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Alan Lewis, Editor

Our Corner of the Rock 'n' Roll Life

May 9, 2009
Issue 2009:326
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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
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When the big beat hits ya...

"Boston Lullaby," Dudick/Naihersey.
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BRATTLEBORO, VT, May 9 - Thunder and lightning is likely this afternoon,
according to our weather forecast. It is already past noon. Full speed
ahead...

Remaining news e-mails contain many items that are not at all time-sensitive.
Not yet, anyway. I'll be holding these for next issue or later, whichever comes
first.

It is my determined goal to beat out any and all lightning storms that may be
coming our way.
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<> Special thanks to WMFO phenomenon JoEllen, to Brian in western Massachusetts,
and to Stephen Lewis of the Lewis clan.
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YAHOO NEWS HEADLINE
Friday Morning

: : : Former Red Sox great Dom DiMaggio dies
: : : at 92 (AP)

We lost a good one, with the death of Dom DiMaggio. In the decades following
his retirement from major league baseball, at times he had his differences with
Red Sox ownership and management, though the details are lost somewhere in my
memory. But through his long association with the sport, the New England
region, and the Boston Red Sox, I don't recall ever hearing anyone say anything
other than the most kind words about him.

Dom DiMaggio was always one of my favorite baseball people. As a player, he
could charge a baseball best by playing center field standing sideways. To me,
he looked pretty neat in such an unusual stance.

Dom DiMaggio was fondly nicknamed the "Little Professor," which had to do with
him wearing glasses while playing the game. But it seems to me he was kind of
professorial anyway.

Either way, one of the Red Sox all-time greats is gone, and we miss him.

RIP, Dominique DiMaggio.
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READ WHAT INTERESTS YOU, scroll right past whatever doesn't.
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RECORD RELEASES THIS WEEK
Listed by Newbury Comics, Excerpted by Us

New CD Releases Available Tuesday, May 5th

AKRON/FAMILY-Set Em Wild, Set Em Free-$9.99
ARCTIC MONKEYS-At The Apollo (CD/DVD)-$17.99
BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO-Lay Your Burden Down-$10.88
CANDLEMASS-Death Magic Doom-$9.99
CRACKER-Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey-$12.88

DERRINGER, RICK-Knighted By The Blues-$9.99
<> First with The McCoys, then with the Rick Derringer Band, this cat played
Maine's Brewer Auditorium lots and lots of times - so many times, in fact, he
always seemed like a local to me.

DEVINE, KEVIN-Brother's Blood-$7.99
<> I am not familiar with the music and career of Kevin Devine; but I know he
had the song, "Stop, Look, Listen" on the "New England's Heavy Hitters"
compilation. - Ed.

FISCHERSPOONER-Entertainment-$9.99
<> For some reason we are on the Fischerspooner mailing list, though I would
have recalled the name as "Fischerspoon." If this is an act that means a lot to
you, please let us know and I will be more attentive. - Ed.

ISIS-Wavering Radiant-$11.88
<> I am not totally clear on whether there are two prominent bands called Isis
or there is one band with two official websites. Supposedly, though, ONE band
called Isis got its start from Boston. This information is not in my computer
files. One of our readers picked it up from a Wikipedia page.

KILLS-Keep On Your Mean Side-$11.99
KING CRIMSON-Collectable King Crimson: Vol. 4-$10.88
MARLEY, ZIGGY-Family Time-$9.99
METHENY, PAT -One Quiet Night (Re-issue)-$10.88
NEW YORK DOLLS-Cause I Sez So-$9.99

OBERST, CONOR-Outer South-$7.99
<> "Bright Eyes"

ROLLING STONES-Black And Blue (Re-issue)-$9.99
ROLLING STONES -Goats Head Soup (Re-issue)-$9.99
ROLLING STONES-Its Only Rock N' Roll (Re-issue)-$9.99
ROLLING STONES-Sticky Fingers (Re-issue)-$9.99
<> If you know the main point of these Rolling Stones reissues and are able to
share your information, please e-mail us by way of FredRemainsLost At Yahoo Dot
Com. We are curious. Newly remastered? Bonus tracks? Just cashing in once again
on the Stones franchise?

