|
the big nOte files - october 2007 |
|
| previous newsletters |  |
|
| updated October 04, 07, 08, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30 & 31, 2007 | ||
| please send additions & corrections to bignOte@yucom.be |
-
| short bits:
* * * Octafish has a new album ready: "Party Alarm" * * * |
|
| 2007 10 31 | |
|
|
|
2007 10 25 Alexei
Aigui + Dietmar Bonnen Alexei Aigui: Violine Leverkusener
Jazztage 2007 + Live-Musik
zu Stummfilmklassikern + 6. November Live @ Objekt 5
|
 |
|
|
| Andrew Greenaway's superb Idiot
Bastard website, has a new address (and lots of news as well, so
check it out)
|
|
|
|
released october 31, 2007 grand wazoo / hot rats / m.o.i. 20 piece band music composed, arranged & conducted by frank zappa disc one
disc two
|
| 2007 10 30 | |
|
2007 10 24 Hi
gang, Sorry
to tell you but Napoleon is suffering from a flu bug and won't be able
to perform at this year's Zappaween on Saturday. But the show will go on
and Bogus Pomp will put on their typical great Zappaween performance. Joining
BP will be Pat Buffo who has been a guest singer for BP a number of
times over the years. Ticket
prices will be reduced from $25 to $20. Feel
better Napi! Fred 2007 10 26 Dear Jerry Outlaw, Fred Hemmer, Bogus Pomp, Bogus Pomp fans & Zappaween fans, It is with great regret that I must withdraw from this year's planned Zappaween event. I have been stricken with a virus, and it is not possible for me to perform at this time. I was honored to have Bogus Pomp invite me to be a part of this year's show, and, in my opinion, Bogus Pomp is one of the best bands that I have had the privilege to perform with over the past seven years. Please accept my deepest apology. And I promise that, as soon as I am healthy again, I will return to Florida and do a show with Bogus Pomp that will knock your socks off. Please
enjoy your Zappaween celebration, and the music of Frank Zappa,
performed by Bogus Pomp, some of the finest musicians that it is my
honor to know and call my friends. Respectfully,
|
|
| Jos Steen's
new album (vinyl !!) on the Antwerp based Ultra Eczema label
should be out.
JOS
STEEN; music for tape and turntable lp "jos
steen is a remarkable outsider in the purest possible sense of the word
! telling stories about the dude always sounds like they're untrue or
seriously exaggerated, the way he lives sounds like a fairytale and the
way he acts would resemble the heaviest mix of bukkowski and bobby
colombo. jos lives in a tiny house underneath a radiotower of the
national tv and radiostation "vrt", where he works as an audio
librarian, the house is built on the highest point of the area in a
forest, u can see it from miles and miles away, it's tiny but can be
called a museum! it is full of selfmade instruments and broken piano's,
amazing wooden string instruments made of garbage and all kinds of
foreign instruments noone remembers the name off.
- |
|
|
"JUST
ANOTHER DAY IN THE LIFE OF A VIDEO DOCUMENTARIST" A
lectur demonstration of the TVF Art Documentation Archive
(taal: English) Saturday, november 10 from 20:00 until 23:00 h. Free entrance, but reservation might be useful (tvf at artvideo dot tv) as there's only room for 49 persons Location: |
|
|
ART
DOCUMENTATION ON VIDEO TREKANTEN
VIDEO FORMIDLING (TVF) is a video production company, functioning since
1980, creating and archiving documentation of aspects of art. TVF
ARCHIVE contains the following genre:
The
lecture demonstration " JUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE LIFE OF A VIDEO
DOCUMENTARIST" contain excerpts from the archive and I will give a
short intruduction about the archive, the way of production and the use
of the archive. Svend Thomsen TVF TVF ism. Art Cinema OFFoff vzw - |
|
| 2007 10 29 Marco sais: Hi
folks, Not
one, not two, but three new releases are available for free download
right now: Norja
- Vuonoja [WM071] Greg
Houwer - Roads of oblivion [WM072] Jeff
McLeod - At the end of the path [WM073] Download as much as you like! best
wishes, Marco
Kalnenek
|
|
|
Sheik Yerbouti says: Halloween special mit Sheik Yerbouti Hallo, kleiner
Tipp für Halloween: SHEIK
YERBOUTI feiert sein 15-jährige Bühnenjubiläum mit einem ganz
besonderen Konzert morgen
Mi. 31.10. ab 21:00 im Café Hahn Koblenz Be
there or be square! Gruß, SHEIK-Jörg
Vorankündigung,
SHEIK YERBOUTI auch am: Sa.
