From: owner-jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org (jangle-poets-digest) To: jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org Subject: jangle-poets-digest V5 #9 Reply-To: jangle-poets@smoe.org Sender: owner-jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jangle-poets-digest Friday, January 31 2003 Volume 05 : Number 009 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [JP] KENNEDYS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: Mt. Stage! MD/WV/NY/CT/MA 5 [Kennedylst] [JP] Happy New Year! [WoodellDC@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:24:36 EST From: Kennedylst@aol.com Subject: [JP] KENNEDYS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: Mt. Stage! MD/WV/NY/CT/MA 5 Welcome to The Kennedys' E-Newsletter for February 2003! IN THIS ISSUE: 1) Kennedys in the studio 2) Kennedys touring schedule 3) Find radio station in your area that plays The Kennedys music 4) Mercantile Hi, all! Welcome to the Kennedys February 2003 Newsletter! Lots of good things happening, as the new year gets into full swing. We continue to record our next CD, which has been tentatively named STAND. We're very pleased to announce that we recently had members of our fave band, Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams in to sing harmonies on the title track! What's more, we've decided to record two songs for this album by two of our friends, who also happen to be outstanding songwriters: Nerissa Nields, and Dave Carter. The album is nearly finished, and we hope to have it to you by the late spring or early summer! For all kinds of Kennedys info including tour dates, road diary, tour photos, and more, check out our official web site at: www.KennedysMusic.com 2) KENNEDYS TOURING SCHEDULE Friday, January 31 - Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave E. Vienna VA. This is the DC area's newest and coolest concert hang-out. Great sound system, really comfortable seating, great coffee and food menu. 8:00pm show. Open to all ages. No smoking. Vyktoria Pratt Keating opens. 703-255-1566. www.jamminjava.com Saturday, February 1 - Andy's, 337 1/2 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 Cadence Carroll opens. Groovy club with a separate music listening room. Sorta like a big ski lodge with fireplace and comfy couches and easy chairs. We typically "stretch out" at Andy's, so come down for a good, long, shout-out-your-requests-except-Freebird kinda show. Showtime 9:00PM. Warning: This is one of the few places we play that is NOT all ages. Call ahead for info. 410-778-6779 www.andys-ctown.com Sunday, February 9th - PETE'S BIRTHDAY!!! (Maura's typing this, so if you want to send Pete a card, send to: Pete Kennedy PO Box 533, New York, NY 10276-0533, or email a greeting here. I'll be sure he gets it! Friday, Feb 14 - HAPPY valentine's DAY! Sunday, February 16 - Mountain Stage (live show and taping) at the Cultural Center Theatre in Charleston, WV, with The Indigo Girls, Richard Julian, Junior, Lucy Kaplansky, and host Larry Groce. Tickets are $14.50 in advance, $18 at the door. Box office opens at 5pm, Doors open at 5:30. Showtime is 6:00pm. We'll let you know when this show will be airing on the radio and TV. Check the Mountain Stage Website for further information, and to see if a TV or radio station in your area carries Mountain Stage. 304-556-4975 x3. www.mountainstage.org Tuesday, February 18 - Watercolor Cafe, 2094 Boston Post Road, Larchmont, NY 10538. The Watercolor Cafe is an intimate restaurant with a fabulous gourmet menu, that has recently been presenting quality live music. 8pm show. All ages, smoke free. call for tickets and info. Due to the limited number of seats, advanced reservations are highly recommended. 914-834-2213. Friday, February 21 - The Night Eagle Cafi, on the park at 6 LaFayette Place, Oxford, NY. We love the Night Eagle Cafe! Come in for a cozy show, coffee and dessert! 8pm show. $12.00 All ages, smoke-free. www.nighteaglecafe.org/ 607-843-7378. Saturday, February 22 - The Sounding Board, Universalist Church, 433 Fern St, West Hartford CT. The Kennedys return to the Sounding Board! The classic church coffee house! Coffee and desserts. 8:00pm show. All ages, smoke-free. 860-632-7547. Friday, February 28 - Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton with Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams!, 41 Union Street, Easthampton, MA. We are excited about this new western Massachusetts venue! We're even more excited to be sharing the bill with our current fave band, Gandalf Murphy... We've been doing a bit of collaborating lately with the Slambovians, so we're sure to bring some of that to the stage...don't miss it! 8:00pm show. Tickets ar $10 advance/ $12 at the door. All ages, smoke free! 413-527-3700. As always, call ahead to make sure that the concert is on. One never knows, do one? Be sure to visit The Kennedys' website at http://www.kennedysmusic.com to see extended schedule, read tour diary, join the email discussion