Just doing my part to keep you all well informed on what's REALLY
happenin' in the CHARLOTTE SCENE. Hopefully you're using Netscape 3.0
or IE 3.0 so you can jump right into these links with no wait. First in
each is the link, then an excerpt from the page...
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http://www.mbus.com/bands/genadm/Brian.Hartzog.htm
Musical Description
If you like Prince, Hendrix and Dylan..this should be for you. Brian
combines many of these elements with a twist of his
own.
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http://w3.one.net/~rush/hartzog.html
let us just say one thing, Brian Hartzog is not Prince........he
probably thinks he is, or wishes he is, but he is not......a word to
Brian would be.....get an identity all of your own
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http://members.aol.com/hartzog/tourdiar/index.htm
Tour Diary
This section is designed to give you the "real story" about our gigs. I
hope to write up a description of each relevant gig
(and they're ALL relevant!) for those of you who are too old, too
married, or too tired to come out to see us play.
Believe me--these descriptions are not as exciting as venturing into
some seedy club late on a SCHOOL NITE...but for
those of you who live vicariously, HERE's 2 ya:
Route One Music Conference (Carey Street Cafe) in Richmond,
Virginia
Songwriter's Nite, June 20, 1996 (Double Door Inn) in Charlotte, NC
Cobblestone Brewery, July 25, 1996 in Richmond Virginia
Lambdapolluza Sept. 28, 1996 at Washington and Lee University
The Cellar, Oct. 5, 1996 at the University of Richmond
(Damn, how do they DO it - that HELLISH tour schedule - Damn! that's
ummmmm, shit, FIVE shows in only five months... whew...)
Just a sample of the exciting stuff you can find in the tour diaries:
"Jermaine decided that he needed a music store just about the time that
all of them were closed.
PANIC!!!!
We played two full sets, separated by my acoustic half-set. Although I
came away feeling that our show was average, we must've been alright
because we got an on-the spot invite to play the University of Richmond
on-campus bar.
I guess the most memorable part of the evening for me was the
AFTERPARTY. We got to witness the Woodstock-like remains of a 32 keg
party with Corey and friends. Now I've been to a few large parties in my
day, and I've seen Woodstock (the movie) countless times, but I've NEVER
seen anything on this magnitude. When we arrived at 3:30 in the morning,
about 13 people were still conscious (at least partially). At it's peak,
this birthday party must've seen 500 guests--there were about 12,000
beer cups on the ground, mixed with food, pieces of clothing,
contraceptives, and small pets. When asked how he afforded the the 32
keg beer truck, he answered: "We passed a hat." It was AMAZING!!!"
Hmmmm, I smell a movie deal for HARTZOG... Bo, maybe they'd let you do
a rockumentary...
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http://www.gateway-va.com/pages/insync/reviews/albums/archive/0301hart.htm
If you are remotely interested in it, wait 'til it becomes $2 or less at
Plan 9. Don't bother hunting around while it's regular price.
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http://www.shmooze.net/es/hydepark/hartzog.htm
"Been My Baby" is quite a bit better than most of the material on The
Smashing Of Pictures, and to a point helps to save the disc. It also
displays Hartzog's hauntingly Frank Black-type vocals that first appear
on the quirky Oh! Yoko/ Dear John, though I'm completely sure he is
unaware this similarity.
(This page also has a picture of Brian's exposed chest with cross
dangling over his Tele! Swoon!)
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http://vanbc.wimsey.com/~chrish/Circuit_Traces/CT2_1/music.html#hartzog
"I've been writing songs since before high school," says the ambitious
Hartzog. Ambition is an understatement when it comes to his music.
Hartzog not only wrote and sang all the songs on his new CD, he also
played all the instruments, and produced the cuts himself. How is this
possible?
According to Hartzog, "It's a sign of the times..." [Get it?????!!!
He's witty too!!- CR]
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