Matt Connarton Unleashed 11-16-24 hour 1

0:00 Speaker 1: On November twenty second, join us at the Sister Witch Company for a pre Black Friday event and the lighting of our Yule tree at eleven ninety three Hooks at Road and Hooks It from five thirty to nine thirty pm. Enjoy local vendors, light refreshments and holiday shopping. Plus be there by seven for the tree lighting and receive an exclusive ticket to our next event. Then on the thirtieth, don't miss our magical market, psychic and small business event at the Manchester Masonic Temple. Discover local artisans, psychic readings, and unique gifts for everyone on your list.

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1:44 Speaker 1: Good morning, everybody, Welcome, here we go. It is that time again. Matt Connerton unleashed and we are live from the studios of w M n H ninety five point three feven glorious, Manchester, New Hampshire, bright sunny day, little chili outside, but but nonetheless glorious. Of course, today is Saturday, November sixteen, twenty twenty four. Jenny is not with me this week, but she'll be back. Of course, she's got an important event. You know, she does a lot of great activism for healthcare, and this morning she's got something going on with rights and democracy.

2:19 Speaker 1: So she continues to do great work. Very proud of her. But we do have a big show for you today coming up at nine to fifteen am. Of course, in just a few minutes we'll be joined via phone by Dennis Layton. Now Dennis is from the band The Gray Curtain, and they were on with us a couple of months ago, I think, or maybe a month ago. It all becomes kind of a blur. But he's gonna be calling in to talk about the No Masters Fest. Last night was night one, Tonight is night two going on in Wister and he's involved in that, so he's gonna call and tell us all about that.

2:51 Speaker 1: Second hour, we have Liz from the Mosaic Art Collective and she's gonna be bringing a couple of people with her. I believe that will be in the second Jenny has currently four of her pieces showing at the Mosaic Art Collective, so we went to the opening for the Actually I think this one goes two months, so it's going to be for it's going to be until the end of the year. But we went to the opening for that on well, it was last Saturday, it was one week ago. Like I said, it all becomes a bit of a blur.

3:25 Speaker 1: But so Liz and a couple of other people from Mosaic are going to be joining us in the second hour, and they've been on the show a number of times now, always very interesting to speak with them. Third hour, we're going to be devoting to our departed friend Brooks Young, great musician from New Hampshire here who experienced a lot of success and tragically was taken from us earlier this week in a car accident in Alton. So we're very sad about that, but we're going to try to really kind of celebrate his music and his life during the third hour of the show today.

4:04 Speaker 1: So our number three will be devoted to Brooks Young, and my plan is I will play some of his music during that hour, and I might even feature a little bit of the final interview that I ever got to do with Brooks here on the show. So we're gonna do that. But I also I would love to get some people calling in. I did hear from a lot of people throughout the week after I posted it about Brooks's passing, So hopefully we can get some people calling in in the third hour to share memories of Brooks, either personal memories or you know, just thoughts on his music.

4:45 Speaker 1: And so we're gonna really dedicate our three the eleven am hour to that this week. So I had the honor and privilege of interviewing Brooks many times over the course of the years. Just such a great person and you know, enormously talented, and he also got to live his dream. You know, he had a lot of success, He got to play with a lot of great people, got to play with a lot of his heroes, and but throughout it all just always very humble, very he had a lot of gratitude for the life he had built and and the career that he had built, and you know, he started a family and everything.

5:26 Speaker 1: So so we're very sad. It's a terrible loss. But like I said, during the third hour, we're going to try to celebrate his life and his music. Brooks Young taken from us at the age of forty two. You just never know, You just never know, so so that will be what we're doing during the third hour today. A couple things, let's see, I want to remind everybody. Of course, our newest sponsor here on the show and at the station WMNH is of course, the Sister Witch Company. You've heard us talking a lot about the Sister Witch Company recently.

