7.28.07 Chris Botti show and recording session
Shane recently played a show with old friend, trumpeter Chris Botti in Victoria, B.C. The venue was the Royal Theatre on June 25th, 2007.

Chris's guitarist Mark Whitfield had a family event to attend and Shane was delighted to be invited. It is Chris that introduced Shane to Sting and over the past decade Shane has performed and recorded many times with Chris.

The show evidently was a great success as Chris's superlative skills as a bandleader were in evidence, constructing a setlist that was significantly different from what his band had previously been playing, maximizing the strengths of the musicians on hand. Shane says,"All that Chris has ever asked of me is to be myself. I always feel like I can fit in when I play with him, because he plays to my strengths. It's an amazing thing."

The show was magnificent, with some beautifully transcendent moments. A couple of days later Shane went into Capitol Studios in Los Angeles to add some guitar on the title track of Chris's forthcoming CD, "Italia", a track which also features Andrea Bocelli and David Foster.

A big thanks to all in Chris's band, Billy Kilson, James Genus, Peter Martin, Sy Smith and Mark Whitfield, and also to Chris's tour manager Jeremy Plotnikoff, his soundman Mickey Beck and his record producer Bobby Colomby, all of whom contributed to what Shane describes as "a sort of homecoming".

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7.28.07 Shane to perform with Harry Shearer at L.A. House of Blues
CJ Vanston, with whom Shane worked on Joe Cocker's "Heart & Soul" CD which CJ produced, has invited him to play with Harry Shearer at the House Of Blues on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles on August 8th.
It is an 8p.m. show and tickets are $20. "Special Guests" are also advertised.

Harry, being a voice of “The Simpsons”, host of "Le Show" on NPR radio and most reverently for musicians, Derek Smalls, the moustachioed, pipe smoking bass player from Spinal Tap, has released a CD, "Songs - Pointed & Pointless". He is a hilarious satirist, and this is one of those opportunities that Shane says, "I am slightly gleeful to be a part of!"

CJ, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer, was nominated for a Grammy for his work on "A Mighty Wind", the post-Spinal Tap folk music spinoff. Each song on Harry’s CD is a pastiche of a different musical genre, with a pointed (or pointless), usually political lyric. This will be a unique event.

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1.16.07 February/March shows with Marc Cohn
It is now nine years that Shane has performed with Marc Cohn. And yes, it has been that long since Marc's last studio record. But some things take time - and with a new record in the can, and due for a 2007 release, Shane and Marc are heading out on the road for a couple of different groupings of Winter shows.

First off, it's an early February return to Colorado, for the first time since Marc's shooting in August 2005. There will be three shows in Colorado, one in Park City, Utah. Then at the beginning of March, almost two weeks on the East Coast, featuring a performance at Zankel Hall, part of Carnegie Hall in New York City.

When Shane first met Marc in January 1998, the plan was to tour behind his then newly released CD, Burning The Daze, as a duo. They have often toured in this fashion over the years. At other times, Jay Bellerose and Jennifer Condos have also been part of the band, on drums and bass respectively. Jay and Jen have been busy since the recording of the basic tracks for Marc's forthcoming CD, back in the Spring of 2006, and so Marc and Shane have been going back to "the way we were".

All the upcoming shows can be viewed here.

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5.17.06 Upcoming Cohn shows, Cohn recording sessions
Shane will perform a handful of East Coast shows this summer with Marc Cohn. From Virginia to New York, for a span of ten days in late July, Shane will accompany Marc, as he has since 1998. Details here.

It’s hard to believe that Marc has not been in the studio during the last eight years, but that recently changed when he, Shane, Jay Bellerose and Jennifer Condos commenced work on a new album at L.A.’s Sunset Sound, Studio 2, with producer/guitarist Charlie Sexton.

Over the course of two weeks, much work was done towards completion of the first studio CD for Marc since 1998’s Burning The Daze.

Also accompanying the musicians on various days were:
legendary drummer Jim Keltner (John Lennon/ George Harrison/ Ry Cooder/ Little Village and so many more)
keyboardist Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
keyboardist Patrick Warren (one of L.A.’s top session men)
engineer Jim Scott  (Sting, Tom Petty, Robbie Robertson, Red Hot Chili Peppers)

It was a wonderful assemblage of talent that should produce equally wonderful results. 

