Monday, August 07, 2006

Lil bit of my brain... bbbbrrraaaiiinnnnssss....

Lawdy lawd I have all these crazy things going on and i am so sorry ifen I forget anyone or anything but here's the highlights!!! and oh my gosh Deadwood, I called it calamity and stubbs! CALLED IT!

ok... read here and don't forget to go to the bottom, there's good stuff at the bottom like yogurt with the fruit on the bottom, there's some fruit shows.. ok I'm nuts.

first go to www.haus53.com for info about a show at zuzu that I am working on and that is going to be an amazing art show, if you are at all artistic and think you could do this PLEASE do so, it's an amazing project and should get some great press and be fun!

and then...... hear me cackle...

LADIES NIGHTMARE!!!!!

it's at the middle east downstairs ON HALLOWEEN!!!!

if an evil ladies night sounds like anythng you'd be interested in, you know ladies night, go to www.thehonahlee.com and go to ladies night, ignore the unupdatedness of the site, that's changin... and then on HALLOWEEN an evil ladies night, there is a vendor limit and an application now for this one to be judged by a panel of my fresh lassies... so contact me if you are intersted, thehonahlee@hotmail.com
i am looking for:
psychics
fourtune tellers
evil craft makers who make things w : skulls, bats, zombies, witches, vampires, ghosts, squids, pirates, graves, ohh you know....
bakers
evil monkey trainers..
we have some evil female cover bands but you too could be added if you want to perform...
evil female monkey trainers...


AND then at the LINWOOD on Thursday the 17th I'm givin out THE FREE BBQ!!!! and as for entertainment we have.. Atomic Bitch Wax, We're All Gonna Die, The Humanoids, Cocked n Loaded,and Supersoul Challanger $10 (for food and the show and there's always beverages specials....

Then same deal the week after with!! The SUPERGROP SHOW.. all bands made up of other bands (you can look up most on myspace or google...just to see who's in em and what they've been in..)

FREE BBQ again... and specials and Dead Pegasus, Hackman, Cortez and a special headliner...

oh oh oh my.... this is just a very busy season... stay tuned for more rants from me and stay tuned for when I break out the new website and all that!!
for now I really love...

www.tourfilter.com TRUST ME!!! go here it's like a cheat sheet for just you...
www.nemoboston.com i mean hell kids it's where i work and type all day
www.nextcat.com where I find the people..

love and kisses and i ate brunch w chex at the bside and then painted my pantry today..
xox hlm

Thursday, July 13, 2006

midnight rants and too much coffee

Hi Kids, it’s almost 2 am on Thursday morning…

And the list of fun things in life goes on…. BUT dear friends and intimate acquaintances and random people on my mailing list, who I know just want to know the who what and why of (why is this girl /old lady up at 1 am doing a newsletter after a night of judging a singer/songwriter competition all the way out in NOHo and having to drive in the rain which she hates?) whooo tangent. Well I’m awake and I have fun meetings tomorrow and then I have to work and then I’m going to see Emily at the delightful James Joseph Studio, and then we’re getting in the box car and the big man are going to sit in unfun island for the weekend in beautiful, cooling and lovely Bakers Pond. BUH BYE KIDS it’s supposed to be in the 90’s here this weekend and we are outta here!

BUT if you are in the sweaty hot activity filled city of Boston this weekend here’s what you should do!

Oh and congrats and whoo hoosss (not ho’s hoooooos) to my friends the Campaign For Real Time and Slim Jim and the Mad Cows for making it in the …..drum roll….. IMPROPER BOSTONIAN’s Best of lists.. ohh yeah …. And to the so talented LINDA MCMASTER and her sock monkeys (who are the asskickenest monkeys ever) for being in the DIG (plus she looks real cute in the paper, her and the monkeys) Linda does Ladies Night.. we like her, ummm I like her, I am not more than one person…

THURSDAY 7.13

Over at the place in Allston where Carl serves drinks on the Lanai Deck.. I mean the patio.. is that a patio or a deck? Whatever, at Great, Scott Team Courage presents… Mad Man Films , Mon Frere , Paper Thin Stages and Tiny Amps It’s 18+ doors at 9pm $8

And FRIDAY 7.14

The good looking and talented, don’t forget talented LOCK AND KEY are at the other cool bar in Allston O'Brien’s (it’s next to Stingray…3 Harvard Ave. The cutie boys are doing 2 weeks around the Northeast with WITCHES WITH DICKS! But they’re having a kick off show FRIDAY with TOMORROW THE GALLOWS and DO YOU STILL HATE ME. And Mike Vera helped me move (the C4RT men helped too and I love them all soooooo….)

