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ecto-digest          Tuesday, March 10 1998          Volume 04 : Number 079



                               Today's Subjects:
                               -----------------
  New soundtrack information (and other music news)  [Riphug <Riphug@aol.com]
  JPP (was: Re: Susan McKeown at Fez)  [Markku Kolkka <mk59200@students.cc.t]
  Re: New soundtrack information (and other music news)  ["Joseph S. Zitt" <]
  selected upcoming Bogart's shows for Cincinnati music lovers.....  [Riphug]
  Chantal Kreviazuk on Conan O'Brien on Tuesday, March 10th  [Riphug <Riphug]
  stuff about the party at Jill :D's house on 3/14  [Riphug <Riphug@aol.com>]
  Canadian Music Week / Sweet Hereafter       [Dan Stark <danstark@MNSi.Net>]
  Happy Rhodes                             [Geoff <us@moonviews.demon.co.uk>]
  Re: Happy Rhodes                            [Jeff Wasilko <jeffw@smoe.org>]
  Re: ecto-digest V4 #78                              [lanblind@teleport.com]
  Re: Happy Rhodes             ["Robert Lovejoy" <rlovejoy@bellatlantic.net>]
  Re: Happy Rhodes                      ["Jeffrey C. Burka" <jburka@cqi.com>]
  Music from Gary Oldman film trailer?  ["Jeffrey Hanson" <jjhanson@worldnet]
  Hard To Find Cindy Lee Berryhill CDs ?        [ABershaw <ABershaw@aol.com>]
  Re: JPP (was: Re: Susan McKeown at Fez)  [wojs of mass destruction <woj@sm]
  a couple pleas                                   [meredith <meth@smoe.org>]
  Joy, joy - it's the Killjoys!                  [Andrew <afries@zip.com.au>]
  Re: a couple pleas            ["Chad Lundgren" <hiptones@worldnet.att.net>]
  Latin redux                         [kerry white <zzkwhite@ktwu.wuacc.edu>]
  Re: a couple pleas                       ["Xenu's Sister" <vickie@wwa.com>]

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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 07:38:06 EST
From: Riphug <Riphug@aol.com>
Subject: New soundtrack information (and other music news)

    << The soundtrack to the romantic drama CITY OF ANGELS, 
         which stars Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan, will feature new 
         songs by Alanis Morissette, GOO GOO DOLLS, and Peter 
         Gabriel, as well as tracks by U2, Paula Cole, and Sarah 
         McLachlan. The soundtrack is out on WARNER/REPRISE Records 
         on March 31st, and the WB film opens April 10th. >>

    <<Online music news source JAMtv reports Nina Gordon has 
         left VERUCA SALT ("Seether," "Volcano Girls"), to pursue 
         other interests. The CHICAGO SUN-TIMES reports both Gordon 
         and VERUCA lead singer Louise Post have considered making 
         solo albums. In other sad music break-up news, ROCKTROPOLIS 
         allstar News reports LUSH has officially broken up. 
         Guitarist/singer Emma Anderson is recording songs with her 
         unsigned band SING-SING, lead singer Miki Berenyi is 
         working on solo material, and bassist Phil King will play 
         on the JESUS AND MARY CHAIN's upcoming tour.
         <A HREF="http://www.jamtv.com">http://www.jamtv.com</A>
         <A HREF="http://www.allstarmag.com">http://www.allstarmag.com</A> >>

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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 15:54:34 +0200 (EET)
From: Markku Kolkka <mk59200@students.cc.tut.fi>
Subject: JPP (was: Re: Susan McKeown at Fez)

> n.p. ja:rvela:n pikkupelimannit
> 

JPP (the band formerly known as Järvelän Pikkupelimannit) is coming to
USA for a mini-tour in a few weeks:

31.3: New York, NY, USA - Knitting Factory 
1.4: Middletown, CT, USA - venue to be confirmed 
3-4.4: Round Rock (Austin), TX, USA - Old Settlers Festival 

- -- 
   Markku Kolkka
   mk59200@cc.tut.fi

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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 08:09:02 -0600 (CST)
From: "Joseph S. Zitt" <jzitt@humansystems.com>
Subject: Re: New soundtrack information (and other music news)

On Mon, 9 Mar 1998, Riphug wrote:

