William Ryan Key Discusses 'Virtue' EP Before His Brighton Music Hall Show
William Ryan Key, formerly of Yellowcard, is coming to Brighton Music Hall this weekend to celebrate the release of his latest EP, Virtue. William joined us today to talk about his creative process, the final Yellowcard show at House of Blues Boston and what he is listening to right now.
Read Moreno hope/no harm interview with Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47 at Do617
Interview with Luke O'Neil of no hope/no harm at Do617
Read more: https://do617.com/events/2018/4/28/actor-observer-valleyheart-no-hope-no-harm-funeral-attire
Read More5 Questions with THE BESNARD LAKES at DO617
5 QUESTIONS WITH OLGA FROM THE BESNARD LAKES
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT PLAYING IN BOSTON? OUR CHARMING ACCENTS? OUR HOSPITALITY?
I do love the Boston accent! We used to have a roommate from Boston and she has the best lingo and the best laugh. What else can you say, it’s a wicked deadly town you got there. I’m originally from the west coast of Canada, I grew up in British Columbia, and apparently we have awesome accents too, ha.
CARE TO TELL US ABOUT THE NAME OF YOUR LATEST EP, THE BESNARD LAKES ARE THE DIVINE WIND?
We’d been tossing around the idea of revisiting the “Besnard Lakes Are the…” title, and Jace came up with the Divine Wind. It’s apparently the english translation of Kamikaze, which he’d been reading about and thought it was a cool idea. It’s got a kind of poetic darkness to it, which is right up our alley.
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
EARTH PRIME TIME: NICOLE J. GEORGES, CASSIE J. SNEIDER & LIZ PRINCE READ AT HUB
A group of comic book creators will be at Hub Comics on Saturday: some of the best queer and feminist indie zine and spoken word artists will be joined by Somerville’s own Liz Prince for a book signing, slideshow, and reading. The funny ladies of funny books promise an exciting time. Luckily for us, Cassie, Nicole, and Liz had a few moments to spare on the road to give us an idea of what to expect on Saturday at 7 p.m. Nicole also gives a ‘friend’ some valuable cuddling advice.
DIGBOSTON: Nicole, thanks for taking the time, how is your book tour so far?
NICOLE J. GEORGES: It’s great. I’ve met three hypo-allergenic dogs, drawn dogs in lots of books, and had the pleasure of [having] Cassie J. Sneider as my guest “Dr. Laura” every night at the readings.
Your new book, Calling Dr. Laura, is a mystery of sorts about a daughter and her thought-to-be-dead father. You also delightfully explore the pangs of growing up and your search for a committed girlfriend.
Do you find it difficult to expose intimate details of your life through your art, or does this come naturally for you?
I have been doing autobiographical comics for 15 years, so I’ve gotten accustomed to writing about personal details of my life.
I know that in order to connect with readers, one has to be vulnerable, so I try my best.
Besides being an award-winning Zinester (is that a word?) you’ve appeared with Sister Spit: The Next Generation, and give a live version of your advice column. What can we expect at HUB, will there be performances?
At HUB Comics, I’ll be doing a slide-show presentation of some portions of my book, talk a little bit about its creation, and then do live rapid-fire advice with Cassie J. Sneider.
[READ MORE at DIGBOSTON.COM]
NICOLE J. GEORGES, CASSIE J. SNEIDER, AND LIZ PRINCE
READ AT HUB COMICS
SAT 3.2.13
7PM/ ALL AGES/FREE
19 BOW ST.
SOMERVILLE
617.718.0987
FACEBOOK EVENT
We all know Liz is not only a professional comic book artist with Boom’s Marceline and the Scream Queens, but some don’t know of her love of cats and pop punk. I asked her about the poster you see below used to promote the Queers, Teenage Bottlerocket, Masked Intruder, and Acro-Brats show on Sunday at Church. She put her drawing pencil and kneaded eraser away to get me just a few words about that!
LIZ PRINCE: I’m a huge fan of all three bands that are on this mega tour, so using my Masked Intruder connections to muscle my way into making a poster was a dream come true!
Queers March 3rd - Church. By Liz Prince!
THE QUEERS
SUN. MARCH 3
CHURCH OF BOSTON
69 KILMARNOCK ST.
BOSTON MA
$15 // 12+ // 8PM DOORS
WWW.ROCKONCONCERTS.COM
617.661.1515
@ROCKONCONCERTS
10/13/2011, 10/14/2011, 10/15/2011 - LIVE! ON STAGE Jonathan Richman featuring TOMMY LARKINS on the drums! @MidEastClub
10/13-10/15 LIVE! ON STAGE Jonathan Richman featuring TOMMY LARKINS on the drums! @MidEastClub
Originally a ‘Google Buzz’ reply
Right when I first started working here at the Middle East, Kieran and I split the door duties for Jonathan’s shows (another 3 night stint) @mideastclub Upstairs.