5:59 Speaker 1: They've got actually two big events coming up that are connected. So on the twenty second, November twenty second, from five point thirty to nine thirty pm, they have their pre Black Friday and lighting of the Yule Tree. So that's going to be happening on site at Sister Witch Company at eleven ninety three Hooks at road in Hooks. It very easy to find right there on Ruth three and it's a great place to I have the honor and privilege a couple of months ago of participating in an event they had there where I got to do private sessions with hypnosis clients who I met through Sister Witch Company, who would come in and show up and say, hypnotize me.

6:39 Speaker 1: I want to do, I want to solve this, I want to improve this, whatever it may be. So they're great people and so I'm really honored and proud to have them to work with them, connected to the show, connected to wmn H. It's a great thing. So please support them, and you should always support local businesses anyway. But November twenty second, the pre Black Friday event and lighting of the Yule Tree. They will have vendors for holiday shopping, light refreshments, and of course the lighting of the Yule tree will be at seven pm.

7:10 Speaker 1: Make sure you get there in time for the lighting of the tree and then you get an exclusive ticket if you are there for the lighting to their next event, which is coming up November thirtieth. The next event after the November twenty second event, of course the Magical Market Small Business Psychic Fair. And this is from their website. This has a little bit more details that we couldn't fit into the ad. Come join us on Small Business Saturday, Like I said, support your small businesses from eleven thirty am to six pm, where you will find some of the most amazing vendors and they're handmade items and art.

7:44 Speaker 1: This will be a packed This will be packed full. One hour I'm sorry, one floor only event with a separate room dedicated to our readers and healers. This is the time of year where small businesses need you more than any big box store. Come meet us and watch us light up when we make a sale. This is being held at the Manchester Masonic Temple at fifteen oh five Elm Street right here in Manchester, New Hampshire. So the Magical Market, which now technically it's from noon to five pm, but if you go to the event on the twenty second and you're there for the lighting of the Yule Tree, you get an exclusive ticket which gets you in for a pre Magical Market shopping experience at eleven thirty am on that day, so you get in a little early and you get to do some exclusive shopping that won't be available necessarily to everyone else.

8:35 Speaker 1: So you definitely want to participate in both events. And of course the thirtieth is Small Business Saturday. Support your local businesses. Walmart doesn't need any of your money, They'll be just fine. Support your small businesses whenever you can, not only during the holidays but year round. You'll often hear it say that a small business is the engine that really drives our economy. It's very important. And like I said, Sister Witch Company, they are fantastic people. We love them very much and we love getting to work with them.

9:07 Speaker 1: It's a great thing. Speaking of events too, I also want to remind everybody of course, coming up on November twenty fourth, it is Spelfy Fest and I'm involved in this as well, and so is Jenny. So this is a really important event because not only is it going to be a day of music at Jewel Nightclub, it's being put on by the Midnight Creatives Collective. We had Eleanor and Spelfe joining us last week via phone to talk all about it,

9:34 Speaker 1: and it is going to be raising money for a great organization, the rs DSA. And Jenny is going to be there talking about that, and I think she's opening the show actually with her comments. She's going to be doing a short presentation about that. I also am going to be there. I'm going to be emceeing part of the event, introducing some of the bands, and I'm also going to be performing, going to do some hypnosis. I'm not sure, but I think if she doesn't back out on me, I think the birthday girl herself, Spelfie, is going to let me hypnotize her and to help her get over her stage fright so that she can actually sing in front of people.

10:17 Speaker 1: But so we'll see, we'll see what we what we do there. You know, if she if she doesn't want to go through with it. I shouldn't put it that way. It's not like a scary thing really, but but if she doesn't want to do it, you know, maybe we'll maybe we'll hypnotize everybody in the room to do something silly or there's different directions we could go with it. I'm going to kind of read the room and see what happens, see what I'm feeling. So that's part of the adventure of it. But so looking forward to that doing hypnosis.

10:46 Speaker 1: There doors open at one pm and it goes all the way to one am, so it's a it's an all day event. Jenny will be there, like I said, she's going to give a talk. She's also going to have be selling some of the amazing things she's been creating. If you follow her online, you know what I'm talking about. So that's all coming up I will just quickly mention some of the bands too. There's a lot of them. Like I said, it is a full day of music, so if I leave anybody out, I apologize. But Deed Harrison of course is going to be performing there.

