In The Studio: Winter 2022

Posted on January 31, 2023 by tonygoddess

2022 wrapped up at with a busy and productive and melodic bang. Take a listen to these new releases (below), as well as folks that were in the studio preparing for the next set of new releases in 2023…!

New Releases:

Pokey Lafarge – Get It Fore It’s Gone recorded live at Shalin Liu Performance Center, mixed at Bang-A-Song
Cicada Rhythm – their entire show (!) recorded live at Shalin Liu Performance Center, mixed at Bang-A-Song
Surnames – First Day, and Kisses Were For Me
Telamor – Monster In the Attic, Make It In America, You’re My Fire, Lightningstruck, Toot Rocket
Jim Coyle – Walking By Myself (video recorded live at Bang-A-Song – check out his new band Jim & Tonic!)
Bool.zz – Money Pun and Bands
The Amplifier Heads – full LP on Bandcamp called Rectifier

In The Studio:
Steve Lacey, Jim Coyle, Jon Butcher, Willie Alexander, Bradley Royds, Sal Baglio, Sky Heavens, Telamor, Mexican Ape Lord, Mike Levine, Chris Fitz Grice, Uey At The Buoy, Meg Griffin, Kim Blisard, Greg Hawkes, Senior Moment, Arlen Ginsburg, Josh English, Benji, Stop Calling Me Frank, Corey Wrinn, Chelsea Berry, Joe Wilkins, John Jerome, Luke Conlin, Dan Colbert.

In The Studio/New Releases: Fall/Winter 2018

Posted on January 17, 2019 by tonygoddess

Thanks to everyone who was working at Bang-A-Song this fall. A lot of new albums were released since we last updated you, and we’re happy to recommend them! Dig in….

Jon Butcher‘s new LP is entitled “360°” and is available on Amazon, Apple Music, and Spotify.
Second Balcony Jump’s first single in 2019 is called “Cut To The Lip” and features a vocal performance from Emily Grogan.
Willie Alexander and The Fishtones have released “Aqua Vega” in full on BandCamp for your listening enjoyment.

Suriel’s debut LP is entitled ‘Blank Slate’, and it’s not only one of the 7 Best Hip Hop Albums in Boston (according to WBUR), it’s also available on Amazon Music and all of these streaming services. (And I neglected to mention his new official music video for ‘Real Life’! Drat!)
The 77 Everythings have tried to prove themselves wrong by naming their new album “Nothing’s Perfect“.
Glympses new self-titled full-length can be blasted immediately on Spotify, with Faith, Time, Love. (And check out the official music video for “Medicine Man”!)

The Disgraceland Players put some tracks down to accompany new episodes on Spade Cooley, Big Lurch and Rick James. (Season 3 kicks up in February…subscribe!)
Telamor released a new single entitled “Communication Breakdown” on Spotify and all the streaming services.
And because we’re impatient, and excited, Matt Rhodes will release his full length solo LP “Slightly At Sea” on January 25th. (ACTUALLY, NOW IT IS OUT!!! Check out “Slightly At Sea” on CDBaby, Spotify, and Apple Music. And…the album’s official music videos here.)

Morgan Minsk has released a new Official Video for ‘I Emerge’. It’s gorgeous.
Quentin Callewaert has released a new video entitled ‘Water Music in D Major’ featuring his regularly lovely fingerpicking sounds.
Cables and Lines has released a new music video for “Meadow”.

In The Studio:

Koi Wolf made their amps howl. Kim Blisard came to dance. Over the Bridge crossed into Studio C. Northwest Fox recorded a few more tracks before setting sail. Crunchtime crunched. The Dazies started a new EP. Safety played it dangerous. Quentin Callewaert kept us young. Toby Mountain made a difference. Second Balcony Jump cut their Third record. Harry and the Potters cast their mixes. Satch Kerans swung into C. The Instigators finished what they started. Jones Creek paddled through the overdubs. Sound Harbor held a class. Meg Griffin voiced a podcast. Joe Wilkins cut a rhythm section. John Jerome got going on the next one. Lisa Manning waxed poetic. Matt Smith spent some time in Studio C. Amanda Mena crooned some tunes.

In The Studio: April/May 2017

Posted on June 10, 2017 by tonygoddess

It was a fertile spring at Bang-A-Song:

Jon Butcher worked at the Electric Factory.
Telamor made their greatest hits hit harder.
Poor Sports mixed their rich music.
Toby Mountain had a mix before he mastered.
John Jerome kept it local.
Lisa Manning waxed poetic.
The Instinct improvised.
Sean Doane learned as he went.
Crystal transferred.
Meg Griffin and the Heavy Metal Horns cut an episode for Sirius/XM.
Chelsea Berry taped a video.
Gabe Rossi mixed Pete Stone.
Nathan Cohen and the Rockport Chamber ensembles nailed it.
Willie Alexander is God.
Renee and Joe mixed it up.
Mike O’Connell dropped on in.

And let’s not forget to congratulate the artists who had new releases the past couple months:

Jon Butcher: 2 Roads East (iTunes)
Telamor: Playlist (CD Baby)
The Poor Sports: Better Place (SoundCloud)

In The Studio/New Releases: Summer 2016

Posted on October 11, 2016 by tonygoddess

Dear Y’all,

Well, it’s been awhile but that’s summer in Gloucester….if we’re not in the studio cutting tracks were on the water kicking back….no extra computer time allowed! Still feels like summah here today but enough time has passed I think I ought to update….

