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 6
Thanks to everyone who came out to our late-April shows in NJ and NYC. We had a blast, and will be gigging again soon. Check out some video footage and photos in #2, #3 and #4 below … and if you’re in Manhattan this coming Saturday night, stay up late and join us for Battle Of The Broadway Bands!
1. Battle Of The Broadway Bands @ Zipper May 17!
2. Video From Maplewood Gig: Bring It On
3. Video From Joe’s Pub Gig: Apocalyptic Love Song
4. Photos From Joe’s Pub And Maplewood
5. WATT?!? Staged Reading In MA: Barrington Stage May 24 & 25
6. Upcoming Shows: Full List
1. Battle Of The Broadway Bands @ Zipper May 17!
We are very psyched to be included in this event, as the only “Broadway Band” that has not (yet) actually been on Broadway; it can only mean good things for the future.
Come join us for an “informal smackdown between bands” this Saturday, May 17 at 10:00 PM, one night only at The Zipper Factory, 336 West 37th Street in Manhattan. Tickets are $20 by calling 212-352-3101 or log onto www.nymf.org. Pre-show dinner packages, drink specials and late night fare will be available.
Last year’s Battle (the first) was won by John Gallagher (SPRING AWAKENING) and his band, Old Springs Pike. On the bill this year along with us are: Stew (PASSING STRANGE), Anthony Rapp (RENT), Lauren Pritchard (SPRING AWAKENING), Chester Gregory II (CRY-BABY), and others.
2. Video From Maplewood Gig: Bring It On
Petal Pusher Coordinator Rob Bond shot the show in HD, and has put a song up on Vimeo. This is “Bring It On,” Sleeping Beauty’s song of teen rebellion from our show “Sleeping Beauty Wakes.”
3. Video From Joe’s Pub Gig: Apocalyptic Love Song
Our friend and fantastic chef Mark Tafoya shot the show in HD, and is featuring “Apocalyptic Love Song” in his Remarkably Mark podcast.
4. Photos From Joe’s Pub And Maplewood
The excellent Adam Wolf has put up some photos from both shows here:
Maplewood
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=110266&l=1ec9a&id=897935470
Joe’s Pub
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=113528&l=0762b&id=897935470
Thanks so much to Rob, Mark and Adam for documenting!
5. WATT?!? Staged Reading In MA: Barrington Stage May 24 & 25
The timing couldn’t be better. David Javerbaum, Brendan’s grad-school classmate and collaborator on WATT?!?, has just been nominated for a Tony Award for his work on the new Broadway musical CRY-BABY. DJ is the head writer/executive producer of the Daily Show, as well as one of the best/funniest lyricists we know…and we are thrilled for him.
WATT?!? is truly his baby (he’s writing book and lyrics), and he has asked Brendan to come on board to write the music. It’s a show about the life and times of James Watt (Secretary of the Interior during Reagan’s presidency), and its first staged readings take place May 24 & 25 at Barrington Stage in Massachusetts.
http://www.barringtonstageco.org/currentseason/index-detail.php?record=14
6. Upcoming Shows: Full List
Check out the gigs page.
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