With this talk about NXNE, it reminds me that my friends in the most
excellent band Hector on Stilts will be playing the NXNE festival.

I assure you, if you see them, you will not be disappointed, and if
you are disappointed, I'll owe you a beer, so you've got nothing to
lose.  :)

They say their influences are:

Jellyfish, Wilco, Los Rodriguez, XTC, Aimee Mann, Pete Yorn, Bob
Schneider, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, The Stooges, Men At Work, Phillip
Glass, Manu Chao XTC, The Jayhawks, Travis, Crowded House, The Kinks,
The Byrds

And they have a myspace profile with samples:

http://www.myspace.com/hectoronstilts

And I am not affiliated with them in any way except as a fan and a
friend.  They don't even know I'm posting anything, its just that I
truly believe these guys are very talented and deserve all the sucess
in the world.

Their tourdates (and I will probably be at the NYC show, so if anyone
goes to that, please say hi to me):


5/20 - New York, NY - time TBA
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen Street (btwn. Houston & Stanton)
212.477.4155


5/21 - Pittsfield, MA - noon
SAP Open Studios
The Igloo 
116 North Street
All ages welcome


5/26-29 - Kauai, HI - time TBA
Kauai Music Festival

6/9-12 - Toronto, Canada - time TBA
NXNE 

6/15 - Philadelphia, PA - 9:30pm
Grape Street 
4100 Main Street 
215.483.7084


7/2 - Pittsfield, MA - time TBA
Benefit for David Carron
Berkshire Music Hall 
30 Union St.
413.499.5446


7/16 - Pittsfield, MA - time TBA
Benefit for Storefront Artists
Including performances by Blotto, Ed Mann,
and Melodrome
Berkshire Music Hall 
30 Union St.
413.499.5446

Stacy