New England Music Scrapbook Newsletter
Alan Lewis, Editor

Our Corner of the Rock 'n' Roll Life

August 9, 2008
Issue 2008:287
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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, August 9 - We have had a problem with frequent
late-in-the-week thunder storms that don't seem to want to quit, along
with the bulk of our news e-mails arriving late. Bad combination. I
solved this problem in the obvious way: I got up for the day,
Saturday, before 11 P.M. on Friday. Meanwhile, the date 8/8/08 is
supposed to be lucky; and I think I get two such days, having started
today yesterday.

This has not been one of our busier weeks, and the following is all
we've got.
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NEW RELEASES LISTED BY NEWBURY COMICS

<> Here is a sprinkling of new releases from a much longer list
circulated by Newbury Comics:

ALLMAN BROTHERS-Playlist Your Way-$11.99
GORDON, MIKE-Green Sparrow-$9.99
MADONNA-Give It 2 Me (Maxi Single)-$7.99
MCLACHLAN, SARAH-Fumbling Towards (Legacy Edition)-$19.99
NEWMAN, RANDY-Harps And Angels-$12.88
PHISH-Livephish 05/08/93-$15.99
PHISH-Livephish 07/06/98-$15.99
PHISH-Livephish 12/07/97-$15.99
PRESLEY, ELVIS-Complete '68 Comeback Special-$43.99
(My own copy of the original CD reissue is substantially longer than
the 1960s vinyl LP, and I thought it was complete enough. Great stuff.
Evidently this release is a good deal more extensive than my disc.)
RAY, AMY-Didn't It Feel Kinder-$9.99
RODRIGUEZ, CARRIE-She Ain't Me-$11.88
SEEGER, PETE-Live At Newport 63-65-$9.99
STEWART, DAVE-Songbook Vol.1-$19.99
WONDER, STEVIE-Playlist Your Way-$11.99

SOURCE: Newbury Comics, "August 4 Newbury Comics Coupons and New
Releases," August 4, 2008.
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NEWS RELEASES THIS WEEK

Maybe most everyone is on vacation or publicists are holding a
convention, out of contact with the world at large, at Tin-Can
Telephone Valley. Whatever. We have no material for a News Release
section this week. What we do have, instead, are these items:

<> Entrain update

<> Guitar Hero World Tour set list

<> Guster news

<> Grace Potter and the Nocturnals summer news

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MARK SANDMAN MUSIC PROJECT
Message to Friends and Fans
of Good Music and Kids

<> "Hello to all friends and fans of Morphine, Mark Sandman, HI-N-DRY,
and friends and fans of good music and kids. The Mark Sandman Music
Project needs your help. We are working on a remarkable project that
we think will enhance the lives of many young people. Our mission is
to help kids play music together by providing space, instruments,
programs, and mentoring. Were seeking donations to help fund our
pilot programs. Were using a program called Firstgiving

http://www.firstgiving.com/sandmanmusicproject/

Please visit the page or our Myspace page

http://www.myspace.com/sandmanmusicproject

and donate in any amount you can. And if you could tell your friends
and family about this program, you would be doing a lot to help us.
Its not easy asking for money, so we're preparing exclusive new
releases available only to donors and friends."

SOURCE: Mark Sandman Music Project, "The Mark Sandman Music Project,"
August 6, 2008.

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LATE NIGHT RADIO
Idlewild North
Henniker, New Hampshire
Saturday, August 9, 2008

<> "Late Night Radio will be playing their usual mix of bluegrass &
swing this coming week at:
. . . . .

Idlewild North
Saturday August 9, 5:30 - 8:30 pm.
35 Flanders Rd., Henniker, NH., (603)428-4353, no cover charge!

"Just off Rte. 114, across from Pat's Peak ski area LNR plays a couple
of sets at the Idlewild North Steakhouse. Where a cozy inn atmosphere
prevails and the 'beer selection is encyclopedic.' Music on the deck,
weather permitting."

http://www.latenightradioband.com/

SOURCE: Bob Kordas, "Late Night Radio New Hampshire Concerts," August
3, 2008.

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EILEN JEWELL BAND
. . . and
THE SACRED SHAKERS
Sunday, August 10
Joe's Pub
New York City

<> "Sunday, Aug. 10th at 7pm sharp!!

. . . Joe's Pub
. . . New York, NY

with opening set by The Sacred Shakers

"This is our first headliner spot at Joe's Pub and we would love to
have a great turnout. Help our dreams come true! The Sacred Shakers
will open up the show with a brief set to help celebrate the release
of the new record. Advance tickets available at

http://www.joespub.org/"

SOURCE: Eilen Jewell Mailing List, "New York City, Cambridge, and
Somerville This Weekend," August 6, 2008.

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ROCK BAND
Downloadable Content Available Tuesday

<> From the Rock Band announcement:

Airbourne – Runnin' Wild - 80 MSP - $0.99
DevilDriver – Clouds Over California - 80 MSP - $0.99
Dream Theater – Constant Motion - 80 MSP - $0.99
Killswitch Engage – My Curse - 80 MSP - $0.99
Machine Head – Aesthetics Of Hate - 80 MSP - $0.99
Megadeth – Sleepwalker - 80 MSP - $0.99

All tracks are masters.

