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Hello!  This is just a brief note to let you all know that I spent my weekend drawing pictures and signing CD's for all of you cool people who pre-ordered the live album!  The CD's came on Friday and I'm VERY pleased with how it all came out.  It's a very cool album and features the immense musicianship of Andre LaFosse, Jen Kuhn, Isaac Slape, Kevin Dooley, Kahlil Sabbagh, Dann Friedman, Todd Carey, and singer/songwriter Kat Parsons.  We will be doing some features on oppymusic.com on the album in the coming months and if you would like to write a fan review for the website, we will post your review!

If you'd still like to get your "pre-order" in, you have about a week left before I stop signing them, so you can either e-mail me here or order on-line at oppymusic.com and I'll take care of you.

I hope that you're all doing well and that everyone's families are safe with all the wacky weather and what-not. 

Also, Special Opps WILL be performing on Sunday, November 20th, which is my birthday, at a location yet to be announced.  With the live album finally out and everything, we'll have lots to celebrate. 

Everybody booze up and riot for the Lord.

-- Chris Opperman

FUN FOR FREAKS

http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20America/frank_zappa.htm

BOGUS POMP

ZAPPAWEEN 10 ... Halloween tradition lives on!!! ... Featuring Bogus Pomp - Saturday - October 29th

2005/10/29 Bogus Pomp - concert 'bourbon street', newport richey, tampa bay, usa

It's a rare thing when a community embraces a band in such a way as the Tampa Bay music scene has embraced Bogus Pomp. This band was started as a project just for fun and over the last 11 years it has evolved and grown into a well-respected institution of musical excellence. This Halloween weekend, Bogus Pomp will have their 10th annual ZAPPAWEEN festival concert and mark a decade of celebrating the incredible music of Frank Zappa. Bogus Pomp performs the late master's work in a way that has become very endeared to serious Zappa fans all over the world. Bogus Pomp offers something you just can't get anymore,... anywhere.... well, except in Tampa Bay. They offer the stylish and complex music of Frank Zappa performed in a very true-to-form way with precision and conviction. Since this will be ZAPPAWEEN 10, there will be some serious buffoonery to go along with the serious performance. Bogus Pomp keeps Halloween tradition alive with lots of laughs and a costume contest with crazy prizes. Zappaween has become such an amazing annual event and this 10 year anniversary should be the best yet. Zappaween 10 happens on Saturday, October 29th at Bourbon Street, 4331 U.S. Highway 19 in Newport Richey. Tickets are $15. Doors at 8:30pm, showtime at 9:30pm. As always, audio and video recording devices are welcomed and encouraged.

Don't forget to come dressed in costume. The costume contest winners will be awarded special prizes including an autographed guitar for first place.

A limited amount of DVD's from their Zappanale show in Germany will be available.

Jerry will be also be updating everybody with preliminary details about an exciting 2006 schedule. Sponsorships that guarantee choice seats and other goodies will again be available.

Visit Bogus Pomp at ... http://www.boguspomp.com

CHENARD WALCKER

• chenard walcker: heartbreak pain cafe
      (2005, download, internet, fsz036)
  

  • Chenard Walcker is a cut & paste artist. He composes songs and photocollages.

    His "Heartbreak Pain Cafe' album includes lots of Beefheart samples. Actually, almost the entire vocal part on the album is Captain Beefheart's sampled voice.
    

  • http://www.freesamplezone.org/fsz036.htm
    

  • http://www.chenardwalcker.com/

(info from Ive H.)

• various artists: people doing strange things with electricity too
      (2005, download, internet, csr054)
  
  • This compilation album includes a track from the above mentioned "Heartbreak Pain Cafe" album by Chenard Walcker. Teh track is called 'Electricity' and includes Beefheart's sampled voice (of a well-known Beefheart composition).
    
  • Use the above links to find this album for mp3 download.

PSYCHEDELIC BREAKFAST

• 2004/02/28 concert 'cafe zacquor', gloversville, ny, usa

  • soundcheck: jam * the chase

  • intro * inca roads jam > cut me some slack * sleeping beauty * doughboy > gravity > willie the pimp (frank zappa) > phaddy boom baddy * the chase * merge > sylvia > inner glimpse * karn evil 9 * may fly disarray * spunk * tequila * the vermont song(*) > lit > roadhouse blues > riders on the storm > roadhouse blues

  • (*) with ‘woody woodpecker’ tease
    

• 2004/03/17 concert ‘the pour house’, raleigh, nc, usa

  • set one

    • doughboy > escher's etchings > dig * beef barley * the chase * great big fiery ball in the sky > tom sawyer

  • set two

    • inner glimpse * superfly phaddy fat > shakedown street > jam > may fly disarray * no regret * sleeping beauty * drunk monk bar * do-do song * peaches en regalia (frank zappa)
      

• 2004/04/02 concert 'brandyhouse', atlanta, ga, usa

  • superfly phaddy fat > inner glimpse * beef barley * space > the chase * what the funk > echidna's arf (of you) (frank zappa) * food for thought(*) > dig * phaddy boom baddy * drunk monk bar * buquebus > score * cosmic spaceway rhyme * rufus > message in a bottle

  • encore: the vermont song > drum solo > wild pack of asscracks
    

• 2004/04/13 concert ‘14 below’, santa monica, ca, usa

  • wake up in a coma > vermont song * inner glimpse * gravity * beef barley * ldz > peaches en regalia (frank zappa) > doughboy * buquebus > jam > taboot * cosmic spaceway rhyme * phaddy boom batty > score(w/drum intro) > drum solo > see the light > son of simpleton * tom sawyer

  • encore: what the funk > jam > wild pack of asscracks

• 2005/09/30 concert ‘porter's’, westbrook, ct, usa

  • set one

    • intro * gravity * psygn(*) > drunk monk bar * jam > sleeping beauty(**) > ldz > band on the run > jam(^) > puppetry * good things(*) * rufus(^^)

  • set two

    • intro * funk-a > inner glimpse * beef barley * score > see the light(#) > score * the vermont song > what the funk > the vermont song > what the funk(##) > the vermont song

  • encore

    • encore break * l.a. woman

  • (*) first time played.
    (**) with 'merge' tease.
    (^) with 'magic johnson' (red hot chili peppers) teases.
    (^^) with 'two tickets to paradise' (eddie money) and 'inca roads' (frank zappa) teases.
    (#) inverted.
    (##) with 'aeroplane' (red hot chili peppers) tease

SHEIK YERBOUTI

• sheik yerbouti: ouch patrol
      (2005, cd, ger, goodlife records sycd0501)
  
  • October 2004, German band Sheik Yerbouti did a couple of concerts with none other than Napoleon Murphy Brock.
    The results of this can be found on "Ouch Patrol". A great album for which the guys from Sheik Yerbouti also took a horn section on the road.
    