Jonathan is very private and hates computers and cell phones! God bless him for that, it must be how he maintains his cool!
Before the show, Jonathan hands me a hand written guest list and says “Here’s my list…and if someone thinks they are on the list, (but aren’t) please don’t make them feel uncomfortable…just let them in!”
Show starts, I rip 194 tickets and (all of his shows sell out in advance, he prefers the intimacy and the history of the room at the Middle East Upstairs). By the way, I was also told that The Saters would take care of Jonathan after the shows were over “Next Week”. No large checks or cash was being transacted this evening. This is the kind of honest family business that I work for. Very romantic and cool and old school show biz.
The Marquee reads, according to contract:
“LIVE! ON STAGE Jonathan Richman featuring TOMMY LARKINS on the drums!”
The show happens, as it has a thousand times before on stages across the world.
200 people are transported to a vineyard in the south of France for an hour and a half as Jonathan soothes everyone’s souls.
After the show, I count and recount the till. I count and recount the door money. I fill out my paperwork (as I will come to do a thousand more times!). I imagine my office a smokey room, like a noir detective novel. There was probably no smoke, but Jonathan had turned on only one light in the room for mood. Here it is happening, as I write this I still cannot believe this to be true! This is a distant dream. A foggy memory, yet I can taste the air. I feel not excitement, in fact, I feel a calm warm spiritual experience as Jonathan Richman was LIVE! in the office playing his guitar and singing. He is playing for himself I am sure, but I was his only audience. I can honestly say this was one of my fondest memories of my life, my job, of music, and of the experiencing something greater than myself.
Yesterday, as I was typing this out (attempt #2!) I got distracted. I had a DJ gig at another bar. Here I was at another desk, 6 years later, putting my required mp3 set list on my iPod. This time in the office, it’s before Jonathan’s set, and I found myself with my eyes closed, my hands across my stomach, fingertips touching (thumb to thumb, index to index, ect.), breathing, eyes closed. It’s just the two of us and it’s happening again. The feeling was familiar, welcome, Zen, spiritual, and relaxing.
Then, as I had a thousand times before, I closed my laptop, disconnected my iPod, and slithered out the door. I felt like I was intruding on his warm up time, I had basked in his moment for exactly how long I needed to. I did not say goodbye but my smile is lasting through to this moment.
— Clay S. Fernald, February 20, 2010 1:21 AM
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Middle East Upstairs proudly presents: Thu 10/13 - Night 1 Fri 10/14 - Night 2 Live! On Stage Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins on the drums! 18+ $15 TIX - Facebook Event Sat 10/15 - Night 3 Live! On Stage Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins on the drums! 18+ $15 TIX - Facebook Event |
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Artist Website: http://vaporrecords.com
Tickets at TicketWeb:
or at the Middle East Box Office 2-8pm Daily - NO FEES!
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8/6 STARLAB FEST at Starlab in Somerville - OUTDOOR CONCERT | YARD SALE | BBQ
May as well be called “Friendship-fest ‘11”
MEDIA CONTACT:
MATT PRICE
617.319.0533
OUTDOOR CONCERT | YARD SALE | BBQ
STARLABFEST: Recording studio/rehearsal space hosts outdoor event
WHEN:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6TH
12PM EVENT START TIME, 9PM END
BBQ/YARD SALE THROUGHOUT
WHERE:
STARLAB (PARKING LOT)
32 PROSPECT ST. SOMERVILLE, MA
PERFORMERS:
MOVERS & SHAKERS
SLEEPY VERY SLEEPY
SPIRIT KID
RAMMING SPEED
GIRLFRIENDS
FEDAVEES
TRABANTS
EARTHQUAKE PARTY!
LOCUSTA
COST:
$5-10 SUGGESTED DONATION
FREE FOOD AND BEVERAGES
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SOMERVILLE, MA – Starlab is a rehearsal space/recording studio run by the members of local bands MOVERS & SHAKERS and SLEEPY VERY SLEEPY.
Last summer Starlab was in need of a total overhaul due to water damage so an outdoor concert/BBQ was held to offset the cost. The fundraiser was a huge success; In the same spirit, this time just for fun, Starlab will be throwing another outdoor summer event.
On the cusp of releasing their second album (recorded at Starlab), MOVERS & SHAKERS will co-headline the event with SLEEPY VERY SLEEPY. They will be joined by an array of local buzz bands including SPIRIT KID, GIRLFRIENDS, RAMMING SPEED, FEDAVEES, EARTHQUAKE PARTY! and TRABANTS.
As well as grilling burgers and dogs (veggie and otherwise), local restaurants will be representing with tasty treats.
FOR MORE INFORMATION , LINKS TO ALL PERFORMERS, AND PHOTOS/REVIEWS OF LAST YEAR’S EVENT VISIT STARLABFEST.COM
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Here’s a picture of me flipping burgers at Starlabfest ‘10!
Pic by Maggie Cassidy