New England Music Scrapbook Newsletter
Alan Lewis, Editor

Our Corner of the Rock 'n' Roll Life

June 7, 2008
Issue 2008:278
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We've got Thrills, chills, Dirty Water
. . . What more do you need?
When the big beat hits ya
Comin' from your transistor
. . . Like the T at full speed
When the big beat hits ya...

"Boston Lullaby," Dudick/Naihersey.
. . . Copyright c. 1980 by Camaraderie Music, BMI.
. . . All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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BRATTLEBORO, VT, June 7 - Yahoo, as noted last newsletter issue, is
making highly destructive changes to what it calls Yahoo Mail Classic,
amounting to a major reduction in service.

For over five years, I have compiled each and every issue of this
newsletter in e-mail drafts in the e-mail account attached to this
Yahoo group, URIDFM. Until last week, Yahoo Mail allowed users to
revise a draft and save it, while keeping the old copy of the draft as
an important backup.

Until last week, Yahoo Mail also allowed its customers to send a draft
as an e-mail, while keeping the old draft for re-use. This is an
essential feature, for instance, when conducting interviews by e-mail.

The new version of Yahoo Mail Classic allows for no such uses of
e-mail drafts.

Yahoo Mail is now basically imitating GMail drafts, and GMail drafts
have always been totally useless for my purposes. And anyway, when
offered a pale imitation, why not go with the original.

The new version of Yahoo Mail Classic is also much more difficult in
most other regards. For example, the copy and paste function - one of
the single most basic computer operations - is now often a nightmare,
when, for instance, one attempts to copy and paste more than a simple,
short passage from a modern, more complexly organized newsletter or
other news mailing.

It is not as though Yahoo has created only one new problem for us to
deal with. The new troubles are plentiful.

It is my personal opinion that Yahoo Mail management has made a grave
error and that the marketplace is going to punish them severely for
dismantling what was once the best free Web-based e-mail service.
This strikes me as a terribly strange time in Yahoo's corporate
history to make such an ill-considered and reckless move.

I have looked around and asked around for another online service I
could use for compiling our newsletter issues, and I have never found
even so much as one possible alternative to the old Yahoo Mail drafts.
I have even run queries in past newsletters, without specifically
saying why I was asking; and not one of these queries has brought in
as much as a single relevant reply.

This week I have been quite busy checking out various free Web-based
e-mail services, in a so-far vain attempt to find a suitable
replacement for the old Yahoo Mail. In my view, both GMail and
Hotmail Classic are a good deal better than the new version of Yahoo
Mail Classic, but not in ways that help us much.

I use public-access computers part of the time, so I am often among a
small crowd of computer users. In that context, I have seen eight
Yahoo Mail Classic accounts, seven of which have now been totally
decimated by Yahoo. Strange to say, of those eight e-mail accounts,
this account, URIDFM, is now the only one that is fully functional in
the form of old-style Yahoo Mail Classic.

To the best of my knowledge - and I am quite certain this is so - it
is just a matter of time before Yahoo does to this account what it has
done to the others.

My effort to find a service similar to old-style Yahoo Mail drafts is
ongoing, though this is not to say I am optimistic. It only means I
have not given up ... yet.

My effort to persuade Yahoo to restore the old Yahoo Mail Classic also
has not ended ... yet.

There is no way of telling what happens next. We will see.

The one thing I - DO - know for sure is that I will at least attempt
to compile NEMS newsletter Issue 279, using whatever online resources
are available to me at the time. There is no need to depend too very
heavily on theory in a case such as this, so we will try the practical
experience route.

Maybe there will be an Issue 279 in your inboxes next week and maybe
there won't.

Right now, I just don't know.
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THIS WEEK'S PRESS RELEASES

Actually, I do not recall receiving any apropos press releases this
week, though we did get our share of releases about artists based in
other regions and about national and international acts. But...

<> At the bottom of this newsletter issue, I am posting the latest fan
mailing from The Drunk Stuntmen out of western Mass., complete down to
the top of the band's then-current event's calendar. The DSM mailing
rambles and gets a little murky in spots, but the basic idea seems to
be that the band is having trouble getting its new record in stores
and the guys need help from StuntFans everywhere.

