MUSICAL CHAIRS

Rita: Maybe Steve and Sue of My Own Worst Enemy can get Tris Lozaw to bring his new 200-guitar band to the party. Lolita: Wow, if we had to list the members of that band in our Musical Chairs section we’d run out of space. Rita: Okay, you can skip the 200-guitar band, but who else is breaking in new members? THE VOGON POETS found a new bassist in TOMMY CANNON (x-Suk Button). *** MARK CUTLER (x-the Schemers/ Raindogs) has a crazy man band called THE MEN OF GREAT COURAGE. Mark was also nominated for best vocalist in the Providence Phoenix. *** X-members of GANG GREEN have formed THE SCRAPS. *** THE DUKE retired from FREEZEPOP after the band’s tenth anniversary. He’ll continue with SYMBION PROJECT. *** GEORGE HALL has added his guitar skills to yet another band—KINGLEY FLOOD. George is in three or five other bands—he’s just not sure. *** RICK BARTON (the Outlets) has a new outfit called THE CONTINENTALS. *** No truth to the rumor that KIM ERNST (the Bristols) goes incognito as ERNEST KIM (Tristan da Cunha). *** BOBY BEAR has hooked up with GREG ALLEN COMPLEX. *** THE CRYBABIES are back—with ARTIE SNEIDERMAN on lead vocals, harmonica, and percussion; STEVE AQUINO on guitar; DANNY McCORMACK (Lyres/ Mighty Ions) on guitar and background vocals; KEVIN MAHONEY (Lucky 57/ Diamond Platinum Rings) on bass and background vocals; and RICHEE JOHNSON (Boize/ Last Ones) on drums. *** ANDERSON MAR (Dark Sky Productions) is taking to the stage with LEON RICH, MELIKA FITZHUGH, and RENEE SOLANO to form Sans Nomenclature. *** O POSITIVE reunited for a benefit for Paula Persechini-Petitti on August 7 at the Paradise. *** THE KILLER ABS and THE WYNOTTS have lost their singing rhythm guitarist, MICHELE JOHNSON, to her new life in California. *** Bassist DAVID HULL (Farrenheit) was recruited to tour with AEROSMITH while TOM HAMILTON recovered from a medical procedure. Then while on tour, STEVEN TYLER fell off a stage resulting in a broken shoulder. The rest of the tour was cancelled. *** MILLIGRAM reunites with all the original members—JONAH JENKINS (Only Living Witness), DARRYL SHEPPARD (Roadsaw), ZEPHAN COURTNEY (Stompbox), and both bassists, BOB MALONEY (Slim Jim & the Mad Cows) and JEFF TURLIK (Stompbox) on 9/26/09 at the Middle East Downstairs. *** JESSE GALLAGHER (Apollo Sunshine) is sporting a hip new acoustic group with cool tunes called THE NEW BLACK MAGIC RAINBOW QUARTET. Lolita: I saw NBMRQ down on Martha’s Vineyard playing with MR.TIMOTHY CHARLES DUANE and they were great.