Posted by Al Thomason on Thu, Aug 20, 2009 @ 09:22 AM
Hello ChillFans.
Join us Saturday September 12th for the greatest boat cruise of your life. ChillSet's end of summer bash has been created for the fans and therefore named ChillFanMania. Buy your tickets online right here and pick them up at the gate as you walk onto the boat. Again, YOUR TICKETS WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU AT THE GATE RIGHT BEFORE YOU WALK ON THE BOAT. We will be selling tickets at the door however that does not guarantee you a spot on the boat. THE ONLY WAY TO GUARANTEE A SPOT ON THE BOAT IS TO BUY TICKETS FROM PAYPAL. If you want to press your luck and hope we dont sell out, thats your decision.
CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS!!
ChillFanMania
Saturday September 12th 1pm-4pm
200 Seaport Blvd
Boston, MA 02210-2031
(617) 748-1428
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4as6UGd2s8
Posted by Aaron Fleishman on Mon, Aug 03, 2009 @ 09:27 PM
Hello ChillFans!
As ChillFanMania approaches, the anticipation is mounting. I know what you're thinking, "How can I possibly wait until September 12, to get my fix of ChillSet?" Well, to answer this problem and to keep all of the ChillFans satisfied, I have come up with an event to help get everyone pumped up for the event. We will be having a ChillFan Pub Crawl Extravaganza on Saturday, August 22.
During this event, ChillFans everywhere will have the chance to embark on a journey that will test their strength, will, wits, alcohol tolerance, and, most importantly, their ChillSet knowledge.
The team that wins the scavenger hunt, by gaining the most amount of ChillNotes, will win free tickets to ChillFanMania, and plenty of other prizes.
The Pub Crawl Scavenger hunt will begin at 7:30 p.m.; at 10:00 p.m. each team will board a luxury party bus which will take all participants to a ChillSet show where the scavenger hunt will be completed.
So please register your team name here. This will also hold your spot on the party bus and allow you to download the scavenger hunt instructions. If you still have questions, please e-mail me at chillsetmanager@gmail.com.
I look forward to seeing you all there!
-Aaron, ChillSet manager
Posted by Aaron Fleishman on Mon, Mar 16, 2009 @ 12:05 PM
Hello Chillfans,
What an Extravaganza we had last Saturday! So many great moments it's hard to remember them all. Please send us your favorite moments from the night. I always know it's going to be a great night, when I'm running around like a mad man before and after the show. If you were in my apartment before the show, you know exactly what I'm talking about. I didn't stop moving at all. I was way too excited to just stand and talk to people for more than two seconds, I was sweating like crazy to the point that I had to put a different shirt on before I left the house. But I loved every minute of it, and I hope you all did too.
I have to tell you chillfans, it is tough to mobilize you all and get you all situated onto a bus when you are all drunk. Funny stuff you all do. I don't know how many different times I told everyone where the bus was, and when it would be leaving. Not complaining at all, it was very comical and as one of the more sober ones throughout the night, I appreciate the simple funny drunken banter you all have. Along with that, I have to commend you all for the amazing alcohol intake displayed that night! The bar tender told me she had never seen such a crowd get after it the way you all did. A very proud moment for me. I also hear the bus had to stop on the way to the show to pick up a few 30 racks! ROCK ON PEOPLE! LOVE THE ENTHUSIASM! Just fyi, there was supposed to be more alcohol on the bus than I guess there was, so sorry about that, but a thank you to you all for spearheading the project of getting more alcohol on the bus. Great Work!
So thank you all for coming, I hope you had a great time. ChillSet rocked the house last Saturday. Comment below, please tell us some of your favorite moments from the night!
Your Manager,
- Aaron
Posted by Adam Mavrikos on Tue, Feb 24, 2009 @ 09:50 AM
Guest post by Scot "the Milk Man" Fovel...
