THE FOOLS AT 50
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The attachment is the top part of a Fools concert poster for THE Official April Fools Show. At the bottom, it quotes the band as saying,

"Wait .. 50 What??!!"

Music Museum of New England The Fools article

https://www.mmone.org/the-fools/

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#1970smusic #1980smusic #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #fools #massachusettsbands #massachusettsmusic #massachusettsrock #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #thefools

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THE REMAINS ON PBS
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https://06880danwoog.com/2025/02/21/roundup-board-of-finance-budgets-earth-animal-project-staples-stem-champs/

We had nothing quite like The Remains until this band came along. Widely known for loudness - loudest band I ever heard was a common expression - The Remains ought to be at least as well known for tightness. One of the bootlegs had a track that, no doubt, was not intended for the public to hear. Vern's bass started out too loud, Barry's vocal was a little tentative. It sounded to me like a song they had just reworked and they recorded it promptly to get the arrangement down for reference in future sessions. Then they came to the refrain and the four just hammered it in really close formation. They transformed instantly from four guys working out a song to THE REMAINS ready to take on the world. It was a terrific thing to hear. Some of the available film footage shows a young Vern Miller characteristically hopping about on stage and Barry answering with hops of his own. "Remains Nights" at the early-1960s incarnation of The Rat were where Boston's highly productive rock scene got its start. When Chip Damiani left the band in the lead-up to the Beatles tour, The Remains added a remarkable drummer, ND Smart II. ND was subsequently in a John Hall group, Kangaroo; and then he was in one of my all-time favorite bands, The Great Speckled Bird with Ian and Sylvia. Chip is the drummer The Remains wanted but the band, nonetheless, aced the percussion position with ND, easily one of the very best drummers I ever heard live. Bill Briggs, as The Remains tech guy, was a big part of the band's success. The best equipment and knowing stage set-up were fundamental to what made these four musicians The Remains. This was a highly professional, focused band with what Nancy Neon calls "garage spirit." "Ticket To Ride" by Barry Tashian is one of New England rock history's essential books. A music store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, displayed a collage made up of various newspaper headlines and notices, each in its own way speaking of The Remains blowing The Beatles off stage. It was great! RiP Chip Damiani.

[This is an expanded version of a comment I posted at the Music Museum of New England's Facebook page. One attachment is a scanned image of a concert poster, of a reunion of The Remains and The Lost, given to me by my friend, Susan Green (RiP), who produced the reunion show.]

Music Museum of New England Remains article

https://www.mmone.org/the-remains/

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#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #barryandtheremains #barrytashian #beatles #billbriggs #billybriggs #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #chipdamiani #garage #garagerock #garagepunk #greatspeckledbird #ianandsylvia #johnhall #kangaroo #lost #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nancyneon #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #pbs #remains #susangreen #thebeatles #thelost #theremains #tickettoride #vernmiller #westportconnecticut #williambriggs

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THE REMAINS ON PBS
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https://06880danwoog.com/2025/02/21/roundup-board-of-finance-budgets-earth-animal-project-staples-stem-champs/

We had nothing quite like The Remains until this band came along. Widely known for loudness - loudest band I ever heard was a common expression - The Remains ought to be at least as well known for tightness. One of the bootlegs had a track that, no doubt, was not intended for the public to hear. Vern's bass started out too loud, Barry's vocal was a little tentative. It sounded to me like a song they had just reworked and they recorded it promptly to get the arrangement down for reference in future sessions. Then they came to the refrain and the four just hammered it in really close formation. They transformed instantly from four guys working out a song to THE REMAINS ready to take on the world. It was a terrific thing to hear. Some of the available film footage shows a young Vern Miller characteristically hopping about on stage and Barry answering with hops of his own. "Remains Nights" at the early-1960s incarnation of The Rat were where Boston's highly productive rock scene got its start. When Chip Damiani left the band in the lead-up to the Beatles tour, The Remains added a remarkable drummer, ND Smart II. ND was subsequently in a John Hall group, Kangaroo; and then he was in one of my all-time favorite bands, The Great Speckled Bird with Ian and Sylvia. Bill Briggs, as The Remains tech guy, was a big part of the band's success. The best equipment and knowing stage set-up were fundamental to what made these four musicians The Remains. This was a highly professional, focused band with what Nancy Neon calls "garage spirit." "Ticket To Ride" by Barry Tashian is one of New England rock history's essential books. A music store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, displayed a collage made up of various newspaper headlines and notices, each in its own way speaking of The Remains blowing The Beatles off stage. It was great! RiP Chip Damiani.

