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Biography

Powderhouse is built upon the songwriting and vocals of Teresa Mastrorilli. Teresa had been writing songs for several years when she approached the rhythm section of Kevin Moylan and Ray Boyce (x-Returnables) at the end of 2006 to help her record some of her material. At that time, Kevin and Ray were in a band called The New Thirty. The New Thirty had been playing around Boston for the past several years, releasing the CD "Racecar" on FOC Records as well as being selected to play the 2006 International Pop Overthrow Festival at The Paradise Lounge in Boston.

Kevin and Ray thought Teresa's songs were great, so they asked their guitarist friend Evan (who played with Kevin and Ray in a party band called Big Vise) to join them in the recording sessions. Things went so well that they decided to form a band. "Powderhouse" played their debut gig to a packed house at P.A.’s Lounge in Somerville in May of 2007. Since then, the band has played very successful gigs at Church in Boston, Davis Square Theatre in Somerville, T.T. the Bear’s Place in Cambridge, Precinct in Somerville, Oliver's Nightclub in Boston, All Asia Bar in Cambridge, Copperfield's in Boston, Bill’s Bar in Boston and Porters Bar in Boston.

After releasing a 9 song EP on FOC Records in 2007, Powderhouse wanted to expand their sound, so they invited keyboardist Art Daprato to join the band in early 2008. Not long after, Fred Pickard (x-New Thirty, x-Returnables) came on board as their new lead guitarist. After successful gigs with the new line-up at All Asia Bar, Porters Bar, Church and T.T. the Bear's Place, Powderhouse was selected by music critic David Bash to play the Boston edition of the International Pop Overthrow Festival in November of 2009. The band spent the winter of 09/10 recording new material, surfacing for successful gigs at Copperfields and Oliver's Nightclub.

Powderhouse released their first full-length album, "In The Meantime", on FOC Records in July of 2010 (available on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon MP3, eMusic, Spotify and elsewhere), which the band celebrated with a very successful CD Release Party at Oliver's Nightclub in Boston. Since then, the song "Keeping My Heart" (from the new album) was voted onto the Top 5 Local Song Poll on WZLX/Boston Emissions for 4 straight weeks, and songs from the album have received airplay on both terrestrial and Internet radio. Positive reviews of the album have appeared in The Deli Magazine, Metronome Magazine, WomensRadio Music Review and elsewhere.

After a big Saturday night gig at Church in Boston in October 2010, Powderhouse was once again selected to play the International Pop Overthrow Festival, held at PA's Lounge in November of 2010, and followed that up with another successful show at Precinct in Somerville in December. More recently, Powderhouse was featured as the "Soundtrack" artist of the day on "The Morning Show" on NECN Television in February of 2011. Several Powderhouse songs have also been placed in the independent film "Wingman", which had its world premiere in May of 2011. Powderhouse continues to play shows around the Northeast, to support their debut album and to gain more exposure, while also working on a new album which will be released in the 2nd half of 2012.

Live performance videos:

Promo Video for Someday Soon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9mBvKbjMJA
Promo Video for In The Meantime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b7bvztMxwo
Church (IPO Festival, Nov. '09): http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=67A538A327331EEC
T.T. the Bear's Place (Feb. '09): http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3BB5BB07667C4F42
Church (Jan. '09): http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=610724A1EB0AECE8

Instrumentation

Teresa Mastrorilli - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Ray Boyce - Bass, Backup Vocals
Kevin Moylan - Drums.
Fred Pickard - Lead Guitar, Backup Vocals
Art DaPrato - keyboards

Discography

In The Meantime (2010). Full-length (12 song) album released July 27 2010 on FOC Records; available as a CD and multiple digital formats.
Demo (2007). EP CD released on FOC Records.

Audio

In The Meantime
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Even Though
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Too Far Gone
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Forgive You
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Keeping My Heart
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Kilimanjaro
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Someday Soon
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Pick You Up
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Coffee Shop Girls
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Teresa, Fred and Art, T.T. the Bear's Place, Nov. 2009
Teresa, CD Release Party at Oliver's Nightclub, 7.23.10
Powderhouse, CD Release Party at Olivers Nightclub, 7.23.10
Teresa and Ray, CD Release Party at Oliver's Nightclub, 7.23.10
Teresa, International Pop Overthrow Festival, Church in Boston, 11.22.09
Teresa and Art play Church in Boston, 1.15.09
T.T. the Bear's Place, 2.25.09
Powderhouse @ All Asia Bar 8.9.08
Powderhouse @ All Asia Bar 8.9.08 (Fred, Teresa & Ray)
Bill's Bar, Boston MA, 11.23.07
Teresa and Evan, T.T. the Bear's Place, Aug 2007
Teresa and Ray, T.T. the Bear's Place, Aug 2007
Teresa, P.A.'s Lounge, 5.31.07
Church, Boston MA, 1.15.09
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Press

"12 tracks of very enjoyable, Liz-Phair-circa-Exile-In-Guysville, straight up rock music." [+ Show ]

Judging from the cover of Powderhouse's in the meantime, a water color-ish picture of a starry night...
"A happy-go-lucky pop-rock attitude that screams “play me loud”!" [+ Show ]

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"...an upbeat set of originals that will hit the college listening crowd square in the face." [+ Show ]

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Setlist

For a typical club gig, Powderhouse will play a 40-45 minute set of 10 or 11 original songs. However, we have enough material to play 90 minutes of original music. Occasionally, we will also play a fairly obscure cover song as part of our set.

