From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V4 #353 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Saturday, October 3 1998 Volume 04 : Number 353 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Tori in Texas (afterwards) [Carolyn Andre ] Re: Mary Coughlan [Markku Kolkka ] Happy concert stuff [Jerene Waite ] Lisa Cerbone October Dates (MD, PA, NJ) [Neal Copperman ] Re: Happy concert stuff [MRL220@aol.com] sinead lohan / mmoh [sam ] Sinead Lohan in CHICAGO and her video [MRL220@aol.com] Happy & Buffy The Vampire Slayer [Andrew Fries ] Mary Jane Lamond Midwestern/Western US Borders tour [rjk1@cs.wustl.edu (B] HAPPY AND WPXN IN PHILLY ......their point of view [FAMarcus@aol.com] Carrie Newcomer tour dates [neal copperman ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 07:14:06 -0500 From: Carolyn Andre Subject: Tori in Texas (afterwards) Obviously the reviewer for the San Antonio paper wasn't thrilled with the show, particularly the sound mix: http://www.expressnews.com/pantheon/salife-ent/music/0204gjka.shtml Rocking Tori Amos concert should have come with a lyric sheet By Hector Saldaña Special to the Express-News One of the joys and revelations of listening to any new Tori Amos album is reading along with the lyrics. Her often startling musical vision, no matter how brilliant, breathtaking or even occasionally strident, always takes a back seat to the words to her confessional, extraordinarily personal songs. Her latest, "from the choirgirl hotel," is no exception. But for the new polyrhythmic components, it's vintage Amos. Unfortunately, at Amos' Majestic Theater appearance Wednesday, even hardcore fans might have wavered if forced to testify to exactly what their hero was singing. The melodies were there, a snippet of a memorable line or two, but more often than not, those familiar with Amos' work likely had to rely on memory for the words. Newcomers most certainly wouldn't have had a clue. The lyrics were swallowed up by her loud band, but just as often obscured by Amos' sound engineer's insistence on drenching her voice in echo and reverb and electronically compressing Amos' angelic instrument until most of the dynamics had surrendered. And Amos must also share some responsibility. In her last appearance at the Majestic in October 1996 in which she performed solo with guitarist Steve Caton, she was plagued by similar intelligibility problems, so it can't just be the obligatory rock 'n' roll noise of a full band. Her writhing piano attack and Kate Bush-styled vocals remain the crux of her show, but the incorporation of such heavy beats seems to have squeezed out any room for many quieter numbers, including her signature "Me and a Gun," usually a concert highlight. This night, Amos was again backed by Caton, but with new road band members Matt Chamberlain on drums and Jon Evans on bass. Whereas Caton once relegated himself to supplying the atmospherics with his electric guitar and effects pedals, Wednesday he opted for an unusually piercing strumming approach. Less would have been more. Chamberlain pummeled his drum kit impressively. Evans kept things melodic on the low end. However, the overall effect was fatiguing. Amos' beloved Bosendorfer grand piano was forced to compete with the sonic overload and was equalized often to the point of shrillness. Amos' most delicate ivory passages were rendered impotent. There were triumphant moments. On "Iieee" Amos straddled her piano bench like a Shetland pony to finger both her acoustic piano and synthesizer. She emphasized her off-kilter vocal with dramatic, guttural panting. Her seductive, sexiest vibrato cut through on "Hotel." And the stars seemed to align, at least volume-wise, on "Little Earthquakes," where the rumble of the music and the deep resonance of Amos' piano actually enhanced the lyrics. For all of the incessant rhythm, the sold-out house was deathly still, except for applause. It was not until the second encore number, the irresistible new song "Raspberry Swirl," that a few brave female fans danced joyously. During the quiet "Northern Lad" fans finally rushed the stage. Thursday, Oct 1, 1998 Regards, Carolyn Andre - ------------------- Chicago, IL / USA | Support Independent Music! Use the Internet candre@enteract.com | Carolyn's House of Music: http://house-of-music.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 16:34:15 +0200 (EET DST) From: Markku Kolkka Subject: Re: Mary Coughlan > So, Markku, you did go?? How did you like it? I'm not very familiar with > her music myself (heard one song), but I'm going to see her perform > tonight here in Helsinki.... and all these recent words of praise on the > list have made me quite expectant. :) Yes, I did go to see her concert on Wednesday. Jazz/blues isn't really my favorite musical genre, but I liked the concert a lot anyway. I guess that any ecto-concert is better than no ecto-concerts at all. - -- Markku Kolkka mk59200@cc.tut.fi ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 08:12:37 -0700 From: Jerene Waite Subject: Happy concert stuff Is there some one person who will take on the responsibility of reporting the exact cost of whatever Happy Rhodes' stuff is offered for sale at the first concert? And then some one person who will take on the responsibility