Last updated: March 15 2005
March 15 2005:
JOSEPH SCIALFA PASSES AWAY
My sincere condolences to Patti and her family.
[as published in the Asbury Park Press 03/14/05]
JOSEPH SCIALFA, 81, of RUMSON, died Saturday, March 12, at home. He was a successful local businessman and real estate entrepreneur. Born in 1923 in Long Branch, he grew up with his three sisters and attended Long Branch High School. He served in the U.S. Navy and later in the U.S. Coast Guard, retiring as lieutenant commander. He married Patricia Morris of Washington, D.C. in 1950 and they had three children, Michael, Patti, and Sean. He later divorced and remarried to Barbara DeRosa of West Sand Lake, N.Y. They had two children, Joey and Jesse, and resided in southern California. He was an avid aviator and sailor, piloting his Stearman biplane, and sailing between Florida and Rhode Island. In his 70's, he became a Harley-Davidson enthusiast, riding with his family and friends on sunny afternoons. He later divorced and lived the remainder of his life in Rumson.
Surviving are his three sisters, Lucy Buono, Frances West and Minnie Calcaterra, five children, and three grandchildren.
A visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the **************, Red Bank [details removed by webmaster]. Funeral services are private. Memorial Donations in his memory may be made to The Alzheimers Association Greater NJ Chapter, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.
January 18 2005:
PATTI SERVES ON JURY
[Published in the Asbury Park Press 1/18/05]
By KAREN SUDOL
FREEHOLD BUREAU
FREEHOLD -- Musician Patti Scialfa was a member of a jury that acquitted two Freehold men of aggravated assault following a trial last week.
After a two-day trial, jurors found 24-year-old Arthur Woolfolk and 19-year-old Chawn Givens not guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon upon Laneshia Wesby on Jan. 31.
In addition, the jury on Wednesday acquitted Givens of a terroristic threats charge against Wesby.
Both had been accused of trying to force Wesby, who was driving a car with passengers in it, off the road in Freehold. Givens was charged with threatening her on Bond Street before the car chase.
During jury selection before Superior Court Judge Francis P. DeStefano, Scialfa, an E Street Band guitarist/vocalist, told the court she was a musician and married to Bruce Springsteen.
After the trial, David Donnelly, Woolfolk's attorney, explaining his reasons for keeping Scialfa on the jury, said: "It was obvious from the beginning that she was fascinated by the whole process. She didn't miss a thing."
Givens' attorney, James Kinarney, said Scialfa appeared very interested in the case and seemed to be a fair juror.
Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Sean Brennan said he is always searching for fair and impartial jurors. Scialfa seemed to have a good rapport with the rest of the potential jurors and appeared impartial, he said.
October 5 2004:
EXTRA VFC SHOW IN NJ!
Sometimes rumors do come true but then again, how could Bruce skip NJ...
The rumored NJ show has been confirmed. After the "finale" in DC on the 11th an
extra show will take place on October 13th at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, NJ.
The show will have a different line-up than the other VFC shows and will feature Springsteen & the
E Street Band, John Fogerty, Jackson Browne and Patti Scialfa. Maybe we'll get a few Patti songs?
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday October 6th through Ticketmaster by phone and online.
October 1 2004:
PATTI, BRUCE AND E-STREET BAND START VFC TOUR
After rehearsing in Asbury Park for 3 days, the VFC Tour kicked off in Philly.
There are 5 more shows scheduled between now and October 11th. A show in NJ on October 13th has
been rumored.
September 29 2004:
PATTI, BRUCE AND E-STREET BAND IN AP
For the past 3 days closed rehearsals took place in Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ.
Bruce Springsteen and The E-Street Band will move on to Philadelphia for the tour opener of the
Vote For Chance Tour. Patti was present at the rehearsals and will join Bruce for the shows.
September 23 2004:
PATTI TO APPEAR ON LENO
Patti will appear on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno tomorrow evening (Friday).
Patti is currently in LA where she taped an episode of Ellen (air date to be announced).
There's one more show left on Patti's solo tour, September 25th at the Roxy in LA, before she'll
join Bruce for the VFC Tour.
