New England Music Scrapbook Newsletter
Alan Lewis, Editor

Our Corner of the Rock 'n' Roll Life

February 14, 2009
Issue 2009:314
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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, February 14 - This is our first newsletter issue
compiled using GMail. It is doubtful you will notice a difference,
but I sure do. GMail has most of the same disadvantages as the new,
radically misnamed Yahoo Mail Classic, plus it has disadvantages and
troubles of its own. But at least as far as my own experience goes
using my GMail and Yahoo e-mail accounts on this computer, GMail is so
much faster than Yahoo Mail Classic it's startling. This GMail
relative speed advantage, if this experience holds, will be a most
important consideration.

Clearly, though, GMail - at least on the server holding my account -
has been having serious problems since Thursday or even late
Wednesday. I have received a few connection error messages, along
with countless "Oops ... Error Code 6400" and "Bad Request" messages.
So it is too early to tell quite how all this is working out. These
error messages, as well as the stalling and stopping they accompany,
are WAY too numerous. If this persists, it will, beyond all doubt, be
the undoing of our use of GMail to compile these newsletters. I am
totally frazzled from this repeated start and stop experience.

If you have a GMail account, I would be tremendously interested in
learning whether you have had a similar experience with persistent
error messages and stalling/stopping behavior. Please e-mail us at
FredRemainsLost At Yahoo Dot Com, of course converting this into an
all-lowercase, conventional e-mail address. Please also say whether
you have highspeed or dialup and what browser you use. At present, I
know of three computer setups where the same problems with GMail have
been experienced, starting at least by Thursday and continuing into
Saturday so far. The one thing known to me that all three of these
computer systems have in common is that they have Mazilla Firefox for
a browser.

I see little if any chance of fitting in here all that we have
received this week for NEMS-ish news. I am compiling this issue
according to a new system of my own devising, while learning GMail's
quirks and trying to break old Yahoo Mail habits.

The going is slow . . .

There's more, but I am out of time; and the bad spell GMail seems to
be having has rubbed off on me. So, I'm done 'til next issue. Here's
the news we've got for you...
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READ WHAT INTERESTS YOU, scroll right past whatever doesn't.
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RECORD RELEASES THIS WEEK
As Listed by Newbury Comics and Excerpted by Us

AUERBACH, DAN (BLACK KEYS)-Keep It Hid-$11.88
<> Anyone called Auerbach ought to make this set of excerpts
automatically, based on surname alone.

BEASTIE BOYS-Paul's Boutique: 20th Anniversary-$11.88
CAMPBELL, GLEN-Greatest Hits-$16.99
<> Did anyone, reading this newsletter issue, hear Glen Campbell live
as a mid-1960s member of The Beach Boys? The first time I heard the
band was right after Bruce Johnston replaced Campbell who, in turn,
had replaced Brian Wilson.

CHAMBERS, PAUL-Quintet (RVG Reissue)-$9.99
FOLDS, BEN-Stems And Seeds-$9.99
GREEN, GRANT-Grant's First Stand (RVG Reissue)-$9.99
HOLLY, BUDDY-Memorial Collection-$27.99
KAUKONEN, JORMA-River Of Time-$12.88
MCLEAN, JACKIE-One Step Beyond (RVG Reissue)-$9.99
MOTORHEAD-Ace Of Spades (Deluxe Edition)-$25.99
MOTORHEAD-Bomber (Deluxe Edition)-$25.99
MOTORHEAD-Iron Fist (Deluxe Edition)-$25.99
MOTORHEAD-Overkill (Deluxe Edition)-$25.99
PRESLEY, ELVIS-Louisiana 55-$5.99
TURRENTINE, STANLEY-Chip Off The Old Block (RVG Reissue)-$9.99
WINTER, JOHNNY-Live Bootleg Series Vol. 4-$9.99
ZANES, DAN-Welcome Table-$8.99
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Featured DVD New Release Available Tuesday, February 10th

My Name Is Bruce $16.99 DVD

SOURCE: Newbury Comics, "February 9 Newbury Comics: Friday the 13th
Pint Glass, Valentine Gifts, Coupons and More," February 9, 2009.