    They're all here. All the tracks that have Napoleon's mark on them: Village Of The Sun, Penguin In Bondage, The Evil Prince...
    
    Sheik Yerbouti was in great shape. Having the great Napoleon Murphy Brock as a special guest, makes this recording a must-have for every Zappa fan !
    
  • http://www.sheikyerbouti.de/
    

ZAPPA IN 1993 PLAYBOY

• The August 1993 issue of the German Playboy edition included a 6-page article / interview with Frank Zappa by David Sheff.
  
  I added the picture (Anna Smith on the cover...) to the Zappa magazine specials & articles section.

   

ANOTHER ZAPPA BOOTLEG

• frank zappa: united mothers in manchester of invention
       (2005, 2cd-bootleg, ??, zft 002 / 003)
  
  • A new Frank Zappa bootleg has entered the circuit. "United Mothers In Manchester Of Invention" presents the 1979/02/12 concert in the 'Apollo Theater' in Manchester, UK, plus a couple of tracks from the so-called "Impossible Album".
    
    The concert has been around in the trade circuit for a while. And more recently an excellent sounding mix of a sbd & audience tape has been made available on the Zappateers site.
    
    This release is only for the die-hard collectors.
    Numbered, limited edition of 600 copies.
    

THE RESIDENTS

In the meantime, The EyeBalled ones have rereleased their classic "The Third Reich 'n Roll" album on Mute Records.
Superb packaging for a classic album, including some great back-ground info - it'll make you want to visit Rather Ripped Records in San Fran...

Rumour has it that Mute will soon be releasing some sort of 'mole-box'. Can't wait for that one.

THE OREGON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

1995/04/05, The Oregon Symphony Orchestra together with The Band From Utopia and The Persuasions, performed a night of Zappa music in Portland, Oregon. Take note that for this concert, Steve Vai played the guitar for the BFU.

The Oregon Symphony Orchestra w/The Band From Utopia and The Persuasions

The Music Of Zappa

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Portland, Oregon
1995/04/05

The Band From Utopia: Ike Willis, Tommy Mars, Walter Fowler, Chad Wackerman, Tom Fowler, Steve Vai

The Persuasions: Jerry Lawson, Jimmy Hayes, Joe Russell

set one

The Band From Utopia

• Village Of The Sun
• Jones Crusher
• Black Page Drum Solo Part One
• Jones Crusher
• Stinkfoot
• Peaches En' Regalia

-- intermission --

• Orchestra warmup

The Band From Utopia and The Oregon Symphony Ensemble

set two

• Any Kind Of Pain
• Brown Shoes Don't Make It
• Be Bop Tango

The Persuasions and The Oregon Symphony Ensemble

• Lucille (Has Messed My Mind Up)
• The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing

The Band From Utopia and The Oregon Symphony Ensemble

• Idiot Bastard Son
• When The Lie's So Big
• Inca Roads
• Black Page Drum Solo Part Two
• Waka Jawaka
• Introductions

-- encore --

The Band From Utopia and The Oregon Symphony Ensemble, feat. Curtis Salgado

• Hot Plate Heaven (At The Green Hotel)

CHRIS ABELEN - DRUMMERS DOUBLE BILL

• chris abelen: proost
      (????, cd, nl, bvhaast cd 0202) - feat. corrie van binsbergen
• chris abelen quintet: space
      (????, cd, nl, bvhaast cd 0205) - feat. corrie van binsbergen
• drummers double bill: s.o.s.
      (2005, cd, nl, bvhaast 0703) - feat. corrie van binsbergen

FROGG CAFE

Hello Friends,

Hope this e-mail finds you well.  Things have been very busy for the Froggs lately.  We are currently working on 7 brand new tunes, many of which will be debuted at these shows.  We look forward to performing for the first time in Oneonta and Baltimore and of course expect the usual crazy time at Beery’s and Oasis this weekend!  

Quick side note to our Burlington friends:  Our Nectar’s show had to be rescheduled due to a conflict and we’ll let you know when we will be once again following the lines north.  

Hope to see you out there!  

Peace,  

Andy for Frogg Café  

• 2005/10/21 Frogg Café - concert ' Mr. Beery's', Bethpage, NY , usa
  

• 2005/10/22 Frogg Café - concert 'General Clinton Pub', Oneonta, NY, usa – 10pm – 2 SETS
  

• 2005/11/10 Frogg Café - concert 'Oasis Café', New Paltz, NY, usa - 11pm start – 2(or 3 usually) SETS
  

• 2005/12/03   Frogg Café - concert 'Orion Sound Studio', Baltimore, MD, usa – 8pm

http://www.froggcafe.com

CORRIE EN DE GROTE BROKKEN

• 2005/11/01 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III try-out – concert ‘Patronaat’, Haarlem, NL
  

• 2005/11/02 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III – concert ‘Bimhuis’, Amsterdam, NL
  

• 2005/11/03 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III – concert ‘Vredenburg’, Utrecht, NL
  

• 2005/11/04 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III – concert ‘het Paard van Troje’, Den Haag, NL
  

• 2005/11/06 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III – concert ‘Grand Theatre’, Groningen, NL
  

• 2005/11/11 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III – concert ‘Paradox’, Tilburg, NL
  

• 2005/11/17 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III – concert ‘Muziekcentrum’, Enschede, NL

AHMET ZAPPA

MIDI ZAPPA

THE TROUPE

• 2005/10/23 The Troupe - concert 'de kleine komedie', amsterdam, the netherlands

• 2005/10/24 The Troupe - concert 'de kleine komedie', amsterdam, the netherlands

in dutch, it goes like this:

The Troupe (Egon Kracht, Jeroen Zijlstra, Frans van Deursen e.a.)
DE KLEINE KOMEDIE
Amstel 56-58, 1017 AC Amsterdam, kassa: 020-624 05 34
23 en 24 Oktober - Prijs: € 13,50 - € 17,50
Joe´s Garage (Frank Zappa) (2e seizoen) Joe´s Garage is de titel van de roemruchte satirische rockopera van Frank Zappa. In dit epos uit 1979 krijgt (lucht)gitarist Joe te maken met de `Central Scrutinizer´, een Big Brotherachtige robot die de wereld wil bevrijden van de gruwel die muziek heet. Het stuk steekt de draak met totalitair gedachtegoed, sociale controle, consumptiedrang, corruptie, katholieke schoolmeisjes en nog zo het een en ander dat Joe het musiceren belet en veroordeelt tot een `gelukkig´ bestaan als glazuurspuiter in een muffinbakkerij. Dit bizarre, hier en daar onbeschoft verwoorde verhaal is getoonzet in de machtige Zappasound waarin de gitaar een hoofdrol speelt. The Troupe, beschikkend over de zeldzame zegen van de erven Zappa en -mag je gerust zeggen- een zeldzame all starbezetting, bestaat uit Frans van Deursen (zang en boe-roeper), Jeroen Zijlstra (zang en trompet), Rutger Molenkamp (sax), Jan-Peter Bast (keyboards), Milan Kracht (gitaar), Murk Jiskoot (percussie), Freek Kroon (drums) en muzikaal leider Egon Kracht (bas).

(picture taken from the affz newsgroup , = a hans hendriks contribution)

GORKY PARK

• gorky park: gorky park II - moscow calling
      (1993, cd, usa, m.i.r. records)
  
  • I'm not sure of the date, but I think that this album was released on m.i.r. records in 1993. This "special russian version" is probably from 1999 (?).
    American Orientated Rock, as played by a Russian band. Frank Zappa helped the band with their introduction in the States and Dweezil Zappa performed "additional guitars" on this album.

ZOOGZ RIFT

FINALLY! The ZR documentary has arrived!

Over a year in the making, the new 2-disc set, three hour documentary about ZOOGZ RIFT (my dad) is now completed.  2 dvd-r discs, contains interviews with Zoogz and many of his Shitheads, as well as his friends, his mom and others.  The official release date is Halloween, October 31.  Price:  $49.95, BUT WE ARE ACCEPTING PRE-ORDERS NOW;

Order before Oct. 31 and the price is ONLY $29.95!  This is an absolute must for all Zoogz Rift fans!  Please add $7.00 per order for shipping/handling.  All sales are final.

Checks should be made out to AARON RIFT and sent to me at 6520 Platt Avenue #184, West Hills, CA 91307.  Orders will be shipped on October 31.

I appreciate the support you guys have given my dad over the years.  I know you won't be disappointed.

THE AVALON ALLSTARS

UMPHREY'S MCGEE

• 2005/09/30 concert 'The Pageant', Saint Louis, MO, usa
  • Ray White's Talking Shoes
    • spring water * instrumental jam > freddie's dead * illinois enema bandit (#) * hendrix jam > band of gypsies jam > 3rd stone jam (##) > city of tiny lights (##) 
    • #-w/Jake on guitar  /  ##-w/Joel on keys
  • Umphrey's Mcgee
    • set one
      • jam > august > jazz odyssey * dump city * bright lights > jazz odyssey > resolution (*) > ocean billy * bell bottom blues 
    • set two
      • sociable jimmy > der bluten kat > jam > "searching for the golden mushroom" (**) > der bluten kat * the stranger * ringo > "jimmy stewart" (***) > ringo * talking * 2nd self
    • encore
      • in the kitchen * mullet (over) 
    • *w/Another One Bites The Dust tease  /  **w/Ray White on vocals  /  ***w/vocals

dEUS

• deus: pocket revolution
      (2005, cd, bel, universal)
  
  • There's a new dEUS album out. "Pocket Revolution". Those of you who are unfamiliar with dEUS should really check them out.
    
    Really good. With Mauro 'Evil Superstars' Pawlowski on guitar and Stef Kamil Carlens (Zita Swoon) as guest vocalist on a couple of tracks.
    I'm pretty convinced that it can't get better than this.
    "Pocket Revolution" is a very well-balanced album: beautiful melodies, but with a sharp edge.
    This is really good...
    

MOJO 144

--info: Ive

CORRIE VAN BINSBERGEN

the Loeki Stardust Quartet & the Mondriaan Kwartet : "Blow!"

• 2005/04/27 concert 'Oosterpoort', Groningen, NL
  • Chiel Meyering. Harde Puntjes (2004)
  • Basil Athanasiadis. A blue Speck of an idea
  • Corrie van Binsbergen. Elementaire deeltjes
  • Calliope Tsoupaki. Locus Alius Calliope
• This concert got broadcast on Dutch national radio, concertzender, on 2005/09/25

ZAPPANALE TV

as you know, we love to entertain you!

Arf-Society proudly presents Zappanale-TV.

O.k. we still work on it, but we are online.

Watch Zappanle-TV, it's a way life, you'll love it

Thomas

www.zappanale.tv

JAN TURKENBURG

After A fifth of Splogman and Splogman’s sixth sense Jan Turkenburg is going back in time with "4 Tributes to 365 days and 1 bonus". Although on both previous releases some tracks contained samples of Otis Fodder's 365 Days project (2003) the first four of these cut and paste pieces were never released apart from a temporary link on the project's website.

The plan was to make 7 tributes using samples from different months in the project, but after the sixth Jan was too busy working on his own slightly more modest follow up on Fodder’s project: 52 Weeks.
For this release he finally finished the seventh tribute using samples of the last three months of 365 days. This is the "bonus".

Get this release from our website:   http://www.wmrecordings.com/releases/wm027.htm 

Related website:  365 Days Project  

* New * check out the WM Recordings shop:   http://www.wmrecordings.com/shop.htm 

best wishes,

Marco Kalnenek   -  WM Recordings 

FAVORED NATIONS 2005 sampler

• various artists: favored nations 2005 sampler
      (2005, cd-promo, usa, favored nations fn1008-p)
  
  • This new promotional sampler from Favored Nations (Steve Vai's label), presents tracks from recent FN releases. Among these one can find: Steve Vai, both Billy Sheehan and Dave Weiner (who were in the Vai band), Eric Sardinas (who supported the Vai band in Europe), and lots of other artists.

STEVE ADAMS - PHILIPPE THIBAUT

• steve adams / philippe thibaut: s/t
      (2005, cd-promo, ??, 3ears)
  
  • I was handed this promo disc at the Vai concert in Antwerp.
    
    Four tracks by Steve Adams and three by Philippe Thibaut.
    Great stuff.
    