>     << The soundtrack to the romantic drama CITY OF ANGELS, 
>          which stars Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan, will feature new 
>          songs by Alanis Morissette, GOO GOO DOLLS, and Peter 
>          Gabriel, as well as tracks by U2, Paula Cole, and Sarah 
>          McLachlan. The soundtrack is out on WARNER/REPRISE Records 
>          on March 31st, and the WB film opens April 10th. >>

Ooh! Ooh! It's been way too long since the last new Peter Gabriel (well,
not counting "Eve", which I haven't yet talked myself into affording...)
- - ---------1---------1---------1---------1---------1---------1----------
|||/ Joseph Zitt ===== jzitt@humansystems.com ===== Human Systems \|||
||/ Maryland? = <*> SILENCE: The John Cage Mailing List <*> = ecto \||
|/ http://www.realtime.net/~jzitt ====== Comma: Voices of New Music \|

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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 09:25:55 EST
From: Riphug <Riphug@aol.com>
Subject: selected upcoming Bogart's shows for Cincinnati music lovers.....

<<PAULA COLE POSTPONED
Originally scheduled for February 4th, this show has not been cancelled.  
Tickets purchased for the original date will be valid for the new date to be
announced. Tickets may be returned to point of purchase for a full refund if
desired. http://www.wbr.com/paulacole/

G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE
with Alana Davis
Saturday, March 14, 8:30pm; $12.50
http://www.epiccenter.com/EpicCenter/docs/artistupdate.qry?artistid=64

JILL SOBULE
with Jayne Sachs
Wednesday, March 18, 8:00pm; $6.00/7.00
http://www.atlantic-
records.com/frames/splash.html?page=%2Fframes%2Fframes.html%
3Fpage%3D%252Fframes%252FArtists_Music%252Findex.html%253FartistID%253D9

OVER THE RHINE
with The Mysteries Of Life
Saturday, March 28, 8:30pm; $10.00/11.50
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/dasmith/OtR/main.html

SHAWN COLVIN
Saturday, April 25, 8:30pm; $17.50/18.50
http://www.meer.net/~shawn/

Check out Pollstar for tour schedules: http://www.pollstar.com/
Search the Ultimate Band List: http://www.ubl.com/

Bogart's
Email: info@bogarts.com
Website: http://www.bogarts.com
Infoline: 513-281-8400
Box Office: 513-872-8801
Snail Mail: 2621 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45219>>

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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:08:40 EST
From: Riphug <Riphug@aol.com>
Subject: Chantal Kreviazuk on Conan O'Brien on Tuesday, March 10th

 <<NBC - LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN  - Tom Arnold;
	  Elizabeth Berkley; pianist Chantal
	  Kreviazuk.(CC)(TV14)(Starts 12:35am  EST)>>

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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:02:03 EST
From: Riphug <Riphug@aol.com>
Subject: stuff about the party at Jill :D's house on 3/14

Please copy and paste your answers to this questionnaire only if you are
*definitely* planning to come to my big party on Saturday, March 14, in
Cincinnati, Ohio.  (And do this even if you've already told me that you are
coming, ok?)  Directions will be forthcoming and if you have any questions
about this, you can e-mail me directly or call me at (513) 459-7506.

For anyone who missed the original announcement, it's basically a big ol'
gathering of music-lovers (mostly Sarah McLachlan fans, but anyone and
everyone is welcome).  The party starts at approximately 3:00 pm EST on
Saturday and I'll be kicking people out the following day around 2:00 - 3:00
pm.  If you plan to sleep over, please make sure to bring a sleeping bag and
whatever else you might need.
******************************************************************************
******************
Woohoo!  Yeah, I'll be there!  I wouldn't miss it for a million dollars! ;-)

Name:

How many people in your party:

How many of you will want to eat BBQ ribs:

Do you plan to stay overnight?

What you can bring in the way of food and/or beverages:

Any other fun stuff you might want to bring:

Comments/questions:


******************************************************************************
*******************
Please respond by Wednesday, March 11, if at all possible.

See you there!

Jill :D

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Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 16:17:16 -0500
From: Dan Stark <danstark@MNSi.Net>
Subject: Canadian Music Week / Sweet Hereafter

Hi,

Lots to talk about today.  First, I joined Steve Ito and friends in Toronto
this weekend to take in some of the many shows happening during Canadian
Music Week.