September 22 2004:
BRUCE JOINS PATTI IN NYC
Last week Patti warned the crowd in Asbury Park that Bruce wouldn't be at the next show in Boston
because as Bruce said "I got kids to watch".
But Patti didn't mention any of the shows after the Boston date.
When Patti made a stop in NYC last night after shows in Boston and Philly, Bruce was back onstage
at the Bowery Ballroom. Mr. Scialfa played guitar and did backing vocals on "As Long As I
(Can Be With You)" and "Love (STand Up)".
September 17 2004:
PATTI'S TOUR STARTS - BRUCE JOINS HER ONSTAGE
Patti Scialfa and her band -- still featuring E Streeters Nils Lofgren and Soozie Tyrell --
began their five-city tour last night, with a show on the Asbury Park boardwalk that evenly
mixed material from Rumble Doll and 23rd Street Lullaby.
And an "only in Asbury Park" treat for the Paramount Theatre crowd: special guest Mr. Patti Scialfa.
Springsteen shared a mic with Nils, playing a 12-string Telecaster on "As Long As I (Can Be With You)"
and taking an extended lead on "Love (Stand Up)." Patti told the audience that they shouldn't go on
the internet and say he'll be in Boston, because he won't. Bruce leaned into her mic and said,
"I got kids to watch!"
From there, Patti and her band will head to Boston, Philly, New York, and L.A.,
with a couple national TV appearances planned for the West coast stop.
taken from www.backstreets.com
August 17 2004:
5 PATTI SHOWS IN SEPTEMBER
Patti Scialfa will perform 5 times in September. The following shows have been planned.
09/15/04 ASBURY PARK, NJ PARAMOUNT THEATRE
09/17/04 BOSTON, MA PARADISE FRONT ROOM
09/19/04 PHILADELPHIA, PA THEATRE OF LIVING ARTS
09/21/04 NEW YORK, NY BOWERY BALLROOM
09/25/04 LOS ANGELES, CA ROXY
Tickets for most shows have gone on sale. I'm in Europe, so I'm unable to attend any shows :(
but if you have the chance, do try to check it out!
August 16 2004:
LIVE CHAT ARCHIVED
Patti's August 12th live chat has been archived and can be read
here.
It's a nice "interview" and worth reading through it.
August 12 2004:
LIVE CHAT TONIGHT
Patti will take part in a live msn chat tonight Thursday, August 12.
The chat starts at 7pm ET/4pm PT.
I'm in Europe and it will be rather late over here when the chat starts,
but try to join the chat if you have the chance! The chat will be archived later in the week.
August 4 2004:
PATTI SHOW IN ASBURY PARK
Patti Scialfa will perform at Asbury Park's Paramount Theatre on Wednesday, September 15th.
Tickets will go on sale Friday, August 13th at noon through Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone and
Ticketmaster.com only. Tickets will be $25 and the show starts at 8pm
August 2 2004:
PATTI SHOW IN BOSTON
"Next Ticketing"
has tickets onsale for a Patti show in Boston. The show is scheduled to start at 9pm on
September 17th 2004 in the Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA.
Ticket sale will start August 4 at 10am and tickets are $20 each.
July 29 2004:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATTI!
July 18 2004:
PATTI AND BRUCE AT JOE GRUSHECKY'S GIG
At the Joe Grushecky & Soozie Tyrell show at the Stone Pony on Saturday night,
a certain Jersey Shore special guest was in the house: Springsteen who took the stage for an
hour-and-a-half rave-up. For his first performance of the summer, after hanging out offstage with
Sean Penn (the two reportedly attended soundcheck together), Bruce joined in midway through
Grushecky's set for "Never Be Enough Time."
Soloing like a madman as usual, he jammed with the Houserockers through the encores and the
show-closing "Murder Incorporated." Joe's son Johnny was there on guitar, after a warm-up set of
his own. Soozie and Patti Scialfa pitched in as well: Soozie (who closed her earlier set with a cover
of Bruce's "All or Nothin' At All") grabbed her fiddle for "Johnny 99," and Patti came in on
"Mustang Sally." Many of the usual suspects were in the set: "Homestead," "Pumping Iron," and
Bruce and Joe traded off vocals on their co-written "Code of Silence."
