DAVID MALLETT
"VITAL SIGNS"
Mastodon Post

Evidently "Vital Signs" is the David Mallett fan favorite. It starts strongly with "Midnight Madness" and ends with "Highways," which, according to an apparently knowing Amazon customer comment, was often a very big number in concerts. Side One's "April" and the title track are spoken of favorably by Mallett's followers. The first side ends with one of Mallett's best known songs, "Red Red Rose," which was covered to perfection by Emmylou Harris. It is surprising how many covers and interpretations of David Mallett songs closely follow the original arrangements. This may be seen as a testimonial to the production.

"Vital Signs" is notable for the team effort - from piano to drums - of the players, with each contributing catchy riffs.

"Vital Signs" is something like David Mallett's forbidden fruit album. It has never been reissued; and, as far as I am aware, it does not stream. (Some re-recordings do.) A track that once was posted to YouTube has been removed. Evidently the label, Flying Fish Records, made a mistake on the cover which is mirrored on the LPs label, crediting all words and music to Mallett. Judging by the publisher credits, the first song on the second side, "(Coming Apart) At the Seams," appears to be an exception. Evidently pianist Chris Neville claims a co-writer credit. The album got locked up by a lawsuit. Vinyl LPs and at least one cassette can be had online and, one would imagine, in used record stores.

Following popular concert attractions "Good Times" and "These Times," the album ends with Mallett's re-recording of "Highways," which first came out on the live "Hard Light" album. Mallett's singing here on "Highways" is so different that it ought to be considered as a rearrangement.

Jim Rooney did his usual excellent job with this production. David Mallett's home, Sebec, Maine, shares a town line with my old hometown, Milo. For me, then, it is more than a little ironic that Jim Rooney got his start performing on Boston's WCOP Hayloft Jamboree for Nelson Bragg, "The Merry Mayor of Milo, Maine."

A clean burn of the vinyl LP keeps me happily listening. Anyone who has read this far may want to hunt up a copy of the vinyl album. If you are a devoted singer-songwriter fan, chances are good that you have a friend who has burned it. A reissue would have been ideal but ways still exist to enjoy what may very well have been David Mallett's most popular record release, "Vital Signs."

Here are two of the best covers of David Mallett songs:

Summer Of My Dreams
Kathy Mattea - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzFUG4zQWGU

Red Red Rose
EmmyLouharris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmL0QSPJhTo

And one by David Mallett:

David Mallet - Summer Of My Dreams
from Live At The Iron Horse Vol. 1 by Signature Sounds Recording Inc.

https://signaturesounds.bandcamp.com/track/summer-of-my-dreams

Music Museum of New England (MMone) Jim Rooney article

https://www.mmone.org/jim-rooney/

:

#april #bostonmusic #chrisneville #comingapartattheseams #davemallett #davidmallett #emmylouharris #flyingfish #flyingfishrecords #goodtimes #hardlight #hayloftjamboree #highways #jimrooney #kathymattea #mainemusic #merrymayorofmilomaine #midnightmadness #mmone #music #musicfeed #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nelsonbragg #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #redredrose #sebec #sebecmaine #singersongwriter #summerofmydreams #thesetimes #vitalsigns #wcop #wcophayloftjamboree

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DAVID MALLETT
"VITAL SIGNS"
Mastodon Post

Evidently "Vital Signs" is the David Mallett fan favorite. It starts strongly with "Midnight Madness" and ends with "Highways," which, according to an apparently knowing Amazon customer comment, was often a very big number in concerts. Side One's "April" and the title track are spoken of favorably by Mallett's followers. The first side ends with one of Mallett's best known songs, "Red Red Rose," which was covered to perfection by Emmylou Harris. It is surprising how many covers and interpretations of David Mallett songs closely follow the original arrangements. This may be seen as a testimonial to the production.

"Vital Signs" is notable for the team effort - from piano to drums - of the players, with each contributing catchy riffs.

"Vital Signs" is something like David Mallett's forbidden fruit album. It has never been reissued; and, as far as I am aware, it does not stream. (Some re-recordings do.) A track that once was posted to YouTube has been removed. Evidently the label, Flying Fish Records, made a mistake on the cover which is mirrored on the LPs label, crediting all words and music to Mallett. Judging by the publisher credits, the first song on the second side, "(Coming Apart) At the Seams," appears to be an exception. Evidently pianist Chris Neville claims a co-writer credit. The album got locked up by a lawsuit. Vinyl LPs and at least one cassette can be had online and, one would imagine, in used record stores.

