the latest
scoop:
nov 3: it's extravaganza time!
this year's xmas xtravaganza
will be on friday december 10 at 8pm at the state theater in
new brunswick, nj.
tickets for the 2004 xmas xtravaganza
officially go on sale friday november 5th.
there will be a special presale
for our "xtravaganza friends" - that means you - on thursday
november 4th. you can purchase tickets (before the general public)
by calling 732-246-7469 (or toll-free 1-877-STATE-11) and give the
password: "grinch".
after thursday, tickets can be
purchased at the state theatre box office (877-STATE11 or
732-246-7469) or ordered online from
www.statetheatrenj.org
the state theatre is located at 15
livingston avenue in new brunswick, nj 08901-1903
also, don't forget the jersey shore
reunion show on november 20th at the union county arts
center in rahway, nj - tix are still available at
seatadvisor.com!
glen's latest masterpiece
welcome to hollywood is now available
at amazon.com
and cdbaby.com,
as well as our favorite online cd source
nehrecords.com. the first
edition comes in a slipcase with a bonus video dvd full of
music videos. get yours pronto tonto!
sept 27: all the new dear
glens are now being posted to the
message
bored. it's just better that way, believe me. go check
em out - there's a zillion of em!
jersey shore
reunion
glen burtnik band, john eddie, and steel mill retro featuring vini
"mad dog" lopez
saturday, november 20th
union county arts center in rahway, new jersey
tix are onsale NOW at
seatadvisor.com!
glen will also be
making an appearance at the labamba and the hubcaps 20th
anniversary show at the stone pony in asbury park on saturday
october 2nd - glen will be performing a handful of songs that he
used to do when he was a hubcap. southside johnny will be
performing as well, and the show will be opened by the bobby
bandiera band - a cavalcade of jersey musical royalty! doors open
at 7:30 or 8pm (depending on who you're talking to), and tix are only
$20. should be a wicked fun time - get tix at
ticketmaster.com and
stoneponyonline.com.
.....and it's almost
xmas xtravaganza time! more to
come....
august 27: the old bridge show
that was cancelled earlier this month due to inclement weather has
been rescheduled:
friday, september
3rd at 7:30pm
veteran's park in old bridge, nj
vini lopez and steel mill
retro with the glen burtnik band
it's still a free
show, and will happen rain or shine! be there!
glen's latest masterpiece
welcome to hollywood is now available
at amazon.com
and cdbaby.com,
as well as our favorite online cd source
nehrecords.com. the first
edition comes in a slipcase with a bonus video dvd full of
music videos. get yours pronto tonto!
august 9: free outdoor concert!
the glen burtnik band
this wednesday, august 11th at 7:30pm
veteran's park, old bridge,
new jersey
for more info go to
www.oldbridge.com.
bring a blanket or lawn chair - seating is not available. no pets or
alcohol permitted.
also, coming in november:
jersey shore
reunion
glen burtnik band, john eddie, and steel mill retro featuring vini
"mad dog" lopez
saturday, november 20th
union county arts center in rahway, new jersey
tix are onsale NOW at
seatadvisor.com!
july 21: just a reminder that the glen burtnik band
will be performing at bbking's blues nightclub
in new york city on July 25 - that's THIS SUNDAY NIGHT! see bbkingblues.com
for tickets and more info...
glen's new cd 'welcome
to hollywood' is available NOW at
www.nehrecords.com - the
first edition comes with a bonus DVD of videos for several of the
songs. Get it now!
july 13: due to popular request,
we're going to begin using the
burtnik mailing list again. the list was originally
created as a way for glen to keep everyone up-to-date on the progress
of the recording of welcome to hollywood, so once the album was
completed, the list went away. we're kicking it back into gear as an
announce-only list that will keep you updated on upcoming show
dates and other swell stuff.
if you were
subscribed before, you'll be added to the new list automatically. if
you were deleted from the list due to excessive bounce-back messages
or virus problems, or would like to subscribe for the first time,
here's the place:
glen burtnik mailing list
you can also use that
link if you no longer wish to be subscribed to the list. a test
message is going out today, so if you don't get it, you're not on the
list and need to resubscribe. if you have problems,
e-mail me!
the hawk
105.7fm presents:
the glen burtnik band live in concert!
thursday,
july 15 at 10pm
the headliner club in neptune, nj
be there!
july 8: for those who missed glen
on
john mcenroes talk show wednesday
night, here are a few streaming realvideo clips taken from the show,
courtesy of our good friend geri
lame!
right-click and choose 'save-as' to save them to your hard drive.
