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Airport Boulevard

About Me


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 30/08/2005
Band Website: airportblvd.com
Band Members:Click here to eMail Airport Boulevard (outside of MySpace).

Jennie Gundersen: vocals, guitars, snack prep, wrote the words and music, catnip purveyor

John Askew: lead guitar, chucks, pedals

Paula Jones: bass, backing vocals and wry asides

Doug Hoekstra: drums and cool shirts

special kudos to previous members:

John Sutton: drums and rock-em-sock-em robot impersonations

Dawn Dineen: backing Vocals, guitars, drums, bass, keyboards, harmonica, recording, arrangements, production, mastering, and making it all happen and don't forget that she juggles kittens and chainsaws at the same time

Influences:
... a peek into the mind of songwriter/singer Jennie Gundersen:

Musical
Being a DJ at WCWM in the heyday of jangly college rock
Willard Grant Conspiracy
Throwing Muses
Grievous Angels
X, John Doe, Exene, The Knitters etc
Bruce Springsteen
HYAA!
Lone Justice
Maria McKee
Shivaree
Grenadine
Dead Can Dance
Jenny Toomey
all my mix tapes from the 80's
Music for Viola
LegoDiva
Let's Active
Parlor James
Steve and Edie
Blotto
The juke boxes at The Hut in Richmond and Big Man's West in Red Bank
Any and all bands that contain Kevin Cordt

Clubs
Iota in Arlington, VA, and not just for the fries and friendly door guys
The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ...back when the drinking age was 18

Movies
Satisfaction (the Liam Neeson, Justine Bateman, Julia Robert opus from 1988)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Almost Famous
Roustabout

Miscellaneous Formative Experiences

-Doing a conga line with my mom and the neighborhood kids in my living room to Herb Alpert and Brasil 66 when I was 5 or 6 years old.

-Throwing dirt clods at the "Up with People" people when I was 8. I was hanging out with a bad crowd...peer pressure made me do it!

-Going to my first real concert with my mom when I was around 9. Steve and Edie at the Garden State Arts Center. Edie swallowed a bug and they had to stop the show while she spit it out

-Going to the first concert I chose to see, Leo Sayer - in 8th Grade (with mom and my 8th grade teacher - Sister Margaret Anne).

-Getting bumped into by Bruce himself at the Stone Pony in the 80's.

-Having inside info on when Bruce was going to show up to play at the Pony and getting permission to stay out late when he was there... Once wishing he would get off stage because he was wasted and terrible...

Sounds Like: We record, you decide.
Record Label: Yarner Records - Washington, DC
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The show will go on, but without us. No Potter’s House for us

Sorry, but we have had to cancel our Potter's House gig.  The Black Finks will still be playing and it is still a most worthy benefit so you should still go. A Thousand Apologies
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:23:00 GMT

The "A Christmas Story" Song is done, posted, downloadable!

I wrote the words and some of the music, Dawn wrote the good parts of the music and the keyboard riff (except for the "ow!", that part was mine).  Video is still being conceptualized, but if...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:17:00 GMT

COMING VERY SOON...A Christmas Story Song

Yup, we finally finished our first Christmas song, and of course, it is based on my favorite Christmas movie of all time, A Christmas Story. A few more vocals to record then it will be posted...hopefu...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:34:00 GMT

Dawn Dineen on NPR.org!!!!!!

Finally! The one and only Dawn Dineen is featured on NPR.org's All Songs Considered Open Mic.  She was artist of the day on Friday.  My fave song, Tomboys, (cause I don't fuss my hair ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:26:00 GMT

CD now available at CDBABY!

Did you miss the show?  Forget to get a CD? no worries, they are now available at cdbaby.com http://cdbaby.com/cd/airportboulevard if you forgot to get a t-shirt, email me directly and we can wor...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:23:00 GMT

A songwriter singer walks into a bar - the CD release story......

....loading in for the big CD release party at the club she loves more than any other club in the entire world. The drive over was cold, drizzly and long. Through the mix of exhaust and road...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:44:00 GMT

Blurbs! We have blurbs!

Just wanted to make mention of the kind folks who have helped promote the show: My good old Alma Mater (times 3) http://www.wm-alumni.org/events.asp The ever wonderful Mr Joel  http://originalco...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Watch out for dropping CDs

Yeah, so, the CD officially dropped yesterday!!  All 100 remaining copies.  Wow, who woulda thought it would actually happen?!  (Thanks Dawn!) You can get yours very soon at cdbaby.com....
Posted by on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:38:00 GMT

The cd is DONE!

They're sitting in 3 heavy boxes in the basement, awaiting the release party in Oct. The final package/artwork/design is so cool!  And although it's still pretty unnerving to hear my own voi...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:12:00 GMT

What is a Friend?

So, here's the thing.  We love having friends.  Friends are great. It would be a sad, sad world without friends. But here at Airport Boulevard, it's more about quality over quantit...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:56:00 GMT