>From: leftover@lists.colorado.edu[SMTP:leftover@lists.colorado.edu] >Sent: Friday, March 13, 1998 6:24 PM >To: Leftover Salmon Disc. List >Subject: LEFTOVER digest 886 > > > > LEFTOVER Digest 886 > >Topics covered in this issue include: > > 1) what's up > by kahuna@lycosmail.com > 2) Re: Some Tour Changes > by matthew sweeney > 3) Re: Zoograss tour? (fwd) > by matthew sweeney > 4) Re: Some Tour Changes > by matthew sweeney > 5) College Radio meeting (fwd) > by matthew sweeney > 6) Re: Some Tour Changes > by Taz > > ------ =_NextPart_000_01BD4EB3.1F9C2040 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "kahuna@lycosmail.com" To: "leftover@lists.colorado.edu" Subject: what's up Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 11:34:31 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit why am i not receving the list??? Kahuna ----------------------------------------------------- Get free personalized email at http://email.lycos.com ------ =_NextPart_000_01BD4EB3.1F9C2040 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: matthew sweeney To: "taz@nowhere.net" Cc: "vann@his.com" , "leftover@lists.colorado.edu" Subject: Re: Some Tour Changes Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 14:36:08 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > I have been there since the 'renovations'....not all that much is > different - they took away a corner and put in a beer-only bar...they > have added the back corner near the entrance (INSIDE) as the merch > table....they keep the coat check open cuz it's now where they sell the > microbrews....upstairs is exactly the same except that the bathrooms > don't permeate that stench as much as they used to..... > You don't look around much do you marcie? A lot of the carpeting upstairs has been ripped up and replaced with wood floors (getting rid of that fun squish). There is now a smoke eater over the upstairs bar which makes the air back there brethable. Security also doesn't seem to be as visable, but still visable. Just not as bad. And, as Marcie said the merch table is now inside (which I love cause then if I get asked to work merch for the Recipe I don't have to stand outside away from the music. But it's probably a pain in the ass for sold out shows. I still don't like the place, but that will never change. matt ------ =_NextPart_000_01BD4EB3.1F9C2040 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: matthew sweeney To: "leftover@lists.colorado.edu" Cc: "hordenet@purplefrog.com" Subject: Re: Zoograss tour? (fwd) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 14:44:38 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit now THIS looks like fun. matt Forwarded message: > From: "Leeway Productions" > To: "Steve May" > Cc: "hg net" > Subject: Re: Zoograss tour? > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 11:34:40 -0500 > > >I've been seeing a little about a Zoograss tour in late March, early April. > > Some bands involved are the Recipe, Hypnotic Clambake and Acoustic > >Syndicate. Clambake has yet to confirm any dates. Does anyone know the > >deal with this tour, where some shows are? thanks, steve > > > > CREATIVE INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS > PROUDLY PRESENTS: > Zoo Grass Tour 1998 > ______________________________________________________________________ > > The Zoo Grass Tour 1998 is a tribute to a unique style > of music that has captured the attention of audiences throughout the > country. > " Zoo Grass " is a term invented by the founder of the tour, Todd > Labarowski, > and is defined as a " blend of traditional bluegrass and jazz creating a > creole of > improvizational music ". Zoo Grass bands are popping up everywhere > combining a new fusion of Bluegrass, Jazz, Reggae, Funk, and traditional > Folk -Rock. Many of the bands featured on the Tour such as Hypnotic > Clambake, Acoustic Syndicate, and The Larry Keel Experience have been > instrumental in popularizing this free-style form of music over the last > decade. > Therefore, we have put together a Tour that has become a travelling circus > celebrating this genre of music in a festival atmosphere. Each festival > will > be custom made with three to five bands depending on the size of the venue. > > THE ANIMALS (MUSICAL PARTICIPANTS) > > HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE - One of the most toured bands in the country, this > captivating Boston-based band combines elements of Bluegrass, Klezmer, > Cajun, Rock, Middle-Eastern, Swing, Funk and Jazz. They have shared stages > with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Leftover Salmon, Widespread Panic, > Col. Bruce Hampton, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Burning Spear, Public Enemy, and > many more. If you are into