:: paul chambers, ben folds, grant green, buddy holly and the
crickets, jorma kaukonen, jackie mclean, elvis presley, stanley
turrentine, johnny winter, former del fuegos dan zanes ::
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PRESS RELEASES THIS WEEK

<> Mimi Fishman (Mimi Phishman?) Charity Auction.

:: mimi fishman charity auction ::

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JAKE BRENNAN, RUSSELL CHUDNOFSKY, JOSH ENGLISH, SCOTT JANOVITZ
At the Lizard Lounge
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Saturday, February 14, 2009

<> Russell Chudnofsky: . . "I'll be playing guitar on this show:

"CROONING YOUR WAY THROUGH VALENTINES DAY

: : The High Holidays
: : Featuring Jake Brennan and Scott Janovitz
: : With special guest Josh English

"Presenting an evening of Ballads and Breakdowns Teen Idol style on
Valentines Day, Saturday Feb. 14th at the Lizard Lounge. Cambridge MA.
Sway to the High Holiday sounds of Valli, Sinatra, Nilsson and the
King. Formal attire requested. Bring a date and dress to impress.
Tickets are $10 if dressed formally. $13 if dressed like a slob. Buy a
pair of tickets for you and your date online at
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/ and receive special copa cabana
discount of two tickets for a total of $16."

SOURCE: Russell Chudnofsky, "Valentines Day Show Reminder," February
11, 2009.

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LATE NIGHT RADIO
At the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival
Framingham, Massachusetts
Sunday, February 15, 2009

<> "I wanted to let folks know that my acoustic Americana/bluegrass
band, called Late Night Radio, will be playing the Showcase stage at
the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival..."

: : : Late Night Radio
: : : playing at
: : : Joe Val Festival Showcase Stage
: : : Sunday, February 15, 2:30 pm
: : : Sheraton, Framingham, Massachusetts

SOURCE: Robert Kordas, "Late Night Radio Upcoming Performances,"
February 7, 2009.

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GOLI
Upcoming Shows

Goli is a Flutter Effect-connected duo with a couple shows coming up.

"Next shows are:

: : : Feb. 18th at Great Scott in Boston
: : : Feb. 28th at Goodbye Blue Monday in NYC.

SOURCE: Vessela and Valerie, "Goli Sends You Love in Numbers and
Pixels," February 10, 2009.

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SOUL CITY
At Ryles
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Friday, February 20, 2009
9pm

<> "SoulCity back at Ryles Jazz Club in Inman Square, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, for Ribs, Refreshments and R&B music. 9pm show,
Mainstage, new songs, same killer grooves, lots of style with a liitle
bit of muscle.

"You will dance, resistance is futile.

: : : : : : SOULCITY
: : : : : : Friday, 2/20/09, 9pm

: : : Ryles
: : : 212 Hampshire
: : : Cambridge, Massachusetts
: : : (617) 876-9330

SOURCE: WholeLottaSoul At AOL Dot Com, "This Week in Soul City,"
February 12, 2009.

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BANG CAMARO
A Banging Ridiculous Camaro Month

<> "This has been a ridiculous month for us. Appearances in Guitar
Player Magazine, GameInformer, a ton of video game sites, etc. It
looks like more people are learning about us! So, now it's time to
hit the road . . . and we can't be more excited."

Feb 20 Best Buy - Back Bay Boston - Rock Band w/ Bang Camaro! -
Boston, Massachusetts

Feb 28 Gillette Stadium, Patriot Place - Foxboro, Massachusetts

SOURCE: Bryn Bennett, "Bang Camaro Stuff," February 13, 2009.

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MIEKA PAULEY
Totally Unphased or Unfazed About Appearing
in Cosmopolitan [COSMOPOLITAN!!] Magazine

<> "I am in the current issue of Cosmopolitan!

"Pick up the March issue of Cosmo!! It's on stands from Feb 10 thru
Mar 10.[!!] I have a full page (pg. 127) and also there's a recap of
the StarLaunch competition (pg. 36 or so). Woo!!