Following popular concert attractions "Good Times" and "These Times," the album ends with Mallett's re-recording of "Highways," which first came out on the live "Hard Light" album. Mallett's singing here on "Highways" is so different that it ought to be considered as a rearrangement.

Jim Rooney did his usual excellent job with this production. David Mallett's home, Sebec, Maine, shares a town line with my old hometown, Milo. For me, then, it is more than a little ironic that Jim Rooney got his start performing on Boston's WCOP Hayloft Jamboree for Nelson Bragg, "The Merry Mayor of Milo, Maine."

A clean burn of the vinyl LP keeps me happily listening. Anyone who has read this far may want to hunt up a copy of the vinyl album. If you are a devoted singer-songwriter fan, chances are good that you have a friend who has burned it. A reissue would have been ideal but ways still exist to enjoy what may very well have been David Mallett's most popular record release, "Vital Signs."

Here are two of the best covers of David Mallett songs:

Summer Of My Dreams
Kathy Mattea - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzFUG4zQWGU

Red Red Rose
EmmyLouharris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmL0QSPJhTo

And one by David Mallett:

David Mallet - Summer Of My Dreams
from Live At The Iron Horse Vol. 1 by Signature Sounds Recording Inc.

https://signaturesounds.bandcamp.com/track/summer-of-my-dreams

Music Museum of New England (MMone) Jim Rooney article

https://www.mmone.org/jim-rooney/

:

#april #bostonmusic #chrisneville #comingapartattheseams #davemallett #davidmallett #emmylouharris #flyingfish #flyingfishrecords #goodtimes #hardlight #hayloftjamboree #highways #jimrooney #kathymattea #mainemusic #merrymayorofmilomaine #midnightmadness #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nelsonbragg #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #redredrose #sebec #sebecmaine #singersongwriter #summerofmydreams #thesetimes #vitalsigns #wcop #wcophayloftjamboree

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THE FOOLS AT 50
Mastodon Post

The attachment is the top part of a Fools concert poster for THE Official April Fools Show. At the bottom, it quotes the band as saying,

"Wait .. 50 What??!!"

Music Museum of New England The Fools article

https://www.mmone.org/the-fools/

:

#1970smusic #1980smusic #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #fools #massachusettsbands #massachusettsmusic #massachusettsrock #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #thefools

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THE REMAINS ON PBS
Mastodon Post

https://06880danwoog.com/2025/02/21/roundup-board-of-finance-budgets-earth-animal-project-staples-stem-champs/

We had nothing quite like The Remains until this band came along. Widely known for loudness - loudest band I ever heard was a common expression - The Remains ought to be at least as well known for tightness. One of the bootlegs had a track that, no doubt, was not intended for the public to hear. Vern's bass started out too loud, Barry's vocal was a little tentative. It sounded to me like a song they had just reworked and they recorded it promptly to get the arrangement down for reference in future sessions. Then they came to the refrain and the four just hammered it in really close formation. They transformed instantly from four guys working out a song to THE REMAINS ready to take on the world. It was a terrific thing to hear. Some of the available film footage shows a young Vern Miller characteristically hopping about on stage and Barry answering with hops of his own. "Remains Nights" at the early-1960s incarnation of The Rat were where Boston's highly productive rock scene got its start. When Chip Damiani left the band in the lead-up to the Beatles tour, The Remains added a remarkable drummer, ND Smart II. ND was subsequently in a John Hall group, Kangaroo; and then he was in one of my all-time favorite bands, The Great Speckled Bird with Ian and Sylvia. Chip is the drummer The Remains wanted but the band, nonetheless, aced the percussion position with ND, easily one of the very best drummers I ever heard live. Bill Briggs, as The Remains tech guy, was a big part of the band's success. The best equipment and knowing stage set-up were fundamental to what made these four musicians The Remains. This was a highly professional, focused band with what Nancy Neon calls "garage spirit." "Ticket To Ride" by Barry Tashian is one of New England rock history's essential books. A music store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, displayed a collage made up of various newspaper headlines and notices, each in its own way speaking of The Remains blowing The Beatles off stage. It was great! RiP Chip Damiani.