AND SATURDAY 7.15

while I am passed out from too many bloody mary’s and sun stroke… you could be at… taaa haaa Hilken does it again… she’s the shit and here’s her latest AMAZING, HONEYSPOT /MILKY WAY Party….

LISTENING & LIBATIONS in JAMAICA PLAIN at Honeyspot (48 South St in JP)A very cool and Honah Lee approved objects d’ art and PRODUCTS!!!The kids are having a listening party because...they are now selling local music at the store. 7-9pm go and listen to the releases from Boston labels - mister records/teenbeat/bodies of water/440R/archenemy/paper thin/qdivision/asaurus/kimchee/inspired self released stuff and more...
refreshments will be served (I like those.. duh)

...and then those coolest of cools host an awesome show at the Midway with Magic People, ZWA, Fur Cups For Teeth, and Eggplont. Go say hi to Hilken and to Lisette at the MW… Oh yeah, I’ll be asleep and lobstered… but happy.
OR

If you want to go to Allston again….

SuperPower ,We're all Gonna Die, Gut and Medicine 4 Tim play with Atomic BBQ at O'Brien’s Dood their grillin too (ask Darryl for a toasted bun, the bbq starts at 7pm rock starts at 9pm, be there. I mean if you are in Allston
Or.. Also in Allston

There’s Guilty Pleasures at the Common Ground hosted by Commodore Vic

Dancing. Music. Common Ground mashed tater pizza, JLO DRINKS!!! Oh…Commodore Vic & Special Guest Scotty Bliss will spin their favorite disco, electo, r&b, funk, crunk, freestyle, new school and old!
21+, NO COVER (that’s good)
11PM-2AM

OR (gawd I love the or’s YOU COULD do this first and /or whenever.. It’s the

RIPPIN'EST TOWN RALLY II:
Mods versus Rockers (I’m getting out my electric razor and we’re gonna see once and for all if any of those boys are cute with out hair!) CLASSIC MOTOR COMPETITION & MONSTER BAR-B-QUE
Five o'clock until Mid-night at Hibernian Hall 151 Watertown Street Watertown, Massachusetts
Music by: The Skels, Riki Rocksteady and the Bad Ideas, The Larkin Brigade, The Curses, The Harmonics, The Pubcrawlers and D.J. Benny Benichasa, Prince Dubplate, Ford E. Buxworth
Prizes awarded to:
Best Ford
Best GM / Chevrolet
Best Mopar
Best Vespa
Best Lambretta
Best European Cycle
Best American Cycle
Best Moped Class (50cc or fewer)

ALL AGES $10 COVER - DOORS AT FIVE O'CLOCK
- SMOKING ALLOWED INDOORS (WHOOOOO… an UNHEARD OF!!!) - brought to you by: Spitshine International Recordings Idle Barons M.C. The Turnbull Athletic Club

PS. Again with the “go to” this but.

www.tourfilter.com

www.nemoboston.com

www.nextcat.com

www.slimjimmusic.com

www.c4rt.com

and there’s more but it’s 2 am and I am DONE

don’t go to my site that shit ain’t updated yet.. I’ve been doing too much, what a moron I am..

