Thurs. Feb. 22 

 “I know I’m a disappointment/And I’ve lost all your sympathy” sings Logan LaFlotte, on “Volda,” the track that begins Paulson’s upcoming CD, “All At Once.”  True story, says bassist Alex Burton. LaFlotte’s girlfriend of five years left, unable to handle LaFlotte’s time away and music biz frustrations. Burton says Paulson will be on tour with bands doing interviews about how great the road, and he thinks differently: “You will hate music, your girlfriend will break up with you, you’ll sleep on a lot of floors.” Still, what doesn’t kill you … “You can say that,” says Burton. With “All At Once,” the New Jersey rock group will have released two albums five times on three labels.
Paulson, a quintet, formed around Paramus, NJ in 2001 – keyboardist John Guarente replaced Mike Smeen for the new disc. With their fortunes in the biz precarious, Paulson built up it own fan base and toured relentlessly. “We’re a rock band,” says Burton. “But we listen less to rock and have more pop, hip-hop and dance influences, a more fun kind of rock band with some electronica. We try and keep it from the cheesy dance-rock realm and have a little bit of a party.” Doghouse Records releases “All At Once” March 6; Paulson will be playing most of it at the ICC Church Thursday. Feb. 22. Also on the bill: Daphne Loves Derby, Amber Pacific and Waking Ashland.

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