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NANCI AND ASHLEY - FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

In a strange and very public move, Nanci Griffith has recently pulled out of a series of American dates with Ashley MacIsaac and The Chieftains. Griffith's lengthy open letter -- dated July 10, 1996 -- spoke of her decision to "regretfully" withdraw herself and her band from the summer tour. In her note, Griffith states that "while Mr. MacIsaac's performances with his band and with The Chieftains have complimented The Chieftains, they have not entertained my fans and the addition of him on this bill has forced me and my band to shorten our solo portion of our show and the joint show with The Chieftains. Since my listeners and ticket buyers are and always will be my most loyal concern, rather than continue to disappoint my fans, I prefer to withdraw and return to perform for them at a later time." Can you say "upstaged" kittens? I knew you could! -- Denise Sheppard


INBREDS UPDATE

The Inbreds emailing list (aa265@torfree.net) reports the following new information on the Kingston/Halifax's duo's activities. Mike and Dave have been mixing in London, England, tracks for a new disc which is expected this September. Tentitive song titles include My Favourite Satellite, Settle Down, Then He Ordered, Drag Us Down, (the likely first single) Final Word, Sad Sack, My Window Faces North, The Reasons Why I'm Shy and Wind Picks Up. Samples and previews to be posted on The Inbreds' homepage (www.inbreds.com/inbreds) as soon as they're available.


IN OTHER NEWS..

With a new album soon to be released, R.E.M have put out (another) video, this one called Road Movie, which is a kind-of documentary about the band's Monster world tour and was filmed in Atlanta last year. (SOURCE: Time Off )

My Brilliant Beast, Rusty and Monster Voodoo Machine will join forces for a show to benefit Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank. The August 31st gig at the Rivoli club will see Beast preview material from its upcoming EP, Nervous, scheduled for release on Random Sound.

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