http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9386038&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rssPela has all the variables required for a successful indie-rock band these days: residency in Brooklyn; time spent busking and dive-bartending; a pedigree of (acknowledged) influences including Bruce Springsteen, Husker Du, the Pixies and the Replacements; and, of course, four dudes. But what sets these four dudes apart is their willingness to mix up the variables -- and their persistence. Singer/guitarist Billy McCarthy, bassist Eric Sanderson, guitarist Nate ("Natron") Martinez and drummer Tomislav Zovich are all working-class kids hailing from New York state and California who moved to New York City and took up a series of odd jobs to pay the bills while they got their musical careers off the ground: cater-waiter, a/v guy, Croatian wedding polka band. In the meantime, they also pursued college degrees and played in other bands before coming together as Pela in 2004. Gigs in "any room that would have them" and a couple EPs ensued, followed by their 2007 debut, <I>Anytown Graffiti</I>. - Rachel DevittIndie/Alternativeen720Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:29:04 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9386038&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pela has all the variables required for a successful indie-rock band these days: residency in Brooklyn; time spent busking and dive-bartending; a pedigree of (acknowledged) influences including Bruce Springsteen, Husker Du, the Pixies and the Replacements; and, of course, four dudes. But what sets these four dudes apart is their willingness to mix up the variables -- and their persistence. Singer/guitarist Billy McCarthy, bassist Eric Sanderson, guitarist Nate ("Natron") Martinez and drummer Tomislav Zovich are all working-class kids hailing from New York state and California who moved to New York City and took up a series of odd jobs to pay the bills while they got their musical careers off the ground: cater-waiter, a/v guy, Croatian wedding polka band. In the meantime, they also pursued college degrees and played in other bands before coming together as Pela in 2004. Gigs in "any room that would have them" and a couple EPs ensued, followed by their 2007 debut, <I>Anytown Graffiti</I>. - Rachel Devitt http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191847&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 14191847 tra.14191847 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Anytown Graffiti alb.14191319 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/7/1247526_170x170.jpg 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 true Lost To The Lonesome tra.14191847 192000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191847&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191847&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191849&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 14191849 tra.14191849 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Anytown Graffiti alb.14191319 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/7/1247526_170x170.jpg 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 true The Trouble With River Cities tra.14191849 160000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191849&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191849&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191848&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 14191848 tra.14191848 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Anytown Graffiti alb.14191319 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/7/1247526_170x170.jpg 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 true Drop Me Off tra.14191848 225000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191848&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191848&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191846&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 14191846 tra.14191846 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Anytown Graffiti alb.14191319 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/7/1247526_170x170.jpg 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 true Waiting On The Stairs tra.14191846 302000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191846&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191846&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191853&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 14191853 tra.14191853 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Anytown Graffiti alb.14191319 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/7/1247526_170x170.jpg 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 true Tenement Teeth tra.14191853 231000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191853&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191853&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191854&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 14191854 tra.14191854 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Anytown Graffiti alb.14191319 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/7/1247526_170x170.jpg 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 true Rooftops tra.14191854 165000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191854&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191854&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191852&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 14191852 tra.14191852 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Anytown Graffiti alb.14191319 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/7/1247526_170x170.jpg 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 true Your Desert's Not A Desert At All tra.14191852 218000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191852&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191852&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191851&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 14191851 tra.14191851 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Anytown Graffiti alb.14191319 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/7/1247526_170x170.jpg 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 true Song Writes Itself tra.14191851 160000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191851&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191851&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191850&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 14191850 tra.14191850 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Anytown Graffiti alb.14191319 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/7/1247526_170x170.jpg 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 true Cavalry tra.14191850 222000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191850&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191850&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191855&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 14191855 tra.14191855 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Anytown Graffiti alb.14191319 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/7/1247526_170x170.jpg 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 true Anytown Graffiti tra.14191855 357000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191855&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191855&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191856&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 14191856 tra.14191856 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Anytown Graffiti alb.14191319 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/7/1247526_170x170.jpg 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 true 7th And 17th tra.14191856 127000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191856&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14191856&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9386847&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 9386847 tra.9386847 Pela art.9386038 0.99 All In Time alb.9386134 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/3/6/1816382_170x170.jpg 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 true Latitudes tra.9386847 255000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9386847&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9386847&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9386848&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9386850&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 9386850 tra.9386850 Pela art.9386038 0.99 All In Time alb.9386134 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/3/6/1816382_170x170.jpg 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 true Parade of Geronimos tra.9386850 86000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9386850&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9386850&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9386849&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 9386849 tra.9386849 Pela art.9386038 0.99 All In Time alb.9386134 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/3/6/1816382_170x170.jpg 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 true All in Time tra.9386849 173000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9386849&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9386849&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20996839&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 20996839 tra.20996839 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Rhapsody Originals alb.20983506 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/1/1/1251174_170x170.jpg 2008-06-03 00:00:00.0 2008-06-03 00:00:00.0 true Song Writes Itself [Rhapsody Originals] tra.20996839 226000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20996839&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20996839&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20996841&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 20996841 tra.20996841 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Rhapsody Originals alb.20983506 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/1/1/1251174_170x170.jpg 2008-06-03 00:00:00.0 2008-06-03 00:00:00.0 true Lost To The Lonesome [Rhapsody Originals] tra.20996841 231000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20996841&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20996841&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20996838&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 20996838 tra.20996838 Pela art.9386038 0.99 Rhapsody Originals alb.20983506 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/1/1/1251174_170x170.jpg 2008-06-03 00:00:00.0 2008-06-03 00:00:00.0 true The Trouble With River Cities [Rhapsody Originals] tra.20996838 156000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20996838&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20996838&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17181344&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 6 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 17181344 tra.17181344 Pela art.9386038 0.0 Pela: The Rhapsody Interview alb.17180150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/8/1/4/1144184_170x170.jpg 2007-11-05 00:00:00.0 2007-11-06 00:00:00.0 true Worst Jobs tra.17181344 56000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17181344&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17181344&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17181343&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 6 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pela on Rhapsody Online 17181343 tra.17181343 Pela art.9386038 0.0 Pela: The Rhapsody Interview alb.17180150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/8/1/4/1144184_170x170.jpg 2007-11-05 00:00:00.0 2007-11-06 00:00:00.0 true On Anytown Graffiti tra.17181343 59000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17181343&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17181343&variant=data&rws=%2Fpela%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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