11:15 Speaker 1: Looking forward to that, mister Goodbars, who has been on the show. A lot of these artists have been on the show here on Matt Connorton, Unleashed, More in the Light. They've been on Let's See Leon Trout, Lexi, Lethal Waylam Park, The Whole Loaf, They've been on the show, Dog eight Dog, and a myriad of others. There's a ton of bands. I'm not going to read all of them, but you can find more information and you can get tickets at Midnight Creatives Collective dot com and they've got a lot of events there, so check that out.

11:48 Speaker 1: They're always doing stuff at Terminus Terminus Underground, the great venue that they operate in the city of Nashua. So there's a lot going on, a lot to talk about. But like I said, in just a couple of minutes, we're going to be joined live on the show via phone by Dennis Layton from the band The Gray Curtain, talking all about No Masters Fest, which is going on right now in the city of Worcester. Again, just to remind you too quickly if you are just joining us in the third hour today, it's going to be all about Brooks Young, dedicated to Brooks Young.

12:21 Speaker 1: I hope to take some calls during the third hour from people who want to talk about Brooks and share memories. Six oh three two five six seven is the studio line, but there are other ways that you can interact to if you want to send me anything ahead of time. If you don't want to call in but you'd like to send something, if you go to Matt connorton dot com slash live, there's an option there to instant message me. There are links to the chat rooms. There are the number there, the text line is also there, and the studio line, so and of course you can email me Matt at Matt connorton dot com.

12:55 Speaker 1: But all of that information is there at Matt connorton dot com slash live. So if you don't want a call during the third hour, if you'd rather just email me something that you would like share it on the air, or anything like that, anything at all. I will try to keep an eye on all of it. And because we really want to honor the memory of Brooks and like I said, such a fantastic musician and a great person and we're very sad about this loss. I want to say hello to a few people too who are in the chat right now live.

13:22 Speaker 1: Be Pinard says, good morning everyone, Good morning be Elizabeth Towns says morning, mister Connorton, have a beautiful Saturday. Thank you very much.

13:34 Speaker 4: Oh.

13:34 Speaker 1: B Penard says. Justin Spencer from Recycled Percussion has just completed his event in Australia. Ah. Yes, down under. Malcolm Wood is in the Facebook live chat. Hello Malcolm. We had Malcolm on the show recently with Legion of Solace and they're doing great things in the music scene. Absolutely absolutely, let's see let's do this. I think what we're going to do since Dennis is going to be joining us, Dennis from the band The Gray Curtain, we'll play a little bit of one of their songs from the newest album, The Florist, and let's see which one should we play.

14:15 Speaker 1: We'll play something short because he's going to be joining us, we'lllay We'll play Crippled. Let's do that one, and then we'll have Dennis on the line with us talking about no Masters Fest coming up, or I shouldn't say coming up. It's happening right now. Last night was night one. Tonight is night too in Wister, so he's going to be joining us to talk about that. But here it is. This is crippled. This is from the album is called the Florist and the band is the gray Curtain.

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15:54 Speaker 7: Prison cos the mocks retained?

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19:17 Speaker 1: I do love that track. I love that band that is called Crippled. The band is called The Gray Curtain, and that is from the album The Florists. And Yeah, we had Dennis and a couple of his bandmates on not too long ago and just had a fascinating conversation and it's such an interesting project. We're trying to get Dennis on the line, so he is not with us yet. So I think what we're gonna do is we're gonna play one more track. Why not, because I do love this band so much, We'll play one more. We'll play a short one from the Gray Curtain.

19:48 Speaker 1: This one's called Burn that Bridge, and this is one of their shorter songs. They have songs. It's interesting. Some of their songs are only a couple of minutes long, summer like eight minutes. But we're gonna play one more and then we can't get Dennis on the line.

