GIGS...
Wednesday October 1 - Live on WTSR-FM at 7 pm - Deena - solo acoustic
Saturday October 4 - 7:30 -9:30 pm The Cucumbers (Jon & Deena with Yuergen Renner on drums) at The Record Collector 338 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, NJ (609)324-0880. Deena - solo acoustic opening up for the band!
October 17 BlowupRadio.com BANDING TOGETHER: A BENEFIT FOR THE SPONDYLITIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA both the Cucumbers and Deena (with her wnderful new band including Tom Lucas, guitar, Ed Iglewski, bass & Glen Fitten, drums) are performing live on the air. Visit BlowUpRadio for details and scheduling.
Friday November 14 - Deena and the Somwehere in Blue band live at the Wyoming Club, Millburn, NJ!! Details tba
Wednesday November 19 - Asbury Park, NJ - 8 pm Deena will appear at "Works in Progress" songwriters series at The Saint
What’s New…
Deena's solo album "Somewhere in Blue" will be released in November on Life Force Records. For a preview of some of the songs visit Deena on myspace!
Saturday
Afternoon Song Swap a new series hosted by Deena with Rebecca
Turner at 4:30 pm - second saturday of every month at Cafe
Meow, 1878 Springfield Ave., Maplewood, NJ (973)275-6369.
Songs
of the Spectrum...Several new recordings have been added
to the Songs of the Spectrum (autism awareness) collection:
In the past few months, Richard Julian recorded “Diagnosis, ”
Kelly Flint (from Dave’s True Story), Ollabelle recorded “One
Went Missing,” Teddy Geiger is going to sing “Afriad.” adding
to the songs already recorded by Jackson Browne, Valerie Carter, Dar Williams,
Jonatha Brooke, Dan Bern and Mike Viola! Here's a photo of .Jackson Browne
and Valerie Carter in the studio right after recording a beautiful duet perfomance
of "Day After Day"!.
The long-awaited and much discussed Cucumbers faves and oddities compilation
(to be titled "Seeds & Rinds" or "14 Carrots") is
slated for release in '09...to include the Fake Doom releases (the original
My Boyfriend) and unreleased tracks....
ELVIS lives on.... check out a video of the Cucumbers version of "All
Shook Up" which aired on mtv's 120 minutes show in the 80's is on
youtube! (This video was made by a wonderful and imaginative director, Ily
Huemer, who's next project was the feature film "Kiss Daddy Goodnight"
starring Uma Thurman, in one of her first roles!)
NOW AVAILABLE: Cucumbers t-shirts!
..they are cool...100% cotton and green! For more information and/or to order one or more...email us.
RockDownBaby ep/cd Love&Sex&Rock&Roll check it out!
2004 Cucumbers release “All Things To
You”available from Fictitious
Records out of Nashville, TN! (and itunes).
Cucumbers’ song “Blue Cadillac”
is featured in the film and soundtrack CD, “200
Cadillacs” a documentary exploring the generosity of Elvis Presley,
released January 2004, by Image Entertainment. Also included is a reissue
of the Cucumbers minor-key cover version of “All Shook Up.”
Songs on tv…. “Monster
Mechanic” in 2 episodes of DSC-TV’s “Monster Garage,”
and included in Monster Garage 2 soundtrack compilation cd, and “Indivislble”
was featured on NBC’s “Ed.”
Cucumbers' song “Illegal” included on
Protest Records (founded by Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth) antiwar compilation.
More movies! Watch for Hollywood indie feature “Yard Sale,” an unreleased Cucumbers song from 1987 (yikes!) “Do It Yourself” is featured in the film! "Look Out You" from "All Things To You" is in "Arc"debuted at the Asheville Film Festival.
Cucumbers' recording of “Auld Lang Syne” is included on “Ho Ho Ho Spice” Volunteer Records holiday rock compilation 2002.
Cucumbers’ song “Bend Me
Like A Willow” will be included in a film about the American
novelist Carson McCullers, now in production.
.Solo recordings and side projects
Deena’s “Test Drive” (w/ D. Graham) is featured in "Cathouse 3" a documentary on HBO and also in the British film “About Betrayal.”“Don't You Love to Climb” (also w/ D. Graham) is featured under the closing credits in"Moment of Crux" a documentary about rock climbing.“Over the Moon” Deena’s original rock and roll group for children with Alice Genese (TV3, Sexpod, Candy Ass) and Frank Gianinni (The Bongos) soon to be reissued on cd.