    Vai & Satriani fans should take these names down.
    More info on both Steve Adams and Philppe Thibaut will follow soon.

THE WRONG OBJECT IN LIEGE

ZAPPA DAY IN GENK - BELGIUM

in 'Club TNT' in Genk, Belgium

at 16.00 h: videos: Zappa in concert, interviews, ...

at 21.00 h: the Wrong Object plays Zappa

It looks like this might become one of those Zappa Days that we used to have in De Effenaar in Eindhoven, in the eighties.
Does anyone have any suggestions? A Zappateers meeting? A live Kill Ugly Radio Forum?...

http://users.telenet.be/jazzer/Z1_dag.html

METROPOLIS ORCHESTRA

"A Zappa Halloween Night"

Associazione Gheroartè
c/o Stazione FS di Corsico
via Gramsci 4
20094 Corsico (MI)
Italy

www.gheroarte.com

http://www.metropolisorchestra.com/

DOCTOR NERVE

The 1st ANNUAL FUTURE FEST of EXPERIMENTAL ROCK is sponsored by Open Ear Music.
It will feature six cutting edge avant-rock ensembles: PAK, Friendly Bears, Doctor Nerve, Trio Convulsant, The Zs and Snuggle/Stencil

PROJECT/OBJECT ON TOUR

ZAPPA MUSIC-TOUR Oct09-Nov19

Project Object

with IKE WILLIS & NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK

real authentic unofficial actual band members

details www.projectobject.com

• 2005/10/09 Project/Object - concert “11th ny harvest fest & freedom fair”, bainbridge, ny, usa

• 2005/10/10 Project/Object - concert ’southpaw’, brooklyn, ny, usa

• 2005/10/11 Project/Object - concert ’maxwells ’, hoboken , usa

• 2005/10/12 Project/Object - concert ’stone pony’, asbury park nj, usa

• 2005/10/13 Project/Object - concert ’sellersville theater 1894’, sellersville, pa, usa

• 2005/10/14 Project/Object - concert ’revolution hall’, troy ny, usa

• 2005/10/15 Project/Object - concert ’higher ground music hall’, south burlington , vt, usa

• 2005/10/16 Project/Object - concert ’toad’s place’, new haven, ct, usa

• 2005/10/17 Project/Object - concert ’iron horse music hall’, northampton , ma, usa

• 2005/10/18 Project/Object - concert ’century lounge’, 150 chestnut street providence, ri, usa

• 2005/10/19 – off

• 2005/10/20 Project/Object - concert ’beachland ballroom & tavern’, cleveland , oh, usa

• 2005/10/21 & sat 22 Project/Object - concert ’martyrs ’, chicago, il, usa

• 2005/10/23 – off

• 2005/10/24 Project/Object - concert ’ magic bag’, w/ insidious rays ferndale, mi, usa

• 2005/10/25 Project/Object - concert ’mr. small’s theatre’, millvale, pa, usa

• 2005/10/26 Project/Object - concert ’club evolution’, williamsville ny, usa

• 2005/10/27 Project/Object - concert ’milestones ’, rochester, ny, usa

• 2005/10/28 Project/Object - concert ’8x10 ’, baltimore, md, usa

• 2005/10/29 Project/Object - concert ’alley katz’, richmond, va, usa

• 2005/10/31 Project/Object - concert ’the jewish mothe’,r va beach, va, usa

• 2005/11/01 Project/Object - concert ’cat’s cradle’, carrboro nc, usa

• 2005/11/02 Project/Object - concert ’visulite theatre’, charlotte, nc, usa

• 2005/11/03 Project/Object - concert ’the 5 spot’, 1123 euclid ave atlanta , ga, usa

• 2005/11/04 Project/Object - concert ’stella blue’, 31 patton avenue asheville, nc, usa

• 2005/11/05 Project/Object - concert ’jj cagneys’, savannah, ga, usa

• 2005/11/06 Project/Object - concert ’big daddys’, tallahasee, fl, usa

• 2005/11/08 Project/Object - concert ’starr hill’, charlottesville, va, usa

• 2005/11/10 Project/Object - concert ’rongovian embassy’, - trumansburg ny, usa

• 2005/11/11 & sat 12 Project/Object - concert ’coda ’, ny, ny, usa /  dave larue & stretch

• 2005/11/13 Project/Object - concert ’tammany hall’, ma, usa

• 2005/11/14 tba

• 2005/11/15 Project/Object - concert ’asylum ’, w/ stretch feat. dave larue portland , me, usa

• 2005/11/16 Project/Object - concert ’harpers ferryallston’, ma, usa w/ stretch feat. dave larue

• 2005/11/17 Project/Object - concert ’ mexicali blues’, w/ stretch feat. dave larue teaneck , nj, usa

• 2005/11/18 w/ stretch feat. dave larue Project/Object - concert ’world cafe’, philadelphia , pa, usa

• 2005/11/19 Project/Object - concert ’river st jazz cafe', plains, pa, usa

ZAPPA ON COVER OF GUITAR & BASS

• guitar & bass
      (2005/10, mag, uk)
  • The October issue of Guitar & Bass includes an interview with Dweezil & Ahmet regarding the Zappa plays Zappa tour. We've all heared that it has been postponed, so this is a bit anachrostic, but what the heck.
    It has Uncle Frank on the cover, and that's a good thing.

ACADEMY ZAPPA

• academy zappa - proceedings of the first international conference of esemplastic zappology
  
  • edited by bend watson and esther leslie
        (2005, book, uk, saf publishing)
    
  • Almost two years ago, January 2004, the First International Conference of Esemplastic Zappology (ICE-Z) was held in London. Visitors were able to listen to lectures by an international selection of Zappologists.
    "Academy Zappa" collects these papers. "The Treatment of Random Pitches in Frank Zappa's 'Approximate' by Richared Hemming, "Watermelon in Easter Hay: The Function of the Reverb Unit & the Poverty of the Individual Spirit" by T.H.F. Drenching, ... They're all there.
    
    What I like about Zappa's music, is that you can keep on listening to it. There's always new things to discover. The same can be said of his lyrics. Everyone has his own opinion and/or explanation of why and what Zappa said.
    That's why it's such fun to read "Acadamy Zappa". This collection of  papers will take you on paths that you have never walked before.
    Try it. It's good for you.
    
    
  • www.safpublishing.com

   

BLAST

Quite experimental music, but very enjoyable.