Friday, we were all on the same schedule, attending the same shows
together.  We caught a very small amount of Damn The Diva, but didn't feel
inclined to see more so we moved onto Holy Joe's for Steve Poltz.  The
place was packed, meaning there were probably 100 people at the most jammed
into this tiny room. In the audience were many music industry execs, as
well as Kim Stockwood, a Canadian country-pop singer whose music I quite
like.  Steve charmed the audience with about a 45-minute set of songs from
his forthcoming "One Left Shoe" CD.  These were mostly folksy acoustic
compositions centered around humorous life stories or clever love themes,
as well as his version of Jewel's You Were Meant For Me, which Steve
co-wrote.  The crowd was totally attentive for both his songs and his
stories.  Next, we moved onto The Rivloli for a performance by high-energy
Canadian pop-rock Barstool Prophets.  These guys sound a lot like The
Tragically Hip in their early days, and they pumped out a fantastic, sweaty
powerhouse set.  The night wrapped up with a walk to The 360 next door for
Scratching Post.  This band wins the award for most convoluted musical
style of the weekend!  The small, cute female singer delivers Juliana
Hatfied or Letters To Cleo-style pop melodies with a pretty smile while her
band thrashes out Metallica-type speed metal behind her.  My initial
reaction that this was total shit was quickly replaced by a fascination for
what this band was all about.  Despite laughing out loud at what I was
witnessing, I found their songs to be well-written and performed. Her voice
and the band's playing were also technically strong, and Steve and I agreed
afterwards that we would definitely go see them again.

Saturday our group split for most of the evening, with Steve's half going
one direction and mine heading to C'est What to start the night with 3
performances.  There, the night started with Amy Millan, who performed a
solid set of country-pop songs with a 4-piece band to an uninterested
sold-out audience of ~250 most of whom were there to see ex-Supertramp
leader Roger Hodgeson later that night.  Next up was a performer that
topped my list for want-to-see, ex-Crash Vegas singer Michelle MacAdorey.
Her set turned out to be a huge disappointment, mainly due to the fact that
she performed some very slow, quiet material that failed to attract the
crowd's attention, so the noise was unbearable.  In another setting this
probably would have been a good show, although I didn't hear anything that
grabbed me like the songs Crash Vegas did as a band when they were still
together.  Next up was another performance by Steve Poltz.  To be honest, I
had debated whether to see his set since I expected a repeat performance of
Friday's show, but my friends wanted to see him so we stayed.  It turned
out to be an excellent choice because Steve performed an almost completely
different setlist with new and different stories between the songs.  This
one was a little higher energy than Friday's show and included some
Rugburns material.  Steve instantly won over the difficult crowd, and the
place became electric as he drew them into some enthusiastic audience
participation.  The response was so good that Steve nearly lost it,
laughing himself at the reaction to his Rugburns song "Tree Hugger."  The
combination of a bigger, more responsive crowd and a somewhat higher energy
setlist made this a much better show than Friday's.  Spotted in the crowd,
besides more music execs and Supertramp fans, was Blue Rodeo guitarist Greg
Keelor.  Anyway, after Steve's set, my vote to stay for Roger Hodgeson was
overruled again, and we headed out to meet Steve Ito and company at The
Cameron for The Pollyannas.  We arrived to find them already onstage,
performing something none of us liked much, so we left Steve's group there
and walked up to The Reverb for Canadian modern-rockers Treble Charger.
Steve would later tell us we had walked in during the wrong song, and that
The Pollyannas were actually quite good, but Treble Charger put on an
impressive, packed, loud show that was taped by CBC Radio for an upcoming
broadcast on their Saturday night Realtime program.  My group split after
that show, and I walked back to meet Steve and friends at The Cameron  to
wind down the night by Tory Cassis.  Always highly recommended by Steve,
Tory performed a solid set of quiet, introspective folk songs to a great
audience. And that concluded the weekend for the live music, except for the
performers Steve saw on Saturday that I can't comment on.  
Believe it or not, Steve and I actually found time on Saturday to catch a
late matinee screening of the film The Sweet Hereafter.  This is a Canadian
film I have been wanting to see for months, but despite massive critical
acclaim it has not been easy to find it playing outside of Toronto, so I
convinced Steve to go come along even though he had only had four hours of
sleep and could probably use some down time.  Well, this movie turned out
to be one of the best I have seen in a long time (Steve would later remark
he was "riveted to the screen"), and it contained some surprise ecto music
content.  We were shocked to hear lead actress Sarah Polley deliver some
gorgeous vocal performances throughout the film, and I was so impressed
that I didn't leave Toronto before stopping at Sam The Record Man to buy
the soundtrack.  I wondered if the CD would live up to what we thought we
heard in the film - I am happy to report it definitely does, and I have
been playing it repeatedly since getting it!  Sarah sings five songs,
including a gorgeous cover of Jane Siberry's "One More Colour" and a
fabulous interpretation of The Tragically Hip's "Courage."  The latter is
so reworked that despite being a massive Hip fan, it took me until the
chorus to be able to place the song when it began playing in the film!  The
other three songs are co-written by Sarah Polley with score author Mychael
Danna, and are very strong in their own right.  Hard as it may be to
believe, this soundtrack is worth buying on the strength of Sarah's
performance on these 5 tracks alone.  She delivers wispy, sweet, soaring
falsetto vocals, and then drops down into a normal register that I think is
slightly reminiscent of Innocence Mission, for lack of an accurate
comparison.  Sarah's songs on the soundtrack are backed by acoustic and
steel guitar, bass and cello.  As if this weren't enough, the rest of the
score on this soundtrack consists of some haunting, unworldly music played
on early instruments like lute and recorders that makes the CD a treat in
its entirety.  It turns out the film won Best Score at both the Genie and
Chicago Film Critics awards.  The movie also has two Oscar nominations
which it will undoubtedly lose to Hollywood behemoth Titanic, Best Director
and Best Screenplay.  Still, it is a must-see if you can find it an
art-house cinema in your area, and the soundtrack will be in my essential
listening collection for some time!


