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Darling Pet Munkee Live Debut (Photos and Video)!

November 2, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

We had a total blast on Halloween performing the music of Darling Pet Munkee for the very first time! <p>&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=”http://dpm-music.donotforsake.com/album/glows-in-the-dark”&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Glows in the Dark! by Darling Pet Munkee&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;</p> We want to thank UNregular Radio and Geekbeat Radio for having us … Read More

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Sophia’s Rock Beat: 09/29/11-10/07/11

November 1, 2011 by Sophia Cacciola

On Sept 29 we descended on Church for the Axemunkee CD Release for the record Vortex (which you can buy here!) Axemunkee video (1, 2, 3) and here joined by cello and additional guitar: also rocking that bill were Reverse … Read More

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Darling Pet Munkee Issue 4: Genuine Soil From Dracula’s Castle

October 25, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

It’s time yet again for an examination of the item behind the Darling Pet Munkee song! We’re working on a video for this song right now! See post 1 and post 2 about that! It’s hard to even begin to … Read More

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Buying MJEML vinyl (that doesn’t exist) on Amazon Part 9: Nandha’s Power Grows

October 21, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

The complete combined story has been presented in a single post here. We return to the saga of buying The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s Volume One on vinyl…only problem is…it’s not released on vinyl. Previous posts: 1 – ordered on vinyl; 2 – relay order; 3 … Read More

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Buy Tickets to Darling Pet Munkee “Geek Rock” live debut…receive a FREE pair of X-Ray Specs!

October 21, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Would you like to hear the best ever (i.e., only) surf/garage/punk songs all about items sold in the backs of old comic books live?Now’s your chance! This Halloween (10/31), you can come see the late-night, worldwide, debut of Darling Pet … Read More

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Michael J. Epstein as a bear…

October 21, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Cute Little Tiny Artist Unknown I did already post this on Facebook and enjoyed much reaction there, but I thought this deserved a whole blog post! In what was probably the greatest thing to happen since my niece asked if … Read More

Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling and The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library T-SHIRTS!

October 20, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Our friends at AudioCotton.com have cooked up some pretty awesome new t-shirt designs for us! And, you can order right from them! Show the world your incredible taste in music AND fashion! Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling – … Read More

Darling Pet Munkee live Halloween debut, day two “Genuine Soil From Dracula’s Castle” video shoot, more Gweek podcast!

October 20, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

UPDATE: See the final video at: http://blog.michaeljepstein.com/2012/06/darling-pet-munkees-creature-double.html Darling Pet Munkee (a side-project from Michael and Sophia with Catherine Capozzi of Axemunkee) news is here! Boing Boing used another song of ours (“Darling Pet Monkey”) in a second Gweek Podcast! To celebrate we’re offering a free download of our entire 7-song record, Glows … Read More

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A film by Sleepover Shows featuring Michael J. Epstein, Sophia Cacciola, and Tanya Palit’s visit to #OccupyBoston – with narration by MJE

October 19, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Sleepover Shows: Occupy Boston: Music and ProtestSomething is wrong. If we cannot agree on everything, at least we can agree on that. For far too long people have been out of work. For far too long people have been losing … Read More

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MJEML excited, not nervous to share two evenings (Northampton and Cambridge) w/Michigan’s Nervous but Excited!

October 14, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Nervous but ExcitedPhoto credit: Leah Schew The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library is very excited to share two evenings with Michigan-based, Pleasantly Aggressive Folk Duo Nervous but Excited (Kate Peterson and Sarah Cleaver). [web][Facebook][Twitter] “ahhhh… organic and rich like good … Read More

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Buying MJEML vinyl (that doesn’t exist) on Amazon Part 8: Threats from Nandha

October 14, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

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Berklee Pulse Banded Recap! The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library premieres “Faith in Free”

October 14, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

We just wanted to pass along a huge thanks to Berklee Pulse for including us in the BANDED project. We’ve spent the last six months or so being followed as we wrote, developed, received expert faculty coaching for, and premiered … Read More

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Buying MJEML vinyl (that doesn’t exist) on Amazon Part 7: Amazon Customer Service

October 13, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

The complete combined story has been presented in a single post here. I like to put a face to the name. This is the best picture I could find of someone named Yokesh K. I will now assume that this is … Read More

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Darling Pet Munkee – “Genuine Soil From Dracula’s Castle” video shoot, Boing Boing nods, and other exciting news!!!

