February 4, 2001

February 3 and 4th - Local faves Flying Blind open for one of the greats of classic stadium rock, Blue Oyster Cult. The reapers themselves enjoyed the show and Flying Blind got a standing ovation from the classic rock fans. They opened with Western September Sky. Cool, huh? FB will be playing Joe's in Chicago on March 3. The tour begins

Feb 2nd - Space invaders hit Jonathon's Ballroom. Flying Blind had a new CD release party for the remixed CD "Push" featuring some new tracks including Work so Hard" The place was on fire and featured some high energy covers of great songs like Paranoid and Teen Spirit.

Honeyspot delivered a huge performance on the 2nd, in front of the marketing people from Universal records that were there check out Flying Blind. They did great, and the ground made it fun. Maybe they will be a next regional breakout who hit it in Modesto.

Henry from Hollopoynt says that the search for a new lead singer is coming along. Lots of people trying out, but no fit yet. Word is that there is someone who will fit the bill very soon. We will keep you posted.

Charybdis will be doing some shows here in the near future at the State Theater. They have been making a lot of noise with their new promotion group Poseidon and a local website called www.modestomusic.com Right on the more on the web the better.

There are some rumors flying that Charlie's may reopen. Could it be true? We will try to find out. If any one has info, email us.

Check back the MAMA section to see an updated and expanded band listing later this week.

The world of Rock is happy again here in Modesto. Rock 96.7 is alive and kicking with some great programming by Max Miller and Jack Paper. Rock must be on the airwaves.