NEWS

Rita: While Lolita tries to figure out the coupon value of flowers, I’ll dredge up some rock news. CARL BIANCUCCI (Classic Ruins) recorded with his US/UK band the Slumlords in Brighton, England. The session was produced and features an appearance by x-Damned guitarist BRIAN JAMES. Evidence of this recording session will be made to the public this summer in a 13-song LP on the Devil’s Jukebox label. *** SGT. MAXWELL’S PEACE CHORUS’ “End War Now” won Best Protest Song, Best Peace Anthem, and Best Song by a Collective Group of Musicians from a City (Boston) in Musea Zine. *** Activist/songwriters SHANNON MURRAY and EVAN GREER toured Florida biking (!) over 1,300 miles, stopping in over 20 towns along the way to offer interactive workshops and performances on topics like climate change, feminism, racial and economic justice, and sustainability. *** ERIC WALSH (Chillhouse Studios) recorded STEVEN TYLER (Aerosmith) with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. *** The award winning Shooting Beauty film was scored by ERIC SCHMIDER and FAITH SOLOWAY and was featured at the Boston Independent Film Fest in April. *** Quiet Desperation (possible TV show) is the story of struggling musicians in the greater Boston area that follows the adventures of ROBBY ROADSTEAMER, TOM DUSTIN, MEHRAN, RENALDO (a.k.a. Chris Coxen) and SHAUN BEDGOOD. *** MATT FARLEY (Moes Haven) shot the film Monsters, Marriage & Murder in Manchvegas that will show at the West Newton Cinema on Sunday, 5/31, at 6:00pm. *** CALLING AVIV won the 15th annual WBCN/Berklee College of Music Battle of the High School Bands. *** Topshelf Records signed the Connecticut-based MY HEART TO JOY and will release bands debut CD, Seasons In Verse, nationally on 7/30. *** AMANDA “Fucking” PALMER (as she now refers to herself) is performing in With the Needle that Sings in Her Heart, an original play, at Lexington High School. Performances are 5/7 to 5/9 (doors at 7:30) at the LHS Theater. Rita: Lolita, maybe you should ask Amanda how much of a discount she gives for flowers. Lolita: I hear she gives very good flowers.