2010
October Shows:
Two Nights of Halloween
• October 29th at the Roadhouse in Millers Falls, Mass. 9:00pm showtime; promises to be a kick-ass show!
• October 30th- Annual Halloween Show at Camp Sloane, Lakeville, Ct. For more information email Eliot at eliolou@gmail.com
July Shows:
• January 30th at the Roadhouse in Millers Falls, Mass. 9:00pm showtime; a good time will be had by all!
2009
Fall Shows:
• November 7th- Halloween Show at Camp Sloane, Lakeville, Ct. For more information email Eliot at eliolou@gmail.com
Summer Shows:
Winter Shows:
• February 14th, Valantine's Day at the Nostalgia Inn, Kingfield, Maine. Show should begin around 9:00 pm, Make you plans now.
• January 10th at the Roadhouse in Millers Falls, Mass.
Here is a little Space history from Johnny...
HISTORY OF OUTERSPACE AND OTHER RUMINATIONS FROM JOHNNY “GUITAR” MOSES
Ah yes, Spacers, Obama is in the White House and we all look to a new leadership to help straighten the tracks.
How did we begin? Artificial intelligence? No, a simple ad on an ivy laden college wall, Trinity College, Hartford, CT, 1968. Klondike looking to start a band, I answered and we started to hatch a plan. We sat in his dorm room listening to Hendrix and the Beatles. Klon stood up in Math class and further recruited Dave and Compton. Both sang, one played harp. One drummer later we settled on Chief, or he settled on us. First gig: November 1st, 1968, Old Cave Café, Trinity. I have the paperwork to prove it. That night on the set list Doors’ “5 to 1”, “Back Door Man”, Hendrix’s “Fire” and some Buffalo Springfield.
We were the leftover flower children’s crusade and looking back on it now I guess we won some important battles in the 60’s and 70’s.
Lately we celebrated our 40th anniversary to the day in Lakeville, CT. Sold out crowd hearing the best unrecorded band in the business?
I’ll be Space blogging and slogging again soon. Questions? Comments?
Stay tuned to hear how Eliot, Artie, Al and 2 Trinity managers and another soundman, Eric, Richie, Don, plus assorted keys and guitarist, D.J., Van, and Aram, plus 2 Maine roadies, Andy and Conger, all hitched a ride and became involved. Some very much still!
fingers@optonline.net
2007–2008
Summer Shows:
Fall & Winter Shows:
• March 28 at the Empire Club, located at 575 Congress Street in Portland. Show begins around 9:00 PM.
• March 29 at the Nostalgia Inn, Kingfield, Maine. Show should begin around 9:00 pm, Make you plans now.
• November 3- Halloween Show at Camp Sloane, Lakeville, Ct. For more information email Eliot at eliolou@earthlink.net
• December 8 - Opening for Jefferson Starship at the King Pine Room, Sugarloaf, Me. Show should begin at 8:30
• January 19th at the Roadhouse in Millers Falls, Mass.
• More shows to be annoounced soon
Summer Shows:
This should be of interest to all fans of the band. Space has been asked to play at an outdoor show on July 1st at the Tri-County Fair Grounds in Northampton, Mass along with Jefferson Starship, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Big Brother & the Holding Company, It's A Beautiful Day and Tom Constanten from early Grateful Dead days. For more information on the show check out the following link. http://www.firstaidforourtroops.org
2006
Summer Shows:
• Friday, July 7 at Grittys in Freeport, Maine. Show begins late afternoon (around 4:00) outdoors, with tent in case of rain. This has annually been one of the great gigs. Be there if you can.
• Saturday, July 8 at Andy Swift's in Hope, Maine. Always a great time had by all. May be outdoors depending on weather.
• Sunday, July 9 at the usual mystery location. The show the band looks forward to all year.
• Friday, April 7 at the Rack on the access road to Sugarloaf, Maine. Show will begin at around 10:00. See you there.
• Saturday, April 8, at the Nostalgia Inn, Kingfield, Maine. Show should begin around 9:00 pm, Make you plans now; it will be a great night.