something zany and different, this band will > knock > your socks off. > > ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE - One of the most promising bands to come out of North > Carolina in a decade. Acoustic Syndicate is a high-energy blend of acoustic > Americana and tight vocal harmonies, encompassing Jazz, Bluegrass, and > traditional Folk-Rock. They have shared stages with Sam Bush (who appears > on > their CD), Tony Rice, Leftover Salmon, and Curtis Burch. Don't miss > this band! > > LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE - Two-time Flat-Pick Guitar Champion of the > prestigious Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 1993 and 1995. Need we say > more? Larry Keel is the spiritual advisor of the Zoo Grass Tour, and his > ever-expanding musical family is known as the "Experience". He has > performed with Bill Monroe, Vassar Clements, Michelle Shocked, and > Tony Rice. He was also a founding member of the band "Magraw Gap" > that won the Telluride band competition in 1995. > > ZOO GRASS CONT'D: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > --------- > > SNAKE OIL MEDICINE SHOW - Hailing from the Appalachian mountains of > Boone, North Carolina, this group of dedicated young musicians combines > bluegrass in all of its phases with Reggae, Pop, Jazz, Swing, Ragtime, > Urban Funk, Hip-Hop, and Rap. But don't assume they take any one style for > granted; music in all its forms is the soul of Snake Oil, and improvization > is the glue by which their style is fused. > > STRANGEFOLK - There is something for everyone when it comes to Strangefolk. > This Burlington, Vermont - based band is following in the footsteps of Phish > and Moe. , gathering large crowds throughout the Northeast. The energy of > Strangefolk's live shows showcases the unique craftsmanship of individual > songs. They incorporate Folk, Psychedelia, and screaming guitar Rock with > smooth harmonies and create captivating tunes with wide-ranging appeal. > > THE RECIPE - Just one taste of The Recipe's self-described "Primal-Acoustic > Roots Rock" will leave your mouth smilin', feet tappin', and ears smokin'. > This eclectic jam band from Morgantown, West Virginia has seen their fan > base > explode across the Mid-Atlantic. Their winning ingredients incorporate > fiddle, > percussion, powerful vocals and a tight rhythm section. They have shared > stages with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Merl Saunders and the Rainforest > Band, The Itals, Buckwheat Zydeco, and the Aquarium Rescue Unit. > > SMOKIN' GRASS - Out of the hills of Burlington, Vermont, this unique five > piece > band plays a mixture of Bluegrass and Jazz highlighted by "hot pickin" > and vocal harmonies. Performing at premier northeast Bluegrass festivals > and mainstream nightclubs, this group has had the honor of sharing stages > with Rusted Root, the String Cheese Incident, the Lonesome River Band, > the Nashville Bluegrass Band, Tony Trischka, and many more. Recently, > Gabe Jarrett from the "Jazz Mandolin Project" joined the band to be their > full-time drummer. > > GORDON STONE TRIO - As if Burlington, Vermont hasn't produced enough > musicians, another outstanding player is emerging on the scene. Banjo > picking isn't just for Bluegrass anymore. Gordon Stone is taking banjo > into the realms of Reggae, Jazz, Latin, and Afro-pop, as well as traditional > and progressive Bluegrass. He recorded with Phish on their albums > "Picture of Nectar" and "Rift" including the single "Fast Enough For You". > This music will lift you up! > > > ZOO GRASS TOUR 1998 > BA: CREATIVE INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS > PM: TODD LABAROWSKI > > MARCH > > 25 NORTHAMPTON MA IRON HORSE MUSIC HALL > 26 BOSTON MA MIDDLE EAST > 27 NEW YORK NY WETLANDS > 28 NEW YORK NY WETLANDS > 29 UTICA NY CAPTAIN TRIPS > > APRIL > > 01 BURLINGTON VT CLUB TOAST > 02 ALBANY NY VALENTINE'S > 03 ONEONTA NY AUTUMN CAFE > 04 PORTLAND ME STONE COAST BREWERY > 09 TOWSON MD WRECK ROOM > 10 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA TRAX > 11 NORFOLK VA FRIAR TUCK'S > 16 WASHINGTON DC BAYOU > 17 BOONE NC RAFTERS > 18 ASHEVILLE NC BE HERE NOW > 30 TUSCALOOSA AL POUNDER'S > > MAY > > 07 CHARLOTTE NC FAT CITY > 08 WINSTON-SALEM NC ZIGGY'S > 09 RALEIGH NC THE BREWERY > 14 MYRTLE BEACH NC STONEY COVE > 15 CHARLESTON SC CUMBERLAND'S > 16 COLUMBIA SC ELBOW ROOM > 22 ATHENS GA GEORGIA THEATRE > > > > ZOO GRASS TOUR 1998 LINEUP > (EACH SHOW HAS DIFFERENT BANDS) > > MARCH > > 25 IRON HORSE MUSIC HALL NORTHAMPTON, MA > ***GORDON STONE TRIO, SMOKIN' GRASS, ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, > & THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > 26 MIDDLE EAST BOSTON, MA > ***HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE, ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, > & THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > 27 WETLANDS NEW YORK, NY > ***STRANGEFOLK, SMOKIN' GRASS, ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, > & THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > 28 WETLANDS NEW YORK, NY > ***STRANGEFOLK, ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, > & THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > 29 CAPTAIN TRIPS UTICA, NY > ***SMOKIN' GRASS, ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, > & THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > APRIL > > 01 CLUB TOAST BURLINGTON, VT > ***HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE, SMOKIN' GRASS, ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, > & THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > 02 VALENTINE'S ALBANY, NY > ***HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE, ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, > & THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > 03 AUTUMN CAFE ONEONTA, NY > ***ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > > > ZOO GRASS TOUR 1998 LINEUP (CONT'D) > > APRIL > > 04 STONE COAST BREWERY PORTLAND, ME > ***SMOKIN' GRASS, ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, > & THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > 09 WRECK ROOM TOWSON, MD > ***THE RECIPE, HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE, ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, > & THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > 10 TRAX CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA > ***HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE, ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, > SNAKE OIL MEDICINE SHOW, & THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > 11 FRIAR TUCK'S NORFOLK, VA > ***TBA > > 16 THE BAYOU (TENTATIVE) WASHINGTON D.C. > ***THE RECIPE, ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, SNAKE OIL MEDICINE SHOW, > & THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > 17 RAFTERS BOONE, NC > ***SNAKE OIL MEDICINE SHOW, ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, THE RECIPE, > & THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > 18 BE HERE NOW ASHEVILLE, NC > ***ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE, SNAKE OIL MEDICINE SHOW, THE RECIPE, > & THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE > > > ******ADDITIONAL LINEUPS WILL BE POSTED IN APRIL****STAY TUNED!!!! > > ------ =_NextPart_000_01BD4EB3.1F9C2040 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: matthew sweeney To: "vann@his.com" Cc: "leftover@lists.colorado.edu" Subject: Re: Some Tour Changes Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 14:56:24 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > When I think about it, though, running a club in this area has GOT to be a > tough business. LoS is now drawing a pretty good crowd, but it wasn't I wouldn't worry to much. The Bayou has at least 4 or 5 shows a week. And they are a club that is fairly well known in certain circles. Hell, it's only been the last couple of years that anyone else in DC was booking groove bands. The 930 club moved at the begining of '96. Till then if a band was selling out the Bayou they had two choices. Keep playing the Bayou untill a school books you, or don't play DC untill a school books you. Not to mention the Bayou ussually has an ace in the hole. The Senators can be counted on for a very good showing, as well as bands like Govt. Mule, Merl Saunders, Hot Tuna, etc. Running shows in general is hard (as I'm learning from my friends who are promoters), but I won't be shedding any tears for the Bayou. matt ps and we aren't even getting into the fact that the Bayou reguarly sells tickets over capacity. And we aren't talking a couple of tickets but 3 digits over capacity. ------ =_NextPart_000_01BD4EB3.1F9C2040 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: matthew sweeney To: "leftover@lists.colorado.edu" Cc: "hordenet@purplefrog.com" Subject: College Radio meeting (fwd) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 15:07:16 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well, this kind of stuff is always good for HORDE, and with Bryant's lastpost not bad for los as well. What you guys think? matt Forwarded message: > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 11:26:32 -0500 (EST) > From: leeway@coastalnet.com (LEEWAY Productions) > Subject: College Radio meeting > > >I THOUHT YOU MIGHT FIND THIS INTERESTING AND WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR > COMMENTS/IDEAS. > > > >BRUCE > > > > > >I just got back from the weekend in NYC attending the IBS