A Brand New Year is upon us!

Hello 80's fans!

Many exciting things are happening in the world of the Airwaves. First up, Duckie has left the band, and we wish him well. However, we are therefore now in the process of searching for a new male lead singer! If you or anyone you know is interested in auditioning, please drop us a line at info@theairwavesband.com

Second, our last performance of 2008 is coming up in the form of a New Year's Eve Brooklyn Bash! The cost is $75, which includes full dinner until 11pm, snack buffet after that, open bar from 10pm to 1am, a DJ, and of course The Airwaves rockin' the house! We hear that tickets are going fast, so if you want to attend, stop by Shenanigans on Third at 8901 Third Ave. in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and pick them up!

If we don't see you there, everyone have a wonderful holiday season, and we will be back in 2009 bigger and better than ever!

Doc Brown

T-Give 08'

Of all the days of the year.

One Set Aside.

To ponder FOOD (and our country too blahblahblah)

ABOUT THE FEAST: The Array was Dazzling to the eye and the air was so stuff(ing)ed... I mean thick you could cut it with a gravy ladle,...uhh,...knife.

Here's a plate of (clockwise from 12 noon or midnight your choice) Twenty Four Hour Brined American Turkey, Turkey Skin flanked  by Seasoned Farmery Carrots (slightly below, near where the Westclox logo would be), Homeade Stuffing of the Perfect type,Creamy Mashed Taters with Butter and Sour Cream,Brussell Sprout's with Bacon and Apple Vinegar,a Slice of Bakery fresh Bread flanked by the homeade version of America's Favorite, String Bean Casserole!!! with sauteed Onions and Mushrooms in a Rue (Gotta Love Rue's) and finally at 11:50 the homeade Cranberry Sauce. Yes Virginia There is non-canned Cranberry Sauce (I applaud the folks at Ocean Spray just the same,Lovely products). Things havent been the same since I tasted Kroger's Cranberry Celebration.

And for afters. 

Le dessert (They are saved as "After's" for a reason,mmmm). Tonight we have Freeform Apple/Pear cobbler with an air propelled dollop of whipping creme (at 2 p.m.) and a homeade Brownie with Chocolate AND Butterscotch chips to boot. As well as Tasty Coffee (didja ever notice how a cuppa joe can look quite realistically like a cuppa gravy) which was way under appreciated after such the ordeal of Flavor onhand.

Thank You to Joe and Jenny C. for the Scrumptious and Lovely Meal,Hospitality and Mavendom.

and to the 80's for giving us the Thanksgiving holiday to begin with.

- Spike G. (Animal)

Underscore/Bar East 11/21/08

There was no food to be had at the Underscore but as has been said in days of yore "Gin and Tonic is a type of food". No drink tickets but they knocked a buck off the beverage prices for band members.

I had to have something crunchy to compliment my juniper and quinine concoction and potato crisps always make the grade as do roasted nuts. Bless the people at Planters as the cheaper brands are skimping on the volume in their little fifty cent tubes of nutty joy whereas Mr. Peanut still delivers a full 1.75 ounces and for just nine cents more.

Gobble Gobble like totally Gobble

Happy Thanksgiving everyone from The Airwaves. There is a lot to be thankful for! And we thank you for your support. Remember to spread the word to your families about our gig at BB Kings on December 26th!
Peace, love, and happiness to you always.
Hopefully Animal will share with us another food picture of his thanksgiving feast!

With love, leg warmers, and thanks~Blue Jean

We Got Our Fix For Lyxx!

We had a rockin' short but sweet set after our buddies Lyxx performed at The Underscore this past Friday. And it was nice to see some friends that I have not seen in a very long time! Thanks for coming y'all!

Everyone needs to check out Lyxx. If you love 80's hair band metal mania, you will die for these guys. Not only do they dress the part but they wail on those drums, lick those guitars, and have dead on vocals. Above all they are sweet and down to earth (But don't let that statement fool you. They are demons on that stage!). Tease your hair, find some leather, and check them out: http://www.lyxxrocks.com/

There is sure to be another Airwaves and Lyxx show soon so stay tuned!



80's Word/Phrase of the Day: "Hairdog": Someone who sports a mullet or a really big permed mall hair-do (or don't!).



With love and leg warmers~ Blue Jean

Food For Thought

 As is quite often the case, the quality of the food and beverage that a venue serves you has no bearing whatsoever on the dynamism of your performance or the entertainment value that you have provided en masse (pronounced pie:row;ghee), However it greatly enhances your personal remembrance and pleasant experience of the event for a gigging musician or even just plain Nutjob's.

