Psycho Depot Issue 443 Aug 30, 2006 Current # of subscribers: 187 (daily and digest) Subjects in this issue: Re: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals cunningham/arduser friday Bucket/July 8th New Bob Nyswonger interview Tickled Pink/August 5th Bucket/August 12th! City Beat/Deposition CD review the psychodots almost end-of- Summer Jam! Tickled Pink woxy ++ psychodots ++ Date: 27 Jun 2006 02:43:12 -0700 From: Jim Siegert Subject: Re: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Hey all I just got back from a show at a club in Phoenix called Modified. I saw Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. I need to tell you (my friends) about this band before they're a $75 ticket at Riverbend (and belive me, they will be). www.gracepotter.com/ I have to sleep... Your friend Jim ++ psychodots ++ Date: Thursday, June 29, 2006 7:06 PM From: George Cunningham Subject: cunningham/arduser friday Each and Every Single One of You Deeply Appreciated Graveblankets and Faux Frenchmen Followers: Below lies the skinny on the next two Fridays of your life. This Friday, June 30, The Flammables (CunninghamArduserSchmidtFeister) do their consarned instrumental rock (?) thing at Bella for Rockin' On Walnut downtown from 5-6:30pm, followed by an Arduser/Cunningham duo set from about 6:30-8pm. Following us will be colleagues/bandmates/internet billionaires Brian Lovely and Steve Schmidt. The following Friday, July 7, see the Faux Frenchmen from 5-8pm at Bella. Okay, Rockin'ingham GET A ROCKIN' START TO YOUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND AT P&G's ROCKIN' ON WALNUT DOWNTOWN THIS FRIDAY! At the Contemporary Arts Center and Bella (on the Aronoff Center Plaza), 6th & Walnut Streets, Downtown. FREE admission, rockin' live music, full bar with happy hour drink specials For $2 parking and more info visit www.downtowncincinnati.com Rockin' Downtown This Friday: FREE admission at the CAC; Buckra performs 5-8; tours at 6:30, plus full bar. On the CityBeat Music Stage at Bella: The Flammables with Chris Arduser & George Cunningham 5-8 and Steve Schmidt & Brian Lovely 8-10 P&G is proud to present Rockin. on Walnut. The Party Patio at Bella is sponsored by Heineken Premium Light. Rockin. on Walnut is produced by Bella, Contemporary Arts Center, and Downtown Cincinnati Inc. in partnership with Cincinnati Arts Association, the Downtown Residents Council, Enjoy the Arts/START, YPCincy.com and CincyUpdate.com. Rockin. on Walnut media partners CityBeat and WNKU 89.7 FM. Patio planters generously provided by Natorp's. Mr. Cunningham's wardrobe courtesy Sam Walton and Goodwill. ++ psychodots ++ Date: 05 Jul 2006 05:19:04 -0700 From: Mary Bosken Subject: Bucket/July 8th Status: O This just in from Lee Rolfes..... Bucket Sat., July 8th @ The Brickhouse (Cinti., OH). For more info, go to ohmybucket.com ++ psychodots ++ Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:14:45 -0700 From: "Anil Prasad" Subject: New Bob Nyswonger interview Hi everyone, Thought some of you might be interested in a new interview with The Bears' Bob Nyswonger talking about his new solo CD over at Innerviews: http://www.innerviews.org Cheers, A -- Anil Prasad aprasad@innerviews.org ++ psychodots ++ Date: 02 Aug 2006 20:23:04 -0700 From: Mary Bosken Subject: Tickled Pink/August 5th Forwarding an update from Scott Covrett: Tickled Pink will be "headlining" (along with John Hammond) the Lebanon Blues Fest, this Sat. @ 9:30 p.m. E. Mulberry at N. Cherry in Lebanon is where you want to go. See: http://www.lebanonbluesfestival.com/ for more info. Thanks for listening. (Scott C.) ++ psychodots ++ Date: 09 Aug 2006 06:01:36 -0700 From: Mary Bosken Subject: Bucket/August 12th! Reminder...... Bucket Sat. August 12th! @ The Dew Drop Inn Blue Jay, USA (Between Miamitown and Harrison) For more info, go to: http://www.dewdropinnbluejay.com/index.html http://www.ohmybucket.com/ ++ psychodots ++ Date: 17 Aug 2006 10:06:46 -0700 From: Mary Bosken Subject: City Beat/Deposition CD review City Beat http://www.citybeat.com/current/music2.shtml Local Disc-O-Mania A look at some recent Greater Cincinnati-spawned releases By Mike Breen, Rick Hickey and Ezra Waller BOB NYSWONGER -- DEPOSITION Snatching obscurity from the jaws of fame for over 25 years, Cincinnati's psychodots are easily the most underrated Pop group