THE GOOD... LIVE ON FEB 5!

Mark your calendars:

SATURDAY, FEB 5 - 9pm
THE GOOD return to the stage for one night only at Martyrs in Chicago. After years of critical acclaim ("Masterful... I mean absolutely" - WXRT) and legendary live performances, Tony Rogers, Devin Arkin, John Scholvin, John Goodman, and Dave Rothkopf rarely perform together as The Good. But we can now confirm what will most likely be the only Good show of 2011. More details to follow... it’s sure to be a night to remember.

3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago
Admission: $12
Advance tickets available now at Martyrslive.com

THE GOOD ON ITUNES

After a long and well-publicized legal battle, the band that changed everything is finally on iTunes. That’s right, now you can digitally download all your favorites by THE GOOD by going to the iTunes music store and typing in any of these titles:

The Good – Oft Interred With Their Bones
The Good – Milky White
The Good – Breaking Up & Down
The Good – What Are You Saving It For?
The Good – Big Money Makers 2010

Why Big Money Makers “2010”? Because it includes two gems not on the original EP:

1) an unreleased track called “Wood,” recorded for a never-aired TV series of the same name, about a film director who stumbles into the porn business and finds out he’s really good at it, and

2) last year’s BRAND NEW Good recording, “Interstellar,” which, it must be said, sounds as good as anything the band has ever done.

THE GOOD ON FACEBOOK

For years, you've loved The Good. Now you can like them! Just go here:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Good/125415670853987

then do whatever it is you do on Facebook.

THE GOOD ON YOUTUBE

Here is some live footage of the band at last year’s show, performing a good stretch from Pink Floyd’s "The Wall," and throwing in a bit of Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall" , just to show off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqv1wYL-lf8

OTHER MUSIC FROM THE BOYZ IN THE GOOD

While it's true that The Good performs only once per year, there are lots of interesting side projects to choose from:

Tony Rogers is preparing the release of his second full-length solo album. In the meantime, you can download his latest recording, "The Saint Unborn" (tonyrogers.bandcamp.com).

John Scholvin plays with his band The Recliners (therecliners.org), and joins John Goodman in The Bradburys (myspace.com/bradburys).

Dave Rothkopf's band Down The Line (downthelineband.com) just released their fourth studio album.

NEW GOOD MUSIC!

DOWNLOAD "Interstellar," the first Good recording in almost 10 years! Recorded and mixed by Manny Sanchez at IV Labs in Chicago, featuring Steve Kouba on keyboards.

Mac users: If you have problems downloading, try this zipped file.

TONY ROGERS: ENCYCLOPEDIA, VOL. 1

January 1, 2005 marks the Crown Books release of band friend and embarassingly talented writer Amy Krouse Rosenthal's newest book, "Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life." It's a stunningly written memoir in encyclopeida format, full of thought-provoking and often hilarious observations about (what else?) ordinary life. To accompany the relase of the book, Tony is releasing 3 brand new songs, including the book's official theme song: "This Is My Story." (You can watch a video of "This Is My Story" by searching for "Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life" at Amazon.com.)

As a perfect introduction to listeners new to Tony's (and the band's) music, AND as a double extra secret treat for longtime Good fans, Jumbo Records is putting out a new CD called "Tony Rogers: Encyclopedia, Vol. 1" that features NOT JUST the new Encyclopedia recordings, but ALSO other previously unreleased Tony recordings, AND previously unreleased Good recordings, PLUS Tony's favorite Good AND solo recordings, all on one massive, totally remastered, 17-song CD that features a total of SEVEN NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD TRACKS.

What would you expect to pay? Don't even tell us, you'll embarass yourself. Get the CD now for the low, low price of $12.00 and then run out to buy your copy of the "Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life" book, or just buy it through the official website, which is a lot easier and more entertaining, to be frank.

POP PSYCHOLOGY

Girl trouble? Boy trouble? No trouble!

If you've managed to miss Tony Rogers in all five smash runs of his hit show - the completely original, utterly depressing, and entirely uplifting modern romantic one-man relationship seminar musical, "Pop Psychology" - or if you need to share the experience with as-yet-uninitiated friends, spouses, or illicit sex partners, then you need to pay a visit to PopPsychology.com. The show WXRT calls "EXTRAORDINARY" is currently in pre-production for a giant run somewhere in North America, we can't tell you yet. Dubbed "CABARET SHOW OF THE YEAR (2002) by Chicago Arts & Entertainment, "Pop Psychology" is 100 minutes (or more) of singalong therapy for lovers and loners, directed by Michael Starcevich and performed by "Doctor" Tony, with piano massage by Steve Kouba.

Always available is the companion "Pop Psychology" soundtrack CD, dubbed "ALBUM OF THE YEAR (2002) by Chicago Arts & Entertainment, featuring 15 original songs by Tony Rogers, orchestral arrangements by John Scholvin, and death-defying instrumental & vocal performances by members of (of course) The Good, Frisbie, Poi Dog Pondering, The Me Decade, Pound Foolish, Down The Line, The Plunging Necklines, The Daniel James Band, Maggie Speaks, The Barking Mad, Swimmer, Cassius Clay, and many, many more. The disc has already been featured on WXRT and WBEZ in Chicago. The recordings were engineered by longtime Good collaborator Scott Ramsayer, who also plays piano on the CD.

Visit PopPsychology.com to watch a trailer for the show, get tickets, buy the soundtrack, get instant online relationship advice from Dr. Tony, and oh, so much more. Bring your significant other or come utterly alone... you will not leave until you love.

DOWN THE LINE

If you don't know it already, you should: Good bassist Dave Rothkopf is also in a terrific band called Down The Line. We think they kick ass, and even if we didn't, Performing Songwriter Magazine says "This is the new wave of college rock." Down The Line is a lot like a modern day Crosby Stills & Nash, but with a great bass player who writes some of their best songs and isn't really allowed to sing unless the crowd is totally liquored up. (Think "Crosby Stills Nash & Dave.") They've been packing great clubs all over Chicago and the midwest, and if you'd like to jump on the bandwagon, you can find out where they're playing and buy their debut CD at DownTheLineBand.com.

WRITERS' BLOCK PARTY: ISSUE ONE

What do The Good and U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins have in common? We're both on a new "audio magazine" called Writers' Block Party, the brainchild of Chicago writer and all-around good egg, Amy Krouse Rosenthal. It's billed as "the magazine you can enjoy while driving," but when we tried we couldn't find the fairway. Our contribution is an oldie but a Goodie -- "Goodbye If You Die" -- and it closes the CD. Along the way you'll hear 18 tracks that will make you laugh, think, dance, and hit the repeat button. If you'd like to know more about who's on the record and what's it's all about, visit www.writersblockparty.com.

You can pay $17 for the CD at record and bookstores, or you can pay us $7 for one of the few copies Amy gave us in lieu of actual money. Just click here and we'll make it easy for you.

BIG MONEY MAKERS

The latest Good recordings are finally available on compact disc. Click here to get the EP with our version of Britney Spears' "Oops, I Did It Again," a melodic reworking of "The Message" (the epic rap opus by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5), and a new Good original - "Cash Room B", for just 3 lousy bucks. Or click here to download the MP3's for absolutely nil.

WHAT ARE YOU SAVING IT FOR?

Stop holding your breath; the lost Good recordings of 1998 are finally being released from the vault. Cough up your cash for the 4th full-length CD by The Good - "What Are You Saving It For?" - by clicking here now.