2008 - Boy, oh boy, oh boy...what a year in film! *pause* First and foremost, I'd like to congratulate the winners [clap, clap, clap]! I must say, however, last night's winners we're not too much of a surprise. And really, the only shock of the whole night was Hugh Jackman, and how good he actually was [didn't see that coming]! Here are a couple of other things I noticed:
Anne Hathaway has an amazing voice and just became 6 times more beautiful
Ben Stiller is the absolute man...can't wait to youtube
Alan Arkin must be like 100 years old "Seamore-Phillip Hoffman" C'MON!
Oh, Mr. Hoffman, by the way ...that's a wonderful doo-rag you're wearing
Sweet Jesus, Meryl Streep's daughter is freaking hot!!! HOW THE?!?!
Steve Martin and Tina Fey should really do more together...hilarious
Jack Black is just an overall fantastic person
Ok, that being said...let's get to the Oscar winners! IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER........
BEST ART DIRECTION: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
To all of those idiots out there that actually thought this movie would get shut out...idiots.
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
And another one for CCOBB!! I think that these visual effects are revolutionary. I've never seen anything like this before. I mean, the Dark Knight and Iron Man were good, don't get me wrong....but this is like when the Matrix first came out with all its jazz. Can't compete, babe...you just can't compete.
BEST MAKE UP: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
I thought this was interesting. You really do have three movies nominated on opposite sides of the spectrum. Ok, so HellBoy II: The Attack of the Clones was actually a very classic style rubber- looking makeup. We haven't seen that since Star Wars!!! It's real makeup...they made a choice there. The Dark Knight has to be the most iconic makeup. EVERYONE will be the joker for Halloween! It's just like the scream mask. And then there's Benny Boy and his circus. There's a fine line between what visual effects is, and what makeup is. We haven't been here before, so the votes lean towards CCOBB.
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: THE DUCHESS
There's no way in hell a period piece doesn't win this. It's kinda obvious, there's The Duchess...and then there's everything else.
BEST SOUND EDITING: THE DARK KNIGHT
Yes...yes...this makes sense...action movie...yes...
BEST SOUND MIXING: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
OH C'MON! THE SLUMDOG TRAIN IS ALREADY CHUGGING?!?!?! I definitely thought this would be The Dark Knight...I was definitely wrong.
BEST ANIMATED FILM: WALL-E
This is the easiest pick of the night.
BEST FILM EDITING: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
A great pick by the Academy. Honestly, the editing in this film was so crucial to the energy created. All of the flashbacks were very well timed...all of the scene changes were smooth as a babies bottom.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Another no brainer in my book...this was my should/will win #3!!!!
BEST ORIGINAL SCREEPLAY: MILK
"This piece of work is my life." A landmark speech given by a very gay man. This was ground breaking and amazing to see...I am very happy to have seen it live. Milk was original and very well executed in the writing department. It timed well with Prop 8 and the academy ate it up. I might, however, still think that WALL-E is a bit more original...
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
As anticipated, this film is cleaning up with its 4th award. I knew it was going to win, but I have to say that the story of Mr. Ben Button [F. Scott Fitzgerald] is quite a masterpiece. As far as adaptation is concerned, maybe a little worse then Slumdog. Not sure how I feel about this one.
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
A fantastically original score that is very independent sounding. The Academy has wanted to recognize a different sounding score like this for a long time!
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
"Jai Ho" was definitely the best out of the two Slum songs. It's bollywood, baby...it's all bollywood!
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: PENELOPE CRUZ
I honestly would not have been surprised if any one of these nominees were picked. Penelope was good. Very good. Personally, I loved Henson. We're moving on.
*Quick nerdy side note: Kiera Knightly got super snubbed on this list of nominees. Get Angelina out of here!
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: HEATH LEDGER
I say god damn! I should have put my three grand on Heath and won three hundred bucks. This is another big speech that was quite moving. It got sucked in...I'll admit it.
BEST DIRECTOR: DANNY BOYLE
An absolute should/will win for me. I do like the other guys a lot, but no one can stop the Slumdog train!