kisses and flea market finds,

xox miss hl “I think I’m special” milne

Monday, June 26, 2006

Ok some people may get this email and be like..”.. oh nice nothing from you in
forever Honah Lee and you got the lamest website where the info is sooo
outdated…” Well I am soooorrryyyy.. tee heee hee… really I am but it’s been a
well interesting spring into summer transition kids and lil miss me is getting
back on track and here’s how.. we’re getting a new website, this time 4
real and it’s gonna be good, and I’m all alone here at The HL and I’m gonna kick
some ass doing things MY way!!! And and and and and… here’s the info I wanna
share and from now on I’m gonna keep you all posted.. so here’s the way we’re
gonna do this..
You can check out what I have to say here until the new “yippie ki yeah” the
new hl site is up and running…
And here’s some other sites I want you to visit and here’s why…
www.johnnycupcakes.com because Mr.Cupcakes is adorable and his clothes are
sweet and soft and I wear my sweatshirt when I am cold.
www.tourfilter.com because it’s like my beloved cheat sheet for anyone to build
themselves and if you wanna see what shows I wanna go to you can checkout
my page…
www.nextcat.com because it’s a site that connects you to people where you can
actually want to be connected (not for shaggin or stalkin or learing BUT for
your actual passions and work… geesh..)
www.nemoboston.com because you know this year at NEMO it’s gonna be
FUCKING FUN!!!! Find a reason to buy a booth from me and you too can join
not just attend the parties..
 
and in the calendar of life
WEDNESDAY June 28th Junior Sanchez at Redline
Redline in Harvard Square Cambridge
10:00pm - 1:00am
21+ Free
Special Headlining appearance by legendary NYC techno DJ Junior Sanchez at
Redline inHarvard Square. Junior is very well known in the rave scene, but
currently he has been doing more dance techno remixes of hipster rockbands
such as The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, and Interpol.
Opening up will be resident Wed night DJ Punketta Doilie spinning her mix of
electropunk/techno-pop/and indie rock.

KUNG FU HUSTLE NiGHT AT SoHo 386 Market Street BRIGHTON 10:00 - 1:00am
21+ FREE
Imagine you stepped into a Quentin Tarantino Kung Fu film for one night.
The lights are low, the music is hip and quirky, the drinks are exotic and
fabulous. Sit back and soak in the atmosphere and imagine you are the boss
of your own Yakuza crime family, gathering your tribes in your favorite
nightclub. Brother Cleve scores the night with his special blend of exotica, funk,
and hip hop to lend the perfect soundtrack for this special night. Other
senses will be stimulated by help from Mass Art's well known Glitch Crew
(www.glitchcrew.com). This VJ collective have provided visual stimulation
for raves and festivals all over the east coast and then some. They will
be performing their special brand of art complimenting the evening with an
ongoing montage/moving art piece built from action sequences from classic
Hong Kong action films and Kung Fu movies. There will also be other
special surprises and gifts, so get there early and enjoy a great night in
the town and be an Asian crime boss in your very own House of Blue Leaves
for one night. Bringing you hipster gansta cool like no other....
To get to
SoHo (take the 57 bus from Kenmore Square to Brighton Center
walk down
Market Street which is across from Green Briar Pun, near the Corrib
Pub)
 
And then!!! On the SAME night as Jenna and Jeff become the BRISBOTTS!!!

The Honah Lee and WonderDrug Present
Saturday July 8th

AT
The Linwood Grill 69 Kilmarnock Street, The Fenway, Boston, MA 617-267-8644
Cocked n’ Loaded
11:45
Motherboar 11:00
HotBlack 10:15
Angel of Meth 9:30

$10
21+ cash bar
doors at
9pm
Allston’s bad boys Cn’L and Motherboar have wrangled HotBlack and the Angels of Meth into a show at the Linwood and all I can recommend is all you rockers and people with earplugs get out of the heat and into the a.c. of the Linwood for one of the cities BEST beer selections, amazing BBQ and a whole lotta LOUD rock on Saturday July 8th. Do it up. $10 21+ 9pm AIR CONDITIONING. BEER. ROCK.

cockednloaded.com myspace.com/cocknloaded
motherboar.net myspace.com/motherboar
myspace.com/hotblack
angelsofmeth.com myspace.com/fuckingangelsofmeth
thehonahlee.com myspace.com/honahlee

wonderdrugrecords.com






Wednesday, April 05, 2006

The Honah Lee’s LADIES' NIGHT SPRING 2006

The Honah Lee’s LADIES' NIGHT SPRING 2006

Thursday, April 27, 2006, 7-11 PM at the Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center, Villa Victoria

