From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V9 #308 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Saturday, November 1 2003 Volume 09 : Number 308 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Halloween songs ["Brian Bloom" ] Re: Halloween songs [AzeemAK@aol.com] Halloween songs [Runly ] Happy & Bon / Tin Angel tomorrow [Mark Chapman ] Re: Happy & Bon / Tin Angel tomorrow ["neal copperman" ] Kendall Cafe closing today [Jeff Wasilko ] Re: Kendall Cafe closing today [Joseph Zitt ] Noe Venable Chicago show ["Xenu's Sister" ] The Ego Wall ["Xenu's Sister" ] OH NO! ["Xenu's Sister" ] Re: The Ego Wall ["Xenu's Sister" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 23:59:39 -0800 (PST) From: "Brian Bloom" Subject: Re: Halloween songs Valerie queried: > I don't usually do thematic sets for holidays on my radio show > (wpkn-fm), but I'm leaning towards doing a Halloween special tomorrow. > Any good ecto suggestions? We'll it's hard to have a nice full list *and* keep it ecto, but I'll toss out some of the better compromises that come to mind: The Cure - "Lullaby" (cool video too, though not exactly relevant to a radio program ;) Danielle Dax - "Sleep Has No Property" or "Brimstone in a Barren Land " My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult - "And this is What the Devil Does" (older dance track) Switchblade Symphone - Nightshift Wumpscut - Thorns Pretty much anything by Dead Can Dance [may have already been mentioned] Soiuxsie and the banshees - "Peek-a-boo" Some of the stuff from The Creatures Probably some Diamanda Galas Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You (title only, since it's really a love song) Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper Maybe something from "Mezzanine" by Massive Attack? Anne Clark - "Our Darkness" (old dance track) ..and there just has to be tons of goth stuff out there too.... Hope this helps.. sounds like it could be fun if you can track down the various suggestions you're getting... For me though, nothing ever tops the classic Ministry track... "I live with snakes and lizards and other things that go bump in the night 'cos to me every day is halloween..." ;) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 05:35:15 EST From: AzeemAK@aol.com Subject: Re: Halloween songs In a message dated 31/10/2003 08:00:10 GMT Standard Time, brian@mooman.com writes: << Anne Clark - "Our Darkness" (old dance track) >> Bloody Hell, Anne Clark! There's a name I don't think I've ever seen mentioned in an email! I was very fond of "Croydon's own rather gloomy poet", as Q once described her. I have her first 3 albums on a CD, and listened to them again about a year ago. Some of it sounds pretty inconsequential and some almost silly; but some of the pieces still pack a punch, and Our Darkness is one of them. Some of the poems set to Vini Reilly's music are beautiful too. I saw her in concert many years ago, and it was the final piece of the gig, and it actually got people dancing! It was also one of the very few concerts I've been to where people were applauding and cheering for so long afterwards that it seemed the performer might re-appear for a genuinely spontaneous encore. She didn't in the end though. The only time that's happened was when I saw Little Feat in the late 80s, when they'd only just reformed. The house lights had gone on, music was playing over the PA, but people wouldn't budge, and eventually the band reappeared. What a bunch of troupers they are - and they also had Bonnie Raitt supporting, the first time I'd seen the great woman. Azeem in London NP: Oh Susanna - Sleepy Little Sailor ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 07:55:58 -0500 From: Runly Subject: Halloween songs And for those of you who do not consider this holiday "cheesy", might I recommend Steve Roach's mood setter, "Halcyon Days". "Bring out your dead!" Blessed Samhain to all, Sharon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 09:50:09 -0500 From: Mark Chapman Subject: Happy & Bon / Tin Angel tomorrow Can't remember who said they'd be at the shows tomorrow. I will. Since I only get the ecto digest, and don't have email at home, if anyone cares to meet-and-greet, I guess they can give me a call. I'll be living the DC area probably by 2:00 p.m. ~Mark C. 301 942 7010 today: mchapman @ langley.edu.net ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 15:21:05 -0000 From: "neal copperman" Subject: Re: Happy & Bon / Tin Angel tomorrow I've been flip-flopping on going, but just bought my tickets now. I'll be going to both shows and dining at Serrano's first. I don't have Serrano's reservations. Mark - I remember you were also going to eat there. Maybe I could add myself onto your group? I might even be game for trying to carpool up if it's not too awkward. Anyone else going? neal Mark Chapman said: > Can't remember who said they'd be at the shows tomorrow. I will. Since I only > get the ecto digest, and don't have email at home, if anyone cares to > meet-and-greet, I guess they can give me a call. I'll be living the DC area > probably by 2:00 p.m. > > ~Mark C. > 301 > 942 > 7010 > today: > mchapman @ > langley.edu.net > - -- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:11:33 -0500 From: Jeff Wasilko Subject: Kendall Cafe closing today The Kendall is a Boston landmark. It was one of the best places in Boston to see ectophillic artists. It's where Jewel started out playing a month-long residency. It's where Vienna Teng got her foothold in Boston. It's where you could go see Katell Keinig play to a packed house. It's the place that Rachael Sage played quite often. I'm mourning the loss. I'm also mourning the fact that I NEVER see any other