UNMEDIA NEWS

Rita: That’s right, the WBCN Rock ’n’ Roll Rumble moves back to the Middle East with the prelims on the week of 4/5 to 4/11 (but Wednesday is a day of rest), with the semis on 4/16/and 4/17, and the finals on 4/24. Contenders include (night 1) Angeline, Logan 5 & the Runners, the Deal, the Luxury; (night 2) the Minus Scale, Gravehaven, Apple Betty, Eksi Ekso; (night 3) the Fatal Flaw, the Dirty Truckers, the Motion Sick, the Have Nots; (night 4) Anarchy Club, Muy Cansado, Dead Cats Dead Rats, Sarah Rabdau & Self Employed Assassins; (night 5) Thick as Theives, the Mystery Tramps, Gene Dante & the Future Starlets, Destruct-a-thon; (night 6) Trucker Mouth, the New Alibis, Gozu, the Lights Out. *** ANDY MILK (the Vital Might) is running in the Boston Marathon (with his girlfriend Jen) on 4/20 and continues to raise money for cancer research. *** The Milkyway Lounge will pretty much cease to exist when Bella Luna (the attached restaurant) relocates to the Brewery at 284 Amory Street in Jamaica Plain. Sunday brunch may be the only time for entertainment. *** JEFF FETTIG has taken over booking the Clear Conscience Café in Central Square, Cambridge. *** The band BILL is looking for people who want to be in their movie on 4/16 at the Lucky Dog. Get there at 8:00 pm to be in the crowd as a movie extra for cheering, chanting, and singing along. *** WZBC’s local show, Mass. Ave. & Beyond, has been suspended for the current semester. Host TRACEY STARK will be back on this summer. *** Drummer BILL JARRY (4” Stud) acted in an episode of the online hit series High Heel Samurai. *** McALISTER DRIVE has sold out their last four Boston dates—and we’re not talkin’ tiny rooms. *** RICH SAVOIE (Sad Marvin) was part of a group of music vets on Fox News that put together a list of 10 songs that should be avoided by American Idol contestants. Lolita: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Help,” “Respect,” “Piano Man” were included, but no songs by SAD MARVIN.