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Micah Smaldone (born 1978) is a Guitarist , Vocalist , and Songwriter originally from Kennebunkport, Maine . A founding member of the political punk band The Pinkerton Thugs , Smaldone is now mostly known for his solo releases as Micah Blue Smaldone which incorporate a wide variety of influences from Delta Blues to neo-traditional Folk Music . THE PINKERTON THUGS See Also: The Pinkerton Thugs .]] Influenced by The Clash , Conflict , and Sham 69 among others, The Pinkerton Thugs played an integral part in the revival of street-punk in the 1990s in Boston . Smaldone shared song-writing duties with Paul Russo and a number of tracks on the two Pinkerton Thugs albums were written or performed solely by Smaldone including "In the Town Where I Was Born," "The Deal" and "Youth." Smaldone's songs were noted for their Anarchist and pro-labor themes. LATER PUNK YEARS After leaving The Pinkerton Thugs Smaldone formed a hardcore group called Cops and Robbers in which he sang lead vocals. He later played and recorded with several other New England -based punk, hardcore and rockabilly acts including The Racketeers, The Shods, and Out Cold. MICAH BLUE SMALDONE After a brief hiatus Smaldone re-emerged with a new album of songs entitled ''Some Sweet Day'' in 2004 . This solo effort marked a significant evolution away from the traditionally louder Punk Music Smaldone was previously associated with. Employing a deft finger-picking style in the manner of Mississippi John Hurt and other Delta Blues and Ragtime guitar masters and an emotive warbling croon not previously heard in any of his recordings, ''Some Sweet Day'' was released to modest critical acclaim and earned Smaldone a wide following in the Indie Music and Folk communities. About his evolution in musical sensibilities Smaldone has said "It's a different dynamic, a different interaction with the crowd, but it's not any more or less sincere...Now, this gives me a sense of growth; I can see progress in my life. This has created almost a dialogue with the world and I'm finding a way to articulate my place in it, my loved ones' place in it, my place with my loved ones."Yoder, Glen. [http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2006/04/14/when_punks_go_folk/ "When punks go folk" , ''The Boston Globe'', April 14, 2006. In 2005 Smaldone made a guest appearance on Death Vessel 's debut album ''Stay Close'' and toured widely over the next two years in America, the United Kingdom and Europe promoting his second solo release ''Hither & Thither'' which garnered considerable praise and earned him a feature in the music magazine Magnet (who declared "Micah Smaldone should, by the sound of it, be dead.""Magnified: Micah Blue Smaldone", Magnet Magazine, Jan/Feb 2006.) This raised his profile even higher though he has expressed annoyance at the tone of the article. In early 2007 a live EP was released on North East Indie documenting a performance of Smaldone's in Belgium in 2006 . As of 2007 he also plays with a band called Threads from Portland, Maine . DISCOGRAPHY The Pinkerton Thugs
Cops and Robbers
The Racketeers
Out Cold
Death Vessel
Micah Blue Smaldone
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