I thought I'd pass this info on for those of you who have had the pleasure of Groovin' with the Lily. For those of you who have not, what are you waiting for? They are power pop with electric violin. They'll be headlining the Bottom Line in NYC on June 21st! Patrick please try to catch this show with Kay! You'll thank me later. They've got a whole US tour scheduled well into 2003. If they're in your neck of the wood, do yourself a favor...check em out. Their energy is just refreshing.
rose in nj pushin' the petals Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from rly-xh03.mx.aol.com (rly-xh03.mail.aol.com [172.20.115.232]) by air-xh05.mail.aol.com (v86.11) with ESMTP id MAILINXH54-0606235350; Thu, 06 Jun 2002 23:53:50 -0400 Received: from snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net (snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.62]) by rly-xh03.mx.aol.com (v86_r1.12) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINXH37-0606235322; Thu, 06 Jun 2002 23:53:22 -0400 Received: from pool0080.cvx32-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net ([209.179.157.80] helo=209.179.157.80) by snipe.prod.itd.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17GAeK-0004Aj-00; Thu, 06 Jun 2002 20:42:53 -0700 Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 23:31:21 -0400 From: GrooveLily <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: GrooveLily E-News #14: June 2002 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Priority: 3 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Mailsmith 1.1.6 (Bluto) G r o o v e L i l y E - N e w s # 1 4 June 2002 A Mostly Monthly E-Newsletter by and about GrooveLily Valerie Vigoda: vocals/violin Brendan Milburn: keys/vocals Gene Lewin: drums and often, with sideputians: Jon Warcholak: bass/jumping up and down* (*temporary substitute sideputian: the fabulous Malcolm Gold) Chris Tarrow: guitar/maintaining a cool air of mystery ***** The Texas sky is cerulean blue. The southwestern air is hot but somehow feels good, unlike the sooty magma asphalt steam of Manhattan. We jog near the hotel, and everyone waves a polite hello. At the ranch where the Kerrville Festival is held, the standard greeting is "Welcome home!" It's enough to refresh the tiredest New York soul. ***** 1. Closing The Show Again At Kerrville June 7, With Webcast 24 Hours Later 2. GrooveLily Headlines NYC's Legendary Club, The Bottom Line: Friday, June 21! 3. Our Debut On "Car Talk": The Odometer Song 4. Whammy Awards! 5. New Logo On Main Page 6. "Just The Three Of Us" LIVE CD Delayed Slightly, But Not Much. Promise. 7. First Cruise Deadline Is Actually This Month (June 15) 8. Petal Pushers Are Going Strong 9. Kids Are Drawing GrooveLily! Check Out These Talented Folks 10. Upcoming GrooveLily Shows 11. Choice Lyric Of The Month 12. What We're Listening To ************************************************************************** 1. Closing The Show Again At Kerrville June 7, With Webcast 24 Hours Later ************************************************************************** Last year, at our biggest performance to date, we closed the show after Peter, Paul and Mary at the legendary Kerrville Folk Festival. It went so well that we were immediately asked back; and tomorrow night (Friday, June 7), we'll be closing the show again! AND: if you can't be there in person, you can check it out online, webcast precisely 24 hours after we begin playing. The concert begins at 6 PM (first up is our buddy and wonderful, hilarious singer/songwriter Eric Schwartz -- rumor has it we may even be joining him onstage during his set). GrooveLily plays at approximately 11 PM, Central time. To listen to the webcast on Saturday, June 8, go to www.kerrville-music.com and follow the links. Enjoy! ***************************************************************************** ** 2. GrooveLily Headlines NYC's Legendary Club, The Bottom Line: Friday, June 21! ***************************************************************************** ** In just 2 weeks, we'll be playing our largest NYC show ever: headlining at the Bottom Line (with the full 5-piece band!). We've worked our way up over the years, first playing a short set there at the "Required Listening" series, then opening for Bo Diddley and others, and