RUSTED ROOT-Stereo Rodeo-$9.99
SINATRA, FRANK-Live At Meadowlands-$16.99

SMITHEREENS-Smithereens Play Tommy-$12.88
<> Really? We are informed that "Tommy" does, indeed, refer to The Who's rock
opera of that title.

SPRINGFIELD, RICK-My Precious Little One-$13.99
<> Count on members of the band, Waltham, picking up copies of this Rick
Springfield disc on the day of release.

TYPE O NEGATIVE-Bloody Kisses (Reissue)-$22.99
<>
Featured dvd new release Available Tuesday, May 5th

090808_EvntHrizonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
$18.99 DVD

SOURCE: Copied From Newbury Comics Official Website May 7, 2009.

:: ziggy marley, pat metheny, conor oberst, frank sinatra ::
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MORE RECORD RELEASES

<> Somehow we got knocked off the Newbury Comics mailing list. Brian Anastasi
of the Weekly Band E-Mail kindly sent us the prior Newbury Comics list of record
releases. Here are some of the highlights (in our view):

BLACK CROWES-Warpaint Live-$12.88

CLUTCH -Slow Hole To China: Rare & Rereleased-$9.99
<> Evidently this group produces a kind of jamband metal. We have heard good
things about Clutch.

COREA, C./MCLAUGHLIN, J.-Five Peace Band Live (2 CD)-$12.88
DYLAN, BOB-Together Through Life-$12.88
DYLAN, BOB-Together Through Life (2 CD/1 DVD)-$19.99
FOLDS, BEN-University A Capella-$13.99

HEAVEN & HELL-Devil You Know-$12.88
<> Heaven and Hell is basically a late lineup of Black Sabbath, these days
giving us something like two Black Sabbaths at once.

OASIS-Familiar To Millions-$7.99
YARDBIRDS-Roger The Engineer-$15.99

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featured dvd new release Available Tuesday, April 28th

The Biggest Fight Of His Life
$14.99

SOURCE: Newbury Comics, "April 27 Newbury Comics Coupons and New Releases,"
April 27, 2009.

:: chick corea, bob dylan, ben folds, john mclaughlin ::
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RECORDS BY NEW ENGLAND-CONNECTED ARTISTS

<> My own listing project keeps turning up recordings of varying vintage that
are at least new to me. For instance, I have stumbled upon a couple Boston
compilation CDs which, as far as I can tell, have not circulated at all widely.
More on them later. The library of Brown University in Providence RI has an
instructional VHS videocassette by Jay Geils, of the J. Geils Band and of so
much more. In the late 1980s, Jen Trynin released a vinyl record. I don't
recall ever hearing of her before 1994's "Cockamamie." No doubt there are other
new-to-me treasures that just aren't coming to mind at present.

See the Brief Items section, below, for another notable example.
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PRESS RELEASES THIS WEEK

Actually, we will have to run Press Releases This Week mostly some other week.
Even without the threat of lightning, I'd still be about out of time at this
point. But down where press releases normally go, we do have

<> IGN's full list of titles for Guitar Hero: Smash Hits. The selections may be
of interest even to many non-gamers.

One item I hope to work in next time has to do with guitars planned for Guitar
Hero: The Beatles. These are George and John instruments. Apparently nothing
has been announced yet about the way Paul's famous electric bass will be
represented. Actually, I would have included this piece this time, but I
accidentally overlooked it.

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JENNIFER TEFFT BAND
WITH THE EVAN GOODROW BAND
Tedy's Team Benefit
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Union Street
Newton Center, Massachusetts

<> "Well it is finally here! I am so psyched to be hitting the stage again!

"Saturday May 9th at Union Street in Newton Center, MA. All proceeds benefit
Tedy's Team.

"We are lucky enough to be having The Evan Goodrow band join us. (Phil also
plays drums for Evan, so you get two chances to heckle him.)

"Also check out the Silent Auction and Raffle items. And don't forget the free
munchies!!

"Doors at 8:30 Jennifer Tefft Band goes on at 9:30 - so don't be late!"

SOURCE: Jennifer Tefft Mailing List, "Jennifer Tefft Live at Union Street in
Newton May 9th," May 4, 2009.