Also, if I could just interrupt myself for one second to say...#7 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!!! SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE!!!!! TODAY'S LAWRENCE OF ARABIA!!!!!
BEST ACTRESS: KATE WINSLET
It's a Winslet world we all live in. There's nothing we can do about it. What's done is done. Personally, I think that Streep's daughter should have won this category.
BEST ACTOR: SEAN PENN
My buddy and I bet a pizza on this one. He picked Penn and I picked Rourke. Now, I gotta tell ya I'm a Langella fan. Around Feb. 21st, I realized he wasn't gonna win. SO, I felt like the Winslet thing, we're all living in a Rourke world. KABOOM! Suddenly, I'm 17/19 with my guesses, and I'm a Pizza Hut stuffed crust pepperoni pizza down in the hole! I remember screaming and yelling, "I want to switch to Penn, but I can't because I have a pie on it!" And, "Penn's gonna win, I shouldn't have made that bet!" All I ask is that PriceWaterhouseCoopers didn't give some blank envelope copies to the right person at the right time. You know who you are. 2008 is the year of the monumental speeches! Penn had a great one.
I want to add that my thought behind this Rourke pick was assuming this would be his last chance at getting an oscar. I figured the academy would recognize a guy who's giving it his last go! Now, I understand that Mickey Rourke is rising again...and he just may have another chance...
BEST PICTURE: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
I don't think anyone is surprised about this. At one point, I started to wonder if Milk would sneak up and steal it, but then my senses came back to me. It's a great movie. It's also a tiny bit overrated. Whatt'ya want...
Posted by Adam Mavrikos on Sun, Feb 01, 2009 @ 10:05 PM
Hello Chillfans!
Need a date for Valentines day? Answer this ChillSet trivia question and you could win a date with DAN OBER!
This prize package includes a Valentines Day dinner date with Dan Ober and 4 free tickets to ChillSet's Debut show at Bentley College that night!
Dan Ober will arrive at your house in luxury transportation, the driver will take the two of you to dinner, drive you to the show where you can meet your friends for a great night of ChillSet music.
TRIVIA QUESTION: What Former Boston Bruin and current WAAF radio personality did Dan Ober punch in the face
SEND YOUR ANSWER TO ChillSetmanager@gmail.com
THE FASTER YOU RESPOND THE BETTER CHANCE YOU HAVE OF WINNING!!!!
What a Valentines Day Extravaganza we have for you!
ChillSet Debut's at Bentley College
Saturday February 14th
9pm
ChillSet's Valentines Day Extravaganza!
Posted by Adam Mavrikos on Sat, Dec 27, 2008 @ 05:00 PM
Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. Wanted to remind all the Chillfans out there to get pumped for the killer New Years Eve show coming up. The Asgard in Cambridge is a great place to bring in the new year, a big irish pub with a very good vibe and who knows what the band will do to celebrate....new covers? new originals? new snazzy American Eagle sweaters? will Justin and Scott jump on trampolines? 
will Dan make moves on your girlfriend at midnight? look anything is possible, here are the show details-
New Years Eve! Wednesday December 31st
The Asgard
350 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
Doors open at 9pm
No Cover Charge!!
If your new to the blog, you should check out some of the gems here. You'll find everything from music videos, to the ChillSet history, get to know the guys on the bios page, listen to their stuff by clicking on the player above, and stuff you wouldn't expect. For instance, here is a completely irrelevant link to a Tiger vs Gorilla fight and here we discussed who would win in a 7 game series if the all time greatest Celtics played the all time greatest Lakers. All fantastic stuff really.
See you New Years Eve at the Asgard! You won't be dissappointed and I'm sure there will be a killer after party somewhere. Peace!
Posted by Adam Mavrikos on Fri, Nov 21, 2008 @ 09:48 AM
Insprired by the recent bios that went up on ChillFans, Scott wrote his own autobiography and has been begging me to post it. I wasn't sure the world was ready, in fact, I KNOW, it isn't, but without further ado, the story of Scott Fovel, by Scott Fovel. God help us all....
