19 Superfrog is jumping Berwick band now easy to catch listingshippopress.com nite By Ellen Stuart A self-described six-man party bus, Superfrog is quickly becoming a favorite with Seacoast audiences. The band admits that they dont quite fit into a single genre. We tend to describe it either as groove-rock or rock-jam, said drummer Shane Comer. Both are essentially fitting; we are a band that occasionally goes off and jams but our shows feature a heavy dose of high-powered rock, that often gets loud and in your face in a good way. Comer and lead singer and bassist Nate Proper formed the band when they returned to their hometown of South Berwick, Maine, after college. They both work at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. Headed by Comer and Proper, the band went through several configurations before settling on its cur- rent lineup: Comer on drums, Proper on bass and lead vocals, Jeremy Fuzz Grob on guitar and lead vocals, Tony DiBerto on trumpet, Charles Cormier on guitar, and Adam Vinciguerra on auxiliary percussion and vocals. The bands name, which might sound more like a comic book hero than a band, is from a Haruki Marukami short story called Superfrog Saves Tokyo. Superfrogs influences include Umphreys McGee, moe., Rustic Overtones, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Grateful Dead and Cake. Im big into the jam band scene, Proper said. I go to a lot of shows and festivals. Personally, some of my favorites are Phish, the Grateful Dead, String Cheese Incident and Incubus. Music & Nightlife Blue Ocean Music Hall 4 Oceanfront North, Salisbury Beach, Mass., 978-462-5888, www.blueoceanhall.com Cochecho Arts Festival Rotary Arts Pavillion, Henry Law Park, Dover, 603-742-2218, www.dovernh.org Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport, Mass., 978-46-7336, www.firehouse.org Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton, 603-929-4100, www.casinoballroom.com Jonathans Ogunquit 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit, Maine, 207-646-4777, www.jonathansrestaurant Kelleys Row 421 Central Ave., 603-750-7081, www.kelleysrow.com Maudslay Arts Center 95 Curzon Mill Road, Newburyport, Mass, 978-499-0050, www.maudslayartscenter. Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion 72 Meadowbrook Lane, Gilford, 603-293-4700, www.meadowbrook.net The Music Hall 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 603-436-2400, themusichall.org Prescott Park Arts Festival 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth, 603-436-2848, prescottpark.org Sheraton Harborside 250 Market St.,603-431-2300, www.sheratonportsmouth. The Stone Church 5 Granite St., Newmarket, 603-292-3546 Concerts Aaron Lewis of Staind Thurs., July 22, at 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom Eddie Money Fri., July 23, at 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom Joan Baez Fri., July 23, at 8 p.m., Music Hall Toys in the Attic (Aerosmith tribute), Fri., July 23, at 8 p.m., Blue Ocean Proper writes most of Superfrogs original songs, with Grob contributing some others. For me, its kind of cliché. I cant sit down and choose to write a song, it hits me when it hits me, and thankfully I get hit a lot!, Proper said. It feels like theres all this good music floating in the ether and it just filters into my head when it wants to. The band has a full album, Year of the Frog, out now, and a second album is completely recorded and only waiting for a release date and a name. At a live show the band plays a mix of original songs and covers, and one of their favorite covers is the Grateful Deads Shakedown Street We really added some interesting parts and tweaked it and it is always a crowd pleaser, Comer said. Proper said that an audience favorite is Call Me Al by Paul Simon. That song always gets me jumping up and down, he said. The band has a full calendar this summer, and will play on the deck of the Portsmouth Gas Light on Friday, July 23. That will be killer, Proper said. Its a venue weve wanted to get into for quite a while. The next night theyll make an appearance at Inn on the Blues in York, another date the band is excited for. Thats a great venue any time of the year but it really gets hopping this time of the summer, Proper said of Inn