clip 1 -
intro theme song - 5.7 meg
clip 2 -
will ferrell enters - 2 meg
clip 3 -
sting enters - 1.8 meg
clip 4 -
patty smyth and sting - 2.6 meg
clip 5 -
wish i were you (patty and band) - 6.7 meg
clip 6 -
goodbye to you
(patty and band) - 2.4 meg
these clips are
encoded in
realvideo 10 - if you don't have
realplayer, or have an older version, you can
upgrade for free here!
july 6: you cannot be serious!
catch the premiere of john mcenroe's new talk
show on cnbc tomorrow night, july
7th, at 10pm est (right after dennis miller). as you may know,
glen co-wrote the theme song with his friend and frequent
collaborator patty smyth (who just happens to be mcenroe's wife). what
you may not know is that mr burtnik hisself is leading the show's
live band! tune in!
jun 27: the atlanta show is a
wrap! an outstanding time was had by all - thanks to all the
friends, fans, and freaks that came out to join the festivities! glen
and beau treated the audience to songs old ("here comes
sally" and "follow you") and new ("june 26,
2004" and "another"), with glen switching off between a
beautiful grand piano and his trusty guild acoustic guitar,
and beau supplying harmony vocals and accompanying glen on a fender
precision bass.
rik
emmett was a real treat as well, putting on a wonderful
show of his own in the closing performance of this season's 'intimate
evening' concert series at the gwinnett performing arts center.
speaking of the 'intimate evening' series
- the new season of shows begins in september with john waite of the
babys and bad english (accompanied on guitar by damon johnson of
brother cane and damn yankees) and simon kirke of bad company fame.
see the quincy
entertainment website for details.
don't forget to join the glen burtnik band
at bbking's blues nightclub
in new york city on July 25. it's going to be a full-tilt,
rock-your-face evening that is not to be missed! see bbkingblues.com
for more info...
glen's spectacular new cd 'welcome
to hollywood' is now available (with included dvd) at
- get it now!
the
new burtnikville bulletin board is now online -
registration is required to post, but it's free and easy - check
it out!
jun 26: special
note from paul: i'm here in atlanta getting ready for the big glen
burtnik/rik emmett show tonight, and let me tell ya - this
is gonna be incredible! there was an outstanding listening
(and dvd-watching) party for welcome to
hollywood last night that lasted into the wee hours this
morning, and a lot of wonderful burtnik fans took part in the
festivities. thanks to all who participated, and special thanks to
Cynthia and Angel, who arranged the entire thing. great job ladies!
tonight at the gwinnett
pac we're going to get over an hour and a
half of music each from these two super-talented
perforrmers, plus i've been informed that everyone attending the show
will have the opportunity to be entered into a drawing to win
an epiphone guitar autographed by the two musicians, plus
several after-show meet-and-greet passes, and other really cool
stuff. the venue has just released some really good seats that are now
available, so if you're teetering on the border of whether to come on
down and have a great time, or stay home and watch matlock on tv - COME
ON DOWN! ticket info is below...
jun 18: tickets are
still available for glen's june 26 atlanta show at the GWINNETT
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER with co-headliner RIK EMMETT. You can get them
through ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com,
or by phone at 404-249-6400. .
ticket prices are $33, and
25 ($39 tickets are sold out). check out quincyentertainment.com
for more info on the entire 'intimate evening' concert series at the
gwinnett center in atlanta!
the glen burtnik band will be
appearing at BBKing's blues nightclub
in new york city with steel mill retro featuring vini 'mad dog' lopez
on July 25. get tickets and more information at bbkingblues.com.
tickets are $20.
jun 2:
WELCOME
TO HOLLYWOOD
NOW
AVAILABLE!!
order
glen's new release TODAY from:
www.musicbuymail.com
www.nehrecords.com
the first edition comes in a
slipcase with a bonus DVD
with music videos and MORE!
the DVD is REGION-FREE
and will play in any
DVD player anywhere in the world!
This is glen's most
rocking CD EVER, and is a MUST-HAVE
for all AOR rock fans!
apr 6: from atenzia
records:
GLEN
BURTNIK WELCOME TO
HOLLYWOOD
My
new album Welcome To
Hollywood
is kick ass. The songs are perhaps the strongest Ive ever written,
and the production is about as big a sound as Ive ever heard come
out of two speakers (
Glen
Burtnik
)
There
are over a dozen of songs on the album, mostly snapshots of life in
the cult of American celebrity, and a postcard from Glens five
years of touring the
United States
performing rock
shows. The album ranges from gigantic arrangements to the barest of
productions, and the dynamics of the material is inarguable. From a
whisper to a scream Welcome To Hollywood is densely packed with
music and a number of extras.