Boston ectophiles out supporting these artists and venues. In the end, I guess we get what we deserve...clubs owned by Clear Channel, booking Clear Channel acts that get played on the only radio stations left (owned by Clear Channel). (from the Globe: ~LATEST CLOSING IS A SOUR NOTE FOR CLUB SCENE Author(s): Steve Morse, Globe Staff Date: October 31, 2003 Page: C1 Section: Arts Tonight, while trick-or-treaters party on Halloween, a more somber scene will unfold at the Kendall Cafe in Cambridge. After a decade of hosting such national acts as Jewel, Elvis Costello, and Ben Harper, as well as launching many local careers, the Kendall will call it quits - another victim of the downsizing trend in live music rooms. An acoustic-music-oriented space whose walls are covered by signed posters from the musicians who've played there, the Kendall is the second Cambridge club to shutter its doors in recent weeks, following the House of Blues in Harvard Square. Musicians are now scrambling for places to play in a shrinking environment that has tarnished the region's image as a nightlife mecca. Club owners say it's been a brutal year to stay in business. The soft economy, the smoking ban, the fallout from the tragic Warwick club fire, and even the Red Sox's playoff run (which kept more people at home watching the games) have all spelled headaches for club owners. And fewer local musicians have much drawing power - radio stations now mostly support national rather than local acts, and many record labels have disappeared or merged and don't have the resources to be supportive. "I've been in business 35 years, and I've never gone through what I'm going through now," says Tina DeLellis, owner of Johnny D's in Somerville. "I don't think it's easy to run a club anywhere right now," adds Bonnie Bouley, co-owner of T.T. the Bear's in Cambridge. "You think you're safe and then something else happens." The closing of the Kendall and the House of Blues (which will become a franchise, family-style barbecue restaurant known as Brother Jimmy's) comes at a time when the high cost of living has also caused fewer young people to stay in the city. There was a 15.8 percent drop in the number of 20- to 30-year-olds in Greater Boston between 1990 and 2000, according to a joint report issued this week by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Boston Foundation. The situation has been so stressful that some owners are trying to diversify their clubs much like money managers diversify portfolios. Even a venerable rock dive like the Abbey Lounge in Inman Square is building a wine bar on its premises and planning to serve tapas (it hasn't served food before). The so-called "Wine Bar at the Abbey Lounge" will debut early next year in what is now a storage room next to the main bar. The rock bands will still play in the adjacent music room, though, so it won't be complete culture shock. Another longtime rock dive, the Linwood in the Fenway area, is in the process of being sold and will be upscaled. Current owner Kevin Norton, who will stay on as manager, says he's thinking of "dramatic changes" that may include offering espresso, dessert, and more jazz. The rock will stay on the weekends. Other owners are not averse to selling their rooms. The massive Palace entertainment complex in Saugus (a 14-club, 22-acre site) is for sale if the price is right. Owner Russell Robbat says that Home Depot and a supermarket firm have inquired in the past; he's also had a recent suitor that he declines to name. "If someone wants to write me a check, let me know," says Robbat. He adds that the smoking ban has cut his business "25 to 30 percent" and that many smokers are going to clubs in Malden and Lynn, which don't yet have the ban. He hopes the smoking patios that he's constructed at the Palace will lure them back. The Palace has also been under pressure because the town's government just passed a new bylaw, according to Robbat, that would make it illegal for clubs to be open between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. without permission from the Board of Selectmen. That targets the all-night, non-alcohol dance parties that have occasionally taken place there. Clubs booked by the deep-pocketed Clear Channel Entertainment are in a better position to weather storms. "Compared to last fall, we've been doing 64 percent more shows," Clear Channel agent Jon Inammorato says of combined bookings at the Paradise, Avalon, and Axis. Many have not sold out, but Axis has profited from doing more all-ages shows, and the Paradise is enjoying a renaissance now that it is strictly a music club and no longer offers dance/DJ sets later at night, which fragmented the market. Another reason for Clear Channel's increased activity, apart from its ability to simply outbid competitors, is that it books many national acts "that are touring more often due to not selling as many records, since people are pirating things on the Internet," says Inammorato. Another sign of life is that the Sky Bar in Somerville is hosting more national acts than before, some of whom might have played the Kendall, according to Shred, the WBCN-FM disc jockey who books the Sky Bar. A further bright spot could be the revival of Bill's Bar on Lansdowne Street. It has slid off the radar screen this fall - even importing some tribute bands rather than original acts - but the bookings have just been taken over by Dan Millen of Harpers Ferry, who hopes to bring in more national bands. "Especially with a shrinking scene in Boston, it's nice to try to grow something back," he says. None of this, of course, is going to help the Kendall at this point. Club owner Mike Tallon has had a couple of potential buyers, but