recently doing a co-bill with the unfortunately-now-defunct band Blueground Undergrass. We are thrilled to be the actual headliners now, and invite any and all of you to please come and join us on Friday, June 21!! There will be 2 excellent opening acts: Willy Porter, and the Road Dog Divas. Also: you'll notice that we're playing on a weekend night in New York City (always a no-no when you're trying to get those elusive "industry" people out to a show, since they're required to be in the Hamptons on Friday nights). Well, we've decided that catering to our loyal listeners is a lot more important than catering to the suits; so thanks again to everyone who has come out over the years on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Thursdays, and let's have some Friday night fun for a change. Record executives who don't feel like going to the beach are welcome to come too. (All the cool people will be there.) ********************************************* 3. Our Debut On "Car Talk": The Odometer Song ********************************************* We missed it, but it happened on Saturday, May 25: part of "The Odometer Song" was played on everyone's favorite nationally-syndicated auto-repair radio show, "Car Talk." We've had a bunch of requests for this song, which was originally recorded on the "Brendan and the Extenuating Circumstances" CD (now temporarily out of print). We're very glad you like it; it's our favorite driving song too. You can find a medium-quality MP3 of that original recording on our website anytime till the record is reprinted, AND: A new, live version of the tune will be released on our upcoming "Just The Three Of Us" CD, scheduled for release in about a month. ***************** 4. Whammy Awards! ***************** We love Winthrop University, home of our favorite college Student Activities Director, the extremely vivacious Boyd Jones. Winthrop is the kind of place where you pull up in the van, exhausted from a long drive, and you're swarmed in the parking lot by enthusiastic students who want nothing more than to help you unload and carry equipment. There's a construction-paper star on the dressing room door, and after being there for 15 minutes you can't help but start having a great time. It's a small school in Rock Hill, SC, with a very very big heart. We are honored to receive the following "Winthrop Whammy" awards this year: 1. BEST PERFORMING ARTS: MUSIC ACT 2. MOST TALENTED ACT We're also honored to be in the top 10 for the following Whammies: 1. ACT WHO MADE THE BIGGEST IMPACT 2. NICEST ACT 3. ACT WE WOULD MOST LIKE TO MAKE A WINTHROP TRADITION 4. OVERALL BEST ACT OF THE YEAR (WINTHROP ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR) Thank you, Winthrop! ************************ 5. New Logo On Main Page ************************ Yep. ************************************************************************** 6. "Just The Three Of Us" LIVE CD Delayed Slightly, But Not Much. Promise. ************************************************************************** OK, getting it done by June was just a bit too ambitious...sorry about that. All the artwork is finished and waiting at the duplication house; and as soon as we can get the final master to them, the turnaround time will be only 1 week, they say. So, if we can get to mastering by the week of June 24th, a July release date looks highly likely. We are working hard on the CD, restricted only by our own limited time between gigs and the rather full schedule of our mixing engineer (a.k.a. frequent GrooveLily guitarist Chris Tarrow). Thank you for your understanding, and for being part of the Quality Music Revolution! ********************************************************* 7. First Cruise Deadline Is Actually This Month (June 15) ********************************************************* In our last newsletter, we wrote that the first deadline for signing up for the GrooveLily cruise was May 31. That has been CHANGED by Fan Club Cruises: the deadline is actually June 15! So, here's the pertinent info once more. The first-ever GrooveLily Concert Cruise to the Bahamas is scheduled for November 15-18, 2002. If you're interested in spending 4 days and 3 nights with us, cruising to the Bahamas on our own special section of Carnival Cruise Line's "Fascination": Call the Fan Club Cruises desk at Belair Travel & Cruises at (800) 638-0827, or register online at www.fanclubcruises.com. Hope you can join us. Fruity drinks with umbrellas! Good music! Shuffleboard? We still don't know. If you sign up by JUNE 15, you'll receive a special extra surprise. ********************************* 8. Petal Pushers Are Going Strong ********************************* We are incredibly happy to report that our Petal Pusher community is continuing to grow, and to make some amazing things happen. Rob Bond, Petal Pusher Coordinator, has been tirelessly organizing the troops (thank you, Rob!); and what began as a few people putting up some flyers has turned into a formidable grassroots publicity and promotional force. Petal Pushers currently range in age from 13 to 55, are located all over the United States from New England to California, and are committed to accelerating the progress of GrooveLily and the entire Quality Music Revolution (while having lots of fun). Petal Pushers have organized/hosted/promoted concerts, arranged for radio and press coverage, held strategy meetings, filled the discussion board with interesting anecdotes, reviews and ideas...and even become friends. We love meeting PPs in every town, and feel incredibly blessed to have them in our lives. If you'd like to be a part of this exciting group, check out the Petal Pushers area on our website to find out more. www.groovelily.com/index2.html?petalpushers ************************************************************** 9. Kids Are Drawing GrooveLily! Check Out These Talented Folks ************************************************************** There are some amazing and extremely young artists coming to our shows these days. We've been the lucky recipients of GrooveLily-In-Action drawings several times lately, and are proud to display them on our site. Four lovely works of art will be added to our site this coming Monday (as soon as we get back from Kerrville). Check 'em out in the gallery anytime AFTER June 10 at: www.groovelily.com/index2.html?gallery ***************************** 10. Upcoming GrooveLily Shows ***************************** Friday, June 7, 2002 Kerrville, TX Kerrville Folk Festival approx 11 PM, we close the show! 830-257-3600, www.kerrville-music.com Saturday, June 8, 2002 WEBCAST of Kerrville show! www.kerrville-music.com Thursday, June 13, 2002 Cambridge, MA Club Passim 47 Palmer St 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $10 for non-members, $8 for members. www.clubpassim.org, 617-492-7679 Friday, June 14, 2002 Pawling , NY Towne Crier Cafe 130 Route 22 9:00 p.m. Tickets: $17.50, $15 for members. Web: www.townecrier.com. Phone: 845-855-1300. We'll split the bill with Bob Malone. Saturday, June 15, 2002 Bedford, MA Arts for All! Festival, Bedford Center for the Arts Town Hall Grounds, under the tent 3:00 p.m. Tickets: $6, with a $20 per family max, Children under 5 are FREE. Web: www.bedfordarts.org/fair.html. Phone: 781-276-0700. Thursday, June 20, 2002 Norwood, NY Concerts on the Village Green 7-9 p.m. free outdoor concert. 315-353-2437. http://humber.northnet.org/vilgrnconcerts/ Friday, June 21, 2002 New York, NY The Bottom Line 15 West 4th Street 7:30 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. Tickets: $15.00 General Admission. Web: www.bottomlinecabaret.com. Phone: 212-228-6300. GrooveLily will be headlining both shows. Also on the bill are opening acts Willie Porter and from New Orleans, The Road Dog Divas. Friday, June 28, 2002 Bethlehem, PA Godfrey Daniels 7 E 4th St 8:00 p.m. Web: www.godfreydaniels.org Phone: 610-867-2390 Reservations can be made over the phone or at the web site. Sunday, June 30, 2002 Sterling, VA Claude Moore Park 6:00-7:30 p.m. Free concert sponsored by Loudoun County Parks & Recreation, 703-771-5308. Rainsite: Parkview High School Monday, July 1, 2002 Cullowhee, NC University Center Lawn Western Carolina University 7:00 p.m. Tickets: Free. Phone: 828-227-7206. This is part of the Universities Summer Concert Series. