ROCK NEWS

Rita : Instead of waiting to be asked on a date—maybe you should look into the Rock 'n' Roll Social. It has nothing to do with dating, but it turned four in November. Congratulation to those social butterflies, MICHELLE AUERBACH , ANNGELLE WOOD , ANDREA GILLIS , and LEXI KAHN , for helping bands to build better networks every second Tuesday of the month—now at the Model Café (7 Beacon Street, Allston). *** DAVE TREE (Superpower) was the only artist Boston artist in Sunset and St. Marks , an art exhibition that showcased artists from New York and LA. The exhibition showed in Los Angeles at the Standard Hotel in November 2006. *** MUCK & THE MIRES are touring through Spain , France , Holland , Germany , Austria , and Switzerland this December. *** JADA has signed with Universal/ Motown Records. *** Funk-rock foursome S ucka Brown signed with Roho Records in New York . *** The Music Museum Of New England is now online at www.mmone.org. *** MEREDITH BYAM MILLER 's vintage, second-hand, and consigned women's fashion store Poor Little Rich Girl has moved into a space seven times bigger at 255 Elm Street in Somerville . *** Though due on 11/12/06, MAE PEARL ALLEN WATTS was in a bit of a rush to get here and was born on 11/4/06. She weighed in at 6 lb. 6 oz. and BRUCE ALLEN (Doom Buggies) is the proud second-time dad. *** MIKE RIVARD (Club d'Elf) had his '61 Fender Jazz bass stolen on Thursday, 11/9, at the Lizard Lounge, but though the magic of this great community Mike's bass was returned. Lolita : Read Mike's words in the Incoming Mail column. It's the perfect story to get in the right mood for the holiday season.