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7/26/99 - Album Pre-production Sessions Complete
Stimulant has just completed the pre-productions sessions for their
first album with the help of producer, Scott Riebling. The band
will starting the actual recording the third week in August at
Q-Division Recording Studios in Boston. Overdubs and mixing are
scheduled to start during the last week in August at Forte Apache
Studios in Cambridge. Stimulant hopes to release the album late
September or early October.
6/26/99 - Cable TV Pilot
Stimulant taped two songs in a semi-acoustic setting as part of
a pilot for a cable tv show on the arts. The working title for
the show is Poetry and Prose, which will feature up and coming
poets and artists. Following the taping of the show, Stimulant
played their last show of the summer in Boston. Pictures from
the show are posted on the
Stimulant Bulletin Board.
5/20/99 - Attleboro Sun Chronicle (feature story)
Stimulant was featured in the Attleboro Sun Chronicle for their
show at the Living Room in Providence RI. Jason Burns, writer for
the Sun Chronicle, interviewed Stimulant about their history
and a glimpse into their future.
4/25/99 - NeMO Showcase/ Enter Alan
Stimulant played the NeMO Showcase in Boston, setting a
precendent for rock shows to follow. Following the show,
Alan Sillars was invited to officially join the band as
the permanent bassist. Pictures from the show are on the
Stimulant Bulletin Board
3/5/99 - NEMO Showcase
Stimulant has been invited to play the
1999 NEMO
Music Showcase which showcases upcoming
local and regional Boston area bands. The event is kicked
off by the Kahlua Boston Music Awards on Thusday night
April 22. Stimulant will be playing on Saturday
April 24 as Copperfields Down Under at midnight.
1/1/99 - Laying Low
Stimulant will be laying low for the beginning of
1999 working on new songs and pre-production work
on an EP to be released this summer. The band plans
to work with producer Scott Riebling who has worked
with Nina Gordon (from Veruca Salt), Letters to Cleo,
the Sky Heroes, and The Sterlings.
12/08/98 - Enter - Mike Collins
Stimulant welcomes aboard the new rocker in the band,
Mike Collins, as the new permanant drummer. Mike has over
10 years of drumming experience and a range of
influences including Van Halen, the Police,
Rush, and Phil Collins. Thanks to Joe Marone for filling
in the last couple gigs of 1998.
12/04/98 - Stimulant in 1999
Stimulant finished out the year with two great shows in Boston
and Worcester Massachusetts. Photos from the Boston show at
Mama Kin Music Hall are posted on the
bulletin board.
The band is now preparing to get back in the studio and
write some new songs. 1999 promises to big year for
Stimulant, as they raze the rock and roll world.
10/28/98 - Final Stimulant Shows in 1998
Stimulant just had an outstanding show in Plymouth for
Mark's
Benefit and helped in raising more money than orginally expected.
There are just two more shows this year. First Stimulant will
be Headlining at Boston's
Mama Kin Music Hall on Nov. 11th
, and then playing in the Battle of the Bands at
Worcester's Sir Morgan's Cove on Dec. 3rd.
The band will then be taking a short break to work on new songs
and find a new permanent drummer.
10/10/98 - Goodbye to Brian Henderson
The show at Sir Morgan's Cove on Saturday October 10th
was rocking out. Tonite the band said goodbye to drummer
Brian Henderson, who has decided to leave the band. Brian
will be missed, but will still be coming to shows as a
supporter and friend of Stimulant. Joe Marone from the
band Troy will be filling in on drums until a new
permanent drummer is found. A Berklee graduate and local
to the Boston music scene, Joe is an outstanding musician
and performer.
9/15/98 - Alliance Festival
Stimulant will be playing the Alliance Festival
in Boston MA at
Karma Club/ Bill's Bar on Saturday
September 26, hitting the stage sometime in the
afternoon. This is the first year of this event
which will feature many regional artists, from rock
to folk. The Alliance Festival starts at 1pm and will
be rockin til after midnight. The event is sponsored by
WFNX 101.7FM,
Much Music, and
Mixx Magazine.
Other artists playing are: Blinder, Skingame, Mighty Purple,
Generic Joe, Lunar Plexus, Ricky Valente, January,
Joe Feloni, Godboy, This Years Girl, Tank 26, Kris Hadsall,
Brendan Sweeney, Jackie Martino, and Mary Godfrey.
8/10/98 - Matchbox 20 at Stimulant's Show
Stimulant was rockin it out last night at Mama Kin in
Boston MA. The club was full and the music was loud.
Among the audience was Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 who
was in town to play a show at Great Woods the following
evening. Stimulant has one last show in August at
Sir Morgan's Cove in Worcester MA.
8/04/98 - Live Show Pictures
New pictures from Stimulant's first show at the Living Room
are up on the Web site, under the
Living Room show link.
Shows were also just booked for September at the House of Rock
in Wareham MA and the Tank in Revere MA.
7/24/98 - The Juggernaut Rolls into August
Following some great shows in July, Stimulant continues to roll along like
a juggernaut of rock music.
Stimulant will be playing in Boston MA on August 9 at Mama Kin,
and in Worcester MA on August 20 at Sir Morgan's Cove.
More info is available on the shows page.
7/9/98 - July Shows Announcement
Stimulant will be playing in Providence RI on July 16 at the Living Room, and
in Revere MA on July 23 at the Tank. More info will be posted on the
shows page.
6/28/98 - First Internet Broadcast
Stimulant has received their first broadcast over the Internet on
Tin's Local Show
as a featured band. The host of the show, Tin, played I Venus and
Starlight Lady, two new songs currently only available on Stimulant's
demo recording.
6/11/98 - Welcome
The revolution has begun. Free your minds. Today the Stimulant Web Site officially goes live, to
reach across oceans and continents to people who are willing to listen. The Internet
is already changing what people can chose to see, read, and hear. Today's corporate giants and
governments who have built their empires upon the technologies of yesterday are
fearful and struggling to take hold of the Net. Stimulant already has. Open your minds,
experience something new, and rock on.
- stimulant
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