The
album will be released throughout
Europe
on June 2 (in
the
U.K.
on June 28),
the first edition will contain a bonus
DVD and the album has loads of extra tracks and info
all packed in a nice slipcase!
mar 1: looks like
the gig machine is kicking into high gear - the new glen burtnik
band will be performing at harrys
roadhouse in historic asbury park
on friday, march 12th. this will be a full band show, and if
you show up, it's pretty much guaranteed that you'll hear a great many
of the songs from glen's upcoming cd 'welcome to hollywood'!
and if you're in the times square area tonight,
don't forget to catch glen and band at bb
king's blues club! and after glen, stick around for ian
hunter, whose band features friend-of-glen and fellow
slave of new brunswick tony shanahan.
feb 27: tonight:
the new glen burtnik band will be performing at
the stone pony's 30th anniversary celebration with soozie tyrell and
pat dinizio. be there!
just announced: monday march 1st -
glen and band will be opening for ian hunter at bb king's
blues club in times square. see the bbkings for
details and tickets.
and another really cool thing from the
land of burtnik - beginning this sunday morning, feb 29th, from
11am until 12 noon, glen will begin a weekly radio show on new
jersey's the
hawk 105.7 radio! appropriately titled 'glen burtnik's
school of rock,' the show will feature glen playing examples and
discussing the mechanics and history of rock and roll. if you're in
the jersey area, be sure to tune in!
feb 24: there are
those who didn't get the last 'welcome to hollywood' update,
due to some horrendous and otherwise unavoidable mailing list
problems, so for those who didn't get it, here
it is in online form.
those who were at the 'straight from the
heart' benefit last week witnessed the debut of the new glen
burtnik band. without further ado, let's officially introduce
them:
on guitars and vocals: glen burtnik
hisself
on bass guitar and vocals: beau
burtnick (who, as glen says, "spells his last name
differently than mine"). son of glen, and very important member
of the jersey band 'dibs.'
on keyboards and vocals: tom brislin.
having played with palookaville-era glen, as well as with meat loaf,
yes, and throughout most of the 90s and 00s with the extremely popular
pop/rock/jazz/art-rock/indie band 'spiraling,' tom is an infinitely
talented musician and songwriter, who just happens to have a great
singing voice.
on drums and percussion: paul wells.
a native of pittsburgh, pa, he is a very accomplished and talented
drummer who has also been around the block a time or two, having
played behind legendary jazz great joe williams on tour, and more
recently has been performing in 'spiraling' with brislin and company.
a very talented bunch, no doubt. many
live dates coming soon - stay tuned! you don't want to miss out...
feb 11: ok, so
maybe the very last 'welcome to hollywood' making-of update
will be going out wednesday or thursday instead. unforeseen
circumstances and all. i hate it when that happens.
feb 7: the very
last 'welcome to hollywood' making-of update will be going out
to the mailing list this tuesday.
and don't forget the 'straight from
the heart' benefit concert on saturday feb 14 - it will be
the debut of the new glen burtnik band, as well as an
all-around great show for a great cause. tickets are still available
at ticketweb.com.
jan 23: the 'writers
in the raw' show at harry's roadhouse went
spectacularly - thanks to everyone who came out! lucky attendees got
to hear several of glen's tunes stripped down to just an acoustic
guitar and a voice, including the stunning 'all thats yet to come'
from his upcoming cd welcome to hollywood. plenty of reviews on
the burtnikville
bulletin board - check em out!
on saturday, feb 14th (valentine's
day), the new glen burtnik band will be opening for southside
johnny and the jukes at the 'straight from the heart' benefit
concert, with proceeds from the show going to the special olympics
of new jersey, the kathe b stapleton memorial scholarship, and the
brookdale 9-11 relief fund. also appearing are the original
e-street band drummer vini 'mad dog' lopez and steel mill retro.
the show will be at the brookdale new jersey community college campus
robert collins arena. for ticket info, see ticketweb.com
or call 732-224-2639. thanks to mike for filling in the blanks!
the new glen burtnik band will
also be performing with soozie tyrell and pat dinizio at
the stone pony's 30th anniversary celebration on friday, feb
27. see the stone
pony website for details, and ticketmaster.com
for tickets.
as you can see, the new year has brought
several gb live appearances, with many more to come as the release of welcome
to hollywood draws closer. stay tuned!
see archived news items here.
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