Peter Lavender: News

This week I took over Audio Floss, the music blog at the Sun. Features include Lavender Loops, In the Bars and Pix and Tix. Hoping the blog will help revive a sleepy Lowell music scene. Any and all comments appreciated. GET LOUD!

A big thank you to anyone who made the trek to Mickey's Friday night. It was nice to see a Lowell bar packed for a night of original music.

Tex MacNamara and his Bucking Broncos played a fun-packed opening set of country/rock gems. Carl, Bob, Scott and Dave played their hearts out with me after that.

What a night!

Sangrias in Lowell, the original venue for my CD release party, has mutated into "Mickey's Irish Pub". Same owners; same intimate room.

Songwriter Melvern Taylor gets things rolling at 7:00.

Should be a great night of music. Hope to see everyone there.

Andy Jacobson, owner of Brew'd Awakening (best coffee in Lowell) is selling Never Now at his Market St. location. He sold one to a woman who was getting married and looking for local musicians to play at her wedding. Shouldn't take her long to realize Never Now is the last thing she should be listening to.

Made it to Doug's top 5 for the October issue of Metronome. "Peter Lavender is a talented guy who goes unnoticed more often than not." My life story in ten words or less.

For the complete review click Press in the menu.

Several people have asked about the cover art for Never Now. The original painting was created by Patrick Moriarty, then a third grade student at the school where I teach music. After a courageous battle with cystic fibrosis, Patrick said his final goodbye on February 2, 2007.

To find out more about Patrick's incredible story, visit team-pj.com.

Tonight at 10:00PM the River 92.5 will be playing Out of Our Hands from my new CD Never Now as part of their Homegrown series.

Finally confirmed a date at Sangrias in Lowell for a CD release party: October 24th at 7:00PM. (See the calendar for details) Don't know how it happened but Scott, Carl and Bob are all in. Should be a blast. Don't miss it!

Got together with old friend Scott Ricciuti from the band Huck to rehearse for a few live shows. Hadn't seen Scott in twelve years but it was so freakin' fun to sing with him again...like riding a bike. The guy is immensely talented.

We may do some coffe house stuff to get ready. Check the calendar for dates.

This week I begin rehearsing with "the Band" for an upcoming CD release party sometime in the fall.

This is a tentative line up but some what of an all star one. Looks like:

Scott Ricciuti: guitar
Carl Johnson: guitar
Sir Bob Nash: drums

Check back for dates.

Wow! The radio show was a blast. Droppin Knowledge host JoeG was the coolest. If you missed the show, I just posted a link.

July 17th at 4:00 I'll be performing live on WMBR FM88.1, to promote my new CD Never Now. Hosted by JoeG, the show will include a live, in-studio performance, CD tracks from both Back to Normal and Never Now, and an extended, hour-long interview.

Tune in for the fun.

http://wmbr.mit.edu

Never Now will be ready on June 24th. Should be available through CDBaby a few weeks after that.

If you can't wait, send me an email and we'll find a way to get you one.

Thanks,

Peter

The other day I was enjoying a dinner at my favorite Lowell restaurant (the Viet Thai), when I overheard two women professors discussing a recent trip to Italy. At one point one turned to the other and said, "You know, throughout history the Italians have always sacrificed morality for the sake of beauty, especially in the arts."

Never have I been more proud of my Italian heritage.

Nailing down the final mixes for Never Now this week.

Also just finished a great photo shoot for the CD cover art. I'll be posting some pictures soon.

A few weeks back a 1st grade student raised her hand as I was walking into the classroom. " Anything happen to you this week? " she asked politely. "No Victoria; it's been a relatively quiet couple of days." She responded, "Maybe you could stick a needle in your eye so you could tell us a story about it.'

Later that night it occured to me that's pretty much how most of the songs on Never Now got written.

Should be available in a few weeks. Check back for updates.

Thought about changing the name of my new CD to Rust, Dust and Horse Manure (the Anatomy of a Break Up). At any rate, it's nearly done. I've been having so much fun I don't want it to end. Couldn't have picked a better guy to work with than Bob Nash at Wonka Sound. Hoping to have it finished by the beginning of May.

My new CD , Never Now, is turning into the rock CD I always wanted to make. Back to Normal was intentionally Americana, a reflection of the times. Never Now is unapologetically 70's rock and I couldn't be happier with the results.

Shooting for a mid April release date.

Just got asked to play at Life Alive on Saturday, February 9th as part of the Winterfest celebration in Lowell. Human bob-sled races, bonfires, Souper Bowl: always a fun way to break up the cold, dreary winter months.

Check the calendar for details.

Started laying down the basic tracks for my upcoming CD, Never Now. Old friend and guitar god Scott Ruffner will be playing on several songs. Hoping for a realease date in the Spring. Stay tuned for more updates.