New Record Coming Soon

Cascade is finally finished. The discs are made and we will be offering the record for pre-sale at Susstones within the week. Also save the date for the official CD release party at Sauce on October 17th with The Mood Swings, The Strangelights, and Two Harbors. More details are coming soon.

Two Harbors CD Release Party Live at the Uptown Bar, Friday June 5th 2009

Come see Mercurial Rage at the Uptown Bar this Friday, June 5th 2009. We will be playing with Two Harbors to celebrate the release of their new CD on Susstones Records. Arrive early to catch a stellar performance from We Became Actors. The legendary DJ Marc The Gov. will be spinning his own magic between sets. It is guaranteed to be a spectacular time.

Download our 3 Sided Single Never Remember to Always Forget courtesy of Susstones. These tracks were produced by our good friend and mentor Ed Ackerson at Flowers Studio. This release also features a tasty remix of Moonlight, which is 3rd track from Never Remember to Always Forget. Christian Erickson (Astronaut Wife/Zeus Jones) locked himself in his lab for weeks on end to create a very different take on this tune, and we are certain you are going to LOVE IT!

During these hard economic times it feels damn good to get something for nothing. That being said, download Never Remember to Always Forget NOW! We give it a 100% Rage guarantee!

Love Always

Mercurial Rage

New Rage Website!

Welcome to the new and improved MercRage website/blog. Please stay tuned for the latest Ragetastic news and information.

It's Christmas!

Now's your chance to order a copy of the Mercurial Rage Christmas song - and support a wonderful charity while doing so! Click Here to order

Mercurial Rage-It's Christmas
Another band that was early to sign on to this project, they did not disappoint. While this song was on their MySpace page in 2007 they remastered it and submitted it for this compilation. It's previously unreleased on CD. They are from Minneapolis, MN.

Mercurial Rage New EP Reviewed in Lavender Magazine!!!

Click on the attaced link and see what Lavender Magazine had to say about the New Self-Titled Mercurial Rage EP!!!

http://www.lavendermagazine.com/this-issue/arts-and-entertainment/on-the-record-8/

Love Always

TheRage

RageLive (August 1) City Pages and MORE!!!

We will be playing a show tomorrow (August 1) @ The Triple Rock Social Club for the Gospel Gossip Kick Off Tour Show!!! We will be hitting the stage around 11:00pm, and would be delighted and honored to have you in attendance.

See what Erin Roof from the City Pages had to say about tomorrow's gig:

http://www.citypages.com/events/gospel-gossip-mercurial-rage-red-pens-dragons-power-up--504112/

Mercurial Rage Live
Friday, August 1, 2008
Triple Rock Social Club
629 Cedar Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
55454

P.S. Mark your calendars for this upcoming event organized by our good friends Bella Koshka

Thunderball
The MN Fashion Weekend After Party with local bands
covering James Bond Theme Songs.
Saturday, September 20th
The Annex (On 1st Ave NE Between City Salvage and The Red Stag)

Featuring:
Bella Koshka
Revolver Modele
Mercurial Rage
DJ Jake Rudh
Styling by Eclecticoiffeur

Mercurial Rage FREE Downloads!!!

Mercurial Rage would like to invite you back into our MySpace world by offering you several FREE downloads!!! Within this smattering of material lies our song Moonlight, which is a track from our latest self-titled EP, Mercurial Rage. We desperately hope that all of this FREENESS will entice you to purchase our latest release on iTunes, SNOCAP, CD Baby or toneVENDOR, which we happen to have links available on our MySpace page!

If you were not at the CD Release Party @ The Fine Line Music Cafe, which consequently drew over 500 people, we will be playing a show at the Triple Rock Social Club on August 1st for the Gospel Gossip Tour Kick Off! This night also reunites us with MPLS Ltd. label mates The Strange Lights, and hot newcomers Red Pens.

Lastly, we posted some new photos and press from our CD Release Party that we highly encourage you to check out.

