Jane Says...(continued from page 7)
 S.S.: Well, that's definately a factor also. I think that people are just so over-worked, more than ever before. People have always been over-worked but now everybody's telling them that they're over-worked, so they're believing it and thinking "I have to go home."
J.T.:  [laughing guiltily, thinking "oh my God, does he mean me?" Scott can slip a pretty good subliminal in, if necessary...] No! People actually do that?!
S.S.: So we're fighting against that perception and then you're competing against other media - movies are hit over people's heads, so there's that brainwashing going down. It's pumped into people's heads so that's ultimately gonna...they're going to do that instead of going to a show.
J.T.:  Yeah, so people are over-hyped is what you're saying...
S.S.: Yeah, exactly, there's too much, that's why what it comes down to now is I can throw so much money out there advertising but it ain't gonna do...the only one that's gonna get people out to the show is the artist telling their friends, them telling theirs friend...come to the show and that's the basic way its going to happen.
J.T.:  Is there anything coming up that you're especially excited about?
S.S.: um...[he bangs a pretty good drum riff on the bar]...there's "Joydrop" from Canada, they sold out the last time they were here.
J.T.:  What are they like?
S.S.: Female singer, over the top pop rock. And then Marcy Playground returns.
J.T.:  Oh! Really! Augh! [nerdily enthusiastic, trying not to think about sex or candy]
S.S.: That show's on June 22nd with two great local bands opening..."blowup" with John Leidersdorf from "the outcry", and then "Red Enging 9", who are on Gig records.
J.T.: So, what about people's feelings, coming to Albury, do we wanna tell them that they're...silly...it's not really a problem? It's never been a problem for me...(continued on page 11).

CHRIS BARRY'S
"SHORE WORLD"
(continued from page 7)
Apple eve, he got to do some harmonica playing onstage at The Wetlands w/pedal steel player Robert Randolph (www.robertrandolph.net } & friends like special guests John Medeski on keys [Yes, from THAT Medeski!} Josh Roseman from Groove Collective on trombone, plus Bela Fleck's banjo teacher Tony Trishka on banjo, Marc Ribot on guitar, plus Topaz on sax. After much honking, sawing and sweat, they wound up doing Sly Stone's Thankyoufalettinmebemysel f," after which all you could gasp was, "It was one of those moments."

In coming weeks, the New Brunswick based Harpmaster [who hosts a weekly Open Mike at Tumulty's Pub on George Street} will be Wetland-jamming with The Waz, Topaz, Shady Groove, Dexter Grove and others…Keep your eyes peeled, 'cuz this blues-happy (continued on page 11)