Once upon a time...in many many galexy's far far away from Brighton... on March 1st, 1984 at 2:00am...Scott Tyler Fovel was born in Millis, MA.
Some people say he too was "just-in-time" as he missed leap year by only two decisive hours. Others claim he dodged a Bullet [starring Steve Mcqueen]! He could have been six years old staring up at his fat 10 year old brother, Lyndon Byers, drinking orange juice instead of tequilia at a not yet created Pepperoncini's in Framingham, MA.
So what is all this? Who is this guy? Why do you care? What does he mean? Shhhhhhhhhh.....hush little baby...it will all come together soon.
When Scott Tyler Fovel turned 7 years old, he began taking piano lessons with his older sister, Meghan Lee Evans Fovel. His father, John Paul Tyler Fovel was the choir director at Medway Village Church at the time and helped mold young Scott Tyler into what is considered one of the greatest piano players of all time. At the age of 10, he decided he
was in fact too good at his instrument and abruptly resigned. When S.T.F. turned 13, his best friend, Scott William Yanco changed his life. He pointed to a beautiful bright red robin and said, "Scott Tyler, you remind me of that Robin right there next to the stoop. See him sing? See him songwrite? See him dance? See him fly?" It was at this point, Scotty T-man realized that singing was for him. He also thought he could fly.
And so on and on he sang and danced. The boy had finally made it to high school when he started a punk rock band. "In Case of Fire!" Alongside lean mean fighting machine, Daniel John "Leonardo" Doyle, Adam Himmalrghlirguah, and Catfish Ober... they quickly found themselves as the "second hottest band in Medway, MA!" (according to the Milford Daily News) With original songs like "Not my Kind," "The Beer Song," and "Teddy Bear," little Scottle Buns sang his tiny heart away all the way up until his death. Wait...
On Thursday, February 3rd, 2000 at 9:43pm...ST. Fovel was faced with one of the most difficult decisions of his entire life. Up and coming band, "(void)," needed a new lead singer and they wanted little Scott T's big voice. Knowing that this would be the best move for himself, Tiny Tyler took the job and thus disbanded "ICOF."
Now (void) was a metal band. Scooter Ty was a choir singer. How'd this happen? ANSWER: Ryan "Teeth" Wasnewski. "We figured we would have two singers (one screamer, one singer). This is just the best way to do things right now as Scotty's voice is day to day for screaming," claimed Ben Mullen, guitarist for (void). It was in (void) which eventually became Visceral which eventually became the Visceral Music Orchestra which eventually became the VMO, Smoky Ty Fov Diggity learned the ways and art to recording voice, emotional songwriting, and dealing with insanity. So how did this ChillSet thing happen? Well...due to drug problems in the band and personality conflicts, Scot T. Fauvelle went his separate way.
After a year out of a band, Mr. Fov decided to keep up the game with his voice. KARAOKE!!! That's right...and if I had a dime for every butt I watched him ki
ck in the finals....OH MAN....i would have about 30 cents! He won "1st Place Most Promising Adult Male Divisoin" in Las Vegas, NV at the MGM Grande. He sang, "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder and it actually was broadcasted all over PAX TV! I mean this guy had character...finesse...some serious good looks! I watched this guy tap pretty much every fat chick at Doc's Karaeoke...you ask me? That aint easy, man!
He peaked. I mean, he was great.....but....he grew tired....and lonely. He missed a band. The instruments, the friendship, the teamwork, the sex (huh?). Ya know, it wasn't until one lucky day when this cat found himself at Victory Lane in Millis, MA drowning his sorrows as former (void), Visceral, Visceral Music Orchestra, VMO guitarist, Justin-time Jones happened to be playing by himself and guitar. This my friends was the beginning of ChillSet and the Pussyshacks.
Posted by Adam Mavrikos on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 @ 09:08 AM
I know, I know...it took forever, but the band bios are finally up, go check them out.
More updates to come!