Best Wishes

TheRage
www.mercurialrage.com

New Rage CD on iTunes and CD Baby and Mark Mallman Show on Saturday, June 21st!!!

If you would like to purchase our new self titled album, Mercurial Rage, from iTunes, simply open iTunes and search for Mercurial Rage.

For those of you from the "old school" who would like a hard copy of our disc, simply click on either of these links to make a purchase:

toneVENDOR

or

CDbaby

For those of you that were unable to attend our CD Party, we will be playing with our good friends Mark Mallman and The Strange Lights on Saturday, June 21st at The 7th Street Entry! We are playing second, and I will fill you in with the exact details as they arise.

**Please note, due to various Summer vacations in Rage Land, this will be our last show until August 1st.

Therefore, come out and see some of the best local music in town on Saturday, June 21st at The 7th Street Entry!!!**

Lastly, I would like to note that we will be heading back into the studio sometime in July to complete tracks for our unreleased full length record due out sometime in late 2008 or early 2009.

Although this seems crazy, it feels good to be writing and recording, and we promise these new tunes are going to rock your world!!!

Love Always

TheRage

Mercurial Rage CD/Video Release Party Tonight!!

Mercurial Rage will be premiering their new video for Give it Up at the Fine Line for their CD Party. This event will take place prior to their set, which gives you even another reason to come out and hang with TheRage on tonight!!!

Also, we have yet to hear a song from the new record on 89.3 The Current, and we would love your help making that happen.

Mercurial Rage would be grateful if you would take the time to request a song from our new self titled record, Mercurial Rage.
(Released on June 7th @ The Fine Line Music Cafe)

Posted on their myspace account are Give it Up and Moonlight from the new record. For super fans, you can also pick Situation or Out of Control. Please take a listen to these and choose which one you like.

Then click on this link:

http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=e7d78b6c2e2d

Request one of those tunes, and let them know how much you love them in the comments!!!

And do not forget...

Mercurial Rage will celebrate its self-titled second album with a release party on Saturday, June 7, at the Fine Line Music Cafe (318 First Ave. N, Minneapolis).

The Minneapolis-based band latest release comes on the heels of its critically acclaimed The Funeral Sessions, which debuted last June.

Mercurial Rage includes two remixes from The Funeral Sessions and four original tracks with lyrics written by Chris Hill.

"The new record is a benchmark for the bands creative process," Christopher Church said. "These are songs we had been working on in the months prior to putting out our last record. As soon as the last record dropped we wasted no time in getting into the studio to do this follow up."

"Mercurial Rage has always had the melancholy dance element, Michael Di'Greggario added. "But this release adds a dash of pure rock and soul to the mix to give us a distinct voice that I believe we have been aspiring toward."

Mercurial Rage, which hit the local music scene three years ago, consists of lead vocalist Michael Di'Greggario, bassist Christopher Church (former member of Lunar 9 and Medication), keyboardist Brock Landers and guitarist Butch McQueen (former member of The TV Sound and Medication).

The band recently signed with MPLS Ltd., a Minneapolis-based record label that includes musical acts First Communion Afterparty, Basement Apartment and The Flavor Crystals.

Mercurial Rage was recorded at Flowers Studios, produced and engineered by Ed Ackerson (Polara, 27 Various, The Dig, Sideways).

Mercurial Rage CD Release Party

Doors: 8:00 p.m.
Showtime: 9:00 p.m.

Date: Saturday, June 7

Place: Fine Line Music Cafe; 318 First Avenue North, Minneapolis

Lineup:
1. The Mood Swings - 9:00pm
2. White Light Riot - 10:00pm
3. Mercurial Rage - 11:00pm
4. The Alarmists - 12:00am

Mercurial Rage on the Web

Band Official Web site: www.mercurialrage.com
MySpace.com site: http://www.myspace.com/mercurialrage

An Interview with Michael Di'Greggario of Mercurial Rage

An Interview with Michael Di'Greggario of Mercurial Rage on 6/4/08
By: David Rachac

Excerpt:

HWTS: Walk me through your writing process -- how do you get from the first inkling of an idea to a complete song?