"NYC - Bring it to the show on Friday, and I'll, um, well, sign it.
[Say, wouldn't Friday be ... yesterday?] And if you're a dude, I'll
make fun of you, but in a nice laughing-with-you way."

[Upcoming shows listed in the MP mailing:]

thu 2/26
burlington vt

fri 3/6
asbury park nj

[!!]

SOURCE: Mieka Pauley, "Free Album Download and Live in NYC Fri Feb. 13
and I'm in Cosmo," February 11, 2009.

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SPOKEN WORDS AND MUSIC
by way of
Songs From the Sofa

Friday, February 27, 7-9pm:

Songs From The Sofa
At Books and Company
1235 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut

spoken word acts G.GONE, EDGAR ALLEN ED, FLOATIN' FRED, and others.

Music by TOM WISE

hosted by Frank Critelli

free

SOURCE: Frank Critelli, "Poetry and Songs From the Sofa," February 10,
2009.

HERE AT . . FredRemainsLost At Yahoo Dot Com, we wonder whether this
"Floatin' Fred" joins us in remaining lost.

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ROSE POLENZANI
At Folk Alliance and the Me & Thee Coffeehouse
Both February 2009

"Folk Alliance 2009 - Feb 20-22 Memphis, TN

"I'm going to Folk Alliance this year to promote 'when the river meets
the sea'!

"Oh, Memphis - you make me blush with memories."

[Oh? - Ed.]

MEANWHILE, ROSE P . . has a show much closer to home, at the Me & Thee
Coffeehouse in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Here is the gospel
according to Rose P:

Friday, February 27th in Marblehead, MA
The Boston "T" Party reunites at the Me & Thee Coffeehouse
Alastair Moock / Tim Gearan / Jennifer Kimball / Rose Polenzani
We haven't sung together since we were in Scotland last year...
It should be a blast!

28 Mugford Street
Marblehead, Mass.
(781) 631-8987

http://www.meandthee.org/

SOURCE: Rose Polenzani, "February Shows in Cambridge, Marblehead, and
Memphis, Tennessee," February 10, 2009.

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LINQ
"Life Goes On"

Back when the Vermont Guardian was still a going concern, we received
a solo album by one of THE stars of 1970s/1980s women's music, Cris
Williamson. The sentiments expressed on that disc were as I would
have expected, from reading articles and interviews. So what was most
striking was the care with which the record was made. Unfortunately,
it arrived after what would have been my deadline, and I was unable to
write up Williamson or her CD. But Williamson, by that time, was both
a veteran and a star of women's music; and she could have dashed off a
record, and fans still would have loved it. Be that as it may, it was
readily apparent that, in addition to doing her part to save the world
and expressing her views directly on a variety of topics, Williamson
placed making the best music she could on a very high priority.

"Life Goes On" by Linq is in a somewhat similar vein.

Save the world? Check.

Put my thoughts out there for all to hear? Check.

Make a great sounding CD? You bet!

Things have been more than a little ragged around here since "Life
Goes On" arrived, and I have not been able to give the record multiple
plays nor take notes. But I can say that I have suggested her Track
7, "George Orwell Where Are You," as apropos and excellent intro/outro
music for a national radio talk show featuring one of my favorite
hosts. I'd love to see and hear it work out.

And Linq's Track 1, "Where Will the Wild Ones Go," has an effect that
I was born to enjoy. The vocals have just the tiniest roughness to
them, bringing about what we call a "live" sound? Carl Wilson of The
Beach Boys spoke very favorably of a similar instrumental effect
creating great musical tension. Then, on "Where Will the Wild Ones
Go," comes a fantastic Brian Wilsonian gush of harmony, which sets off
against the prior vocals wonderfully. Tension and release: one of the
greatest and most important effects of musical expression.

So while I did not yet get a chance to give this disc all the plays it
deserves, I did find a lot to like and went so far as to suggest a cut
for consideration for national airplay.

Great album. Linq fans are going to want it.