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23:42 Speaker 1: That's a catchy one, isn't it. It's got a great hook that has burned that bridge. The band is the Gray Curtain. And I think we have Dennis on the line with us. Dennis, are you there?

23:50 Speaker 7: Yes?

23:51 Speaker 1: I am Dennis.

23:52 Speaker 12: What have you got?

23:54 Speaker 1: What have you got going on this weekend? You've got no Masters Fest? Right? Tell us about it?

23:59 Speaker 10: Yeah? Yeah, Well we had no Master's Fest last night one. We had night one last night over at the Raven and Worcester. Yeah, and we had a we had a great turnout. A lot of people came in, a lot of people donated. We've got about five hundred dollars worth of donations and we're basically we're trying to raise money for funds and awareness for for rehab programs around New England. And today we're having no Masters Fest Night two over at the Cabinet of Curiosities over in Colchester, Connecticut. A lot of great talent, a lot of great bands.

24:44 Speaker 10: Great Curtain will be playing. But we also have crow Hill, we have Fear of the mass Is, we have Ape, we have the Big Sun. Anyone that hasn't heard any of these bands really needs to check them out. And Mary Antoilette and the Runs and yeah, we're we're hoping to We're hoping to get I'm I'm open to get to at least the South to get a you know, one of those cashiers checks and bring it over to Centerlink so they can just disperse it how they see fit.

25:27 Speaker 1: So just to be clear, so are you the promoter? Are you the main person who's been putting all of this on this big event?

25:35 Speaker 10: Yeah? Yeah, basically you know, I so on on the fourteenth, on Thursday, I was five years sober and alcohol and excellent, thank you. I wanted to do. I want to do something, you know, bigger than me, bigger than just me doing a show, and you know, doing the whole raw raw thing. So I'm I'm trying to help people that kind of swim in my seat, you know, people that suffer from depression and anxiety and alcohol abuse, and especially around this time of year, people really need to know that people are there for them.

26:22 Speaker 10: I've spent I've spent a couple of Thanksgivings alone hoping that you know, a phone would ring, or you know, someone would care enough to like invite me, and instead, I just you know, drank by myself. And I don't wish that on anybody. So I'm hoping that we can, like I said, we can raise awareness that there are these programs out there that people can utilize to help them through the holidays.

26:56 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is a very I mean, it almost sounds cliche to say it, but really is true. The holidays can be a very lonely time for a lot of people. Whether it's a situation where perhaps they've lost people, they've lost family members or you know, or they're isolated, perhaps they're living in an area where they don't know anybody, or you know, as you alluded to, they're just going through a lot. They've got issues that they're dealing with and and you know, it's kind of and obviously I'm not telling you anything you don't know, but it's it can be kind of a cycle, right because you know, if you have certain issues that might push people away, and then the more that pushes people away, the more isolated you end up.

27:43 Speaker 1: And then so those issues actually just get harder and harder. So so I think what you're doing, you know, with that awareness through your own personal experience and I'm sure obviously what you've observed with others as well, that this can be a very lonely time for people, and people do need to know that there's that there's help, and that there's you know, and that they have options. And it's it's very very hard because you know, the way the brain works, we establish these patterns in our minds that then it's difficult to break out of them, and so it's hard for somebody, you know, people Sometimes people will look at people who have issues, whether it be alcoholism or a drug issue or or anything anything that's really affecting them and say, well, why don't they just stop or why don't they just get help?

28:33 Speaker 1: And it's hard to break out of those patterns, and even positive change can be very difficult. So so I think what you're doing is is wonderful?

28:43 Speaker 13: Are you?

28:44 Speaker 1: Is there more than one organization that you're raising money for or is it for a specific organization or how does that work?

