Jim Whitford's "Poison in the Well"

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Updated: February 19, 2002

Outlyer News:

"3 Bands, 2 Friends, 1 Rhythm Section" (aka the Tom and Jim Show) turned into "3 Bands, 2 Friends, 1 Rhythm Section, No Show" last month. The reunion of Old Man Winter and Miss Lake Effect Snow knocked The Riddlers, and The Pine Dogs reunions clear into the next year. The show (which will of course also feature the Outlyers) has been rescheduled for April 20 at Nietzsche's.

Mixes of all songs for "American Songbook" are almost finished (thanks to Dwane Hall at Sessions Studio for his patience while we get it right) and the disc will be mastered and shipped for duplication soon. The songs:

• The Journey is the Thing
• Tremolo
• Playing Ball with Shoeless Joe
• A Twist of Regret
• The Ballad of Bo
• The Last Frontier
• Tennessee Real Soon
• If I Wanted To
• Sweet Messenger
• 5 Minutes Ago
• Better Angels
• Rock Castle

Among the highlights:

• The Jim Bohm and Al Monti added trumpet and sax to the Stax/Volt-styled "5 Minutes Ago."
• Joe Rozler loaned us an electric 12 string for a Byrdsy-sounding "Sweet Messenger." Actually he loaned it to us twice. The track was completely re-recorded in early December because the performance didn't measure up to the rest of the album (and leaving this great song off was NOT an option).
• Cathy's mellotron on our cover of Kathy Moriary's "The Last Frontier" is a spooky coup de grace.

Watch this space for updates. We plan to have the new mixes of "The Journey is the Thing" and "Rock Castle" on our Recordings page soon for web listeners.

A completed version of "The Journey's the Thing" is currently available on Sound Asleep Records' "Hit the Hay 4" collection. The CD is available (from Sweden) through their website.

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Upcoming Performances 2002

• Friday, March 1 - Continental, Franklin St., Buffalo; Tom Waits Tribute Night; 10 Acts, 10PM
• Friday, March 8 - Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; 7PM Happy Hour Show.
• Saturday, March 16 - Trimania at the TriMain Center on Main St. in Buffalo, 7PM
• Saturday, April 20 - Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; 9PM with The Riddlers and the Pine Dogs
• Friday, April 26 - Coffee Bean Cafe, 3260 Main St. (across from UB South Campus) 9PM
• Tuesday, August 27 - Basset Park, Williamsville, 7PM

Also...

• Jim Whitford's Real Beat Band
  Saturday, March 23rd: Sportsman's Tavern, 326 Amherst St. (near Grant- across from Tops Plaza), 9:30 PM
• Dave Meinzer & Cathy Carfagna
  Monday, March 25th: Nietzsches, 248 Allen St, Buffalo 9 PM; songwriter showcase before the open mic
• Kevin So and Tony Anderson; Cathy Carfagna, Dave Meinzer
  Sunday, March 31st: (TENTATIVE) Coffee Bean Cafe, 3260 Main St. (across from UB South Campus) 8 p.m. Songwriter round robin with special guests from Boston Mass - (Kid friendly, smoke-free!)