Shifting gears from the campy irony laden pop of The Isotoners, CLINT MICHIGAN finds the band’s namesake and lead singer Clint Asay in a more lyrical and reflective mood. Rounding out the quartet is Amy Bezunartea(vocals, banjo), Pinky Weitzman(viola, stroh, vocals), and Mason Brown(accordian, mandolin, vocals). Clint Michigan has shared bills with the likes of Jennifer O Connor, Scott Matthew, Joel Gibb(The Hidden Cameras), Gentlemen Reg, and Bitch to name a few. They are currently working on their debut record which they hope to have completed by the fall of this year, out on Kiam Records.-“They’re as if The Carter Family with very special guest Andy Bell from Erasure opened for Iris DeMent at The Cock. Clint “Michigan” Asay’s voice is dove-bar sweet.” -DJ Satisfaction Pony
“Take last Monday for instance when we witnessed rock history at Starlight. Former Isotoner Clint Asay debuted his ingeniously named new band CLINT MICHIGAN before an adoring crowd of fans. CM is more earnest, with beautiful ballads about self-renewal and turning one’s life around” -HX Magazine

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5/8 Kendall Meade, the winning songwriter who anchors the revolving lineup of Mascott, also made an early escape- in her songs, that is. Meade has a natural reserve that makes her talent at creating seductive pop all the more intriguing. In her opening set, which featured guest turns by her friends Dudley Klute on vocals & Judson Ehrbar on vocals & percussion, She often returned to the notion of ephemerality as a source of power. 'I really wanted you yesterday,' she whispered to an imaginary prospect, now rejected. Dougher used folk music's lyricism to build a tension she then shattered with a rock edge. Meade, staying prettier on the surface, found the restlessness at the heart of a woman's quietude. New York Times

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5/15 Most recently Scott Matthew wrote and performed several songs in John Cameron Mitchell's (of Hedwig and the Angry Inch) recent film "Shortbus. In addition Scott has performed songs for the "Ghost in the Shell" The Japanese anime series, the "Cowboy Be-Bop" feature film(available on victor records) and has written lyrics for Billy Preston for the title song of Japanese Anime "Licensed by Royal". “Scott Matthew is an immeasurable help to the Shortbus soundtrack.” - Kevin Maher – The London Times

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5/22 Amy Bezunartea / Larry Krone

Artist/Entertainer Larry Krone is known as much for his understated style of sad song selling as for his overstated cornball stage shows complete with customized ukuleles and hand-stitched & studded western stage costumes. Krone has performed—solo or with his family act—at music and art venues in New York such as Starlight Bar & Lounge, Fez, Joe’s Pub, the Living Room, Tonic, The Whitney Museum, and PS 122. September 2006, Krone had his first major one-person museum exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis. The exhibition—a survey of Krone’s visual and performance work from the past 10 years—will be accompanied by a large-scale live performance and a multimedia catalog complete with a full length CD of his music.

www.myspace.com/amybezunartea
www.larrykrone.com

5/29 Jim Andralis / Not Waving But Drowning
Jim Andralis. Formerly of The Isotoners and The New Criticism. Currently performing my own stuff. Sometimes play and sing with Larry Krone, Kenny Mellman, Bridget Everett, Clint, Michigan

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