on the Blues. Proper said he hopes the next few years will see another Super- frog album and hopefully a cross-country promotional tour. I just cannot wait to get signed and become a multi-million- aire, Comer said. No, realistically I like the direction we are taking. It is a grassroots-style spreading of the tentacles, and I Lance Bryant Quintet Sat., July 24, at 7 p.m., Maudslay Judy Collins Sun., July 25, at 6:30 & 9 p.m., Jonathans Walker Creek Sun., July 25, at 2 p.m., Maudslay Hot Tuna Mon., July 26, at 8 p.m., Jonathans Social Distortion with Dan Sar- tain & The Action Design Wed., July 28, at 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom The Gin Blossoms Thurs., July 29, at 8 p.m., Blue Ocean Tower of Power Thurs., July 29, at 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom Comedy Paula Poundstone Fri., July 23, and Sat., July 24, at 8 p.m., Jona- thans Comedy show Sat., July 24, at Kelleys Row Brian Regan Sat., July 24, at Casino Ballroom Dave Russo Fri., July 30, at Shera- ton Harborside Louis C.K. Sat., July 31, Casino Ballroom Free outdoor concerts COMEBACK KIDS Thurs., July 22, at 7 p.m. in Ellis Park under the gazebo at York Beach. See parksan- drec.yorkmaine.org. THE DIGBEES (www.digbees. com) Thurs., July 22, at noon, Cochecho. See www.cochechoarts- festival.org. AMY PETTY (www.amypetty.com), Fri., July 23, at 7 p.m., Cochecho. See www.cochechoartsfestiva FRED MANZI TRIO Fri., July 23, at 7 p.m. in Ellis Park under the gazebo at York Beach. See parksan- drec.yorkmaine.org. BEDFORD BIG BAND Sat., July 24, at 7 p.m. in Ellis Park under the gazebo at York Beach. See parksan- drec.yorkmaine.org. CORMAC MCCARTHY, SAM- MIE HAYNES AND MAIN- ESQUEEZE on Sat. July 24, on Pleasant St. in Portsmouth. Street clo- sure at 5 p.m., ends by 9:30 p.m. with the reopening of Pleasant St. ON TAP Sun., July 25, at 7 p.m. in Ellis Park under the gazebo at York Superfrog. Courtesy photo. think the music is good enough to support us long into the future and allow us to quit our pesky day jobs! Even if they never become multi-millionaires, the guys of Superfrog say that their fans make it all worth it. We had 130 or so people at The Stone Church on our tour kickoff screaming and going crazy ... on a Monday night! Comer said. It felt like a Friday or Saturday but it was a god- damn Monday night. It is moments like those when you really appreciate the fans and how much support they give. Without them we would have none of this. I dont think any of us will ever forget why we do this. For a full schedule of upcoming shows, visit www.superfrog- music.com. Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Beach. See parksandrec.yorkmaine. org. THE MIRAJ BAND Mon., July 26, at 7 p.m. in Ellis Park under the gazebo at York Beach. See parksan- drec.yorkmaine.org. JODY GOURLAY (jodygourlay. com) Tues., July 27, 10:30 a.m., Cochecho. See www.cochechoarts- festival.org. EASTERN SOUND ORCHES- TRA Wed., July 28, at 7 p.m. in Ellis Park under the gazebo at York Beach. See parksandrec.yorkmaine.o MONKEYBAR (www.myspace. com/monkeyband) Thurs., July 29, at noon, Cochecho. See www. cochechoartsfestival.or AFTER HOURS BAND Thurs., July 29, at at 7 p.m. in Ellis Park under the gazebo at York Beach. See parksandrec.yorkmaine.o Other music & nightlife events THE WAYBACKS fiddle & gui- tar, Wed., July 28, at 7 p.m., Prescott Park, $8. AMERICANA FESTIVAL at Prescott Park Arts Festival in Ports- mouth, www.prescottpark.org, is Sat., July 31, 1 to 5 p.m. and will feature John Gorka, Ellis Paul, The Makem & Spain Brothers and Roy Davis & The Dregs. MARK BACON BRASS QUIN- TET classical works with jazz, on Sat., July 31, at 7:30 p.m., at Rye Congrega- tional Church, 964-4061. Tickets cost $12 in pre-sale; $15 at the door. JUDY COLLINS folk and con- temporary, Wed., Aug. 4, at 7 p.m., Prescott Park, $8. COUNTRY FESTIVAL at Prescott Park Arts Festival in Ports- mouth, www.prescottpark.org, is Sat., Aug. 7. See website for lineup. LIVINGSTON TAYLOR, singer- songwriter, Wed., Aug. 11, at 7 p.m., Prescott Park, $8. RHYTHM & ROOTS FESTI- VAL at Prescott Park Arts Festival in Portsmouth, www.prescottpark. org, is Sat., Aug. 14,. 1 to 5 p.m. The line-up includes Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, Patty Larkin, Lindsay Mac and The Nouveaux Honkies. 19 full color banners $ starting at 39.99 13 oz. vinyl, hemmed and grommets 2x4 Send us a file or we can build it for you. bannersbluepointprinti Blue Point Printing www.bluepointprinting.c Call 603-625-1855 to quote your size. 063099 Page 19 July 22 - 28, 2010 Seacoast Hippo
