mc chris ticket contest! 5/2 at Middle East Downstairs
may 2nd bitforce koopa kids and mc chris! goto do617.com/mcchris to win tickets! all dates and links at mcchris.com/shows
Read MoreLeague Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week Wed. September 12, 2017
COMICS
Learn the chilling secret of the lighthouse in Duck Tales #1 from IDW from the hit new Disney reboot! Woo-oo! …Kirby’s greatest creation Mister Miracle is given the Tom King treatment in Mister Miracle #2. Is this all a dream for Scott Free? … The reboot of a comic series that’s never existed lands in Retcon #1. One of the coolest concepts we’ve seen in a while. Back to basics before it even gets too out of control! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
5 Questions with CJ RAMONE at DO617
5 QUESTIONS WITH CJ RAMONE
CJ, THANKS FOR JOINING US. WHAT’S NEW WITH YOUR SOUND ON AMERICAN BEAUTY?
SONGWRITING IS A GOOD PIECE SHARPER AS IT’S MY THIRD GO AROUND, SECOND ON FAT WRECK. I WORKED WITH PRODUCER/ENGINEER PAUL MINER THIS TIME SO THE SOUND OF THE RECORD IS BIG! GUITARS A BIT CRUNCHIER AND THE VOCALS MORE UP FRONT WITH A GOOD DOSE OF STEVE SOTO’S BEATLESQUE HARMONIZING. IT ALSO INCLUDES SOME GREAT PERCUSSION BY PETE SOSA AND DAN ROOT’S GUITAR WORK THAT CAN’T BE BEAT. WE’VE EVEN GOT THE BOYS FROM MARIACHI EL BRONX PLAYING TRUMPETS ON A TRACK!
How is it playing with other punk royalty Steve Soto (Adolescents), Dan Root (Adolescents), and Pete Sosa (Street Dogs) and will these guys be joining you on the road?
COULDN’T ASK FOR BETTER. THERE’S A CONFIDENCE YOU FEEL STEPPING ON STAGE WITH VETS LIKE THOSE GUYS. PETE IS THE BABY BOY OF THE GROUP, BUT HAS AS MUCH ROAD TIME AS SOME OF THE OLD TIMERS IN THE BUSINESS.
THE ONE HANG UP IS THOSE BOYS ALL GET BUSY SOMETIMES AND I’VE GOT TO KEEP IT ROLLING. MY SECOND LINE UP IS CHRIS ELLER AND JOSH BLACKWAY FROM THE HUNTINGTONS AND MY GOOD BUDDY NATE SANDER.
How is it working with the fine folks at FAT WRECK CHORDS?
YEAH FAT IS A GOOD HOME FOR ME. NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING SOMEONE ON THE PHONE AT HEADQUARTERS AND THEY’RE QUICK AT GETTING THINGS DONE. ALSO DOES NOT HURT THAT THEY’VE GOT A BOAT LOAD OF GREAT BANDS WHICH MEANS LEAVING WITH LOTS OF VINYL ANYTIME WE STOP IN ON A WEST COAST RUN!!
Care to tell us about your charitable work with Autism Speaks or any other organization?
I. HAVE SUPPORTED AUTISM SPEAKS FOR A LONG TIME NOW. I DO THE LONG ISLAND WALK WITH TEAM CJ RAMONE EVERY YEAR. MY WIFE DENISE ORGANIZES MOST OF MY INVOLVEMENT AND WE ARE PLANNING A CJ RAMONE BIRTHDAY BASH TO RAISE SOME FUNDS ALSO. AUTISM SPEAKS FUNDS INCREDIBLE AMOUNTS OF RESEARCH AND WITH THE NUMBER OF KIDS BEING DIAGNOSED EVERYDAY, IF THIS WAS A FATAL DISEASE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED AN EPIDEMIC LONG AGO AND THE FEDS WOULD HAVE POURED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO IT. . SO TO MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE AUTISTIC COMMUNITY, STAY TOUGH!!!
