BIG HEAVY WORLD NEWZRAG #40 - December 7, 2003
You Rock Our World. Let Us Rock Yours.
Check http://www.bigheavyworld.com for VERMONT'S MUSIC. Volunteer-run since 1996.
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CONTENTS:
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE BHW CREW!
GROKSTOCK: FIRST NIGHT PREVIEW SERIES AT 242 MAIN
OVXBIGHEAVYBUZZFEST: FIRST NIGHT WILL NEVER SMELL THE SAME
VERMONTMUSICSHOP.COM: BUY LOCAL & SUPPORT VERMONT MUSIC!
BHW THANX...
FOR ***VERMONT*** MUSICIANS:
TWO BHW COMPILATION CD'S IN PRODUCTION
SPRING BUZZSAW COLLEGE RADIO MAILING ANNOUNCEMENT
YOU IN THE BAND GUIDE, THE SHOP, AND THE VT MUSIC LIBRARY?
ARTISTS/PROMOTERS: HELP US?
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE BHW CREW!
Yup, Happy Holidays! Much luv from the Big Heavy crew to you - we hope that your holidays and new year are the best ever. Thanks for being something wonderful - you really do rock our world.
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GROKSTOCK: FIRST NIGHT PREVIEW SERIES AT 242 MAIN
Eight local bands have a last-minute chance to perform at the booked-solid OVXBIGHEAVYBUZZFEST this First Night at Memorial Auditorium: Thanks to the Burlington Free Press and Adelphia the next two weekends at 242 Main (Burlington's legendary all-ages stage) will light up non-stop with these eight Vermont bands performing FREE shows with bands that are already confirmed. You get to preview the OVXBIGHEAVYBUZZFEST artists and through an online survey at http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com let them know which of the new guyz ought to perform at Memorial this New Year's Eve.
SAT 12/13
THE INTERIOR
DIALOGUE FOR THREE http://www.dialogueforthree.com
FALL TO ASHES http://www.falltoashes.tk
*POSTCARDS http://www.postcardsrock.com
*Y69 http:///www.geocities.com/y69vt
FRI 12/19
CLASS CLOWN http://www.classclown.cc
*ORPHAN
*SOMETHING GETAWAY http://www.somethinggetaway.cjb.com
SAT 12/20
PRISONER 13 http:///www.prisoner13.net
BLIND LUCK MUSIC http://www.blindluckmusic.com
*FLAT STANLEY http:///www.flatstanley.4t.com
*BOMBS AWAY
*OFF BY ONE http:///www.angelfire.com/punk4/johnvt
*30 SPLINE http:///www.phryxus.com
(*Vote at http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com after December 13!)
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OVXBIGHEAVYBUZZFEST: FIRST NIGHT WILL NEVER SMELL THE SAME
New Year's Eve 2004 at Memorial Auditorium is screaming toward us like a solar mass coronal ejection: BEAUTIFUL and BAD*SS. Come be at the center of the impact with us for performances on three stages by twenty bands, two dance troupes, and dozens of slamming poets and DJ's: RIVER CITY REBELS http:///www.rivercityrebels.com ; THE GREENS; EXPRESSIONS DANCE TROUPE; FLYNNARTS JAZZ COMBOS; EYE OH YOU http://www.steezteez.com ; TONY AGGERS; SOPHIA BICK; PRISONER 13 http:///www.prisoner13.net ; DIALOGUE FOR THREE http://www.dialogueforthree.com ; FALL TO ASHES http://www.falltoashes.tk ; THE STATIC AGE http://www.thestaticage.com ; BLIND LUCK MUSIC http://www.blindluckmusic.com ; CLASS CLOWN http://www.classclown.cc ; MY REVENGE http://www.my-revenge.com ; 5 MINUTES HATE http://www.5minuteshate.com ; 13TH CHAIR http://www.13thchair.com ; THE INTERIOR; RED MONEY RIVER http://www.redmoneyriver.com ; FROM THE GROUND UP; MERRICK HARD http://www.merrickhard.com ; DJ Nickel B; and DJ Rachel among others! The complete detailed schedule will be handed out to everyone at the show so you won't lose any of the bands in the chaos.
The OVXBIGHEAVYBUZZFEST is noon to Midnight at Memorial Auditorium, Main Street Burlington Vermont on December 31. It's ALL AGES, admission with a First Night Button. See http://www.firstnightburlington.com for details or just go grab one at these locations: (BANKS): Charter One, Chittenden, Key Bank, Merchants, NE Federal Credit Union, VT Federal Credit Union; (GROCERY STORES): City Market/Onion River CoOp, Shelburne Supermarket; Hannaford, Price Chopper, & Shaw's; and (RANDOM OUTLETS): Apple Mountain (Burlington), Bear Pond Books (Stowe), Book Rack & Children's Pages (Essex Jct.), Burlington Town Center, Champlain Center North (Plattsburgh), ECHO Center (Burlington), Ehler's RV (Essex Jct.), Fletcher Free Library (Burlington), Flynn Regional Box Office (Burlington), Kids Town (Burlington), Peace & Justice Ctr. (Burlington), Richmond Corner Market, Sound Source (Middlebury), and during First Night at the Cocoa Tent in the parking lot of the Fletcher Free Library. For the various outlets call ahead to make sure they've got buttons on hand. Tix for ONLY the OVXBIGHEAVYBUZZFEST will be available at the door to the Memorial Annex as well. BEFORE DECEMBER 25 First Night Buttons are $10.
