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We hope you come here often for some
milk and cookies,
and the latest news from the wackiest, most fun wo-momest women
on the freakin' planet.
'Not just a band-It's a way of life!'
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Housewives isn’t like any other
act you’ve seen. Comprised of full time working musicians and mothers, the
HOP band is bursting with humor, eclectic rock ‘n roll and fabulous outfits.
With an extensive performance background HOP is a comprehensive, professional
musical experience with a proven track record of sold out shows and critical
acclaim.
In addition to being an original band and inspiring a whole new genre of
domestically themed music -Housewives On Prozac are the proud founders of
The Annual Mamapalooza Festival celebrating its 5th year in 2006 in over
30 locations across America and Australia.
With songs like 'Eat Your Damn Spaghetti' and 'I Only Wanna Pee Alone',
Housewives has paved the way for a whole new genre of Mom-inspired
entertainment. Recent publicity acknowledging the next wave of WoMom Rockers,
has included the Wall Street Journal, CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, People Magazine,
The Daily News, USA Today, Billboard, The London Times, New York Times, LA
Times & Women’s World, NPR, ABC Radio and Bill Bradley's American Voices.
HOP Band is committed to honoring and cherishing heroic women everywhere.
Lead singer, songwriter and founder Joy Rose is the mother of four children,
LUPUS survivor and kidney transplant recipient. She imbues her songs with
a strong message of love, survival and humor. Flanked by Kyleann Burtt (Keys
and vocals), Donna Kelly (Drums), Jane Getter (Guitar) Suzie Graham (Bass)
and Gilian Crane (Vocals), these girls guarantee to rock you.
Prepare yourselves for a colorful, intense and lively show.
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Joy
Real Name: Joy Rose
AKA: Suga Woman
E-Mail: Joy@HousewivesOnProzac.com
As
a little girl growing up in a religious Ohio family, I idolized Julie
Andrews. Always knew I wanted to sing, just didn't know how crazy/wonderful
the world of rock 'n roll would be. Had a couple of records on the
dance charts in the late 80's. Performed in a punk art-rock band
called Peter and the Girlfriends (I was Peter) and got my BFA in
Theater at Denison U. . . Called Westport Ct home in the teenage
years and met and married my super cool husband when we filmed
a music video together. Big things in my life are "breathing", sailing,
amazing friends and my path as a spiritual seeker. Four kids later
(I was a baby pig) found my way from Tribeca, in New York City,
to the Westchester suburbs and voila' -- the rest is "Housewives"
history.
Susan
"My actual given name is SUZY Q....
E-Mail: sooziegr@hotmail.com
A few years ago I had a wish to do something that challenged me
and helped me step out of normal day to day life. Along came my
cousin Joy and the women in Housewives. They gave me the chance
to be a part of their circle of friendship and music. I love the
band and feel truly blessed. I am a bit of a thrill seeker - Eric,
Sher, Mom & Dad, my friends who are family, and my family who
are friends, my little dog Zee all encourage me to keep jumping out
of planes, but reminding me to wear a parachute! You can find me
either on my knees, or in the air! Downhill skiing, playing music, diggin'
Vermont and the cabin, napping under the apple tree, exploring life,
and reminding myself: "It's all about love...and to keep it simple."
Donna
Real Name: Donna Kelly
AKA: Boom Chick
E-Mail: donnakelly123@hotmail.com
A true New Yorker... A little girl... Wanting
to be a professional drummer... Now, inside that dream -- a woman
looks for more.... "Housewives", Friends, discovering life and love,
Speaking in music and laughter...Special moments, memories and
mysteries...My "kit", the kitties: Buddy and Boob, Roller coasters,
martinis, strip clubs (oh my), N.Y Yankees.
Kyle Ann
Real Name: Kyle Ann Burtt
AKA: Whoop Ann
E-Mail: burttie@aol.com
I'm originally from Bucks County Pa. where my family, and part
of my heart still reside. After school, I came to NYC to play music
and figure out how to survive. Since then, I've enjoyed many musical
experiences as well as getting into motorcycle riding, baking bread,
setting up my home studio and hanging out with my cat Cleo. I'm
definitely a flower child of sorts and playing with "my" Housewives
brings that quality out in me more than any other area of my life.
Whoooooo. . . .
Gillian
Real Name: Gillian Crane
AKA: Miss Behavin'
E-Mail: gilliancrane@earthlink.net
I was born slightly shorter than my current 6'2". I fell in love
with kids and decided one should never lose the "monkey inside".
. . so I work in school administration and try to have a positive
influence on the kids around me. I'm notoriously upbeat. My good
friends call me "Bird", as in Big Bird. I'm totally kooky and
my specialty is keeping Joy in stitches -- especially on stage.
I toured as 'Ms. Frizzle' in The Magic School Bus before becoming
a teacher, which led me to my current job. . . . now, I dream of
Prozac.
JANE
Jane Getter, artist and mother, is one of the most exciting and
innovative guitarist/composers on the scene today. Touring and recording
with many great artists including Jaimoe (Allman Brothers Band
drummer), Regina Carter, Richard Bona, and with singer Ursala Dudziak.
Over the past few years, Jane has been featured in Guitar Player
Magazine's "Sessions" section. Her debut CD on Lipstick Records,
titled Jane continues to receive acclaim. Her band, which consists
of James Genus, Adam Holzman, Rocky Bryant, Abdou M'boup and vocalist
Thulani can be seen playing in the the New York City area and
touring the U.S. "See Jane Run", released in June of 2005 on Alternity
Records, the home of legendary guitarist Allan Holdsworth.
Click HERE to read Jane's Guitar Player
Interview! 
