Joey McIntyre and Sutton Foster are set to headline the final True Colors Cabaret at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency on February 22, 2010. McIntyre and Foster will be performing from 8 PM to 10 PM.
The cabaret is a co-presentation between Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Fund and Broadway Impact. The True Colors Fund seeks to inspire and engage everyone to get involved in ensuring equality for the GLBT community.
Tickets will go on sale January 27. For ticket information, click here.
All three cities are being visited by the New Kids on the Block as they premiere their new DVD entitled, "Coming Home."
Wednesday night, hundreds showed up at the Marquee Cinemas at the Highlands in Ohio County to meet the former boys groups.
Now in their 40s, the New Kids on the Block are staging a comeback after 15 years in hiatus.
After meeting their fans, the hour-long DVD was shown to the crowd and then there was a question and answer session. So two questions they got a lot, were why Wheeling and why did they reunite 15 years later?
"We wanted to structure it in a way where a small town could win," said Donnie Walhberg. "Wheeling, it turns out, just had the most votes. I guess it's per capita. I think it's per capita minus three times three x equals y."
"We thought it was the right time and we did 150 dates in the last couple of years and it was amazing and we have the best fans in the world and having a lot of fun and we thought we'd put it together on DVD and these screenings are fun," said Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block.
Now, it's on to New York City, tonight, where the group will do the same thing Thursday.
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But that's not all. Jordan requires any incoming member to "do a wave."
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(And as for Ian Drew, he told Us: "I think I finally have 'the right stuff' not to take them up on their offer and join the group! I'm just waiting for the final contract now.")
New Kids on the Block have joined forces with other celebrities like David Archuleta and Godsmack and donated to "Plane to Haiti."
"This urgent humanitarian mission will serve the devastated people of Haiti to provide over 10,000 pounds of medical supplies, doctors, and medical staff. The plane is being loaded and ready to be fueled. Government clearance has been granted to land, but the necessary funding has not yet been satisfied. Your donations will help this plane fly as soon as possible, with as many return trips as needed. No donation is too big or too small. Please help get this plane on its way."
To donate money to this cause, please visit www.planetohaiti.org. Donations are handled by The Wheelchair Foundation and they accept all major credit cards.
Doree Shafrir wrote a blog for thedailybeast.com yesterday and apparently she's been misinformed.
So let's enlighten her, shall we? New Kids on the Block is a group of five guys. Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Jon Knight, and Danny Wood. Their last album actually dropped in September of 2008, not 1994, and it was entitled The Block. It wasn't a reunion effort - it was a reunion. They are very much together and very much here to stay.
Shafrir starts her post by calling NKOTB "a band that hardly exists anymore" Meanwhile the guys have sold out all of their concerts in 2009 and their pre sale for their upcoming shows at the Radio City Music Hall sold out in mere moments. Personally, I don't consider myself a blockhead, but I went to my first NKOTB concert and two Donnie Wahlberg parties in the last year. Attending these events were so fun and their show was one of the best I'd ever seen.
But the point that Shafrir is trying to make is that going to concerts is one thing. Sitting on your computer for hours and hours tweeting the guys and waiting for exclusive NKOTB news puts you in a different category than just a fan. Shafrir refers to these fans as groupies and says that a groupie's ultimate goal is to have sex with the band. While that might be the old school definition of a "groupie" - I don't think it applies here and I don't think it's fair to think that way. Yes, these fans flirt and talk provocatively and what not - but there aren't many of them that only follow because they think they have a shot at sex with one of the 5.
OK Shafrir, I'll give you this, some fans are obsessed. NKOTB fans call them "crazies." There are many "crazies" out there ... but to categorize all NKOTB fans on twitter as such is a little presumptuous. Most of them are just having fun. These women (and some men) have made life long friendships with other fans. They have traveled all over the country with said friends and had FUN.
Who cares if they sit in front of their computers and wait for tweets? Who cares if they save up every last penny to get on that cruise? It's more of a movement than a anything else. Why is that world odd? Because you say so? I don't sit and tweet the guys ... ever ... but I don't think there's anything "odd" about these fans wanting to talk to their idols.
Becky says "We are an group of people who have found a new way to keep in touch with each other, and NKOTB. What makes that a bad thing?"
Susie says "My LIFE revolves around my kids, my husband. My ME time revolves around they guys. Don't get it TWISTED."
