upper crust

Q BBQ!

This entry was posted in 2013 Corin Ashley cotton candy davis square theater DJ/VJ Craig MacNeil of Videodrome Discotheque gene dante john powhida kevin stevenson Lenny Lashley midway cafe Mount Peru music My Own Worst Enemy nickel and dime band OBERON Parlour Bells pete hayes phil aiken planning Q Division sidewalk driver the I Want You the upper crust titanics township tsunami of sound and tagged 2013 cotton candy crash safely davis square theater gene dante and the future starlets kevin stevenson lenny lashley Midway Cafe mount peru music my own worst enemy nickel and dime band OBERON parlour bells pete hayes planning powhida sidewalk driver the I want you titanics township tsunami of sound unholy III upper crust on by

 

Alright, fine- It’s a yard sale, technically, and there will indeed be BBQ.  Q Division’s Yard Sale is tomorrow and a bunch of Crash Safely folks will be there.

 

Ronnie Lane

And we’ll be hungry!

 

I’ve been meaning to post about this for a while, now, but I just got a new computer and the monitor is, well… overwhelming. Everything I type looks like it’s appearing across the street from me, which is a little disorienting.

 

huge monitor

Go ahead, try to spell correctly!

 

The Q Yard Sale is a lot of fun, and at last year’s event, the fun started on the red line on my way there.  While I’m not looking for anything in particular this year (in fact, I’m looking to give someone some music), I will probably leave there with some treasures. Unlike last year, I’m not in the process of moving the shows from one venue to another or changing dates.  I am simply waiting for the first round of the artwork!

Should you be wanting a quick rundown, here are the details as they are today.  Keep in mind these shows are in September, so be flexible with your iCal, ok? Ticket links are on the way as well for most nights. It’s not even July. I’m organized, but I’m not quite that good. Go ahead and give me some cute names for nights 2 and 4 as well.

Crash Safely Night #1: Packed with Hits!!

18+, $15.00
OBERON 2 Arrow Street Cambridge, MA

DJ/VJ Craig MacNeil of Videodrome Discotheque
The Upper Crust
John Powhida International Airport
Parlour Bells

Crash Safely Night #2

21+, $12.00    TICKETS
Davis Square Theatre  255 Elm Street Somerville, MA
The Nickel & Dime Band
Township
The Duckbills (members of the Figgs)
Mount Peru
Tsunami of Sound

Crash Safely Night #3: Plonkfest!

21+, $10.00
Midway Cafe, 3496 Washington Street Jamaica Plain, MA
Titanics
Corin Ashley
The Unholy III
The Phil Aiken Army
Lenny Lashley’s Gang of One

Crash Safely Night #4

21+, $10.00
Midway Cafe, 3496 Washington Street Jamaica Plain, MA
Sidewalk Driver
Gene Dante and The Future Starlets
My Own Worst Enemy
The I Want You
Cotton Candy

Soon, there will be posters.  Soon, there will be news of what goodies can be won in raffle and silent auction, too!

Announcing…

This entry was posted in 2013 cotton candy DJ/VJ Craig MacNeil of Videodrome Discotheque gene dante john powhida kevin stevenson maybe sump'ms music pete hayes phil aiken sidewalk driver the upper crust thick shakes titanics tsunami of sound upper crust and tagged 2013 cotton candy crash safely gene dante and the future starlets kevin stevenson music pete hayes powhida sidewalk driver thick shakes titanics tsunami of sound upper crust on by

I am excited to announce the venues and acts that are going to be participating in our four nights of shows this year!

Make sure you clear your schedule on the following nights to see all of these amazing folks:

9/13, 9/14, 9/20 and 9/21

Where are the shows taking place?
OBERON               Davis Square Theatre              Midway Cafe

 

[flagallery gid=4 name=Gallery]

 

DJ/VJ Craig MacNeil of Videodrome Discotheque          The Upper Crust           Parlour Bells  

John Powhida International Airport                                Township                       Mount Peru

The Nickel & Dime Band                                               Tsunami of Sound         The Titanics

The Duckbills (members of The Figgs)                         Corin Ashley                  The Unholy III

Lenny Lashley’s Gang of One                                      Phil Aiken Army              Sidewalk Driver

Gene Dante and The Future Starlets                           The I Want You               My Own Worst Enemy

Cotton Candy

 

4 Nights. 3 Venues. 2 Weekends. 1 Cause- a Cure for MS!

See you in September!

What a weekend!