Posted by Adam Mavrikos on Tue, Oct 28, 2008 @ 09:02 AM
Good morning ChillFans, so I decided to start a segment on the blog known as ChillFans Random Thoughts. If you've got a better name for the segment, I'm all ears. 
Now as many of you know, the band and and most of us ChillFans are big on the Celtics. 17 was so sweet, and tonight I'm going to watch them raise the banner. So for opening night, I'm posting below an insightful and somewhat subjective analysis of the all time greatest Celtics vs the all time greatest Lakers. I owe 100% of the credit to my brother, Drew "Joe Pa" Mavrikos. Here it is, let the discussion begin-
All time Celtics Team vs All time Lakers Team - 7 Game Series
Lakers Starting 5 (can't believe Rodman didn't make Drew's list)
Magic-PG
Kobe-SG
Elgin Baylor-SF
Wilt-PF/C
Jabbar-C
Bench:
Shaq-C
Jerry West-SG
Michael Cooper-SF/SG
James Worthy-SF
George Mikan-PF/C
Gail Goodrich-SF
Byron Scott-PG
Head Coach: Pat Riley, Asst Phil Jackson, Kurt Rambis/van Brenda Koff
Celtics Starting 5:
Russell-C
KG-PF
Basketball Jesus-SF
Havlicek-SG
Pierce-PG
Bench:
Robert Parish-C
Kevin McHale-PF
Dave Cowens-PF
Bob Cousy-PG
Ray Allen-SG
Jo Jo White-PG
Sam Jones-SG
Head Coach: Red, Asst Coaches: KC Jones, Tommy Heinsohn
Boston Garden vs. Los Angeles Forum
The Matchups:
PG: Magic vs Pierce
Magic is the greatest point guard of all time. 6'9" guard, a guy who you definitely want running your team. Ran the fast break offense better than anybody in history. Pierce is out of position at the 1 anyways, but I just don't see how you could start Jo Jo White or Bob Cousy against a guy as big as Magic. I'm going to assume we would see the 2007 defense out of Pierce, not the lazy Pierce from 2004-2006. I think Pierce could definitely score on Magic, as Pierce gets to the line as well as anybody in the league.
Advantage: Lakers
SG: Kobe vs Havlicek
A fun fact on John Havlicek: His lungs were larger than normal and were too-big for an x-ray. As a result, he would just run and run and run and completely wear out his opponents. I'd love to see him D up on Kobe. Sure Kobe would get his points, but over the course of a 7 game series I can definitely see Kobe getting frustrated by Havlicek's intensity on the defensive end. Kobe doesn't want to work as hard. Havlicek could score as well as he averaged 20.6 ppg during his 16 year career and 22 ppg in 172 playoff games (39.9 minutes per game). Kobe has averaged 25 ppg and 24.3 ppg in the playoffs (39.1 mins per game).
Advantage: Slight edge to Lakers
SF: Basketball Jesus vs Elgin Baylor
C'mon let's be serious.
Advantage: Celtics
PF & C: Kevin Garnett/Bill Russell vs Wilt Chamberlain/Kareem
I chose to include them together. You saw that interview with Russell and KG from this past Finals. Russell and KG have complete man crushes on each other. Imagine the chemistry between these 2 playing together. Talk about defense vs offense. Jabbar and Wilt are the 1st and 4th highest scorers in NBA history. Both stand over 7 feet tall while Russell and KG are each under 7'. Bottom line-throw stats out the window for this. Bill Russell is the greatest winner of all time. Between Russell throwing up before each game, and KG being completely insane, the intensity level of these 2 would prevail.