When one embarks on a new album, there is a lot of faith involved - particularly at the outset, as one is finding out what is going to define the sound of the recording. The songs and the musicians - the interplay between the musicians as they interpret the songs - the waiting - the playing - the adapting to circumstance. All of this is part of the process. Marc came in open-minded from the outset, ready to expect the best and at the same time open to the unexpected. 

As you can see, another part of the process is in the eating!

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3.18.06 KCRW upcoming airplay
Two new tracks are scheduled to be played on Chris Douridas's online radio show New Ground Monday, March 27th. They will be played in the second hour, between 1-2 p.m. PST at kcrwmusic.com .

KCRW's new internet programming launches Monday, March 20th. New Ground will air new shows over the internet, Monday-Friday from noon-2 p.m. PST. It retains its traditional Saturday slot on the radio between the same hours.

The influential Santa Monica, CA based NPR radio station is known for bringing new music to the airwaves. They were strong supporters of What Nature Intended , and recently both Chris and Nic Harcourt have played some new Shane demos. Nic's show Morning Becomes Eclectic airs each day over the conventional airwaves from 9 a.m.-noon PST.

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2.19.06 Live video of new song
Check out the Just Added video from L.A. 's coziest venue - Kulak's Woodshed. Many thanks to Paul Kulak for making this video clip available to us. It features a recently composed song, Raised On 45's, and is performed by Shane with friends Freebo on bass and Mark Goldenberg on guitar.

Freebo is the legendary bass player from Bonnie Raitt's early and great visceral period in the 70's and 80's - now out forging his own name as a songwriter and performer. www.freebo.com Mark is the remarkable guitarist who has accompanied Jackson Browne for many years now. He also has his own beautiful solo guitar based music. www.markgoldenberg.com

Neither of them had heard the song before. It's all part of the beauty of Kulak's Woodshed. There's always a live webcast - www.kulakswoodshed.com - and as you can see, the quality of the multi camera broadcast is top notch.

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2.19.06 Upcoming shows, including "Father & Son" webcast

Friday March 10th, If you're by your computer you can sample the double dip delight of father and son - two men named Shane - as Shane (the elder) hosts a father/son evening at Kulak's Woodshed. 8-10 Pacific.

Kulak's Woodshed, 5230 Laurel Cyn. Blvd., North Hollywood , CA 91607

818.766.9913 www.kulakswoodshed.com
No cover – donations are vital to sustaining the venue, however.

Three consecutive Tuesday nights: February 21, February 28 and March 7 Shane is also joining Freebo, Mark Goldenberg, Steve Postell and David McKelvy at Cafe Club Fais Do-Do, 5257 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016

323.954.8080 http://faisdodo.com

8-11p.m. (except Feb. 28: 7:30-9p.m.)

Friday, February 24 - Recently Steve Postell asked Shane to join him at the new lounge venue, Lot 1224, at the Loews Beverly Hills hotel. They had a great time and will do it again Friday, February 24. 9-11p.m.

Loews Beverly Hills Hotel, 1224 S. Beverwil Drive,
Beverly Hills, CA 90035

310.277.2800 www.lot1224.com/dining.cfm

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2.19.06 Updating Shane's world, circa early 2006

The early weeks of 2006 have found Shane writing and recording, tapping into fresh inspiration. Imbued with creative impetus, he is experimenting with some new sounds and new equipment.

He just returned from north of the San Francisco area where he reunited with childhood friend and mentor Robin Sylvester, now bass player with Bob Weir's Ratdog, to work on a long-standing project from over thirty years ago. Now that's long-standing! They worked together to review some old live and studio tapes by Byzantium - post high school, years before the dawn of Shane, when he was still professionally Mick Barakan. The plan is to release this material in the future. The two old friends used their modern equipment to sonically enhance the old rustic tapes, while preserving everything about the performances.

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11.25.05 End of year shows/Discography update
Shane will be performing solo and with Marc Cohn as 2005 draws to a close. He has once again been invited to perform for the Light of Day organization that benefits Parkinson's Disease and ALS research. This year marks the first show for Light of Day away from New Jersey as Shane will join Lucinda Williams, Jakob Dylan, Dave Alvin, Peter Case and others at the House of Blues, Sunset Strip on December 12th at 7p.m.

