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Over the Line Rock Opera to debut

Spontaneous Celebrations

Jamaica Plain, Boston MA

February 4 2012

Check out some vintage Uncle Sammy video footage from their last touring performance at the Wormtown Music festival in 2003 in the attached video section.  The band plays, Feeling Optimystical.

Many of you will remember Brian O'Connell.  I first got to know him and his innovative bass performances when he was with the band Uncle Sammy- a Boston jam band favorite in the early 2000s.  Since then he has toured and performed with many bands including Gordon Stone and currently with a band called the Grass Gypsys.  He is getting ready this weekend though for the performance of his life, a rock opera that he wrote and produced called Over the Line.

He describes this amazing project, which is something that has been years in the making as, "A high concept, low budget, multimedia psychological rock opera about ideology, indoctrination, unwritten rules and inner transformation."  Brian O'Connell has always been someone whose thoughts and musical aspirations far eclipse whatever project he is in, and there is no doubt that this work is something that has filled his head for a decade or more.  

The performance will feature an  expanded 10-piece lineup of The Grass Gypsys plus members of Brief Awakening and others.  There will be two performances, a 5 PM show and an 8 PM show.  Spontaneous Celebrations is a performance space that will be hosting the event, and is located at : 45 Danforth Street Jamaica Plain, MA.  For tickets call (617) 524-8635.   Tickets are amazingly affordable at $10 each.  

Over The Line is a rock song cycle set in a theatrical setting complete with over sized puppet actors, spoken word, and a 10-piece band with 8 singers (4 female and 4 male).  "This is the culmination of years of conceptualizing, writing, and work. I'm super psyched to be putting this dream show together with such amazing instrumentalists and singers. This show is sure to appeal to anyone who's into prog-pop, musicals, radical social viewpoints, great singing, and great playing. There will also be opportunities to think, sit, and dance."

Profits to benefit the cultural programming and operations of Spontaneous Celebrations.

The Band:
Brian O'Connell - guitar, bass, vocals
Justin Kleya - guitar, vocals
Kevin Silvia - bass, guitar, vocals
Joel Ockenheim - keys
Sam Ward - drums
Dave Scandurra - percussion, vocals
Kat Arrants Pettrucci - vocals
Kara-Lynn Pettrucci - vocals
Jenna O'Connell - vocals
Colleen Kleya - vocals, percussion
 

Check out some vintage Uncle Sammy video footage from their last touring performance at the Wormtown Music festival in 2003 in the attached video section.  The band plays, Feeling Optimystical. 





 

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Uncle Sammy, Feeling Optimystical
Uncle Sammy, Feeling Optimystical 9-20-2003.Wormtown festival. Billed as their last touring gig Check out the article about the rock opera premiering this week by the Uncle Sammy bass player, Brian O'Connell: http://www.livemusicnewsandreview.com/... (More...)