Unique qualities in food and drink play great importance in their roles over our karmic well being and the healthiness of our taste buds, Lest we forget a Happy Tummy creates a Happy Mind which begets a Happy Outlook.

My palate is grateful to the Dive Bar for their tasteful Cheeseburger deluxe and gracious, pleasant service. I was generously offered a booth for my binge (B.F.B.) but it was late and I was bogged down with percussion gear that I had to get back to mission control via train & pronto.

Bravely....unforgiving.... and with no regard for my fellow straphangers olfactory membranes I was given no choice but to eat on the 1 train whilst homeward bound and it was fun too.

Here she is

cheeseburgeresse metropoloope

4 am(ish)

somewhere under NYC

- Animal

Dive Bar Rules The School!

Thanks to Danni, we played at the Dive Bar this weekend. It was our second gig there and it was a great time. They spoiled us and the crowd was grooving along to our sets. We love it when people let loose and enjoy the music. We look forward to playing there again. Thanks Danni and congrats as well!

80's Word/Phrase of the Day: "Can you relate?"

With Love and leg warmers~Blue Jean xoxo

My Nanny was a Righteous Babe

Hey all,
I just wanted to write a quick blurb in honor of my late grandmother whom we called "Nanny". I was named after her and she will always hold a special place in this pumping heart of mine. She lived a blessed life to the age of ninety-four. It must have been all the Buds and chocolate she loved.
Sadly, she did suffer the last few months of her life but overall, she was healthy and strong. It really was just old age and time for her to go home.
I will miss her tremendously. She was an inspiration. She had the best sense of humor and she was so strong.
Above all, these events remind us of how precious life is. I felt I should share this with you all. We can get caught up so easily with meaningless crap during our daily routines. We can all live a life as rich in family and love as my Nanny did.
Tell someone you love them today.
I am looking forward to performing tonight at Dive Bar for Danni's celebration. It will be a rocking time. My Nanny never got to see The Airwaves perform. Now she can whenever she wants.

80's Word Of The Day: "Spangler": Another word for buddy, friend, mate

With love and leg warmers~ Blue Jean

"Cuz this is thriller, thriller night and no one's gonna save you from this illin' entertainment company!

The Airwaves had an eye opening experience on Halloween this year. We had two bites for a Halloween show. One was at a bar on the upper west side where we have played before and had a blast. The other was for a private party at a prestigious hall in NYC booked by an entertainment company who we have been working with who shall remain nameless (it's a lame-o name anyway). We chose to do the private party with dollar signs in our eyes. This experience just proves that money isn't always the best choice!
There was more prep work involved than usual for this party. We needed to get Thriller down which isn't an easy song to duplicate and the company also asked if we could hire a sax player/extra back up singer. This was not contingent on our hire clause but it increase the change in our purse. And we always try to accommodate any special requests. Thanks to our fearless leader Doc Brown, he found two great people. As well, we needed decent costumes to perform in. It had to be eighties and if you have seen us before (you better have or I will hunt you down), you know we dress the part no matter what day of the year. So most of felt that we should be something more iconic for the eighties and do more than wearing jelly bracelets. At least for me, it was a bit of an added stress and also disappointment that I had to stay within the 80's genre. Halloween is my favorite holiday (I am part batcaver deep down).
We found out the week of the party that we needed to be at the set up/sound check at 7pm. When we arrived and entered the hall it was pretty cool. It is a beautiful venue. I could tell immediately that the hosts spared no change for this party. The stage was built and the sound fellows were busy doing their thing. We started setting up and then noticed a group of girls on the dance floor. All of a sudden a Beyonce song came on and they started doing a routine. I was perplexed because I wasn't sure how they were going from a Beyonce song with dancers to an 80's band. I am all for being eclectic but this just seemed like a stretch. They also had these cage type platforms set up on each corner of the dance floor. I can't see one grinding to "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". Sound check was longer than anticipated due to the astonishing reverb in the hall. Duckie and I had to race out of there, go back to my apartment in Bay Ridge to change in our costumes. We got back just in time!
When we ran in Darling Nikki was in distress and rightfully so because the woman we dealt with (from the lame entertainment company) was a complete negative Nelly. In fact, that is her name from here on out. She was upset that Duckie and I were "late" even though we were not. I admit we did cut it close but it would have worked out. They had a DJ playing for goodness sake. So, negative Nelly told us that it HAD to be seamless. The minute the DJ stopped we needed to start right in. I am thinking no problem but there is going to be time in between songs where Duckie will talk shit and other members in the band had to adjust settings for the next song. I am not sure what they were expecting.
So we all stepped on stage and this was the first look I got at the party attendees. I felt like a fish out of water. Apparently there was a Grecian/Gladiator/Toga theme to this party. That would explain the laser horses running on the walls I saw during sound check. Everyone from the men, women and even the dancers were all in this type of garb and the costumes were elaborate. The dancers had this crazy make up on with like leaves drawn on their faces, etc. It was like a sea of Athenas and trojan soldiers. And here we are:
Doc Brown: Glam rocker headbanger dude
Darling Nikki: David Bowie in the movie Labyrinth
Animal: Dracula
Diamond Dave: Indiana Jones
Duckie: Magnum PI
Blue Jean: Rainbow freakin' Brite (I could probably direct planes with this outfit on)
Need I say more?