28:51 Speaker 10: Well, I have a list that I'm trying to raise money for. We have a like I said, I'm sorry, it wasn't Centerlink, it was Community Health Link. Okay, but yeah, between Saint Vincent Behavioral Health, we have Arbor Counseling Services, Sadiva Health of Wister, like I have Recovery Clean Slate. I'm turning very very hard to at least raise money for one of these programs. And it's not even that they're asking for money. It's not that they're asking for donations. For all, I know, these guys don't need my help, but I do know that I feel I need to do something, Yes, because whether these programs need the the awareness you know, you know, for someone with a megaphone saying, hey, these programs exist.

30:00 Speaker 10: Up until very recently, someone like me would have needed these programs because you know, so many people only think that there's AA and celebrate recovery alan on. You know, there are other venues. Not that those programs aren't successful, not that they don't work for people, but you know, for some, you know, they need different avenues. So I'm trying really hard to but mostly just to raise the awareness that these programs.

30:39 Speaker 4: Exist right now.

30:41 Speaker 1: I think that's important because, as you say, not everything works for everyone. Everyone's different, and I do think it's important that people have options in terms of what kind of help, what kind of treatment, what kind of counseling they get, and so forth. And I think you know, as you mentioned too, you don't know that these organizations necessarily need financial help. But it's it's a pretty safe bet, you know, when when we're talking about mental health and addiction and all of that kind of thing.

31:12 Speaker 1: Everything in that realm, there's never enough money. You know, these organizations always need more help so that they can expand their resources and help more people. So I think it's a I think it's a pretty safe bet that they'll be able to put the money that you're raising to good use. So I think that's I think that's fantastic what you're doing. And any any negative experience, you know, we talk about it on the show a lot, and I'm sure we talked about it when when you were here that day. Anytime that you can take things that are negative, things that are dark, and create something positive from them, whether it's through music like like your band The Gray Curtain, or whether it's also through what you're doing putting on an event like No Master's Fest to raise money and awareness, you know, anything positive that you can pull out of these negative experiences.

32:02 Speaker 1: I think that's that's the best therapy. I think when you can take take dark things and make them positive or make something positive out of them in some way. So have you done this before? No Masters Fast or is this the first year?

32:17 Speaker 10: This is the first year. This is the first time I'm attempting anything like this. I've tried, like, I've booked shows before, but I've never done a benefit. So I am a complete and total novice. But as I as I mentioned, you know, I'm yeah, I just want to do a good thing, you know, I want to think of others in this time that you know, that really need to help. It's uh, I mean, that's basically, in my opinion, that's all that any of us should be doing right year round, not just this time of year, but this time of year seems to be the time that we, you know, we all should be getting together and you know, helping people in need.

33:04 Speaker 10: You know, I work for meals on wheels and I'm constantly driving by churches that are looking for help, you know, with food kitchens and food pantries, things of that nature, clothing drives and whatnot. You know, you know you can, you know you can do that. You can start there and just help somebody that has less than you, that may you know, little things like that could help somebody with melancholia, major depression disorder, hyper anxiety and help them realize, if only for like one extra day, that someone does care, someone does care enough to want them to get out of the ditch that they're in.

33:53 Speaker 10: And you know, I don't think we I don't think we realized that enough. You know, I think, oh, you know, what's the you know, it's not that big of a deal. It is that big of a deal to just to just show somebody that you care enough to do something like that. You know, is it goes along the way. Because I've been the guy in line at a food pantry. I've been the guy homeless, sleeping on a sleeping on a bench, you know, crashing on people's couches, you know, going to a soup kitchen, you know, and I know that these programs helped me through a lot.

34:33 Speaker 10: Yeah, and I I, at the risk of sounding redundant, I just want to help. I just want to help people that you know, have less than me. I don't have a lot, don't get me wrong, you know, but I I know that there are a lot of people out there that have a lot less than me, and I just want to help those.

34:52 Speaker 1: People, right right, I think that's fantastic.

34:57 Speaker 6: Is this going to be?

34:58 Speaker 1: You said this is your your first attempt with one.

35:00 Speaker 4: Is this going to be?

35:01 Speaker 1: Are you planning to make this an annual event? I know you're I know you're probably right at the moment, you're probably just trying to get through this weekend, because, let's be honest, putting on something like this is a lot of work. It's a lot of stress.

