O.A.R. STILL UNDERGROUND?

O.A.R., short for Of A Revolution, may not be underground for much longer. The band has recorded their most radio friendly hit in “Love And Memories” from their new album, Stories Of A Stranger, and it’s slowly creeping up the charts. The band recently sold out the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City, not exactly an easy feat.

Guitarist/vocalist Marc Roberge talked about breaking into the mainstream while holding on to the audience that has made them a grassroots phenomenon.

“Oh, definitely. We’ve worked way too hard over the last ten years to give it up. We appreciate the folks that have been with us for the last ten years, five years, whatever it may be. We’re not planning on losing them. So we’re never really going to stray from what we’ve done, and what has gotten us where we are. Putting a song on the radio is just another piece of the puzzle.”

O.A.R. continues a winter tour February 1 at Paul E. Tsongas Arena in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Dates currently run through February 26.