2005
• Friday, October 7 at the People's Pint in Greenfield, Mass; the band should begin after 9:00.
• Saturday, October 8 the boys will be back at the Nostalgia Inn, Kingfield, Maine. The band's last gig there was sold out, so call for tickets soon.
• Saturday, October 29 is the annual Halloween show at Camp Sloan in Lakeville, Connecticut. Costumes encouraged, the more outrageous the better.
June 27, 2005
Happy New Year, and
with the changing year there will be some changes coming to the site. We are
hoping for more contributions from the boys in the band and some technical changes
that will allow this to occur. Check back soon.
June 2004
June 3, 2004
What goes around, comes around; in this case Space's Maine Summer Tour. The schedule was finalized tonight. Going to heat things up this summer with the gigs booked in July. Plan accordingly, and we hope to see you all there. Bring plenty of sunscreen for the outdoor shows.
Winter 2003-2004
December 11, 2003
Some pictures from Halloween have been added, and a few words from Moses...
Greetings Spacers: this is the first official Space newsletter from your old pal and space archivist, Johnny Guitar Jupiter "Jimi" Moses. A man of many names and no true identity.
Eliot- keyboardist, vocalist and chief song craftsman, is busy finishing up "Still Kickin", his latest high-tech home studio hit. Back from L.A. TAXI songwriterÕs convention marketing his tunes. He and talented wife, Lulu Love Lindenmeyr, just offered a tour of Eastern Europe from the State Department. El and family recently back from Cuba. WeÕre hoping this world troubadour can carve out some time for SpaceÕs tour in July 2004.
Klondike- bassist, sound engineer, another world traveler hopes to make the Nov. 1 gig at the 10th annual Camp Sloan Halloween Space costume party. HeÕll be jet lagged and punchy from his return flight from Holland. Klon is on call from a dot COM genius/musician who will fly his sound expertise anywhere in the world. Klondike Sound, known from New England to Newport to New Orleans, is the main reason these astro geezers still sound relevant after 35 years.
Compton- guitarist, vocalist, chief songwriter, OuterspaceÕs "secret weapon" is busy putting the finishing touches on his 2nd solo CD, "Dirt Simple". Yours truly was asked to contribute pedal steel guitar, banjo and dobro. My one comment, "Why not have me record on an instrument I can play?" Allison, fiddler for Shania Twain, is all over the tunes.
Uncle Al- trombonist, fiddler, space guru, the "-- year old perfect master", social chemist tending to the ski birds of Sugarloaf mountain, site of many Space shows in the past. Al can be heard on the latest Vinalhaven board tape (one of our most interesting), dueling bones with jazz great, Artie Baron.
WailinÕ Dave- vocalist, harpist, guitarist- also busy putting the finishing touches on his first as yet untitled solo CD. The music is of course bluesy, reggaeish and inspirational. I had a blast helping W.D. and monster drummer, son Jake, with a couple of cuts. My favorite? "I Am It!" The CD was recorded at Avocet studios, site of Outerspace CD, "Rocket".
Mike Wiskey- drummer, percussionist and all around hearty soul, the newest member of the band (only 2 decades?)- Mikey is known for his dry wit and subtle humor and heÕs still single. He plays a mean gutbucket metal tie and can cover vocal chores, harmonies and other Space originals.
Artie- sound engineer and board duties, when not litigating or redesigning tube circuitry, Artie devotes road time to the band. He actually knows more about everything than all of us combined, so we shut up and listen.
Johnny Guitar- lead guitarist, vocalist, although blushingly introduced as "the only guy who can really play," his chops are actually up these days through involvement with 3 cover bands. Exhausted but happy with the gigs, he is working on his first solo CD, "Moses in Madagascar", which as hippie-retro as it sounds will raise money for the endangered rainforest of Madagascar, (4th largest island in the world off S.E. coast of Africa).
Am booking mid July 2004 Outerspace summer tour. Please send suggestions, requests, newsletter reaction to me at fingers@optonline.net
-October, 2003
-Space
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