SOURCE: Stephen Lewis, E-Mail Message, August 8, 2008.

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REBECCA PADULA
Peace Through Music

<> "[P]lan ahead to attend this great celebration of peace, music,
women, and history later this month in our capitol city. Yeah, it's
on a school, night. But school's out for summer remember? Here's all
the details:

"PEACE THROUGH MUSIC: VERMONT WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE

"Peace Through Music: Vermont Women Making A Difference will be held
Monday, August 18th at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Church on Main
Street in Montpelier. This unique event combines live musical
performances with historical narrative on how Vermont women have
created 'bridges of peace through music' and it's free. This event is
sponsored by the Vermont Women's History Project.

"Linda Radtke, Kathy Cadwell, Elisabeth Von Trapp, and Rebecca Padula
perform songs and present historical narratives about Vermont's own
Arwin Sexauer, poet, musician, and peace activist and Vermont-based
Project Harmony, founded as a music and cultural youth exchange
program to ease the tensions of the Cold War.

"The event closes with a special performance and group sing of Rebecca
Padula's 'We are Free,' winner of the 2007 Vermont Peace Songs Contest.

"The Vermont Women's History Project, at

http://www.womenshistory.vermont.gov/

is an initiative of the Vermont Commission on Women. Its mission is
to promote the understanding of the diverse experiences of women in
Vermont."

http://www.rebeccapadula.com/

SOURCE: Contact At RebeccaPadula Dot Com, "Music Tonight, Peace
Later," August 7, 2008.

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FOREVER YOUNG
Neil Young Tribute Band
Narrows Center for the Arts
Fall River, Massachusetts
August 23, 2008

"FOREVER YOUNG

"A Tribute to the Songs of Neil Young

"2008 Motif Music Award Winners for Best Cover/Tribute Band

<> "'Forever Young' takes you back, gets you singing, and puts those
Neil Young songs in your head to linger long after the show!

. . . Saturday, August 23rd 2008 at 8pm
. . . The Narrows Center for the Arts
. . . 15 Anawan Street
. . . Fall River, Massachusetts

http://www.ncfta.org/

Admission: $15.00 advance $17 day of show

"Featuring:

John Amitrano, Becky Chace, Mark Cutler, John Fuzek, Phil Hicks, Dan
Lilley, and Pete Vendettuoli

"Performing the best of Neil Young's ACOUSTIC and ELECTRIC songs!"

SOURCE: FuzMuzek At AOL Dot Com, "Forever Young in Fall River," August
5, 2008.

THIS IS ONE OF THE ACTS . . . I would most like to hear. - Ed.

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SETH GLIER
"The Trouble With People" CD

"New Record Available This Fall

<> "We are very excited to announce that Seth Glier's new record, 'The
Trouble With People, is finished. The record, which features twelve
new songs, was produced by Seth Glier and his long time
friend/guitarist Ryan Hommel. Together, Seth and Ryan locked
themselves in a home studio for three months and arranged, engineered,
and recorded the songs in complete solidarity. Without the
constraints of a timeline, clock, or budget, the record's relaxed vibe
showcases Seth's growth as a writer and an observer of the troubled
world around him.

"'The Trouble With People' is truly an artist's complete palette.
With songs that are as bare-boned as a guitar and a melody to the
sweeping orchestral numbers that seem to be conducted by Seth's
captivating voice. The record also features Alan Evans (Soulive) on
drums and Naia Kete on background vocals."

SOURCE: SethGlier Dot Com, "New Record Available This Fall," August 7,
2008.
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CINDY KALLET AND GREY LARSEN
On "Weekend All Things Considered"

<> "If you can't listen to it [Kallet/Larsen appearance on 'All Things
Considered'] at the time of your local broadcast [This broadcast is
already past. - Ed.], you can waltz your browser over to

http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2

and locate the the August 2nd program. We were delighted to get the
chance to do this, and hope you will tune in and enjoy!"

SOURCE: Cindy Kallet, "Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen on Weekend All
Things Considered, August 2nd," August 1, 2008.
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BROOKS WILLIAMS
"Guitar Groove: A Session
With Brooks Williams" DVD

"GUITAR DVD:

<> "Brooks filmed his guitar instructional DVD in Ontario in July.
Guitar Groove: A Session With Brooks Williams will be released by
Woodhall Music in September 2008."

SOURCE: Brooks Williams, "Red Guitar Blue Music Newsletter," August 8,
2008.
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MARK ERELLI
New CD Due September 16, 2008

"DELIVERED:

<> "My seventh CD will [be] released officially on September 16th, and
I couldn't be more proud of this one. The barn raisers have had their
copies for awhile, and you can get yours before the release date if
you come to a show. For those of you hungry for more info on this
release, I sat down with Greg from Tree House Concerts to record a
podcast interview. It features some of the stories behind the songs
and the recording sessions, and it's a nice little snapshot of our
conversation. Head on over to

http://treehouseconcerts.blogspot.com/

to listen to the podcast."

