Christopher Peifer solo electric + Tom Raider solo + duets from the former Mercy Twin bandmates (together for the first time since the mid-90s)
@ Sandy McKnight Songwriters Fund, Appetito, Lee, MA
Peifer plays selections from his 4 power pop solo albums, + a set by Tom Raider, bookending an open mic of top Berkshires songwriters, hosted by Tom Morawiec and Liv Cummins.
Benefitting the Sandy McKnight Songwriters Fund.
Pizza and gelato by Appetito + craft beer and wine.
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• Chronogram Magazine describes Peifer’s debut release, Suicide Mission (2020) as "boasting some fine, understated guitar work in the service of witty couplets recalling the jaundiced pop smarts of Elvis Costello."
• Of his 2021 sophomore album, the taste-making blog, Add to Wantlist says, “The Social Distance is 30 minutes of power pop heaven. It’s how I imagine it would sound if Paul Westerberg and Nick Lowe started a band together. Peifer infuses his songs with just the right amount of punk and rock-‘n’-roll attitude, and his sandpaper voice has the perfect grit size."
• Faster and Louder calls Peifer’s recent Sacred and Profane a "quintessential melodic guitar rock album,” adding, "Peifer has achieved a wonderful progression across these three releases. In trying times, these albums have been like comfort food for the soul. They've traced our collective journey into the darkness and ultimately back into the light."
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In the mid-90s Peifer and Raider played together in the Albany-based power trio, Mercy Twin:
• "Mercy Twin opened up hard and in your face with style that was never lost when they moved into mellowed reflective tunes. This tight three piece had the audience charmed and gave good grounds for that ominous feeling that big things are starting to come from Albany. I soon felt I must have been the only one at Bogie’s that night not yet turned on to them.” - Sean Creedon, BUZZZ Magazine
• "Power trio Mercy Twin delivered a pleasing set of Revolver-era Beatles-esque pop tunes, crammed with juicy guitar hooks and held together by the solid drumming of Phil Lanz. Tom Raider (guitar/vocals) and Chris Peifer (bass/vocals) pulled off some pretty wicked harmony singing.” - Dave Malachowski, Metroland
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