There are a lot of StuntFans out there, though they seem to be
dispersed quite a bit, mostly through the eastern United States.

<> As noted elsewhere in this newsletter, I am also posting the latest
explanation by Session Americana of the band's prior mailing.

["Come again?"]

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SARAH BORGES AND THE BROKEN SINGLES
Tidbits From the Latest Newsletter
Including Northeast Tour Stops and a
Tantalizing Reference to a New Record

<> "We've just come back from a tour of Germany and the U.K., both of
which were a blast, and we want to share our experiences with you.
One of the high points was playing at the legendary Cavern Club in
Liverpool where the Beatles got their start. One of the low points
was getting stuck in traffic on the Autobahn at a standstill for two
and a half hours and almost missing our show in Berlin."

Here are the Northeast bookings, as supplied to us in this Broken
Singles mailing:

6/7/2008 Bellows Falls, VT - Roots on the River
6/13/2008 Great Barrington, MA - Club Helsinki
6/14/2008 Fall River, MA - Narrows Center
. . . . .
6/26/2008 Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Cafe
. . . . .
7/27/2008 Little Compton, RI - Sakonnet Rhythm and Blues Festival

8/1/2008 Natick, MA - Rock in the Common

I think I may have inadvertently deleted a Philadelphia show listing
and included the Pittsburgh entry by mistake. If so, sorry.

"Me and the band are setting our sights on a new record. We've
already begun playing some new songs in the live set, but we're always
working on new stuff, and hope to start recording later in the summer.
No release date yet, but rest assured that the new record will be on
its way to you ASAP!"

SOURCE: Sarah Borges, "June Newsletter From Sarah Borges," June 2, 2008.

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NEW RELEASES NOTED BY NEWBURY COMICS

Record releases are out this week, we are told, by Solomon Burke,
Jakob Dylan, Heart, Elton John, Aimee Mann, John Mayall, Sam Phillips,
the Pretenders, Radiohead, the Traveling Wilburys, Weezer, and that
perennial superstar act, the mighty Various Artists.

The above list is heavy on long-established acts, but what are ya
gonna do: I haven't even heard of most of the other artists and
wouldn't have a clue which to name and which to skip over. Well, I
have some idea, don't I, as to which to skip over: all of them.

DISTURBED-Indestructible-$12.88
DISTURBED-Indestructible (CD/DVD)-$24.99
<> "Indestructible" by Disturbed seems to be the record getting the
greatest promotional push, possibly making this release's chances
indestructible.

OPETH-Watershed (CD/DVD)-$19.99
OPETH-Watershed-$13.88
<> Opeth was described to us as a "metal-that's-not-metal sort of
band" - a group that is pretty good and evidently quite worth a listen.

SOURCE: Newbury Comics, "June 2 Newbury Comics Coupons and New
Releases," June 2, 2008.

"[T]here's a new trend in DVD releases. That is to include a 'Digital
copy' for your PC, iPod or other portable device. It's happening
mostly with movies also being released on Blu-Ray."

SOURCE: Stephen Lewis, E-Mail Message, June 2, 2008.

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THE NAMELESS COFFEEHOUSE
Season-Ending Concert
Saturday, June 7, 2008

"The Nameless Coffeehouse, at 3 Church St., Harvard Square, (across
from the Harvard Square Theater) presents its final concert of the
season on Saturday, June 7, 2008, featuring Bill McQuaid, Marylou
Ferrante, and Cathy Schumer. The show, hosted by Lloyd Thayer, begins
at 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 p.m.). There is a suggested donation
of $8.00."

SOURCE: M. LeBlanc, "Nameless Coffeehouse End of Season Concert," June
7, 2008.

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SESSION AMERICANA
Club Passim
Saturday, June 7
The Classic Session Americana Hard-Sell

When Session Americana members pitch one of the band's shows, they
really light a fire under fans, as you will clearly see by the following:

"Due to lack of interest, Session Americana will be playing only one
show this Saturday at Club Passim in Harvard Sq. The show is at 7PM,
so there will be plenty of time for drinking after the show. Plenty
of tickets left at

http://www.clubpassim.com/

"This is basically our last local show until October, and with our
dwindling popularity, personal issues, and disappointing critical
response, we could use the support. It will be hot, uncomfortable,
quiet, and sober, but we need you."