[This is an expanded version of a comment I posted at the Music Museum of New England's Facebook page. The attachment is a scanned image of a concert poster, of a reunion of The Remains and The Lost, given to me by my friend, Susan Green (RiP), who produced the reunion show.]

Music Museum of New England Remains article

https://www.mmone.org/the-remains/

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#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #barryandtheremains #barrytashian #beatles #billbriggs #billybriggs #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #chipdamiani #garage #garagerock #garagepunk #greatspeckledbird #ianandsylvia #johnhall #kangaroo #lost #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nancyneon #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #pbs #remains #susangreen #thebeatles #thelost #theremains #tickettoride #vernmiller #westportconnecticut #williambriggs

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HALLOWEEN MUSIC
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Heretix - Season of the Witch
Dream of the 90s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmHAk5V17Fg

YouTube has been throwing various covers at me of "Season of the Witch," one would imagine in honor of Halloween. The one by Joan Jett is my favorite so far. Have you heard this version by the circa-1990 Boston band, Heretix? It is quite good.

Boston is Halloween's Music City, having produced the standard, "The Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett.

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#1980sbands #1980smusic #1990sbands #1990smusic #bobbyborispickett #bobbypickett #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #halloween #halloweenmusic #heretix #joanjett #music #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #rock #seasonofthewitch #theheretix

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HYPNOSONICS: A MARK SANDMAN BAND
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There is something pure and iconically rock n' roll at the heart of all of Mark Sandman's projects and bands, which manifested to an apex with his impossibly grooving band Hypnosonics. He knew: girls always, ALWAYS, want to DANCE - first and FOREMOST. Standing in front of a live band - they want to melt away their minds, forget about their emotions, let go of the world, and land - IN THE BODY, ON EARTH, eyes CLOSED - where the blood starts to pulse, and the hips start to shake, and the feet start to twitch and one is just - gone baby gone... to the beat of course, but also to every surprise thread of instrumentation - which is where the hands rejoice in their flourishes and the soul flies free alongside of every note and improvisation... At least, that's what always happened to me standing in front of these incredible players!!!!!
- Linda Viens, Musician (Girl With A Hawk)

For the full Sundazed/Modern Harmonic story of Mark Sandman and the new Hypnosonics release, visit
https://sundazed.com/hypnosonics-it-s-not-like-that-anymore-2cd.aspx

Bandcamp
https://hypnosonics.bandcamp.com/album/its-not-like-that-anymore

Music Museum of New England Morphine Article
https://www.mmone.org/morphine/

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#1980sbands #1980smusic #bandcamp #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #girlwithahawk #hypnosonics #lindasviens #lindaviens #marksandman #mmone #modernharmonic #morphine #morphineband #morphinetheband #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #singersongwriter #sundazed #treatherright

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TREAT HER RIGHT
"I THINK SHE LIKES ME"
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I Think She Likes Me - Treat Her Right
tommykiddd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIwNoF7px9s

"I Think She Likes Me" by Treat Her Right" is an answer I gave to Corny O'Connell's "Question of the Day" this morning on WFUV. "I Think She Likes Me" was the signature song of Treat Her Right, a band that preceded Morphine.

Treat Her Right :
David Champagne
Billy Conway
Jim Fitting
Mark Sandman

Treat Her Right may not have a mobile app, but WFUV has a really good one.

For a couple more of my recent popular music posts, follow these hashtags: - #jakebrennan #madisonsmarttbell (notice two Ts in Smartt).

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#1980sbands #1980smusic #1980srock #billyconway #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #cornyoconnell #davechampagne #davidchampagne #ithinkshelikesme #jimfitting #marksandman #mobileapp #mobileapps #morphine #morphineband #morphinetheband #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #radio #radioapp #treatherright #wfuv #wfuvradio

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JAKE BRENNAN
"SARAH'S GOT A NEW FAVORITE SONG"
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Sarah's Got A New Favorite Song
from Love And Bombs by Jake Brennan & The Confidence Men

https://jakebrennanandtheconfidencemen.bandcamp.com/track/sarahs-got-a-new-favorite-song

Jake Brennan and the Confidence Men put out a great album, "Love and Bombs," dated 2004. "Believe Me" may be the most popular track; but I am going with my own favorite, "Sarah's Got a New Favorite Song." Jake's father is the well known Boston rock musician, Dennis Brennan. The Confidence Men also worked with Sarah Borges, which raises the question, Does Sarah Borges have a new favorite song.

