Charlestown-based
Haunt the House nominated for best band in Rhode Island
By
Regina DeAngelo
With
a sound that seems indigenous to woods in late autumn, you can hear Charlestown
in the songs of Haunt the House, a local band that was just nominated for Best
Band in the State of Rhode Island for the upcoming New England Music Awards.
Listening
to their album Rural Introspection Study Group, I could hear Bob Dylan's
harmonica from a passing freight car and the ghost of Jeff Buckley singing
Leonard Cohen's famous Hallelujah in the sparse, cedar call of Will Houlihan's
leading voice.
The
tags at the bottom of the band's web site, which read "devotional
americana experimental folk indie Westerly," don't quite paint the spare,
Shaker simplicity of Haunt the House's songs.
Also they're from Charlestown.
To
really get them, join me when I go to experience them live in Providence on
January 28 as they headline The Grange in Providence. They will also play the
Lizard Lounge in Cambridge on February 28, and, should you find yourself south
of New England, the Rockwood Music Hall in New York City on March 13.
The
New England Music Awards happen on Saturday, April 18 at Showcase Live in
Foxboro, MA.
World,
here comes the Charlestown sound.
