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SUMMARY:Over The Line - a high concept, low budget rock opera about id
 eology, indoctrination, and inner transformation.
DESCRIPTION:Over The Line Written & Directed by Brian O'ConnellSaturda
 y, June 2, 20126:00pm & 9:00pmSpontaneous Celebrations45 Danforth Stre
 et, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130A few shorts steps from the Stony Brook T S
 top.With a 10-piece all star band featuring The Grass Gypsys, members 
 of Brief Awakening, and assorted friends.Tickets are 10$ and available
  at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/240824***After two success
 ful debut shows on February 4, Over The Line, a high concept / low bud
 get / multimedia / psychological rock opera about ideology, indoctrina
 tion, unwritten rules, and inner transformation written and directed b
 y Brian O'Connell (known for his kinetic bass playing with Uncle Sammy
 , Gordon Stone, The Grass Gypsys, Gary Backstrom, and many others) ret
 urns to Spontaneous Celebrations in Jamaica Plain on June 2.Over The L
 ine is a rock song cycle set in a theatrical setting complete with lar
 ger than life sized puppet actors, theatrical narrative interludes, an
 d a 10-piece band with 8 singers (4 women / 4 men). The band is compri
 sed of the full lineup of The Grass Gypsys, which includes Justin & Co
 lleen Kleya, Kevin Silvia, Sam Ward, Brian O'Connell; plus Kat Arrants
  Pettrucci & Kara Pettrucci of Brief Awakening, Dave Scandurra of The 
 Excited People, Brian's wife Jenna O'Connell, and Joel Ockenheim of th
 e Choir of Universal Sound. Abstract puppets and masks worn by the act
 ors provided by The Boston Puppeteers Cooperative. The performance is 
 in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston at Spontaneous Celebration
 s, a grassroots community center that organizes local creative arts pr
 ograms and festivals. \"We had so much fun presenting Over The Line at
  the first show in February, plus the audience response was overwhelmi
 ngly enthusiastic. What at hoot! The only proper thing to do at this p
 oint is to play this show again and invite more weird people to come e
 xperience this very strange little piece of local DIY archetypal hippi
 e rock theatre.\"After the performance of Over The Line the band will 
 play an additional set of original music for a second half dance party
  segment of the show!A Cash Bar and Activist Information Tabling area 
 will also be available. The Band:Brian O'Connell - bass, guitar, vocal
 s Kat Arrants Pettrucci - vocalsKara-Lynn Pettrucci - vocalsJenna O'Co
 nnell - vocalsColleen Kleya - vocals, percussionJustin Kleya - guitar,
  vocals Kevin Silvia - guitar, bass, vocals Joel Ockenheim - keysSam W
 ard - drumsDave Scandurra - percussion, glockenspiel, vocals Contact: 
 Brian O'Connell617-94-8983vinniechops@hotmail.comwww.brianvincentoconn
 ell.comwww.spontaneouscelebrations.org***Hear what they're saying abou
 t Over The Line: \"If you love the theatrical rock inclinations of Pet
 er Gabriel, Frank Zappa, The Tubes, Phish, Todd Rundgren, and Pink Flo
 yd then this show is for you!\" - Margaret Thatcher\"The best part of 
 the show was that they had big puppets…I loved the puppets.\" - Kenn
 y McCormick\"Viva Over The Line!\" - Subcomandante Marcos\"The archety
 pes that this particular piece of so called 'music theatre' presents a
 re dangerous and should not be messed with by unqualified dilettantes 
 such as Mr. O'Connell.\" - C.G. Jung\"I was both terrified and excited
  by Over The Line. Nice job.\" - Mayor Tom Menino\"I hated it. I think
  Prog-rock sucks.\" - Dave Mathews\"Brian O'Connell? Do you mean the f
 ootball player? \" - Bill Bruford\"Too bad this guy didn't take my son
 gwriting course.\" - Dave Grohl\n\n\n\n\nFor more information visit ht
 tp://neighborsforneighbors.org/events/over-the-line-a-high-concept-low
 -budget-rock-opera-about-ideolo-1
DTSTART:20120602T220000Z
DTEND:20120603T030000Z
CATEGORIES:"concert/musical/rock", opera
LOCATION:Spontaneous Celebrations
WEBSITE:http://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org/
URL:http://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org/
CONTACT:617-947-8983
ORGANIZER;CN="Brian O'Connell":http://neighborsforneighbors.org/profil
 e/BrianOConnell
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