This entry was posted in 2012 2012 BikeMS NYC back bay bicycles coach cotton candy davis square theater dirty truckers estee lauder jenny dee JP Licks kevin stevenson maybe sump'ms mike gent music peerless pete hayes phil aiken Q Division raffle redbones sidewalk driver silent auction the gentlemen the upper crust thick shakes TRiPLE THiCK Woolly Mammoth zippah and tagged 2012 BikeMS cotton candy crash safely davis square theater dirty truckers jenny dee JP Licks kevin stevenson MAybe Sump'ms mike gent peerless sidewalk driver thick shakes triple thick upper crust Woolly Mammoth Sound on by

[flagallery gid=3 name=Gallery]

 

Wow!
I’m still recovering from this weekend! Check out just a few of the photos Mick Murray took both nights! There are a TON more, and a bunch from other photographers as well!

Our silent auction for studio time ended on Sunday at 8pm and the winners have all been notified.  In case you’re wondering who to get friendly with really quickly, it’s:

Four hours at Woolly Mammoth Studio with Dave Minehan

Mike Oliver, ‘Hoods fan extraordinaire, won the Woolly time.

A Day in Studio B at Q Division with Ed Valauskas
AND
Two songs mastered at Peerless with Jeff Lipton

Well planned bidding earned Ken Rothman and his band studio time, not only at Q Division but at Peerless as well!

A Day at Zippah with Brian Charles

Frank D’Urso(aka FrankD from the Noise Board) clicked away with Zippah time!

 

Thanks to all of the bands, the Davis Square Theatre and all of the folks who donated raffle and silent auction items!
Thanks to all of the fans who came out, and to new friends met both nights!

MS doesn’t rest, so neither do we.  The ride is 10/21 and next year’s shows are already being planned.

The Upper Crust by Amy Fairchild

 

Tomorrow and today 1

This entry was posted in 2012 cotton candy davis square theater maybe sump'ms music sidewalk driver the upper crust thick shakes TRiPLE THiCK and tagged 2012 cotton candy crash safely davis square theater MAybe Sump'ms music sidewalk driver thick shakes triple thick upper crust on by

Did you make it out to Crash Safely last night?

If you did…why are you awake? I left before a bunch of folks at 2am. Put your smart phone down and go back to sleep!

We had so much fun last night, I can’t even begin to describe it!  Photos are forthcoming (we had many talented photogs running around last night), but know that EVERYONE had an amazing time!

If you’ve never seen the Phil Aiken Army, you need to remedy that ASAP.  They are a phenomenal bunch!

You also owe it to yourself to see the Dirty Truckers more often, and you need to check out the Unholy III. The Deelinquents seem to get more and more amazing every night as well. As for the Gents… I can’t even begin to describe the power they brought to the stage- Ducky Carlisle is a drumming master.

So, how will tonight go?  Well, check out what Lord Bendover had to say to the Globe.

Many thanks to all of the bands who make Crash Safely the amazing set of shows that it is!

We’ll see you tonight!!!

 

About a month away…

This entry was posted in 2012 cotton candy davis square theater dirty truckers kevin stevenson mike gent music phil aiken sidewalk driver the upper crust thick shakes TRiPLE THiCK upper crust and tagged 2012 cotton candy crash safely davis square theater dirty truckers jenny dee kevin stevenson MAybe Sump'ms mike gent music sidewalk driver thick shakes upper crust video on by

It’s getting closer to show time!  I’m still getting raffle and silent auction items coming in (as well as questions and rejections, which are just part of the process I suppose), and I’ve just concluded a summer class.  I’m super tired, but there’s still a lot to do for the shows!

 

Posters are in- you should start to see them around town soon.  There’s a very limited number of the silk screened posters, so keep an eye out for them! If you like them and part of  you thinks that no one will notice one poster going missing around town… just email me instead. I’ll give you one if we have extra.  Seriously.

 

In a week, all folks who are interested can begin bidding on studio time online.  Here is all of the info for those items:

woolly mammoth sound logo

Four (4) hours of studio time with Dave Minehan

 

Zippah Studios Giveaway Flyer

A Day at Zippah with Brian Charles

 

Q Division logo

A day in Studio B with Ed Valauskas

 

peerless logo

Two (2) songs mastered at Peerless by Jeff Lipton

 

None of these are small places looking for exposure; You’re pretty much not going to get this sort of caliber of studio prize options without having to get picked for the Rumble.  Even better? You don’t have to endure getting knocked out of the running by having a bad set or vindictive judge. This is the first time I’m running the silent auction online, so I’m hoping that it works out even better than last year.

 

You’ll be hearing more from me, as well as the Night Ridah, very soon!  I’m really looking forward to two days in the Davis Square Theatre.