A Mostly Monthly E-Newsletter by and about GrooveLily
Valerie Vigoda: vocals/violin
Brendan Milburn: keys/vocals
Gene Lewin: drums/vocals
G r o o v e L i l y E – N e w s # 5 5
We are so excited to get out and PLAY again. We haven’t gone this long without a gig since we started the band over a decade ago … so come join us on April 26 in Maplewood, NJ and April 27 at Joe’s Pub in NYC!
Brendan and Val got to attend the official press opening of TOY STORY on April 10, and were thrilled to be mentioned in Jon Lasseter’s curtain speech. Check out photo and video coverage in #2 below.
On the cruise ship, their 2 1/2-year-old son Mose fell in love with Woody and Buzz, whom he had previously known only from the artwork imprinted on his diapers. Full blog coming soon; meanwhile, happy spring, everyone!
1. Nightlife Spotlight: Joe’s Pub April 27
2. Toy Story Opens At Sea! NY Post Coverage, Slideshows, Video
3. April 26 Gig In Maplewood, NJ: All-Request Second Set
4. Just For Fun: The Korean Gene Lewin?
5. Is Your Name Denyse? We’ve Got A Free CD For You
6. Upcoming Shows: Full List
1. Nightlife Spotlight: Joe’s Pub April 27
From Theatermania’s Nightlife Spotlight:
There is a slew of stars over at Joe’s Pub…including Nellie McKay (April 1)…Melissa Errico (April 23-24), GrooveLily (April 27), and Sutton Foster (April 28)
We are honored to be in such distinguished company. Here are the details:
Sunday, April 27, 2008
7:30 PM
Joe’s Pub
425 Lafayette Street
New York, NY
Tickets: $20 General Admission
Web: www.joespub.com
Phone: 212-967-7555
Email: sthake@publictheater.org
Please come join us in one of New York’s best listening rooms.
2. Toy Story Opens At Sea! NY Post Coverage, Slideshows, Video
It’s the most ambitious show ever presented on the high seas, and we are incredibly delighted and proud. Check out the New York Post article, slideshows of great production photos, and video coverage including short excerpts of some of our songs, plus Jon Lasseter’s curtain speech and interviews/Q&A with the entire creative team!
ARTICLE from New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04012008/entertainment/travel/it_s_a_toy__104458.htm
SLIDESHOW from Webshots:
http://good-times.webshots.com/slideshow/562946521NBbyvk;jsessionid=abctKAyZRDNqO5KvkOuLr
VIDEO from Central Florida News 13:
http://www.cfnews13.com/Entertainment/HeyJohn/2008/4/11/toy_story_becomes_a_musical.html
VIDEO from Orlando Sentinel:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-toystory1108apr11,0,2846860.story
VIDEO/PIX from Laughing Place:
http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-631.asp
3. April 26 Gig In Maplewood, NJ: All-Request Second Set
The Petal Pushers have made their song requests – and we will honor as many as humanly possible at our April 26 show, at our all-request second set.
At this very special show, which could very well become an annual tradition, all Petal Pushers get in for FREE (a pair of tickets for each PP) – and absolutely everyone is invited. We hope to see you in Maplewood on April 26.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
UNDERGROUND CONCERT SERIES
Maplewood Middle School Auditorium
7 Burnet Street
Maplewood, NJ
8:00 PM, $22 General Admission (FREE for Petal Pushers)
973.762.0119
www.undergroundconcerts.com
jamie@undergroundconcerts.com
4. Just For Fun: The Korean Gene Lewin?
Our friends Paul and Storm, who never fail to find the best stuff on YouTube, sent us this link. We think you’ll find yourself mesmerized by this truly Gene-esque drummer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPWjNX4PBlI
5. Is Your Name Denyse? We’ve Got A Free CD For You
Going through stuff in the basement, we ran across an original “Little Light” CD autographed “To Denyse.” (Apparently we misheard someone’s name at the merch table after a gig sometime in 2001…)
If this happens to be your name, or if you’d simply like to own this pre-personalized copy of one of our older albums, let us know and we’ll hook you up.
6. Upcoming Shows: Full List
Check out the gigs page.
email: us@groovelily.com
web site: www.groovelily.com