That's it!
Dan

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 21:05:34 +0000
From: Geoff <us@moonviews.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Happy Rhodes

Forgive me for being a stupid British person, but I subscribed to this
list in the vain hope of reading something, anything, about Happy
Rhodes.
Is it me, or haven't I seen a darn thing about her?
You really have to laugh, don't you??
- -- 
Geoff

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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 21:48:26 -0500
From: Jeff Wasilko <jeffw@smoe.org>
Subject: Re: Happy Rhodes

On Mon, Mar 09, 1998 at 09:05:34PM +0000, Geoff wrote:
> Forgive me for being a stupid British person, but I subscribed to this
> list in the vain hope of reading something, anything, about Happy
> Rhodes.
> Is it me, or haven't I seen a darn thing about her?

It's not you...it's just that there's not much going on in
Rhodes-land these days...

Feel free to ask away if you've got questions, or jump into
another thread. This list tends to discuss just about anything
(as I'm sure you've seen)...

> You really have to laugh, don't you??

All the time (-:

- -jeff

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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 19:06:23 -0800 (PST)
From: lanblind@teleport.com
Subject: Re: ecto-digest V4 #78

more latin...I am so glad that my silly song and challenge has caused all
this latin insanity...I still think the best answer was "former jews with
big hovercraft made of popcorn" for my song ALbino Luciani's ex hudix
tremendox hubecot populum...bad spelling, not looking at my album right now
so please excuse...anyway, Greg latin lesson is;

See House See, I fortify you in sex
Oh no, House wearing tuxedo
bad relatives causen this

Neil answers to Greg's House;
Just Be Naked

that's my latin guessing for the day-Cyoakha, Blind
Land of the Blind
c/o NW New Music
3439 NE Sandy Blvd., Suite 266
Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. 97232
(503) 321-5093
email   lanblind@teleport.com
http://www.teleport.com/~lanblind/

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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 22:15:23 -0500
From: "Robert Lovejoy" <rlovejoy@bellatlantic.net>
Subject: Re: Happy Rhodes

Geoff writes:

>Forgive me for being a stupid British person, but I subscribed to this
>list in the vain hope of reading something, anything, about Happy
>Rhodes.
>Is it me, or haven't I seen a darn thing about her?

