Spotlight On:
Middle Distance Runner

QRO's spotlight goes up the middle and keeps going the distance with Middle Distance Runner.

Name: Middle Distance Runner

Hometown: Washington, D.C.

Members: Tony Acampora, Allan Chappelear, Erik Dean, Stephen Kilroy, Jay Smith

Albums: Middle Distance Runner (2007), The Sun & Earth (2009)

If the band was an animal, they'd be: beating the tortoise and the hare

Or if they were a food, they'd be: better than turtle soup or rabbit stew

Middle Distance RunnerRelated Articles:

Live review from T.T. the Bear's in Boston, MA in October, 2007

Interview with Middle Distance Runner

Review of Middle Distance Runner as part of CMJ Day One at Rehab in New York, NY on October 21st, 2008

Photo gallery from Rehab

Review of The Sun & Earth

Review of Middle Distance Runner as part of CMJ Day One at Piano's in New York, NY on October 20th, 2009 

Photo gallery from Piano's

Featured in 2010 SXSW Preview 

Tour dates:

3/11/10 - Arlington, VA - IOTA Club & Cafe
3/12/10 - Charlotte, NC - Evening Muse
3/13/10 - Chapel Hill, NC - Jack Sprat
3/14/10 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
3/15/10 - Shreveport, LA - Hayride Diner & Venue
3/17/10 - Austin, TX - The Belmont (SXSW)
3/18/10 - Austin, TX - Club Primo's (SXSW)
3/19/10 - Austin, TX - District 301 (SXSW)
3/19/10 - Austin, TX - Hyde Park (SXSW)
3/20/10 - Austin, TX - Austin Moose Lodge (SXSW)
3/20/10 - Austin, TX - Lovejoy’s (SXSW)
3/23/10 - Oklahoma City, OK - The 51st Speakeasy
3/24/10 - St. Louis, MO - Cicero’s
3/26/10 - Rock Island, IL - Huckleberry’s Pizza
3/27/10 - Grand Rapids, MI - Founder’s Brewing Co.
3/28/10 - Detroit, MI - PJ’s Lager House
3/29/10 - Columbus, OH - The Summit
3/31/10 - Philadelphia, PA - M Room
5/15/10 - Washington, D.C - The Black Cat

 

MP3 Stream: "Round Here"
 


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