If requested (for private functions, festivals, etc.), Powderhouse can add additional cover songs to a set in order to appeal to a wide audience. Here's a partial list of cover songs in our repetoire:

Look at Miss Ohio (Gillian Welch)
Buick City Complex (Old 97's)
Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon)
Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
I Lost It (Lucinda Williams)
Driver 8 (REM)
Too Far Apart (Wilco)
Dry Land (Buffalo Tom)
Just My Imagination (Rolling Stones)
I Must Be High (Wilco)
Here Comes Your Man (Pixies)
Flake (Jack Johnson)
Come Together (Beatles)
Treehouse (Buffalo Tom)
It's All Over Now (Rolling Stones)
Sympathy for the Devil (Stones)
Mr. Jones (Counting Crowes)
Harvest Moon (Neil Young)
Passenger Side (Wilco)

Here are links to video of 4 live performances:

Church (IPO Festival, Nov. '09): http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A686C64EE5AA3D7E

T.T. the Bear's Place (Feb. '09): http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=BEA059A466081424

Church (Jan. '09): http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8153C866190BBE11

Bill's Bar (Nov. '07): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZFEw0Q8HXs

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Calendar

Past Dates | Upcoming Dates

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Date	Time	Venue	City
May 4, 2012 Friday	8:00 PM	Davis Square Theater	Cambridge, MA, US
Gig at Boston's newest rock club, the Davis Square Theatre (formerly Jimmy Tingle's Off-Broadway Theater, below the Foundry restaurant). We're on an excellent bill with Matt Koelsch & the Allies (10pm),Mundo's Crazy Circus (11pm), Ellis Ashbrook (12am). http://www.facebook.com/events/353881437986527
Nov 11, 2011 Friday	8:00 PM	Church	Boston, MA, US
Come help us celebrate "Nigel Tufnel Day" (11/11/11) at Church on Kilmarnock Street in the crime-free Fenway. Doors at 7; music starts at 8; we take the stage at 9pm sharp. We're playing with the bands Cowgill (8pm), Brightnight (10pm), The Duck and Covers (11pm) and Rutabaga (12pm).
Sep 17, 2011 Saturday	8:00 PM	Precinct	Boston, MA, US
Big Saturday night show at Precinct with Powderhouse, The Bridgebuilders, The Minor Three, Boston Road and Huckleberry Binge. Powderhouse takes the stage at 10pm sharp. Precinct is a great place to see live music, and the food is excellent too. Hope to see you there! http://www.precinctbar.com
Jul 22, 2011 Friday	6:00 PM	Waxy O'Connor Irish Pub	Foxboro, MA, US
It's our annual fundraiser for the PMC (Pan Mass Challenge). We've got 3 members of the band riding in the PMC this year, so we're really hoping for your support by attending (and donating). Drinks and food start at 6pm; we'll start playing around 7pm and go until about 9pm. If the weather is good, we'll be playing outside on the patio. If it's raining, we'll play inside. Hope to see you there!
Jun 24, 2011 Friday	8:00 PM	Precinct Bar	Somerville, MA, US
We emerge from a long, tough winter with a big Friday night gig at Precinct in Union Square. It's a great place to see live music and their restaurant is excellent, too. We go on at 9pm sharp and will be playing a bunch of new song. We're playing with The Rupert Selection (8PM), Callous Stars (10pm) and Autumn Armor (11PM). Doors @ 7:30PM Music @ 8:00PM 21+
May 11, 2011 Wednesday	7:00 PM	Portsmouth Gas Light Co.	Portsmouth, NH, US
World premiere of the independent film "Wingman", which features several Powderhouse songs. We'll be playing a short "unplugged" set after the showing of the film. The first 25 paying attendees will receive a copy of our CD "In The Meantime"; additional CD's will be available for purchase.
Dec 10, 2010 Friday	8:00 PM	Precinct Bar	Somerville, MA, US
We're playing Precinct in Union Square in Somerville on Friday Dec. 10th. We go on at 10pm sharp. We're playing with the bands Dogs on Television, The Bridgebuilders, Inge Berge and Bandits in the Woods. Check out the club's web site for more info: http://www.precinctbar.com Hope to see you there!
Nov 3, 2010 Wednesday	7:00 PM	PA's Lounge	Somerville, MA, US