There hasn't been any news of late as we are on the cusp of a new release.
I assure you that once her new album comes out, there will be extensive
discussion on ecto.
We do get bits and pieces of news from time to time.  Often Kevin Bartlett
of AG will post an update.
There are numerous web sites with HTR info as well.  One that I keep an eye
on is www.samsonmusic.com, although it hasn't been updated since I first saw
it.  Samson is Happy's new label.
The album is completed, mixed, and mastered.  Release is, I think, next
month.  I hear it's a stunner.
Until we get news from the source, all is speculation.  Like you, it's safe
to assume all of ecto is eagerly awaiting word from the home office.
Meanwhile, we are happy to chat up whatever pops into our minds, and we hope
you'll join in.  I assure you these pages will soon be teeming with news
about Happy and her new album and her new label and whatever else the near
future may bring!

>You really have to laugh, don't you??


Especially when happy!

Bob L.

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Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 22:35:35 -0500
From: "Jeffrey C. Burka" <jburka@cqi.com>
Subject: Re: Happy Rhodes

Geoff wrote:

> Forgive me for being a stupid British person, but I subscribed to this
> list in the vain hope of reading something, anything, about Happy
> Rhodes.

Not so vain, in fact, perfectly reasonable!

> Is it me, or haven't I seen a darn thing about her?

Well, maybe not this week.  Or perhaps last.

But really, when you get right down to it, how much is there to talk about
when Happy's last album came out almost 3 years ago?  Okay, sure there was
some excitement when her performances with Project Lo (on the album _Black
Canvas_) were released, and of course when she did a few shows with Project Lo
last Fall.

Of course, the above is the *reasonable* explanation as to why there's been no
real mention of Happy Rhodes here lately.

The *real* reason is that we're a big bunch o' people with an awful lot of
musical (and literary, and cinematic, and...) interests in common, not just
Happy Rhodes, and for the past almost-7 years of this party, we've kinda just
been talking about whatever we have to talk about.

Pull up a chair and join in!  We're a friendly bunch, and virtually flame and
completely spam free.

Oh, and in case you hadn't heard, Happy's new album is due out this Spring
(next month, perhaps?  Kevin?), with the support of her new label, Samson. 
There might even be fun toys like videos and tours to go with this one...

welcome...

jeff

- -- 
|Jeffrey C. Burka           | moving to jburka@cqi.com  -- come say hi |
|http://www.cqi.com/~jburka | at the new digs...now up and running!    |

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Date: Mon, 09 Mar 98 20:55:32 PST
From: "Jeffrey Hanson" <jjhanson@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Music from Gary Oldman film trailer?

Hi folks,

  This weekend I went to see Ma Vie En Rose, which was a very tender-hearted fun movie.  The question
I have though, is about the music played during the trailer for a new film written and directed by Gary Oldman.
Unfortuantely I don't even remember the title of the movie, but it looked very dark, very depressing,
very bleak, and very violent.  I think it won some awards at Cannes.  Anyway, the music sounded very
interesting--female vocals that started out wordlessly--I almost thought it was a foreign language
(like Bulgarian or somethign).  The words then became decipherable and it was English--unfortunately
i don't remember them--but I think they mentioned Paradise.  Anyway, if anyone has seen the trailer
and knows what I'm talking about, and knows who it is, please let me know.  It definitely sounded like
something work checking out (the movie looked pretty good too--I've been a Gary Oldman fan for
years, but this one looks pretty bleak).

Jeff

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 23:12:11 EST
From: ABershaw <ABershaw@aol.com>
Subject: Hard To Find Cindy Lee Berryhill CDs ?

Hi all,
  I know we have several Cindy Lee Berryhill fans here,
& some who might be having difficulty finding her
albums.

   CLB's last CD (Garage Orchestra) & her current CD
(Straight Outta Marysville) are somewhat tough to
find in many stores in the USA & many people on the
Jewel lists have asked me how to order them. 
    Most of the online CD services carry these but
for those interested, both of these CDs can easily be 
ordered directly from Cindy Lee herself.

She still has a limited supply of 1st pressings of each that
you can purchase for $15 each & that includes shipping. She'll
also be happy to autograph them on request. If you'd like
to order either or both of these CD's simply send an email
to: paul@cdaddy.com with "CLBCD" in the subject line.

Indicate quantity & titles of which ones you'd like to order
along with your name & adress (& if you'd enjoy an autographed
copy). They'll email you back specific instructions & confirm
your order. That simple.