. . . June 2008
. . . Saturday, June 7th, 7:00 and 10:00[?]
. . . Club Passim
. . . Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://http://www.clubpassim.org

SOURCE: Session Americana, "SA, Club Passim, Saturday, June 7," June
3, 2008.

See what I mean?

<> NOTE ADDED IN THE LATE GOING: Evidently not everyone who received
this Session Americana mailing took it in the same spirit I did. Down
at the bottom of the main text of this issue of our newsletter is
Session Americana's explanation of the group's original June 7
message. To see the Session Americana revisionist announcement of
SA's Club Passim show, scroll way down and look for a section headed,
"Session Americana Explained."

For my own part, I have never heard a note of Session Americana's
music, though I am familiar with the work of individual members and
have heard these musicians singing and playing together in various
other combinations. But it seems to me, from subscribing to the SA
mailing list for a few years and swapping an occasional e-mail with
one band member or another, that this group has a certain charm that
is reflected in the original SA e-mail, which has subsequently been
explained. I like what I know of Session Americana (the lineage of
this group is impressive, to say the least) and can only imagine that
it must have been newcomers to the SA mailing list who were concerned
for the band after the first missive. The original mailing, as I
recall, was credited to Session Americana's Ry Cavanaugh who, it seems
to me, has always had a downbeat way of being upbeat, and he is a
positive example of the charm I mentioned earlier.

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DENNIS BRENNAN
At Banjo Jim's
Sunday, June 8, 2008

Sunday, June 8
THE DENNIS BRENNAN BAND
Banjo Jim's
9th St. and Ave. C
Lower East Side, NYC
212 777-0869

<> "The second of three shows featuring Dennis Brennan, Kevin Barry,
Richard Gates, Duke Levine and Shawn Pelton, preceded by THE DUKE
LEVINE BAND at 8 pm.

"We had a great first show - come help us wreck the house again."

http://www.banjojims.com/

SOURCE: Dennis Brennan, "Four to Go," June 2, 2008.

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AIMEE MANN
Your Own Video of "Freeway"
on YouTube

"Your Chance to Sing with Aimee Mann

<> "Aimee Mann's fans have been singing along with her songs at shows
and at home for years. Now Aimee is giving these fans, and anyone
else, a chance to sing with her live. All they need to do is video
tape themselves singing Aimee Mann's new song, 'Freeway,' from her
upcoming CD, '@#%&*! Smilers,' and upload it to YouTube at

http://www.youtube.com/group/aimeemanncontest

"Aimee Mann and SuperEgo Records will view and pick their favorites.
The top winner will have an opportunity to sing live with Aimee at one
of her upcoming shows! Ten runners-up will receive an autographed
copy of Aimee's new CD, '@#%&*! Smilers,' and all finalists will be
considered for a music category spotlight on YouTube. The contest
starts June 4th and submissions must be received by July 7th."

"Entrants can get the lyrics, the instrumental version of 'Freeway'
and contest details at

http://www.aimeemann.com/freewaycontest/

SOURCE: AimeeMann.com, "Aimee Mann Freeway YouTube Contest," June 3, 2008.

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JOHNNY CARLEVALE AND THE ROLLIN' PINS
CD-Release Concerts
Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14

Friday, June 13th, 2008 - JOHNNY CARLEVALE & THE ROLLIN' PINS (CD
RELEASE PARTY I) @ The Plough & Stars - 912 Massachusetts Avenue -
Cambridge, Massachusetts w/Nate Gibson and the Gashouse Gang - 9PM!

Saturday, June 14th, 2008 - ACE BROWN AND HIS OHIO VALLEY BOYS -
(JOHNNY CARLEVALE & THE ROLLIN' PINS CD RELEASE PARTY II) @ Jerky's
Bar - 71 Richmond Street - Providence - Rhode Island w/Johnny
Carlevale & The Rollin' Pins & The Stumbleweeds - 9PM - $10 cover!

