Roger Clyne at the State Theatre

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers performed September 25, 2011, at the State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia. They played the following songs:

1. All Over the Radio

2. Down Together

3. Heaven on a Paper Plate

4. Banditos

5. Dinero

6. Mexico

7. Lemons

8. Marie

9. Tell Yer Momma

10. Maybe We Should Fall in Love

11. Interstate

12. Paper Airplanes

13. Wanted

14. I Know You Know



15. Girly

16. Yahoos and Triangles

17. Empty Highway



18. European Swallow

19. Mekong



20. Green and Dumb (encore)

21. Counterclockwise (encore)

22. Nada (encore)

Photo and videos by Kevin Borland.

Sexual Harassment at # 35 in Pop Punk

Weekends With Dan's song "Sexual Harassment" is up to # 35 on Soundclick's Pop Punk chart, and is now the 5th song (out of 6) on Weekends With Dan's "Big Sexy Single" to chart. The band's first release "Anna Rexia" climbed to # 2 on the Pop Punk chart and reached # 6 on the broader Alternative genre chart. The acoustic "no meds remix" of "Anna Rexia" reached a maximum chart position of # 72. An earlier version of "Anna Rexia" also charted on GarageBand.com and MP3Charts.com in 2005. The "Ballad of Raggedy Andy" maxed out at # 42 on the Pop Punk chart, while "Ooh-ah (Wrinkles & Dimples)" made it to # 95. "Moon Over Miami" is the only song on the CD that has not yet charted.

Weekends With Dan on iTunes

Weekends With Dan tracks are now available on iTunes.

Anna Rexia Awarded Track of the Day

Weekends With Dan's song "Anna Rexia" was awarded "Track of the Day" on GarageBand.com.

A critic in Toledo, Ohio writes:

Whoah, wait, this doesn't suck like the rest of them...
Ok, I'm not a fan of guitar lead music, but this guitar player is good. His leads fit perfect and do the job; LEAD, not show off. Now, the criticism is that this is really a country song with a halftime beat and an electric guitar instead of a lap guitar. This song is hilarious once you figure out what it is that redneck is saying :) By the end of this song, I love Anna-Rexia. This rocks simply because it takes guts to play it.

In addition to the "Track of the Day" selection, the song also recently received the following awards:

*Best Male Vocals in Punk
*Best Guitars in Punk
*Best Lyrics in Punk
*Best Melody in Punk
*Most Original in Punk

Introducing Weekends With Dan

My new band "Weekends With Dan" began recording the "Big Sexy Single" at Big Blue Meenie studio in Jersey City today. The tracks "Anna Rexia" and "Sexual Harassment" are being recorded over the next few days, with a tentative mix date next week. At least three more songs will follow next month. The lineup features me, under the alias "Big Sexy" on guitars, "Dan Damage" on vocals, Jeff McManus of Pist.on (Atlantic Records) on drums and Jim Frint on bass. The genre of the project is somewhere between pop and punk. The sound quality is expected to be superior to all of my prior recorded music projects, as artists such as INXS, Pet Shop Boys, Jodeci, Guy and Queen Latifah, Helmet and Rage Against the Machine have all recorded or mixed albums in this studio. Tim Gilles who works regularly with Island and Virgin Records will be mixing some of the tracks.

Introducing Cleverneck

For the last few months, I've been working on songs with my new band "Cleverneck" in Scenic Lakes, New Jersey. The band lineup features me on guitars, "Dan Damage" on vocals, Mike Tehranchi on bass, and Steve Santiago on drums. The genre is New Jersey style metal.

So far, the band has been reviewed in the American "Strutter 'Zine" magazine and in the Japanese "Goo" magazine.

Band out of the New Jersey area. The band also has the classic New Jersey AOR/Melodic rocksound a la Sinnocence, first Danger Danger. So, this is a very interesting band. I don't know if they have a CD out, but I heard a great track of the guys called "Try a little harder", a classy piece of indie AOR/Melodic Rock in the best 80s tradition. Hope to have more info soon.

We are practicing our set and hope to do some live shows throughout New Jersey in the New Year.

Happy New Year!

Steven Tyler Spotted in London

I recently spotted Steven Tyler shopping for shoes in London. Cheers!

Strawdogs Performs at the M.I.T. Battle of the Bands

My current band "Strawdogs" performed at the M.I.T. Battle of the Bands this week. This is the third year we played the venue (although the lineup has changed considerably since our 1993 show). So far, we've made it past the first round of the competition. We're hoping to win the crowd next week and take first place for the third year in a row.

Dan Dunn of The Tech newspaper reports:

The third band was a cover band called Strawdogs; they had the fire that Hidden Agenda lacked. Band frontman Wes Williams '96 opened the set with the comment: "The last time we played some people got arrested. Please don't hurt anyone." It was a fair request, because the set list was a hard-rocking crowd pleaser with a strong Seattle tilt: Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Queensryche, Guns 'n' Roses, and a strong Metallica finish. Williams covered the songs well, but more importantly, he had an excellent stage presence that really got the crowd involved in the set. But the real star of the show was lead guitarist Kevin Borland '96, who handled the most intricate melodies with great skill.

Crust Wins M.I.T. Battle of the Bands

My band "Crust," formerly Schoolhouse Rock, won the M.I.T. Battle of the bands for the second year in a row. An important addition to the band from last year is vocalist Wes Williams, whose voice is similar in quality to Layne Staley of Alice in Chains. The band will play a series of local shows at college parties.

Schoolhouse Rock Rocks Schoolhouse

Last night my band "Schoolhouse Rock" won the final round of the M.I.T. Battle of the Bands. My photo appeared on the front page of The Tech last week after winning the first round. When the summer comes, I will be recording my first album with my high-school band "Descending Angel," featuring Missy Helmstetter on vocals, Rob Santiago on drums, and Jim Frint on Bass. Although the project is low-budget, I look forward to memorializing the tunes we played together over the years in New Jersey, while moving forward with new musicians up here in Boston.