SOURCE: Mark Erelli, "August 2008 Newsletter," August 6, 2008.
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GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR
Set List

<> Here's the setlist so far for Guitar Hero World Tour, as reported
by IGN.

While this is a hot set so far, many of the songs and bands cross over
between the two [Guitar Hero and Rock Band]. Still, Dinosaur, Jr. in
TWO Music games? And the same song? That's a little odd. The other
cross-title tracks are: Silversun Pickups, "Lazy Eye;" Survivor, "Eye
of the Tiger;" Billy Idol (Rebel Yell in GH, White Wedding in RB),
Blink 182 ("Dammit" was listed under the early leaked setlists for RB,
which were mostly true, so I'm including it as it may well be DLC
soon), Foo Fighters, "Everlong;" Paramore (Different tracks). Almost
a third of the tracks announced are either the same tracks or by the
same artists.

That being said, the first batch of songs, including Hotel California
and the Hendrix tracks, clearly take the cake in terms of sheer awesome.

Airbourne . . . "Too Much Too Young"
At the Drive-In . . . "One Armed Scissor"
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club . . . "Weapon of Choice"
Bob Seger . . . "Hollywood Nights"
Dinosaur Jr. . . . "Feel the Pain"
Silversun Pickups . . . "Lazy Eye"
Survivor . . . "Eye of the Tiger"

If you're keeping track, this brings the total number of confirmed
songs to twenty-three to date. The previously announced songs are:

Billy Idol . . . "Rebel Yell"
Blink 182 . . . "Dammit"
Foo Fighters . . . "Everlong"
Jimi Hendrix . . . "Purple Haze Live"
Jimi Hendrix . . . "Wind Cries Mary"
Linkin Park . . . "What I've Done"
Paramore . . . "Misery Business"
Sublime . . . "Santeria"
The Doors . . . "Love Me Two times"
The Eagles . . . "Hotel California"
Van Halen . . . "Hot for Teacher"

SOURCE: Stephen Lewis, E-Mail Message, August 7, 2008.

POSTSCRIPT

<> I forgot to mention one other song on that list, System of a
Down's "BYOB" is currently Downloadable content for Rock Band, and
will be playable with Rock Band 2.

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ENTRAIN
Timeless

Entrain is a venerable Cape of Good Cod band that I remember Mickey
O'Halloran really liked. Founding members Sam Holmstock and Tom Major
have stuck with this ensemble, which evidently is still working its
seventh record release, "Entrain 7: Just a Matter of Time" (issued
late December 2007).

<> "Entrain now features [drummer] Major and Holmstock (on
conga/djembe/trombonist), both from the Vineyard, and newcomers Lenny
Bradford from Pottstown, Pa., on bass; Phillip Young from Georgia on
saxophone, keys, and percussion; Boston journeyman Johnny Trama on
guitar; and Jeff Clark, the new 27-year-old lead vocalist from Key
West, Fla."

SOURCE: Nightlife Music Co., "Don't Miss Entrain," August 8, 2008.

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GUSTER
Guster News
News of Guster

<> "Ryan and Angela's daughter, Lionelle Rosalie Miller, arrived June
16th. The third (and final) Guster-girl of the year, Leo weighed 7
pounds and 14 ounces at birth. Her photo is up on the road journal,
along with pictures of her friends Jolene Rosenworcel and Sloan Gardner.

"Despite all the procreation, we've been putting the finishing touches
on about seventeen new songs this summer and we ought to begin
recording them in a month. For those of you keeping score at home,
we've moved from Reprise/Warner Brothers Records to Aware/Columbia
Records. Expect a new album in early oh nine.

"And those of you hoping to stalk Scooter this summer can find him
traveling the world greening tours by Jack Johnson and DMB for Adam's
environmental non-profit, REVERB. Our merch-girl, Amy, is doing the
same thing on tours by John Mayer, Maroon 5 and Counting Crows. Visit
this link, where Adam becomes an official 'EarthKeeper,' to check out
what Scooter and Amy have been up to, sign up to volunteer, and see
free music."

SOURCE: Guster, "Another Child Is Born to a Member of Guster," August
8, 2008.

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GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS
Summertime News

<> "Ladies and Gentlemen, for some midsummer mirth! Ah yes, the
season is upon us for wild nights, long afternoons, cold drinks and
optional clothing. Since we've hit the road, the band has been
stocking up on a lot of great new music from local record stores and
falling into a downward spiral of TV show DVD box sets. The tour is
taking us across the U.S. and Canada with legendary acts such as
Radiohead, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Black Crowes and the
Dave Matthews Band. In addition to sharing the stage with those fine
lads, there are plenty of opportunities to catch us headlining
throughout the summer and fall seasons, including an historic
homecoming at the Waterfront Park in Burlington, Vermont."

SOURCE: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, "Summertime With the Black
Crowes," August 6, 2008.

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