Coventry Carolling

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in honor of the winter holy daze, we have a digital stocking stuffer for you revelers ~  our take on the 16th century lullaby lament, Coventry Carol:

click here for your no-minimum-pay-what-you-want download.

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and last year’s, Arabian Dance (from The Nutcracker) still holds up as well:

please share far and wide.

we wish you all the best for the holidays and the coming new year!

MIXTAPE 1988

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our current undertaking has us arranging songs by Def Leppard, Paula Abdul, and Rob Base (with some Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance thrown in for good measure) ~ among others.  why? the lovely folks at Boston Band Crush asked us to be a part of their Mixtape series and the year of note this time is 1988.  this is also a self-indulgent personal fantasy for Singer Mali, who came of age in the late 80s, and has always had a soft spot for the power ballad and feathered bangs.  join us at the new Union Square (Somerville, MA) club, Radio, on Saturday, December 10th, in your late-80s finest, and be prepared for some serious sing-along-ing.  the esteemable Jonah Sacks joins us on cello for this one (’cause how, we ask, could we perform Love Bites without a cello?):

more info here

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hello Jaggeryians ~ right now we are working on finishing up the artwork for the Private Violence EP which we plan to release on CD in February.  (non-Boston folks, you can expect a short tour around that time, too.  let us know if you want us to visit your town/city & we will do our best to accommodate your request!) in addition, we are preparing for a set of hit songs from 1988 for our next show (info here) which will feature Jonah Sacks on cello (as Tony is taking the month off).  Singer Mali is also embarking on a project with painter/director Steven Bogart called Ten Paintings, Ten Songs ~ more details to be revealed as the project develops.  so far, the experience has served to shake up Singer Mali’s songwriter’s block, and force some new songs out of her . . . so you can expect new material on the horizon.  oh yes, and we’re also recording our own reggae-influenced-mixed meter-trip-hop interpretation of a christmas carol, to be released as an mp3 download in December.   please visit this site for more info.  and be in touch!  we LOVE hearing from you.

photo: Justin Moore

COLORING PARTY

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next on the agenda:  we aim to turn The Middle East Upstairs upside down and into an interactive art space ~ for one night only.  We’re sharing this experiment in audience art participation with some of our favourite new-ish Boston bands:  the rock opera-tastic SchoolTree, the inspired avant-art-rockers BENT KNEE, and the beautiful, alterna-lilters, Sounds of Venus.

contrary to what the flyer says, doors are actually 9pm.  advance tickets thru Ticketfly HERE and thru Ticketweb HERE, and of course at the Middle East box office, if you are smart and want to avoid the service fees.  (box office hours: daily 2 – 8pm).

bring your inner artist, and PLAY WITH US.

Sleepy Hollow

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Our next endeavor has us assuming the unique role of live radio drama house band, contributing a live “soundtrack” for the Post-Meridian Radio Players adaptation of  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.  The show is part of  The Big Broadcast of 1954 ~ a two part radio drama running for six nights (Oct 19th, 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th, & 30th) this month at the beautiful  Regent Theater in Arlington, MA.  We’ll be performing creepy music written by local Boston composer,  Michael J. Veloso ~ and we’ll be sneaking in a few post-show Jaggery sets, featuring our most Halloween-y material ~ on Thursday 10/27, Friday 10/28, and Sunday 10/30.

shows are all at 8pm, and are $20 general admission, $15 for students/seniors

tickets here

more info about the broader Sleepy Hollow Ride Across America (of which our production of Sleepy Hollow is a part) here: http://www.sleepyhollow2011.com/

hope you will join us …..mwahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha!!!!!!!