[This is an expanded version of a comment I posted at the Music Museum of New England's Facebook page. One attachment is a scanned image of a concert poster, of a reunion of The Remains and The Lost, given to me by my friend, Susan Green (RiP), who produced the reunion show.]

Music Museum of New England Remains article

https://www.mmone.org/the-remains/

:

#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #barryandtheremains #barrytashian #beatles #billbriggs #billybriggs #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #chipdamiani #garage #garagerock #garagepunk #greatspeckledbird #ianandsylvia #johnhall #kangaroo #lost #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nancyneon #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #pbs #remains #susangreen #thebeatles #thelost #theremains #tickettoride #vernmiller #westportconnecticut #williambriggs

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THE REMAINS ON PBS
Mastodon Post

https://06880danwoog.com/2025/02/21/roundup-board-of-finance-budgets-earth-animal-project-staples-stem-champs/

We had nothing quite like The Remains until this band came along. Widely known for loudness - loudest band I ever heard was a common expression - The Remains ought to be at least as well known for tightness. One of the bootlegs had a track that, no doubt, was not intended for the public to hear. Vern's bass started out too loud, Barry's vocal was a little tentative. It sounded to me like a song they had just reworked and they recorded it promptly to get the arrangement down for reference in future sessions. Then they came to the refrain and the four just hammered it in really close formation. They transformed instantly from four guys working out a song to THE REMAINS ready to take on the world. It was a terrific thing to hear. Some of the available film footage shows a young Vern Miller characteristically hopping about on stage and Barry answering with hops of his own. "Remains Nights" at the early-1960s incarnation of The Rat were where Boston's highly productive rock scene got its start. When Chip Damiani left the band in the lead-up to the Beatles tour, The Remains added a remarkable drummer, ND Smart II. ND was subsequently in a John Hall group, Kangaroo; and then he was in one of my all-time favorite bands, The Great Speckled Bird with Ian and Sylvia. Bill Briggs, as The Remains tech guy, was a big part of the band's success. The best equipment and knowing stage set-up were fundamental to what made these four musicians The Remains. This was a highly professional, focused band with what Nancy Neon calls "garage spirit." "Ticket To Ride" by Barry Tashian is one of New England rock history's essential books. A music store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, displayed a collage made up of various newspaper headlines and notices, each in its own way speaking of The Remains blowing The Beatles off stage. It was great! RiP Chip Damiani.

[This is an expanded version of a comment I posted at the Music Museum of New England's Facebook page. The attachment is a scanned image of a concert poster, of a reunion of The Remains and The Lost, given to me by my friend, Susan Green (RiP), who produced the reunion show.]

Music Museum of New England Remains article

https://www.mmone.org/the-remains/

:

#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #barryandtheremains #barrytashian #beatles #billbriggs #billybriggs #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #chipdamiani #garage #garagerock #garagepunk #greatspeckledbird #ianandsylvia #johnhall #kangaroo #lost #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nancyneon #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #pbs #remains #susangreen #thebeatles #thelost #theremains #tickettoride #vernmiller #westportconnecticut #williambriggs

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DAVID MALLETT
Jim Rooney on the Death of Singer-Songwriter David Mallett
MASTODON POST

Attached are Jim Rooney's memories of David Mallett.  This is no small thing.  Rooney is a very long-time and prominent professional in the music and recording businesses.

https://www.mmone.org/jim-rooney/

He got started performing on Boston's WCOP Hayloft Jamboree for my own personal merry mayor, Nelson Bragg, the "Merry Mayor of Milo, Maine" (the place of my very own birth).  He has produced Grammy-nominated albums by Tom Paxton, John Prine, and Peter Rowan.  Rooney was one of the key players in the rise of Nanci Griffith.  Rooney produced at least three albums for a singer-songwriter I much admire, Iris DeMent.  Jim Rooney has done a lot since his 1950s start.  So, to get a little context here, Rooney's recollections of David Mallett have a great deal of professional weight behind them.  This Facebook post by Rooney came from a Web search hitlist on a related but different topic.  While going through the hitlist, it was apparent his post had been reposted I don't know how many times. David Mallett was from Sebec, Maine, which shares a town line with my old hometown, Milo. Being easily among his first fans, I have three singles by his 1960s group, The Mallett Brothers, and two tracks by his next duo, Hinkley and Mallett with memorable guitarist Don Hinkley.