If you are outside the USA, I'm not sure what procedure is,
but I know they'll try to work it out or advise you on where
to get them. They seem to already have good distribution in Europe &
Canada.

I personally love both of these albums & "Garage Orchestra"
is one of my favorite albums period.  I know a few others
here who will testify to that!  If you love  "Pet Sounds"
era Brian Wilson, CLB's "Garage Orchestra" CD has plenty of
those amazing "pop-symphony" type arrangements guaranteed to
transport you.   :-)    Alan


      

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Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 23:05:53 -0500
From: wojs of mass destruction <woj@smoe.org>
Subject: Re: JPP (was: Re: Susan McKeown at Fez)

also sprach Markku Kolkka:

>JPP (the band formerly known as Järvelän Pikkupelimannit) is coming to
>USA for a mini-tour in a few weeks:
>
>1.4: Middletown, CT, USA - venue to be confirmed 

i'm 100% certain that the venue is the buttonwood tree (since that's what
their newsletter and web site says). i'm planning on being there (provided
i send in my money for a ticket soon enough). anyone else?

woj

n.p. laurie anderson -- strange angels

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 00:00:40
From: meredith <meth@smoe.org>
Subject: a couple pleas

Hi!

It appears as though I'm going to be in lovely Rockford, Illinois for work
again, this time from 3/18 through 3/27.  I'm trying to get in touch with
an old friend who lives in Milwaukee to spend that intervening weekend, but
in case that doesn't work out, I'm looking for alternate plans.  Anyone
know of anything interesting happening music-wise in either Milwaukee or
Chicago on the 20th or the 21st?  (Of course, Katryna and Nerissa Nields
are opening for Dar Williams in Milwaukee on the 18th probably just as my
plane is going to land, and all of the interesting things I've heard of
happening in Chicago this month are before then too.   Bleagh. :P)  Please
drop me a line, if so.

Also, it seems that the one drawback to living in New Haven has reared its
ugly head:  We're no longer within range of WFUV, and thus can no longer
tune in to the World Cafe.  So, if anyone within reach of WXPN or another
World Cafe affiliate would like to tape Susan McKeown's appearance on the
17th for me, I'd appreciate it muchly.  And I'm sure I could make a trade
*well* worth your while. :)

Argh, but I'm *so* behind ...


+==========================================================================+
| Meredith Tarr                                              meth@smoe.org |
| New Haven, CT USA                              http://www.smoe.org/~meth |
+==========================================================================+
|      "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille      |
|      ***       TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list:         ***      |
|      ***       http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html         ***      |
+==========================================================================+

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 15:36:11 +11
From: Andrew <afries@zip.com.au>
Subject: Joy, joy - it's the Killjoys!

Joy, joy... I finally got my hands on a record I anticipated for a long
time! The Killjoys are one of my favourite local bands  (they are from
Melbourne), and they just released their new CD "Sun Bright Deep". It's
been something like four years since their last full-length release, so
naturally I'm excited. They are not hugely popular outside of Australia,
or indeed *in* Australia - but for my money they are at least as good as
The Sundays, to whom they could be perhaps compared most closely... So,
if you like the Sundays, Frente, Ivy, perhaps Lisa Cerbone or Heather
Nova you might also enjoy The Killjoys.
 
I've come to believe that no amount of writing about music is as
informative as hearing even a short sample. So rather than trying to
review their record in more detail I simply put a snippet (in Real Audio)
on my site. I'll leave it there for about a week. So if you're interested
in checking them out head to: http://www.zip.com.au/~afries/joys.html 
They also have their own site at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~killjoys/

PS. There is, or at least once was a Canadian band also named Killjoys.
This is a completely different one!

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
No more imagination, there's role to be played
go to work and be milked like cattle everyday
Human stables hold the herd, office stalls filled with stock
the system keeps you docile by promising the weekend off...
                                "Masses like asses", Def FX

Visit my (just redesigned!) site devoted to little-known Australian bands...
http://www.zip.com.au/~afries/hall.html
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 23:20:08 -0600
From: "Chad Lundgren" <hiptones@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: a couple pleas

'Lo all,

   What's happening in Milwaukee?

