About DownTown Mystic
The sound of DownTown Mystic is “vintage yet modern”. The music is rooted in all the great traditions of American Rock‘n’Roll, blending story telling songs with vintage guitars and analog recording into a unique style that owes nods to Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, Eagles, The Beatles and Rolling Stones but somehow manages to sound as contemporary as anything currently available.
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Posted at 2017-08-16
Way To Know
Rock’n’Roll spoken here!
The dog days of August have appeared and so has the Mercury Retrograde, but everyone is getting set for the Cosmic Event of the Century—the Great American Total Solar Eclipse on Aug. 21!! This is a big deal because it’s the 1st time in our history that the United States will be the only country to be touched by the Path of Totality from a Total Solar Eclipse. This is a 70 mile wide path stretching from Oregon to South Carolina when the moon will be in front of the sun and its shadow crosses the USA. Remember to protect your eyes when looking at the partial eclipse, when the sun’s corona is visible and can cause serious eye damage, even blindness. The total eclipse can be looked at with the naked eye because the sun is blocked out by the moon.
NEW NEWS…This summer has been about visiting the past for us, spurred on by a strange letter in the mail last month. It was from a well-known British music journalist named Nik Cohn. WTF!!?? It turns out Mr. Cohn had been visiting Asbury Park, NJ for a few months doing research for a book chronicling the Asbury Park music scene of the late 70s and early 80s. He had been looking into the records of bands that had made an impact, big or small, during that time and had come across a band “that seemed to pop out of nowhere then mysteriously disappear called The Tupelos”. WTF!!?? That was my band!! Nik continued to write in his letter that “the band did a show at the now defunct Fast Lane club that I have been told in my interviews with locals, was the best rock’n’roll show they’ve ever seen”. WTF!!?? Am I being punked!!?? Who remembers any of this!!??
Nik had traced the origins of The Tupelos to me and was hoping he was correct. If so, he asked me to read on and answer some questions for him. He gave me his email address and I contacted him back in London. One of the things he asked me about was if I had any music I could send him. That got me thinking and realizing that I had nothing of The Tupelos in a digital format. Everything back then was reel to reel or cassette tape. Luckily I had transferred some songs to DAT in the late 90s before most of the tapes became unplayable. I found the DAT and went into Cellar Dweller Studios to see what I had. I found some interesting things and decided to master about half the tape for a possible release in the near future.
One of the tracks was a cover version of Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen”, which we had released as a 45 single in 1979. This is the single that got us discovered by Garry Tallent of The E Street Band. I think the last time we played the Fast Lane, Garry played bass with us. The Tupelos do an interesting post-punk take on Chuck’s classic. After all, we had a weekend date with The Ramones and Blondie at CBGBs in the summer of 1975, so something had rubbed off on us by the time the New Wave was hitting our shores in the late 70s. And Asbury Park was the only place to play it in NJ!
Here’s an exclusive listen to “Sweet Little Sixteen” by The Tupelos on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/shalaman/sweet-little-sixteen/s-9MrMF
RADIO…This week marks the 75th consecutive week that DownTown Mystic has been on the AmericanaMusicAssn. Radio Chart!! Hard to believe that it started back on March 21, 2016 with the DownTown Nashville EP, which would go on to be our biggest release at Americana Radio. It helped to set up the release of Rock’n’Roll Romantic, which has added the last 45 weeks to the streak.
SYNC…Our man Eddie Caldwell has hooked up another one of our songs with the new TV show “Future Man” being produced by Seth Rogan. We’ve also got one in a new movie called MONUMENTAL that’s scheduled to be released later this year with actor Jeremy Irons in a featured role.
DOWNTOWN BLOG…The latest blog post is about one of our favorite subjects—Rock’n’Roll. We thought this was a good time to talk about RnR and this blog post is all about that and more: http://downtownmystic.net/downtown-blog-rocknroll-romantic-rocknroll/
VIDEO…Check out the Lyric Video for “Turn Around and Go”: https://youtu.be/0fkcr18Oaj8
SOCIAL MEDIA…Stay up to date with DownTown Mystic via Social Media. Hook up with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shalaman and https://twitter.com/DTMysticBand
Until next time…Keep It Rockin’!!
PS. Sha-La Music has a new website: http://sha-lamusic.com
DownTown Mystic Website: http://downtownmystic.net/
LIKE us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/DownTown-Mystic/33506110940
DownTown Mystic YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/DowntownMystic1
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Posted at 2017-07-18
Turn Around and Go03:29
Rock’n’Roll spoken here!
Summertime has arrived with all the heat and humidity July can offer. Get to the beach if you can and just feel that steam rise off your body when you hit the cool water…AAAAH!!
NEW NEWS…The European release of “Rock’n’Roll Romantic” is scheduled for a fall release. Nub Music in the UK is keeping the details close to its vest…Meanwhile, DownTown Mystic has been busy working on the follow-up.
