Concert
Calendar: Saturday, July 19th at the Claddagh Pug, 399 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA. Sponsored by the Pentucket People's Foundation, Rantic will be performing at a Benefit Concert for Jerry Gallager, age 27, who is in need of a bone marrow transplant. The
tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling Tobi Vitale at (978)
685-6551. Sat.
Dec. 7, 2002 Fri.
Sept. 6, 2002 Saturday,
Oct. 19, 2002 |
Request Rantic!
...on the following stations at the following times:
WBOS
88.9FM Boston, MA
WERS
88.9FM Boston, MA
WERU 89.9FM Blue Hill, ME. + 102.9 E. Orland, ME.
WHEB
100.3FM "Local Licks" Monday evenings 7-9PM (Portsmouth, NH)
WUNH
91.3FM (UNH)
WXRV
"The River" 92.5FM (Northern MA/ Southern NH)
WJUL (U Lowell)
WCYY (Portland) WMPG (Portland)
PAST DATES:
Sat. Feb. 16, Live on WUNH 91.3FM Durham, NH 1-2 pm
Sat. March 2, The Hideaway in Cambridge.
Also playing will be Craving and McCarthy's Finger.
Sat. March 29, Hair of the Dog - Durham, NH with Craving.
2001
Fri 01/26/01 - Chit
Chat Lounge - Haverhill, MA
Sat 02/03/01 - The
Lafayette Club - Amesbury, MA
Sat 03/10/01 - Biddy
Mulligan's - Dover, NH
Sat 06/02/01 - Chit
Chat Lounge Haverhill, MA
Fri 06/15/01 - Chit
Chat Lounge Haverhill, MA
Sat 07/17/01 - Biddy
Mulligan's - Dover, NH
Thu 08/30/01 - Amesbury Millyard - Free Concert
Sat
11/10/01 - Mama
Gaia's Cafe - Cambridge,
MA
Fri
12/07/01 - The
Lafayette Club - Amesbury, MA
Sat
12/08/01 - Biddy
Mulligan's - Dover, NH
Check out these
reviews at:
Rantic,
no cookie cutter pop from this band... by Tim Deal
and Ranting
and Rolling... by Gage Cogswell
 ~n. Old English 1. one who rants, also see lunacy |
Summer
2003
Update
Rantic Rocks Again!!!
Saturday, July 19th at the Claddagh Pug,
399 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA. Sponsored by the Pentucket People's
Foundation, Rantic will be performing at a Benefit Concert for Jerry
Gallager, age 27, who is in need of a bone marrow transplant.
The
tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling Tobi Vitale at (978)
685-6551.
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. The show
will start at 7PM and go til close. Also performing will be Beyond the
Pale, The B Project, and the acoustic duo, "Norman and Jenn."
Food, door prizes and raffle tickets will also be available!!!
For bookings, CD's and merchandise, click here
Saturday, December 7, at 8:00PM Join Rantic for "ROCKFIST" at the Stone Church, 5 Granite St., Newmarket, NH! This is a huge event, the absolute best original rock the Seacoast has to offer, 6 bands, 5 bucks at the door! 21+ For more info call The Church at (603) 659-6321 Also featuring The Screen, Deck Eleven, Solid Eight, Stone Soup, and Starch!
The
Rantic CD is available at the fine establishments listed below, or click
here for mail orders. T-shirts/Stickers available too!
- Michael Charles
Music, Rochester NH.
Tel: 603-335-0037 - Dyno Records,
Newburyport, MA.
Tel: 508-462-9630 - Al-Bums,
Newburyport, MA.
Tel: 508-465-0005 - Bull
Moose Records, Portsmouth, NH.
Tel: 603-422-9525 - Woodsy's Music, Water St. Kent, Ohio
Hi, well Summer is finally here and what better time to welcome the newest member of the Rantic family to Planet Earth...Cadence Elena Solsky was born to guitarist Scott and his wife L.B. in May! Rantic is therefore taking a bit of a leave for a month or two to give the new family plenty of time to bond! But stay posted, we may manage to squeeze a show or two in before fall!
