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| From | Michael McCartney <michaelmccartney@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: The Tokens and other IPO stuff |
| Date | Thu, 2 Aug 2007 15:44:50 -0700 (PDT) |
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Gary inquired about The Tokens and Brian wrote:
They opened with "Animal" from Intercourse; they also
did a few songs from an album they did as Cross
Country (Atco, 1973), including: "Just A Thought" (i think);
their country ballad cover of "In The Midnight Hour" and 4
or 5 more songs, the titles escape me. Maybe David Bash can
jump in....or Michael McCartney?
Michael tries to remember after hearing so many songs in a few days:
Forgive me if this has been answered by someone already as I returned to Hawaii from IPO and am going thru a lot of email and my Audities on digest form. They did do "Animal" from their "Intercourse" which was cool to hear. Some Cross Country songs as Bryan had mentioned; "Just A Thought", "In The Midnight Hour", "A Smile Song" and "Tastes So Good To Me". They made mention of some of their producing and writing credits like Tony Orlando and Dawn (my first store bought 45 was "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree"), The Happenings "See You In September" and The Chiffons with "One Fine Day" which made for a fun but short sing-a-long that night. It's sort of a blur but I think they performed "Portrait Of My Love" but I know that they closed the show with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
I wish that I could remember more details but just as The Tokens were hitting the stage, David Bash and the band asked if I'd video tape the performance so I was bit distracted at the end of the night. So if I stood in anybody's way that night, I apologise.
The night was such a perfect night for a variety of artists. John Batdorf had opened the show with his signature sound. It was a great way to begin IPO. I had just met John earlier this year when he came to Maui to perform on my radio show so it was really cool to see him play guitar in his element. The biggest suprise was how much I was blown away by his surprise guest - Mark Rodney jumped onstage towards the end. Oh my gosh - it was Batdorf and Rodney performing at freakin' IPO! These guys were HUGE in Hawaii back in the seventies. Many of Hawaii's acts of that decade were influenced by Batdorf and Rodney including Kalapana, Country Comfort and Cecilio & Kapono. This was a treat for me. :=)
Movie Star Kiss followed John and they rocked onstage.
The Mello Cads were unbelievable! David Ponak had me giggling with his musical journey. This was only the third act. The night was off to a fantastic start.
The Syrups were fantastic. The siblings and their bickering on stage was quite humorous as their mom sat in front of the stage. Cool harmonies and rocking the joint at the same time.
If you're a fan of either The Tories or Avion, you would have not been disappointed as Steve Bertrand performed his latest batch of solo album songs acoustically. I'm always a sucker for that kind of performance.
Now when the clock rolled just a wee past ten o'clock...The Procession hit the stage and they had everyone's attention. Well...I can't speak for the bartenders in the back but it appeared that everyone else was glued to their harmonies, pounding keyboards and cool guitar chords that are right up the old power pop alley.
Rob Bonfiglio and Carnie Wilson followed with a killer set. A number of songs from The Skies Of America were performed and hearing those songs stripped down clearly demonstrated how strong all of Rob's songs are. His music should be all over the radio. Carnie performed "God Only Knows" and I nearly cried like a baby in Molly Malone's. I guess sobbing in an Irish pub is an everyday occurrence but I was sober. :=)
In Hawaii, we call it "chicken skin music", it's where the emotional impact of the song gives you musical goosebumps and hearing Carnie and Rob did that to both of my arms. They did a wonderful job on "Devoted To You" by The Everly Brothers.
The Tokens closed the show.
The next show at Fitgerald's was filled with rockin' sounds! I missed out on Poplord and Dave Stephens due to traffic. I understand that Dave Stephens really rocked the joint and I'm still bummed that I missed it. Dave has been on our radio playlists for over a year and this was my one chance to see him live with his band so you can see why I was quite upset. I caught the tail end of Suite 100. Wow! What an awesome sound.
I'm glad the traffic didn't slow me down to catch Nushu. Another one of those acts that has been dominating our playlists the last year with their catchy "Popsound!". How can anyone not dig the sounds of Lisa Mychols? The band really rocked. They may have been the most rocking band up to that point of IPO considering that Tom from The Waking Hours was on guitar. Holy smoke!!! He plays with such speed that none of my photograph could capture him. He was the only performer that was always a blur in my photography that weekend. *lol
Jeffrey Scott did a great job. Me like...