:

#bostonmusic #bostonradio #davemallett #davidmallett #donhinkley #hayloftjamboree #hinkleyandmallett #irisdement #jimrooney #johnprine #mallettbrothers #merrymayorofmilomaine #milomaine #mmone #musicmuseumofnewengland #music #musicnews #nancigriffith #nelsonbragg #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #peterrowan #radio #sebecmaine #singersongwriter #themallettbrothers #tompaxton #wcop #wcophayloftjamboree

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JEANNE FRENCH
"WILD HORSES"
Mastodon Post

http://www.jeannemariefrench.com/data/documents/wildhorses.mp3

I have been listening to Jeanne French a lot lately: - tracks from this concert CD ("Mean Man Blues") and all of her debut album, "Diamond in the Rough" (Columbia Records), which is among the finest first albums to my experience. Jeanne is a terrific singer and this interpretation of "Wild Horses" (Rolling Stones) is one of the very best. It is my hope a lot of people will give it a listen.

The following Music Museum of New England article has only a brief mention of Jeanne but it is an example of a common occurrence: - hearing a pretty good band fronted by a sizzling Jeanne French.

https://www.mmone.org/parker-wheeler/

:

#blues #bluesmusic #columbiarecords #diamondintherough #jeannefrench #meanmanblues #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #parkerwheeler #rollingstones #singersongwriter #therollingstones #wildhorses

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MARK ERELLI
"AIN'T NO TIME OF YEAR TO BE ALONE"
Mastodon Post

Ain't No Time Of Year To Be Alone
from Hillbilly Pilgrim by Mark Erelli

https://markerelli.bandcamp.com/track/aint-no-time-of-year-to-be-alone

One of my all-time favorite Christmas songs.

:

Music Museum of New England Mark Erelli article

https://www.mmone.org/mark-erelli/

:

#aintnotimeofyeartobealone #bandcamp #christmasmusic #christmassongs #hillbillypilgrim #markerelli #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #singersongwriter

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TANYA DONELLY
"HEART OF GOLD" -- Mastodon Post

Tanya Donelly - Heart Of Gold
from Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young for Charity by Various Artists
https://americanlaundromatrecords.bandcamp.com/track/heart-of-gold

YouTube suggested "Heart of Gold" by Tanya Donelly. It is the lead-off track for the various artists tribute album, "Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young for Charity" (2008). So, here we are sixteen years after the album's release and Donelly is having something of a current streaming service hit with her contribution. The Web works in many mysterious ways. My suggestion is to listen to "Heart of Gold" and then look through the "Cinnamon Girl" tracklist. I liked a lot of tracks, such as Donelly's "Heart of Gold," "Comes a Time" by Kate York, "Down by the River" by Jill Sobule With John Doe, "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" by Carmen Townsend, "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" by Amilia K. Spicer, and "Walk On" by Heidi Gluck (Juliana Hatfield's bandmate in Some Girls), while friends generally gravitated toward "Like a Hurricane" by Kristin Hersh. A popular music fan can hardly go wrong with the "Cinnamon Girl" collection.

Music Museum of New England Tanya Donelly article:
https://www.mmone.org/tanya-donelly/

:

#amiliakspicer #amiliaspicer #bandcamp #carmentownsend #cinnamongirl #comesatime #downbytheriver #everybodyknowsthisisnowhere #heartofgold #heidigluck #jillsobule #johndoe #kateyork #kristinhersh #likeahurricane #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #neilyoung #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #onlylovecanbreakyourheart #singersongwriter #somegirls #tanyadonelly #walkon

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SUSAN TEDESCHI: , HALL OF FAMER
Mastodon Post

@Mommacran

You may know that blues singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi is of the Tedeschi supermarket family. In high school, she played basketball, was involved in theater, ad took interest in physics and chemistry. And, like Taylor Swift, she was a cheerleader. Tedeschi either has been or is about to be inducted into her high school's sports Hall of Fame for her cheerleader excellence. Don't know, either way, whether she is there already for basketball. So, Tedeschi's Hall of Fame honor will give Taylor Swift something to shoot for.

