tBS: news

[Albert T Bouchard]

Happy new year folks:

Some of you may be wondering what the Brain Surgeons have been up to
lately. Well as most have come to expect we haven't been sitting on our
hands. Just like real residents we seldom sleep.

On Sunday, January 5 we got together at Castle Deville Studios for an
extended jam session. During the six hours we were together we goofed
around a lot, drank a few beers, ate some food and recorded some tunes. The
style was a departure for us but we figured it might not be too late to hop
on the bandwagon. We've called this recording "Pull the Plug" and it's
mostly acoustic stuff. We did only one new song. The rest are interesting
covers of tBS, David Johansen and BOC. Some things are obvious, others are
sure to be a surprise.

Billy Hilfiger is going into the studio later this month to work with his
nephew, Mike Frido, on his debut album. Peter Bohovesky is finishing up the
mixes on his solo project. Deborah and I also have been working on some
other songs for some future album.

On the live appearance front, we've booked some dates in upstate New York
for the beginning of April. We've got some other shows lined up for March
in the New York City area and around the end of July we will be playing for
a week at O'Brien's in Clayton, NY. We're also looking into Toronto and
Buffalo gigs.around the middle of June. Only one show has been officially
confirmed and that is April 5 in Aurora, NY at Spirits. Most dates should
be confirmed in the next two weeks.

I will be playing with David Roter at Arlene's Grocery in NYC on Saturday,
January 18. Also in the band are Ross the Boss and Jack Rigg. The complete
Dictatators are rumored to be sitting in.

You should all be getting a new catalog from us soon. We're offering some
new records by  artists outside tBS, and more special offers. Stay tuned.
Al