SOURCE: Broken Rhythm Boys, "CD Release Info and June Gigs," May 29, 2008.

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JESS TARDY AND NOAM WEINSTEIN
Each Preceding the Other
At Club Passim
Friday, June 13

Noam Weinstein has a homecoming of sorts coming up, splitting a Club
Passim bill with dreamy Maine-native singer Jess Tardy. Here is part
of Weinstein's announcement of the occasion:

<> "A week from Friday I'll be playing in Boston for the first time in
many months, sharing a night with the spectacular Jess Tardy."

. . . Friday, June 13th at 8pm
. . . Club Passim, 47 Palmer St.

http://www.clubpassim.org

$15/$13 for Passim members

http://JessTardy.com
http://eNoam.com

SOURCE: Noam Weinstein, "Next Friday (June 13) at Club Passim," June
2, 2008.

JESS TARDY HAS SINCE added the following information for consideration:

<> "A week from tomorrow I'll be at Club Passim in Harvard Square
playing with a full band featuring Kimon Kirk, Billy Beard, Michael
Dinallo, and Stan Martin. I'll share the stage with my good friend,
Noam Weinstein, who'll kick things off with a solo set. If you
haven't heard him before, you'll love him. Promise."

SOURCE: Jess Tardy, "Club Passim Show, Friday, June 13," June 5, 2008.

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MEMPHIS ROCKABILLY BAND
With The Love Dogs
Johnny D's, Somerville, Massachusetts
Saturday, June 21, 2008

Well do I remember buying a 10" EP by The Memphis Rockabilly Band,
picking up great singles by The Boston Rockabilly Music Conspiracy
(BRMC), and waiting for Jack Smith and the Rockabilly Planet to come
out on CD. Rockabilly was hot in Boston and Providence in those days,
and it was pretty neat. Now we have Boston's legendary Love Dogs
teaming up with Memphis Rockabilly for the first time ... gee ... ever.

. . . Saturday, June 21
. . . Johnny D's - Somerville, Massachusetts
. . . with our great friends
. . . The Memphis Rockabilly Band!

617 776-2004
http://www.johnnyds.com/

<> "The Dogs and the MRB have been mutual fans for many years, but
this is the first time we've ever had the opprtunity to perform
together. It will be a wild night of GREAT music! We'll start the
show at 9:45, the Memphis crew will take the stage around 11:15, and
the end of the night will be an all out jam with both bands on stage!
Come early for dinner and get a good seat - reservations suggested."

SOURCE: The Love Dogs, "Love Dogs: June and Beyond," June 4, 2008.

. . . It should be a hot jam
. . . in Somerville
. . . that night

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PETE KENNEDY
"Guitarslinger" CD Newly Released

"Pete Kennedy's new CD, 'Guitarslinger,' just out!

<> "Pete Kennedy's new release, 'Guitarslinger,' is his first solo
project since 1992, a gap of sixteen years. Taking a different
direction from the jangly 12-string lush harmonies of the Kennedys'
acclaimed string of CDs, the new album is a stripped down, mostly
acoustic project that focuses on his incendiary solo guitar work.
Longtime DC fans will recognize '19 in Vietnam,' recast here on a
haunting electric sitar, and 'Eldorado,' a favorite from Pete's band
Bound For Glory. The rest of the tunes grew out of his solo tour of
the south, earlier this year, with a few tributes tossed in: Chuck
Berry's 'You Can't Catch Me,' Nat King Cole's 'Nature Boy,' and Pete's
arrangement of Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue.' Maura joins in on a
raucous version of 'Not Fade Away,' previously only available to fan
club members. There are also two jaw-dropping nods to the great Les
Paul, with Pete recreating Les' patented tape speed manipulations, but
in real time! In many ways, the album is an homage to the heyday of
the roots music scene in DC, when guitar giants like Roy Buchanon and
Danny Gatton were stalking the local clubs. Guitarslinger? Sure.
That's the tradition Pete grew up in, and with this long-awaited solo
CD, he shows 'em how it's done."

