Sunday, July 06, 2008
Gator Gazette
CURRENT NEWS
1/15/07 - Alan Goodrich's solo CD "Out On A Limb" has now been added at over 40 radio stations across the Eastern United States. (With one chart position in college radio at #23 as reported to CMJ!)
1/1/07 – This year marks the 18th year of Alan & The Alligators being in existence, since forming in 1989.
1/1/07 - The Alligators and Alan Goodrich now have homes on myspace.com and they are the only places on the web where you can listen to several of our songs in their entirety (not just clips)!
Visit us at: http://www.myspace.com/alligatorsband and http://www.myspace.com/alangoodrich
12/26/06 – Erik Ringstad has completed recording approximately two albums worth of his instrumental jazz compositions, with more songs in the works (many with Alan Goodrich on drums).
12/20/06 – Alan & The Alligators CD "Reptile Rock" is now for sale at iTunes. You can buy the whole CD or individual songs as digital downloads.
11/12/06 - We recently received a new order of Alligators T Shirts (in blue, and for the first time, black) and baseball caps. Sorry to the folks who wanted these items while we were temporarily out of stock. We also now have brand new embroidered Alligators patches, so you can sew them onto backpacks, jackets, and so on, turning almost any garment into "gator gear." All of these items, as well as CD's are available for purchase at shows and at our Gator Gear page.
9/5/05 – On Wednesday, August 31, "The Diamond Hearts" featuring Greg Hawkes of "The Cars" fame, Alan Goodrich from The Alligators, and Tim Mann performed a show at The Skellig in Waltham, MA. The trio played primarily original material, a few Beatles songs, and covered the Cars classic song "Moving In Stereo." Greg Hawkes played ukulele, guitar and sang, Alan Goodrich played drums and percussion, Tim Mann played ukulele, guitar and sang, and Tom Bianchi joined in on bass for a few songs.
8/15/05 – On Saturday, August 13, keyboardist T Lavitz of The Dixie Dregs, Jazz Is Dead, Pat Benatar, and Jefferson Starship fame joined Alan Goodrich as "guest gator" at the Acoustic Alligators duo show at The Burlington, MA Marriott's "Fitzwilliam's Irish Pub". The twosome played four sets of music including original material and covers songs from such groups as The Grateful Dead and Eric Clapton.
5/17/05 - The June issue of Metronome Magazine will feature a picture of Alan Goodrich on the cover and an in-depth article about Alan's new solo album and The Alligators Band. Metronome Magazine is a very cool music publication available at Record Stores, Music Stores, and Nightclubs throughout Massachusetts.
5/17/05 - Alan's new solo CD "Out On A Limb" has been released and is getting strong reviews. To listen to the tracks or to buy a copy, please visit the Gator Gear or Alan Goodrich pages on this web site.
5/17/05 - Gator guitarist Erik Ringstad, (with Alan on drums) have begun recording some of Erik's original jazz and blues compositions. Some of these songs such as "Saint James Blues" and "Al's House" are currently being performed live by The Alligators.
5/17/05 - Keyboardist T Lavitz of The Dixie Dregs, Jazz Is Dead, Pat Benatar, and Jefferson Starship fame will be "guest gator" at the Sat. June 4 Acoustic Alligators show at The Fireside, in Methuen, MA. Check out the Gigs page on this web site for more information about this, and other upcoming shows.
5/17/05 - Alan & The Alligators "Reptile Rock" CD has thus far been added at over 75 Radio Stations across the US and Canada, and attained two Top-Ten Chart positions in College Radio as reported by CMJ. Radio promotion for Alan's "Out On A Limb" CD will commence soon.
Everyone has been asking about a new album from the Alligators. If there are Alligators originals that you have heard live and want to hear them on the next CD, send us an e-mail and let us know. Choosing a title for a CD is also never easy. "Welcome To The Future" was in the running for the first one but didn't make it. Alan is fond of "Somewhat Commercial Recorded Music Product #2" for the next CD title, but we think he's the only one who is. If you have a suggestion for a new album title, drop us a line and let us know.
GUEST GATORS
In addition to Gators Alan Goodrich, Erik Ringstad and Jon Steinberger, other talented musicians have appeared with us at selected shows. Long time Gators, Tom Young and Fil Ramil have contributed fiery guitar playing at shows of late. Tom Martin has contributed some excellent electric bass. Maureen Medeiros has played some great hand drums, and Bruce Marshall (of the "Bruce Marshall Group" and "Montgomery & Marshall," a duo he has with blues harmonica legend James Montgomery) has appeared with us playing super acoustic guitar and dobro.
GREAT MUSIC AROUND TOWN
Looking for something fun to do on Wednesday nights? Tom Bianchi (a superb musician and a very funny guy) hosts and performs at an excellent singer-songwriter series at The Skellig (240 Moody Street, Waltham, MA. 781-647-0679) every Wednesday night starting at 8 PM. See some of the finest up and coming area singer-songwriters in a very cool room.
In the same spirit as Tom Bianchi's Wednesday series, Danielle Miraglia (another very talented musician) presents a singer-songwriter series at The Burren (247 Elm St. Davis Square, Somerville, MA 617-776-6896) every Sunday night starting at 8 PM. This is also a very cool room and it looks surprisingly like The Skellig.
GREAT MUSIC OUT OF TOWN
The Rose Garden (16 Milford Street, Upton, MA - 508.529.7776) features a weekly songwriter showcase called The Rose Room Revue every Thursday night. The event is held in their upstairs dining room, which is a very good listening atmosphere. The Revue features regional and national acts along with some splendid local talent and great food.
BOOK THE ALLIGATORS
The Alligators frequently get called upon to play private parties, corporate functions, outdoor barbeques, Weddings, Divorces, Tupperware parties, chess tournaments, arm wrestling conventions, and so on. If you would like to hire us for an event you are planning, please fill out our contact form (or call 978-369-2370) to set it up. We can provide live band, trio, duo or solo, rock, funk, blues, R&B, jazz, pop, folk, or even classical music.