Donnie Wahlberg says "SERIOUSLY- ARE WE GONNA WASTE MORE THAN THIS PASSING MOMENT ON NONSENSE? SOME FOLKS DON'T GET TWITTER OR NK ARMY? GREAT. OLD NEWS. MOVE ON."
And newsflash: they aren't groupies, they are the million sisters to five brothers, known as New Kids on the Block.
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It was all that I hoped it would be and then some. From my hometown opener to the sweet finish in Chicago, I felt very present. Which to me means I was efficient in sucking the nectar. The fruit was ripe and we passed it around. Wasn't it it good? I had been jonesing to go out on the road and do my thing for a while. These shows game me a great sense of wholeness. To coin a worn out phrase, the stage completes me. It had me '"you're on." it was so fun putting the show together with Rob and the guys. They are real pros. Jumping on the bus, living out of a suit case, roughing it a little, but not as much as some of those that came along for the ride- in planes trains and automobiles.
Usually I am hesitant to start in my hometown- I sometimes think too much, but this time it was just fun from the get go. I think I was just too excited and confident in my new music to get caught up in any head games. It's always a good sign when o am talki g too much in a show- that means I am very inspired and in the moment and feeding off the energy. That's how it started in Boston and that's how it continued. This is not to say that if I am not babbling that I am not "in it"- it's always intoxicating to see where they show will take you. As long as I stay honest in the moment, I will get to that certain place of nirvana that only comes from performing live. Each show this week had it's own flavor, Philly (or the charming village of Westchester) was ready to rock. A cool new club that def made me feel like I was rockin' in the free world. NYC was a perfect weekend- I'll get to the show, but first- I got run in central park and take in the vest city in the world. The show was off the chain and at the Highline Ballroom- a cool new venue. I was lucky to have a very special guest who later gave me a big hand with entertaining the troops at the after party- Mr. Jordan Knight. So cool to have him there. I was a little nervous playing 2 in the AM with him there... So much so that I hit a wrong note on the keyboard :) T-Dot of course has a special place in my heart. Such a warm city. I love the feel of it and it's such an easy hang. I wanted to give them a good show- from what I heard back, I think we had a great time. My CD will be in stores there on Feb 16 so I hope to be up there soon for some more fun! Detroit was the last to be added on the tour but it was no less special. You always feel like a rock star if you get to play Detroit Rock City. I ended up meeting about a hundred and fifty peeps well after the show. Our bus was right behind the club so we brought folks on 2 at a time and I'd throw them in a bunk... No Sir!!!! Just kidding. But we did take picks and talk. It was nice. And then finally Chicago :) a tour is bot complete without ChiTown. And at the new Lincoln Hall - a cool new venue. I had some friends fly in and we ended the night with some deep dish at 3 in the morning after the after party. The show lived up to all my others that I've had there before. Thank Gawd. Chitown has never let me down. I hope I never let them down either. The week was sublime- I wouldn't change a thing, but if you see my falsetto in any of those cities please tweet it back to me:) I sincerely hope and believe I will do more dates. They are roughly in the works. So there will be more JoeShows!!! Thank you for coming out and making it as special as you always do. The moments on and off the stage, the little things you share with me. Being able to be a part of this give and take is something I hope we can do forever. Xoxoxo-jm
McIntyre says he was so motivated, he found himself in a recording studio two days after New Kids’ last show in July, writing solo music for the first time in more than five years.
The result is “Here We Go Again,” a seven-song EP, released Dec. 8, that not only continues the smooth vocals that made McIntyre the New Kids a heart throb, but also moves McIntyre, at 38, into edgy electronica on the title song and other musical genres.
McIntyre also is back on the road, on a brief five-date, weeklong tour that on Jan. 15 brings him to The Note in West Chester.
Since the New Kids originally split, McIntyre, has six solo discs. Like “Here We Go Again,” they were independently produced, but found an audience — the most successful, 1999’s “Stay The Same,” hit Billboard’s Top 50.
He spoke about his career in a recent telephone interview to advance his West Chester show.
Only five dates so far on the tour. Are you going to add more, or is it going to be just a short tour?
“Well, I’m going to navigate through some other stuff on my schedule, but I didn’t want that to stop me from just making it happen and getting out there. I think I’m going to do a West Coast swing in February, late February, and then eventually want to get down south. But there’s a few other things on my schedule, so that’s why it’s starting with five right now.”
And they’re all in the Northeast, I see.