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Sunday, July 7, 2002 Columbia, MD Panzers House Concert call Steve or Sherry for reservations 7:00 p.m. 410-531-9233 or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Seating is limited, so reservations required. Wednesday, July 10, 2002 West Chester, PA Temenos Conference and Retreat Center 1564 Telegraph Road 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $14 advance, $15 at the door. Web: www.temenosretreat.org. Phone: 610-696-8145 tickets, info. Lingering Doubts opens. For directions, go to their web site, above. Friday, July 12, 2002 Croton-on-Hudson, NY Senasqua Park, outdoors, on the Hudson River 7-9 p.m. 914-271-3006 for info. Free! The five piece band! In case of rain, concert will be held at C.E.T. Elementary School, Croton on Hudson NY, Croton Day Camp 914-271-3670. It is located on Wood Road, just off Route 129/Maple Street. Saturday, July 13, 2002 Clinton, NJ Black Potatoe Music Festival Red Mill Museum, 56 Main St 7:00 p.m. Web: www.blackpotatoe.com. Phone: 908-735-4220. Part of a three-day music festival, Check out their web site for info on the other acts, including Levon Helm later on Saturday evening. Sunday, July 14, 2002 Lake Hopatcong, NJ Lake Winona 3:00 p.m. Tickets: $16.00 General Admission, $13.00 Members, $8.00 Children. Web: www.lwca.cjb.net. Phone: 973-663-1174. Guitarist John Sheehan opens the show at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are limited. For more information on this outdoor event, go to the web site, or call/leave message at the Lake Winona Civic Center. Thursday, July 25, 2002 Cary, NC Six String Cafe and Music Hall US 1 at Hwy 64, McGregor Village Shopping Ctr 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $7.00. Web: www.sixstringcafe.com. Phone: 919-469-3667. Sunday, July 28, 2002 Asheville, NC Bele Chere Festival 1:45PM GrooveLily will be performing on the Rock N Roll stage. Tuesday, July 30, 2002 Ticonderoga, NY Ticonderoga Festival Tent downtown, big top on the lawn of the community building 8:00 p.m. [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 518-585-6716 for info Saturday, August 3, 2002 Germantown, MD BlackRock Center for the Arts 12900 Middlebrook Rd 8:00 p.m. Free outdoor concert. Phone: 301-528-2263. Web: www.blackrockcenter.org Friday, August 9, 2002 Morristown, NJ Minstrel Coffeehouse 300 Mendham Rd (Rt 24) 8:30 p.m. Web: www.FolkProject.org. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tickets $6.00 (plus donation requested at break). SPECIAL OUTDOOR CONCERT -- (in case of rain, indoors). This is the regular Minstrel Coffeehouse location, just a specail outdoor event. 973-335-9489. Saturday, August 10, 2002 Bethlehem, PA Bethlehem Musikfest, Leiderplatz Stage 7:00-8:30 p.m. www.musikfest.org We'll be playing with the full five-piece band. Thursday, August 22, 2002 Ottawa, CN The World Exchange Plaza Downtown Ottawa 12:00 p.m. This is a free lunchtime series preceding the Folk Festival. August 23-25, 2002 Ottawa, CN Ottawa Folk Festival TBA Various workshops & performances during weekend. www.ottawafolk.org Wednesday, August 28, 2002 Plymouth, MA Plymouth Concert Series Water Street (near Plymouth Rock) 8:00 p.m. Web: www.project-arts.com. Opening act is Bait The Hook from Maine. Friday, August 30, 2002 Kerrville, TX Kerrville Wine & Music Festival TBA 830-257-3600, www.kerrville-music.com Friday, September 6, 2002 Lansing, MI Creole Gallery 1218 Turner St 8:00 p.m. $10/$8 tickets. Phone: 517-489-9549 Web: www.creolegallery.com Saturday, September 7, 2002 Bowling Green, OH Black Swamp Arts Festival downtown 2:40-3:40 p.m. 419-353-1361 www.blackswamparts.org Sunday, September 8, 2002 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark 316 S Main St 7:30 p.m. 734-761-1451 www.a2ark.org Monday, September 9, 2002 Grand Rapids, MI One Trick Pony 136 East Fulton 7:00 p.m. Hat Trick Concert Series. www.wyce.org. 616-456-5461 Ext 259 for info Sept 13 and 14, 2002 (Fri-Sat) Maplewood, NJ Underground Concerts Maplewood Public Library, Lower Level, 51 Baker St 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $15/$12/$7. Web: www.undergroundconcerts.com. Phone: 973-762-0119. For directions, reservations, and info. Saturday, September 21, 2002 Erie, PA Erie Maritime Museum 150 E Front Street -- On Lake Erie 8:00 p.m. Beautiful outdoor amphitheater (or comfortable theater setting indoors if it rains). Free. 814-452-2744 or www.brigniagara.org Monday, September 23, 2002 Lexington, KY Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour 214 Main Street, Kentucky Theater 7:00 p.m. Tickets: $5.00. Web: www.woodsongs.com. Phone: 859-252-8888. This live interview and performance is taped at the Kentucky Theater, you can get tickets to be in the audience, or you can hear it in live webcast starting at 6:30 p.m.EST. The show is taped and rebroadcast about 6-8 weeks later on over 250 stations across the US and the world. Check your local listings. Wednesday, October 9, 2002 Sykesville, MD Baldwin's Station and Pub 7168 Main St 8:00 p.m. $14.00 tickets. Advance tickets recommended, at 410-795-1041 Friday, October 11, 2002 Vienna, VA Jammin Java 231 Maple Ave E 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. $14.00 tickets. www.jamminjava.com, 703-255-1566. Advance tickets suggested. Saturday, October 19, 2002 West Jefferson, NC Ashe County High School 7:30 p.m. Web: www.ipmd.info. This performance is a benefit for the Lighthouse Ministries Food Bank. Friday, October 25, 2002 Dallas, TX Uncle Calvin's North Park Presbyterian Church, 9555 North Central Expressway 8:00 p.m. 214-349-1229. A great room for live music. Sunday, October 27, 2002 Chapel Hill (near Brenham), TX Providence Church on the main street, "under the water tower" 3:00 p.m. Flowers in the Desert House Concerts, 979-836-6088, www.houseconcerts.com -- Brenham Concerts Link [EMAIL PROTECTED] Saturday, November 2, 2002 Harrison, AR Lyric Theater (sponsored by Buffalo River Concerts) 113 W Rush Ave 8:00 p.m. Tickets and info: 870-391-3504 Sunday, November 3, 2002 Mound Ridge, KS Old Settlers Inn 118 S Christian 4:30 p.m. 620-345-2733. www.oldsettlersinn.org Friday, November 8, 2002 Maplewood (St Louis), MO Focal Point 2720 Sutton Ave 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $12.00 Advance Purchase, $15.00 At the Door. Web: www.acousticcity.org. Phone: 314-781-4200, or 314-935-7576. Co-sponsored by Acoustic City and The Focal Point. Saturday, November 9, 2002 Hinsdale, IL Acoustic Renaissance Concerts (ARC) Unitarian Church of Hinsdale, 17 W Maple 8:00 p.m. 708-802-0236 tickets (MC/Visa accepted) www.acousticren.com Friday, November 15 - Monday, November 18, 2002 GrooveLily Cruise! Saturday, January 11, 2003 Watchung, NJ Watchung Arts Center 18 Stirling Rd 8:00 p.m. 908-753-0190 www.watchungarts.org/Folk Saturday, January 18, 2003 Bedford, MA A New Song Coffeehouse First Church of Christ, Congregationalist, 25 The Great Road 8:00 p.m. 781-275-1135 Saturday, March 8, 2003 Paramus, NJ The Hurdy Gurdy Central Unitarian Church, Main Room, 156 Forest Ave 8:00 p.m. 201-447-2716 Saturday, March 15, 2003 Titusville, NJ Unitarian Universalist Church @ Washington Crossing 268 Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd 8:00 p.m. Concerts at the Crossing -- we return, this time as a trio! Tickets $16.00. www.crossingconcerts.com Saturday, June 21, 2003 Westfield, NJ First United Methodist Church of Westfield 1 East Broad St (corner of North Ave) 8:00 p.m. Coffee With Conscience Concert Series. 908-233-4211 or 908-232-8723. www.coffeewithconscience.com ***************************** 11. Choice Lyric Of The Month ***************************** Anything from "Urinetown." We caught this terrific, hip Broadway show last week on Val's birthday, and don't yet have the album or lyrics to refer to; but it is clever, witty in all our favorite ways, and well worth checking out. Sardonic, Brechtian, funny, well-written...and now adorned with Tony awards. Bravo! www.urinetown.com *************************** 12. What We're Listening To *************************** Well, unfortunately we're listening to our live album tracks. More new picks next month. :) Total Speculation Department: We can't recommend it yet, since we haven't heard it...but we bet that Patty Griffin's new album is probably a jewel. Please let us know what you think! ********************************************************** email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web site: www.groovelily.com ********************************************************** If you have received this message in error, or if you would like to unsubscribe from this list, simply send an email with "unsubscribe" in the subject heading (body text doesn't matter) to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