October 13, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Darling Pet Munkee – Genuine Soil From Dracula’s Castle UPDATE: See the final video at: http://blog.michaeljepstein.com/2012/06/darling-pet-munkees-creature-double.html Darling Pet Munkee (a side-project from Michael and Sophia with Catherine Capozzi of Axemunkee) has been getting some lift-off in these past few weeks! All of … Read More

Allston Pudding’s Localz Only Fall 2011 Mix is here!!!

October 11, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Do you have ears? Do you want to put some ridiculously good Boston music in your ears? NOW IS YOUR CHANCE! Allston Pudding‘s free Fall mix is here and it contains tracks by:CamdenDirty DishesGentlemen HallMean CreekBell & The BeesPileThe Michael J. … Read More

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The Motion Sick’s “Losing Altitude” featured on PBS’s History Detectives

October 10, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Starting at 16:23, you can hear The Motion Sick‘s “Losing Altitude” Video: Season 9 Propaganda Leaflet,Tiffany Window & Spanish Civil War Eulogy Watch the full episode. See more History Detectives. Losing Altitude by The Motion Sick

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Buying MJEML vinyl (that doesn’t exist) on Amazon Part 6: Another Reply

October 9, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

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Last week to apply for this year’s Iguana Fund!

October 9, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

We of The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library were very grateful to be one of the recipients of the Passim Iguana Music Fund in late 2010 to help us pay for mixing and mastering for our debut album, Volume One. … Read More

DNFMOMD: our favorite Prisoner opening sequence references!

October 7, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

By now, you’ve likely seen our recreation of the opening sequence to the 1960s TV show, The Prisoner, and probably also heard us rambling on about how it took two years of planning and 11 days of shooting (link). And, … Read More

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Sophia’s Rock Beat: 9/08/11-9/24/11

October 5, 2011 by Sophia Cacciola

9/8 we went to Church – first of the night was Hayley Jane & The Primates – Hayley was in the Liars & Believers play, Song of Songs, that The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library opened up for – she has … Read More

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Buying MJEML vinyl (that doesn’t exist) on Amazon Part 5: The Seller’s Reply

October 5, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

The complete combined story has been presented in a single post here .Previous posts: 1 – ordered on vinyl; 2 – relay order; 3 – order shipped; 4 – Vinyl Received The lovely analog sound of MJEML – special thanks to Jon … Read More

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Buying MJEML vinyl (that doesn’t exist) on Amazon Part 4: My “Vinyl” has arrived

October 4, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

The complete combined story has been presented in a single post here .Previous posts: 1 – ordered on vinyl; 2 – relay order; 3 – order shipped After a bit of waiting, we return to the tale of buying The Michael … Read More

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Darling Pet Munkee Issue 3: MONSTER S-I-Z-E MONSTERS

September 30, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

We’ve already tackled X-Ray Specs, Darling Pet Monkey, and Sea-Monkeys. A recurrent theme in the Darling Pet Munkee world is that most of the items sold in the back of comics were essentially giant rip-offs. The ads implied that these … Read More

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10/6 at Brighton Music Hall – The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Premieres Full Performance of “Faith in Free” at Berklee PULSE presents BANDED show

September 28, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

For several months, The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library has been under the lens of a crack team of Berklee PULSE documentarians! On October 6th at Brighton Music Hall, some of their work will be revealed! Here’s a trailer for the … Read More

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The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library and Neutral Uke Hotel at the Philly Film/Music Fest Recap!!!