35:11 Speaker 8: Yeah.

35:12 Speaker 1: But but but it sounds like it's something you'd you'd probably like to do every year.

35:17 Speaker 10: Oh yeah, yeah, you mentioned I would. I absolutely what. I was talking about it last year while I was on stage. I'm like, Man, wouldn't it be great if we could do this every year around this time? Yeah, you know, right around Thanksgiving? But you mentioned the stress, It's like between the chemo and you know, the chemotherapy and the stress of this show. I'm like looking at the top of my head, I'm like, and it's tenny,

35:43 Speaker 10: but but yeah, I'm yeah, I'm hoping that this this becomes an annual thing and more people join in the help. You know, I can't thank you guys enough for having me on to talk about this. You know, I got in about I got in about three o'clock last night, and I was floating on a cloud.

36:06 Speaker 9: Man.

36:06 Speaker 10: Yeah, I was so happy with the turnout. I was so happy with the amount of donations, between the people that were there who gave cash for donations, and and the people that walked in and say, hey, can I venmo? You can I PayPal?

36:24 Speaker 11: You?

36:24 Speaker 10: I said, you know, I didn't even think of that. Absolutely yes, you know. So I'm man, I'm really hoping. I'm really hoping we can make this an annual thing.

36:37 Speaker 11: Yeah.

36:38 Speaker 10: Yeah, short story long, I'm hoping that we can make this an annual thing. Absolutely.

36:43 Speaker 1: Yeah, No, I'm sure you can do it. By the way, what is the significance of the name No Masters Fest?

36:50 Speaker 10: Well, I I kind of figured it's it goes back to you know, alcohol was my master. You know when I when I was drinking, I could not I could not spend a day, I could not spend an hour without thinking to myself, Well, the package store opens in about ten minutes, you know, the you know the I could probably hit up the bar at some point tonight, you know, just grab a couple of shots. I call them like whiskey wattages, you know, Stevie ray Vaughan. You know I would, Yeah, I would have that constantly in my head.

37:35 Speaker 10: Alcohol was my master, you know, and I look at all drugs, you know, and this is not don't get me wrong, this is not my saying. You know that alcohol is my master. You know, alcohol is not my master. You know, alcohol is not the boss of me. Yeah, but we all have those things. I mean, over eaters have junk food, you know. You know, any person that has that that addiction that they can't they can't quite get over, you know. You know, it's kind of like that is your master. That's the thing that is running your life and telling you what to do.

38:19 Speaker 10: The the significance of No Masters Fest is we're trying to get past that. Yeah, you know, any you know, anyone that comes to these shows has to realize that these devices are not your master. You are the You are in charge of your own life, and the best way to do that is to have someone there, you know, helping you realize that, because sometimes, especially when it comes to addiction, especially when you have you know, some sort of mental illness, it's it's very difficult to be able to accept and it's very difficult to say, I am in control of.

39:01 Speaker 1: My life, right.

39:03 Speaker 10: This is not this does not run my life right. And that and that's where the No Masters Fest comes from.

39:10 Speaker 1: I kind of suspected that that was the meaning behind it, but I didn't know, obviously, And it's cool that I'm glad that I was right, because I think that's a great concept. I think that's a fantastic name to call this event the No Master's Fest. And and I think the way that you said that, the way that you explained that was excellent, And yeah, exactly. You know, I'm a hypnotherapist, and when I see clients for various issues like you know, people who want to quit smoking and things like that, or other types of addition addiction rather be the physical addiction or even you know, just psychological addiction, and you know, it's It's one of the things that I try to impress on them is not only when we're doing the pre talk for the session, but during the actual session itself.

39:53 Speaker 1: I give them hypnotic suggestions that you are in control. Nothing else can control you. You are in control. And uh but it's you know, it's like I was saying earlier, sometimes it's hard for people to accept that because it's even positive change once those patterns are established, even positive change can be difficult for people. But I really like the way you explained that, and I think it's very empowering. And you know, there might be somebody out there listening who heard what you said and is now thinking about their own addiction or their own problems, whatever it may be, thinking about that in a new way and thinking about, Oh, I like what Dennis said.

