Medic Medic

"Who is this Medic Medic? They're a three piece band from Pittsburgh and they kicked ass last night. As I was heading downstairs to check them out, two different people said to me "you have to see this band, they're awesome"! Not sure they both said that same thing, but you get the point. Those people were right. The Medic Medic formula is a very simple concept that's rather tough to actually pull off. One drummer, one guitarist, and one female vocalist and they really impressed me. Not that they sounded like this band per se but I've been listening to a bit of Slayer recently and Medic Medic did a fine job of scratching that heavy metal itch I've had of late."

For photos of this show in review, please visit : http://earfarm.blogspot.com/2006/07/beg-yr-pardon.html - Earfarm

"Formerly known as Ephemeris, the three piece now known as Medic Medic have changed nothing except their moniker. Keeping the integrity of their gritty guitar/drums/vocals-only format intact, the trio has relaunched itself with their latest self-titled EP.

Sans bass, Medic Medic takes a page right out of the White Stripes handbook. Leading off the disc with "Birthday March", guitarist Phil Blythe-Supan's raucous power chords and drummer Jesse Phillips' brash snare lay the framework beneath Nicole Ranalli's distraught singing. Continuing the anxiety with her layered vocals through the final cut, "Off the Wagon", you get the sense that the stress created by this album is intentional. Despite that, Medic Medic demonstrates how much can be accomplished with so few instruments." - Rick Szymanski - Music Underground Magazine

"I was grasping for comparisons during the Medic squared set. First, the boy/girl vocal trade off and heavy riffage set me in a Royal Trux direction, but the guitar sound was too clean for that. It had a bubble grunge quality to it that was definitely heavy, but it just wasn't debauched enough for the Trux. Tidy Butch Vig produced Nirvana maybe? Since the whole of their sound was drums and a lone guitar, it was the main focus of my wonderings, but the band's lead lady vocalist had a nice kinetic energy and a strong, clear voice. My photgrapher/ lady friend commented that it reminded her a bit of Elastica fox Justine Frischmann, which I waved off on grounds that it didn't hit JF's levels of posh sophistication. Then, after set, DJ Fluxblog went straight into a late era Elastica trash rocker from the Menace and I had to sheepishly concede.

This performance was also notable for a readymade four man mosh pit that sprung fully formed from the head of the stage. They slammed around to the guitar crunch, delivering blows to only themselves, and then scattered to the winds at set's conclusion. Can you rent slam dancers?"

For Photos of this show in review please visit : http://www.merryswankster.com/archives/2006/07/beg_yr_pardon_4_1.html
- Merry Swankster

"Sound: Female-fronted garage-rock band that swings from screaming punk to crushing metal. Think PJ Harvey, Melvins, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.... the record came out sounding great and just raw enough."
-Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"...the band manipulates the shrapnel of grunge, riot-grrl post-punk and disco into a modern paradigm of driving, metallic pop music that's as deafening as it is danceable. The album's opening track, "Mourning Star," gets right to the point of what vocalist and lyricist Nicole Ranalli's voice can do. Elements of PJ Harvey-like breathiness combined with Corinne Tucker-esque falsetto shrieks take the lead over an adrenaline-inducing rhythm section comprised of guitar and drums. Guitarist Phil Blythe-Supan brings forth a Melvins-by-way-of-Hum style of infectious guitar sludge, also lending his heroic baritone on "Bend," "Make Me Better" and "Birthday March." Last but not least, the barely legal, spider-armed drummer Jesse Levi thumps away flawlessly, not missing a beat... The 10 songs on The Horse meld without sacrificing any momentum as each track oozes out angst-filled observations on the domino effect of our self-destructive culture."
-Danny Fenner, Pittsburgh City Paper - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Sound: Female-fronted garage-rock band that swings from screaming punk to crushing metal. Think PJ Harvey, Melvins, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.... the record came out sounding great and just raw enough."
-Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Something old, something new. Over the past weeks, you may have picked up a grubby, beer-stained handbill advertising shows by some band called Medic Medic. What you might not know is, it’s the rebirth of 3-year-old three-piece Ephemeris, fronted by Nicole Ranalli. No lineup changes, apparently, but new songs and a little window dressing. The band’s abrasive guitar damage and dissonant vocals resemble moments of Sleater Kinney, PJ Harvey and Glass Candy. And Medic Medic’s got a new EP coming out you’ll want to get your mitts on. Catch the band on May 14 at Garfield Artworks with NYC’s Pistola and Rhino & Triangle, or May 20 at the Apollo Community Center with The Fitt, El Grosso, The Smut Project and The Suckerpunch Thompsons." - Aaron Jentzen - Pittsburgh City Paper - Pittsburgh City Paper

"Something old, something new. Over the past weeks, you may have picked up a grubby, beer-stained handbill advertising shows by some band called Medic Medic. What you might not know is, it’s the rebirth of 3-year-old three-piece Ephemeris, fronted by Nicole Ranalli. No lineup changes, apparently, but new songs and a little window dressing. The band’s abrasive guitar damage and dissonant vocals resemble moments of Sleater Kinney, PJ Harvey and Glass Candy. And Medic Medic’s got a new EP coming out you’ll want to get your mitts on. Catch the band on May 14 at Garfield Artworks with NYC’s Pistola and Rhino & Triangle, or May 20 at the Apollo Community Center with The Fitt, El Grosso, The Smut Project and The Suckerpunch Thompsons." - Aaron Jentzen - Pittsburgh City Paper - Pittsburgh City Paper