Big Heavy World Newzrag #14, March 27, 2001
Eon Blue Apocalypse
Have you ever tried to find a place to park in downtown Burlington on St. Patrick's Day? It's freaking impossible! But on the upside people are happy and cheery, which is always good when dealing with the masses. Even though the underage crowd is left out of the loop, we deal. If you need a little more happiness, you can check out this here handy newzrag. And remember, don't drink green beer after St. Patty's Day, it causes dain bramage. You can send your Vermont music news for the Newzrag to news@bigheavyworld.com. Yep that's a new address people, but you'll learn to love it. And again, this ish of the rag is done up all nice and pretty by Joe "that cat is the devil" Atherton.
STUFF INSIDE:
PHISH PHISH AND MORE PHISH
AMERICAN HEAD ROCKS YOUR WORLD
IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES......
UPCOMING 242 MAIN SHOWS
NINJA DEATH SQUAD AND THE SHI'AR EMPIRE
SYB NEEDS YOUR HELP
SYB AT NEMO
VERMONTMUSICSHOP.COM ADDS
MORGAN PAGE STOOF
RIPPING UP SOMETHING FIERCE WITH TORSION
LABEL NEWZ:
HEY HO!
BANDWARS COMPETITION
UPCOMING CHAINSAW SLAYINGS
FOR THE MUSIC MAKERS AND DREAM WEAVERS:
NEW CLUB WANTS YOU TO PLAY
EVENMIND WANTS YOUR HELP
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LOCAL MUSIC NEWZ:
PHISH IS YOUR PHRIEND
Patrons of local jam band Phish have given a little back to the world. An organization called the Mockingbird Foundation released a book entitled "The Phish Companion" which has raised over $10,000 for charity. The $10,000 will be given out in grants to various children and music related charities. You can find out more about Phish at http://www.phish.com and more about the Mockingbird Foundation at http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org
GOT HEAD?
Those crazy guys in American Head are planning a summer tour to take over the country. And they need your help. If you have any contact info, connections, or suggestions for venues, send them directly to the band at americanhead@bigheavyworld.com. And if a tour isn't enough for you, there is also a live album in the works. Stay tuned.....
BLOOZOTOMY IS DEAD
Gotcha! They're not really dead, they've just parted ways as a collective. But don't worry boys and girls, main man Jim Branca will still be playing shows under a new moniker, with a bunch of various musicians and they will be known as... Jimmy Branca! I know that it will be hard to remember, but you'll have to try. Jimmy Branca and his band will be playing shows around the area, so go check them out. March 30th, Ground Zero in Plattsburgh NY. And a host of other gigs to come....
UPCOMING 242
Come on down and check out what your local youth center has to offer. Tuesday March 27 8pm - Eyehategod, Keelhaul, and Communion, $8. Friday March 30 7pm - The Phunk Junkeez, Bargain Band, Dysfunkshun, and the Perfect Salesman, $5. And on Saturday March 31 8pm - AFI, Death by Stereo, and the Hemlock Verdict, $8.
NINJA DEATH SQUAD TAKES YOUR MOM
The boys in Ninja Death Squad will be releasing a new CD entitled "Appreciate Our Art" as soon as they can get it pressed and they promise to bring you "more grind, more screaming, more metal riffs, ridiculously long song titles (one song has 21 words in the title), more actual singing, and more gayness for this one." How can you resist? They will also be included on an upcoming Assassin Records Compilation expected to hit in late march/early April. Check out Ninja Death Squad at http://www.geocities.com/ninjadeathsquad.
SETH YACOVONE NEEDS YOUR HELP
The Seth Yacovone Band will be playing at Higher Ground to finance their upcoming Italian tour April 7th with Chris Hartford and the Band of Changes (a Ween side project) and they need you to help poster the town. If you'd like to help out in exchange for a free ticket to the show, contact the band at sethyac@together.net and let them know where and how many posters you can put up. And as an added bonus, Big Heavy World will be discounting the Seth Yacovone CD, "Dannemora" for $11.99 through the end of March, just go to http://www.vermontmusicshop.com and pick it up. You won't be sorry.
SETH YACOVONE AT NEMO
The Seth Yacovone Band has been chosen to play at the annual NEMO conference in Boston. The band will be playing at Harper's Ferry in Allston Mass on Saturday April 21 at 1:00am. Opening the show will be Cork (former bass player for Hendrix new band) as well as Rane from Hartford CT, who will also be playing with SYB at Castleton State College on the 25th of April. For more SYB news and tour dates go to http://www.sethyac.com.
NEW ADDS TO VERMONTMUSICSHOP.COM
Go to vermontmusicshop.com and find
Colin James McCaffrey, "What We've Got"
Currently Nameless, "Someday"
Transformers for Girls, "The Helmet Drums"
(Grab them at http://www.vermontmusicshop.com!)
FORMER BURLINGTONIAN NEWS
A friend of the vermont music scene, Morgan Page has been busy as of late. He was recently nominated for Best Electronic act/DJ for the Boston Music awards, he has remixed songs by Home & Garden and Grammy nominated artist, Wax Poetic. And to top it all off he was recently promoted Station Manager and Web Director at WERS 88.9 FM in Boston where he plays underground electronic music from 11pm to 2am and you can listen online at http://www.wers.org. You can also find out more at http://www.chalantmusic.com.
WHAT ABOUT TORSION?
On the Torsion front, they have a new drummer, the insatiable Shawn Baker, who they are very pleased to have as an addition to the group. And they just finished recording a 3 song demo at Eclipse in Hinesburg which they hope on getting out on the street just as quick as they can.
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BIG HEAVY WORLD RECORD LABEL NEWZ:
HO! NEWZ
Local yokels Chin Ho! recently returned to the countdown on www.outvoice.com and to keep them there, point that clicky thing on your desk at http://www.outvoice.com and vote for the Ho!. And when you vote, you become eligible to win a free CD by various independent artists. The giveaway is every week, so go back ofter and vote for local music... the best music in all the land.
ELECTROHELL DATES
Check out Burlington's own industrial light show, chainsaws.and.children with the brand spanking new Zola Turn and New York's Delta Clutch at Higher Ground on Thursday March 29 at 7pm. All ages $6. Go, catch on fire, and let people stamp you out.
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FOR THE MUSIC MAKERS:
WANNA PLAY IN NYC?
The Fat Cat Billiards Pool Side Lounge in NYC is a new all ages, no-cover venue that wants you to play. They are interested in all types of music, but mostly arty/indie rock and punk, hardcore and emo. The idea is that kids that want to see bands and have little money to go, or aren't old enough to get into other clubs can go and check out some new music. If you want to play, e-mail rockstar@bigheavyworld.com and see what you can pull together.
A LOCAL BAND NEEDS SOME NEW TALENT
Local heavies Evenmind are in search of a new drummer, and if you have the ambition and the talent, you could just be that lucky person. Evenmind has released one independent album and hopes to release more, but they need your help. If you are at all interested, contact Dave at D6Lawrence@aol.com, or for the less tech-savvy you can call (802) 479-0697 or 371-9511. You can find Evenmind on the web at http://www.angelfire.com/vt/EvenminD and be careful kiddies, it is case sensitive.
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