“Yeah, I mean, that’s definitely where I’m from and kind of the stronghold, so it’s going to be nice to start there.”
And your EP dropped last month on iTunes. Why did you decide to do an EP instead of a full album?
“Well, I think the No. 1 reason might be patience with me, which I don’t have a lot of. And I just loved what we were doing, I loved the music we were making, I was excited to get it out there. I think definitely it’s a reflection of how creatively, when you’re making a record and you’re getting in there – and I was lucky enough to find the right collaborators -- and we’re writing this music and it’s so exciting. And then you do six or seven songs when you’re making a record, and then you eventually kind of hit a wall a little bit. And then you can drag out the album process for another six month and you start adding filler – which I don’t think I’ve ever really done, and no one’s going to admit to adding filler to their album. But you want to have the best songs. And you want it to have that same cohesive energy. And I liked working with the same collaborators, it was fun doing that.
“And I think it’s definitely a reflection of today’s market place. I mean, people are just buying one or two songs. And that wasn’t my drive, but in it sort of like, in retrospect, kind of a cool fit.” (continued)
JOEY MCINTYRE, 7 p.m. Jan. 15, The Note, 142 E. Market St., West Chester; Tickets $26.50 advance, $28 day of show, On sale 10 a.m. Dec. 5; www.thenotewc.com, www.joeymcintyre.com.
Is there a label connected to it?
“No, no. I’m independent. I’m actually close to doing something up in Canada with someone, but right now I’m doing it independently, it’s on iTunes and I have a special Mac Pac 3000 on my Web site that I’m releasing. That’s the only way you can get the actual CD. So it’s something that I’m doing on my own. And I’ve always made my records – this is like my fourth or fifth studio album – I’ve always made my records on my own to have that creative freedom, and then have been picked up by majors or other independent labels. But so far, I think, I’m lucky enough to have some fans out there, I can kind of build the story. And then if I find the right fit, then great. But I just kind of wanted to be the driving force behind everything.”
How did it come about that “Here We Go Again” was the first single?
“Well, it was between that and a song called ‘Out of Nothing at All.’ Normally I pick the best overall song, melody, the whole thing. And I think ‘Here We Go Again’ is a great song. But there’s always been songs on my album where one would stick out. And I was like, ‘No, I can’t that, that’s too out there. And this time I said, ‘You know what? I want to kick the door down, I want high energy, I want to kind of say really where I’m coming from. And to me, that was ‘Here We Go Again.’ And to me, it’s the most impactful – one of the most impactful songs. And then, with the idea for the video, and the video I made, I think was really cool and really exciting. That’s on my Web site. It’s cool, it’s just in your face and I think I made the right decision and I’m excited about it.”
I will admit it’s certainly different from the stuff I heard from you in the past. And where did that vibe come from –sort of that electronica stuff?
“Well, I think initially it came from attitude. I wanted to … there was a lot to say. I had a lot of angst and I just wanted to go for it. And making music – I’ve been doing it a long time and it’s very easy to go, ‘You know what? I made enough music, the New Kids – this thing was great. Let me sit back. But this was something that – I heard all these no’s: ‘No, don’t do it, don’t do it. You’re crazy, don’t waste your time. The music business is crazy now.” And I think to drown out all those no’s, I had to really say something and feel something. And the music had to kind of reflect where I was coming from.
“ And I think, that being said, I also hooked up with a great production team – guys that wanted to get to another level, and wanted to do stuff that is kind of weird and quirky and you want to push the envelope. So all that together. As far as that kind of Autotune-y, I sang that first chorus, I did it once, I just had this idea. They were like, ‘Well, lay it down.’ And I grabbed a mic and I was so close that it distorted – but it sounded cool, even before the Autotune went on there. And then they put a little Autotune, just to kind of add some more attitude. So the distortion and the Autotune makes it sound different. We put a little spin on it.”
The lyrics – did you write them, and are they autobiographical?
“Yeah. Yeah, I wrote. We all – the four of us, there’s three other guys and me – did 25 percent splits down the line. Not to say that just does the lyrics and one guy does the music. But I came in with the ideas and they were great in kind of facilitating that message. But me and Drew Ryan Scott were sort of what you call the top-line guys with the melody and the lyrics, and certainly he was right there with me. But the message and where I was coming from is definitely where I am. And so, yeah, ‘Here We Go Again’ is about staying in the fight and going for it again and it’s definitely autobiographical.”