JENNIFER TEFFT'S LATEST ALBUM . . is excellent. No surprise. It is:

Jennifer Tefft
"Time Is a Thief"
(CD, Gypsy Spin Music GSM 7007, 2007)

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URBAN CARAVAN
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Blackburn Performing Arts
1 Washington Street
Gloucester, Massachusetts

<> "On Saturday, May 9 the Blackburn welcomes back Urban Caravan - an absurdly
talented band of modern troubadours. Featuring wonderful original songwriting,
compelling singing and harmony, and just plain fine musicianship from a galaxy
of Boston rock and acoustic royalty, this show should most assuredly not be
missed!!! Members include Salvatore Baglio, Ruby Bird, Billy Carl Mancini, Mr.
Curt, Marty White, Clara Kebabian, Jon Macey, Steve Gilligan, Glenn Williams,
and T Max....

: : : Blackburn Performing Arts
: : : 1 Washington Street, Gloucester

"Admission is $10, and the show begins at 8 PM.
For reservations, please call 978-281-0680
For more info,

http://www.blackburnperformingarts.org/

http://www.myspace.com/urbancaravan

SOURCE: InfoMan, "Tonight May 9th, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Urban Caravan
Show!" May 9, 2009.

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EARTHFEST
Radio 92.9 EarthFest
Boston

<> Our copy of the EarthFest news e-mail says the full press release is
attached, but there is actually nothing attached to the message (though the
e-mail does show a spot where an attachment should be). 'Tis true, this is
another episode of Lost in Cyberspace. On the other hand, the following concise
description of EarthFest is quite good:

"The event takes place at the Hatch Shell in Boston on May 30, 2009 and will
feature Soul Asylum, The Lemonheads, Seven Mary Three and Shawn Mullins."

Also included is the Web address of the festival's home page, which is

http://www.earthfest.com/

No doubt a great deal more information is available at the EarthFest website.

Lemonhead-in-Chief Evan Dando has certainly kept things interesting over the
years, along with a few ups and downs and twists and turns; and his band's
booking into 2009's EarthFest is likely to be a good draw. - Ed.

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PATTY LARKIN
And Her Short Story
(She Didn't Give the Story's Title)

<> "Speaking of stimulus packages, I want to tell you about a very cool book of
short stories that just came out called 'Amplified' (Mellville House
Publishing). It's a collection of writings from some of your (and my) favorite
songwriters. Folks like Mary Gauthier, Chris Smither, David Olney, Robbie
Fulks, Maria McKee, to name a few. I wrote my first short story ever and it's
in there as well. On tour in May I'll have the books available at shows. I'll
be offering 'Amplified' and my latest CD, 'Watch The Sky,' at a very stimulating
price. Come on down! Personally, I'm looking forward to reading what everyone
came up with on the plane ride out. I know there are some treasures awaiting."

SOURCE: Patty Larkin Announcements, "May Greetings from Patty Larkin," May 1,
2009.

AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, . . this is the book Patty Larkin spoke of:

Julie Schaper and Steven Horwitz. "Amplified." S.l.: Melville Publishing House.
2009.

It is certainly my guess that Schaper and Horwitz are the editors.

In other PL news . . . Though we seldom have firm sales figures, it looks to me
as though "Watch the Sky," Patty Larkin's latest disc, may be her biggest seller
so far.

Patty Larkin
"Watch the Sky"
(CD, Vanguard Records 79851-2, 2008)

"Watch the Sky" is Patty Larkin's best album.
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BILL CHINNOCK
"Badlands"

<> My project of listing record releases by New England-connected artists has
turned up a good number of surprises, a few of which are noted above. Probably
the greatest of these surprises is the apparent 2008 CD re-release of
"Badlands," the best-known album by Maine's Bill Chinnock.

Bill Chinnock
"Badlands"
(CD, Collector's Choice Music CCM 948, 2008;
original LPs: North Country, 1977;
Atlantic, 1978)

To the extent that this reissue is being promoted, someone involved in the
promotion has made a terrific mistake in not informing us. A very great number
of our readers are dyed-in-the-wool Bill Chinnock fans. But this is an
oversight we can still overcome, starting with this posting.
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ROSIE HUNTRESS
A Query

<> Are you up-to-date on the music and career of Boston rock vocalist Rosie
Huntress?