Marc Cohn will perform for the first time since the shooting incident in August of this year, playing four shows between Christmas and New Year in Chicago, Madison, Green Bay and Minneapolis. Show details are at the Concerts page. Marc and Shane will be joined again by Jay Bellerose (drums) and Jennifer Condos (bass).

Check out Shane's discography which has been updated with some 2005 releases.

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8.17.05 Marc Cohn, Shane on ABC's 20/20.....
This Friday, August 19th 2005, at 10 p.m. Eastern and Pacific, ABC TV's news show 20/20 is doing a segment on the shooting incident that recently occurred where Marc Cohn was shot as he and the band returned to their hotel after a concert in Denver.

Shane has also been interviewed for the show, talking in-depth about his experiences that night, and also his relationship to Marc.

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8.15.05 Shane account of Cohn shooting.
Shane has written an account of the events surrounding Marc Cohn's shooting in Denver on August 7th, 2005.

read the full story here --->

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8.9.05 Shane thanks you for your support
By now, many of you will have already read about the shooting incident involving Marc Cohn and his tour manager, Tom Dube last Sunday night following the Denver show. Both Shane and drummer Jay Bellerose were also in the van when the attempted carjacking occurred, but neither was physically harmed.

Earlier today Marc Cohn issued this statement:
"I feel lucky to be alive and happy to be heading home to my family. I want to express my deepest thanks and appreciation to the wonderful emergency room crew at Denver Health Medical Center and the Denver Police. My band and I look forward to putting this behind us and going back to work."

Since Shane is still making his way back home to L.A., we are passing along his heartfelt thanks to those who have sent emails and otherwise communicated their love and support over the past couple of days.

When Shane is able, he'll be communicating directly with all of you via his newsletter. (The remaining shows on this tour leg have been cancelled at this time.  Marc Cohn and his management are hoping to reschedule them at a future time.) 

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6.11.05 Marc Cohn & Suzanne Vega summer tour
Shane will be touring once again with Marc Cohn this summer. Marc and Suzanne Vega are touring together as a double-bill in July and August. They performed together earlier this year at Towne Hall in New York and decided to embark on this upcoming cluster of shows from the West Coast, through the Rockies to the Midwest. It starts in Seattle on July 20th and concludes in Marc's hometown of Cleveland on August 14th.

All tour dates are listed here --->>>

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6.11.05 En route to Jones Beach
A couple of photos from the final afternoon of Sting's Broken Music tour.
Dominic Miller, Josh Freese and Shane were spared the Friday afternoon traffic on the notoriously congested Long Island Expressway with the ultimate in limousine service on the way to their show at Jones Beach.

Check out the gallery here --->>>

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6.11.05 Sting on AOL Sessions
View Sting's performance on AOL Sessions. This was taped during the band's stay in New York in May, just prior to the conclusion of the Broken Music Tour. They taped three songs and also did an interview, all of which can be seen here.

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4.29.05 Sting to perform on Letterman show
Shane will be performing with Sting on the David Letterman show. The show will be broadcast Friday, May 13th. This will mark Shane's first Letterman performance! It comes on the penultimate day of the Broken Music Tour.

Sting performs at Jones Beach, New York, that night with the final performance at Irving Plaza, New York City, the following night, Saturday, May 14th.

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3.29.05 Off to the races! Sting at the Roxy.
Sting, Dominic Miller, Josh Freese and Shane performed at the Roxy in Los Angeles for an invited audience of friends and fans last night, March 28th, 2005.

The band has rehearsed for much of the month of March, both in Italy at Sting's home, and in Los Angeles on a large soundstage.

Now they are poised to head out on the road for six weeks, beginning in San Jose, CA on Friday, April 1st.

The set list at the Roxy was:
Spirits In The Material World
Message In A Bottle
Demolition Man
I Hung My Head
The End Of The Game
Driven To Tears
Invisible Sun
Fields Of Gold
A Day In The Life
Soul Cages
Voices Inside My Head/When The World Is Running Down
Roxanne
She's Too Good For Me
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
Every Breath You Take
Next To You
Lithium Sunset

For more details about everything relating to the tour, please visit
Sting.com

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1.18.05 More Sting dates announced
New shows have been announced for Sting's Broken Music tour. So far, dates have been filled throughout the month of April.