Jane is the proud mother of her son Russell. http://www.janegetter.com
Hang up your dishrags and lose the
fuzzy slippers, Joy Rose and her rollicking band of Housewives
are blasting through yesterday's conservative stereotypes to
bring you a brand new buoyantly creative sound. With big hair, and lots
of pink spandex, Joy Rose (founder and lead singer), Kyle Ann
Burtt (Keyboards and vocals), Donna Kelly (Drums), SPECIAL GUEST
GUITARISTS Jane Getter, Susan Graham (Bass) and Gillian Crane
(vocals), glitter in the HOUSEWIVES ON PROZAC lineup, rocking
audiences since 1997 with a distinctive blend of disco, rap,
blues and ballads, with original lyrics about domestically intriguing
themes. Songs like, 'Fuzzy Slippers', ';Baby Slave', 'Eat Your
Damn Spaghetti', and 'I Don't Think Like My Mom Anymore', are sprinkled
with a few memorable covers like: 'Squeeze Box' and 'Harper
Valley PTA'.
Housewives have two live album releases to their credit. ‘No Prescription
Required’ and ‘HOP LIVE!’, as well as two original rock musicals:
‘Shut Up And Drive’ and ‘The Housewife’s Lament’. HOUSEWIVES
have been featured in The New York Times, The Wallstreet Journal,
The Village Voice, Self magazine, Child magazine, Ladies' Home
Journal, The Daily News, SUN, Big Apple Parent, CBS, NBC, ABC,
CNN, and numerous radio stations.
Performances include: Giants' Stadium, Heritage of Pride Rally
(NYC), Girls' Nite Out Events, PTA Fundraisers, private parties,
FESTIVALS, and rock venues.
HOP is poised to release their newest single 'Mrs. President' produced
by Hal Winer of Bi-Coastal Music and recently premiered on Sirius
Satellite Radio with Bill Bradley on American Voices. HOP also proudly
visited the Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca, New York--Home to the
Suffragette Movement--this summer and was presented with the Key to
the City by Mayor Diana Smith.
Joy Rose founded THE MAMAPALOOZA FESTIVAL in 2002 and oversees
the promotion and celebration of Mom-Rockers, Poets, Writers, Comics,
Craftswomen, and Dancers at this lively annual event. Additional info
available at http://www.mamapalooza.com.
HOUSEWIVES isn't like any other act you've seen. Comprised of full-time
working musicians who are also mothers, the HOP Band is committed
to honoring and cherishing heroic women everywhere. Lead singer,
songworter and founder, Joy Rose, is the mother of four children,
LUPUS survivor, and a kidney transplant recipient. She imbues her
songs with a strong message of love, survival, and humor. Prepare
yourself for a colorful , intense and lively show. Housewives On
Prozac - Not just a band - Its a way of life!
“Their show, a blend of monologue and songs,
explores a trajectory of emotion, the elation
and exhaustion of parenthood and the triumphs and
disappointments of professional achievement.
“I wipe my baby’s chin with my
college diploma and wonder,
‘Did I walk all this way in my fuzzy slippers?’ ”
Spotlight Magazine
The Housewife's Lament 
About the play - A downtown Peter Blue is a gender-confused punk
rocker who thought he/she was on her way home when, trapped in a
suburban kitchen with four children - boredom, bad hair, and a nagging
need to reclaim her MTV glory days, propel her to escape. Aided by
her assorted batch of mismatched Housewives, this disheveled diva
visits the Fairy Godmother, who tells her, during a Chemotherapy
induced haze, the only way to find herself is to lose herself.
The ensuing twisted trip is not a romp thru candyland, but a misadventure
which leads where all great misadventures lead - The Truth. The
essence of the dream. The epic and highly fashionable adventure
of seven women's journey from outer fame, to inner fame. To the
stage, to the kitchen, to the stage and back again.
Inspiration struck Joy Rose in 1997 when she made the move from
Soho, N.Y. City to the suburbs. Landing with a thud, Joy was shocked
to find a diminished sense of zest and fun was status quo. Committed
to reaching out to mothers who seemed just a little too obsessed
with soccer and shopping, she figured what better way to juice
things up, than to summon rock 'n roll mom to the rescue. "Housewives
on Prozac" subsequently stormed clubs, theaters, local and
national television.
Her first album "No Prescription Required" reflects Ms. Roses'
unusually quirky brand of humor and wicked sex appeal. The songs
embody the sweet/sour poignancy and humor of being an outrageous
mid-life rocker straddling two worlds and raising a family in
the now millennium.
Joy Rose has been singing in the New York Club scene since the
early eighties. She performed as a man with her first band "Peter
and the Girlfriends". Often compared to the Velvet Underground,
the Girlfriends enjoyed cult-like success in the downtown post-punk
art-rock scene. Going solo in 1984, Joy recorded "in And Out Of
Love Affairs" with Chris Lord and Roscoe Mercer of WKTU fame. "In
And Out" was an MTV Basement Tape winner and went on to appear on the
Billboard Dance Charts. "Sexual Voodoo' was released in 1988 on
Dice Records and enjoyed a long life as an underground dance
hit before charting on the Billboard Top 100 Dance Picks. Joy
has sung backup with The System, People Failing and others,
in addition to writing jingles for for film and video. In 1999
Joy wrote and starred in the world premiere of an original Equity
production; A rock musical entitled 'Shut Up And Drive'. This production
was driven by a fabulously talented lineup of first rate New
York musicians who have gone on to become what is the core of
an ever-evolving louder more exuberant version of "Housewives"
(Think "Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert").
"The Housewife's Lament" showcases Joy Rose and her rollicking bandmates
in a deliciously dark musical tale of of seven women's domestic
desperation, as they don black glitter lipstick, garters and
whips for this wickedly twisted, humorous take on life in the
middle of everything.
Script available on request
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