:

Music Museum of New England (MMone) Susan Tedeschi article

https://www.mmone.org/susan-tedeschi/

:

#bostonmusic #massachusettsmusic #mmone #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #norwell #norwellmassachusetts #singersongwriter #susantedeschi #taylorswift #tedeschisupermarkets #tedeschitrucksband

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HYPNOSONICS: A MARK SANDMAN BAND
Mastodon Post

There is something pure and iconically rock n' roll at the heart of all of Mark Sandman's projects and bands, which manifested to an apex with his impossibly grooving band Hypnosonics. He knew: girls always, ALWAYS, want to DANCE - first and FOREMOST. Standing in front of a live band - they want to melt away their minds, forget about their emotions, let go of the world, and land - IN THE BODY, ON EARTH, eyes CLOSED - where the blood starts to pulse, and the hips start to shake, and the feet start to twitch and one is just - gone baby gone... to the beat of course, but also to every surprise thread of instrumentation - which is where the hands rejoice in their flourishes and the soul flies free alongside of every note and improvisation... At least, that's what always happened to me standing in front of these incredible players!!!!!
- Linda Viens, Musician (Girl With A Hawk)

For the full Sundazed/Modern Harmonic story of Mark Sandman and the new Hypnosonics release, visit
https://sundazed.com/hypnosonics-it-s-not-like-that-anymore-2cd.aspx

Bandcamp
https://hypnosonics.bandcamp.com/album/its-not-like-that-anymore

Music Museum of New England Morphine Article
https://www.mmone.org/morphine/

:

#1980sbands #1980smusic #bandcamp #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #girlwithahawk #hypnosonics #lindasviens #lindaviens #marksandman #mmone #modernharmonic #morphine #morphineband #morphinetheband #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #singersongwriter #sundazed #treatherright

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THE BARBARIANS
"ARE YOU A BOY OR ARE YOU A GIRL"
Mastodon Post

Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl?
The Barbarians - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHrqEEzagVo

One of my favorite features on one of my favorite radio stations is Corny O'Connell's "Question of the Day" on WFUV out of New York City. This morning's question had to do with hair. My suggestion was "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl" by The Barbarians. "With your long blonde hair You look like a girl." It pleases me to say Corny went with it. This track never made the Billboard Top 40 but its memory outlived many records that did. The Barbarians laid some claim to being the first punk band. It definitely came with a garage punk quality. WFUV has a very large audience stretching through a big part of the United States and probably abroad. It is easy to access through its excellent mobile app.

Music Museum of New England: The Barbarians article

https://www.mmone.org/the-barbarians/

:

#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #areyouaboyorareyouagirl #barbariansband #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #cornyoconnell #garagepunk #mmone #mobileapp #mobileapps #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #newyorkcity #punkband #punkbands #punkrock #questionoftheday #radio #radioapp #radioapps #thebarbarians #wfuv #wfuvradio

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SWALLOW
"SOMETHING STARTED HAPPENING"
Mastodon Post

Swallow. Something Started Happening.
-GreasyGrooves- Deep Cuts 1969-79.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jusrP0v3Lrs

Swallow made two major label albums. Since the band played music that was very popular at the time, it is surprising Swallow did not go even further. Vern Miller was in The Remains, the quartet that Boston's 1960s rock scene gathered around. A Music Museum of New England article says that George Leh was in a seminal outfit, the J Geils Blues Band: - a thing I did not remember.

Not every track captures the essence of this band but "Something Started Happening" is quite good.

Searching YouTube on "Swallow" is an adventure. I found a mass of videos about swallowing and choking disorders and really didn't get anywhere until I dropped the band's name and searched, instead, on "Something Started Happening."

Related name

Barry and the Remains

:

Music Museum of New England (MMone) Swallow article

https://www.mmone.org/swallow/

:

#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #1970sbands #1970smusic #1970srock #barryandtheremains #blues #bluesrock #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #georgeleh #jgeilsband #jgeilsbluesband #mmone #musicnews #musicmuseumofnewengland #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #somethingstartedhappening #swallowband #theremains #theremainsband #vernmiller

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THE WOLFF SISTERS
"HURRICANE"
Mastodon Post

Hurricane
by The Wolff Sisters

https://thewolffsisters.bandcamp.com/track/hurricane

"Hurricane" is a great new folk rock recording by the Wolff Sisters. It was released the first of May.