40:32 Speaker 1: You know this, this doesn't have to be my master. I'm in like you said, you're in charge of your own life. And and I think even just saying that to people and telling people that I think might might help somebody, you know. So I think that's I think that's excellent. And uh so tonight, so tell us again for for people listening live, Uh, where where again is the event tonight. If people want to go.

40:58 Speaker 10: The event tonight is that Cabinet of Curiosities. We had a bit of a snap who with the venue, so we moved it over to Cabinet Curiosities. It's over in uh Colchester, Connecticut. Uh, you know a lot of great bands. Uh, there's going to be a couple of vendors. Black Noise Magazine is going to be there. Uh, there's a there's going to be uh six bands total, and we're really hoping you know. Uh, admission is just a donation. You have a dollar. If you have a dollar, donate it. If you have ten dollars, if you can spare it, donate it.

41:41 Speaker 6: You know.

41:42 Speaker 10: Uh, this is not about you know, an admission fee.

41:47 Speaker 1: Uh.

41:47 Speaker 10: There's going to be a box over at the door. Just put whatever you can in the box and come in enjoy the show.

41:57 Speaker 12: Yeah.

41:58 Speaker 10: But yes, it's a Cabinet Curiosities in Colchester, Connecticut.

42:02 Speaker 1: What time does it start?

42:05 Speaker 9: Uh?

42:06 Speaker 10: The first bench should be going on around uh around uh seven o'clock.

42:14 Speaker 1: Yeah, I've been of Curiosities. That's a that's a cool name for a venue.

42:17 Speaker 4: I like that.

42:20 Speaker 10: Yeah. Yeah, Uh, it's a it's a shop over in Colchester. You know, they they uh they specialize in uh you know little uh excuse me, I'm like, I'm still half half asleep from last night.

42:39 Speaker 11: Uh.

42:40 Speaker 10: You know they uh you know, they basically just uh you know, they're like any other story. You know, they sell uh they sell their merchandise, and they were willing to hold this, uh this event in their kind of like the back rooms of the shop. You know, they're they're getting a pa set up for us, and uh yeah, it's honestly, I cannot I cannot wait too to jam out with these bands, like I know, uh, I know a lot of these bands from a long time that have Yeah, we just have a good rapport with each other.

43:15 Speaker 10: So it's gonna be a lot of fun regardless. And I'm really hoping that people will come and uh enjoy it because it's just gonna be a good atmosphere. I think.

43:24 Speaker 12: Yeah.

43:25 Speaker 1: By the way, are you are you documenting this at all? This this weekend?

43:29 Speaker 10: Is there?

43:30 Speaker 1: Are are you recording anything?

43:32 Speaker 10: Are you?

43:32 Speaker 3: Uh?

43:33 Speaker 1: Is there will there be a video available of some of these bands or just for people who maybe aren't able to make it but want to check.

43:40 Speaker 10: It out after the fact, you know, I It's one of those things I did not think of, was to get somebody to record the whole experience, you know, next year. Yeah, but uh yeah, but people did record. Uh. I believe there was some recording during Big Sun last night, the Big Son. I can't keep saying Big Son, the Big Son last night.

44:09 Speaker 9: Uh.

44:10 Speaker 10: I'm pretty sure people were recording during Paradise is canceled,

44:16 Speaker 10: you know, Shade Upon uh and Trouble Parachutes Aluminium they I'm fairly certain people who are recording during those during those sets. But you know, you you definitely just you know, sparked an idea, you know, like turned the light bulb on in my head. I'm like, why I didn't I have somebody documenting all this? But it's just one of those things, like I was, I was trying to get the show together, you know, and try to get it to go off without a hitch. Yeah, I just you've got a lot on mot those things I did not think of.

