The year 2006 gets off to a busy start. Mark your calendar because
Kristin will be playing gigs on the 9th (thurs) and 11th (sat) of
March, and you won't want to miss them. Details follow.

Kristin will be performing her solo music on Saturday the 11th of
March at 9pm at the Brooklyn venue Freddy's Bar & Backroom
(http://www.freddysbackroom.com). Kristin will be followed by Jan
Bell at 10pm and M SHANGHAI String Band
(http://www.mshanghaistringband.com) at 11pm. Congratulations,
Kristin is putting YOU personally on the GUEST LIST!!! Actually,
that's not exactly true, but you can still get in for free, since
there is no charge for entry. Yes, there is still something available
for free in New York City)

The remarkable singer songwriter Clare Burson (www.clareburson.com)
now features Kristin playing drums at the full band gigs. There have
been some memorable gigs so far including one at Pete's Candy Store
on the 15th of December 2005 and The Living Room on the 17th of
February 2006. Find out what all the fuss is about! Set the evening
aside the Thursday the 9th of March 2006 for the Clare Burson gig at
Mo Pitkins (http://www.mopitkins.com)!

A much anticipated solo album by Kristin has now been recorded, and
is extimated to be released by mid-2006. The website has a minute-
long excerpt of the song "Home" from the upcoming album. You can
download the 1.5 MB excerpt of "Home" on the website at
http://www.kristinmueller.com/music

A compilation of Ricky Nelson covers songs to be released through
Waxfruit.org will feature Kristin playing drums on at least one track
by Jeff Mellin.

Gloria Deluxe has already started work on the part II of the trilogy
which started with the acclaimed operetta Accidental Nostalgia. Songs
from part II (called "Must Don't Whip 'Um") were performed at St
Ann's Warehouse on the 7th of December 2005. There is no date set
for the full production of "Must Don't Whip 'Um", but it could debut
in the next year or two.

Caulfield Sisters got a mention in USA Today on the 30th of November
2005 with their verion of The Smiths' song Please Please Please Let
Me Get What I Want (from the Pretty in Pink soundtrack). This song
was mentioned in USA Today's article about the recent album High
School Reunion: A Tribute to Those Great '80s Films (available from
American Laundromat Records).

That's all the news for now.

Cheers,
Jesse
(web-editor and news list postings)

ps- This is a sad note. A friend of mine knew the remarkable drummer
George Javori who died in late 2005. He was in his early 30s but had
recorded and toured with numerous musicians (including Joan Baez,
Natalie Merchant, Shivaree, Katell Keineg, Erin McKeowan, Firewater,
Kate & Anna McGarrigle, and Jeff Buckley). There is a musical
tribute in his memory at the Sin-E (New York) at 8pm on Wednesday the
8th of March. For details about George's life and the musical
tribute night, see http://funpalaceentertainment.com/javori