Rebecca Wolff: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Rachael Wolff: Electric Guitar, Vocals
Kat Wolff: Keys, Vocals
Ryan Curless: Drums
Caleb Sweet: Bass

http://www.thewolffsisters.com/

It is my guess that drummer Ryan Curless is a grandson of country music star Dick Curless.

Music Museum of New England (MMone) Dick Curless article

https://www.mmone.org/dick-curless/

:

#bandcamp #bostonbands #bostonmusic #calebsweet #dickcurless #hurricanesong #katwolff #mmone #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #rachaelwolff #rebeccawolff #ryancurless #singersongwriter #thewolffsisters #wolffsisters

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ULTIMATE SPINACH
"PLASTIC RAINCOATS / HUNG UP MINDS"
Mastodon Post

PLASTIC RAINCOATS/HUNG UP MINDS
Ultimate Spinach - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBA80uS8b4g

"Plastic Raincoats" is a fun song. The Ultimate Spinach, a prime example of The Boston Sound, was a better group than I remembered. If any band members ever stop by, I will apologize.

The Boston Sound, which came to be called Bosstown, was a major label promotion (MGM Records). It fizzled and Bosstown became a joke; but this was not entirely deserved. Some very good music came out of the Boston Sound and the better tracks recorded then hold up very well to this day.

At the time, I was of the view, which would seem to put me in the minority now, that the Jeff "Skunk" Baxter lineup of the Ultimate Spinach was the best.

Hooray for the all-around great John Cooke, Earth Opera, David Grisman, The Ramrods (renamed "Puff"), Peter Rowan, Teddy and the Pandas, the Ultimate Spinach, John Lincoln Wright, and a whole host of others. New England hippies had a wicked good time.

One of the Bosstown-era singers, who came out of Boston, went on, in the 1970s, to become the biggest dance music star in the world: - Donna Summer. I am a big fan. Donna Summer's late '60s Boston band, The Crow, played innovative psych/pop arrangements at the Psychedelic Supermarket.

:

Music Museum of New England (MMone) Ultimate Spinach article

https://www.mmone.org/ultimate-spinach-2/

:

Music Museum of New England (MMone) article about The Boston Sound (Bosstown)

https://www.mmone.org/the-boston-sound/

:

#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #1970sdancemusic #1970smusic #1970svocalmusic #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #bostonsound #bosstown #dancemusic #davidgrisman #donnasummer #earthopera #hippies #hungupminds #jeffbaxter #jeffskunkbaxter #johncooke #johnlincolnwright #mgmrecords #mmone #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #peterrowan #plasticraincoats #plasticraincoatshungupminds #psychedelicrock #psychedelicsupermarket #puffband #pufftheband #ramrodsband #rockinramrods #teddyandthepandas #thebostonsound #thecrow #thecrowband #theramrodsband

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TANYA DONELLY
"MOONBEAM MONKEY"
Mastodon Post

Moonbeam Monkey
Tanya Donelly - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhT-lHw9q1E

The music is sufficiently foreboding to give an idea of winged monkeys from "The Wizard of Oz" just beyond the horizon. Of course, they may not be the Moonbeam Monkeys Donelly had in mind.

Related Names :

Belly, The Breeders, Throwing Muses

:

Boston Groupie News (Podcast) Interview With Tanya Donelly

https://bostongroupienews.com/News080723.html

(Scroll down a short way)

:

Music Museum of New England (MMone) Tanya Donelly article by Oedipus, no less

https://www.mmone.org/tanya-donelly/

:

#belly #bostonmusic #breeders #breedersband #mmone #moonbeammonkeys #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #oedipus #singersongwriter #thebreeders #throwingmuses #wingedmonkeys #wizardofoz

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NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY 2024
Mastodon Post

Library of Congress

National Recording Registry Inducts Sounds of ABBA, Blondie, The Cars, The Chicks, Juan Gabriel, Green Day, The Notorious B.I.G. and Lily Tomlin
Release Date: 16 Apr 2024

https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/national-recording-registry-inducts-sounds-of-abba--blondie--the-cars--the-chicks--juan-gabriel/s/29ee4224-3060-4247-a7a4-7deea2c2f816

This year's inductees include some highly notable recordings. My decision to post this was based in large part on it including one of my own all-time favorite recordings, the debut eponymous album by The Cars. “Rocket ‘88’” by Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats was not only one of the key records in rock 'n' roll history but it was also the introduction for most of us to Ike Turner. The Library of Congress can't do everything at once; but it is still surprising that "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry wasn't already in the registry. Then there's "Pieces of Africa" by the Kronos Quartet. This list reminds me to look into Bill Withers.