DOWNTOWN BLOG…The latest blog post is about one of our favorite subjects—Rock’n’Roll. We’ve mentioned in interviews that DownTown Mystic intends to bring RnR into the 21st Century and this blog post is all about that and more: http://downtownmystic.net/downtown-blog-rocknroll-romantic-rocknroll/
RADIO…DownTown Mystic continues the streak of 70 consecutive weeks on the AMA Radio Charts! The DownTown Nashville EP debuted on March 21, 2016 and Rock’n’Roll Romantic has continued to keep the streak alive!
SYNC…Our good bud Eddie Caldwell has hooked up one of our songs, “Fly Like The Wind”, in a new movie called MONUMENTAL that’s scheduled to be released in 2017. Actor Jeremy Irons has a featured role in what is being described as an Action-Comedy: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2762662/
VIDEO…Check out the Lyric Video for “Turn Around and Go”: https://youtu.be/0fkcr18Oaj8
SOCIAL MEDIA…Stay up to date with DownTown Mystic via Social Media. Hook up with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shalaman and https://twitter.com/DTMysticBand
Until next time…Keep It Rockin’ – The Rock’n’Roll Renaissance is at hand!!
PS. Sha-La Music has a new website: http://sha-lamusic.com
DownTown Mystic Website: http://downtownmystic.net/
LIKE us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/DownTown-Mystic/33506110940
DownTown Mystic YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/DowntownMystic1
DownTown Mystic on SPOTIFY: https://play.spotify.com/artist/19VD3b7cxZuylUNNUP9sdm
AirPlay Direct: http://www.airplaydirect.com/music/DownTownMystic/
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Posted at 2017-06-15
Hard Enough03:19
Rock’n’Roll spoken here!
If it’s June then summer is right around the corner. Actually, next week the Summer Solstice arrives. We’re getting a sneak peek with a mini heat wave here in the NYC area. Up in the heavens the planet of Good Luck, Jupiter, is now direct and is especially good for relationships and partnerships. Neptune is going retrograde at the end of this week and it will be a good time to go inward and assess all matters with heightened intuition.
NEW NEWS…DownTown Mystic has started to get material together for a new release while waiting for the European release of Rock’n’Roll Romantic on Nub Music in the UK. Right now we’re hearing plans for a possible Single release on vinyl later this summer before the release of the full album. Fingers crossed!! More to come…
RADIO…DownTown Mystic continues the streak of 65 consecutive weeks on the AMA Radio Charts! The DownTown Nashville EP debuted on March 21, 2016 and Rock’n’Roll Romantic has continued to keep the streak alive, marking nine months this week!!
SYNC…Our good bud Eddie Caldwell has hooked up one of our songs, “Fly Like The Wind”, in a new movie called MONUMENTAL that’s scheduled to be released in 2017. Actor Jeremy Irons has a featured role in what is being described as an Action-Comedy: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2762662/
DOWNTOWN BLOG…The latest blog post is about our good bud, drummer Tommy Mastro, who passed away last month. Tommy played a big part in helping DownTown Mystic become a reality and you can read about it here: https://t.co/TjGlcwM0CT
VIDEO…The Lyric Video for “Dead End Space” has been released as part of the “Side Two EP”: https://youtu.be/P-AjbWhd2nQ
SOCIAL MEDIA…Stay up to date with DownTown Mystic via Social Media. Hook up with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shalaman and https://twitter.com/DTMysticBand
Until next time…Keep It Rockin’ – The Rock’n’Roll Renaissance is at hand!!
PS. Sha-La Music has a new website: http://sha-lamusic.com
DownTown Mystic Website: http://downtownmystic.net/
LIKE us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/DownTown-Mystic/33506110940
DownTown Mystic YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/DowntownMystic1
DownTown Mystic on SPOTIFY: https://play.spotify.com/artist/19VD3b7cxZuylUNNUP9sdm
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Posted at 2017-05-19
Turn Around and Go03:29
Rock’n’Roll spoken here!
May Day May Day! Spring is in full bloom with summer showing it’s near. Also, the Mercury Retrograde is finally over! This would all be good news if you didn’t have to watch the carnival that is US Politics. Nevertheless, take a few deep breaths and keep moving forward, it’s the only way to go!
NEW NEWS…There was some bad news last week when we heard our good friend and drummer Tommy Mastro passed away passed away last week in Sweden on May 8, 2017. Tommy and his wife Yasminne moved to Sweden last year where she has family. As most of you know, Tommy had been battling ALS for close to 6 years. The only good part of this is that our friend is finally at peace, no longer having to suffer. Rest In Peace Tommy.