Popdudes! Popdudes! Popdudes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
When a band member hits the stage wearing a "Wings Over America" tour t-shirt you know that something special is coming. I was so in awe of both Mike Simmons and Kenny Howes that I all I could do was say "Hi". Covers from Rick Springfield to The Raspberries had my toes-a-tapping. :=)
John Borack on drums was amazing!
Closing out the afternoon show was Jeremy. I was blown away by how rockin' Jeremy's set was! His Beatle-ly songs off his albums were given a much louder and raw rock and roll sound. I don't know if that's how his music is always from stage but it was mind blowing. This Maui boy got to witness Tom Richards play guitar in what will be a musical performance that I will never recover from. Joining Jeremy onstage were the Glowfriends and Lisa Mychols who along with Tom did in a twenty minute set what it took The Who to do in two hours when I saw them two years ago. Oh my gosh...Hendrix and every punk band from the late seventies and early eighties would have been proud.
I wish that I could have stayed for more of the festival but it wasn't in the cards for me. When my flight got delayed - I got all excited with the thought of an overnight stay to see John Hoskinson, Eugene Edwards, Kenny Howes, Barry Holdship Four, Morty Shallman, The Glimmer Stars, Les Fradkin and Chris Von Sneidern performing Tuesday night but they fixed the jetplane and off I went down the tarmac.
My biggest disappointment as I mentioned earlier was how bummed I was that I missed Dave Stephens and his band rock out. I was very fortunate to hear him and his guitarist Ricardo Vadana perform a set sometime after midnight. It was a musical treat that I was honored to hear.
I was bummed that I didn't get to see a single band with Robbie Rist onboard. Robbie's song "Special" is still one of our most played songs on the radio and we're hoping that an album from Robbie himself will surface soon.
My other disappointment was not getting a chance to meet Anna Borg and Elliot Kendall who were both in the same room with me Friday night and I didn't even know it. Elliot has done so much for our radio stations for over a decade that I could thank him forever. Apparently I was told that we were within a yard or two from one another. In fact, Anna ended up in my original seat! How did I not know this until the following day? I'm the tourist from out of town while everyone else knew one another so I guess I was the odd one out. That being said - I really appreciated meeting so many fellow Auditiers after all of these years.
Arthur Bang! Super cool! I even got to meet his radio co-host Veronica which was a real treat. Judy B - you are the sweetest! Cathy Gale - thanks for putting up with my constant road direction questions while lost on the freeway - you're a human map and you rock! Roni - next time we'll "talk story" more!
I was really touched that so many artists knew who I was. I would be minding my own business when various musicians would come up to me and say hello and give their thanks for playing their music on the airwaves out in Hawaii. How they knew who I was in the dark venue just amazes me. I guess the power of MySpace photos has more impact than I first thought. *lol
It was a blast getting a chance to finally meet in person Nelson Bragg and Rick Hromadka! If you haven't had a chance to hear either Nelson's new album or Rick's latest Maple Mars release - don't hold back. Get your copy now!
I should end this with two musical notes. I started my California stay by catching The Bangles in concert the night before the International Pop Overthrow. The Abby Travis Band opened for The Bangles. Abby pulled double duty that night as she is also the bassist for The Bangles. The band rocked and their show was longer than the last time that I saw them two years ago. They did a splendid version of "Go Where You Wanna Go" from The Mamas and The Papas. It was dead on! So my West Coast adventure was off to a great start.
My entire road trip soundtrack was filled by "Sonic Crayons". Oh my gosh - this album from Ken Sharp is un-freakin'-believable. Ken has outdone himself this time around and for any of you Rob Bonfiglio fans - you will find that he compliments Ken on this album with his musical craft.
Songs like "Orange Cellophane", "Get Yourself Together", "Rush Rush" and "Better Everyday" are just a few of the songs that had me reaching for the volume knob with a smile on my face. You can get his latest album from his MySpace page and catch him live at IPO at 7PM August 6th at The Cat Club in West Hollywood. Cool beans!
Still unpacking my suitcase from two purchases at Amoeba. Two trips to the car - good grief. I'm a music addict and need help. Not helping my addiction were Adam Waltemire and The Retros own Jeffrey Glenn who constantly handed me CDs with questions like "Have you heard this?" that had me going broke before my first show at IPO. *lol
Thanks Jeff for letting me tailgate you around town so I wouldn't get lost. :=)
Seeing as this is officially the longest post I've done on Audities in ten years, I'll quit before I overstay my welcome.
Aloha,
Michael McCartney
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Now Playing: "Monica" - Carolyn Edwards *
*track four on disc one of IPO Volume 10
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