NEWS August 22, 2000 not much news on the blue monroe front i'm afraid, tho they may be moving to austin, texas soon. to be honest they haven't talked to me in literally months, sorry but i plain just don't know anything... HOWEVER, things are hotting up very quickly on the new jules alcouffe (ex blue monroe and erm webmaster) project RAZORBLADE MONALISA go to the web page and check it out. - jules. April 1, 2000 new blue monroe live dates: April 18 (Tues.) Vampire Mascarade Bojangle's, Sacramento CA Door's open at 9pm Show start's at 10pm 18+ Full bar w/ID 3 Bucks April 19 (Wed.) (date not confirmed) Club Transmission, (Louisiana Hot's) Palmdale CA. More info on this A.S.A.P. April 27 (Thurs) Hex Appeal in San Fransisco Show starts at 10pm ??? Door's open at 9pm ??? March 2000 1)a. New Member: Mr. "V", on Bass. He's been with us since December 1999. He was previously a member of "see minus" and "the antics". His influences are not mentionable here in public view, but we are considering several forms of torture to get him to devulge the info...(we call him the "lady killer") as of this date no convictions. although he has been requested to stay away from those "back doors". 1)b. New Member: Master "nice pair" Beeter on the Drums and percussion. He too joined us in December 1999. He's been bangin since sperm and hasnt quit since. heavily influenced by the likes of Beethoven, The Monkees, Bonzo, Kurt(r.i.p.), and all the Majah playas that laid down the path. We will be intruducing several "new" songs later this month. In addition to the 3) new releases last month at Club Sanctuary. Entitled: "My Control Isnt Mine", "Drinking Problem?", "My Valentine". We will be in the studio for the next couple of months layin down the data on the new stuff so stay tuned for release dates and further info. we may be doin a couple of pre tour dates to sound out the new material in May and June. we will have "baby doll" T-shirts available also black t's in Large and Ex-Large sizes available. get ready for the band's new logo and Shwag. August 20, 1999 Censorship rears it's ugly head yet again. Fuck You has been kicked off of MP3.com for it's use of "profanity" in it's title. It's undecided as to what action blue monroe will take on this matter, but deleting blue monroe from MP3.com altogether is a option we are looking into. MP3.com has become so corporate since Alanis bought them up... July 11, 1999 blue monroe will be playing August 7 at BoJangle's in Sacramento, go to the tour page for more details. There will be more dates announced soon, (at least) one more in Sacramento in September and another tour in Los Angeles and possibly up north are also in the offing, so check back often. July 2, 1999 blue monroe has broken the top five on MP3.com! Rag Doll's Eyes recently placed #5 in the Goth Rock charts for song downloads, with Fallen Angel just missing the top ten at #11. Sampler (blueCD5) CD's are available for order at MP3.com. Songs included are: Finish Me, Sitting on a Cross, Fuck You, Fallen Angel, Rag Doll's Eyes, and Memento Mori. Click here to order. May 23, 1999 blue monroe is now on www.mp3.com! So far "Sitting on a Cross" and "Fuck You" are available for download in CD quality MP3 files, but more songs should be available shortly. Click here to go to the blue monroe page on www.mp3.com. May 16, 1999 Former blue monroe bassist Andy Pache will play a part in the upcoming Detroit Rock City film to be in theaters on August 13, 1999. Andy is Gene in the Kiss tribute band Hotter Than Hell. May 9, 1999 Here is a comprehensive list of where you can buy blue monroe CD's in California: CITRUS HEIGHTS: Dimple Records | 6099 San Juan Avenue (916) 725-2600 | FOLSOM: Dimple Records | 313 East Bidwell (916) 983-2600 | ROSEVILLE: Dimple Records | 1701 Santa Clara Ave. (916) 781-2800 | SACRAMENTO: The Beat | 1700 J Street (916) 446-4402 | Dimple Records | 2433 Arden Way (916) 925-2600 | Virgin Megastore | 1715 Arden Way (916) 564-0414 | YUBA CITY: The Underground | 620 Plumas St. (530) 674-2878 | Sound Attitude | 630 N. Palora Ave. (530) 674-7558 | April 15, 1999 the Bethanys (a prehistoric incarnation of blue monroe featuring Jules Alcouffe) has re-released their debut CD through the Blue Womb Records label, and is now available on a mail order basis through the Blue Womb site. April 5, 1999 blue monroe will be playing at Sanctuary (Orangevale Grange, 5807 Walnut, Orangevale, CA) on April 30. More details on tour page. THIS IS A SHOW NOT TO BE MISSED. Brent Monson from the Carpe Noctum radio show on KZFR has joined the blue monroe live crew. He will be playing bass on a few songs. December 2, 1998 blue monroe will be on Carpe Noctum (10:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. on KZFR 90.1 FM Chico, CA) on December 11. We will be answering questions, playing some of our music (Maybe even some NEW material that has just been recorded this week.), and giving away 3 copies of our new E.P. "Fallen Angel". November 19, 1998 The December 5 gig at the Sanctuary has been postponed to December 12. We will be debuting several new songs including "It's Not Okay" , "Horizon" , and "New Skin". ALL of which haven't even been recorded yet. November 7, 1998 It is now confirmed that blue monroe will be playing at the Sanctuary December 5. Go to the tour page to find out more. November 1, 1998 blue monroe now has their very own drink! You can order a blue monroe at the Sanctuary (the Attic: in the alley on 5th Street between D & E Streets in Marysville, CA). The ingredients are: (For a tall glass) 1.5OZ of Vodka, 1.5OZ of Blue Curacao, 2 drops of blue food coloring, splash of Sprite, Fill with Sweet & Sour, and garnish with lemon. Fallen Angel should be available within the week at The Underground (620 Plumas St., Yuba City, CA 95991) and Sound Attitude (630 N. Palora Ave., Yuba City, CA) for $5.00. October 10, 1998 The new site is up and running perfecly. You like? We also have a new home at http://members.xoom.com/ bluemonroe. We are still working on getting gigs in Norther California. It looks like we will get in at least 2 or 3 more gigs in before the end of the year, hopefully. We are also putting the finishing touches on the "Fallen Angel" EP which should be done and ready for mass consumption by the 17th of this month. That CD (and the first) will be available at The Underground (620 Plumas St., Yuba City, CA 95991) and Sound Attitude (630 N. Palora Ave., Yuba City, CA) for $5.00 plus tax.