July 1 2004:
PATTI CONCERT ON DIRECTTV AND CABLE IN JULY
The Hit Factory show, with Bruce guesting, airs all month. Patti Scialfa was all over the airwaves a
couple weeks back, but you could only catch a song here and a song there.
This month, the only full show she has played for 23rd Street Lullaby is airing as an
88-minute "Freeview" special on DirecTV. Filmed at her April showcase at the Hit Factory in New York,
this concert was the debut of her full band (including Nils, Soozie, and Steve Jordan),
with Springsteen making a guest appearance as well.
The broadcast is available to DirecTV subscribers throughout July as part of their Freeview Concert
Series -- every Friday, Saturday and Sunday this month on channel 103, premiering July 2.
taken from www.backstreets.com
June 29 2004:
EARLY SHOW GIG TO AIR ONE WEEK EARLIER
Patti Scialfa's "Early Show" gig which was originally scheduled to air in July has been moved forward
to Wednesday, June 30. The show features Nils Lofgren and Soozie Tyrell as part of her band.
The Early Show gig was the longest performance as part of Patti's NYC promotional blitz.
June 17 2004:
ONE MORE CHANCE TO MEET PATTI
There will be an in-store signing at Jack's records store (Same store Bruce made an appearance on
the night of the LINYC release). After a full week in the spotlights in support of her new album,
Patti will be meeting fans and signing copies of the album at Jack's Music Shop, 30 Broad Street,
on Friday, June 18, at 6 pm.
June 15 2004:
23rd STREET LULLABY IN STORES
Patti's new album is in stores TODAY! Go get it!
June 10 2004:
PATTI TAKES MANHATTAN
Updated schedule for next week's Big Apple Blitz
Patti Scialfa's second album, 23rd Street Lullaby, hits the street next week, and the red headed woman is ready to rumble in support of it. On June 15, the day of the release, she'll be doing an in-store signing at Tower Records in Manhattan (1961 Broadway, at 66th Street) at 6 p.m.
That week, a barrage of TV appearances in NYC will be broadcast nationwide:
Monday, 6/14: "Late Show with David Letterman" (CBS)
Tuesday, 6/15: "Today" (NBC)
Same day as the album release -- sound familiar? An outdoor performance at Rockefeller Center, broadcast live, fans are encouraged to attend. "Today" begins broadcasting at 7 a.m., but Patti's performance (two songs) will be in the 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. timeslot, so plan to arrive between 7 and 8:30 (at the latest).
Wednesday, 6/16: "The Early Show" taping
New time/location: An indoor concert at the CBS studios at 530 West 57th (between 10th and 11th), to be taped for later broadcast. Fans should arrive by 11 a.m. for a noon performance of three or four songs. The studio holds roughly 250 people -- first come, first served!
Wednesday, 6/16: "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (NBC)
Thursday, 6/17: "The View" (ABC)
One song, plus interview
Saturday, 6/19: "Weekend Today Show" (NBC)
Interview, along with outtake footage from the upcoming Direct TV/Music Choice special (see below)
Sunday, 6/20: "CBS News Sunday Morning" (CBS)
Wednesday, 7/7: "The Early Show" (CBS)
Broadcast of the performance taped on 6/16.
A Direct TV/Music Choice special is also in the works for July, with live footage taken from her April 18 showcase performance.
23rd Street Lullaby was co-produced by Scialfa and drummer Steve Jordan (Keith Richards, Robert Cray), with musicians including fellow E Streeters Nils Lofgren and Soozie Tyrell. "Even my husband did a few things here and there," says Patti; look for Springsteen on several tracks. See below for track listing.