Face Magazine in Portland, ME has chosen Rantic to be featured on their 2002 compilation CD as well in the April edition of Face! It is truly an honor to be on this CD which features all the best, new, original music coming out of northern New England! Thanx guys!
Speaking of the brand new Rantic CD, we are happy to announce that you may now request it on the following stations at the following times:
WHEB
100.3FM "Local Licks" Monday evenings 7-9PM (Portsmouth, NH)
WUNH
91.3FM (UNH)
WXRV
"The River" 92.5FM (Northern MA/ Southern NH)
WJUL (U Lowell)
WCYY (Portland) WMPG (Portland)
Well, our CD release weekend was a great success thanx to the support of our friends, family and all of you who came out to support us!
A heartfelt thanx to McCarthy's Finger and Craving who opened for us, all you folks out there definitely want to check out these up and coming original bands! Speaking of Craving, their guitarist/lyricist Tim Deal gave the new Rantic CD a rave review in Showcase magazine, and there is another great write-up on the CD in the Merrimac Valley Current and the Amesbury News! (We actually made the COVER of the Amesbury news…and if you don't know how small Amesbury is, you might actually be impressed by this…)
Rantic
mp3's:
Plenty
2.38MB Stereo MP3 download
Asphyxiate
4.64MB Stereo MP3 download
Testament 4.57MB Stereo
MP3 download
Birthday Song 4.43MB
Stereo MP3 download
ORIGIN
OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 101
Rantic is an Old English word meaning, "one who
rants", and was considered a type of lunacy. Back in the middle ages,
rantics were jailed and burned fairly regularly, along with heretics,
witches and anyone else who had their own opinions and voiced them.
ORIGIN OF THE BAND 101
Rantic consists of four dedicated, talented, professional
musicians from incredibly diverse schools of rock n roll. To list all
their former bands and accomplishments would probably bore you as well
as take up several pages, so suffice it to say that they have each been
playing professionally for a good, long time!
Rantic
is:
Drummer
Tony D'Anna
Lead Vocalist/Keyboardist Lynne Taylor
Guitarist/Vocalist Scott Solsky
Bassist Bob Morrissette
They perform all original material, which, for lack of a better term could be called "intelligent alternative rock". Both the musical arrangements and the lyrical content are intense and complex and the delivery is powerful and unique.
To their credit, (but occasional misfortune), they don't really "sound
like" anyone else out there; they are not easily pigeon-holed into any
one category; each song takes on a life of its own. But they definitely
rock!
A new sound is coming out of New England.
No, it’s not the rebuilding of Foxboro Stadium; it’s Rantic, a four-piece band that prides itself on not “really sounding like anyone else out there.” And they are right.
Rantic’s self-titled first album was released in late 2001, and so far
has received rave reviews.
The band, based in Portsmouth, plays gigs around New England and is hoping
to sign with a label.
The name Rantic comes from an Old English word meaning “one who rants,” and according to Rantic’s lead singer and spokesperson, Lynne Taylor, “[it] was considered a type of lunacy. Back in the Middle Ages, rantics were jailed and burned fairly regularly, along with heretics, witches and anyone else who had their own opinions and voiced them.”
Based on varying musical backgrounds, Lynne Taylor (vocals/keyboard), Scott Solsky (guitar/vocals), and Bob Morrissette (bass) originally began playing together under the name “Eleven.” However, after losing their drummer, they were forced to begin again, this time with Tony D’Anna keeping the beat. The result? An entirely new sound.
“Rantic” is a well-put-together album. These musicians are incredibly talented. While they may be geared towards an older crowd, rather than a drunken mix of college students, their musical arrangements won’t cease to impress any music lover. However, in today's pop culture, Rantic may have a difficult time finding a place on the radio just yet.
This
aside, Rantic’s sound is truly remarkable and original. Songs such as
“perfect” and “plenty,” with powerful lyrics and incredible instrument
arrangement, leave a lasting impression on listeners. This is a very emotional
album, and will touch the heart as well as the ear.
– Lauren Clemence