in America. Like hydroponic song farmers, the 'dots are so wildly prolific that their prodigious output can barely be contained by group efforts, side projects and solo releases. Bassist Bob Nyswonger's new disc is actually his first solo album and a long- overdue exhibit of his own clever songcraft. Fans will be pleased to find Bob accompanied here by all the usual suspects: fellow 'dots' Rob Fetters and Chris Arduser, former Raisins drummer Bam Powell and his Bears-mate Adrian Belew (drumming on "Dust Devil"). Never likely to be voted the best vocalist out of the bunch, Nyswonger is arguably the most diverse songwriter. With tunes ranging from sparkling Pop ditties to winsome piano ballads with sardonic lyrics worthy of the great Ray Davies, Bob's less-than-operatic pipes make his tales of loss and heartbreak sound all the more convincing. Akin to a long- lost vinyl LP by an old favorite, Nyswonger's Deposition has an air of friendly familiarity, simple, direct production and clocks in at a lean 40 minutes. Like watching Pete Rose step up to the plate, veteran slugger Nyswonger is a familiar face with a unique stance and an unfailing ability to connect with the ball. Bravo, Bad Bob. (RH) Grade: B ++ psychodots ++ Date: August 25, 2006 11:26:17 AM EDT From: "Mike Haverland" Subject: the psychodots almost end-of- Summer Jam! Hi. Just wanted to make sure all of you were aware of this imminent show, certainly showcasing 2 of the most talented and under- appreciated musical collaboratives in the country..(in my humble opinion.) Any help you could give in covering/spreading awareness for what is sure to be an end-of summer jam-fest for a worthy cause would be appreciated! Keep Rockin'- Mike Haverland Featuring the psychodots with Shrug Thursday, August 31 Fraze Pavilion 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $10 at Ticketmaster The psychodots are Ohio guitar pop legends with nearly two decades of recordings and performances under their own moniker, as well as with other band projects, including The Raisins and The Bears. The three members - friends since childhood - have enjoyed Alternative chart success, and toured internationally. Their most recent album, "Terminal Blvd. ", was released last November. www.psychodots.com Born in Dayton, Ohio, Shrug pulls off a combination of absorbing the good stuff from all different styles coupled with a go-your-own- way-ness that is unique to the midwest, where things tend to move slow and safe and where you need to be an alpha cat to keep from getting sucked into the routine. (Or you need to be deranged. Trust me - There is no eccentric like midwest-eccentric.) But I digress. Let's get to the heart of the matter, like I mentioned earlier: the songs. Imagine the structure and attention to craft of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers combined with the edge of Johnny Thunders' Heartbreakers. Imagine Counting Crows' party being crashed by Nirvana. Or Ziggy Stardust-era Bowie refereeing a battle between Elvis Costello, The Who, REM, Steve Earle, Jeff Buckley and the Jayhawks. That should give you an idea of what Shrug is about. The singer/guitarist grew up on classic rock radio. The drummer grew up on 80s pop. The bassist's a jazzer, and the other guitarist's into psychedelia and other English weirdness. Put these ingredients in the stew, and out comes Shrug, with both a reverence for the past and a desire to take it somewhere new. www.shrug.com ++ psychodots ++ Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:20:38 -0400 From: Mary Bosken Subject: Tickled Pink Forwarding an update from Scott Covrett: American blues rock etc. trio TickledPink (covrett, nyswonger, and POWell) will be at Stanley's Pub (Stanley's Ave., off Columbia Pkwy. Cinti) THIS FRIDAY, Sept. 1st @ 10 p. Even have a couple of new tunes. What a concept! Also, the pink ticklers will be playing after the REDS game Sat. Sept. 9th on the concourse. Not sure of the time. Am sure it'll be fun. Thanks for listening. [Scott Covrett] ++ psychodots ++ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:15:00 -0400 From: "Kevin McKeehan" Subject: woxy Hey all, Just saw on the woxy.com home page a nice little animated ad box for tomorrows show which links to ticketmaster to buy tickets. See ya there! 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