Hippo seacoast July 22-28, 2010 HOT TUNES: Where to find music this weekend local events, food, arts and entertainment Carnival rides & livestock shows Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Stratham Fair inside: TAKE a trip to the isleS Join the crowd at the
FATTY ARBUCKLE? WHO WAS See for yourself! Rare fi lms from Americas biggest comic before his career-ending scandal, including Leap Year, an unreleased 1921 full-length feature. 5 Head to the fair Like barbecue, fried dough and cotton candy? How about carnival rides, live music and pie eating contes
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Day trips Manchester becomes the center of the ink universe this weekend (at least in New Hampshire) with the fourth annual Live Free or Die Tat- too Expo, opening Friday, July 23, and running through Sunday. (Hours are Friday, 5 p.m. to midnight; Saturday, 10 a.m. to midnight, and Sun- day, 10 a.m.
It must be the Stratham Fair Of course, it wouldnt be a New England country fair without some pretty out-there events. New this year is the canine frisbee show, while the annual pig scramble is back for another round. The pig scramble gives around 10 randomly selected kids a chance to get into a pen
The Bard meets the King Cant help falling in love with All Shook Up listingshippopress.com ARTS Faulkner was his director. It was really my first experience with pro- fessional theater, Sosko said. I was this bright-eyed kid ... and now Im back as a director, so its full circle. I feel very privi-
www.portsmouthmfa.org Ogunquit Museum of American Art 543 Shore Road, Ogunquit, Maine, 207-646-4909, www.ogunquitmuseum.org The Red Door Pottery Studio 44 Government St., Kittery, Maine, 207-439-5671, www.reddoorpottery.com River Current Studio 2 Mill Dam Road, York, Maine, 207-351-3262, rosalin
Events Just off the coast listingshippopress.com inside/outside Activities for children and families, workshops, volunteer opportunities, events to keep you healthy and more What exactly are the Isles of Shoals? By Ellen Stuart Morning adventures at Museums of Old York (oldyork.org) offer children
kets, Swords and Powder Horns: examine historic pistols, muskets, swords, bayonets, ammo and uni- forms used by local men, for ages 8-12, meet at Remick Barn. Tues., Aug. 17, Toilets and Tubs: visit an outhouse, the jails prisoner toilets, an early indoor bathroom, chamber pots and tin bathtubs, fo
10 Family events for this weekend Help promote the sea- coast area by attending the Little/Jr. Miss Hampton Beach pageant at the Sea- shell Stage at Hampton Beach on Saturday, July 24, at 2 p.m. A sister event to the Miss Hampton Beach pag- eant, the Little Miss Hampton Beach contest will crown a w
11 Paul Jones House in Portsmouth. UNDERBELLY TOUR a one- hour walking tour of the grittier history of Portsmouth. Meets at the Rusty Hammer, at the corner of Pleasant and State streets, in July and August on Mondays and Saturdays at 6 p.m. The tour is for adults only; $10 per person. Call 978-683-
12 BEST CHICKEN IN N.H. wicked good wings cold Beer 12 POP CULTURE: A Space for Faith: The Colonial Meeting- houses of New England, photographs by Paul Wainwright with essay by Peter Ben- es, 2009, Jetty House, 114 pages. The slow pace of work- ing with a traditional wooden field camera, sheet film,
13 Smuttynose Brewing Co Presents the 6th Annual PORTSMOUTH CRITERIUM In Historic Downtown Portsmouth Come join the excitement in Market Square as over 7000 fans, cycling participants, recreation enthusiasts, families and tourists take over the city with bicycles. In addtion to the professionals and
14 Food events this week: A Grape Affair hosts sunset harbor cruises with wine-tast- ing and hors doeuvres at Portsmouth Harbor Cruises, 64 Ceres St. in Portsmouth. Cost is $45 per person. Upcoming cruises include Thursday, July 22, and Thursday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. Register at www.agrapeaffair.com.