Anid DiFranco is playing the Eagles Auditorium on April 19th. I can get you
directions to the venue etc. if you're interested. I _will_ be attending the
show. Can't possibly miss out again. As for Dar Williams, the last I heard,
she was playing 3/9 at the Rave. Unless they rescheduled of course...but
she's playing in Madison on the 10th, so I think that the 9th is probably
the best fit for her tour schedule. Later...


Chad
- -----Original Message-----
From: meredith <meth@smoe.org>
To: ecto@smoe.org <ecto@smoe.org>
Date: Monday, March 09, 1998 11:05 PM
Subject: a couple pleas


>Hi!
>
>It appears as though I'm going to be in lovely Rockford, Illinois for work
>again, this time from 3/18 through 3/27.  I'm trying to get in touch with
>an old friend who lives in Milwaukee to spend that intervening weekend, but
>in case that doesn't work out, I'm looking for alternate plans.  Anyone
>know of anything interesting happening music-wise in either Milwaukee or
>Chicago on the 20th or the 21st?  (Of course, Katryna and Nerissa Nields
>are opening for Dar Williams in Milwaukee on the 18th probably just as my
>plane is going to land, and all of the interesting things I've heard of
>happening in Chicago this month are before then too.   Bleagh. :P)  Please
>drop me a line, if so.
>
>Also, it seems that the one drawback to living in New Haven has reared its
>ugly head:  We're no longer within range of WFUV, and thus can no longer
>tune in to the World Cafe.  So, if anyone within reach of WXPN or another
>World Cafe affiliate would like to tape Susan McKeown's appearance on the
>17th for me, I'd appreciate it muchly.  And I'm sure I could make a trade
>*well* worth your while. :)
>
>Argh, but I'm *so* behind ...
>
>
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 23:55:39 -0600 (CST)
From: kerry white <zzkwhite@ktwu.wuacc.edu>
Subject: Latin redux

  Hi, One of the Ceasars had a girlfriend named Gloria.  She was a wild
one and went to weekend parties and always overdid it.  After a
particularly wild Sunday night party she rode home early the next morning
on a wagon used to help citizens get to and fro in Rome.  She got so sick
that people wrote graffitti about her and laughed at her and eventually
Ceasar kicked her out.  Since that time, that graffitti: "Sic Gloria
Transit Mundi", has stood for one who falls from grace.

                                    KrW
                        It was the least I could do!
     And never let it be said that I didn't do the least I could do.



                           

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 00:30:50 -0600
From: "Xenu's Sister" <vickie@wwa.com>
Subject: Re: a couple pleas

At 12:00 AM 3/10/98, meredith wrote:
>Hi!
>
>It appears as though I'm going to be in lovely Rockford, Illinois for work
>again, this time from 3/18 through 3/27.  I'm trying to get in touch with
>an old friend who lives in Milwaukee to spend that intervening weekend, but
>in case that doesn't work out, I'm looking for alternate plans.  Anyone
>know of anything interesting happening music-wise in either Milwaukee or
>Chicago on the 20th or the 21st?  (Of course, Katryna and Nerissa Nields
>are opening for Dar Williams in Milwaukee on the 18th probably just as my
>plane is going to land, and all of the interesting things I've heard of
>happening in Chicago this month are before then too.   Bleagh. :P)  Please
>drop me a line, if so.

If you can stay one more day, Victoria Williams is playing 
at the Park West on Saturday the 28th. Within your time 
frame, there's a rare appearance by the amazing Greek 
singer Haris Alexiou. That's Sunday the 22nd at the
Medinah Auditorium. Chris and I will definitely be going
to that. I've liked her ever since Angelos introduced her to
me years ago. If you can make that, maybe we can meet
earlier and eat before the show. I'd like to see you!

Also, on Saturday the 21st, June Tabor is playing at
The Old Town School of Folk Music. However, I
assume it's completely sold out by now. We never
considered going because I *hate* seeing concerts there.
If you're into Patty Larkin (I'm not, much), she's playing 
that same Saturday at the Park West. Martin Sexton's
the opening act. Lastly on Saturday, someone named 
Anne O. Heaton is playing our favorite venue, Schubas. 
I've never heard of her, so if someone else has and can 
give a hint, speak up. I'd hate to miss her if she's really 
really cool. It's a CD release party. That's an early
show, 8:00pm. The late show is a group I've also
never heard of, Green & Great Crusades.

Our phone number is (773) 583-7843

Vickie




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