MUSICAL CHAIRS

Rita: While Lolita manages to get herself into some deep trouble, I’ll let you know who’s been teaming up with whom in the local world of rock. RICHIE PARSONS (Unnatural Axe), FRITZ ERICKSON (Gang Green), JOHNNY BLACK (Johnny Black Trio), with LEE HARRINGTON and JOHN LYNCH (the Neighborhoods’ rhythm section) have formed FASTER & LOUDER, a Dictators tribute band that can play the entire Bloodbrothers album and more. *** BRADLEY JAY’s THUNDER BROTHERS are now a trio. They’ve added guitarist DAVE EVE who is a recent transplant from London. Dave is also the guitar player for the PERFECT TOOL TRIBUTE. Thunder Brothers drummer STEVE KILROY plays drums for the Perfect Tool Tribute as well. *** JONATHAN ULMAN (Common Thrill) also plays in PAWNSHOP DIAMONDS. *** JOE PERRY (Aerosmith/Joe Perry Project) has WILLIE ALEXANDER (Persistence of Memory Orchestra/ Boom Boom Band) playing honky-tonk piano on his latest solo endeavor. *** NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK performed on the Today Show and announced that JESSE McCARTNEY will be joining their summer tour. Lolita: I love it when he shakes his shaggy head of hair and sings “wooo.” Rita: That’s Paul McCartney. *** PHIL HURLEY (x-Gigolo Aunts) now plays in STONEHONEY and hails from Austin, Texas. *** CIRCLE CIRCLE STAR branched out of CHAUNCEY with ELIOT HUNT, JON BISTINE, and SHAWN MARQUIS. They’re already recording. *** SLIMEDOG now resides in a band called BAD IRON. You won’t see them around town, or New England for that matter. They’re based in Sacramento, California. *** GHOULS NIGHT OUT has slipped into oblivion due to too much physical distance between the ghouls. *** THE ELDERLY is an experimental electronic music group that formed to do the RPM Challenge (record a whole album in a month). The band consists of GEORGE HALL, JOE KOWALSKI, JIM GERDEMAN, JASON BAL-DOCK, CHRIS BARRETT and MARVIO SANTOS. *** Former Bostonian BRETT ROSENBERG (now from Nashville) has toured the country as lead guitarist for GRAHAM PARKER. *** WHAT TIME IS IT MR. FOX? used Rounder Records CEO SCOTT BILLINGTON and members of HUMANWINE on their new CD. *** ROBBY ROADSTEAMER has joined up with NIKKI D (Where the Land Meets the Sea/ x-Campaign for Real-Time) to form SUPER TIME PILOT. KIER BYRNES will be adding lead guitar on their up coming recording. Lolita: Are you sure he isn’t planning to play his worm?