The guys have a new album out on Recommended Records. Their previous albums (except for their first one) are out on / available from Cuneiform.

ORGANISSIMO

• organissimo: this is the place
      (2005, cd, usa, big 'o' records)
  
  • Jim Alfredson on Hammond B3 (love that sound), Joe Gloss on some fat-sounding jazz guitar and Randy Marsh on drums.
    "This Is The Place" presents a healthy dose of groovy, swinging jazz. When you close your eyes, you wonder what's keeping Snoopy and Charlie Brown (hey, I like Vince Guaraldi!).
    I like this one, I like it a lot.
    And yes, it includes Frank Zappa's 'Peaches En Regalia', but this is the odd one out as this is the only track that is not composed by Organissimo. And it's also the only track where Joe Gloss has put some fuzz in his guitar tone. Great version though...

THE MUFFIN MEN

• 2005/10/19 The Muffin Men - concert 'Spirit of 66',Verviers, Belgium
• 2005/10/20 The Muffin Men - concert 'EM-Kotten',Solingen, Germany
• 2005/10/21 The Muffin Men - concert 'Stairway (Westerwald)',Wallmenroth, Germany - to be confirmed
• 2005/10/22 The Muffin Men - concert 'Freeland',Mülheim, Germany,
• 2005/10/23 The Muffin Men - concert 'Bluesgarage',Hannover-Isernhagen, Germany
• 2005/10/25 The Muffin Men - concert 'Kulturbrauerei/Kesselhaus',East Berlin, Germany
• 2005/10/26 The Muffin Men - concert 'Tante Ju',Dresden, Germany,
• 2005/10/27 The Muffin Men - concert 'Objekt 5',Halle, Germany,
• 2005/10/28 The Muffin Men - concert 'Alter Schlachthof',Eisenach, Germany,
• 2005/10/29 The Muffin Men - concert 'Francis',Wetzlar, Germnay
• 2005/10/30 The Muffin Men - concert 'Kantine', Köln, Germany
• 2005/11/01 The Muffin Men - concert 'Hirsch',Nürnberg, Germany
• 2005/11/02 The Muffin Men - concert 'Colos-Saal',Aschaffenburg, Germany
• 2005/11/03 The Muffin Men - concert 'Sudhaus',Tübingen, Germany
• 2005/11/04 The Muffin Men - concert 'Reithalle',Offenburg, Germany
• 2005/11/05 The Muffin Men - concert 'Rex',Lorsch, Germany

CHAD WACKERMAN

• chad wackerman: legs eleven
      (2003, cd, australia, chad wackerman cwcd-4)
  
  • Chad Wackerman issued his 4th solo album in 2003. "Legs Eleven" features the same musicians as his "Scream" album from 1999: James Muller on guitar, Daryl Pratt on vibraphone and marimba and Leon Gaer on bass. If you liked "Scream", you'll like "Legs Eleven" even better.
    This is an excellent jazz album. Contemporary jazz à la Mike Stern. All compositions written by Chad Wackerman, and displaying the fine talents of his fellow musicians.
    
  • www.chadwackerman.com
    

   

THE WRONG OBJECT

If Elton Dean recovers in time, the Paris concert will take place as scheduled.
Ten days later, The Wrong Object will be playing some concerts with Harry Beckett (of Charles Mingus, Jah Wobble and Working Week fame). 

• 2005/10/18 the Wrong Object, feat.Elton Dean - concert 'Glaz'Art', Paris, France
  

• 2005/10/27 the Wrong Object, feat. Harry Beckett - concert 'l'aquilone', liège, belgium
  

• 2005/10/28 the Wrong Object, feat. Harry Beckett - concert mechelen, Belgium, feat. Harry Beckett (afternoon - private gig)
  
  2005/10/28 the Wrong Object, feat. Harry Beckett – concert ‘Jazzzolder’, Mechelen, Belgium
  

• 2005/11/04 the Wrong Object - concert 'rockhal', esch/alzette, luxembourg
  

• 2005/11/12 the Wrong Object - concert "Zappadag", 'jeugdhuis TNT', genk, belgium
  

• 2005/11/26 the Wrong Object - concert “KriKri” festival, Gent, Belgium
   

• 2005/12/10 the Wrong Object - concert “Tournai Prog Event”, Belgium

MATS / MORGAN BAND

• mats / morgan band: thanks for flying with us
      (2005, cd, usa, cuneiform)
  
  • May 4, 2005, I saw a very impressive concert by the Mats / Morgan Band at the 'Magasin 4' club in Brussels, Belgium. I had seen them at Zappanale in 2004, but this Brussels concert really blew me away. The band played a couple of pieces that I wasn't familiar with, making me very curious for their next album.
    And here it is. "Thanks for flying with us" has been released on Cuneiform records and it's Mats and Morgan's best record as of yet.
    The first track, 'Sinus', immediately sets the tone: you're entering the world of Mats and Morgan. It's groovy, but in every imaginable rhythm; it's melodic but with nice angular turns.
    Essential listening. This is a superb album. (most definitely in my top 5 of 2005 - and I know that it's only october).
    
    'It's Music, Jim, but not as we know it'.
    
  • ww.morganagren.com
    
    www.cuneiformrecords.com
    
    

ZAPPATEERS, ANYONE ?

JAZZWERKSTATT: Salesny, Schabata & Preuschl
2005/07/01 concert vienna, austria

Clemens Salesny (as, bcl), Woody Schabata (vib) & Raphael Preuschl (b) performed Zappa's 'Twenty Small Cigars'.

• Medley (Take Your Clothes Off-What's The Ugliest Part-Let's Make The Water-)
• What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body (reprise, with preamble)
• Sofa #1

explained by Hasi:

a Jazzmesse is something like a matinee, as this concert started at about 11 a.m. on a sunday, which is usually the time that the religious performances in churches take place, and Messe is the German word for their ritual.

"Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue"
2003/10/02 concert 'La Laiterie', Strasbourg, France

performed by l'Orchestre Imaginaire, l'Ensemble Instrumental De Moselle & Morgan Ågren
conducted by Fabrice Kastel

The concert was part of  "Musica 2003" - Festival International Des Musiques D´Aujourd´Hui, Strasbourg 

This was an evenig of orchestrated music composed by Frank Zappa, completed by some works of young french composers. There were more than 25 people on stage.