We've been selected to play the opening night of the Boston edition of the International Pop Overthrow Festival. Here's the lineup: 7:30 Natalie Smith 8:15 June Millington 9:00 Eddie Japan 9:45 The Buckners 10:30 Powderhouse 11:15 Lemonpeeler More info at http://www.internationalpopoverthrow.com.
Oct 16, 2010 Saturday	8:00 PM	Church	Boston, MA, US
Big Saturday night gig in the Fenway. We go on first at 9pm sharp. More details coming soon. Hope to see you there!
Jul 23, 2010 Friday	9:00 PM	Oliver's	Boston, MA, US
Come help us celebrate the release of our new full-length CD at Oliver's Nightclub in Boston (behind the Cask'n Flagon next to Fenway Park). The bands Sunlea and Silentypes open the show, and Moonstone Lady closes things out in style. Doors open at 8pm; the music starts at 9pm. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Powderhouse/21261572967 www.myspace.com/powderhouseband www.myspace.com/sunleasite www.myspace.com/silentypes www.myspace.com/moonstoneladyband
Mar 11, 2010 Thursday	8:00 PM	Oliver's Nightclub at Cask n' Flagon	Boston, MA, US
We’re playing Oliver’s Nightclub, the new rock club that’s part of the Caskn’ Flagon, next to Fenway Park. We go on at 10pm sharp and play a 45 minute set. Here’s the lineup: HAZARD ADAMS, POWDERHOUSE, THE FINE AND DANDY TRIO, ROBERT GILLIES http://www.casknflagon.com/olivers (617) 536-4840
Dec 12, 2009 Saturday	8:00 PM	Copperfield's	Boston, MA, US
Powderhouse plays the Boston Music Spotlight Music Series at Copperfield's near Fenway Park.
Nov 22, 2009 Sunday	8:00 PM	Church (International Pop Overthrow Festival)	Boston, MA, US
Powderhouse plays the last night of the International Pop Overthrow Festival. Check out http://www.internationalpopoverthrow.com for the details.
Jul 25, 2009 Saturday	9:00 PM	Porters Bar	Boston, MA, US
Powderhouse plays a fundraiser for the Pan-Mass Challenge at Porters Bar near North Station. We'll play a couple of sets; there will be a raffle and other fun stuff. All proceeds go to the fundraising of Teresa & Kevin, who are both riding again this year. www.portersbar.com and www.pmc.org.
Feb 25, 2009 Wednesday	9:00 PM	T.T. the Bear's Place	Cambridge, MA, US
We're playing the early set at 9:15, opening for an excellent band from Detroit called "The Hard Lessons" . Should be a great show.
Jan 15, 2009 Thursday	9:00 PM	Church	Boston, MA, US
We've got a big Thursday night show at the club "Church" (formerly the Linwood Grille), located at 69 Kilmarnock Street in the Fenway. We'll be playing with IAN CHARLES & THE NEW TRIO PLUS and AUTUMN HOLLOW. More info at http://www.churchofboston.com.
Aug 9, 2008 Saturday	9:00 PM	All Asia	Cambridge, MA, US
All Asia is on Mass Ave in Cambridge, about 1 block down from the Middle East. For more info, go to www.allasiabar.com
Jul 18, 2008 Friday	9:00 PM	Porters Bar	Boston, MA, US
Powderhouse hosts a fundraiser for the Pan-Mass Challenge and Dana Farber Cancer Institute. For directions, go to www.portersbar.com
Nov 23, 2007 Friday	9:00 PM	Bill's Bar & Lounge	Boston, MA, US
Big Friday night gig @ Bill’s Bar on Landsdowne Street. No more Red Sox, so parking won’t be a problem. Come on out and have some fun! We’re playing with Autumn Above, Mission Hill & McAlister Drive. We go on at 9pm (8:30 doors), so don’t be late. Check out www.billsbar.com for more info.
Oct 28, 2007 Sunday	9:00 PM	T.T. the Bear's Place	Cambridge, MA, US
We're playing with a very cool band from NYC called Phonograph - check 'em out at www.phonographny.com.
Sep 29, 2007 Saturday	8:00 PM	Porter's	Boston, MA, US
Porters is located near North Station and the Boston Garden.
Aug 29, 2007 Wednesday	9:00 PM	T.T. the Bear's Place	Cambridge, MA, US
Set time is 9pm sharp. 18+, $7 cover. We're playing with Pawnshop Diamonds, Chloe & the Pappas, and Trucker Mouth.
Jul 7, 2007 Saturday	3:00 PM	Private Party	Reading, VT, US
May 31, 2007 Thursday	9:00 PM	P.A.'s Lounge	Somerville, MA, US
Our home opener! First pitch is at 9pm sharp. We only play a 45 minute set, so don't be late. We're followed by the bands "The Cush" (from Burlington VT) and "The Fixations". Hope to see you there.

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