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AMERICAN BEAUTIES

INDIE FOLK ROCK

BOSTON, MA

beauties news

  • Our next show is a live broadcast at WBCA Presents on WBCA Radio 102.9 FM on Friday October 25 at 6:00 PM. Thanks To Brett Rodrigues (WBCA) for his support of local Boston bands and artists on his radio program. WBCA Presents is recorded and filmed live in studio and broadcast on its affiliate Cable Access channels around Boston. American Beauties will be playing a 50 minute set of original music during the show - links to follow.

  • We’ll be taking a short break over the holidays to work on new music and to provide you with some live performance videos from our rehearsal space. Our next Live show is scheduled for January 18, 2025 at the Square Root in Roslindale with two great Boston bands; The Sarah Levecque Band and the Emily Grogan Band - will be a great night of music.

  • We have been receiving airplay on local Boston/New England radio stations WBCA 102.9 FM, WZBC 90.3 (Boston College), WMWM 91.7 (Salem State College), WPKN 89.5 (Bridgeport, CN), and local internet stations Bumblebee Radio (with Kristen Eck) and North of Boston Radio (with Bob Nelson).

  • The band was featured as an “On The Rise” Artist in the Oct/Nov 2023 issue of Relix Magazine and our song Shining Stars was included on the Artist Sampler CD and Playlist included with the issue.

  • We traveled to Austin, TX to play three Tinderbox Music Showcase events during the 2024 South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in March.

  • Sound of Mind reviews and press updates included here: Sound of Mind Press

SOUND OF MIND

American Beauties sophomore release includes 11 original songs written by singer-songwriter-guitarist Michael Gray. Sound of Mind was released to college and public radio on June 6, 2023 and was added for airplay on over 80 stations across the US and Canada. The album charted in the top 25 on five stations and reached No. 1 at WVIA in Pittstown, PA (George Graham Review). Sound of Mind charted as a self-release for over 17 weeks on the College Radio Charts reaching No. 143 out of 1,000 tracked releases on September 27, 2023.

The album is available for streaming and downloads on digital music platforms worldwide.