Route .44 hails from the converted ruins of a 19th century factory in Providence RI's North End. It is in the windowless, brick walled space known as Rev Studios that music develops into the sound you now know to be Route .44. Rather then attempt to describe the sound to you, we offer you these wonderful quotes from the press. Enjoy!!! ?Route .44 lets us in on experiencing the thick, lowdown sludgy wonder and glory that IS one of the defining sounds of the New England area.? Mike Loce ? The Noise Boston 08/07
?Route .44 lets us in on experiencing the thick, lowdown sludgy wonder and glory that IS one of the defining sounds of the New England area.? Mike Loce ? The Noise Boston 08/07
?Route .44's second disc, This Is My America, mixes many of the roots of American music with a no-nonsense rock 'n' roll attitude and pointed lyrics with a distinct lack of roots-music preciousness.? Rick Massimo ? The Providence Journal 05/09
?Call it rootsy-blues, an eclectic indie symphony, or fired-up folk ? the Route .44 sound is impossible to pigeonhole.? Chris Conti ? The Providence Phoenix 05/09
?If you considered their debut ?Worthless Lesson? album a slap upside the head, you better duck. Route .44's sophomore release is a haymaker. The album, called ?This is My America,? can be likened to Russell Crowe's first big line in ?Gladiator?... ?Unleash Hell? or Gerard Butler's, as Leonidas in ?300?... ?Prepare for Glory.?Yeah, ?...My America? has just that kind of ferocity.? Jim Vickers ? Motif Magazine 04/09
?Something tells me this is one of those bands that will turn you life inside out if you catch them live.? T. Mathenia - Unsigned Magazine 01/08
?If the title to the 10-track sophomore release from this Rhode Island octet sounds ambitiously vast, it's supposed to. The goal here seems to be strategically all-encompassing; you get the vibe they won't be satisfied until they've completely enveloped you in their sound, and they've got ten different ways to assure that you get wrapped up. Via saxophones, standup bass, viola, guitars, precise drums and percussion, and sultry-sly vocals, the band winds down roads as simple as electric folk and as densely complicated as full-on gypsy rock. Listing all the sounds they hit on here would take too much space, but it's not stretch to say that no matter what they take on, they nail it. With this many instruments and such a huge sound, the production is key, and each instrument is clearly audible and very well-placed in the mixes. The songs are romantic and dark, eerie and sinister, and perfect for a dark, hot night?. Brad- CDBABY
"Expect to celebrate the ever-encroaching darkness, and liberate your soul through whiskey and foot-stomping revelry." Ian Lacombe ? on what to expect @ a Route .44 show
Comfortably at home in Providence, RI, Route .44 performs regularly from Boston to New York and everywhere in between.
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"You have to hear Route .44's new disc, Worthless Lessons ? not just because it's good, but because it's one of the best local discs released so far this year ... All of a sudden, or so it seems, we've got a sweet and nasty band on our hands that deserves your ear." (Bob Gulla - The Providence Phoenix - May 18, 2007)
Here are some of the awards and accolades they have earned in 2009
Named Best Live Act in Limelight Magazines Best Music Poll,
Providence Phoenix - Best Music Poll- Best Local Album "This Is My America"
Motif Music Awards - Winner, "Band Of The Year"
Motif Magazine - Winner, "Album Of The Year" (Alt-Rock)
Motif Magazine - Winner, "Best Female Vocalist" (Alt-Rock)
in 2009
and in 2008
Bodog Battle Regional Finalists (Final 50 of 4,500 Participants)
The Providence Phoenix - Winner, "Best Local Act"
The Providence Phoenix - Winner, "Best Female Vocalist"
The Providence Phoenix - Nominated for "Best Album"
Motif Magazine - Winner, "Best Band" (Alt-Rock)
Motif Magazine - Nominated for "Best Female Vocalist" (Alt-Rock)
Ian Lacombe - Vocals/Guitar
Jess Powers - Vocals
Matt Swanton - Tenor Sax
Paul Choquette - Bari Sax
Teri Pimley - Viola
Eric D. - Upright Bass
Jud Lisiecka - Percussion
Rob Champagne - Drums
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The members of Route .44 would like to thank .ash for starting this page, we appreciate his efforts
also as far as video's go, Route .44's videos will have "Route .44" in the title, the videos without the "Dot" before the 44 are not the Route .44 described on this page