44:54 Speaker 1: You've got a lot on your plate already just doing just doing a two night event like this at at different venues and everything. You know, it's it's it's already a lot. So yeah, something to think about for next year. But but I think it's I think it's fantastic, Dennis, what you're doing. And uh, I'm sure tonight will be I'm sure tonight will be very successful. And it sounds like last night went great, So that's that's wonderful. We'll let you go in a moment. But anything we should know about the Gray Curtain by the way, anything anything new uh there or you know what we played.

45:25 Speaker 1: I'm gonna actually at the end of the segment, I'm gonna play clip the Stitch. I really love that. That's that's pretty pretty epic. But anything we should know about the Gray Curtain going forward since we had.

45:36 Speaker 10: You on, well, uh, you know this, Uh, this will be our last show of the year. Yeah, I got to emphasize that of the year. Yes, and uh, we're going to go into hibernation mode.

45:52 Speaker 6: Uh.

45:53 Speaker 10: We just locked in a new sense player, uh, and we're trying to lock in a drummer. We have a couple of really talented candidates that we have to narrow down to one. We have one in particular that we're hoping we'll stick around. But but yeah, we'll we'll be going into hibernation mode and probably coming back. Uh, like March April. My birthday is April second, so I'm kind of you know, I'm kind of hoping to do a show around then, but there may be an opportunity for one more show before before the end of the year.

46:38 Speaker 10: We're we're hoping, uh to get one more in there. But if it doesn't happen, it's okay. You know, we've had we've had a pretty successful year between the New England Music Award nomination and uh, you know, the Battle of the Bands and uh, the Halloween show over at Terminus. You know, we've you know, we we've wrenched out and we went to Maine this year. We never did that before. We played Charlie's Hill over in eleven minutes. As far as what we're gonna be doing in the future, you know, we're hoping that the you know, to write the next album within the next few months.

47:20 Speaker 10: You know, we have like seven eight songs already ready to go, and we're hoping to do a double Oh.

47:28 Speaker 1: Wow, cool, very cool, outstanding. Look forward to that. Look forward to that. I'm a big fan, you know, the project. It's it's unique, but it's also very accessible. That song burned, that bridge, that's not one of the ones that we played when you were on the show before. But man, I love that. That's that is so catchy, you know, kind of singing along to it in the studio. But great, great stuff. So all right, Dennis, we'll let you go in a moment. One more quick plug for tonight and then I know you've got another busy day ahead of you.

47:58 Speaker 1: But just remind our listeners anyone just joining us about the about night two of No Masters Fest this evening.

48:07 Speaker 10: Uh yeah, it's No Master's Fest over in Colchester, Connecticut. Over at the Cabinet of Curiosities. We've got the Gray Curtain of course playing. Uh there's scarecrow Hill, Fear the Masses, Mary Antwilllett and the runs Ape and the Big Sun are all going to be playing in this in the shop, hoping to raise awareness and funds for rehab programs around New England. It should should be should be a great time and we hope people will will come in just have a great time and donate.

48:44 Speaker 1: Absolutely I predict a very successful night. So it's fantastic what you're doing, Dennis, And thank you so much for calling us today and always wonderful to speak with you. And I'm sure, we'll we'll do it again in the not too distant future. But thank you Dennis, and good luck tonight. I know it's going to be great.

49:02 Speaker 10: Hey, thanks, thank you guys so much for having me. Seriously, it's it's so great to be able to do this. Thank you for allowing me to do this.

49:11 Speaker 1: Oh absolutely, you got it man. All right, Dennis, we'll talk to you soon. Take care, al bye bye, all right, bye bye. All right Dennis Layton from the band The Great Curtain, and we will close the segment with Clip the Stitch, another great track from The Gray Curtain, and the album is called The Florist. I recommend you check it out. And then coming up an hour number two, we have Liz and a couple of other folks from the Mosaic Art Collective right here in Manchester. But here it is Clip the Stitch.

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55:27 Speaker 8: What more? She died?

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57:31 Speaker 10: Will I die?

57:45 Speaker 12: I shall do, I shall God's leave.

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