15 FOOD Chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association offers maps (available in print from NOFA-NH at 224-5022 or infonofanh.org or in an interactive version at www. nofanh.org) showing locations of organically produced foods across the state. Online, click Organic Farms and Land Care. The si
16 Hamptons only restaurant serving full menu until 1 am daily! Ingredients FOOD Foodie Rich Tango-Lowy helps you search the aisles In the mountains of southern Vermont, I drizzled a little cold water into the freez- er bag that would contain dinner. At the moment, it contained a quarter cup of qui-
17 DRINK Red, white and green A lot of wine, a little cash In this occasion- al series, well look at a red and a white, neither over $20 (and most under $15). This week, we con- tinued the exploration of some of the South Amer- ican wines on sale in July at the state liquor stores. For a white, we t
This week in music & comedy Wheres the hook? Blues travels for Redhookfest By Michael Witthaus musichippopress.com HIPPO NITE 18 Bars, clubs, bands and other after-dark amusements Amy Petty performs on Friday, July 23, at 7 p.m. in the Rotary Arts Pavilion at Henry Law Park in Dover, another install
19 Superfrog is jumping Berwick band now easy to catch listingshippopress.com nite By Ellen Stuart A self-described six-man party bus, Superfrog is quickly becoming a favorite with Seacoast audiences. The band admits that they dont quite fit into a single genre. We tend to describe it either as groo
MUSIC THIS WEEK & Restaurant Listings Amesbury, Mass. Acapulcos 100 Macy St., 978-854-0000, www.acapulcos.net Barking Dog 21 Friend St., 978-388-9537, barkingdoggrill.com Flatbread Company 5 Market Square, 978-834-9800, www.flatbreadcompany.co Powow River Grille 33 Main St., 978-388-2300 Ristorante
21 www.jonathansrestaurant Maxwells Pub 243 Main St., 207-646-2345, www.maxwellspub.com MC Perkins Cove 111 Perkins Cove Road, 207- 646-2631, mcperkinscove.com Tapas and Tinis 125 Main St., Ogunquit, 207- 646-9700 Plaistow, N.H. Corner Pocket 181 Plaistow Road., 603-382-3130 The Sad Café 148 Plaisto
FILM Winters Bone 22 REVIEWS BY AMY DI populate this world are equally genu- ine never turning into caricatures or vehicles to state a point about the socio- economics of the region. Lawrence is a strong actress who makes you believe that Ree can stand her own against sheriffs, drug dealers and an
23 Jonesin Crosswords Across 20 Quebec neighbor: abbr. 21 Be loud with the bells 22 Andrew ___ Webber 24 2003 Tom Cruise film set in Japan 28 ___Pen (injection for allergic reactions) 29 TV show retroactively subtitled Las Vegas 30 Strange Waiting to Inhale dont hold your breath. By Matt Jones 36 G
24 24 Get them while you can! Be Adventurous! Try something new to New Hampshire... Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 063142
