MUSICAL CHAIRS

Rita: While Lolita is still spinning, let’s see who’s revolving in and out of the doors that lead to the bands in our area. ADAM von BUHLER (The Countess) and KEITH SMITH (C60) have taken their addiction to Kung Fu and Asian underground cinema, video games, and classic muscle cars and created ANARCHY CLUB. Their release party for A Single Drop of Red is at Church on Friday, 3/7. *** DENNIS McCARTHY (Prime Movers/ World Greatest Sinners) sits behind the kit in TERRITORIES—and we have word that he doesn’t try to play like Keith Moon. *** ERIC SCHMIDER’s new band is called THE MERKINS. Eric’s on vocals/guitar, MATT TAHANEY is on bass/vocals, FAITH SOLOWAY plays Wurlitzer piano, JAMIE ANDERSON hits the drums, and FRANK MAROTTA handles lead guitar/vocals. If that’s not enough, Eric is also leading a jazz band with horns called VAN LUXE. *** THE AUTUMN HOLLOW BAND is Brendan Murphy (Dirt Floor Records), Scott Marucci (Millis Pride), Todd Sampson (Lorntell), Noel Coakley (Bow St. Band/Girls Guns & Glory), and Mike Burke (Patrick Dunn Band). *** HACKMAN features guys from both LAMONT and MILLIGRAM. *** MATT SAMOLIS and PETER WARREN have taken to bowing cymbals and tuned steel rods in their drone project that goes by the name BOWED METAL MUSIC. Lolita: Just to show you readers that we are trying to keep up on our coverage of metal music. *** JOE FAULDER has taken over the bass stringin’ for I HAVE EARS—who have been asked to be part of Lolita’s Love Fest (4/12 at the Cantab with The Rudds headlining). *** GOZU features members of WARGASM, SUPERHONEY, and TRIP HAMMER, with MARC GAFFNEY on vocals. *** SUPERKOLIDERhas decided to disband after eight years of making music. *** Bassist MARC FRIEDMAN has joined BURNT IN EFFIGY. The band's debut gig is 3/16 at All Asia. *** THE DAISY SMITH PROJECT (dedicated to their daddy, Chip Smith) consists of Daisy Smith, Chipper Smith, CJ Smith, Wood Chip, Uncle Smitty, Chocolate Chip, Chip Away, and Po' Chip. Daisy looks a lot like LAURIE SARGENT. *** Bassist DAN CHASKES plays his last show with AWAKENING STICK at Dodge Street in Salem on 3/15. *** ASHERS features members of UNSEEN and CRASH & BURN—catch them at the Middle East on 3/3. *** SCAMPER is gone but their family tree is already branching out with most of the members in the BRENDAN BOOGIE BAND. *** TAB THE BAND includes TONY PERRY and ADRIAN PERRY (sons of Aerosmith guitarist JOE PERRY), and BEN TILESTON. They’ve got a new CD out called Pulling Out Just Enough to Win.Lolita: That old pulling out method doesn’t work all the time.