But wait, there's more: the initial pressing of 23rd Street Lullaby will be packaged with a bonus audio CD containing three live tracks: "23rd Street Lullaby" (live), "Spanish Dancer" (live), and "As Long As I (Can Be With You)" (live).
taken from www.backstreets.com
May 21 2004:
NEW PATTI SONG ON CBS SHOW
Patti Scialfa's "Stumbling To Bethlehem," one of the new tracks on 23rd Street Lullaby,
can be heard in the season finale of the People's Choice Award-winning CBS dramatic series,
"Joan of Arcadia," on Friday, May 21.
May 14 2004:
RED HEADED WOMAN READY TO RUMBLE
Patti Takes Manhattan
A Big Apple Blitz for Scialfa's record release.
Patti Scialfa's second album, 23rd Street Lullaby, hits the street in a month, and the red headed
woman is ready to rumble in support of it. On June 15, the day of the release, she'll be doing an
in-store signing at Tower Records in Manhattan (1961 Broadway, at 66th Street) at 6 p.m.
That week, a barrage of TV appearances in NYC will be broadcast nationwide:
Monday, 6/14: "Late Show with David Letterman" (CBS)
Tuesday, 6/15: "Today" (NBC)
Same day as the album release -- sound familiar? An outdoor performance at Rockefeller Center, fans are encouraged to attend. "Today" begins broadcasting at 7 a.m., but Patti's performance (two songs) will be in the 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. timeslot, so plan to arrive between 7 and 8:30 (at the latest).
Wednesday, 6/16: "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (NBC)
Thursday, 6/17: "The View" (ABC)
Sunday, 6/20: "CBS News Sunday Morning" (CBS)
Monday, 6/21: "The Early Show" (CBS)
Another outdoor concert, location to be determined, fans are encouraged to attend. The audience should be in place between 8 and 8:30 a.m., for a performance (3 songs) starting around 9 a.m. or shortly after.
That ain't enough for ya? A Direct TV/Music Choice special is also in the works for July, with live footage taken from her April 18 showcase performance.
23rd Street Lullaby was co-produced by Scialfa and drummer Steve Jordan (Keith Richards, Robert Cray), with musicians including fellow E Streeters Nils Lofgren and Soozie Tyrell.
And for a preview of what the new album holds, catch the season finale of Joan of Arcadia on May 21 (CBS), which will include "Stumbling to Bethlehem."
taken from www.backstreets.com
May 12 2004:
TV APPEARANCES
On Tuesday, June 15, Columbia Records will release 23rd Street Lullaby, the first album of new music from Patti Scialfa since her critically-acclaimed 1993 release, Rumble Doll. With all words and music written by Patti Scialfa, 23rd Street Lullaby is an intimate and powerful musical memoir combining imagery, empathy and honesty in twelve compelling tracks ranging from plaintive ballads to full-tilt rockers.
‘When you write a song based on a story from years past. It’s a way to go back and take a look where your compass was set,’ Patti Scialfa explains. ‘To see if you’re still on course, or if that setting is still relevant—that’s what’s interesting to me. On 23rd Street Lullaby, Scialfa delves into her personal history to create a sort of musical memoir of a time when life was wild and deep. She uses that period to frame struggles between faith and failure, strength and surrender, standing up and giving in. 23rd Street Lullaby is populated by lotharios, rebels, dreamers. Realists—but most of all, by Patti Scialfa herself, who sees all these characters in the most personal perspective.
23rd Street Lullaby is co-produced by Patti Scialfa and Steve Jordan (who recently served as musical director for the PBS series, "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues," helmed Robert Cray's Best Contemporary Blues Album Grammy-winning Take Your Shoes Off, and has produced albums by Keith Richards, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and others). The album showcases an ensemble featuring guitarist Nils Lofgren, vocalist Soozie Tyrell, bassist Willie Weeks, keyboardist Clifford Carter, avant-garde guitarist Marc Ribot, cellist Jane Scarpantoni, drummer/co-producer Steve Jordan, and others.