85 West Newton St. in the South End of Boston

$6 admission, 21+ cash bar

The Honah Lee, a Boston-based creative, styling and promotions company presents "Ladies' Night Spring 2006 A showcase of Women Artists, Designers and Entrepreneurs" at the Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center/ Villa Victoria in the South End of Boston, on Thursday, April 27th, 2006 from 7-11 p.m. Continuing in the tradition and success of previous Ladies' Nights, the bi-annual event showcases the resourceful and culture inspired creations of women in the Boston metropolitan area. Guests are encouraged to purchase from, network and mingle with some of the most creative emerging women entrepreneurs and artists in the area.

This year's event boasts over twenty new vendors, some of which include Indie-pendants, Twigs & Heather, and Christabel Designs. Returning favorites include Kristen & Carrie Goodfriend's Kiss My Glass, Shell’s Bells, MadeMonkeys, Arcane Nonesuch, Cheap Date Jewelry, Cuddlefish Jewelry and established local businesses such as Punk Rock Mary Kay Cosmetics, Etcetera Media, Sponsors for the event include Pino Bros. Ink, Future Classic, Hells Belles Finishing School, The Milky Way, John Fluevog, The Video Underground, NEMO Boston, and Stingray Tattoo and Body Art of Allston.

Hosted by Lazy Sue and Honey Do, of Slim Jim & the Mad Cows, the ladies will give a special performance of their southern countrified versions of your favorite classic metal power ballads and hits! The night also features a fashion show by Tara Feely's Suicide Queen, her latest line of hand-worked leather-wear, and an additional show from paper_dress 1981’s latest collection “attic” by emerging designer Katie June. There will be an amazing original burlesque performance by Boston’s own Thru The Keyhole Burlesque. A selection of music provided by Kittie Charlemagne formerly of The Campaign for Real Time will soundtrack the evening. And as an added bonus The Boston Derby Dames and B.L.O.W.W. will both be there too… running wild through the night!! And with the price of admission we now have door prizes!! And they are GOOOOOOOD too!!

*As always, men are not only welcome, but encouraged to attend the evening’s festivities.

Again… forget those $25 “sales” this is better $6 admission - 21+ cash bar (beer and wine)

Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center/ Villa Victoria, South End of Boston

85 W. Newton Street, South End, Boston, MA

Vendors & Sponsors include but are not limited to:

Future Classic http://www.futureclassic.net

Deirdre Doyle http://www.deirdredoyle.net

Andrea Fischman http://andreafischman.com

John Fluevog http://www.johnfluevog.com

The Milky Way http://www.themilkywayjp.com

Thru The Key Hole http://www.thruthekeyhole.com

Hell’s Belles Handbags www.hbnyc.net

Pino Bros. Ink http://www.pinobrosink.com

The Boston Derby Dames http://www.bostonderbydames.com

Christabel Designs http://www.christabeldesigns.com

Kristen & Carrie Goodfriend http://www.goodfriendglass.com

Twigs and Heather http://www.twigsandheather.com

Etcetera Media http://www.etceteramedia.com

Pistachio by Marisa Danielle http://www.pistachiofashions.com

Stingray Body Art of Boston http://www.stingraybodyart.com

Cuttlefish http://www.cuttlefishjewelry.com

Aliza Shapiro’s UtilTies http://www.truthserum.org

Video Underground http://www.thevideounderground.com

Slim Jim & The Mad Cows http://www.slimjimmusic.com

Crafty Robot http://www.leisureagency.org/craftyrobot

Arcane Nonesuch http://www.arcanenonesuch.com

Robyn Belair http://www.robynbelair.com

Sarah Coyne http://www.eggagogo.com

Erin Berry “punk rock Mary Kay” http://www.marykay.com/erin_berry

Pamela Martinez’s Teletextile http://www.pamelamartinez.com
Meg Reagan’s  9 Manning Square http://www.9manningsquare.com
Athalie Paynting’s  "Rebel Yell Designs" http://www.athalie.net
Girlie Pants (formerly Dirty Drawers undies) &Like Honey http://www.girliepants.com
Ryan Marie Samuel http://www.ryanmarie.com
Jen Ferreira’s  Perishable Productions http://www.perishableproductions.com
Flauxy Jewelry   http://www.flauxy.com