The tour's focus is primarily to visit college campuses around the U.S. with a stripped down musical configuration of two guitars, bass and drums. Shane and drummer Josh Freese will join Sting and Dominic Miller in this new ensemble.

All show details can be found here --->>>

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1.18.05 What Nature Intended award
2004: KWEEVAK.COM "CD OF THE YEAR" WINNERS
The 2004 "CD of the Year Awards" were presented to the "Top-40" winners as chosen by a select panel consisting of associates and staff of the Kweevak.com website. These CDs "represented the best submissions received for the previous calendar year in terms of musical quality, production and overall theme."

Kweevak.com is a popular music promotion and publicity company that has been online since 1999. They were named one of the top-ten places to send your music for exposure by the Indie Bible, and in 2004, were selected in several categories by "The Goods" – a section of Evor.com which highlighted companies that exceeded the expectation of indie musicians by delivering on their promises and providing "the goods".

www.kweevak.com

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11.29.04 Shane joins Sting on Broken Music tour
Sting has invited Shane to join him on his new Spring tour, Broken Music. The tour will feature a new, stripped down band configuration which will consist of Sting, Dominic Miller (guitar), Josh Freese (drums) and Shane.

The tour will take place primarily on college and university campuses across the United States. Shane was introduced to Sting through his relationship with Chris Botti. Earlier this year he accompanied Chris on his stint opening Sting’s Sacred Love tour. (To read Shane’s tour diary report from that leg, link here.)

The press release on this tour can be found here.

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10.15.04 Performing Songwriter praises WNI
"The album of carefully crafted songs is exuberant and shimmery, with ethereal and trippy production nods to Daniel Lanois."

Out of thousands of independently-released submissions, Performing Songwriter selected What Nature Intended for review in its prestigious DIY section, November 2004 issue.The publication, available at Borders and Barnes & Noble, goes on to say:

What Nature Indented is a dramatic debut release, a critic's album indeed. Fontayne has been playing guitar since the age of 9 and writing songs since 12. Since his formative years, he has collaborated in one way or another with everyone from the Mamas and the Papas, Lone Justice, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Shania Twain, Rod Stewart, Marc Cohn and U2. After years of drawing from some amazing musical experiences, he finds himself where he started, cultivating this solo album in his own voice.

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10.12.04 Springsteen's MTV Plugged reissued on DVD
On November 9th, fans of this amazing live concert footage filmed in September 1992, will finally be able to view it in DVD format. You won't want to miss Shane rockin' out with Bruce on many of the high-energy tracks.

Shane tell us, "I think Bruce’s original plan was to do something unplugged but when he realized that the date was upon us and that we had not rehearsed for that configuration, he decided that this one would be the way that we were doing it on a nightly basis – hence, Plugged."

The DVD will feature one additonal song--Roll of the Dice--which was not included on the original VHS release.

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10.11.04 Joe Cocker's Heart & Soul Euro release
Joe Cocker covers classic rock, pop and R&B tunes in this beautifully crafted Heart & Soul collection released in Europe on September 27th (U.S. release is January 29, 2005). Shane performs on five tracks, including the single--Every Kind Of People.

Shane was invited to participate in this project by producer/keyboardist/composer CJ Vanston and shares the billing along with other guitar greats Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Dean Parks, Steve Lukather and Michael Landau.

You can hear Shane's work on five tracks--What's Going On, Maybe I'm Amazed, I Put A Spell On You (featuring an Eric Clapton solo), Every Kind Of People and Love Don't Live Here Anymore (which also features Chris Botti on trumpet).

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9.28.04 Shane slated to perform at LOD fundraiser
Shane will be performing his solo material on Sunday,
November 7th, on the third and final night of the 5th annual Light of Day concert series to benefit the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF). The event will be held at the fabled Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ.

For those of you unfamiliar with the event, past annual participants have included Bruce Springsteen and Joe Grushecky. Other acts who have appeared include Michael J. Fox, Gary US Bonds, La Bamba, Max Weinberg, Jesse Malin, Willie Nile, Garland Jeffreys, Dan Bern, Soozie Tyrell and many others.