The other song I was able to hear was ‘Forget About It,’ and I think that more typically showcases your voice, which I think is good – I think that’s a good track, too.
“Thanks. Yeah, I think we wanted to make music that’s so good, that kind of in some ways wrote itself. You know, you didn’t want to force anything because if you force things, it just sounds that way and feels that way. And I’ve never been one to sing something that didn’t feel right. So we’re definitely excited about the whole record.”
Did you say you basically started writing after the New Kids tour was over, or were you writing during that?
“No, it was right after. I came off the tour and then two days later I was in the studio working with these guys and we hit it off, and it was fund. It was fun to do. And I think New Kids was amazing and we’re just so grateful for the opportunity and did a lot of performing and it just inspired me – it gave me a lot to say and so I’m saying it.”
So that really was the driving force being your putting out your first disc in nine years?
“I think so, I think so. I think, lyrically, ‘Just when I thought I was out they pulled me back in’ on ‘Here We Go Again.’ You know, just when I thought I was sort of maybe chilling out a little bit and getting away from it, I’m like pulled back in. And I think also being one of five and being part of the team is awesome – I love it. But you also want to do things your own way. You also want to not have to account for anybody else, and you want to step up and say what you want to say. And I think that was part of what propelled me into wanting to write some stuff.”
Now, you guys are going to perform on cruise in May. Do you have any other plans beyond that?
“I think we got some plans. I would definitely say ‘Stay tuned.’ Whatever we do, we want to make it special. I mean, were doing the Toys for Tots fund-raiser on Dec. 20 at the House of Blues in Boston and then we got the cruise planned. But we had such a special time the last year and a half or so that we want to keep everything special. We certainly don’t want to overdo it. So we think of ways to make it special, and it’s fun that way.”
None of the other guys have recent solo music, do they?
“I think Donnie’s working on stuff. Donnie had put out a song that – I don’t know if he really worked it much in the United States, but up in Canada I think it’s signed up there and I think Jordan’s working on music. Danny released something that was dedicated to his mom, who passed away from breast cancer and he did it for breast cancer research; it was a fund-raiser thing. We’re all creative; we all like to make music and so we’re all doing it.”
Totally different subject: Did I read correctly that you have another baby boy?
“Yeah … it’s pretty cool – my son just turned 2. God love him, he just took a header yesterday and his tooth went through his bottom lip. We had to take him to the hospital, and there’s nothing like having to hold your son down while he gets stitches. Two years old – you know what I mean? It’s like, oh man, the … worst.
“And he’s pretty much fine. As it’s going on, he’s too young, they can’t put him out, so they got to give him the Novocain and the needles – ewww, it was crazy. It’s over, but it was definitely a milestone for me and my wife, for sure.”
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And coming this Wednesday, the reunited group will head to the Highlands to join their fans at the Marquee Cinemas at 7 p.m.
The group is promoting their new DVD, entitled "coming Home" this Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. The screening of their new video will begin at 8 p.m.
Tickets can only be purchased on this website: NKOTB.com.
Updated: Tuesday, 19 Jan 2010, 8:48 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 19 Jan 2010, 6:13 PM EST
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A former "New Kid on the Block" is still stealing hearts in metro Detroit.
Joey McIntyre sat in on a radio show Tuesday afternoon at 106.7 FM. A specially selected studio audience won the opportunity to be there with him.
Tuesday night, he's performed at the Magic Bag in Ferndale. It's was one of his first shows after spending a year on the road with the New Kids.
"I'm just lucky to be out on the road and doing my thing and it's a lot of fun," said McIntyre.
What life in a boy band is like
Nick Jonas: "Each one of us is energetic, and we have a lot of things coming up together and individually, so the fact that we're able to go and do things on our own and come back to the group and know that we're solid there is just a great thing."
What life in a boy band is really like
Joey McIntyre: "You really just want to go home and hang with your buddies. I mean, it's not like you don't want to go and play Madison Square Garden or travel the world. It's just that everything has a cost. It took some time — it took years to unwind from that. It's like they say that when you break up from a relationship, it takes half as long (as the relationship lasted) to unwind from it. That's how it was with the New Kids."
On how being in a band influenced the making of their solo discs
Jonas: "Obviously, I wanted to keep (my brothers) in the loop and make sure they're all good with it. I had very early conversations with them when I started writing it, and they were both supportive and excited for me. … I think it was good knowing that I had the support of my brothers going into it. It really makes for a good experience in the studio and onstage together."
