andrew news

january - february 2008

andrew has a compilation album of live performances scheduled for a limited edition release this year. the cd will be culled from shows over the last eight years in los angeles, san francisco and spain.

speaking of andrew live, here are photos of andrew performing in madrid and zaragosa, spain.

andrew's fourth album, from me to you, just got a new review from powerpopaholic.

from me to you is now available on amazon.

december 2007

andrew's radio show, "come to the sunshine", is mostly in repeats till january 7, 2008. in the meantime, he will host an all-new beatles-related edition on saturday, december 8 from 1-3pm (pst) at luxuriamusic.com.

also on december 8, if you live in the los angeles area, you might want to stop by and say hello to andrew at the rhino pop-up store (8032 w. 3rd street, los angeles, ca 90048; 323-944-0939) where he will be spinning an all-nuggets style singles dj set.

on december 19, the biography channel are due to debut an new biography program on the monkees. andrew was interviewed at his home and is featured throughout the show. the program will likely run several times over the next ten years.

september - november 2007

on october 13th andrew lost one of his favorite people, musician tom dawes. tom collaborated with andrew on the track he can fly (singing, as well as playing bass and guitar), in addition to giving him some uncredited advice on arranging the vocals for where i want to be. on november 12th, andrew will present a two-hour radio tribute to tom and his band, the cyrkle, during come to the sunshine (4 to 6pm pst).

here is tom's obituary from the new york times:

Thomas W. Dawes, a rock musician and composer who wrote music for some of advertising's best-known commercial jingles, including “Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz” for Alka-Seltzer and “7Up, the Uncola,” died on Oct. 13 in Manhattan. He was 64.

The cause was a stroke after carotid artery surgery, said his wife, Ginny Redington Dawes.

Mr. Dawes was a co-founder of the Cyrkle, a folk-pop group with a brief career that is best known for its 1966 hit single “Red Rubber Ball,” written by Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley.

When Mr. Dawes left the band, he turned to the jingle business. He wrote 30 to 40 in the 1970s and ’80s, his wife estimated, a number of them immortalized in pop culture. Aside from his work for Alka-Seltzer and 7Up, some of his catchier tunes were on campaigns for L’eggs hosiery (“Our L’eggs Fit Your Legs)” and American Airlines (“We’re American Airlines, Doing What We Do Best).” The 7Up jingle, which he wrote, was recorded by his band and submitted as a demo in a company jingle contest for rock groups.

When Mr. Dawes met his wife, she was a competitor in the jingle business. They later collaborated on a number of advertising tunes, including music for the familiar “Coke Is It,” the McDonald’s catchphrase “You, You’re the One” and, for American Airlines, “Something Special in the Air.”

Originally named the Rhondells, the Cyrkle was discovered by Nat Weiss, a lawyer who was a partner of Brian Epstein, the Beatles’ manager. According to Ms. Dawes, John Lennon suggested the Cyrkle’s name and distinctive spelling.

In 1966 the Cyrkle opened for the Beatles on their final United States tour and released their second, and last, successful single, “Turn Down Day.”

In the mid-’70s Mr. Dawes also worked with the band Foghat and produced two of its albums, “Rock & Roll” and “Energized.”

Thomas W. Dawes was born in Albany on July 25, 1943. He graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., where he met Don Dannemann, another founding member of the Cyrkle.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Dawes is survived by his sister, Robin Ducey.

Mr. Dawes and his wife also wrote the book, music and lyrics for “Talk of the Town,” a musical about members of the Algonquin Round Table. The show, first produced in 2004, had a nearly two-year run at the Bank Street Theater before it moved as a cabaret show to the Oak Room at the Algonquin.

andrew's latest album, from me to you is available just about everywhere including amazon.

a review by ken barnes appeared on usa today's website, where he mentions "gorgeous, full-bodied arrangements and sinuous tunes."

there was a great turnout for andrew's show at freakbeat records in sherman oaks, ca. the set included a full runthough of the new album in sequence, plus an encore of where i want to be.

the 33 compilation is still getting interest. here's a recent review from europe.

august 2007

don't miss the debut of from me to you at freakbeat records in sherman oaks, ca on sunday, august 26 at 2pm.

the album is officially issued on august 28!

check out this 5-minute documentary on andrew's tour of spain with colin hare:

a new interview from brazil here (note the translation back to english is a little rough):

also, there's a new review of from me to you here.

