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Asa Brebner, Boston's Unsung Hero, Releases First Live Album ABBEY LODE

Asa Brebner & Friends Live at The Abbey Lounge ye Enhanced Scrapbook CD:25 Years of Rock ye Live Performances at the Abbey Lounge, April 21 and 22, 2006

[CAMBRIDGE, MA] Asa Brebner, favorite to many, releases his first live album, entitled ABBEY LODE, April 17th on Hi-N-Dry Records. Two special record release shows, hosted by Brebner, and joined by his many musical friends will take over Inman Square's Abbey Lounge, April 21st and 22nd.

ABBEY LODE, the first live recording by Boston's unsung hero, Asa Brebner, totes over an hour of live music with 18 songs, was recorded live a year ago (Feb 25, 26, 27) at the Abbey. With a special introduction by friend Peter Wolf, the record blares anchors of Brebner's live sets from his 5 full-length solo albums, including favorites "Babes in the Bar," "Jack's On Drugs," and "Showdown." Guest performers include Dennis Brennan, Jill Kurtz, Pat Wallace, Andrew Mazzone, Ted Drosdowski, Kevin Shurtleff, Billy Conway, Dana Colley, Laurie Sargeant, Andrea Gillis, and countless other musicians and friends.

Produced by Brebner and John Pfister, ABBEY LODE includes a world-wind "enhanced CD" scrapbook of photos, articles, flyers, ticket stubs and memorabilia of Brebner's career over the last decades.

Brebner was awarded with a special "unsung hero Les Paul award" at last year's Boston Music Awards, presented by friend and fellow musician Billy Beard. He's toured with Eileen Rose in Europe, produced records by Kendra Flowers and Peter Johnson, and recently helped with the benefit concert to save Cambridge's Brattle Theatre with friends Robin Lane & The Chartbusters.

Further, Brebner continues pursuing his visual art, exhibiting in Boston and New York. He recently created a new group of his noted line drawings, and is working on a new group of the fantastical 3-d sculpture paintings to show at the Paradise Lounge Gallery in the near future.

Abbey Load Track listing

• -Intro by Peter Wolf
• -Fine Lovin' Mama
• -Love Only Makes The World Go Round
• -I Want A New Love
• -Let The Bygones Be
• -Last Bad Habit
• -Nice To Me
• -Babes In The Bar
• -She Got A Love
• -Ragged Religion
• -Showdown
• -Poodle
• -Jacks On Drugs
• -Bonus Tracks:
• -Bye Bye Johnny (Marblehead Stones)
• -Sheik Of Araby (Session Americana)
• -TV Dinner (Session Americana)

About The Abbey Lounge

The Abbey Lounge is located at 3 Beacon Street, Inman Square, Somerville, MA. In shot, this Somerville swilling ground has all the dirty, drunken, dark affections of a true neighborhood dive. Ambience comes courtesy of the graffiti that adorns the bathroom walls, plus the handful of grizzled regulars who consider the bar a second home. With raucous punk acts playing in the adjacent lounge--where there's not a lounge-able seat in sight--customers adhere to the drink more, talk less rule of conduct at this decidedly anti-hip establishment. [abbeylounge.com]

About Hi-N-Dry

Hi-N-Dry is the studio and label started by Morphine front man, Mark Sandman. The Hi N Dry stable of artists include Rick Berlin, The Coots, Burbon Princess, The Twinemen, Dennis Brennan, Scissormen, Heygoods, Jimmy Ryan, Orchestra Morphine, Caged Heat and the Downbeat Five. [hi-n-dry.com]

For more information, full press kit or high resolution images, please contact Ami Bennitt, ami.bennitt@verizon.net or 978.744.7973. Brebner is available for interview.