January 12, 2001

Live at Studio B, the local CD featuring tons of national bands that played here in town is nearly sold out. Get it quick so that you can get the special music video, produced by ModestoView and Audio Video Headquarters. It is only 10 bucks so you have no excuse.

Flying Blind is creeping up the charts nationwide. Look for their hit song, Smokescreen, on over 80 stations nationwide. Andrew, Scott, Matt, Jeff and Keith are also hoping for a huge Raider victory. Look for them in the Black Hole. Also look for Chris Ricci in the same spot. If you see a black Suburban around town with Raider flags, honk and have him give you some of the new Flying Blind stickers.

Look for Grandaddy on the Late, Late show with Craig Kilborn, 1 am on January 19th. Set your alarm clocks if you do not stay up late. This is a rare view of this local Modesto band.

Flying Blind CD release the sequel, Feb 2 at Jonathons' Ballroom (elks) the Universal Republic CD Push will be released. This features all the new remixed tracks, the new version of Smokescreen and a new track Work So Hard. Do not miss this event. You can see FB at Tower Records in Stockton on Jan 23, and a Wherehouse in Modesto the actual day the disc is released.

Did you know that you can take guitar lessons from the awesome Darrin Morris? You can hook up with him through Barkers music.

Members of the legendary Modesto band Buster Cherry have been spotted playing again locally. There is a new band called N2O recording some tracks at Roger Hanners' Celestial Sounds Studio and featured Mark Macsenti. Phil Anderson another Buster Cherry alumnus, played a couple of gigs with the local band Third Party. He brings that rock expertise to the people he plays with.

The State Theater has a new website, designed and developed by ModestoView.com and Expedition Technologies, Inc. It is a good place to get your daily dose of the arts. http://www.thestate.org

Hollopoynt is now without a lead singer. Man oh man they were well on the way to being the next big thing and this happens. We hope that they pull this thing back together.

State Theater News - Stephany Wyrick is scheduled to play the State soon. Check the events calendar for dates soon.

THE HOLLOPOYNT 4 SONG DEMO CD IS AVAILABLE AT MUSIC GO ROUND IN MODESTO, LOCATED AT SISK AND PALENDALE RIGHT BEHND IN AND OUT BURGER. THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT ANY ONE OF OUR SHOWS

Feed had a CD release party at Celestial Sounds last week. The CD "Tragedy" is super cool and shows of their hard-edged energy. Learn more about Feed at www.fe9d.com.