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6.26.02
RADIO 4 BRINGS THE ROCK
The Boston scenesters were out in force for an incredible show at the Middle
East last night. In our lifetime vol. 2 artists Radio 4 played an amazing
set opening up for British phenoms Clinic, who were sporting their usual
scrubs on stage. Radio 4 won the crowd over easily - and now head off for a
long US tour. Catch the dates on the tour page and go see them!

6.23.02
THE KICKOVERS BECOME PART OF THE CURRICULUM!

We received this letter from Gail:
Hello,
Okay, I have something to show you. In geometry class, we were given a
similarity project. The assignment was to construct an enlarged or reduced
model of any object using the same ratio. So after much contemplating about
which object I should use, I've decided to build an enlarged (2:1) model of
my Kickover's "Osaka" cd case. That way I could show off my KO pride and
drawing the multi-colored dots on the cover would be easy to copy. :) So,
the pictures of it are here
http://www.liquid2k.net/kickover/kogeometryproject.html
Just to let you know, I got a "B" on the assignment. Unfortunately, the
width of my model wasn't "mathematically correct". Go figure.Thanks,
gail

FENWAY MEDIA BLITZ!
FR CEO Mark Kates is featured in a segment of WCVB-TV, Channel 5’s award winning show Chronicle entitled “People in Charge” that also features among others, Pawtucket Red Sox manager Buddy Bailey. The show will air this Monday, June 24, 2002 at 7:30pm. More information is and will be available here.

CONSONANT MIXES IT UP IN CHICAGO
A Chicago audience was thrilled when Tim Midgett from Silkworm and Bob Weston of Shellac joined consonant on stage. Tim played bass for the first 6 songs, with Bob on keyboard. Bob played bass for the rest of the set.

6.13.02
CHECK OUT THE NEW CONSONANT VIDEO FOR 'CALL IT L---"
Mission of Burma documentary co-director Jeff Iwanicki pulls out all the stops with this ultra-live video. Recorded from 2 different shows, Iwanicki reflected on consonants' incredible ability to play the song to within 2 seconds of the recorded version.

6.12.02
GO CONSONANT!
consonant moves from #107 to #70 on CMJ Top 200! Thank you.

FENWAY AT THE WBCN RIVER RAVE 2002
A long glorious day of bro-ing down interspersed with great music and beer is how we will remember the 2002 River Rave. An early arrival got us to the new $300 million pleasure palace in time for The Kickovers interview with Shred and Juanita. From there we attempted to commandeer golf carts and eventually made our way to the Pit stage where Rumble
winners The Gentlemen were rocking the early crowd. The Kickovers made their CMGI Field debut a memorable one performing a set highlighted by the BCN favorite "Fake in Love" and their ripping new songs "Girlfriend" and "Dirty Hands." After a signing at the Strawberries booth, it was back to backstage for the bro-down. First order of business was diffusing the Kickovers-Strokes feud, which was done successfully. Over the course of the afternoon, The Kickovers bro'd down with Jimmy Eat World, Sum 41, who I shared a nice van ride with, Jack Black, Ben MF Cooley, new Patriots free safety Rob Kelly, The Damn Personals, The
Gentlemen, Oedipus, and Kay Hanley. In addition Fenway Recordings associate Billy Barrett bro'd down with Papa Roach. Musically my highlights were Sum 41, Ash, who are featured on in our lifetime vol. 1, and the most devastating Strokes, who sounded amazing through the huge
PA and played a couple of great new songs. CMGI Field is truly state of the art and Fenway is anxiously awaiting the September 9 showdown with the Steelers.

Consonant at 608: Mission of Burma guitarist Clint Conley marked a triumphant return with his other band, Consonant, which combined a punk roar with an angular pop sensibility that continually challenged a packed house of fans. Consonant sounded like a synthesis of the best of Boston's rock underground from the past 25 years. Conley even opened with ''Red Clouds,'' a song he wrote for onetime local club fixtures Busted Statues. There was nothing busted about Consonant, however. A superb set, and not enough can be said about Conley's agile mastery of the Rickenbacker guitar sound. Consonant is at the Paradise June 21 with Buffalo Tom. - Steve Morse

5.28.02
SARAH AND NADIA HAVE A CHAT WITH MIKEY

"Even before his much-acclaimed reunion with Mission of Burma, bassist Clint Conley had begun baby-stepping back into music. Early mornings alone with a guitar evolved into sessions at Somerville's Q Division studio." [more]

5.22.02
JOHNNY FROM THE KICKOVERS SPEAKS OUT

Read "30 Questions with Johnny" at Nicola's Kickovers site, the first on the Web.
Nicola also interviewed Nate in March.

"Consonant (Fenway Recordings) boasts the first music written by former (current?) Mission of Burma bassist Clint Conley in more than 15 years, and the suggestion of the image is hard to miss..." THE BOSTON PHOENIX.
Read the rest.

The Kickovers will open for the Cranberries for three performances at the end of this month: May 28 at the Filence Center in Vienna, VA; May 30 at Chastain Park Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA; and June 1 at the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre in Miami. See the schedule page for a complete list and make flyers for all Fenway artist shows using the Interactive Flyer Machine.

THE KICKOVERS DOMINATE NEW ENGLAND RADIO WITH LIVE SET

The Kickovers played a five-song set last night on the Boston-based WFNX radio network, which covers Boston, Providence, Rhode Island; Portland, Maine; and Manchester, New Hampshire. Fans were there, the band played well and the phones wouldn't stop ringing. Thanks to the fans listening for filling our messageboard with real-time feedback!