

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Sources

Off the Record
Sean Richardson, ''

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'', June 25, 2004.
Dark-Thirty with Quintaine Americana
Sanjay, Lab Productions, April 21, 2002
Decade of the Brain
Joe Garden, ''

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'', March 29, 2002
Local petal and munk
Carly Caroli, ''Boston Phoenix'', December 28, 2000.

Jon Garelick, ''Boston Phoenix'', March 9, 1998.
Profile at MusicMight

References

External links

MySpace page
* {{Authority control Hard rock musical groups from Massachusetts Musical groups from Boston