the search is nearly over!!

Well... For those of you kids that haven't been paying attention, Mark and the HHB are to make an appearance at Tower Records in Sacramento today, Thursday, April 21, at 6 PM. The Tower page says they will be making an in-store performance. See for yourself here. Did I already post that link? I think I did, but I never read these things after I write them. And just in case you don't feel like searching on the Tower Page for directions, I will post them right here.

Driving Directions: >

Tower Broadway is located at the corner of 16th Street and Broadway

From I-5 North, take the Broadway off ramp. Go East on Broadway to 16th Street. We are right on the corner.

From 99 North, take the transition to Hwy 50 East and exit on 15th Street. Turn right on 15th to Broadway and turn left. We are one block away at 16th Street.

From 80 West, take the 160 exit into downtown. Turn left on F Street and go to 15th Street, turn right on 15th and take it all the way to Broadway. Turn left on Broadway, and we're on the corner at 16th Street.

From Hwy 50 West, take the 16th Street exit right before the I-5 interchange. Go straight to 15th Street and turn left. One block to Broadway, turn left on Broadway and we are at 16th Street.

I also finally got a picture of Shaun. He doesn't look anything like the guy on the front of "Dozen Lies." And notice the appropriately labeled "Devils" cap!

Lastly, I was given this nice image of the Hell's House Band logo. Enjoy...

If you see me and you care, say hello! (If you don't know what I look like, just ask any bald guy with glasses if his name is "Justin".) And if you miss the Tower performance, I'll see you (hopefully) at the Old Ironsides show on Friday.

justin

can i call 'em or what?

An email from one of my top secret sources informed me that advertised on page 2 of this month's Alive N' Kickin' is, you guessed it, an in-store performance by Hell's House Band at Tower Records on Broadway in Sacramento. The show starts at 6 PM. You can count on seeing me there. And, hopefully, at Old Ironsides the following night.

For those reading this that are not local to the Sacramento area, Alive N' Kicking is the local music rag, a monthly newspaper put out by a guy named Jerry Perry. Did he used to the run the Cattle Club? I don't know too much about it. If you know more, fell free to enlighten me.

As for HHB; perhaps my other secret source wasn't entirely reliable :) The link at Tower says El Hefe will be there. I know Shaun is going to be there and, god knows, Mark Curry had damn sure better be there. Maybe Kenny will be missing? You can see the link here. Make sure you scroll down to the "In-Store Performances" section.

Don't you hate those freakin' sideways smiley things?

j

ironsides, m-bar and the vacant (?) tower

For those who wander here and haven't yet heard, Mark is playing a show at Old Ironsides on Friday, April 22nd. Somebody emailed me to let me know that he isn't playing with Hell's House Band, but I'm not entirely sure what that means.

Shaun Mitchell, drummer for HHB, sent a couple of emails out to the markcurry yahoo group shortly after a show in LA at M-Bar. He said that they had had a great rehearsal the night before the show, but that the show was only so-so. Did anyone see this show? I'd love to hear about it. Were Kenny and El Hefe present?

I don't know what happened to the gig at Tower Records. The word was that the date was pushed back to avoid St. Patrick's Day and then to incorporate it with a small tour. I haven't heard anything more since then, but if Mark will be in Sac on 4/22, then you can probably bet that a Tower gig will be around that time as well. (Would you want to drive eight hours one way and not multitask your shows?)

On the side, I had a chance to grab some coffee and hang out for a bit with Shaun Mitchell. He played drums on the "Dozen Lies" CD as well as a couple of tracks on "Let the Wretched Come Home". Shaun had a lot of great stories and MC paraphrenelia as well. (I hope I spelled that right.) He sent an email out to the markcurry yahoo group that mentioned a couple of videos. He played them for me--there was a video for "Don't Die" and one for "High Above the River" that was directed by Kiefer Sutherland, of all people.

All's well that ends well. If anybody hears anymore news about MC let me know.

j