Linq, in addition to her engaging music, has another thing that would
interest many of our readers: her off-stage name, Diane Lincoln. An
eastern Massachusetts Diane Lincoln was a very popular 1980s regional
country music star. She recorded for John Penny and his Belmont
Records label, and I believe he booked her. Whether Diane Lincoln is
playing out these days, I couldn't say. But interest in her music
remains. That I know for a fact, from personal experience. We have
received e-mail inquiries about her; and we helped, in a tiny way,
with research for a feature newspaper article about her, maybe a
couple years ago. Can't talk about one Diane Lincoln without bringing
in the other, who set a lot of country toes to tappin' in the 1980s
and whose fans are known to think of her fondly.

Do check out Linq's "Life Goes On." I plan to do the same, with the
volume at a little higher setting next time.

Well done.


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TOM RUSH
The New Album

<> Tom Rush's fan newsletter is one of a handful of news e-mails which
arrived here powerfully late. If it is still timely, I will plan on
including much of Rush's newsletter in our next issue. Here is the TR
letter header, which ought to wet many appetites:

: : : February 13, 2009
: : : New CD now available at TomRush.com

Speaking in broad terms, this is the new studio album Rush has been
promising since the 1970s. Does this guy deliver or what?! The new
CD ought to be great.

Rush worked with Jim Rooney, whose recent production was masterful on
the "Gentle as the Sun" CD by Naomi Sommers.
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PETER MULVEY
Voice-Over for Relief International

<> "I read that charitable giving is way down, which reminded me that
a couple months ago I did some volunteer voice-over work for this
campaign by Relief International:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xj5Ihk2Tjg

"That is also, you might recognize, David Goodrich's music. The film
was made by the Duncan Group here in Milwaukee. Take five minutes and
check it out. Five bucks means a great deal more to some people than
to others."

http://myspace.com/petermulvey

SOURCE: YH Management, "Peter Mulvey Newsletter," February 12, 2009.

DO CHECK OUT . . the Peter Mulvey album, "Notes From Elsewhere," if
you get a chance. It is one of the best releases by an artist who, by
this point in his career, has put out more than his share of great albums.
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GUITAR HERO
Record Reportedly Set

<> "I just caught on Rachel Maddow's show from (I think) Friday, and
they mentioned that a 14 year old just set a record score on Guitar
Hero on the 'highest level' of the game. From the footage they
showed, I'm assuming they mean Guitar Hero 3, with the song, 'Though
the Fire and Flames' by Dragonforce, on the Expert setting. There are
very few songs which allow you to play larger chunks of them by
holding one finger on the 'green fret' and using the other hand to
'tap' the Hammer Ons and Pull Offs. TTFAF is famous for this,
however, due to the 'Rubber Band Trick.' Think of it as a capo for
fake guitar games."

SOURCE: Stephen Lewis, "Guitar Hero High Score," February 9, 2009.
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LYDIA WARREN BAND
New EP Coming to a Player Near You

<> The Lydia Warren Band has a new EP which apparently will be
available quite soon.

SOURCE: Info At LydiaWarren Dot Com,"LWB Shows, CDs and Songs,"
February 13, 2009.
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LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER
"Song" CD on 2008 Top 10 Lists

<> "I'm ... proud to announce that 'Song' was listed in the top ten
records of '08 by Mojo magazine, fRoots, The Boston Globe, KFAI FM,
WKAR FM, and WJZF FM."

SOURCE: LissaFiddle At GMail Dot Com, "Massachusetts, Maine, and
California This Month," February 10, 2009.

AND WELL DID . . Lissa Schneckenburger's "Song" CD deserve to make
these Top 10 lists for 2008. "Song" is not just one of the best
traditional folk albums we heard in 2008, it is one of the best we
have heard in the past SEVERAL years. "Song," as they say in radio,
takes its place beside classic traditional folk albums of the 70s,
80s, 90s, and Now! Schneckerburger's fans must love the new disc, and
it is her sparkling new calling card to the rest of the world.
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YAHOO MUSIC NEWS HEADLINE
Sunday

: : : Buffalo Springfield drummer Dewey Martin dies
: : : AP - Sat Feb 7, 12:39 AM ET