Do you have a favorite ACID EATERS track? It doesn’t have to be one you played on!
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League of Ordinary Gentlemen Podcast Episode #187: A Very Special Leaguepodcast...
This week, on a very special League Podcast, Adam Rivera and MC Frontalot join us to talk about their post-PAX shows, the Star Wars “Machete Order,” appearing in an issue of the Walking Dead, and Frontalot’s awesome new merch, because that’s what feeds the babies!
Illustration by Evan Dorkin
Discussed in this Episode:
Adam Rivera Music
MC Frontalot
Music:
Intro: “Gray World” - Adam Rivera
Outtro: “First World Problems” - MC Frontalot
FRI 3.21 - MMMMAVEN SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOP
NOW JUST $30! - choose MMMAVEN current student or alumni rate - everyone eligible.
I’m teaching my first class at MMMMAVEN in March. FRI 3.21 at 6pm. $50.
Stacey made the cool animation!
SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOP FOR BANDS, DJS, ARTISTS, COMIC CREATORS and MORE!
Join Clay Fernald (@ClayNFerno) for an intensive first level course in using social media for DJs, producers and bands.
Designed from the insider’s view of the music industry, this class will teach the basics of setting up profiles, checkins, username claiming and more for all of the major social media apps and platforms. The class will prepare you to use your phone, computer or tablet to generate buzz about your latest release, your next event, or strengthen your relationship with your established fans by creating a conversation that goes both ways. Are you a Boston band that’s been around forever but doesn’t have a twitter? This class is also for you. Recommended for musicians of all types, no genre or labels allowed! The class will be structured for beginning to intermediate understanding of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, but more concepts will be introduced in the short class, allowing some time at the end for student questions.
ClayNFerno
www.claynferno.com
Clay landed on the cover of The Boston Phoenix in 2005 for being the ‘Most Popular Man in Boston’ — according to social networking site MySpace. He has since made a career making social connections online and off by following marketing trends and staying ahead of them. By establishing best practices at Middle East Nightclub (@MidEastClub — verified) for social media, he has set an example there for other businesses, venues and independent promoters in town.
When not working in various roles for popular Boston bands, Clay also runs social media for band clients and fine artists. You may find his comic book and pop culture news columns on local and national websites. When comic book conventions roll into town, Clay is asked to moderate panels of top industry talent or can be found scouring the quarter bins for lost comic book gems.
EVENTBRITE:
FACEBOOK EVENT:
https://www.facebook.com/events/266851030145788/
DISCOUNT FOR MMMMAVEN STUDENTS & ALUMNI
ALL AGES — $50 (one TIME WORKSHOP)
mmmmaven.com | CLAYNFERNO.com
EVENTBRITE: tiny.cc/mmmmferno
614 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite #203Cambridge, MA 02139 | 617.849.9321 | info@mmmmaven.com
TUE 8/6/13 - MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS
EARLY EVENING SHOW:
LeaguePodcast Presents:
Musiquestria Tour - 8 Brony Musicians - All Ages $10 Advance / $12 Day Of Show *NOTE: 5:30pm Doors
Silva Hound
F3nning
Bejoty
Tarby
Poni1Kenobi
Replacer
Donn DeVore
Automatic Jack
TUE
8/6/13 U: EARLY EVENING SHOW: LeaguePodcast Presents: Musiquestria Tour - 8 Brony Musicians - All Ages $10 Advance / $12 Day Of Show *NOTE: 5:30pm Doors
MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS
472 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge MA 02139
mideastclub.com | ticketweb.com | leaguepodcast.com
YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdQ99WJahlc
http://www.musiquestria.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Musiquestria
http://www.youtube.com/Musiquestria
http://igg.me/at/musiquestria
https://twitter.com/Musiquestria
“Musiquestria is a month-long pony music tour spanning the entirety of the United States.”