Vixious Clothing http://www.vixious.com

Gwen Designs http://www.gwendesigns.com

B.L.O.W.W The Boston League of Women Wrestlers http://www.blowwboston.com

Made Monkeys http://www.mademonkeys.blogspot.com.

Jess Barnett

Casie Northrup

Monique Rancourt

Jessi Cardello Welch’s Cheap Date Jewlery

Georgia Lyle Design

Shell’s Bells

"hubworks" aimee thorne, naomi deyoe, jessica delesky, bethany pickard

For more information please contact:

Honah Lee Milne thehonahlee@hotmail.com or 617.697.7405 or

Nina Hichak n2jrney@hotmail.com 914.443.7261

Ladies' Night pre-party at Great Scott

On April 13th The Honah Lee is hosting a PREVIEW night to our bi-annual Ladies’ Night (THURSDAY APRIL 27th at The Jorge Hernandez/ Villa Victoria) at Great Scott in Allston with LIVE MUSIC and lots of action. The beautiful and amazing bands The Dents, Ghoul’s Night Out will play and our eve will be DJ’d by Sir Loins & there’s a fashion show by Ladies’ Night vendor Mz.Vixious, with the Boston Derby Dames as models!! Other LN vendors will be there selling stuff too including Made Monkeys, Hubworks and Pamela Martinez! Be there! $8 18+ doors at 9. www.greatscottboston.com www.thehonahlee.com

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

ohhh this week in Rock

Ya'll know i love to chat about what's going on in the big ole Boston Rock World

TUESDAY

At the Abbey Lounge The Humanoids (whom we adore) play with My Drug Hell (UK) Radio Knives & Kenny Chambers

OR The Middle East has The Rumble with Appomattox, Certainly Sir, Casey Desmond & Say When

WEDNESDAY

At Great Scott BlackOut Bar this week has Deadbird, Losa, and RawRadarWar OR

At Bill's Bar The Big Digits (w/live band) Miss Fairchild, DJ Paul Foley and Blowfly

OR at the ParadiseDJ Mixmaster Mike of the Beastie Boys with live graffiti art by Mr. Never and Dana Woulfe of Illside Ink, souvenir t-shirts by Dave Tree, opening DJ's Knife (of Marinate), DJ ON&ON and Layzee Boy, featured breakdancing by Losst Unnnown doors at 9 PM 21+ FREE

THURSDAY at the Rumble (mid east) we have Eyes Like Knives, We’re All Gonna Die, Tiger Saw & Sucka Brown

FRIDAY

Iann Robinson’s It’s Just a Ride at the Reel Bar with MOTHERBOAR ahhh I love them…. OR

Mad Man Films at the Mass Art "Iron Pour"

THURSDAY the 13th

Great Scott lets me bring some rock to Ladies’ Night soooo.. The Honah Lee presents The Dents, Ghouls Night Out, Derby Dames in a fashion show by mz.vixious, DJ Sir Loin & Vendors from Ladies Night!!!

And Thursday APRIL 27th you HAVE to come to Ladies’ Night Spring at the Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center/ Villa Victoria. Please come!! I’ve filled the room with the most amazing vendors ever and there’s entertainment all night… fashion shows by Katie June and Suicide Queen, performances by Thru the Keyhole Burlesque and the fresh lassies of both BLOWW and The Derby Dames will be there running around!! This is going to be sooo fun and compared to other “girlie events” where you pay 25 bucks to shop this gig is only 5 bucks and WE want the menfolk to attend, ATTEND!

Ok I’m out have to run and recover from last night and fix my pigtails!!
Xoxo miss hl