Please enjoy a selection of downloadable tracks from our forthcoming album, bees on the vine.

*Things To Do in New York

*Bees on the Vine

*Little One

*With the Lights On

Cover Art by Heiko Müller:

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More video from our last show at the Red and Black bar. More to come! Available in HD

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Who wants a postcard from MNPLS? Send your address to emily@milkmachine.org, and we’ll send you something from the Twin Cities.

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Live updates from the studio. Russ and Jared, recording The Crucible.

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Jared had to pee and Russ had to eat… they did these things separately.

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Russ and Jared left for Minneapolis today in the minivan! As of 2:37pm, they were crossing state-lines into Pennsylvania, which is — according to Google Maps — about 99 miles outside the District.  Only 1002 miles left to go…

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Here is a video of Little One recorded on January 29 at the Red and Black Bar. Check back for more videos from this show. Available in HD.

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I like to think that my band doesn’t fit a lot of rock band stereotypes. While there are some “I’m in a band” boilerplates I’ve grown to accept (we will always argue about whose turn it is to buy beer, for instance), I’m particularly excited about the most recent realization of a distinctive band-habit.

Milkmachine spent Valentine’s Day weekend in the studio at American University recording five new tunes. On Sunday, after 14+ hours spent in the basement of McKinley, piles of dressing-coated Tupperware said it all: we eat a ton of salad.

How did we acquire this unquenchable yet uncoordinated taste for mixed veggies? Who knows… but if you’re into it, try out our signature salad combinations below, and stay tuned for details about our soon-to-be released five-track EP.

• Russ (accordion): shredded red cabbage, cubed cooked acorn squash, radishes, tomatoes, carrots, avocado, salmon, shrimp
• Jared (drums): kale, green-leaf lettuce, red bell pepper, avocado, blue cheese, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, chicken
• Johnny (trumpet): baby spinach, tomatoes, jicama, corn, cucumbers, avocado, steak
• Emily (tuba): mixed spring greens, cilantro, black beans, beets, butternut squash, black sesame seeds, hard boiled egg

(A salad shout-out of gratitude to Cameron, our AU sound guy. He recommends baby spinach with dried cranberries, mandarin oranges and slivered almonds.)

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***Friends, The Batcave reunion has been canceled due to the crazy snow! The show will be rescheduled for a future date. Check back soon for details!*** Way back before milkmachine got going, I used to play accordion at an open mic called “The Batcave”. It was the oddest assortment of unusual performers in DC. It was always exciting and challenging to attend. Sadly, as with all wonderful things, its time ended some years ago. This Sunday, however, a reuinion is planned at the DC Arts Center on Sunday, December 20, at 7:00pm. I’ll play a few songs, and there will be music, burlesque, oddities, and more. Tickets are $10, and you must make a reservation by calling the DC Arts Center at 202-462-7833.

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Tonight, Milkmachine is opening for Hoots & Hellmouth at DC9.
Hoots & Hellmouth are going to be a ton of fun to play with and, needless to say, we are excited about this show.

Sadly, this will be the last time Milkmachine performs with the tuba we’ve been borrowing from our friend Jeff Mitchell over the past year. He’s playing music throughout the upcoming holidays, and his practices are picking up.

What does this mean for us? On to the next tuba, and a big thank you to Jeff. If you come out tonight, please think  of how he made this show possible. (Or you can think about him playing tuba while wearing a Santa hat and suspenders. I know I am.)

Stay tuned for future tuba news, and come see us tonight at DC9, 1940 9^th St NW, one block from U St. metro. Milkmachine at 9 p.m. $12.

– Emily

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