june 2007

from me to you can now be purchased directly from cdbaby. in august it will become available at retail, as well as via other online stores. sound samples of four songs from the album are on andrew's myspace page.

andrew will promote the album with several live dates. here are the first two:

sunday august 26th at freakbeat records in sherman oaks, a suburban area in the san fernando valley. this will be an afternoon in-store performance at the world's greatest record shop.

by the way, andrew's tour of spain was a smash! here are the setlists from the five nights.

madrid: can't be lonely/something warm/we'll dream/the man who would be king/carousel/a change of scene/greener days/round going round/the distance/friend of mine/high tower/where i want to be/i wish you would

valencia: can't be lonely/something warm/allyn white/i wish you would/i want to go/a change of scene/unrequited life/round going round/what do you see in me/someone new/where i want to be

barcelona: can't be lonely/something warm/i wish you would/the man who would be king/carousel/dream about you/unrequited life/round going round/the distance/friend of mine/high tower/where i want to be/temporary

zaragosa: allyn white/i wish you would/we'll dream/can't be lonely/i want to go/greener days/unrequited life/round going round/what do you see in me/dream about you/where i want to be/something warm/the man who would be king

bilbao: where i want to be/high tower/someone new/friend of mine/round going round/what do you see in me/a change of scene/i wish you would/something warm/can't be lonely/dream about you/the golden state

may 2007

new album and tour!

andrew's from me to you album will be available for purchase online and in select stores in mid-may! here is the cover:

andrew's spanish tour kicks off on may 23rd. he will be accompanied on piano by kristian hoffman. here are the dates:

may 23: sala aurlitzer, madrid
may 24: colegio mayor luis vives, valencia
may 25: sala monasterio, barcelona
may 26: la lata de mombillas, zaragosa
may 27: kafe antzokia, bilbao
also on the bill at these shows is colin hare. the veteran british artist (formerly in Honeybus) will be promoting his new album, down from pittswood.

andrew's "come to the sunshine" radio show is currently in repeats. new programs are expected to start airing in the summer.

and, don't forget to visit andrew's my space page, listen to his music and add him as a friend.

april 2007

another date has been added to andrew's spanish tour: valencia (colegio mayor luis vives, may 24, 2007)

andrew's "come to the sunshine" internet radio show on luxuriamusic will make it's 20th broadcast on monday, april 2, 2007 at 4pm (pdt). the show will feature music by the kinks, sunrays, idle race, gary lewis, pretty things, parade, freshmen, traffic, bystanders, hollies, grapefruit, turtles, buffalo springfield, beach boys, harmony grass, the street corner society, the monkees, beatmen, the walker brothers, the utica club natural carbonation, keith allison, london phogg, los bravos, the action, garden club, ellie janov, spectrum, dino, desi & billy, the looking glass, marshmallows, mojo, peter & gordon, every mother's son, p.f. sloan, raintree minority, the gosdin brothers, the searchers, dave clark five, the appletree theatre, lovin' spoonful, the mamas & the papas. full details are available at cometothesunshine.

march 2007

andrew's new album "from me to you" is all mixed, mastered and ready to go! the album will come in a deluxe sleeve, including a color poster with lyrics! copies will be available for sale in may 2007.

in spain, sonic wave did a quick review of 33 sonic wave and popism's goran did his usual detailed analysis for his online review section of popism radio show. goran also prepared something of an andrew radio special fea turing the originals of many of the songs andrew has covered over the years (greener days, heading for a fall, round going round, etc.), plus music by kindred spirits such as the cyrkle and honeybus. you can hear it all at popism-music.

february 2007

andrew has completed the last session for his new album, which has also been remixed for release. it should be available in a couple of months. more details to follow.

andrew kicks of a four date tour in madrid, spain on may 23rd at the wurlitzer ballroom.

january 2007

andrew was back in the studio in early january, with david nolte and brian kehew, completing some new mixes of his fourth album, from me to you. word has it that, one way or another, this album will be on sale in 2007!

andrew's 33 compilation is now for sale on amazon.

as well as itunes!

as is what's it all about?

look for the rest of andrew's catalog to show up soon on itunes.

andrew (and his band of master musicians) turned in a very nice set of music at club spaceland on december 12. the song list was: round going round,what do you see in me?,something for you,another way of life,everyday (forget),unrequited life,something warm,dream about you,friend of mine.

videos of andrew performing live can be found on youtube.

a new interview with andrew is up on ipunk. we hope you speak spanish!