national college > radio convention on behalf of Merl Saunders/Sumertone (who paid for the > trip) as well as Zero, Welnick and all the other Skyline acts in this > genre. I gave away a bunch of CD's, met a lot of great people in college > radio, and shared the stage on a Groove Music Panel with Toni Brown from > Relix, John Topper - Moe's (Sony) Manager, Chris from Wetlands, Joe from > Boston promoters Gamelon, and (stangely) Buddy Fox from Manny's Car Wash. > >> > >>It was a lively discussion with the crowd on a wide range of topics. Here > are some random thoughts on what I heard : > >> > >>- It is amazing that while a core of the kids love this music (Dead > Head/Roots > >>/Jam/Groove)very few stations play much of it. Amazing, but bands like > MOE (who can draw 1000-2000 people anywhere in the US and are on Sony) and > Merl (much the same) and Zero, etc don't get played very much on college > radio when compared to most punk and alternative bands ! > >> > >>- Even though 90% of the people at shows for a band like Merl, Zero, or > Moe or whomever are college age, these bands only get a handful of dates > each year at schools ( Moe said they may do 5 this year and I know they are > huge, on Sony Records, were on all of last year's Furtha Festvial and tour > heavily. Merl got about the same number)> > > > >>- This is even though everyone in the room agreed that Merl or Moe Zero > or Leftover Salmon and other bands in this genre can out draw most major > label alternative bands at most venues across the country. > >> > >>WHY.... WE ALL ASKED ??? > >> > >>Some answers that were thrown around : > >> > >>- This is just like the Grateful Dead which could always sell a lot more > tickets live than it could sell CD's and they almost never got played on > the radio. > >> > >>- A few of the college radio kids felt that groove music performed live > was better spunding than it was on the radio - (17 minute jams, etc), but > we on the panel of course strongly disagreed !!! A few even said that > drugs, the crowd, etc were a part of the experience that couldn't be > translated to radio. > >> > >>This of course all makes no sense since college plays a lot of techno and > that music was based around live Raves and endless jams and dancing and > extasy. > >> > >>- Some felt that the fact that you couldn't neatly label this music > and/or even define it, hurt the marketing of it. Could we agree on a name - > roots ? jam ? groove ? bay rock, hippie ? (This of course is even more > true for Merl who moves so wonderfully between several styles with his > records and performances.) Other kids said they hate labels. > >> > >>- Some felt that the fact that there was no chart (like Billboard or > Gavin or the Blues charts) and only one magazine - Relix (which is doing a > piece on Merl next month) and a hand full of newsletters like Fantaztic > Voyage System (which we just bought the half page in and is reviewing the > CD and the Bottom Line) hurts these college radio kids in keeping up with > what is going on. What can we all do about this ? > >> > >>- Many felt the net was increasingly important in spreading the word to > the fans and to college radio. (Thanks to Lawson we have the covered pretty > well although we can always do more interviews and concerts online) > >> > >>What ro do about it ? > >> a chart ? a mutual internet site? more press ? just live with it ? > >> > >>We also had a nice little networking get together amoung the panelists > afterward and I think you may see this group of people work together more > to jointly promote this genre. > >> > >>I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR IDEAS AND FEEDBACK. > >> > >>FEEL FREE TO FORWARD THIS TO OTHERS IN THE GROOVE/JAM MUSIC COMMUNITY ! > >> > >>Bruce > Bruce Houghton > Skyline Music > bruce@skylineonline.com > phone: 603-586-7171 > fax: 603-586-7068 > www.skylineonline.com > PO Box 31 > Lancaster, NH 03584 > ------ =_NextPart_000_01BD4EB3.1F9C2040 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Taz To: matthew sweeney Cc: "leftover@lists.colorado.edu" Subject: Re: Some Tour Changes Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 15:21:59 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Fri, 13 Mar 1998, matthew sweeney wrote: > You don't look around much do you marcie? A lot of the carpeting upstairs Whoa......'scuse me! Guess not as much as you. > squish). There is now a smoke eater over the upstairs bar which makes the > air back there brethable. Security also doesn't seem to be as visable, Could've fooled me.....maybe I just picked an extra smokey night (and I'm a smoker, too, and it still bothered me). Whatever. Have a FESTIVALLLLLLLLLLLLL wherever LOS plays!!!! PASTA! :) Marcie ------ =_NextPart_000_01BD4EB3.1F9C2040--