Watch for:
• A Direct TV/Music Choice Special in July
TV Appearances on:
• Today Show
• The View
• Late Show with David Letterman
• Late Night with Conan O’Brien
• Tonight Show
• Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
• CBS Sunday Morning
Radio:
• World Café performance in July
May 10 2004:
IN STORE SIGNING ON JUNE 15
Patti Scialfa will be signing copies of her new album, 23rd Street Lullaby, on June 15 at 6 PM at
Tower Records, 1961 Broadway at 66th Street in Manhattan.
23rd Street Lullaby, which will be released on the day of the signing, is the first album of new
music from Patti Scialfa since her critically-acclaimed 1993 release, Rumble Doll.
With all words and music written by Patti Scialfa, 23rd Street Lullaby is an intimate and
powerful musical memoir combining imagery, empathy and honesty in twelve compelling tracks
ranging from plaintive ballads to full-tilt rockers.
23rd Street Lullaby is co-produced by Patti Scialfa and Steve Jordan (who recently served as
musical director for the PBS series, "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues," helmed Robert Cray's Best
Contemporary Blues Album Grammy-winning Take Your Shoes Off, and has produced albums by Keith Richards, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and others). The album showcases an ensemble featuring guitarist Nils Lofgren, vocalist Soozie Tyrell, bassist Willie Weeks, keyboardist Clifford Carter, avant-garde guitarist Marc Ribot, cellist Jane Scarpantoni, drummer/co-producer Steve Jordan, and others.
April 19 2004:
HIT FACTORY HOSTS PATTI SCIALFA SHOWCASE
Springsteen joins in as Patti debuts new songs, 4/18
On Sunday, April 18, Patti Scialfa performed for a small audience at the Hit Factory in New York,
airing songs from her forthcoming 23rd Street Lullaby for the first time. Cameras were rolling,
filming the hour-and-a-half set for promotion purposes as the album's June 15 release approaches.
With a full band including Nils Lofgren on guitar, Soozie Tyrell on fiddle, Jane Scarpantoni on cello,
Steve Jordan on drums (as well as additional guitar, bass, keyboards and backup vocalists),
Patti focused mainly on the new material, playing most of the songs from the new album -- including
"Rose," "City Boys," "Yesterday's Child," "Stumbling to Bethlehem," "Each Other's Medicine,"
"State of Grace," "Young in the City," "Chelsea Avenue," and two takes on the title track.
She did touch on her first album, Rumble Doll, with "Spanish Dancer" and
"As Long as I (Can Be With You)." For the latter, as well as the new "Love (Stand Up)",
Springsteen joined her onstage on guitar and backing vocals.
(There were two shows on Sunday, an afternoon "rehearsal" and an evening performace,
and Springsteen guested on the same two songs at both shows.)
Scialfa also dedicated a song to Kristen Ann Carr, who would have celebrated her
33rd birthday that day.
Barbara Carr and Dave Marsh were among the attendees -- about 100 people in all,
in a cabaret setting -- also including contest winners
(from her new website, www.pattiscialfa.net), Jon Landau,
Bill Flannigan, Toby Scott, and Don Ienner.
No word yet on how extensive Patti's plans will be for promoting the record -- and whether the
great Nils Lofgren will be backing her on a regular basis -- but it looks like Max Weinberg
might take a turn too: according to www.rockontv.com, Scialfa is
booked on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on June 17.
Taken from www.backstreets.com
April 2 2004:
PATTI SCIALFA'S SECOND ALBUM SCHEDULED FOR JUNE
Eleven years after Rumble Doll, it looks like Patti is finally taking her follow-up out of the oven.
Her sophomore album, titled 23rd Street Lullaby, is currently planned for a June 15 release on Columbia, with 12 tracks:
23rd Street Lullaby
You Can't Go Back
Rose
City Boys
Love (Stand Up)
Yesterday's Child
Stumbling to Bethlehem
Each Other's Medicine
Romeo
State of Grace
Chelsea Avenue
When You're Young in the City
Patti performed "Rose" and "Love (Stand Up)" at Holiday Shows in 2000 and 2001; "Romeo" was used in the 1998 Ed Burns movie No Looking Back. No word just yet on who might have guested on 23rd Street Lullaby, but in any case Patti fans can finally exhale.
Taken from www.backstreets.com
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