Advantage: Celtics
Bench
You know your team is stacked when the guy who is the NBA logo doesn't even start for you and Shaq would have trouble getting minutes. Other than that, I think the Celtics have the edge here. Cowens, McHale and Parish give you big men relief to help against Wilt/Kareem/Shaq. Magic Johnson learned his style of play from watching Bob Cousy. Cousy could get the ball down low to McHale or Parish or find Ray Allen waiting to stroke the 3. I'd also like to see how Cous would run the offense with Pierce at the 2, Bird at the 3, McHale at the 4, and Russell at the 5. Michael Cooper on Ray Allen worries me somewhat, as I think RayRay would have some issues creating shots against Cooper. I think that Sam Jones and Gail Goodrich cancel each other out. Jones used the glass better than anybody whoever played the game, other than Tim Duncan and Goodrich, somewhat unheralded player from the 1970s, was instance offense. George Mikan I guess is included on this list, but I don't see him getting any minutes. Same with Byron Scott, as the Lakers would probably use West at the 1 when Magic needed a breather.
Advantage: Celtics
Coaching Staff
Red Auerbach is the greatest coach of all time and bottom line knows talent and how to use it. He was not only the coach of that dynasty that won 8 championships in a row, but he was also responsible for building that team. In the same draft he got Bill Russell and Tommy Heinsohn. He drafted Larry Bird a year early. He signed Russell to a contract for $100,001 just after Wilt got a $100,000 contract. He had the victory cigar. He was the architect of the fast break offense. He was not handed Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Shaq and Kobe like Phil Jackson was. The guy just knew how to win, knew how to get the very best out of his players. Throw in Tommy Heinsohn who won 2 championships in 1974 and 1976 and KC Jones who won in 1984 and 1986 and that's a hell of a coaching staff. You can't dismiss what Riley did in the 80s, but at the end of the day, there's nobody like Red Auerbach.
Home Court Advantage
Blue-collar Boston Garden vs the Hollywood showtime LA Forum. On the one hand there is The Garden, which every now and then would "accidently" have no hot water in the visitor's locker room, in '84 when they "forgot" to turn the AC on, which took Jabbar completely out of the game (again the Lakers just aren't winners.) Dead spots on the parquet. The Boston fans show up on time, not halfway thru the 2nd quarter like people from Los Angeles. The Celtics hadn't lost a series at home until the Knicks beat them in 1971 (which my father happened to be at. He said nobody knew what to do bc that just never happened. Also was at the 1974 game where Jabbar hit that hook shot in the corner, not to mention the Bucky Dent game...I digress)
Advantage: Celtics
Commentators: Johnny Most vs. Chick Hearn
Hearn had a streak of 3,338 consecutive straight games from 1965-2001. Impressive. However, you can't talk about the Celtics and not think of "Greer is putting the ball in play...he gets it out deep and Havlicek steals the ball!! Havlicek stole the ball!! It's all over! It's all over!" or "Now theres a steal by Bird, underneath to DJ who lays it up and in!" or in '84 Finals when Gerald Henderson steals Magic's crosscourt pass "And it's picked off!! Goes to Henderson he lays it up and in! It's all tied up!! Plus his nicknames (McFilthy and McNasty for Lambeer and Mahorn). The raspy voice gives him the definite advantage.
Advantage: Celtics
side note--I included Tommy Heinsohn as an asst coach instead of commentator here. I think he would have a heartattack giving out so many Tommy Points in this series. Mike Gorman, you're great, but you're no Johnny Most. We appreciate everything you've done and we love you.
Result: Celtics in 7 Games
Bill Russell, KG, Dave Cowens, Larry Bird, Red Auerbach. These guys are WINNERS. They put the team first. The intensity, the competitiveness of these guys would be too much for the Lakers to handle. Other than Magic, the Lakers do not have these types of players. Back in '84 when the Celts went down 2 games to none and Bird questioned his teammates heart (saying they played like a bunch of women), his teammates responded with the clothesline of Rambis, etc and went on to win the series. Kobe just sulks and bitches and his teammates don't rise to the occassion for him because they don't respect him like Bird's or Russell's teammates do. Both teams would want to get out and run the fast break, as both teams would easily average over 100ppg. Larry Bird would get the ball in the clutch, Russell would make a key defensive play and Red would light up the victory cigar to a sold-out Boston Garden as Johnny Most screams "it's all over!!"
Posted by Adam Mavrikos on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 @ 11:15 AM