Local Media, River Gods Regulars, Music Fans and Friends,
 
As 2002 winds down on the corporate release schedule, it's fitting that River Gods' eavesdrop night ends the year in style. In fact, our beloved RG has a stellar December line-up altogether [see below].
 
Tonight, we highlight one of the most essential reissues of the year in 23 Skidoo's The Gospel Comes To New Guinea. A band which melded live instrumentation, a kicking sense of beat and a radical, conceptual overtone, 23 Skidoo stands as one of dance music's unheralded progenors. The Gospel... collects their most essential singles [A and B sides] after two decades of obscurity. Their sound is a massive influence in dance and post-punk today, and the reverence is well-earned. To illustrate, this disque is charting well at WZBC and WMBR, Boston's most experimental and most rocking college stations respectively. The MIT music director spins first while UFO from Forced Exposure, sponsor of WZBC programming, shuts it down. Eavesdrop Parity. Make the Polical personal tonight at
 
eavesdrop.
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Tuesday Nights from 9 pm to 1 am
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Just 4 blocks west of the Central Square T stop on River St.
 
++ TONIGHT ++
:: December 3rd, 2002: 23 Skidoo "The Gospel Comes To New Guinea" [Ronin] 
The deep underground history of electronic music is often ignored. Like other genres, it has many players who take many forms. 23 Skidoo was developed in 1979 by Kung-Fu fighting brothers with a love of hip-hop. Their post-punk attitude and devotion to funk has been perpetually plundered through samples [Future Sounds Of London, the Chemical Brothers etc.]. They formed their own Ronin Records to re-release these legendary records and now the most-plundered gets an official CD after 20 years in vinyl lockdown. And like great trax, it holds up. Everything old is new again with eavesdrop and our residents Patrick Bryant and UFO.
:: 9pm - 10:30pm :: Patrick Bryant [WMBR]
:: 10:30 :: Featured Album: 23 Skidoo "The Gospel Comes To New Guinea" [Ronin]
:: 11:30pm - 1am: :: UFO [Forced Exposure]
 
++ NEXT WEEK ++
:: December 10th, 2002: VA "This Is Christmas" [Eskimo Labs]
19 musicians and bands from the Boston area [and beyond] come together to make a very special holiday record. If you think rock musicians making xmas music is supposed to be trite, throwaway fare for a one time laugh, you have yet to hear This Is Christmas. There are as many different attitudes as there are bands on this comp -- a mix CD for the ages. New songs from Certainly, Sir, Soltero, the Secrets, Helms, the Burning Paris, Alex McGregor, Wolf Colonel, the Sea Navy, Alotia and many more. A great holiday collection to put by your Muppets CD.
:: Find it now at Insound. Catch the record release shows 12/16-17 at the Middle East, too. Pete from WZBC's xmas music show Yule Shoot Yer Eye Out! and EskimoPaul from WMFO holiday special fame join Peter to spin skewed holiday hits.
:: 9pm - 10:30pm :: EskimoPaul [WMFO] and Peter [WZBC]
:: 10:30 :: Featured Album: VA "This Is Christmas" [Eskimo Labs]
:: 11:30pm - 1am: :: EskimoPaul [WMFO] and Peter [WZBC]
 
TO COME +++
:: December 17th, 2002: Neptune "The Ballet Of Process" [Mr.] Ask anyone who's seen them and they'll tell you: Neptune rocks. Klanged-up, futureworld, artcore for the reckless. Duck.
:: December 24th, 2002: River Gods will be closed Xmas eve and Xmas, so go see your mom!
:: December 31st, 2002: New Year's Eavesdrop with our resident DJs. Looking back at 2002 and onto 2003 with a liberal sprinkling of our favorite party jams. While amyleegrill's decorations will be a sight to behold. Details to follow.
 
River Gods is located a small jaunt of the Central Square T. A completely unique, varied enviroment where the staff actually likes what it does, the friendly confines of 125 River St. is a real mellow and transporting place. And they have fantastic food until 10. The DJ booth is always occupied after 9pm, as there's DJs and events 7 nights a week.
 
And it's always free. The run-down:
 
SUNDAYs experience the lost 80s funk and spaced-out reggae STICKABUSH sounds of KAVALIER
-- excellent live/mixed visuals on River Gods new projector from Visual Propaganda Institute.
MONDAYs Boston's WEEKLY DIG arranges a DJ showdown every week for WEEKLY WAX
- 12/9 :: Middle East Club Skermish: the Upstairs v. the Downstairs
The folks that run the Middle East draw a line in the proverbial sand 
TUESDAYs eavesdrop continues to bring new music and like-minded DJs.
Cabin Stabbin WEDNESDAYs provide a midweek respite with a dose of DUB with DJ Boogie-da-doo
THURSDAYs the world-renowed DALI brings the BITCHES BREW of beats.
FRIDAYs DJ Al and Tony work it out: up-beat, down-tempo.
SATURDAYs it's EASY DOES IT: retro reimagined with easy and good wood.
Check a sample playlist here.
 
:: EAVESDROP Highlights anticipated releases from the finest artists and labels. Eavesdrop will preview an entire album a week or so in advance, with tasteful guest DJs providing music before and after. It's pretty fun. And it's always free at RG.
 
:: Site of the Day: http://www.landoverbaptist.org Wickedly biting humor with merchandise. Jerry Falwell should exit the public debate before he opens his mouth again. What an ass he is.
 
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