NEWS OF ROCK

Rita: While Lolita continues to lie about her age and other things, I’ll give the news that you just won’t find in other publications. ANDY MILK (The Vital Might) is running the 2009 Boston Marathon for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. He runs the race in honor of his mother, Susan Milk, who is an 8-year breast cancer survivor. To help Andy meet his goal of raising $6000 for cancer research, go to rundfmc.org/andrewm2009. *** The Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (Mass Cann/NORML) thanks the people of Massachusetts for voting to eliminate the criminal sanctions against minor marijuana possession. *** APOLLO SUNSHINE hopped the Atlantic to Ireland where JESSE GALLAGHER retraced his family lineage in addition to rocking with the Dirty Pretty Things. *** REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE’s second CD release, Forked Tongue, is on the first round ballot Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and Best Jazz Instrumental Solo. *** JADA (the only Boston band on Motown) performed the National Anthem at the Patriots/Jets game on 11/13/08.

*** CASEY DESMOND has gone all out in her new video, “Tilt Me Back.” Lolita: I swear I see some Bentmen costumes in this cinematic video. Don’t miss it—you can find it on YouTube. *** TWISTED RICO is back in town and is booking some Thursday night shows at the Cantab. His first includes CAGED HEAT’s 10th anniversary show with DANA COLLEY sitting in on sax at the Cantab on 12/18. *** The Abbey Lounge closed its doors for the last time on Wednesday 11/26. *** JEFF ROYDS (Boston Garage Bands) is launching a new Internet radio station that will play local music 24 hours a day. Go to bostongaragebands.com to find out more about this station that plans to go on air on 1/5/09. *** THE HOLLOW SOUND has been nominated for an mtvU Woodie Award: Best Music on Campus 2008, and will be featured on the MTV award show. *** MONGREL has recorded the theme song for PFG-TV (Pretty F’n Good), a weekly television series hosted by SCORCH from Manchester, NH, Rock101. PFG-TV is broadcast online and twice a week on MCAM cable TV in Manchester. *** ALEX MACRIDES, a junior at Boston Latin Academy, played his tenor sax at the White House in November ’08. He was part of the Berklee College City Music All Star Ensemble that won the prestigious Coming Up Taller award sponsored by Laura Bush. *** Big Heavy World of Burlington, VT, is holding a series of concerts to celebrate its website, bigheavyworld.com, that has been rebuilt to be used as a tool for any band interested in touring Vermont. *** Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (aired on TV’s Frontline on 11/11/08) recently won a Chris Award at the Columbus International Film Festival. Director STEFAN FORBES was honored with the IDA’s Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Filmmaker Award. TIM ROBERT co-wrote the music for the film with Stefan. *** ANNA PRICE and MATT RHODES (both of the Silver Lining) are on their way to creating their second child. *** JOHN POWHIDA (…International Airport/ the Rudds) tied the knot with long-time girlfriend KATHERINE CROOM. They did it in style at the White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas on 11/9/08. Lolita: Not only does John pick another woman to marry—when I thought I was his one-and-only—he commits the act on my birthday, just to rub it in. John you’re so mean to me—and… I love every minute of it. I just want to know, why wasn’t I a bridesmaid?