The Stone Puppet, The Stone Puppet
Three
alums are hoping to play their way to rock music success. The
Stone Puppet, a Chicago-based rock band, features lead singer
John Tabis '00, guitarist Dan Puccini '00 and bassist Tom Hayes
'02, along with Dave Streets and Patrick Golarz. The band released
its self-titled debut album of five original rock songs last year;
a second album is due out this year. At Notre Dame, Tabis sang
in the Glee Club, Puccini was the Student Union Board's concert
talent buyer, and Hayes participated in Jazz Band, Symphony Orchestra
and Marching Band for four years. All three played in campus bands.
"[W]e look at our ND experience as our minor league, where we
were able to develop our music and marketing skills," Tabis says.
"So now on the larger level in Chicago, we have been able to use
that experience to expose people on the local, regional and national
levels to [our music]." With a combination of rock, pop and ballads,
the band's sound is a cross between Matchbox 20 and the Rolling
Stones. Hear sample tracks, check the band's tour dates and order
through the band's website at www.stonepuppet.com.
SAMPLE TRACK:
Everything & Nothing
Every Night When the Sun Goes In, Josephine
Cameron
It
was the winter break snowstorm of 1999. Josephine Cameron '00MFA
sat in the O'Hara-Grace Townhouses writing a song she named "Indiana."
Now the song is on her new CD, Every Night When the Sun Goes
In (Modo Records). Cameron plays guitar and sings acoustic
folk/pop music with a clear, sweet voice. Her CD features both
original compositions and such traditional ballads as "Shenandoah"
and "I See the Moon." While pursuing her master's degree in creative
writing at Notre Dame, Cameron performed at small venues on campus
and around South Bend, as well as at the Sophomore Literary Festival,
art openings at Riley Hall and outdoor concerts on campus. "It
was really the encouragement and response from the student body
at Notre Dame that helped me to begin thinking seriously about
my music," says the Brunswick, Maine, resident. She released her
first CD, American Songs, in early 2002. Listen to music
samples and order online at www.josephinecameron.com.
SAMPLE TRACK:
Long Night
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(January 2004)