wants to sell the entire building (which includes four residential units), and no one has met his asking price of $1.4 million. So, unless a white knight comes along, he plans to rehab the building and sell it as condominiums. He's also starting a record label - Clann Records, which has signed country-rocker Mike Plume (a frequent Kendall headliner) and Irish tenor Tommy Fleming, who has sung with Phil Coulter and the Boston Pops. Later, Tallon, a native of Ireland, plans to open a restaurant/bar near his home in Hyde Park, as well as help rehab Hyde Park's 700-seat Fairmont Theatre, an old vaudeville site. "It's time for a change," says Tallon, whose club also played host to the likes of Ryan Adams and Natalie Merchant and helped nurture onetime local singer Tracy Bonham. "It's been a good run," says Tallon. "I may not be going out on top, but I'm going out positive." ------------------------------ Date: 31 Oct 2003 13:07:33 -0800 From: Joseph Zitt Subject: Re: Kendall Cafe closing today One could headline this part "Clear Channel declares Internet Piracy Good for Business" On Fri, 2003-10-31 at 11:11, Jeff Wasilko quoted: > (from the Globe: > > ~LATEST CLOSING IS A SOUR NOTE FOR CLUB SCENE > > Author(s): Steve Morse, Globe Staff Date: October 31, 2003 Page: C1 > Section: Arts [snip] > Clubs booked by the deep-pocketed Clear Channel Entertainment are in a > better position to weather storms. "Compared to last fall, we've been > doing 64 percent more shows," Clear Channel agent Jon Inammorato says of > combined bookings at the Paradise, Avalon, and Axis. Many have not sold > out, but Axis has profited from doing more all-ages shows, and the > Paradise is enjoying a renaissance now that it is strictly a music club > and no longer offers dance/DJ sets later at night, which fragmented the > market. > > Another reason for Clear Channel's increased activity, apart from its > ability to simply outbid competitors, is that it books many national acts > "that are touring more often due to not selling as many records, since > people are pirating things on the Internet," says Inammorato. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:17:52 -0600 From: "Xenu's Sister" Subject: Noe Venable Chicago show I went to the Noe Venable show at Schubas last night, and I am now going to shame all the Ectophiles who didn't go to support a fellow Ectophile. I'm sorry to say you missed something very special. IT WAS WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I must admit that I had not heard any of Noe's music before the show (smack smack smack) so I had NO idea what to expect. I sat there constantly having to remember to close my mouth because it was just open in a constant "WOW!" I was the only one who clapped when she took the stage, but she won over the crowd within a few seconds of the first song (I don't have a set list). Each song was better than the last. It's so delightful when you're hearing songs for the first time, and it's instant love with each one of them. Kudos to Todd Sickafoose too, who played a mean bass that fit Noe's songs perfectly. They didn't get an encore but that's just because the crowd really really really wanted to see Carla (no, I didn't stay, but at least I felt bad about it). I made up for lost time and bought all 3 albums after the show. I've been listening to them all day, especially the most recent one, The World Is Bound By Secret Knots. It's hard to pick a favorite when I'm still getting to know the album, but I think "is the spirit here?" is one of my favorite songs. Or "midsummer's night Dream." Or "lilies." Or wait, "Juniper." I don't know. They're all so good. It was nice to talk to Noe after the show. I'd seen her at the Happy New Haven house concert, but I didn't know who she was and we didn't get to talk at all. It was only later I put two and three together and realized that the woman sitting on the floor at the front was the woman who came from San Francisco who was Noe Venable. We made up for it last night with a quick, intense chat. Noe is sweet as all get out and loves to talk Happy and Kate. Unfortunately most of the rest of the shows have been cancelled. I don't know why. I think Portland is the only other one of the tour. She'll be back in Chicago early next year with Ani Difranco. Nothing against Ani, though I'd rather see Noe on her own. I went back and read your review of the album Karen. Excellent! Vickie ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:52:12 -0600 From: "Xenu's Sister" Subject: The Ego Wall Love you! [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of egowall.jpg"; x-mac-type="4A504547"; x-mac-creator="4A565752] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:55:32 -0600 From: "Xenu's Sister" Subject: OH NO! I meant to send a jpg to Chris, and it got sent to ecto instead. I don't know if it will show up in people's mailboxes, or if woj can catch it, or what. Whatever happens, sorry! I've been working on my "Ego Wall" which is where I put all my (ok, most of my) signed posters and CDs. It's not finished, and I've been sending pics to Chris in KC so he can make suggestions. So, that's all it is. No nekkid pics of the cats or anything. :) V ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:56:52 -0600 From: "Xenu's Sister" Subject: Re: The Ego Wall At 05:52 PM 10/31/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Love you! > >[demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name >of egowall.jpg"; x-mac-type="4A504547"; x-mac-creator="4A565752] Ha, ok, that's how it appeared in my Ecto. I do love you all, but that particular Love you! was for Chris. :) V ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V9 #308 **************************