of purchasing and mailing such stuff to west coasties who really, really want the tour to spread this way? Perhaps someone going to the second concert, so orders can be placed... - --Jerene ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 09:40:17 -0600 (MDT) From: Neal Copperman Subject: Lisa Cerbone October Dates (MD, PA, NJ) - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 10:01:59 -0400 From: Lisa Cerbone To: zoe@clark.net Subject: October Dates Hi everyone, Here is a quick reminder about some of the places we will be playing this month. Tonight, Oct 2 - George's 5th St Cafe 517 S 5th St Philadelphia, PA (215) 925-3500 Music begins at 8:30. Oct 3 - Bucknell University The Bison/Langone Center Lewisburg, PA (717) 524-1217 9:00 showtime No cover! Oct 10 - Wyatts Fells Point, Baltimore (410) 732-8656 Show starts at 10:00 (We're the only band performing that night!) No cover! Say what?! Oct 11 - Herndon Folk Festival Herndon, VA (703) 787-7303 We play at 2:00 Also performing: Vance Gilbert, The Kennedys, and more! Oct 14 - Rutgers Camden, NJ in The Gallery Show starts at noon No cover! Oct 16 - Stevens Institute of Tech Hoboken, NJ opening for 10,000 Maniacs (I don't have all the details on this show yet, but I think we start at 8:00) Oct 17 - Patapsco Female Institute (Historic site) Ellicott City, MD w/ the lovely and talented, Jane Brody! Sirens Among the Ruins (410) 465-8500 Show starts at 3:00. Oct 24 - Cafe Tattoo A real Baltimore kinda place Baltimore, MD (410) 325-7427 10:00 We're the only band playing this night! Oct 30 - The Dark Star Lounge New York City 7:00 Showtime/Cocktail Hour (212) 362-2590 Everyone seems to be asking about the new CD. Well, we're still working on songs, and I'm still in writing mode. I hope to have some more news about this after the fall tour, so hang in there. We're still in the process of road-testing some new songs... As always, _Mercy_ and _Close Your Eyes_ are available through the website (http://www.clark.net/pub/zoe/ - just click on "Order CDs". They can also be found or ordered at your friendly, neighborhood record store. Oh, and more merchandise has been added to the website - an opportunity to buy rare CD singles and posters. So, that's all the news for now. Hope to see your smiling face at an upcoming show... All the best, Lisa Cerbone & the fellas zoe@clark.net http://www.clark.net/pub/zoe/ (Website provides up-to-the-minute tour info, news, reviews, photos, yadda, yadda, yadda) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 11:42:43 EDT From: MRL220@aol.com Subject: Re: Happy concert stuff HI: I am going to the Philly concert and I would be willing to pick up Happy stuff for you and mail it when I get back to Chicago. I plan on picking up t-shirts or whatever for myself. E mail me and let me know what you want. I will also need an address. I will have a laptop computer with me in Philly so you can let me know as late as Saturday night Oct 10. Marty ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:56:59 -0400 (EDT) From: sam Subject: sinead lohan / mmoh ok, so i will admit that i've only been half-reading the sinead lohan chatter lately...and maybe someone already mentioned this aspect of No Mermaid..but anyway: i saw sinead play back in june, at arlene grocery, and although i had gone only for the purpose of seeing the lovely paul tiernan, i really enjoyed the gig and was actually surprised at how much i liked her songs and voice, etc. however, a few weeks later i was given the record, and was extremely dissapointed by the icky 80s production. to me, the production is so bad,(and so unneccessary) that it really deters me from listening. i mean, diving to be deeper is a *great* song, but i feel i have to dig so hard through the weird video game noises to find her voice that i cant hear the beauty of it. i've had a similar problem with the other record recently out that was produced by malcom burn - parlor james. does anyone else agree with me at all? i will, incidentally, be going to see her at mercury, since, as i said before, i think she's fantastic live. also, i just wanted to mention that i saw mary margaret o'hara play with the henrys at the bottom line last week and it was honestly one of the most exciting live-music experiences i've ever had. cannot wait till her st ann's show on 10/23. thats all... sam "we are quick-change artists we girls" www.interport.net/~slambert ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 14:58:57 EDT From: MRL220@aol.com Subject: Sinead Lohan in CHICAGO and her video She will be performing in Chicago at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport on 10/15. Tower has a small supply of a video of her's that has some songs from the CD. It sells WITH the CD (at least this week ) for $7.99. If you want the video you have to buy the CD (again). At least the price is low. But.....I am going to see her on the 15th for sure ! ! Marty ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 10:05:33 +1100 From: Andrew Fries Subject: Happy & Buffy The Vampire Slayer In a message "re: Buffy The Vampire Slayer" on 01/Oct/1998 08:34:03 Jet Girl says: > Anyone else think that some Happy songs DEFINITELY need to appear > on the show?? Oh yeah. Tragic would fit in nicely. I agree. And as it happens