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

H.U.M.A.N.W.I.N.E
"Wrench in the Works", HUMANWINE's logo
Background information
Origin Vermont, United States
Genres
Years active 2002–present
Labels Nervous Relatives, Cordless Recordings
Associated acts
  • Veil
  • The Folks Below
  • Timestamp
  • These Seeds Become Trees
Website humanwine.org
Members Holly Brewer
Matthew McNiss
Past members Paul Dilley
Nate Greenslit
Tony Metsiou
Jeremy John Pilny
Andrew Dole
Patrick Dole

H.U.M.A.N.W.I.N.E. (often stylized HUMANWINE) is a Vermont-based band with early roots in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 2002 by Holly Brewer and Matthew McNiss, HUMANWINE has had a long history of rotating lineups of supporting musicians. In recent years, the band has primarily performed and recorded as a duo, as heard on their 2016 four-volume release "aether".[1]

HUMANWINE has received various nominations and awards. The band has been featured in articles in many sources including the Boston Phoenix,[2][3] the Boston Herald,[4][5] The Pitch, The Dallas Morning News,[6] and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette,[7] as well as being featured on the cover of Northeast Performer Magazine.[8]

HUMANWINE has opened for acts at both the Orpheum Theatre[9] in Boston and Webster Hall[10] in New York. They have also opened for the Squirrel Nut Zippers at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston[11] as well as headlining their own show at the venue.[12]

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",[13] a reference to the subtly-coded lyrics that comprise most of their songs.

Awards and nominations

Touring

HUMANWINE performing at AS220 in 2006

HUMANWINE has made two national tours as well as making a West Coast tour.[18]

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.[19] 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,[20] 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.[21] It is yet to be determined if Vinlandia will be an annual event.

Members

Core members:

  • Holly Brewer
  • Matthew McNiss

Select musicians of the rotating lineup:

  • A Far Cry
  • Adam Glasseye Beckley
  • Brian Carpenter
  • Nathan Cohen
  • Paul Dilley
  • Esther "E-Star"
  • Nate Greenslit
  • Jeremy Harman
  • Kaethe Hostetter
  • Brian King
  • Tim Maher
  • Ashley Vandiver
  • Courtenay Vandiver
  • Brian Viglione
  • Jen "Mary" Widow

Discography

Albums

  • Xe. (as Veil) [2002]
  • For Burning Cities Present [2004]
  • Fighting Naked [2007]
  • Mass Exodus (Full Length) [2009]
  • aether [2016]

Extended Plays

  • Kalifornia [2003]
  • Rivolta Silenziosa [2007]
  • Mass Exodus [2009]

Miscellaneous Releases

  • The Sepiachord Companion [2009] - includes the track Rivolta Silenziosa[22]
  • Humanwine/Absinthe Rose Split Vinyl Bronze 12" Record (Limited Edition) [2010]

Publications

  • Codex [2016]

See also

References

  1. ↑ HUMANWINE releases aether
  2. ↑ Eclectic Collective Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine., article written in The Phoenix around the release of the Fighting Naked album.
  3. ↑ Wandering Stars, this is one of several articles that The Phoenix has done.
  4. ↑ Malleable HUMANWINE embraces fluid lineup
  5. ↑ Bands with very long names tonight @ Church
  6. ↑ Boston band plays songs from a parallel universe
  7. ↑ What you're listening to: HUMANWINE, human interest column.
  8. ↑ Performer Magazine June 2008 cover Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine., the content of the article is not available online at this time.
  9. ↑ Article on HUMANWINE including information on the Orpheum show.
  10. ↑ Listing for Webster Hall show on April 22, 2006
  11. ↑ Squirrel Nut Zippers + HUMANWINE @ Paradise Boston 7-18-2008
  12. ↑ Concert Review: HUMANWINE CD Release Party at the Paradise Rock Club Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. in the Bostonist.
  13. ↑ Acronym solution was provided on stage by Holly during their "Naked Residency" at the Lizard Lounge, March 2010 as well as being listed on the band's MySpace page.
  14. ↑ 2008 Best Female Vocalist
  15. ↑ 2007 Boston Music Awards Nomination list
  16. ↑ WBZ 2007 A-List Archived 2010-07-12 at the Wayback Machine., Best Album.
  17. ↑ NEMO and the Boston Music Awards 2006 Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  18. ↑ List of past HUMANWINE shows Archived 2011-03-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ↑ Cordless founding announcement, including a list of initial artists that were signed.
  20. ↑ Cross-link to a note on another Wikipedia page
  21. ↑ Vinlandia Promo information
  22. ↑ The Sepiachord Companion
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