September 27, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

We had a blast playing at the Philly F/M Fest this year and particularly in sharing the stage and the evening with friends! Here are some vids from the night and some links to the great artists that we shared … Read More

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Neutral Uke Hotel and The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library rock Philly this Saturday!

September 22, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Just a quickie to remind you all about the Neutral Uke Hotel / MJEML showcase at the Philly Film and Music Fest this weekend! Check out the awesome acts on our showcase below and make sure you get there early … Read More

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Sophia’s Rock Beat: 8/18/11-8/24/11

September 21, 2011 by Sophia Cacciola

Oh hey! lots of live videos to share from the past month! On 8/18 we caught a very post-punk night at Church with 92 Protons (video 1, video 2, video 3) and Faux Ox (it was their CD Release; video 1, … Read More

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Space Balloons – “(I Want) Dessert For Breakfast” (of champions???) and Kurt Vonnegut tribute!!!

September 19, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

We are very excited to report some Space Balloons news! This week, the Balloononians make a rare live appearance with a short set at Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt: A Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Tribute, Thursday Sept. 22nd at Precinct (70 Union … Read More

The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library is one year old!

September 16, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

“I don’t know what sort of perverse musical mind comes up with the idea of forming a nine-piece pop orchestra made up of eight girls who’ve never been in bands before and one guy who looks bizarrely like a young … Read More

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Buying MJEML vinyl (that doesn’t exist) on Amazon Part 3: Order Has Shipped!!!

September 10, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

The complete combined story has been presented in a single post here .Background posts:Part 1: The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library’s _Volume One_ was for sale on Amazon on vinyl…only problem is, it’s not released on vinyl. So, I did what … Read More

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Buying MJEML vinyl (that doesn’t exist) on Amazon Part 2: The Plot Thickens!

September 10, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

The complete combined story has been presented in a single post here .Those of you following along at home know that I found a vinyl version of The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library’s _Volume One_ for sale on Amazon. The thing … Read More

MJE’s Spotify Playlists 3 – Music Inspired By/Related to The Prisoner!

September 9, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

As you likely are already aware, our band Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling performs original music inspired by The Prisoner. Each song pays tribute to a particular episode of the show. We made this crazy music video recreation … Read More

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Buying The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library’s Volume One on vinyl on Amazon…only problem is, it’s not out on vinyl Part 1

September 8, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

The complete combined story has been presented in a single post here. I decided to pay a visit to Amazon.com today to see how things were rolling with The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library’s material. When I arrived, I found … Read More

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MJE’s Spotify Playlists 2 – Some of my favorite Indie/Undie Music

September 7, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

I hit you last time with an unexpected all-female dance songs from the ’80s mix: http://open.spotify.com/user/michaeljepstein/playlist/6JO7iAR5uW6F3iIbTV6k54. This time I am going to go the obvious route and present some of my favorite indie/undie rock/pop. As always, my stuff is available … Read More

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The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library performs with BalletRox Out of the Box 2011 – Faith In Free at the Strand Theater

September 7, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Below is some video of The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library performs with BalletRox Out of the Box 2011 – Faith In Free at the Strand Theater. The process of creating this 3-song piece was documented by Berklee Pulse’s Banded … Read More

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MJEML’s Tanya Palit’s “Things I Learned on Tour”

September 6, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

While it may be a while before we head off on a full-fledged tour, we do have this one travel show to reunite our Neutral Uke Hotel / Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library / Golden Bloom adventure. Before we head … Read More

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Michael J. Epstein & Sophia Cacciola host On the Town with Mikey Dee on WMFO 8/31/11!