group, see tour photos and more! 3) GROOVY RADIO STATIONS IN YOUR AREA ... that play The Kennedys (and other cool music). For a list of AM, FM, Satellite, and Internet radio station that we know play The Kennedys music, log onto www.kennedysmusic.com/RadioStationsList.html. Thanks to everyone who has informed us of additional radio stations in their area that have aired our songs. We continue to update this radio list. Support your local community radio! And remember, this month we're taping a Mountain Stage show for both TV and radio. See the tour schedule for the Mountain Stage web page, for additional stations that will carry this show! 4) KENNEDYS MERCANTILE: HOLIDAY SALE CONTINUES!!! MENTION THIS AD IN YOUR ORDER, AND WE'LL DEDUCT $3.00 OFF EACH ITEM!! IF YOU ORDER THE BOOK, WE'LL DEDUCT $5.00! (If paying on line using Paypal, mention it when you order, and we'll credit you the $3 per item.) Therefore, Get It Right, for example is listed below at $15.00. Mention the ad and you only have to pay $12.00. "Life Is Large" and "River of Fallen Stars" are listed at $13.00. Mention the ad, and you only pay $10.00! "GET IT RIGHT" Order your copy of Get It Right now! Get It Right features all new songs by the Kennedys, with special guest appearances by Nanci Griffith, Pam Bricker (Thievery Corporation) and Starz Vanderlockett! This CD is an enhanced CD, and includes photos, video and more! $15.00. Make Your Own Music Videos with Adobe Premiere (Hungry Minds, 2002) The "for dummies" people asked Pete and Maura to share the secrets of making low-budget, do-it-yourself music videos, and here it is! The book is a complete music video-making kit, which includes a CD-ROM filled with all the software, clips and finished video examples you need to make your own music videos. The book also includes Kennedys road diaries, and some critical history of music video. $30.00. "POSITIVELY LIVE!" (Jiffyjam Records, 2001.) Kennedys first live acoustic concert recording! Includes seven previously unreleased songs, including "Come In My Kitchen" "Orange Blossom Special," "Rappahannock," "Distant Thunder," "Highway 10," "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" and the classic Pete song, "Run Red Lights!" $15.00 "EVOLVER" (Rouner/Zoe Records, 2000) Kennedys return to the incandescent pop style of "Life Is La with catchy hooks and splashes of psychedelia. Featuring the songs "Pick You Up," "Can't Kill Hope With A Gun," and "Down, Down, Down" CD only: $15.00 "ANGEL FIRE" (Rounder/Philo, 1998). Featuring "Jesse," "Common Bond," "Angels Cry" and "The Coo Coo." CD only:$15.00. "LIFE IS LARGE" (Formerly on Green Linnet, 1996, now out-of-print) Their 1996 guest fest, featuring the likes of Steve Earle, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Nils Lofgren, John Gorka, Peter Holsapple and many others. CD $13. Not available in stores. "RIVER OF FALLEN STARS" (Formerly on Green Linnet, 1995, now out-of-print) This is Pete & Maura's first CD, written entirely while on tour with Nanci Griffith in the British Isles. NAIRD -winner. CDs: $13. Not available in stores. Pete Kennedy's Solo Titles: "SHEARWATER: THE ART OF THE UNPLUGGED GUITAR" (Pete solo instrumental). Guests include Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice and Jon Carroll. CDs - $13 "CHANNEL 3" (Pete's electric solo album) Available in CD only. $13. "Fingers On Fire" Pete Kennedy and Tom Principato. This is a newly released CD of a concert "Pete and Pato" played back in 1978, when they were both in their early teens. You gotta get it if only for the haircuts on the cover. And the music? Guitar swing at its finest. $15.00 Bumper stickers that say "The Kennedys" (burgundy letters on bright yellow background) $1 Sheet Music: Life Is Large/St. Mark's Square (2 song folio) $4.00 River of Fallen Stars/Day In & Day Out (2-song folio) $4.00 Send check or money order to: The Kennedys, PO Box 533, NY, NY 10276-0533, or fax your credit card order to our secure fax line: 1-415-329-1828. If you'd like to print out an order form, you can print it at: www.kennedysmusic.com/orde rform.html If you order using Paypal by clicking here: www.kennedysmusic.com/order4. html Peace & Love, Pete & Maura... The Kennedys Check out the Kennedys' Official Home Page: http://www.KennedysMusic.com/ Fab photos, the Official tour diary, dashboard Buddha haiku, groovy merchandise...what more could you ask for? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 01:05:25 -0500 From: WoodellDC@aol.com Subject: [JP] Happy New Year! An early Happy Chinese New Year to everyone, especially all the Sheep (1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979 and 1991) who can now say, "This is my year!" Deb (a Sheep herself) Check out the Kennedys' Official Home Page: http://www.KennedysMusic.com/ Fab photos, the Official tour diary, dashboard Buddha haiku, groovy merchandise...what more could you ask for? ------------------------------ End of jangle-poets-digest V5 #9 ********************************