A few years back, we received this record:

Rosie Huntress
"Kissing and Telling"
(CD, Curve of the Earth Records
COTE 752, [2004])

I really liked this EP and quickly got on the Rosie Huntress Band mailing list.
A couple news e-mails came, but we have heard nothing since. Was our address
inadvertently dropped? Don't know. But if you have an update that you would be
willing to share, we would love to hear from you. Please e-mail us by way of

: : : FredRemainsLost At Yahoo Dot Com

only convert this into an all-lowercase, conventional e-mail address.
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LYS GUILLORN
YouTubin' It

<> "Please enjoy the new video Chris Carlone of NYC made for 'My Lullaby.'

"'My Lullaby' is now on the 14 song DIY oddities collection I am peddling at
shows. The song was written in a dream (on a baritone uke I had borrowed that
day). I sweah."

SOURCE: Lys Guillorn, "New Haven Show, Thursday, May 7, New Video," May 4, 2009.
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STACEY EARLE AND MARK STUART
To Everything There Is a Season

<> The long-running duo on the coffeehouse and festival circuit, Stacey Earle
and Mark Stuart, will cease to exist in 2010. Their marriage continues and, we
hope, continues to flourish. And each will present a solo act. These two have
been among the most dedicated road warriors for many years; but evidently in the
business of managing a neverending tour, Bob Dylan is about to edge them out.
(Call it a hunch, but here's betting Dylan travels in greater creature comfort.)
Mark and Stacey have done well, and they must be proud of all the pleasure they
have given people all along the circuit.
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MEG HUTCHINSON
Award-Winning
"Come Up to Full" CD

"News and Things

<> "'Come Up to Full' has been selected as the Best CD of the Year in
the Indie Acoustic Project's 'Best CDs of 2008' Awards Female
Singer-Songwriter category. Yayyyy!

"Indie Acoustic also had many other wonderful albums in the running
and as winners that you might want to check out - from folks like
Solas, Bittersweets, Mark Geary, The Rescues, Ray Bonneville, Kyler
England."

SOURCE: Meg Hutchinson News, "[Hutchinson] May 2009," May 8, 2009.

A SEARCH OF OUR COMPUTER FILES . . turned up no information at all about "Come
Up to Full," so we will add only the nothing we have. - Ed.
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MARK ERELLI
MP3 of the Month of May

Mark Erelli
"Columbus, OH"
(May MP3 of the Month, www.MarkErelli.com, 2009)
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BROOKS WILLIAMS
The Guitar Man Sends His Best

"GUITAR MAN - A BEST OF:

<> "Over the winter and spring Brooks has been working on a project he calls
'Guitar Man: Most Requested.' The CD, due out in mid-to-late summer, features
all new recordings of his hottest and most-requested guitar pieces, plus the
music written out in both standard notation and tablature. Stay tuned for more!"

SOURCE: Brooks Williams, "Red Guitar Blue Music Newsletter," April 29, 2009.

"LITTLE LION" IS A SIMPLY WONDERFUL . . Brooks Williams instrumental album. We
anticipate nothing less from his forthcoming "Guitar Man" best of. - Ed.
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And speaking of Brooks...

JOSH BROOKS
"Lesson Learned" Album

<> More on this later . . . but Vermont singer-songwriter Josh Brooks, who is
also one half of the Josh Brooks Band, has scheduled his CD-release for early
June. Veteran readers of this newsletter may recognize the memorable title of
one of the disc's songs, "This Bar Is Full of Broken Hearts."
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PETE KENNEDY OF THE KENNEDYS
His New Brooklyn, New York Music Studio

"PETE OPENS HIS NEW MUSIC STUDIO

<> "On May 1st, Pete hung out the shingle at his brand spanking new studio,
Desolation Angel, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Just off Bedford Avenue in an
up-and-coming section of this music oriented 'hood, the studio will cater to
Pete's production clients, especially songwriters and solo artists in a
wide-open range of genres. Pete will also be coaching guitar, engineering
sessions on Pro Tools, and mastering projects from other studios, using a
variety of vintage and current gear."

SOURCE: The Kennedys, "The Kennedys Newsletter May 2009," May 2, 2009.
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YAHOO MUSIC NEWS HEADLINE
Friday Morning

Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist dies, aged 48 Yahoo! Music - Fri May 8, 7:00 AM ET

Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Ean Evans died Wednesday (May 6) in Mississippi following
a long battle with cancer.
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YAHOO MUSIC NEWS HEADLINE
Friday Afternoon

Just call her 'Dr. Dolly': Parton receives Ph.D. AP - Fri May 8, 2:41 PM ET

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Award-winning entertainer, businesswoman and education
advocate has a new title.

