Author: tonygoddess

  • In The Studio: May 2013

    The Instinct dubbed out their latest single. The Mercy Case are showing Jen no rock mercy.  Jon Hardy continues to bake the Mexican  Ape Lord‘s cake. Chelsea Berry is going to sing songs that soar.  Sister Kathy is making your kids next favorite record.  Tony and Jack O’hara are furnishing the Dog House.  Sonic Euphoria…

  • The Cripple Cove Quartet featuring The Goddesses at the Dog Bar tomorrow night

    The Cripple Cove Quartet featuring The Goddesses picked up a last minute gig at The Dog Bar in Gloucester tomorrow night (Saturday, April 6th).  The Goddesses plus Ryan Alto, Geoff Small, and Pete Koeplin will be doing three sets of harmony-laden pre-Beatles and Pub Rock starting around 9pm.  Shake, Rattle & Roll!

  • Jen Morrison: Bang-A-Song Staff Engineer

    It’s official!  Jen Morrison is Bang-A-Song’s first staff engineer.  After spending the final months of 2012 assisting on the upcoming Jon Butcher Axis release Jen has tweaked the lights and adjusted the mics and has spent the first quarter of 2013 running sessions for just about everyone listed below (In The Studio: April 2013).  She’s…

  • In The Studio: April 2013

    Brad Byrd is coming in to produce the Rick Williams rock.  Willie Alexander is identifying some radio stations.  Tom Hauck is putting the finishing touches on his second Bang-A-Song recorded LP.  Renee and Joe‘s album is being uploaded for mastering as we type.  The Instinct are melting the walls between their rehearsal and our recording…

  • In The Studio: March 2013

    Sonic Euphoria continue to chase their auditory high.  Inge Berge cut rhythm tracks for his Erika Van Pelt productions.  Tom Hauck stabs it in solo.  Jon Hardy makes the Mexican Ape Lord tracks sing.  Andrew Jones is stepping out from behind the kit to give the drummer some…songwriting and production credits.  Brad Byrd is nesting…

  • In The Studio: January/February 2013

    Jon Butcher is wailing guitar and vocals for the long awaited third Jon Butcher Axis album.  Meg Griffin is bringing in Henley Douglas (HDR&B) for another Sirius/XM “Having Words with Meg”.  Kim Jennings is mixing her next full length folk rock masterpiece.  Joe and Renee cut their final basics for LP#1.  Time to mix!  Mexican…

  • Presidential ProTools

    Friend of Bang-A-Song, Ted Widmer, is the author of the recently published ‘Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy‘ (Hyperion), which contains 2.5 hours of previously-unheard recordings from Kennedy’s Oval Office Dictaphone.  You can read a review in the New York Times. Better yet, you can pick up a copy on…

  • Tonight – Monday, January 28th – The Goddesses at The Rhumb Line

    The Goddesses are excited to be helping out tonight at The Rhumb Line’s Open Jam for the first time in 2013.  We’ll be joining Dennis Monagle, Renee Dupuis, Ann Marie Shimanoski, and Joe Cardoza for a little Rockin’ Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu.  Actually, considering flu season, let’s cancel those last two.  Just a little…

  • Friday, January 25th at the Cape Ann Museum

    From 6pm-9pm on Friday night, January 25th, the Cape Ann Museum will be hosting a “CAMafterhours Winter Gathering” featuring the Art of Ralph Colburn and sound installations from Willie Alexander and me, Nathan Cohen and Robert Bradshaw.    Tapas and sangria and scavenger hunts and art and music.  What more could you ask for on a…

  • Wednesday December 7th: Vocal Therapy Class

    Bang-A-Song will be hosting Jennifer Winston of Beverly’s Speech Therapy Group at the studio for a vocal health class on Wednesday night starting at 7pm. Bang-A-Song is located at 72 Rogers Street/183 Main Street in Gloucester. The class, aimed at musicians and singers, will cover your voice, how it’s supposed to work, how to keep…