MD: The writing process with our current lineup is like clockwork. Using “Moonlight” as an example, Chris had a drum beat in his head that needed to be laid down electronically. Therefore, he rushed over to Butch's place and they created the timing, sound and basic arrangement for the song. A few days later, we demoed this song as a band out in Butch's home studio, writing the bass, guitar and keyboards. Chris always has the lyrics and melodies in his head, so while Butch is doing his guitar takes, Chris is writing down the lyrics on a random piece of paper that he finds on the floor. After that, he brings me to the side of the room, sings it for me once or twice, and I lay down the vocals. We cut and print our template for “Moonlight,” listen to it at home and start jamming it out at practice the following week. This is often how it happens, but all of us have written things electronically that Chris the "Architect" turns into pop magic. If there was one thing that Mercurial Rage does not have a problem with, it is writing music. In fact, we are currently in the studio recording a full-length’s worth of new tracks that we wrote!

Read the full interview now at How Was the Show!

Critics' Picks

Depeche Mode's Music for the Masses is old enough to be legally served a drink this year, but as it and many of its counterparts age, they seem to influence more and more bands. DM's title was meant as irony, but it has become more and more apparent that many who listened took that title at face value and decided to carry the torch. Mercurial Rage are near the top of this ever-growing heap, taking careful steps to separate the wheat from the chaff along the way. The bitter, wry wit is still in place as are the pounding synth hooks and sharp, crystalline guitars that saturated the new wave countryside. Gone, however, are the overdone, bleached-out haircuts and the godawful fashion choices so often associated with the original new wave band template. (Why did tapered pants, skinny ties, and too-big, boxy sport coats look good together again?) This, of course, erases any feelings of nostalgia you feel for the good ol' days of British synth-pop. Mercurial Rage aren't British; they were born during the era they are referencing and they give fuckall about the look (or any look really). All of which is to say: They have taken a good thing and made it better. With the Alarmists, White Light Riot, and the Mood Swings. 18+. $8. 8 p.m. 318 First Ave. N, Minneapolis; 612.338.8100. —Pat O'Brien

City Pages, June 4th, 2008

Polara "Beekeeping" Album Release Show with The Alarmists, The Mood Swings and Mercurial Rage

Kind words from andrew of We Heart Music:

Just two weeks short of 13 years since I'd first seen Polara, I visited Minneapolis' Varsity Theater to see if they were still the band I remembered so fondly.

Their first opener, Mercurial Rage, performed an entertaining, if not amazing, electro-rock set. Being the fashionably late sort, I actually missed most of it, so it wouldn't be fair to judge them entirely, but I did see some potential there and certainly didn't dislike what I saw. The Faint meets INXS, perhaps. They seemed a bit like a work in progress. I'll definitely have to check them out again down the line.

Request Mercurial Rage on 89.3 The Current!!!

Mercurial Rage would be grateful if you would take the time to request a song from our new self titled record, Mercurial Rage.

(Released on June 7th @ The Fine Line Music Cafe)

Posted on our myspace account are Give it Up and Moonlight from the new record. For super fans, you can also pick Situation or Out of Control. Please take a listen to these and choose which one you like.



Then click on this link:

http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=e7d78b6c2e2d

Request one of those tunes, and let them know how much you love us in the comments!!!

Many Thanks!!!

Love

TheRage

Interview with The Score Magazine

Mercurial Rage are an electronically inclined outfit hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota who are part Depeche Mode, part New Order all filtered through the smooth intentions of Michael McDonald with a touch of Morrissey‘s emotional wanderings. They are also preparing to release their self-titled EP on June 7th.

Sharing a mutual love for all things right and proper in this world, bassist and all around good guy, Christopher Church decided to sit down and talk about the new EP, his influences and why he thinks Michael McDonald is a silver fox.

Involved in making music since he was a teenager, Chris was involved in more rock orientated bands prior to Mercurial Rage.