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#2000sbands #2000smusic #2000srock #bandcamp #believemesong #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #confidencemen #dennisbrennan #jakebrennan #jakebrennanandtheconfidencemen #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #sarahborges #sarahsgotanewfavoritesong #theconfidencemen

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THE BARBARIANS
"ARE YOU A BOY OR ARE YOU A GIRL"
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Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl?
The Barbarians - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHrqEEzagVo

One of my favorite features on one of my favorite radio stations is Corny O'Connell's "Question of the Day" on WFUV out of New York City. This morning's question had to do with hair. My suggestion was "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl" by The Barbarians. "With your long blonde hair You look like a girl." It pleases me to say Corny went with it. This track never made the Billboard Top 40 but its memory outlived many records that did. The Barbarians laid some claim to being the first punk band. It definitely came with a garage punk quality. WFUV has a very large audience stretching through a big part of the United States and probably abroad. It is easy to access through its excellent mobile app.

Music Museum of New England: The Barbarians article

https://www.mmone.org/the-barbarians/

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#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #areyouaboyorareyouagirl #barbariansband #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #cornyoconnell #garagepunk #mmone #mobileapp #mobileapps #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #newyorkcity #punkband #punkbands #punkrock #questionoftheday #radio #radioapp #radioapps #thebarbarians #wfuv #wfuvradio

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GIRL WITH A HAWK
"WAY WITH WORDS"
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Way with Words
by GIRL WITH A HAWK

https://girlwithahawk.bandcamp.com/track/way-with-words

"Way With Words." Way to go! This new single from Girl With a Hawk, a Linda S. Viens enterprise, was released this morning. New. I've liked everything I have heard so far by Girl With a Hawk; and I suggest this band as one well worth following. This single had to be good. It is "produced, engineered, and tambourined" by Pete Weiss. Captain Easychord seems to have sneaked in ahead of me but I was second to buy this track at Bandcamp.

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#2020smusic #bandcamp #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #girlwithahawk #lindasviens #lindaviens #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #peteweiss #singersongwriter #waywithwords

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CARLA RYDER BAND
"THREE MONDAYS GONE"
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Three Mondays Gone
Carla Ryder Band - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_V6tOhiNfA

As far as I recall, I have never posted anything by Carla Ryder. So, here goes. Of those Carla Ryder Band songs I have heard, this is my favorite.

The first time Carla Ryder came to my attention, she was a member of a Massachusetts cover band, the Mudhens. Since then, she has been both a rock singer-songwriter and the leader of the Carla Ryder Band. Ryder is also in the group, Miriam, with Amy Fairchild.

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#amyfairchild #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #carlaryder #carlaryderband #massachusettsbands #massachusettsmusic #massachusettsrock #miriamband #mudhensband #mudhenscoverband #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #singersongwriter #threemondaysgone

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DENNIS BRENNAN AND THE WHITE OWLS
"END OF THE BLUES"

End of the Blues
from Dennis Brennan and The White Owls - Live at Electric Andyland by The White Owls

https://thewhiteowls.bandcamp.com/track/end-of-the-blues

"End of the Blues" is a Dennis Brennan song that I don't remember hearing before now. He has been known for such songs as "Crying on the Avenue" and "I Got My Own." "End of the Blues" may become my DB favorite.

Brennan first came to my attention with a Boston band, Push Push. According to the Push Push section of an online post

http://terrykit.blogspot.com/2013/09/ten-80s-boston-bands-that-mattered-and.html

he was already a veteran scenester by that time.

Predictable Digression:

A few of my own favorites covered by that article are The Atlantics ("Lonelyhearts," "Can't Wait Forever"), Knots and Crosses (pretty much the entire catalog), and The Schemers ("I Want Some Fun," also known as "Some Fun" by the subsequent band, The Raindogs).

It is time that Dennis Brennan, as his song says, gets his own.

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#atlanticsband #bandcamp #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #cantwaitforever #cryingontheavenue #dennisbrennan #dennisbrennanandthewhiteowls #endoftheblues #igotmyown #iwantsomefun #knotsandcrosses #liveatelectricandyland #lonelyhearts #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #pushpushbostonband #raindogs #schemersband #singersongwriter #somefun #theatlanticsband #theraindogs #theschemers #thewhiteowlsband #whiteowlsband

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Roslindale Porchfest UPDATE: The main event is postponed due to rain [new date TBD]. However, we are still on TONIGHT at Distraction Brewing Co. 2 Belgrade Ave, Roslindale, MA 02131 @distractionbeer 

7:00-8:00 Terry Kitchen

8:00-9:00 Michael Boezi

It’s that time of the year to remember my former band member’s true childhood tale of holiday woe immortalized in a song by our band Cheater Pint. “Three Sizes Too Small” (2003). I only wish I had it on #cassette.
#christmasmusic #PunkRock #grinch #bostonrock #CD #indierock
https://youtu.be/cGIvNU7f5v8