that site you mentioned is running a competition for songs to be included on Buffy soundtrack. Unsigned and unknown acts are very welcome, in keeping with the tradition of this show. The form to fill in can be found right now at ... Let's vote! __________________________________________________ There are two rules for ultimate success in life. 1. Never tell everything you know. http://www.zip.com.au/~afries/hall.html __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 20:23:33 -0500 From: rjk1@cs.wustl.edu (Bob Kollmeyer) Subject: Mary Jane Lamond Midwestern/Western US Borders tour Hi all - Those within reach of Borders in the Midwest and West may wish to check their schedules - BMG is apparently sending Mary Jane complete with full band (guitar, drums, bass, violin/accordion, and keyboard/tape loop on a Borders tour. Her web page only listed a few dates late last month (in IL, IN, and OH) and show none of the upcoming dates - I only happened to stumble across the St. Louis show this evening by chance. She did mention that it's Kansas City tomorrow (10/3), though, and that they were "wandering their way west" so if your Borders are as bad about promoting upcoming shows as ours are, it's time to pick up the phone. Why go through the trouble of hosting shows (with the implicit intent of getting people in there to drink overpriced beverages and sell overpriced CDs - but hey, they're free shows so bite my cheek and pay what I otherwise might have to see the show to encourage the continued practice...) if you aren't going to take the few seconds needed to notify the publications that do free concert listings? True, it is in their monthly in-store newsletter, but I was in that very store on 9/26 and they didn't have the October calendar out yet or a single poster up. Not to mention that there are 4 different Borders in town that don't cross-promote performances/signings/events with one another (they *are* corporate, not franchise, aren't they???) so just picking up one store's newsletter isn't sufficient and their on-line calendars are less than complete. Missed Eddie From Ohio a few months ago due to poor publicity. bob np Mary Karlzen - Mary Karlzen ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 22:07:12 EDT From: FAMarcus@aol.com Subject: HAPPY AND WPXN IN PHILLY ......their point of view I've done my small part to get WXPN involved in Happys life. I've called and I wrote an E-mail. I thought all you people who follow in the philly area would be curious to read what their response was. I also have a comment about the station after their response. this is from bruce warren the program director...... Dear Fred - Thanks for writing with your comments. Sorry its taken me a while to get back to you. I write back to everyone who e-mails me or writes me and it takes some time to get back to people. I'm glad we were able to turn you on to the music of Happy Rhodes and that she's brought you joy. First of all, I would be wrong if I told you we were playing Happy's album in a more regular rotation - we're not. We did decide to get involved with Happy's concert because we wanted to show our supoort in some manner and we have been playing the new album; not as frequently as you would probably like, but we are playing it. As a programming team we felt this wasn't as particularly as good compared to her previous work; which explains why we haven't been playing it as often. I'll tell you what I tell others - there's lots of records in the world and we can't play them all. You're right - we used to play Happy a lot - however you're not the first person to contact me and ask why we were not playing Happy's new album. As we get closer to the show I am sure you'll hear more of the album. Ok i need to get feedback from listeners in the area. Maybe it's me, but has WXPN gotten really boring? I remember when I heard so many great people for the first time on their station. I was always running out and buying new cd's......Happy, tori, ani. paula cole, lorrena, alanis, fiona apple, and the list goes on forever. Now there is not a single thing that has inspired me. And I used to love the early morning to mid day show. Shawn Stewert seems nice enough but is totally boring with no sense of humor. Is it me??? fred..............waiting for happy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 19:11:18 -0600 From: neal copperman Subject: Carrie Newcomer tour dates >CARRIE NEWCOMER BAND FALL 1998 ITINERARY >10/2 Chicago, IL Schuba’s (8 & 10pm shows) 773-525-2508 >10/3 Cincinnati, OH Blue Jordan Festival at Sheron Woods 513-383-1461 >10/8 Nashville, TN The Bluebird Café w/ Jennifer Kimball 615-383-1461 >10/9 Louisville, KY Twice Told Cofeehouse (8 & 10pm shows) 502-456-0507 >10/10 Bloomington, IN Second Story Nightclub 812-336-2582 >10/24 Dayton, OH Canal Street Tavern 937-461-9343 >11/6 Lafayette, IN Duncan Hall 765-742-4788 >11/12 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue 317-259-7029 (to be confirmed) >12/4 Cleveland, OH Brick Alley Theater >12/5 Grand Rapids, MI Big Old Building w/ Jennifer Kimball > >BE SURE TO VISIT WWW.CARRIENEWCOMER.COM FOR UPDATED SCHEDULE, ORDERING INFO >AND CARRIEFRIENDS DISCUSSION GROUP INFO. > ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V4 #353 **************************