Originally calling themselves What About Frank? in their high school years, Mark Melicia (vocals), Dave Rosen (guitar), Paul Ritchie (guitar), Nick Villapiano (bass), and Sam Bey (drums) of New Jersey's the Parlor Mob have matured into a rock-solid outfit that has already won two Ashbury Music Awards for "Best Live Band." That same energy is captured on their Roadrunner Records debut, And You Were a Crow. "When you're not even halfway through your 20s and admittedly preoccupied with surfing and drinking beer, jump-starting a back-to-basics rock revolution seems a tall order," observed the New York Times - before proclaiming that the Parlor Mob, "judging by the rock 'n' roll charisma radiated by the band members at their live shows … are up to the task."
