MUSICAL CHAIRS

Rita: You remember the game where you walk around the chairs while the music is playing? Well, that’s not what we do here at all. Bands break up and the fallen members form new bands. This is where those new bands get mentioned.  MARLENE THOLL put quite an impressive band together for her CD release party in May—DOUG VARGAS, DANNY LEE, JOEY PESCE, and TRISTRAM LOZAW. *** JOYCE RASKIN (x-SCARCE) is back with an outfit called THE LEFTOVERS. *** CORTEZ combines members of FAST ACTIN’ FUSES, SIN CITY CHAINSAW, and SUPER SOUL CHALLENGER and they signed with Buzzville Records. *** JAY ALLEN (Clam Disc) has a new band—JAY ALLEN & THE ARCHCRIMINALS. The Criminals are CHRISSIE DOWNIE and RANDY TARTOW (both Killer Abs). *** PET GENIUS includes members of OCTAVE MUSEUM and THEE ELECTRIC BASTARDS. This may have something to do with OCTAVE MUSEUM breaking up. *** EDDIE JAPAN consists of GEORGE HALL (Dogzilla/ Seks Bomba), CHRIS BARRETT (Christians & Lions/ Logan 5), JASON BALDOCK, DAVID SANTOS, BAT LoPICCOLO (Scatterfield/ Din), and JIM COLLINS (Paula Kelley Orchestra/ Brett Rosenberg Problem). *** ROGER LUSSIER (Appreciation Post) plays with KEVIN FOWLER in  PRESIDENT’S FITNESS. *** AARON BELYEA (Alphabet Arm Design) has released a CD, Nice Guys Finish, with STEPLADDER. *** GARY CHERONE’s latest band is called HURTSMILE. MARKUS CHERONE, JOE PESSIA, and DANA SPELLMAN round out the band. *** CHERYL ETU (Angeline/ Pear), DAVID GELLER (x-Elk/ Pear) and JUDITH HEICHELBECH have formed BITTERS. Lolita: A bitters is a preparation of herbs and citrus dissolved in alcohol. So I guess this band will be fueled by pot, oranges, and whiskey.