The Glorious Veins

That mixture of cheek and sincerity is characteristic of The Glorious Veins, an unsigned four-man rock group that has been working the New York area indie scene for the better part of three years. The Veins—Pangman, guitarist Matt Howels, bassist Lee Grasso, and drummer Wiggy Colmenares—are both dedicated and laid back, impassioned and immature, talented and crude. They are also almost pathologically unconcerned about spending more than two hours in The Bitter End’s tiny green room with a journalist and a tape recorder. - Tim Kennedy via Yeah New York

That mixture of cheek and sincerity is characteristic of The Glorious Veins, an unsigned four-man rock group that has been working the New York area indie scene for the better part of three years. The Veins—Pangman, guitarist Matt Howels, bassist Lee Grasso, and drummer Wiggy Colmenares—are both dedicated and laid back, impassioned and immature, talented and crude. They are also almost pathologically unconcerned about spending more than two hours in The Bitter End’s tiny green room with a journalist and a tape recorder. - Tim Kennedy via Yeah New York

With members from Wisconsin to London to the Philippines, and back now to New York City, The Glorious Veins are a veritable United Nations of rock and roll. - NICK HARRAH via Herald Dispatch

With members from Wisconsin to London to the Philippines, and back now to New York City, The Glorious Veins are a veritable United Nations of rock and roll. - NICK HARRAH via Herald Dispatch

Four souls spread over three continents decided to go to New York to pursue a dream. It all began like most fairy tales of old, with a chance encounter on Craigslist. Fast forward a bit and what you have is The Glorious Veins, a band of four gentlemen who describe their sound as “bluesy post-punk dance rock from Mars,” and to tell the truth, that description is pretty spot on. What they don’t mention is that it’s really good bluesy post-punk dance rock, no matter what planet it hails from. - Tiffiny via The Ruckus

Four souls spread over three continents decided to go to New York to pursue a dream. It all began like most fairy tales of old, with a chance encounter on Craigslist. Fast forward a bit and what you have is The Glorious Veins, a band of four gentlemen who describe their sound as “bluesy post-punk dance rock from Mars,” and to tell the truth, that description is pretty spot on. What they don’t mention is that it’s really good bluesy post-punk dance rock, no matter what planet it hails from. - Tiffiny via The Ruckus

So there you have it, a very diverse and talented group of guys. These guys would probably be so awesome to see live. I'm just going to say it, I want an interview with them. They seem like a pretty cool group of guys. - dbattersby via On My Radar

OK, I’ll admit it – when I first fired up “Blue Eyed Crazy,” by The Glorious Veins, something to the effect of “Oooooo, damn good!” might have popped out of my mouth. My excitement only grew as I listened to each song on their self-titled debut LP – officially due out on March 5th.

...The album itself is a strong study in what sort of elements comprise a great debut. In particular, Paul Pangman terrific lyrics contributes a dramatic flow to the band's sound, a feature that is oftentimes missing from contemporary music. - Ross Condit via In Your Speakers

OK, I’ll admit it – when I first fired up “Blue Eyed Crazy,” by The Glorious Veins, something to the effect of “Oooooo, damn good!” might have popped out of my mouth. My excitement only grew as I listened to each song on their self-titled debut LP – officially due out on March 5th.

...The album itself is a strong study in what sort of elements comprise a great debut. In particular, Paul Pangman terrific lyrics contributes a dramatic flow to the band's sound, a feature that is oftentimes missing from contemporary music. - Ross Condit via In Your Speakers