SOURCE: The Kennedys' E-Newsletter, "The Kennedys' E-Newsletter
Message," June 5, 2008.

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THE WEEPIES
"Hideaway" CD

<> "The release of HIDEAWAY last month was a runaway success, marking
The Weepies' first appearance on the Billboard Charts (#31). HIDEAWAY
was also the fourth most downloaded album in the US its first week
out. All of your support, appreciation, and word of mouth has
overwhelmed us in the best possible way - you make us feel like we
still might win the Democratic nomination!"

SOURCE: Nettwerk Music Group, "Update Message From the Weepies," May
27, 2008.

THE FINAL SENTENCE IN THE PASSAGE which is quoted here was written
before Barack Obama convincingly defeated The Weepies in the Montana
primary to clinch the Democratic nomination. Perhaps he will consider
The Weepies for the vice president slot. - Ed.
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JOHNNY CASH
Sun Studio Recordings

"July 1

"Johnny Cash / TBD (Time Life)

<> "Twenty songs recorded at the legendary Sun Studio give Cash fans a
peek into his early years and the undeniable promise of what was to come."

SOURCE: Gayle at Brookes Company, "June and July Bring New Releases,"
June 1, 2008.
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Yahoo News Item, Tuesday Afternoon

. . . Time Warner, Comcast mull end
. . . to unlimited Internet access
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THE PIXIES
A Reference in Rock Band

<> "I'd never noticed before, but the song, 'Here It Goes Again' by OK
Go, featured in Rock Band, references The Pixies album, 'Surfer Rosa.'

. . . Put on your clothes,
. . . The second side of Surfer Rosa.

"They aren't the first band I'd picture as being Pixies influenced,
but it's still a cool reference.

SOURCE: Stephen Lewis, E-Mail Message, June 2, 2008.
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HUNGRYTOWN
On Target for a First-Place Near Miss

"Good Things Come in Third.

<> "Hungrytown snags third prize at the Susquehanna Festival
Songwriter Contest - whee!"

SOURCE: Hungrytown, "June 2008 Newsdumpster," June 4, 2008.

HUNGRYTOWN IS THE NEW album title and band name of Rebecca Hall and
Ken Anderson. "Hungrytown" is easily this duo's best disc. It ought
to be snatched up by the Hall/Anderson faithful, and it is likely to
make this twosome many new fans.
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SLAID CLEAVES
"Hard To Believe"
Working Title of an Album in the Works

<> "Slaid has been plugging away on a new batch of songs over the past
year and has been recording these past few months with Gurf Morlix.
'Hard to Believe' is the working title of the new CD; release date is
to be determined."

SOURCE: Karen Cleaves, "Migration," June 4, 2008.
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MARK ERELLI
CD-Release Timetable Changes

<> "Record release timetables have shifted since my previous
newsletter, as all involved want to make sure we get everything lined
up to give this record the best possible chance to make an impact.
The CD will be available at my shows starting May 30 at the Iron
Horse. The official release date for record stores will be late
summer/early fall, with online orders and downloads available slightly
before the street date."

SOURCE: Mark Erelli, "June 2008 Newsletter," May 29, 2008.
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WOODS TEA CO.
Online Availability of Earlier CDs
in the Works

<> "We've had recent requests for the older Woods Tea recordings and
we're in the process of placing these for web sales.

"Our first recording 'Where AM I To Go?' is now available here

http://cdbaby.com/cd/woodsteaco9

and very shortly 'Voice Upon the Wave' and 'Journey Home' will be as
well."

SOURCE: Woods Tea Co., "Woods Tea News and Notes," May 31, 2008.

IF FOR SOME REASON THE DIRECT Web address, which is posted above,
does not work, why not remove the numeral "9" at the end and try the
address again. I am not certain, either way, whether that "9" belongs
where it is. - Ed.
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GUITAR HERO
Preview of Coming Attractions

After a discussion of some controversy over Guitar Hero: Aerosmith,
our correspondent wrote,

<> "And now, we have confirmation of Guitar Hero: Metallica."

SOURCE: Stephen Lewis, E-Mail Message, June 4, 2008.

