>With all the soft-pop love going on here recently, Northeast-based fans of
>the subgenre should make a point of catching King Radio when they open for
>the Pernice Brothers in Boston (July 24, Paradise) and NYC (July 25, Mercury
>Lounge).
>
>I had the opportunity to hear the as-yet-unreleased King Radio record, ARE
>YOU THE SICK PASSENGER?, in which Padellaro and company go all Bacharachy
>and Nilssony, except with more melancholic lyrics. It's quite a departure
>from earlier KR material, but it works. They even cover "Am I The Same
>Girl?," better known in its instrumental version as "Soulful Strut," one of
>my favorite singles of all time.
>
>The string section will be there for the two shows mentioned above (horns,
>too, Frank?). Wish I could attend.
>
>Drew,
>who will also miss the Pernice Brothers when they're here in LA, because
>they're playing on the friggin' Fourth Of July.

Thanks for the plug, Drew.  Sorry to let you down, but we will only 
be bringing the 10 piece unit with strings and flute for those shows, 
no horns. :)  Boston fans can catch the larger ensemble on 
consecutive nights (Fri. Aug. 29th and Sat. Aug 30th) at the Lizard 
Lounge in Cambridge.  The two nights is really going to give us a 
chance to "move in" as it were.  We'll have the twin Leslie speakers, 
Fender Rhodes, Wurly, Vibes.  The whole magilla.

Or if you want a copy of the soft pop lp, feel free to email me off list.

Frank.

PS - "One" may define melancholic.  "Message to Michael" is a close second.