Native Park Sloper Janine Nichols has looked at the music business from
both sides now.  Originally the Music Coordinator for Saturday Night
Live in its heyday back in the late 70s, she went on to work on NBC's
The New Show and then work on the producing the music programs of Art at St.
Anne's for about 15 years.  But it was when she sang some songs with
the Continental Drifters on Leap Day, 2000 that Janine finally felt
that she was at last doing what she was supposed to do.

During the next few years Janine did a variety of things including
working on and off with Hal Willner on wonderful anthology shows
highlighting the music of Doc Pomus, Tim Buckley, and Leonard Cohen,
some of which have been produced at Celebrate Brooklyn.  She also wrote
for Martha Stewart Living.

In 2005, at a John Lennon Anti Gun Violence show, Janine sang In My
Life accompanied only by Neill Furio on bass.  The reaction to that
performance was so positive that a band was born.  That band is
Flutterbox, which consists of Janine and Neill.

Janine has a busy weekend ahead.  As part of
Flutterbox, she'll be the
opening act for the celebration of the 40th anniversary of Bob Dylan's
Nashville Skyline at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street (Greenwich Village), and will also perform as part of that show this Saturday April 25th, and
will be performing with on her own (with Brandon Ross and Charlie Burnham) on
Monday 27th at Barbes (9th Street and 6th Avenue, Park Slope).