Musiquestria is a month-long pony music tour spanning the entirety of the United States, from Everfree Northwest in Seattle, WA to cities in the New England area. During these four weeks we hope to visit as many major cities as possible across the country, bringing incredible live performances of some of the community’s most talented musicians to you.
Bronies have already infultrated so much of pop culture. This first-of-its-kind tour will take us to the next level! If this series of epic events are successful, this tour will become an annual event bringing up-and-coming brony musicians right across North America and into your home towns!
TICKETS
FACEBOOK EVENT
mideastclub.com | ticketweb.com | leaguepodcast.com
MEETUP!
LeaguePodcast and RockOn Concerts present: PAX-EAST POST-PARTIES 1.0 & 2.0
NIGHT 1.0
SAT 3/23/13
Hard Rock Cafe Boston
22-24 Clinton Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Mega Ran
Active Knowledge
Shane Hall
Gage
Weird Die Young
FACEBOOK EVENT
POST-PAX PAX AFTER PARTY 1.0
8pm Doors $10
21+ Event- Valid ID Required- No Exceptions
TICKET LINK
SHORT: http://ticketf.ly/XHzNGy
Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/leaguepodcast
http://www.twitter.com/rockonconcerts
http://www.twitter.com/activeknow
http://www.twitter.com/megaran
#nerdcore
EXTRA: TWO NIGHT PARTY PASS HERE
OR at MIDDLE EAST BOX OFFICE 2-8pm Daily - NO FEES!
SAT 3/23 Hard Rock: MEGARAN & ACTIVE KNOWLEDGE. Giveaways! #swag & tix for @EvilDead #EVILDEAD! @LeaguePodcast @RockonConcerts #PAXEAST
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NIGHT 2.0
SUN 3/24/13
Middle East Downstairs
480 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
League Podcast & Rock On! Concerts Present:
The Protomen
MC Frontalot
Br1ght Pr1mate (Chiptune / Chipmusic / Futurepop)
The World is Square (SquareSoft/Enix VGM Folk Band)
All Ages $15
*NOTE: 7pm Doors
TIX - Facebook Event
- TWO NIGHT POST PAX PARTY PASS for $20 -
(Admission to 3/23 Hard Rock Cafe & 3/24 Middle East)
Here or at MIDDLE EAST BOX OFFICE (no fees!)!
CENTRAL SQ. MBTA
All Ages $15 *NOTE: 7pm Doors
EXTRA: TWO NIGHT PARTY PASS HERE
OR at MIDDLE EAST BOX OFFICE 2-8pm Daily - NO FEES!
SUN 3/24 Twitter stuff:
POST-PAX AFTER PARTY 2.0
3/23 + 3/24 POST-PAX PARTIES from @LeaguePodcast & @RockOnConcerts. TWO NIGHT PASS DETAILS. #nerdcore #mideastclubftw
TWO NIGHT PASS for $20! Here or at MIDDLE EAST BOX OFFICE (no fees!)! http://bit.ly/XRZC6b.
JUST NIGHT 2 (Protomen/Frontalot):http://tktwb.tw/Zf69EZ — at MIDDLE EAST DOWNSTAIRS.
SUN 3/24 Twitter stuff:
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M: +1 (617) 30-COMIC (google voice)
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Check out my comic book culture column at DigBoston.com - EARTH PRIME TIME: DigBoston
M: +1 (617) 30-COMIC (google voice)
Check out our comic book podcast, LeaguePodcast.com
Check out my comic book culture column at DigBoston.com - EARTH PRIME TIME: DigBoston
Let’s go to the Middle East!
Photo by Ilya Mirman - photos.ilyamirman.com
“Trust me,” Clay Fernald, the publicity and promotions manager of the Middle East Nightclub writes, “the reason you fall in love with people here is because they love what they are doing.”
That seems to be the magic ingredient that keeps The Middle East, Boston’s favorite night spot, up and running. It’s held together by people who love where they are and what they do.
[READ MORE at FUTURE BOSTON - STORY BY RACHEL WALLACH]
Nabil and Joseph Sater - photo by Susan Young