The latest DownTown Blog post is about Tommy. I wanted to remember our personal relationship as well as thank him for his many contributions to the recordings. I knew how much he appreciated me talking about his skills as a drummer and one of the most gratifying things for me, was releasing the Rock’n’Roll Romantic cd last year and having Tommy see his name in the credits between 2 great drummers, Max Weinberg and Steve Holley. :-)
DOWNTOWN BLOG…The new blog post had been in the planning as part of the Rock’n’Roll Romantic cd release when we heard the sad news of Tommy’s passing. There will be another blog post In Memorian for Tommy soon. Here’s the new post: https://t.co/TjGlcwM0CT
RADIO…DownTown Mystic has been on the AMA Radio Charts for over a year now. The DownTown Nashville EP debuted on March 21, 2016 and the Rock’n’Roll Romantic cd has been there for the last eight months, making it 62 consecutive weeks!
SYNC…Our good bud Eddie Caldwell has hooked up one of our songs “Fly Like The Wind”, in a new movie called MONUMENTAL that’s scheduled to be released in 2017. Actor Jeremy Irons has a featured role in what is being described as an Action-Comedy: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2762662/
VIDEO…The Lyric Video for “Dead End Space” has been released as part of the “Side Two EP”: https://youtu.be/P-AjbWhd2nQ
SOCIAL MEDIA…Stay up to date with DownTown Mystic via Social Media. Hook up with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shalaman and https://twitter.com/DTMysticBand
Until next time…Keep It Rockin’ – The Rock’n’Roll Renaissance is at hand!!
PS. Sha-La Music has a new website: http://sha-lamusic.com
DownTown Mystic Website: http://downtownmystic.net/
LIKE us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/DownTown-Mystic/33506110940
DownTown Mystic YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/DowntownMystic1
DownTown Mystic on SPOTIFY: https://play.spotify.com/artist/19VD3b7cxZuylUNNUP9sdm
AirPlay Direct: http://www.airplaydirect.com/music/DownTownMystic/
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Posted at 2017-04-12
Hard Enough03:19
Rock’n’Roll spoken here!
Spring is finally here! It’s the middle of April, which means Tax Time here in the US. This year it also means that Passover and Easter are occurring this week. Happy Holidays to all! If that wasn’t enough, up in the skies it’s Retrograde City. Mercury joined Jupiter, Venus and Saturn this week in retrograde and Pluto joins the fun next week. So if your computer or hand held device blows up while you’re reading this, blame it on all of them!
NEW NEWS…As we told you last month, DownTown Mystic has the Side Two EP release out in Europe currently on Nub Music. This is the 1st release to help set up the Rock’n’Roll Romantic CD, which is being scheduled for a September release on NUB via ADA/Warner Music. There’s also talk of a 7 inch Single release in August to set up the CD release, as well as some live shows in the UK. Stay tuned as plans develop.
The Side Two EP just received a gr8 review in JamSphere Magazine: http://jamsphere.com/newreleases/downtown-mystic-side-two-ep-a-standard-bearer-for-a-generation-of-rock-fans
RADIO…DownTown Mystic has been on the AMA Radio Charts for over a year now. The DownTown Nashville EP debuted on March 21, 2016 and the Rock’n’Roll Romantic cd has been there for the last seven months, making it 56 consecutive weeks! Add to that the 80 stations that played Rock’n’Roll Romantic across 3 radio formats and it has been quite a radio ride and success story!!
SYNC…Our good bud Eddie Caldwell has hooked up one of our songs “Fly Like The Wind”, in a new movie called MONUMENTAL that’s scheduled to be released in 2017. Actor Jeremy Irons has a featured role in what is being described as an Action-Comedy: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2762662/
VIDEO…The Lyric Video for “Dead End Space” has been released as part of the “Side Two EP”: https://youtu.be/P-AjbWhd2nQ
DOWNTOWN BLOG…The latest blog post is about the quiet man of The E Street Band—Garry Tallent. The E Street bass player has stepped out front on his new release called “Break Time” and we share some thoughts about Garry: http://downtownmystic.net/downtown-blog-garry-tallent-rocknroll-romantic/
The previous blog post is about the Golden Stone, Brian Jones: http://downtownmystic.net/downtown-blog-brian-jones/
SOCIAL MEDIA…Stay up to date with DownTown Mystic via Social Media. Hook up with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shalaman and https://twitter.com/DTMysticBand
Until next time…Keep It Rockin’ – The Rock’n’Roll Renaissance is at hand!!
PS. Sha-La Music has a new website: http://sha-lamusic.com
DownTown Mystic Website: http://downtownmystic.net/
LIKE us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/DownTown-Mystic/33506110940
DownTown Mystic YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/DowntownMystic1
DownTown Mystic on SPOTIFY: https://play.spotify.com/artist/19VD3b7cxZuylUNNUP9sdm
AirPlay Direct: http://www.airplaydirect.com/music/DownTownMystic/
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