Groovelily Alert

See below regarding Groovelily's long-awaited return to New Jersey. For those who don't remember, they were the New York (Brooklyn, actually) based band whose music and performance was the centerpiece of the brilliant McCarter-Paper Mill coproduction of "Midsummer" two years ago.

At that time, I also got to interview them at length, and enjoyed a very nice afternoon with them down in Princeton. Very nice people with enormous reserves of talent and imagination. Should be a great show, although I will sadly miss it: the schedule just will not allow it.

I'll be in Princeton Saturday to catch up with "Stickfly," which so far is getting mixed reviews. The Review Preview will post by Monday, although I will most likely check in with you guys before then.

Anyway, the press release and details follow. They get my AAA recommendation. Also, if they are selling CDs, my recommendation will be "Are We There Yet?" Lots of choice stuff on that one. More recently they released a CD of music from "Midsummer," but the running time is short and, at least for those who saw the show, it's sort of a tease to hear the music without the rest of the package. Don't get me wrong, it's terrific music, but if you only buy one, go for "Are We There Yet?" It's in my regular music rotation, which is saying something since I have about 7,000 records and CDs to choose from here at Basecamp Willie.

OK, gotta go. Got some errands tonight, then hopefully I'll get some sleep (see previous post). Then ...wait for it ... four-day weekend!

To our friends:
We're thrilled that *Groovelily* <http://www.groovelily.com/> are coming
back to The Sanctuary this Saturday night. There's really no way to
express how exciting this band is: The soaring electric violin solos,
the jazzy upbeat songs, the rapport and humor onstage, are electrifying.
GrooveLily
Because they have always been a sold-out favorite for us, we've been
trying for years to bring them back, but we always found that they were
doing long runs in the musical theater pieces that they compose
(including at Theater On The Square in NYC, the Paper Mill, McCarter
Theater, and most recently in Los Angeles).
At long last, we've managed to woo them back, in what they've called
"their only NJ concert appearance for a long time to come." We can't wait.
*Here* <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUKo5xzdj4A> is a video sampler
of their music.
GROOVELILY, with special guest Danny Schmidt, at The Sanctuary, 240
Southern Boulevard, Chatham. Saturday 9.22, 8pm. Tickets $20 **on-line*
<http://www.sanctuaryconcerts.org/> * or at the door.