<> Way, way, WAY back when, I used to watch the Porter Waggoner television show
just to catch his terrific, nearly-unknown banjo player, Dolly Parton. Dolly is
pretty terrific, and it's high time she got a PhD. To us, she has always been
Dr. Parton of the College of Musical Knowledge.

:: porter wagoner ::
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YAHOO MUSIC NEWS HEADLINE
Friday Afternoon

Van Halen confirmed for "Guitar Hero" Reuters - Fri May 8, 3:38 PM ET

DENVER (Billboard) - Activision Blizzard is releasing three new music-based
video games this year -- "DJ Hero," "Guitar Hero 5" and "Band Hero" -- and has
confirmed that "Guitar Hero: Van Halen" is on tap.
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RHYTHM GAME MARKET
Flooded

<> We received a rather detailed analysis of the flooding of the rhythm game
market. Possibly we can run it here later. These rock music oriented computer
games are wildly popular with many people in their teens and twenties and
beyond. I must say, though, that with the number of forthcoming game titles
that have already been announced plus other games that are rumored, the industry
may be pushing its luck.
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YAHOO NEWS HEADLINE
Friday Afternoon

Stocks rise on better-than-expected jobs data (AP)

IT IS WORTH NOTING . . that in the noon news broadcast the same day, CNN radio
news called this same jobs data "dismal." CNN radio news reporting of this
recession has been extremely and persistently negative and discouraging
throughout, and one might wonder why the CNN radio editors are so committed to
gloom.
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HUMAN TO PIG
SWINE FLU TRANSMISSION

<> Last issue I included a news headline about worries that humans might pass
swine flu on to pigs. The absurdity of this notion really got my attention. In
the following overnight, CBS radio news said a Canadian farmer reported that
visitors to his farm had infected his workers and his pigs with swine flu. The
farmer could be right, I suppose. I'll be darned!
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GUITAR HERO: SMASH HITS
IGN's Full List of Titles

Guitar Hero

* Blue Öyster Cult - "Godzilla"
* Boston - "More Than A Feeling"
* Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water"
* Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
* Helmet - "Unsung (Live)"
* Incubus - "Stellar"
* Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock N' Roll"
* Ozzy Osbourne - "Bark At The Moon"
* Pantera - "Cowboys From Hell (Live)"
* Queen - "Killer Queen"
* Queens Of The Stone Age - "No One Knows"
* The Donnas - "Take It Off"
* The Exies - "Hey You"
* White Zombie - "Thunder Kiss '65"

Guitar Hero II

* Alice In Chains - "Them Bones"
* Avenged Sevenfold - "Beast And The Harlot"
* Danzig - "Mother"
* Foo Fighters - "Monkey Wrench"
* Iron Maiden - "The Trooper"
* Jane's Addiction - "Stop!"
* Kansas - "Carry On Wayward Son"
* Lamb Of God - "Laid To Rest"
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"
* Mötley Crüe- "Shout At The Devil"
* Nirvana - "Heart-Shaped Box"
* Rage Against The Machine - "Killing In The Name"
* Reverend Horton Heat - "Psychobilly Freakout"
* Rush - "YYZ"
* Stone Temple Pilots - "Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart"
* The Police - "Message In A Bottle"
* The Sword - "Freya"
* Warrant - "Cherry Pie"
* Wolfmother - "Woman"

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

* Anthrax - "Caught In A Mosh"
* Extreme - "Play With Me"
* Judas Priest - "Electric Eye"
* Poison - "Nothin' But A Good Time"
* Ratt - "Round and Round"
* Twisted Sister - "I Wanna Rock"

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

* AFI - "Miss Murder"
* DragonForce - "Through The Fire And Flames"
* Heart - "Barracuda"
* Kiss - "Rock And Roll All Nite"
* Living Colour - "Cult Of Personality"
* Pat Benatar - "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
* Priestess - "Lay Down"
* Slayer - "Raining Blood"

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

* Aerosmith - "Back In The Saddle"
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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.
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