PERSONALLY, I COULD GO for Guitar Hero: Albert King or Guitar Hero:
Leo Kottke. - Ed.
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JON NOLAN
and His Busy Upcoming Summer

<> "Looks like a busy summer. I recording lots of folks at my studio
(Milltown Recording Company). Hanging with the kiddos and even
playing some gigs!"

SOURCE: Jon Nolan, "Cambridge MA, Green Bay WI, Rest o' June," June 4,
2008.
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THE WEEPIES
"All This Beauty" on the
"Sex and the City" Soundtrack Album

<> " ... 'All This Beauty' from HIDEAWAY appears in the new SEX AND
THE CITY movie, opening everywhere THIS WEEK! 'All This Beauty' will
also be on the soundtrack [album], which has some of the usual folkies
on there too, like Al Green and Fergie."

SOURCE: Nettwerk Music Group, "Update Message From the Weepies," May
27, 2008.
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LYDIA WARREN
Upcoming Full-Band Shows

<> Members of the Lydia Warren Band were scattered far and wide for a
while. But now the LWB gang is back together, with the following
full-band appearances on the schedule:

. . . June 27
. . . Inn On The Blues
. . . York Beach, ME
. . . Full band!
. . . 9PM

June 28
Planck's Tavern
Yarmouthport, MA
Full band!
9PM

SOURCE: Lydia Warren, "Show This Saturday in Marlboro," May 29, 2008.

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AIMEE MANN
Summer 2008 Northeast Tour Dates

July 26, Berklee Performance Center, Boston, Massachusetts

July 28, Washington Park, Albany, New York

July 30, Highline Ballroom, New York City

August 1, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York

August 4, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August 5, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

SOURCE: AimeeMann.com, "Aimee Mann Newsletter," May 15, 2008.

<> THESE AIMEE MANN BOOKING DATES are posted here to give a general
idea of her tour plans as of May 15. Before making your own plans for
attending one of these shows, it would be advisable to get updated
information from Aimee Mann's website or from another reliable source.

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DRUNK STUNTMEN
Latest Mailing

Hiya Kids -

<> To all of the members of the Stunt Nation who have supported us
during the course of the last fifteen years...

You saw us at Butterfield Dorm when we were so young we were still
trying to figure which end of the razor to use. We cooked your eggs,
took your orders and washed your dishes at the Iron Horse. We did the
same at Cha Cha Cha. We stir fried your Pad Thai and Green Curry
noodles with seitan and extra peanuts at Amber Waves. We played for
you at your company picnic, your wedding, your birthday. We rocked
you at Kendrick Place, The Red Barn, Katrina's, The Iron Horse. Then
we started to branch out. You saw us on the East Coast and the West
Coast and points in between. You saw us up north in the White
Mountains, down South in Key West, Daytona Beach, Puckett's Farm
Equipment, Sadlacks. Chapel Hill, at the Florabama on the Florida
panhandle. Some of you saw us in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, not New
York. You come back time and time again to see us at the Narrows, The
Rodeo Bar, Bourne Scenic Park, and of course Oktoberfest at the Hyland
Brewery.

You got into a bidding war over purchasing Bow Bow's bass. We saw
Phish and Willie Nelson, with you. We even took in a Red Sox game or
two. You supported us through four albums. You even saw some of us
on Ellen and Leno. You are everywhere in the world at this point.
Perhaps the first time you saw us was the most recent gig we played at
the Roadhouse.

Some of you have voiced concerns both in person and on the message
board that you can not get a copy of State Fair. We are no longer
going to be selling it on DSM.com. The only way you can get it is
through our distributor and our distributor needs a kick in the arse
getting the product out to you. If you can believe this, our fifth
and best produced and most diverse album is sitting idle in a
warehouse waiting for you to come and get it. Despite great reviews
such as the one in the final issue of No Depression or by Kevin
O'Hare, a nationally syndicated reviewer for Newhouse News Service,
literally, there is no demand for the album, therefore the distributor
is not shipping it.

