I have recorded 5 songs with the Lonesome Brothers and Cheri Knight that I really am proud of. I have yet to mail it to Glitterhouse, but soon. No tour plans. Little records of Switzerland has released a compilation called "Lost Songs" with a new track on it. They are at Littlerecords.ch, or something close to that....use your search engine.
I want to thank the folks from Europe who came to see the 410'rs mini tour in 2002, especially Dresden was a gas. Danke.

6/24/00 more news...Slow Band tour in December, looks like this so far:
(REMEMBER THESE ARE THOSE WEIRDO DAY/MONTH DATES EUROPE USES)

THU 07-12-00 : La Chaux-de-Fonds – Bikini Test – SWITZERLAND
FRI 08-12-00 : Lyon – Pezner – FRANCE
SAT 09-12-00 : Evreux – l’Abordage – FRANCE
SUN 10-12-00 : Poitiers – Comfort Moderne – FRANCE
MON 11-12-00 : Lille – Aéroneff – FRANCE (avec Petit Vodo)
TUE 12-12-00 : Berlin – Roter Salon – GERMANY
WED 13-12-00 : Dresden – tba – GERMANY
THU 14-12-00 : Wells/Salzburg/Wörgl–Austria–AUS – TBC
FRI 15-12-00 : Torino – Hiroshima Mon Amour–ITA – TBC
SAT 16-12-00 : Ljubljana – TBA – SLOVENIA
SUN 17-12-00 : Vienne – Szene Wien – AUSTRIA
MON 18-12-00 : day-off (driving day)
TUE 19-12-00 : Angoulême – La Nef – FRANCE
WED 20-12-00 : Perpignan – Le Médiator – FRANCE
THU 21-12-00 : Barcelona–Sala Apolo ou
Bilbao/Vitoria/Bergara–SPA–TBC
FRI 22-12-00 : France – TBA
SAT 23-12-00 : Albi – Athanor - FRANCE SUN 24-12-00 : Paris – Batofar – FRANCE – TBC MON 25-12-00 : Brussels – Magasin 4 – BEL – TBA or day-off TUE 26-12-00 : Copenhagen – UNGDOMSHUSET – DK – TBC TUE 26-12-00 : HANNOVER – CAFE GLOCKSEE – GER- TBC WED 27-12-00 : ULM–TBA–GER – TBC THU 28-12-00 : ZURICH–CH or STUTTGART or MUNCHEN-TBC FRI 29-12-00 : Fribourg – Fri-Son – SWITZERLAND SAT 30-12-00 : Genève – L’Usine – SWITZERLAND I should be playing with the Dead Brothers. Others on the tour include the wonderful Bob Log and...{stay tuned} 10/24/99

...Hello folks. Bad News first:
The "Shapes" appear to have broken up. After one rehearsal and one song, disputes over the band name seem to have ended their relationship. Some members refused a name change, yet others claim, "The 'Shapes' was never, ever the name of the group". Our loss.
Other news: Live Slow Band album in limbo until July 2000. Astron Ami CD postponed for a long time. Lonesome Brothers CD postponed. (Exciting news, oui?)
Mark Turcotte gets a real job...Kevin French goes online...S. Mathewson starts Comic art zine in Vienna...Daxe Rexford contemplates putting a computer in his car...
Brainwreck goes #1 on MP3.com... here.
Slow Band is offered Swiss shows in spring...(most probably "no"[This is our Mellow Year])...

8/26 ...New gags posted. New photos in Jamaica plains Gallery. New Slow Band photos. ...Yea the live CD is progressing...hey I'm changing a lot of diapers....Oh yes, thanks for all the nice guestbook comments...
7/20 ...hello, BABY BOY- Steven Maximilian arrived 2 weeks early! Great little guy. No problems. I know perfect love now.MAX...got new gags to post...soon. Things going well at the Gary Cleveland sire at Mp3.com.... we got up to #4 in the "indie" charts!...Free tunes there including a new demo version of a Steve Mathewson song; it was my dream come true, record through the computer microphone, burn into Mp3 file, upload and BAM , worldwide distribution via instant downloads-so COOL- all in 30 minutes from conception to YOU... e mails from Japan, Australia, Germany ... I dig it, and all FREE! Also check out the Martinis' site at Mp3.com,(Joey Santiago's {ex Pixie)new band). I am buying a minidisk to digitaly record live stuff and post it right away! Live slow band from Europe 97-98 out soon on Mp3.com . Slow band shows coming up,here.

5/3/99 New Gags posted! here

New Mp3's posted. Ray Mason tribute, Cheri Knight, Ass Ponys, Lonesome Brothers, Pernice Brothers, etc... here

4/18/99 An interesting article from L.A. underground 'zine, Space Monkey, about Steve Mathewson.here

4/8/99

Steve W. and Christine (and baby),will be moving to Paris from Oct.- June 2000. (come say hello).

Pajama Slave Dancers to gig in Northampton, April 30th at Grandstands bar and bowling complex. Once a year ear torture. (Rumor is they have a new smoke machine).

STRANGE BUT TRUE... Rare Slow Band/Scud Mountain Boys 7" from Chunk Records,(bought and buried by SubPop), sells for $95 at E-Bay, an online auction house.

Mp3's posted by Miteyfine Music are up and running! Go to 'Slow band/ Audio' section for your free cd quality tunes. Look for tracks from the Gary Cleveland stable, and local artists from the Northampton/Amherst valley in Massachusetts. Live Sebadoh is coming, Pernice Brothers, Bim Skala Bim from Boston, Hospital, etc...

Stage Hog to release a 7" single, "Two Fingered HAndshake" b/w/"'Til the Dawn" very soon.

Steve Westfield and the Lonesome Brothers ,(Country Rockers),will play May 27th at "The Goldrush" bar in Hells' Kitchen area of NYC, just off 9th Ave. and 40th st.

Astron Ami album , and possible Lonesome Brothers/ Steve Westfield CD in the works.

Steve Mathewson develops clear, oderless, sugar-free, tasteless, non-caffiene, "WonderDrink". Stay Tuned... Feb 24,1999

Steve Mathewson Married Dec. 18th! To a wonderful gal named Mechtild. He now lives in Vienna, Austria.

Steve and Christine "Westfield" expect a baby boy July 24th!

9/23/99
SEE YOU ALL IN EUROPE! Slow band tour starts Oct. 10 in Holland. We return to the USA Dec 2nd. See ya!
Sept. 18th Pajama Slave Dancers will play gig in Rhode Island. ...
8/18/98 Pajama Slave Dancers song "Steve's Boogie"
to be featured on the soundtrack of the
upcoming movie "No Man's Land", an all women snowboarding action flick.
The movie,(also featuring tracks from Sarah McLaughlin),
will be released Sept. 5 by Radical Films.

4/17/98. Our boys make the paper. Photo of Dean,
Gary, and Steve Cleveland from the Cambridge TAB Newspaper.

4/10. Steve Mathewson Sampler cassette
Produced by Bill J of Buffalo Tom in his home studio,
some 24 track studio stuff, some 2 track belo-fi stuff.

3/16. Slow Band 45 RPM vinyl single.