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- 21 feb 99 -
Greetings.
My how time flys when you're
having fun. A lot has happened
since our last news flash.
Maybe flash is the
wrong word.
We figure six months is a bit
too long between updates, so
we hereby promise to be more
conscientious from here
on in. Look for new stuff
every other month.
There are a couple of new
recordings out there, a solo
acoustic tour in Europe
looming, the band in the
studio with some new
tunes with maybe some
surprises, and lots of
interesting music on the side
by bandmates and alumni.
Dave has just released
a second solo acoustic
album this month,
Hammer and Nails,
on Blue Rose Records
in Germany. The stateside
release is slated for the
end of April on a new
outfit called Catamount
in Chicago. This may be
the first time he'll have a
new record out damn near
simultaneously
in Europe and America.
Along with fellow traveller
and OKra all star
Jeb Loy Nichols,
Dave will be doing a
solo tour of Europe
come the end of February.
Check out the gigs page
for details.
Another new release came
out in Sweden. A compilation
called Fireworks Volume 2
on Sound Asleep Records
features a cover version of
Bob Dylan's b-side
"Can You Please Crawl Out
Your Window", which was
originally recorded during
the sessions for Rock, Paper...
way back in 1991.
A little off the top and a
little off the sides and a quick
mix and it finally sees the
light of day.
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The band went into
Jolly Roger Studio in
Hoboken a while back
and emerged with half
a new record, or at least
the bare bones of it.
Plans are afoot to do
a repeat in May or June.
Maybe here's our chance
to use the album title
"More Songs About Farms
and Girls" at last.
Recently The Bottom Line
in New York staged two
nights of music called
"The Beat Goes On",
and treated folks to a
program of British Invasion
hits and rarities.
Featured were our own
Jon Graboff, who
played guitar all night
for the first of the series,
and sang "******", and
Andy Burton, who played
the organ and piano the
second time around, and
made a lot of folks
very happy with
"She's a Rainbow".
And both evenings
featured performances
by alum George Usher,
who by the way has
a new record out called
Dutch April.
Why is this man
smiling? Hmmm, actually
I don't think he is, but
he should be, since it
would appear that The
Peter Stampfel and the
Bottlecaps album which
was recorded last century
may actually be released
before the millenium on
Rounder Records.
Reason to rejoice.
Cheer up, Al.
Other side notes:
Dave did some recording
with the unmentionable
Will Rigby, there may be
a re-issue of the music of
Ron's old outfit The Human
Switchboard in the offing,
and Andy has been gigging
with Zombie-man
Colin Blunstone.
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