PRESTO RECORDS RE-LAUNCH SHOW x OVV

118 Jaques Street, Somerville MA

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PRESTO RECORDS RE-LAUNCH SHOW - featuring videos from Miranda Warning, Miles Dethmuffen and more. Also a label history talk and sample recordings listening with Chris Porter. PLUS a “where are they now” segment & conversation with various members of Presto Records related bands including The Trojan Ponies, Classic Ruins, Miranda Warning, Miles Dethmuffen, and Evol Twin! In 1989 band manager and budding music business entrepreneur Chris Porter took the plunge into record label ownership as he started the Presto Records label. The name of the label paid homage to his grandfather’s long running restaurant called the Presto – located in Lowell, MA for a number of decades in the mid-1900’s. Initially started to release the second album by local rock n roll staples Classic Ruins, in subsequent years Presto grew as a label and ultimately worked with 7 different bands from the Boston area and beyond. The first release for Presto was Classic Ruins’ full length album entitled “Ruins Café”. Soon after the release of that record, more bands were signed to the label. Most of the catalog focused on Boston based acts like Miranda Warning (another band that Porter managed at the time), Miles Dethmuffen, The Visigoths, Evol Twin, and The Trojan Ponies. However, one Cleveland band that made a great impression on Chris in his college radio days was also added to the roster – The Terrible Parade. Overall Presto Records produced 11 releases over a 5 year period. To varying degrees all of the bands received national college radio airplay as well as some limited exposure on local area commercial stations. Most of the bands mainly performed regionally during their respective times together, although Miranda Warning, Miles Dethmuffen, and The Terrible Parade all did some national touring as well. By 1994, Porter was very immersed in talent buying and promoting club level shows at the Middle East Club in Cambridge (later moving on to Mama Kin Music Hall and later the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle). Between that and his continued focus on artist management, time and energy was greatly taken up. So it was decided to suspend Presto Records operations in 1994. Twenty seven years later, the label is being revived for digital releases of its entire catalog. https://www.prestorecordsusa.com/ MIRANDA WARNING https://www.facebook.com/Miranda-Warning-107667351424493/ http://adboc.net/mw ABOUT ONCE VIRTUAL VENUE: “We call ourselves independent, but what we are is interdependent. Performance is art. Art soothes and nurtures us. It makes us happy.” ONCE VV will work hard to add a warmth and hospitality to the livestream by evoking the hominess and cozy hospitality they are known for and will continue to keep the ONCE name tied to diverse and quality programming as they frontier the wild west of an online “virtual venue.” All for ONCE and ONCE for ALL! ONCE’s PATREON: www.patreon.com/ONCEVV ONCE’s Venmo: @ONCESomerville Follow ONCE: @ONCESomerville #SaveOurStages: https://saveourstages.com #SaveMAStages interest form at https://savemastages.org Shopperville: https://oncesomerville.myshopify.com OVV Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ONCEVirtualVenue