Each of us might quibble over an entry or two; but overall, this is a very impressive list.

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Music Museum of New England The Cars article

https://www.mmone.org/the-cars/

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#abba #abbaband #americanmusic #billwithers #blondie #blondieband #cars #carsband #geneautry #greenday #iketurner #jackiebrenstonandhisdeltacats #juangabriel #kronosquartet #libraryofcongress #lilytomlin #mmone #musichistory #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nationalrecordingentry #nationalrecordingregistry2024 #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #notoriousbig #piecesofafrica #rocket88 #rudolphtherednosedreindeer #thecars #thecarsband #thecarsalbum #thechicks #thenotoriousbig

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ROOMFUL OF BLUES
"SLAM JAM"
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Slam Jam
Roomful of Blues - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRcTYuXYnmI

This is a guitar performance from a band long known for its horns. It's really good too. If I were to pick a favorite track by Roomful of Blues, "Slam Jam" would be up for consideration. "Turn It On! Turn It Up!" is one of my favorite Roomful of Blues albums.

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Music Museum of New England (MMone) Roomful of Blues article

https://www.mmone.org/roomful-of-blues/

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#blues #bluesguitar #bluesrock #mmone #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #rhodeislandbands #rhodeislandmusic #rhodeislandrock #roomfulofblues #slamjam #turnitonturnitup

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LISTEN LOCAL
WTSA
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Totally by accident, leading up to today's noon news break, I came in on the end of the first episode of WTSA's new local music program, "Listen Local."

https://wtsaradio.com/listen-local/

"Listen Local" features music by local acts and by other acts playing locally.  The show is hosted by Mitch Harrison of Next Chapter Records in Putney, Vermont. Local bands named under the "Episode One" heading are Whiskey Treaty Roadshow and Jake McKelvie and the Countertops. Non-local acts named are Colin Hay, Carsie Blanton, Ellis Paul, Lucy Kaplansky, and Amythyst Kiah.

WTSA has a mobile app. In fact, I haven't listened any other way in a very long time.

If the program has gotten a lot of fanfare so far, I am not aware of it. A search of Facebook's Southern Vermont Music Scene, for instance, turned up no references to it. Maybe this Mastodon post can help.

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Music Museum of New England Ellis Paul article

https://www.mmone.org/ellis-paul/

Great photo of him!

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#amythystkiah #brattleboro #carsieblanton #colinhay #ellispaul #jakemckelvieandthecountertops #listenlocalwtsaradio #lucykaplansky #mitchharrison #mmone #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #nextchapterrecordsputneyvermont #putneyvermont #southernvermontmusicscene #vermont #vermontbands #vermontmusic #vermontrock #whiskeytreatyroadshow #wtsaradio

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GUSTER "ON THE OCEAN" FESTIVAL 2024
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We are so psyched for three nights of Guster this summer at our 6th On The Ocean Festival in Portland ME, August 9 - 11.
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Joining us this year will be Grace Potter, Kevin Morby, Toad the Wet Sprocket, The Dip, Trousdale, Sunny War, and The Wolff Sisters. This includes a special 25th Anniversary performance of “Lost & Gone Forever” on Sunday at Thompson’s Point.
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Friday night we’re back at the State Theatre for a rollicking set that’ll include karaoke and costumes. Dress up as your favorite rock star and maybe end up on stage with a microphone in your hand.
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We’re also excited for the return of Guster Beer, the B-stage at Thompson’s Point, Guster “moth” storytellers, and the Kids Zone.

On The Ocean is a weekend built around community, a chance to celebrate music and positivity with other humans who own multiple Guster shirts.

Source: Guster, "On the Ocean 2024 in Portland Maine," April 2, 2024.

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Music Museum of New England Guster article

https://www.mmone.org/guster/

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#gracepotter #gusband #guster #gustheband #kevinmorby #lostandgoneforever #mmone #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #ontheoceanfestival #portlandmaine #singersongwriter #statetheatre #statetheatreportlandmaine #sunnywar #thedip #thedipband #thestatetheatreportlandmaine #thewolffsisters #thompsonspointmaine #toadthewetsprocket #trousdale #wolffsisters

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