The program: Dog/Meat, BeBop Tango, Dupree's Paradise, Envelopes, G Spot Tornado, The Girl With The Magnesium Dress, Peaches en Regalia, Outrage at Valdez, Black Page, Alien Orifice
+ Zapp´art (Régis Campo / 2003)
+ La rivière de glace (Patrice Caratini / 2003)

info: the Zappateers website

 MICHEL DELVILLE AND ANDREW NORRIS

More info soon.

http://www.saltpublishing.com/books/sscl/1844710599.htm

PLUSETAGE

Next week, they're having (a) Blast. Early next year, their program presents Drummers Double Bill (with Corrie van Binsbergen), The Wrong Object, and Palinckx.

• 2005/10/08 Blast - concert 'Plusetage', Baarle-Nassau, The Netherlands
  
• 2006/01/14 Drummers Double Bill (with Corrie van Binsbergen) - concert 'Plusetage', Baarle-Nassau, The Netherlands
  
• 2006/03/11 The Wrong Object - concert 'Plusetage', Baarle-Nassau, The Netherlands
  
• 2006/04/08 Palinckx - concert 'Plusetage', Baarle-Nassau, The Netherlands

info: Tom Baeten

STEVE VAI / THE BREED

Well, whatever what you think of Vai, you missed a hell of a show yesterday. He played for almost three hours (!!), including an acoustic set and room for his Breed pals to play a song of their own. Excellent.

Don't try to call me tonight. I'll be off to Tilburg to catch another one of these.

The Vai tour-dates are in the concert calendar below. Be sure to check them out.

THE ROSA ENSEMBLE

• 2005/09/29 concert 'Futura Plaza', Eindhoven, the netherlands

The Rosa Ensemble was responsable for the excellent "Selling Hoovers In Mojave" album that got released earlier this year. It's a Beefheart tribute album, with re-arranged music and dutch vocals. The band had been touring with this program in 2004, but I had never gotten the chance to see them.

Fortunately, the Rosa Ensemble was able to do a small reprise tour in September 2005, and this brought them to Eindhoven.

The location, Futura Plaza, can host a couple of hundred people at maximum. It was sold out. Appearantly, the band had been changed slightly compared to their latest tour, but that didn't show at all. The Rosa Ensemble sounded very, very tight. I enjoyed it a lot. It was a very energetic show.

The set-list looked like this:
oranje klauw * somberland * c-grooot * wortel * 1010 * pepsi III * impro * pepsi IV * dokter dark * alice * pink & brown * blaat en rook * bothering heights * paardenmoord * ape-ma * shake baby shake * neonvleesvrees * blaf
encores: vleerketting plukker * wij zijn niet alleen

I won't go into translating these back into english.  You can check out the album data.
Just for your info: both 'Blaf' and 'Wij Zijn Niet Alleen' are Zappa compositions.

It looks like you won't be able to see the Rosa Ensemble performing "Selling Hoovers..." again any time soon, but you can still get there fabulous album.

• the rosa ensemble: selling hoovers in mojave
       (2005, cd, nl, de bonte koe records bkr03)

Order it at:

http://www.rosaensemble.nl/htmlpagina/hoovers.htm

what happened?

the concert calendar * the concert calendar

• 2005/06/25 - 26 "Uncle Meeting // Zappateers festival", ancona, italy
   

  • 2005/06/25  Harmonia Ensemble /  Ossi Duri

  • 2005/06/26  The GrandWazoo  /  Orchestra Spaziale
     

• 2005/07/01 Steve Vai & the Metropole Orkest - concert 'de oosterpoort', groningen, NL
   
• 2005/07/02 Steve Vai & the Metropole Orkest - concert 'de oosterpoort', groningen, NL
   
• 2005/07/09 Project/Object / Chris Opperman - concert new york 
• 2005/07/09 Frogg Café - concert NEARFEST (North East Art Rock Festival)
   

• 2005/07/10 Gary Lucas - concert "Summer Sundays in the Park", 'Travers Park', Jackson Heights, New York, usa
   

• 2005/07/11 Steve Vai - radio show "blindfold test", radio 4, nps, the netherlands
   

• 2005/07/12 Steve Vai - radio show "spotlight", radio 4, nps, the netherlands
   

• 2005/07/16 The Grande Mothers Re:Invented - “vancouver folk music festival”, vancouver, canada
   
• 2005/07/17 The Grande Mothers Re:Invented - “vancouver folk music festival”, vancouver, canada
   

• 2005/07/22 Doctor Dark - concert 'the monkey bar', danbury, ct, usa
   

• 2005/07/23 Bogus Pomp - concert 'skipper's', tampa, fl, usa
   
• 2005/07/23 Icebreaker - concert Lincoln Center, New York City,
   

• 2005/07/24 the Wrong Objectconcert ‘Chez Bouldou’, Liège, belgique
   

• 2005/07/30 Mike Keneally Band - concert 'The Baked Potato', North Hollywood, CA, USA
   

• 2005/07/30 - 7:00pm concert 'Chaffey College Theatre', Rancho Cucamonga, California, usa
  The Definiens Project, The Appollonicon, The Cucamonga Surf Dogs, Dino Dupree and the Pharaohs
   

• 2005/07/30 & 31: Festival de l'Alambic Electrique

  2005/07/30

  • Strike

  • Metal Kartoon

  • One Shot

  • Here and Now

  2005/07/31

  • Lemon Trio

  • Gowy

  • Wrong Object

  • Nasal Retentive Orchestra

  
  
   

• ZAPPANALE

  2005/08/04 - zappanale - "Monster Road, the life and work of Bruce Bickford" (movie), kamptheater, bad doberan, germany   2005/08/05 - zappanale, bad doberan, germany "jim cohen - lecture", kamptheater, bad doberan, germany "trabrennbahn" weirdo naffn jazzproject hundehagen the grand wazoo final virus cucurullo brillo brullo paul green school of rock guru guru   2005/08/06 - zappanale, bad doberan, germany "trabrennbahn" "arf meeting" psychonautilus orkiestra niskobudżetowa   (low budget orchestra) doctor dark metropolis orchestra paul green school of rock (plays pink floyd)   2005/08/07 - zappanale, bad doberan, germany "trabrennbahn" zappin' buzz band yahozna, feat.vaclav cesak colin towns ndr big band judy4 bogus pomp   artists in residence: napoleon murphy brock - ike willis - frank goos

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• 2005/08/13 Fast 'N' Bulbous, The Captain Beefheart Project - concert "Jazz Em Agosto Festival", Lisbon, Portugal

