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| From | Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com> |
| Subject | Waltham/Damone/Mittens (was Re: Thanks Stewart Mason) |
| Date | Fri, 01 Oct 2004 23:50:56 -0400 |
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This week's Phoenix has the heartening news that Waltham has signed with
Rykodisc (who are back to being a Boston-based label after an unfortunate
alliance with Palm Pictures) and are issuing a new album in early 2005 that
will be half remixed/re-recorded songs from PERMISSION TO BUILD and half
new material. More details to come, I'm sure.
Speaking of Pino Brothers-related news: after a period of inactivity
coinciding with being dropped by RCA (who had no frickin' idea what to do
with last year's excellent FROM THE ATTIC), Damone are once again gigging
around Boston. In fact, they're playing a NEMO showcase tonight with
Meghan Toomey and the So-And-So's, another of my fave local bands. I
haven't een keeping up with local scuttlebutt, so I have no idea if
notorious flake Dave Pino (ex-Waltham songwriter, who wrote all the songs
on FROM THE ATTIC, supposedly back when he was in high school) is in any
way still affiliated with the band.
Incidentally, a new favorite of mine that will be right up many Auditeers'
musical alley is a trio from Jamaica plain called Mittens, whose
self-titled album is what the Shins would have sounded like if they had
been heavily influenced by Squeeze. Details at
http://www.onehalfpint.com/mittens/news.htm
S
At 12:25 AM 9/10/2004 -0700, Anna Borg wrote:
>I know this came up before, and I listened to the
>sound clips and raved, but I FINALLY bought the
>Waltham cd and man...it's just hilarious and honest
>and good at the same time. I also got the DVD (by
>accident, but they let me keep it.)
>
>I don't know if I can even recommend the cd to people
>on this list, but I'm so into it right now, I feel
>like I have to say something. So...here is my sell:
>
>If you like The Outfield
>
>If you like the Rick Springfield albums "Working Class
>Dog" and "Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet"
>
>If you like the Cheap Trick album "One on One" (and if
>you don't admit to liking "She's Tight" then...well
>then you can't be my friend. there, I said it.)
>
>there are a couple of soundclips up at
>http://www.walthamtheband.com
>
>if you order, tell P.G. that Anna in L.A. sent ya.
>
>anna
>
>=====
>Anna Borg
>AIM: cakeab
>TallBoy Records
>P.O. Box 27757
>Los Angeles, CA 90027-0757
>
>http://www.tallboyrecords.com
>
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