September 2, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Go “like” the OTTwMD facebook page! OTTwMD plays local Boston music and is on every Wednesday from 9pm-Midnight and almost always features a live band around 10:30 – it’s on 91.5 WMFO – http://wmfo.org. Send your CDs to the station … Read More

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Darling Pet Munkee Issue 2: Sea-Monkeys

September 1, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Sea-monkeys (official site) are perhaps the quintessential item famed for being sold in comic books. As soon as Darling Pet Munkee saw the light of day, I knew that we had to write a song about the Wonderful World of Amazing Live … Read More

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MJE’s Spotify Playlists 1 – Female Dance(ish) Songs from the 1980s(ish)

August 31, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

I’m having some fun playing with Spotify lately. I’ve already put up two playlists of my own music: A Sampler of MJE’s MusicThe Complete MJE (Everything on Spotify anyway) I decided I might make a regular series of playlists I … Read More

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DNFMOMD: on tour in NYC & Philly 9/3 & 9/4!

August 31, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

We’re bringing Prisoner-rock to the people this weekend! Please join us/tell your friends to join us in Brooklyn & Philly! 9/3/11 SATURDAY$5 · Spike Hill Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling (9PM)I Love Monsters(10PM) 186 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg -Brooklyn, … Read More

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E-mails from the departed…

August 30, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

I think I had mentioned this once before, but I just can’t bring myself to block the hacked e-mail address of an admired friend (or at least an admired and very well-liked acquaintance) who passed away several years ago. There … Read More

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We do need curators, but we don’t need gatekeepers or why you should stop using Pandora

August 29, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

This has been picked up over on Music Think Tank, so head over there! To Eleven has a nice follow-up post discussing some of these ideas as does Rhythm Hub. Earbits also opened discussion on the topic. There was also an older … Read More

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Parlour Bells “Heavy Dream (Hurricane Mix)” by MJE

August 28, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

As part of the Parlour Bells Heavy Dream Remix Project, I made this “Hurricane Mix” to help everyone dance safely through Hurricane Irene. Thankfully, we haven’t been hit too badly here in Boston, but I know a lot of people … Read More

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Behind-the-scenes photos of the Space Balloons “Hovercraft Full of Eels” video shoot!!!

August 25, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Photos by Rachel Blumenthal

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Somerville News unfriended me on Facebook for challenging their status update

August 24, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

UPDATE: Still no response re: unfriending, but hey, The Somerville News wrote a piece on Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling. I have to wonder who runs the FB page… I find this whole thing puzzling and disappointing, but … Read More

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Space Balloons photos from Daykamp Music!

August 24, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Some awesome photos of Space Balloons at The Rosebud via Daykamp Music. Space Balloons has lots of behind the scenes excitement brewing, but for the moment, we thought you’d just enjoy some photos of a rare live performance.

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Space Balloons: Hovercrafts!

August 22, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

Navigator Joe and Admiral Sophia sat down to draw out plans for their new hovercraft – and only copied off each others plans a little bit! Navigator Joe’s Hovercraft Admiral Sophia’s Hovercraft Here’s the song! Hovercraft Full of Eels: Hovercraft … Read More

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Sophia’s Rock Beat: 8/5/11-8/13/11

August 17, 2011 by Sophia Cacciola

Much awesomeness in music this Summer. Friday, August 5th was the Full Body Anchor Spectacular at TT the Bears- with: Full Body Anchor (video), The Future Everybody (video), Young Adults (video) and the local return of The New Collisions (video … Read More

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Space Balloons – “Hug War” and “Hovercraft Full of Eels” – plus Captain Joe K and show at The Rosebud!

August 10, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

The 2nd release from Balloononian rock stars Space Balloons is here! Two more tales of Balloononian culture featuring new band member Captain Joe K! Don’t forget about our previous, Welcome to Balloononia (just reviewed on Daykamp Music) and join the band this Saturday … Read More

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The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library rocks Somerville!

August 9, 2011 by Michael J. Epstein

As several of us are Somerville (MA) residents, we’re always excited when we get a chance to rock our own neighborhood. We had two shots recently – first, the Somerville ArtBeat festival, which was a blast! …and our wonderful return … Read More

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