• 2005/08/13 Whatchamacallit - concert eeklo, belgium
   

• 2005/08/21 Cucurullo Brillo Brullo - concert "Jazz & bluesfestival", Delft, NL
   
• 2005/08/26 Petulant Frenzy - concert 'the marquee', camperdown, australia
   
• 2005/08/27 Whatchamacallit - concert ertvelde, belgium
   
• 2005/09/04 Mike Keneally Band - concert "ProgDay", 'storybook farm', chapel hill, nc, usa
   
• 2005/09/10 Frogg Café - concert PROG IN THE PARK FESTIVAL 2005 – Rochester, NY
   
• 2005/09/16 Steve Vai - concert  Graz, Austria - Orpheum Theatre
   
• 2005/09/17 Steve Vai -  concert Innsbruck, Austria - Venue To Be Announced
   
• 2005/09/18 Steve Vai -  concert Linz, Austria - Posthof
   
• 2005/09/20 Steve Vai -  concert Vienna, Austria - Planet Music
   
• 2005/09/21 Steve Vai -  concert Budapest, Hungary - Petofi Czarnok
   
• 2005/09/22 Steve Vai -  concert Ljubljana, Slovenia - Ljubljana-Krizanke
   
• 2005/09/22 Rosa Ensemble - concert 'De Brakke Grond', Amsterdam, the netherlands
   
• 2005/09/23 Steve Vai -  concert Firenze, Italy - Saschall
• 2005/09/23 Rosa Ensemble- concert 'De Brakke Grond', Amsterdam, the netherlands
   
• 2005/09/24 Steve Vai -  concert Modena, Italy - Vox
• 2005/09/24 Rosa Ensemble- concert 'De Brakke Grond', Amsterdam, the netherlands
   
• 2005/09/25 Steve Vai -  concert Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
   
• 2005/09/27 Steve Vai -  concert Munich, Germany - Eiser Halle/Tonhalle
   
• 2005/09/28 Steve Vai -  concert Stuttgart, Germany - Longhorn
• 2005/09/28 Rosa Ensemble- concert 'Kunsthuis 13, Velp, the netherlands
   
• 2005/09/29 Steve Vai -  concert Cologne, Germany - Ewerk
• 2005/09/29 Rosa Ensemble- concert 'Futura Plaza', Eindhoven, the netherlands
   
• 2005/09/30 Steve Vai -  concert Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik
• 2005/09/30 Rosa Ensemble- concert 'Theater Kikker', Utrecht, the netherlands
   
• 2005/10/01 Steve Vai -  concert Antwerp, Belgium - Hof Ter Lo
• 2005/10/01 Rosa Ensemble- concert 'Grand Theatre', Groningen , the netherlands
   
• 2005/10/02 Steve Vai -  concert Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
   
• 2005/10/04 Steve Vai -  concert Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
   
• 2005/10/05 Steve Vai -  concert Stockholm, Sweden - Arenan
   
• 2005/10/06 Steve Vai -  concert Gothenburg, Sweden - Vagen
   
• 2005/10/07 Steve Vai -  concert Malmö, Sweden - Kulturbolaget
   
• 2005/10/08 Blast - concert 'Plusetage', Baarle-Nassau, The Netherlands
  
• 2005/10/09 Steve Vai -  concert Oslo, Norway - Rockerfeller
  

• 2005/10/09 Project/Object - concert “11th ny harvest fest & freedom fair”, bainbridge, ny, usa
  

• 2005/10/10 the Wrong Object - concert “The Wrong Object", ‘Jazzpower’, Eindhoven, NL
  2005/10/10 Project/Object - concert ’southpaw’, brooklyn, ny, usa
   
• 2005/10/11 Steve Vai -  concert Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi / Tavastia
  2005/10/11 Project/Object - concert ’maxwells ’, hoboken , usa  
   
• 2005/10/12 the Wrong Object - concert ‘PP Café’, Brussels, Belgium - cancelled
  2005/10/12 Project/Object - concert ’stone pony’, asbury park nj, usa
   
• 2005/10/13 Steve Vai – concert Vilnius, Lithuania - Ice Hall
  2005/10/13 Project/Object - concert ’sellersville theater 1894’, sellersville, pa, usa
  
• 2005/10/14  Steve Vai – concert Riga, Latvia - Venue To Be Announced...
  2005/10/14 Project/Object - concert ’revolution hall’, troy ny, usa
   

• 2005/10/15 Project/Object - concert ’higher ground music hall’, south burlington , vt, usa
  

• 2005/10/16 Project/Object - concert ’toad’s place’, new haven, ct, usa
  

• 2005/10/17 Project/Object - concert ’iron horse music hall’, northampton , ma, usa
  

• 2005/10/18 Project/Object - concert ’century lounge’, 150 chestnut street providence, ri, usa
  

• 2005/10/19 Steve Vai - concert 'Hammersmith Apollo', London, uk
  2005/10/19 The Muffin Men - concert 'Spirit of 66',Verviers, Belgium
   
• 2005/10/20 Steve Vai - concert 'Civic Theatre', Wolverhampton, uk
  2005/10/20 The Muffin Men - concert 'EM-Kotten',Solingen, Germany
  2005/10/20 Project/Object - concert ’beachland ballroom & tavern’, cleveland , oh, usa
   
• 2005/10/21 Steve Vai - concert 'Royal Concert Hall', Glasgow, uk
  2005/10/21 The Muffin Men - concert 'Stairway (Westerwald)',Wallmenroth, Germany - to be confirmed
  2005/10/21 Project/Object - concert ’martyrs ’, chicago, il, usa
   2005/10/21 Frogg Café - concert ' Mr. Beery's', Bethpage, NY  
  
• 2005/10/22 Steve Vai - concert 'City Hall', Newcastle, uk
  2005/10/22 The Muffin Men - concert 'Freeland',Mülheim, Germany
  2005/10/22 Project/Object - concert ’martyrs ’, chicago, il, usa
  2005/10/22 Frogg Café - concert 'General Clinton Pub', Oneonta, NY – 10pm – 2 SETS
   
• 2005/10/23 Steve Vai - concert 'Royal Centre', Nottingham, uk
  2005/10/23 The Muffin Men - concert 'Bluesgarage',Hannover-Isernhagen, Germany
  2005/10/23 The Troupe - concert 'de kleine komedie', amsterdam, the netherlands
  