The OVXBIGHEAVYBUZZFEST is sponsored by OVX http://www.ovx.org ; The Buzz http://www.999thebuzz.com ; Saturn of Burlington http://www.freedomvt.com ; Redstone http://www.redstonevt.com ; Small Dog http://www.smalldog.com ; SoBe http://www.sobe.com ; Select Design http://www.selectdesign.com and Pepsi http://www.pepsi.com . It's put together by First Night Burlington and Big Heavy World with partners including Straight Talk Vermont, The Living Room, Green Mountain Prevention Projects, the Greater Burlington YMCA, 242 Main, FlynnArts, Spectrum Youth and Family Services, Burlington Poetry Slams, and Outright Vermont. For more info hit http://www.firstnightburlington.com , http://www.bigheavyworld.com , or http://www.buzzfest.com or email redshift@bigheavyworld.net .
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VERMONTMUSICSHOP.COM: BUY LOCAL & SUPPORT VERMONT MUSIC!
Hey, if you're going to buy stuff this holiday season you might as well do a world of good while you're busy at it: Grab your gifts at http://www.vermontmusicshop.com and you'll be supporting your local Vermont musicians, their biggest hyperventilating cheerleader Big Heavy World (a volunteer-run nonprofit), and you'll be getting the best darned music there is to give. There's more than 300 CD titles from Vermont artists in-stock, the shop takes three credit cards through a secure server, accepts checks, and sends everything via USPS Priority Mail. It's been around since 1998 and is the biggest thing like it. The store is searchable by artist, title or genre and Shop Manager Dave Donegan will help you find ANYTHING if you tag him at musicshop@bigheavyworld.net . Thanks for thinking about shopping at http://www.vermontmusicshop.com - your personal support makes the scene go 'round. :)
BHW THANX: Thanks this time' round to: Terry Schwartze at WalMart for setting the video crew up with blank MiniDV tapes; Kathy Soulia at the Burlington Free Press for being so up about the First Night Preview Series at 242 Main and supporting 242/BHW so hard; all the bands playing First Night at Memorial Auditorium for being SO COOL during the preproduction madness; and Jim Hadeka of FIVE MINUTES HATE http://www.5minuteshate.com for pulling the Metal Fest together.
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FOR ***VERMONT*** MUSICIANS:
TWO BHW COMPILATION CD'S IN PRODUCTION
'BETTER ANGELS' is a collection of indie rock/indie pop/shoegazing/college-rock/alt/art rock tunez from Vermont artists, in production now. Artists that might fit the theme can send tracks for consideration to the address below. It's a benefit for childreach.org and BHW. >>> 'BOX OF NAILS' is a collection of Vermont's heaviest, expected to rip like a bonesaw. This one's a fundraiser for BHW. 'Nails' goes into production in Spring of 2004. Both discs get pressed when we've pulled together enough sponsorships to pay for manufacturing and both will be sent to 200 college stations as part of BHW's seasonal Buzzsaw mailing. A local design firm has stepped up to do the package art and we're feeling very, very good about both comps. Send material for consideration (on CD or CDR) to: BHW, Attn: Nina, P.O. Box 428, Burlington, VT 05402-0428. For info call Nina VanZandt, (802) 865-1140, email xemoxstarx@hotmail.com .
BIG HEAVY BUZZSAW COLLEGE RADIO MAILING SPRING 2004
Vermont bands with CD's of any genre: Now's the time to start saving the nickels to have your disc included in the next Big Heavy World BUZZSAW college radio mailing. Mid-Spring we'll be sending 200 boxes of VT music to college radio stations across the states; you get phone numbers to track them if you want to. Cost is $200, which the geniuses in the room will figure is $1 per CD, a raging bargain made possible by all of us working together. Only room for a dozen discs so reserve a space now, 865-1140 or redshift@bigheavyworld.net.
YOU IN THE BAND GUIDE, THE SHOP, AND THE VT MUSIC LIBRARY?
Bands and solo performers: Check to see if you're in the VERMONT BAND GUIDE at http://www.bigheavyworld.com/bandguide.php. If not, send info to us through the form at the top of the web page. Your CD in inventory at VERMONTMUSICSHOP.COM, http://www.vermontmusicshop.com ? (Search for your band name or title on the main page). If not, email Dave at musicshop@bigheavyworld.net and he'll tell you how to make it happen. Your CD in the VERMONT MUSIC LIBRARY at http://www.bigheavyworld.com/library_collection.php ? Contact Jim at redshift@bigheavyworld.net to get a disc on the shelf of this permanent public archive.
ARTISTS/PROMOTERS: HELP US?
Big Heavy World is a dinky nonprofit with normal-sized bills. We might have 50 people volunteering here to promote and archive Vermont-made music, but since there's no such thing as a "Big Heavy World Tax" we have a tough time keeping the lights on. You can help if putting shows together is your thing - If you've got the friends and connections to produce benefit shows to help us do what we do, please know we'd luv to feel the luv. We support ALL Vermont music, inclusively, so if you're brave enough to step forward and support, know your effort would be appreciated beyond words. (Thanks!).
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ABOUT US: BHW is Vermont's tech-heavy music cheerleader, promoting local artists through emerging technologies and publishing http://www.bigheavyworld.com, the comprehensive online guide to regional music known as "Burlington's Urban Scene Web Site". Our crew of volunteers also run an expanding record label with more than a dozen compilation CD releases of Burlington's incredible regional music, and vermontmusicshop.com selling more than 300 independent Vermont-made CD titles. Contact us at 802-865-1140, redshift@bigheavyworld.net or P.O. Box 428 Burlington VT 05402. The Big Heavy World Web site is made possible by our generous annual sponsors: Magic Hat Brewing Company (http://www.magichat.net), SoVerNet (http://www.sover.net), Scully Interactive (http://www.scullyinteractive.com), and Small Dog Electronics (http://www.smalldog.com).