McIntyre: "Definitely, I was influenced by the whole (band) coming back. It got a fire going in me — on the one hand, being around music and being inspired by the music and on the other hand, it was my individual streak and wanting to do my own thing. I'm lucky I get to do both."
On the trickiness of balancing boy bands and solo careers
Jonas: "It's just about learning. For my brothers and me, this will be the year of learning, just how everything's going to work out, how we're going to balance everything. So far, it's interesting. … The important thing is that we all have an equal level of respect for each other."
McIntyre: "It's an amazing dynamic. You have five grown men coming together and doing something that's really fun, but that's also a lot of work and juggling of each man's personalities. But it's awesome. The learning experiences and the laughs and the ups and downs of it all are something to be grateful for."
On how their solo projects might potentially conflict with their bands and vice versa
Jonas: "I want to make sure that (people know) it's just a side project and it's fun. I can have two projects that I feel passionate about and that can coexist."
McIntyre: "Coming back after so long, and then having the reaction we've had …it's not over yet, whatever this is. The comeback is over and now we're like, a band, and we're looking forward to doing something cool. In the meantime we have our own stuff. (Being in NKOTB might negatively impact my solo stuff) but I definitely don't walk around frustrated because of that. I just put out a tour and it sold out in minutes! I don't care how that happened. That could just as easily have not happened."
On advice for Nick Jonas
McIntyre: "He might have different (issues) than I have. I'm still trying to be more patient, you know what I mean? I'm not a very patient guy. I look back and all I can say is, 'Be patient,' but I'm just talking to myself."
Nick Jonas and the Administration
Joey McIntyre
After reuniting with New Kids on the Block for a tour in support of 2008’s “The Block,” Joey McIntyre found himself with a lot to say creatively. So he immediately headed to the studio after the jaunt wrapped up in July and produced the edgy, dance-inspired EP “Here We Go Again,” his first solo effort in five years.
“I was partly inspired by being around so much music and creativity,” McIntyre said. “I also kind of wanted to say my own thing. It’s great to be part of a team, but it’s also fun to say what you want to say and do it exactly the way you want to do it. It’s fun to do both. I’m glad I was able to make the kind of record I wanted to make.”
The seven-song EP showcases McIntyre’s smooth vocals that make him easily one of the most vocally recognizable New Kids. Although “Here We Go Again” dabbles in electronica, McIntyre explained it isn’t that big of a departure for him.
“I don’t think it’s anything too drastic,” McIntyre said. “You like to push the envelope and kind of grow as an artist every time you go in there. I’m excited about it.”
McIntyre is the youngest New Kid — just 11 when he joined and 21 when the group first split. After the split he spent the next decade and a half releasing six solo CDs. (New Kids secretly reunited in 2007 to create “The Block.”) Like “Here We Go Again,” the discs were independently produced, but found an audience. The most successful was 1999s “Stay the Same,” which hit Billboard’s Top 50. McIntyre said recording “Here We Go Again” with producers Brent Paschke, Gabe Lopez and Drew Ryan Scott was a learning experience.
“You try to grow,” McIntyre said. “You try to learn each time and see what feels right. Sometimes you just luck out. I worked with three other guys producing and songwriting. They were able to click into my vision and what I wanted to say. I kind of rode their wave, too. It’s kind of a give and take. It’s very easy to be searching for the right people to work with. To get it from day one, and to just go for it, was great. As far as what I wanted to do on this album that I haven’t done on the others, I just wanted to try to get better.”
Part of that streamlining process was keeping the release at a seven-song EP.
“When you make an album, you start out of the gates and you hit it hard,” McIntyre said. “You come up with a handful of great songs. You could go another year, another six months, of trying to fill up the album. It’s just a process. I was not interested in lollygagging around trying to fill up an album with 13 songs.
McIntyre, 37, is supporting the EP with a club tour that hits the 300-seat Magic Bag in Ferndale on Tuesday.
“I grew up playing small places and that old adage that it doesn’t matter how big the audience is, it’s still an audience,” McIntyre said.
PREVIEW
What: Joey McIntyre concert
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday
Where: The Magic Bag, Ferndale
Admission: $30 standing room only
Info: (248) 544-1991 or www.ticketmaster.com
— By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski | For The Flint Journal
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