Our first song was "Don't You Forget About Me" and we were bringing it as usual. We had I think one dancer on the floor I think. We got through five songs (interrupted in the second song to move things along/be upbeat) and then the DJ cut us off. It would have been nice to have been warned. Instead we all looked like deer in headlights. So the DJ is playing this horrible house music where one song bleeds into the other. We step off stage and wait to see what the hell is going on.
Negative Nelly comes up to us and is telling us we need more upbeat songs. She states that we are going to alternate between us and the DJ. Again, it just doesn't fit. To go from house music to the 80's just to me is too much of a stretch. So we are waiting and waiting. I have to give props to Darling Nikki for standing up to negative Nelly. I myself am good at giving the snake eyes so she knew not to come near me. Doc Brown and Darling Nikki were doing a fine job of getting our point across on a professional level. After all the chaos we went through AND it is Halloween night, I was pretty pissed. Eventually, it came to be that we could leave. She stated we would still get paid but there was no reason for us to stay. The people were happy with the DJ. While we were waiting, the DJ played Jessie's Girl. Now it started out in normal fashion and of course we flipped as this was one of our songs. But then the DJ through a nice techno beat behind it. I needed to go get tissues because my ears were bleeding. So sad.
I was disappointed and it was slightly humiliating. Plus I was exhausted. I had worked all day and had not stopped since 5:30am that morning. It was now 12am. But we all decided to get the flock out of there and head to a party in Brooklyn. I got a second wind and thanks to Duckie and Animal, I had one of the best nights I have had in a long time. Those two are some Kool kats.
As a side note, if I had all the money in the world, I would never want to be a part of the scene I witnessed at this party. Through my eyes I saw these beautiful empty shells of people walking around in their fancy costumes. The women all seemed grouchy (probably because their last meal was weeks ago). For me Halloween is about silliness, smiles, and laughter. When I used the bathroom at the party, I could feel the weight of these women. The air was thick and not one person looked like they were having a good time. In fact, no one was even speaking to each other. Even our host looked annoyed at the world.
My lesson learned is that sometimes you need to weigh the importance of money and why you are doing something. It is a constant struggle. We perform because we love to and we enjoy making people feel good and let loose. Lord knows we need to these days. There really isn't a price tag on that. In this case we chose the possible glam of it all but it just wasn't that at all. And it just goes to prove that we are down to earth, in the mix, kick ass 80's band that wants to spread good energy and rock your world.

80's word of the day: "Baggin"-Bag, to talk down to a person: "Don't be baggin' on The Airwaves negative Nelly!"

With love and leg warmers~Blue Jean

Welcome!

Greetings to all bimbettes, bohunks, bohos, bow-heads, betties, buppies, burnouts, batcavers, cornchips, preppies, dexters, hairdogs, homeboys, mall maggots, and even posers. All are welcome here. I'll be cold lampin' with you sharing all sorts of stuff from the awesome world of the Airwaves and beyond!
~Blue Jean

Return to B.B. King's!!!

The Airwaves have a return engagement at one of the best live music venues in New York, B.B. King's. Everyone that was at our first show there on October 17th had a blast, and so did we. The sound was amazing, and the dance floor was continuously packed with people getting down! Thank you so much to everyone that joined us that night; we love you! If you missed it, your second chance is coming up. Friday, December 26th is when we'll be back. We know it's the day after Christmas, and some of you may be out of town. But if you're here, what better way to celebrate on a holiday weekend? And the best part is that this time we can offer group discounts on admission. So if you have a large group coming down, maybe a family get together or an office holiday party, or even if you just want to get a big bunch of 80's music lovers together, email us at info@theairwavesband.com and we'll work out a discounted admission price! As they say, you work hard for your money, so we'd better treat you right.

11/01/08 The Airwaves are blogging!

Hello 80's music fans!
We will be using this blog to post our thoughts on shows, rehearsals, songs, and whatever else we feel like talking about that's Airwaves or 80's related. Stay tuned!