ROCQUE NEWS

Rita: I’m sure the presidential candidates’ Halloween costumes will make it into the news, but right now let’s see what else is going on around Boston.  The world premiere of the documentary about the REMAINS, America’s Lost Band, took place at the Boston Film Festival (Sept 12-17). *** Tufts University composition teacher TJ ANDERSON composed a work “Bird Songs” for Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. The group will premier the five-movement work on Sunday, 10/5 (3:00 pm) at Tufts University’s Distler Hall. *** Spin magazine named THE MOTION SICK band of the month for their first release, Her Brilliant Fifteen. *** New England bands BANG CAMARO, ANARCHY CLUB, THAT HANDSOME DEVIL, THE STERNS, MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES, DINOSAUR JR., and NORMAN GREENBAUM each have a song included in the popular video game Rock Band 2. *** Newbury Comics has opened a new mega store—12,000 square feet—twice as big as their other stores, in Norwood (859 Providence Highway). *** The Abbey Lounge is facing eviction. The place owes back taxes and has been shut off from the beer companies. In mid-September bands threw a series of benefits at the club to help it get back on its feet.*** MassCann has had to sue the City of Boston three times (1997, 1998, and 2008) over food vending at their annual Freedom Fest. The City of Boston wrote into the permit, “Vendor food carts are prohibited unless the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston are providing the food vending services.” This condition aims to deny MassCann donations from food vendors, which cuts back on the funding of the rally. This year, as in the past, the court overturned the city’s limitation on the permit two days before the event. *** The Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire has been redesigned with a new Beaux Arts lobby. DAN ZANES (x-Del Fuegos, who is now a popular family entertainer) is there on Sunday, 10/12. *** In case you missed it in the first paragraph, a major peace rally and march converges on Boston Common at 11:00am on Saturday 10/11. Lots of bands and political speakers. Lolita: Okay, I’ll be there—I hear it will be a good area for street treats. Now let’s get on to my Question of the Month…