Meg Griffin hosted Henley Douglas for a taping of her SiriusXM show The Loft
Sister Kathy recorded the Lord’s work
Jon Butcher finished Two Roads East
Nathan Cohen and the Rockport middle school recorded their songs and others
Telamor cut album #5
Ally Doody covered the hits
Lisa Manning slammed more poetry to tape
Band of Wolves were tracked
Matt Wolz worked the plate
Geoff Small made a big sound
Sasquatch smoked some of his new songs
Megan Wolf howled into the mic
Stevie Wah wailed
Henry Ferrini hired BAS mobile for the Charles Olsen anniversary event at Gloucester Writer’s Center
Kenny Chambers fired 13 shots towards a new album
Sandra Lee added Dave Brown to her mix
Eric Cline and The Only Things made the studio so much sweeter!
Wizard Cult transferred reels
Jeff Keithline, Sal Baglio and Dave Mattacks channeled Bonham and the boys

Not surprisingly, there are some great albums that have had their toes in the Bang-A-Song pool for even just a little bit. (And even if their toes weren’t here recently, we’re still happy to push these great recordings. Here are some of the latest:

Annabelle Lord-Patey crowdfunded and released her first full length album entitled “Polaris”. (“Polaris” on iTunes)
Her pal and occasional partner in crime, Matt Minigell, released “Destructive Testing”. (“Destructive Testing” on Bandcamp)
The Heavy Denims were working without a net. (“Without Annette” on YouTube)
The Great Madness released their debut LP “Never Again”. (“Never Again” on Soundcloud)

In The Studio / New Releases: November 2013

Posted on November 4, 2013 by tonygoddess

In The Studio:

Lisa Manning continues to sing her poems to tape. Tom Hauck‘s record #3 is sounding more like record #1. Morgan Jackson is recording his French Horn audition for a plethora of university admission applications. Litehouse are polishing of three more sound captures. Rob Garfield is layering his latest. The Instinct are coming in for a one and done session. Clock Strikes 10 are running the sets in Studio B. BAS is going remote to record a Meg Griffin interview with Bonnie Raitt for SiriusXM. Willie Loco Alexander is going to cut live with the A Train Orchestra.

New Releases:

Mexican Ape-Lord is starting to drop jams on Youtube, and KBMG has released a long brewing EP.

In The Studio: September/October 2013

Posted on October 4, 2013 by tonygoddess

The Electric Ears should use earplugs they are jamming so loud! The Daniel Dye and the Miller Road Band record is getting mixed in the box. Sister Kathy’s 20-song-80-minute opus got the kids vocal treatment and has moved on to mix. Paul Catania continues to record Pocket Tanya. Tom Hauck is laying down rekkid #3. Meg Griffin brought Willie Nile in for another Sirius/XM session. Anna Rae is mixing her new record on the board. Dan King just did some analog processing on his KBMG mixes. Lisa Manning is laying down more song poems. Rob Garfield continues to mine his profession for music. The Lindsey Buckingham Appreciation Society and Marina Evans used Studio B for fine tuning.

In The Studio: January/February 2013

Posted on February 3, 2013 by tonygoddess

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 Ape Lord are cutting slamming vocals to slamming tracks. Geoff Small and his band of Night Trippers are recording basics featuring a Gibson pedal steel guitar from 1955. Tom Hauck contines to refine one-man-band-dom. Sonic Euphoria are continuing to carve their tunes in rock. KBMG mixed a few longtime fan favorites that had never made it to tape. Godchild began a luv affair with recording by cutting a rendition of “Wagon Wheel”. Lisa Manning finished her latest album in record time. Rob Garfield came up from Philadelphia to cut tracks to accompany his latest book release.

In The Studio: October 2012

Posted on October 1, 2012 by tonygoddess

Tom Hauck continues to crusade against Romneysia for immediate release. Lisa Manning again pairs poetry with music for her second Bang-A-Song recorded LP. Daniel Dye is coming in from Ohio for a third and final session for Miller Road’s next Long Player. The Leblanc Brothers will lay down their first song in a long career of playing but not recording. Geoff Small is gonna pedal hop like Dinosaur. Bukshyesh are attempting to break Bang-A-Song’s SPL meters. Kim Jennings got the piano tuned for her upcoming Eric Salt produced session. The Mystix are coming in for a taping of “Having Words with Meg” on Sirius/XM.

In the Studio: April 2012

Posted on April 6, 2012 by tonygoddess

Bang-A-Song is host to a regular Sirius/XM Radio Show entitled “Having Words with Meg”, hosted by Meg Griffin. You can tune into the show on Channel 30 (The Loft) on Sirius/XM. Past guests have included The Bandit Kings, Willie Nile and Dave Mattacks. This month featured a full band performance and interview with Kingsley Flood. Bang-A-Song has been wrapping up a full-length album with Brian King from What Time Is It Mr.Fox, and has been editing the forthcoming CD-recordings accompanying Ted Widmer’s book on John F. Kennedy to be published by Hyperion.

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