The concerts will benefit the PDF as well as the Muscular Dystrophy Association for their ALS research efforts.  More than $200,000 has been donated from the concerts so far. 
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9.21.04 John Waite's The Hard Way releases today
The Hard Way is a terrific new collection of recordings. The song list comprises a delightful selection of tunes old, new, borrowed and blue. Shane is a longtime Waite collaborator having recorded, written and performed on several Waite projects over the years. The Hard Way features Shane on six tracks. Instruments include electric and acoustic guitars and six-string bass. Additionally, Shane has cowritten two tracks--Godhead and Son of Godhead.

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9.18.04 November--on tour with Marc Cohn
The month of November has Shane touring with Marc up and down the eastern seaboard and the south. Dates include: Tarrytown, NY; Somerville, MA; West Long Branch, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; New York, NY; Annapolis, MD; Jackson, TN; Atlanta, GA; Greenville, SC, and Charlotte, NC.
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6.17.04 Shane opens two Marc Cohn shows
Shane will be performing material from his debut solo CD, What Nature Intended in support of Marc Cohn. The opening sets are June 24th, Santa Ana, CA and June 25th in West Hollywood, CA.

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5.6.04 Shane shares his Sting tour recollections
Shane details his behind-the-scenes experiences as part of the opening act (Chris Botti) on Sting’s North American Sacred Love tour. From the first phone call to the final performance, Shane shares his personal journey via words and photos.

On tour with Chris Botti and Sting…

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He will share the evening and stage with his son, Shane Barakan. The evenings at the Woodshed are finishing earlier than in the past, starting promptly at 8 o' clock. No cover charge, the Woodshed is sustained by donations, so you may have to pay to get out!
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2.22.04 Shane joins Dominic Miller for CD release event
Longtime Sting guitarist Dominic Miller will be holding a CD release show on March 4th at Joe’s Pub in New York City. The event celebrates the U.S. release (March 2nd) of Miller’s classical crossover album, Shapes ,which features an additional track (with Chris Botti on trumpet) that was not on last year’s UK release.

Two lucky fans from Shane’s newsletter list won tickets to the event.

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1.05.04 Shane to join Sting tour opening act
Shane will be performing with trumpet great Chris Botti in the opening act slot for the first part of Sting's North American (Sacred Love) tour. Shane will be performing with Chris between January 23rd and February 18th. Cities already confirmed during those dates include: Miami, Tampa, New Orleans, San Antonio, Dallas, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Denver, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix and Oakland. For more tour details visit: www.sting.com

Chris and Shane have been long time recording collaborators, touring partners and friends. Chris was a featured soloist on Sting's most recent Brand New Day tour and has contributed his talent to Sting's last three CDs. For more on Chris, visit: www.chrisbotti.com and www.bottiology.com

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1.04.04 Tribune-Review names WNI as one of '03's best
Entertainment columnist Regis Behe (Pittsburgh, PA's Tribune-Review newspaper) lists his "highly biased and personal look at some of the best releases of 2003." What Nature Intended is one of 18 releases on Regis' "best" list.

The article also appears on PittsburghLIVE.com's website. Click here.

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12.23.03 World Café interview and acoustic performance
World Café interview and acoustic performance On Tuesday, December 23rd, 3 p.m. eastern, Shane is the guest artist on the prestigious World Café with David Dye radio program. The hour-long show was taped in mid-October with radio personality Michaela Majoun. The session has Shane discussing his current solo career as well as taking a look backward. (He shares anecdotes about life on the road with bands/artists such as The Mamas and The Papas, Mick Ronson, Lone Justice, Bruce Springsteen, Marc Cohn and more.) The session also features acoustically performed songs from What Nature Intended.

The World Cafe with David Dye can be heard on more than 160 stations nationwide. Fans can find their local station by going to: http://worldcafe.org
or they can listen online Monday to Friday at 3 p.m. EST or 2 a.m. EST by going
to http://www.xpn.org/listen.php

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12.05.03 New live CD and online store grand opening
Having received many requests for a live Shane performance CD (coupled with emails for various merchandise items) a domino effect began to ripple through the Shane Fontayne organization. Shane suddenly found himself mixing a live CD and we were building an online store.

