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by Richard VerducciInterviews

Continuing our series on Larry Livermore interviews (and our concurrent series of "Ill shit"), today we bring you a Livermore directed interview with Mixtapes. Keep an eye out as we continue to post Livermore fronted interviews with other bands from The Thing that Ate Larry Livermore.

The first time I encountered the Mixtapes was at the 2011 Insubordination Fest, and it really came about because Ryan, one of their singers, was fronting a band called the Gooningtons, who formed, wrote some songs, recorded them, performed them at the Fest, and disbanded, all in the space of maybe 48 hours, largely for the purpose of lampooning some of the more generic bands on the pop-punk scene.

Much to everyone’s surprise and, in some cases, chagrin, the Gooningtons turned out to be a good deal better at the clichéd but cool sound and style they had set out to ridicule, and this caused a lot of folks, myself included, to look more closely at Ryan’s "real" band, who were playing later that same day. While sounding nothing at all like the Gooningtons (

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Mixtapes are an American pop-punk/rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. The band's current line-up consists of drummer Boone Haley, bassist Michael Remley and vocalists/guitarists/songwriters Maura Weaver and Ryan Rockwell. Weaver and Rockwell met and formed the band in 2010 after the two worked at a music club. Their first release was a 2010 demo, A Short Collection of Short Songs; which was later released as a seven-inch. 2010 also saw the band release an album, Maps, an EP entitled Thought About Growing Up, a split seven-inch with Direct Hit! and an acoustic EP. Maps was re-released in 2011 via Animal Style Records under the name Maps and Companions. As the title suggested, the album featured the 10 tracks from Maps and 5 tracks from a new EP, Companions. 2011 would also see the band release an EP, Hope is for People.

In 2012, the band released their second studio album, Even on the Worst Nights, via No Sleep Records. They would also release two EPs - Somewhere in Trinsic and How to Throw a Successful Party - as well as a split seven-inch with Broadway Calls entitled Vision Qu

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The Mixtapes

The Mid-South's ultimate 90's tribute band, from Nirvana to Spice Girls!

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About The Mixtapes

• Event Types:

  Anniversary

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  Birthday Party

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  Casino

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  Corporate Event

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  Festival

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  Fundraiser/Gala

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  Nightclub

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  Private Party

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  Race/Walk Party

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  Wedding Reception

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  Party/Show/Dance Band

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  Tribute/Novelty Bands

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About The Mixtapes

A high-energy party band loaded with a huge range of 90’s hits, The Mixtapes are a blast!

You'll hear all of the decade's biggest songs, from pop to grunge to everything in between — No Doubt, Third Eye Blind, Britney Spears, Nine Inch Nails, The Cranberries, Blink 182, Ricky Martin, Spice Girls, Weezer, Beck, Nirvana, and many more. If you loved it from the 90’s, there’s a good chance you’ll hear The Mixtapes play it!

Each member of The Mixtapes sings, enabling them to convincingly recreate a huge range of music. Their concert-level