“I’ve been playing since I was 16. I started off writing lyrics, and making up songs for my friend’s punk band. He wanted me to start a new band with him and be the singer/front man, but I couldn’t sing on pitch to save my life. I got demoted to bass right then, and have been there ever since.”

Read the rest of the interview at The Score!

URGENT: Calling Lunar 9 Fans...

It appears that Chris Church's old band Lunar 9 has a fan page up on myspace, which includes some music from their personal archives.


I highly encourage you to check out their page @ http://www.myspace.com/lunar9

Become myspace friends with one of the best 90's British Rock/Shoegaze bands to EVER come out of the Twin Cities!

New Mercurial Rage Photos at MySpace

Please check out the photos from the Polara CD Release Party, taken by our good friend David de Young.


Also, please mark you calendar for the Mercurial Rage CD Party at the Fine Line Music Cafe on June 7th with The Alarmists, White Light Riot and The Mood Swings!!!

New Rage Tune at MySpace

They posted another new song Moonlight from the new CD, coming out June 7th @ The Fine line Music Cafe!!!

Mercurial Rage Live This Friday (5/9) @ The Varsity Theater!!!

Ladies and Gents,

Polara are back in full effect, and are set to rock your world this Friday (5/9) @ The Varsity Theater with a live set featuring songs from their new album Beekeeping!!! Mercurial Rage is delighted to be a part of this event, and we very much hope that you can come out early to see our set at 8:30pm.

We also wanted to send out an early reminder that the Mercurial Rage CD Release Party is on Saturday, June 7th @ The Fine Line Music Cafe with The Alarmists, White Light Riot and The Mood Swings. Please mark your calendars, for this is a show of epic proportions.

Much Love

Mercurial Rage
www.mercurialrage.com


Polara CD Release Varsity Show Set Times!

The Alarmists (www.myspace.com/thealarmists) 11:45 PM

Polara (www.myspace.com/polara) 10:30 PM

The Mood Swings (www.myspace.com/themoodswings) 9:30 PM

Mercurial Rage 8:30 PM

Joe Werner (of Strange Lights www.myspace.com/strangelightsband) 8:00 PM

Varsity Theater
1308 4th St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
www.varsitytheater.org

New Mercurial Rage Songs Up Today!

Dearest Rage Heads,

We posted 2 new songs that will be on our upcoming self titled CD, Mercurial Rage, which will be released by Twin Cities label MPLS Ltd. on June, 7, 2008.


Give it Up and Situation were produced and engineered by Ed Ackerson (Polara, 27 Various, Sidways, The Dig) at Flowers studio in July of 2007.


In addition to that, we also posted the Christian Erickson (Astronaut Wife) Remix of Starfucker.


We very much hope that you enjoy these tracks, and thank you so much for all of your support thus far.


Lastly, DO NOT forget about our show this Saturday at The Fine Line Music Cafe. We play at 9:00pm Sharp, so please arrive early to check out our set.


Reminder:

The time has come for the ultimate live local lineup this Saturday, March 29, 2008 at The Fine Line Music Café.
Mercurial Rage will be opening the show at precisely 9:00pm, and will be followed by So it Goes, The Melismatics and White Light Riot!!!

There will also be some guest appearances during our set, one of which is Mark Schwandt drummer of White Light Riot. If you have yet to experience TheRage with a live drummer, we highly encourage you to check it out.


We are honored to be sharing the stage with such wonderful bands and close friends, and it would behoove you to purchase tickets in advance.
(This sucker just might sell out)

Once again, we will be hitting the stage at 9:00pm, so please arrive early to check out our set!!!

Love Always

TheRage
www.mercurialrage.com

Mercurial Rage Live
Fine Line Music Café
www.finelinemusic.com
318 First Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Doors 8:00pm
Music 9:00pm


Mercurial Rage 9:00pm (This is the exact start time of our Show)
So it Goes 10:00pm (www.myspace.com/soitgoesmusic)
The Melismatics 11:00pm (www.myspace.com/melismatics)
White Light Riot 12:00am (www.myspace.com/whitelightriotmusic)