John Kalishes

John Kalishes (born August 2,1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA - died January 9, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA) was an American guitarists and producer, and one of the moving forces of the Boston Rock & Roll scene from the early ‘70’s through the end of the century. In the ‘70’s and ‘80’s John worked as the booking agent for "The Rat" in Kenmore Square and "The Bellboy" in Scituate Harbor in addition to writing music, engineering and performing. His bands included The Cars. Later, while touring with Ben’s band, ORR, John played guitar and also served as band-leader. From 2002 to 2003 John recorded a solo album, Mirage, after first building his own state of the art facility, Black Hole Studios. Mirage was released two months before his ing.