H.U.M.A.N.W.I.N.E.

H.U.M.A.N.W.I.N.E., aka HUMANWINE

Wrench in the Works
Background information
Origin Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres Heavy metal, anarcho punk, dark cabaret, Steampunk, folk, folk punk, Middle Eastern music, oom-pah, punk rock, waltz, sociopolitical
Years active 2002–present
Labels Nervous Relatives, Cordless Recordings
Associated acts Veil
Website humanwine.org
Members Holly Brewer
Matt McNiss
Paul Dilley
Nate Greenslit
Past members Tony Metsiou
Jeremy John Pilny
Andrew Dole
Patrick Dole

H.U.M.A.N.W.I.N.E. (often printed as HUMANWINE) is a band based out of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 2002 by Holly Brewer and Mat McNiss, this band features a rotating lineup of supporting musicians.

Humanwine has received various nominations and awards. They have been featured in articles in many sources including the Boston Phoenix,[1][2] the Boston Herald,[3][4] The Pitch, The Dallas Morning News,[5] and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette,[6] as well as being featured on the cover of Northeast Performer Magazine.[7]

Humanwine has opened for acts at both the Orpheum Theatre[8] in Boston and Webster Hall[9] in New York. They have also opened for the Squirrel Nut Zippers at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston[10] as well as headlining their own show at the venue.[11]

Their name is said, with tongue in cheek, to be an acronym of the phrase, "Humans Underground Making Anagrams Nightly While Imperialistic Not-Mes Enslave",[12] a reference to the subtly-coded lyrics that comprise most of their songs.

Awards and nominations

Touring

Humanwine has made two national tours as well as making a West Coast tour.[17]

Their first U.S. national tour was billed as the "Double Dipping Tour" and took place in November 2006. They traveled with Reverend Glasseye and shared members between the two bands, hence the tour title. After this tour, Paul Dilley of Reverend Glasseye became a staple of Humanwine.

Their second national tour came after they were signed to Cordless Recordings.[18] While Cordless Recordings handled the digital distribution, Nervous Relatives Records handled the physical distribution. This tour was used as promotion for their new album, Fighting Naked, and took place from March through April 2007. For this album and tour, rather than using their primary drummer of Nate Greenslit (who went on a personal hiatus), they recruited Brian Viglione,[19] Holly Brewer's childhood next-door neighbor from Greenville, New Hampshire.

For their West Coast tour they took a different approach for their lineup. Holly Brewer and Mat McNiss left the rest of the band behind and trained local musicians that they knew on a show-by-show basis, resulting in a different lineup and feel for each performance. This tour began in December 2008 and lasted through May 2009.

Vinlandia

On July 30, 2011, Humanwine hosted a small music festival called "Vinlandia" in West Chesterfield, New Hampshire. The festival featured several acts, an open mic, and overnight camping.[20] It is yet to be determined if Vinlandia will be an annual event.

Regular members of the rotating lineup

Nate Greenslit, Paul Dilley, Court 'Courtenay' Vandiver, Ash 'Ashley' Vandiver, A Far Cry, E-Star 'Esther', Jeremy Harman, Nathan Cohen, Brian Carpenter, Kaethe Hostetter, Brian Viglione, Brian King, Adam Glasseye Beckley., Tim Maher, and Mary 'Jen' Widow, to name a few.

Discography

See also

References

External links

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