We are proud to present, Shane Fontayne's Voodoo at The Mint (available at our own store, no less!). The CD captures what Shane considers to be an important performance in his solo career--his Los Angeles CD release party, held June 11, 2003.

Guests RSVP'd as quickly as the invitations were sent out, quickly selling out the room. If you couldn't join us that night, you'll be able to join the event in spirit through the magic of the live CD. (And there's a never before heard bonus track!!)

For more details on the CD, the performance and the band members (which includes a guest appearance by friend and trumpet great Chris Botti), visit the CD section of the store.

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8.03.03 Sex and the City!
An instrumental version of Little Napoleons aired on HBO's Sex and the City on Sunday, August 10th. (The full version appears as Track 2 on What Nature Intended.) Approximately 45 seconds of the track accompanied a scene where Carrie tells Charlotte to stop crying and enjoy her wedding.

episode details --->>>

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7.30.03 Tour de Shane (Summer 2003)
Think of Lance Armstrong setting off from Paris on the first of many "stages" of the Tour de France. Okay, now think of Shane setting off from Cleveland, mid-August, on the first stage of his tour. Like Lance he will be driving solo, with a wonderful support team assisting him, from town-to-town and state-to-state.

Shane will be visiting local radio stations where he will play live and be interviewed, playing concerts and performing in-store at local CD retail stores. For eighteen days from Cleveland and back again...it's not bonjour Paris...but, in the immortal words of Spinal Tap, "Hello Cleveland!"

For full details click here.

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7.30.03 Triple A Radio.com Artist of the Week
As a result of steadily increasing airplay, Shane was featured recently at triplearadio.com as their Artist of the Week. In general, the AAA radio format caters to an adult audience--Radiohead to Van Morrison. The current focus for What Nature Intended is the non-commercial side of AAA. The play lists there are more liberal, eclectic and current--less "classic". We are pleased to report that there has been a steady, weekly increase in the number of stations playing the CD, chart position and the number of times songs are being played in a given week (spins).

To view the article, click here.

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6.29.03 New York City CD release show
I am delighted to be playing at New York's fabled Bottom LIne in Greenwich Village on August 21st. I will do two shows, opening for Marshall Crenshaw to formally release What Nature Intended to East Coast industry and media.

After our successful Los Angeles launch at The Mint on June 11, 2003, it is very exciting to go and play New York.

P.S.  If you haven't already done so, please sign up to receive my newsletter.  We will be sending out updates and insider information about this event, other concerts and late breaking information.

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5.06.03 L.A. CD release party
You are cordially invited to a special concert event--the official West Coast release of Shane's first solo CD, What Nature Intended. The CD release party is being held to help launch What Nature Intended to West Coast music industry insiders and media. The party will be held at:

The Mint
6010 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Phone: 323-954-9630

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4.08.03 New haircut!!
"Shave and a haircut, two bits" was the phrase that accompanied the old "Hand Jive"/Bo Diddley rhythm. Such a deal! New photos of the new "do" can be found on the media page.

3.15.03 Batter up!!
See what some of baseball's greats are saying about Shane's new CD...

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For full details click here.

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Both Nic Harcourt and Anne Litt have played the opening song Weight Of The World. Nic on both Morning Becomes Eclectic and the nationally syndicated NPR show Sounds Eclectic and Anne on Weekend Becomes Eclectic. Nic and Chris Douridas, have played Little Napoleons, on Morning Becomes Eclectic and New Ground respectively. Nic has also played It’s Only Love and Marlene, the latter on both Morning Becomes Eclectic and Sounds Eclectic.

I am grateful to them and their producers, Ariana Morgenstern and James Combs for supporting the CD.

I also am getting played in Sweden by Kalle Oldby, a DJ for the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. He has written a review of the CD describing it as:
"Soaring, muscular and Beatles-inspired. It’s as good as it is unexpected. It is Springtime for REAL musicians, indeed."

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Complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony declaring the band "open", we played to a room filled with friends and supporters, some of whom had flown in specially for the show. We had a wonderful, joyful show. A great inauguration.

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