LOS ANGELES - Dewey Martin, the muscular, gregarious drummer and
singer who helped found the pioneering country rock band Buffalo
Springfield with Neil Young and Stephen Stills, has died. He was 68.
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INSULATION
A Query

<> Now HERE is a question that's lots different from our usual. Do
you have experience with clothing made from either Thermolite or
Thermoloft? If you do, we would love to learn your thoughts. Please
e-mail us by way of

: : : FredRemainsLost At Yahoo Dot Com

of course, converting this into an all-lowercase conventional e-mail
address. Thermolite and Thermoloft are alternatives to the well-known
material, Thinsulate; and they have been presented as superior to
Thinsulate.
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YAHOO NEWS HEADLINE
Saturday Morning

Indie rockers unite for AIDS benefit album Reuters - Fri Feb 13,
10:26 PM ET

NEW YORK (Billboard) - In 1993, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, the
Smashing Pumpkins and Pavement brought AIDS activism into the bedrooms
of grunge-obsessed teens on the benefit album "No Alternative,"
marrying music to message in a way that registered strongly with
Generation X.

<> ARE THESE ACTS . . your idea of "indie"?

They are not mine.

One of our e-mail correspondents said, these days most "indie" acts
are on MAJOR labels. Guess he's right.
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YAHOO NEWS HEADLINE
Thursday Afternoon

: : : Obama say he feels 'special gratitude' to Lincoln
: : : on bicentennial

<> So does just about everyone else. First, Lincoln followed arguably
our worse-ever president, James Buchanan. Second, though perfect by
no means, Abraham Lincoln was a simply wonderful human being, flaws
and all. Lincoln's wife called him "monomaniacal about honesty" - not
a claim we hear often about our presidents or much of anyone else for
that matter. I can think of a lot worse things to be monomaniacal
about than honesty. - Ed.
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MIMI FISHMAN CHARITY AUCTION
Press Release

February 10, 2009
For Immediate Release

The Mimi Fishman Foundation Charity Auction to Benefit
the Children of the Delta Gamma Center

<> The new Mimi Fishman Foundation charity auction is up and running.
The Foundation's first auction of 2009 includes amazing items donated
by Phish, String Cheese Incident, Umphrey's McGee, Bonnaroo Music
Festival, Jack Johnson, Scramble Campbell, moe., Dave Matthews Band,
and Yonder Mountain String Band. The auction proceeds will benefit
the Delta Gamma Center for Children With Visual Impairments.

One of the more unique items on the auction is a lunch with Phish
drummer Jon Fishman. The winner and one guest will enjoy lunch and
conversation with the Phish drummer. In addition, Fishman will hand
the winner a pair of tickets for the next evening's Phish show at the
Fox Theatre in St. Louis.

The auction, which concludes Feb 26, also features:

* Phish Summer 2009 Ticket/DVD Packages
* Dave Matthews Band Ticket/Pass Package
* Yonder Mountain String Band Ticket/Signed Poster Package
* Bonnaroo Ticket/Phish Laminate Package
* Umphrey's McGee VIP Package
* The String Cheese Incident Signed Posters
* moe. Ticket/Pass Package
* Scramble Campbell Original Phish Artwork
* Jack Johnson Signed CD/DVD Package

To view and/or bid on the auction, as well as read about the charities
the auction supports, please visit the Mimi Fishman Foundation Auction
Page.

http://www.mimifishman.org/auctions/

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For more information please visit

http://www.mimifishman.org/


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<> As a rule, we do not post SHOW LISTINGS. The reason is quite
simple. Though our name is the NEW ENGLAND Music Scrapbook, probably
an easy majority of our readers are based outside the six New England
states. The great majority of show listings would be of no interest
at all to the great majority of our readers.

We make exceptions when show listings are part of an item of more
general interest. CD-release events are great examples. For us, the
main point of an item of this sort is that an act has a new record.
The show being announced is of secondary interest to us - if that - as
far as the contents of our newsletter goes.

In the very few, truly exceptional instances where we post show
listings...
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... Shows can be canceled, sold out, or even moved to another date or
location. We recommend checking the Web, calling ahead or otherwise
confirming details.
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