• 2005/10/24 Steve Vai - concert 'Carling Apollo Manchester', Manchester, uk
  2005/10/24 Project/Object - concert ’ magic bag’, w/ insidious rays ferndale, mi, usa
  2005/10/24 The Troupe - concert 'de kleine komedie', amsterdam, the netherlands
   
• 2005/10/25 The Muffin Men - concert 'Kulturbrauerei/Kesselhaus',East Berlin, Germany
  2005/10/25 Project/Object - concert ’mr. small’s theatre’, millvale, pa, usa
  
• 2005/10/26 Steve Vai -  concert Dublin, Ireland - Vicar St
  2005/10/26 The Muffin Men - concert 'Tante Ju',Dresden, Germany
  2005/10/26 Project/Object - concert ’club evolution’, williamsville ny, usa
  
• 2005/10/27 The Muffin Men - concert 'Objekt 5',Halle, Germany
  2005/10/27 Project/Object - concert ’milestones ’, rochester, ny, usa
   
• 2005/10/28 the Wrong Object - concert mechelen, Belgium, feat. Harry Beckett (afternoon - private gig)
  2005/10/28 the Wrong Object, feat. Harry Beckett – concert ‘Jazzzolder’, Mechelen, Belgium
  2005/10/28  Steve Vai – concert Strasbourg, France - Laiterie
  2005/10/28 The Muffin Men - concert 'Alter Schlachthof',Eisenach, Germany
  2005/10/28 Project/Object - concert ’8x10 ’, baltimore, md, usa
   
• 2005/10/29 Steve Vai – concert Paris, France - Bataclan
  2005/10/29 The Muffin Men - concert 'Francis',Wetzlar, Germnay
  2005/10/29 Project/Object - concert ’alley katz’, richmond, va, usa
  2005/10/29 Bogus Pomp - concert 'bourbon street', newport richey, tampa bay, usa
   
• 2005/10/30 Steve Vai – concert Clermont Ferrand, France - Coop de Mai
  2005/10/30 The Muffin Men - concert 'Kantine', Köln, Germany
   
• 2005/10/31 Steve Vai – concert Istres, France – Usines
  2005/10/31 Project/Object - concert ’the jewish mothe’,r va beach, va, usa
   
• 2005/11/01 The Muffin Men - concert 'Hirsch',Nürnberg, Germany
  2005/11/01 Project/Object - concert ’cat’s cradle’, carrboro nc, usa
  2005/11/01 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III try-out – concert ‘Patronaat’, Haarlem, NL
  
• 2005/11/02 The Muffin Men - concert 'Colos-Saal',Aschaffenburg, Germany
  2005/11/02 Project/Object - concert ’visulite theatre’, charlotte, nc, usa
  2005/11/02 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III – concert ‘Bimhuis’, Amsterdam, NL
  
• 2005/11/03 The Muffin Men - concert 'Sudhaus',Tübingen, Germany
  2005/11/03 Project/Object - concert ’the 5 spot’, 1123 euclid ave atlanta , ga, usa
  2005/11/03 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III – concert ‘Vredenburg’, Utrecht, NL
  
• 2005/11/04 Ensemble Modern - concert 'Festspielhaus', Baden-Baden, Germany
  2005/11/04 the Wrong Object - concert 'rockhal', esch/alzette, luxembourg
  2005/11/04 The Muffin Men - concert 'Reithalle',Offenburg, Germany
  2005/11/04 Project/Object - concert ’stella blue’, 31 patton avenue asheville, nc, usa
  2005/11/04 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III – concert ‘het Paard van Troje’, Den Haag, NL
  

• 2005/11/05 Ensemble Modern - concert 'Festspielhaus', Baden-Baden, Germany
  2005/11/05 The Muffin Men - concert 'Rex',Lorsch, Germany
  2005/11/05 Project/Object - concert ’jj cagneys’, savannah, ga, usa
   

• 2005/11/06 Project/Object - concert ’big daddys’, tallahasee, fl, usa
  2005/11/06 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III – concert ‘Grand Theatre’, Groningen, NL
  

• 2005/11/08 Project/Object - concert ’starr hill’, charlottesville, va, usa
  

• 2005/11/10 Project/Object - concert ’rongovian embassy’, - trumansburg ny, usa
  2005/11/10 Frogg Café - concert 'Oasis Café', New Paltz, NY - 11pm start – 2(or 3 usually) SETS
  

• 2005/11/11 Project/Object - concert ’coda ’, ny, ny, usa /  dave larue & stretch 
  2005/11/11 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III – concert ‘Paradox’, Tilburg, NL
  

• 2005/11/12 the Wrong Object - concert "Zappadag", 'jeugdhuis TNT', genk, belgium
  2005/11/12 Project/Object - concert ’coda ’, ny, ny, usa /  dave larue & stretch 
  

• 2005/11/13 Project/Object - concert ’tammany hall’, ma, usa
  

• 2005/11/15 Project/Object - concert ’asylum ’, w/ stretch feat. dave larue portland , me, usa
  

• 2005/11/16 Project/Object - concert ’harpers ferryallston’, ma, usa w/ stretch feat. dave larue 
  2005/11/16 Ensemble Modern - concert (excerpts from The Yellow Shark") - 'Théâtre du Châtelet', Paris, France
   

• 2005/11/17 Project/Object - concert ’ mexicali blues’, w/ stretch feat. dave larue teaneck , nj, usa
  2005/11/17 Corrie en de Grote Brokken III – concert ‘Muziekcentrum’, Enschede, NL
  

• 2005/11/18 w/ stretch feat. dave larue Project/Object - concert ’world cafe’, philadelphia , pa, usa
  

• 2005/11/19 Project/Object - concert ’river st jazz cafe', plains, pa, usa
  

• 2005/11/26 the Wrong Object - concert “KriKri” festival, Gent, Belgium
   

• 2005/12/03   Frogg Café - concert 'Orion Sound Studio', Baltimore, MD – 8pm  
  

• 2005/12/10 the Wrong Object - concert “Tournai Prog Event”, Belgium
   

• 2006/01/14 Drummers Double Bill (with Corrie van Binsbergen) - concert 'Plusetage', Baarle-Nassau, The Netherlands
  

• 2006/03/11 the Wrong Object - concert ‘Plusetage’, Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands
   

• 2006/03/17 the Wrong Object - concert 'Zaal Alma', Sint-Jozef Rijkevorsel, Belgium

• 2006/04/08 Palinckx - concert 'Plusetage', Baarle-Nassau, The Netherlands