Dogmatics - Nowhweresville LP [Rum Bar]

""Nowheresville" is as strong as anything The Dogmatics have put out in their almost 45 year existence." - The Ledge

"Nowheresville has been my favourite location since it came out." - Renny's Riot

"Every town had its Replacements, inspired by Westerberg and Co., but creative enough to add their own twist. Boston’s Dogmatics had a leg up by coming up at the same time as the ’Mats, making them less imitators than peers. Their first album in nearly 40 years isn’t quite a firebreather, but there’s no shame in that. What matters are the songs and the sound, which still sound crisp and pure. Leader Jerry Lehane and his co-frontpeople James Young and Peter O’Halloran base their catchy pop/punk tunes in old-fashioned rock ’n’ roll values, which leads “I Can’t Get Over You,” “Nothing to Be Learned,” and the skillet-lickin’ “Con Job” to insist that having a good time is the only reason to be alive. Ain’t that rock ’n’ roll anyhow?" - Big Takeover Magazine, Nov '25 Fall issue

"The Dogmatics, “Nowheresville.” It’s been 39 years since the Dogmatics added a new LP to the archive of Boston rock history, but the group doesn’t sound any less gritty for the break. The Boston band’s garage rock prowess is a given, but it’s their...  more