MUSICAL CHAIRS

Rita : I don't know, but does it have anything to do with touching his… Meaty, Beefy, Big & Bouncy is a new tribute to The Who consisting of TODD SPAHR (guitar), CORIN ASHLEY (bass), FRANK MARSH (drums), and RAY NEADES (vocals). They are playing at the Abbey on 2/17/07. *** MYKE DOYLE (x- Making It Right) now sits on the drum stool for SILENT SERVICE. *** CHANDLER TRAVIS has put together a new outfit called MODERN MATURITY that includes DINTY CHILD (Session Americana) on mandocello and accordion, KEITH SPRING (x-NRBQ) on keys, KEN FIELD (Birdsongs of the Mezozoic) on alto sax, JOHN STYKLUNAS (Mrs. Zorro) on string bass, and RICKKI BATES (Incredible Casuals) on percussion. *** The Stormin' Mormons , a self-describesd rock 'n' roll disaster of the very best kind, consists of POPE DESIREE XIII (x-Blanche Devereaux/ Tootsie & The Fucks), JEFF CREEP (x-Midnight Creeps), MC LUSCIOUS (x-Drunken Desperadoes), and MARIA SANGRIA. *** ERIK LINDGREN has signed up as bassist for THE RISING STORM—a Boston band from the '60s. They have a short European tour set up for June. *** THE ALLSTONIANS' original lead singer, KING K (mysteriously missing since the turn of the century), joined them on the stage of The Kirkland in January. *** AD FRANK & THE FAST EASY WOMEN have added DANA PRICE (x-Ziaf) on keys, and brought LINDA BEAN (Permafrost/ Frigate) out of retirement to pick up her bass again. *** CHRIS PEARSON (x-Green Magnet School) and DAVE Y (Dear Old Stockholm Syndrome) have formed a new project, EKANOPLAN, which will feature a rotating cast of guests both live and in the studio. *** MEandJOANCOLLINS is BO BARRINGER (The Collisions/ Caged Heat) singing and playing guitar, MATT GRABER (Sarah Rabdau & The Self-Employed Assassins/ Mascara) on drums, NOAH SCANLON (Sand Machine/ x-Shelley Winters Project) on bass, JEN GRYGIEL (x-Steel Poniez) on guitar and vocals, and JESS BARNETT (Energy/ Druids) on keys and vocals. They play their first show on Thursday, February 15 at the Abbey Lounge. *** Rebecca Nurse is now known as T he Radionics . Lolita : This must have happened when the nurse stood too close to the x-ray machine without wearing her lead schmock.