In the summertime, when I was a kid, a weekly ritual for myself, my
brother and my father was to pile into the brown Ford station wagon
and go to Lechmere's. There we would spend hours in their record
department. I was partial to the Beatles, Skynrd and the Who. My
brother was looking for music with good keys, Emerson Lake and Palmer,
ELO, Traffic, Head East, Steely Dan, Big Bands and Jazz. Dad could
also be found in the Jazz section checking out Dave Brubeck, the
Australian Jazz Quartet, or looking for the latest Dylan album. Guess
what folks? That is what you are going to have to do if you want
State Fair. Not only do you have to go the the record store (Barnes
and Noble, FYE, Circuit City, etc. Everywhere but Wal-Mart) but, you
have to ask them to order it for you.

I know, it seems like a lot of work. I guess you can order it online
from Barnes and Noble, but we need to get this disc in the stores, so
the uninitiated future Stuntfans can have something tangible and
colorful to look at to entice them into our world. It is You, the
Stuntfan, is who is going to make that happen. We need your support
more than ever.

There is something happening out there. You know it, you can feel it.
You feel it every time you buy gas for chrissakes. But it doesn't
have to be this way. Music is the most civilized and soul enriching
route for escapism available. Of course, the best form is live music,
but the next best thing is to plug in those headphones, crank that
baby up to 11 and let her rip.

There is a great cartoon on the cover of New Yorker Magazine, this
week. The owner of a bookstore is turning the key in the lock to his
establishment as he watches the apartment dweller, in the next doorway
receive a box from a UPS driver. It is a box that looks suspiciously
like the kind you would get from Amazon or some other online book,
music seller. Get the piksh?

I'm sure everyone is aware of the success of the Fox Searchlight
release Young @ Heart. If you liked what you saw and want to see
more, check out Drunk Stuntmen and the Young at Heart Chorus Back to
Back. This DVD documents the historic pairing of these two unique
groups during a group of shows in Northampton and Springfield,
Massachusetts. The DVD was recorded at the Academy of Music. You can
check out a clip on the front page of this website. The DVD is
available on this site as well as Filmbaby.com

Wednesday Night, June 4th, we are at the Sportsmen's Tavern in
Buffalo, NY. Then we head to Kingston, NY for a Show at the Basement.
From there it is on to Philadelphia for a gig at the Dawson St. Pub.
We round out the weekend on Saturday with the home field advantage
as we finish the trip at the Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall
River. Check the tour dates for more information.

It is just a suggestion but as always we encourage you to...

Do Your Own Stunts!

Pablo

SOURCE: Drunk Stuntmen, "State Fair Available in Stores," June 4, 2008.

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SESSION AMERICANA EXPLAINED

Yes, well ... in the grand hall of humor there reside many choices to
illicit laughs - sarcasm, self deprecation, and 'aw I'm just messin'
with ya' among them. In Ry's last missive he seems to have hit upon
all three and the result was shock and awe. Some expressed shock and
awe at the outlandish humor he intended, while others responded with
shock and awe as in depression, concern, and an overall sense of doom
for the fate of our band. The truth of the matter is - that these
email blasts are intended to illicit a response - and man did we get a
response! However enough of you fell into the latter category of
doomsday theorists that we felt the need to set the record straight,
so ... the band is not breaking up and we all get along as well as we
ever have.

While it's true that the band did not sell out the two shows at Passim
the way we had hoped, the fact is that we are psyched (stoked! as Sean
would say) to play on Saturday (which is Prince's 50th birthday by the
way...hmmmm) at one of our favorite venues anywhere. We go on at 7PM
and we'd truly be honored to have you there. Maybe if enough of you
respond in the next 24 hours we can add that second show after all!

Billy

SESSION AMERICANA live at the legendary CLUB PASSIM
CLUB PASSIM
47 Palmer Street
Cambridge MA 02138
www.clubpassim.org

7PM

Tickets are $15
BUY ONLINE up to 24 hours before the show.

Purchase by phone,
(617) 492-7679,
until 3pm day of show.

Purchase at the door on the night of the show. Sold Out shows will be
posted here.

SOURCE: Session Americana, "SA at Passim (Redux)," June 5, 2008.

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