3.11., ab 21:00 in Wallmenroth, Stairway: Die geballte Ladung Zappa:
Doppelkonzert mit THE MUFFIN MEN aus England.
|
|
|
|
All of these albums are factory pressed,
unofficially released CDs. Bootlegs. As you can see, there isn't too
much info for these releases. If you have any extra info to add, please
let me know.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 10 29 | |
| In our category "Rare Vai releases", here are two one-sided 7" singles from Spain. From 1993. The tracks are taken from Vai's "Sex & Religion" album. | |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 10 28
In
2003, Haggard and Halloo (the creative writing outfit from Austin TX)
wrote Leslie Michel asking if she'd like to contribute. In 2007, Leslie submitted some work. One of her pieces, The Final Bow, is about Vito Paulekas. It got posted in September. http://www.haggardandhalloo.com/2007/10/23/the-final-bow/ http://www.haggardandhalloo.com/2007/09/14/a-letter-to-my-neighbor/ -
|
|
2007/10/24, Zappa Plays Zappa
performed at L.A.'s "Rockline" radio show. The broadcast
included:
a bit over 40 minutes. |
|
|
I saw The Wrong Object in concert last Saturday. They played at "De Singer" in Rijkevorsel (Belgium), and had brought two special guests along: Alex Maguire (a British jazz pianist who has performed with Evan Parker & Elton Dean, a.o.), and Robin Verheyen (belgian jazz sax player who is one of the revelations of the European jazz scene). The concert was great, and you should have been there. The set-list did not include any Zappa compositions. The band did perform a couple of new pieces, however, plus a fantastic version of Elton Dean's 'Seven For Lee'.
|
|
 |
 |
|
Alex Maguire / Jean-Paul Estiévenart, Damien Polard & Robin Verheyen / 2007/10/27 at 'De Singer' |
|
| 2007 10 27 | |
|
Dieter Jakob's vinyl bootleg bible has been delayed a little bit. The book
was originally scheduled for release somewhere in October. It looks like
it will be out somewhere in December, or maybe in January.
Remember, the book will be the most comprehensive work about the unofficial records of Frank Zappa. And as I told Dieter: "We Zappa fans are patient. We have to be...."
|
|
| I had mentioned this project
earlier, but as new info has become available (like the band's name), I
thought I'd add it once again:
A
special event of Zappa music happened in Montreux on September 1st (2006
!!). It's the composer/arranger Ali
N. Askin who had gathered a band to perform some of Frank's
music. The band included special guests keyboardist Mats
Öberg and drummer Morgan Ågren.
Mats told that the band will perform Revised Music For Guitar And Low
Budget Orchestra, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf (Of You) and Don't
You Ever Wash That Thing?, plus stuff from Zappa In New York. Gustaf
Hielm, former member of Meshuggah played the bass. The
event included music by Zappa and Varèse, including some
arrangements and transcriptions of Zappa's music by Ali N. Askin.
In the early 1990's Askin was Zappa's assistant for the project The
Yellow Shark with Ensemble Modern. The
Ensemble that performed along with the guest musicians, was called the
"MusikFabrik". 2006/09/01 - 20:00 h concert Montreux, Salle del Castillo MusikFabrik,
feat. Morgan
Ågren, Mats
Öberg, David Lindvall
-- thanks (again) to HH for the newsflash & the extra info -- Has anyone seen or heard a recording of this project? I'd sure like to hear it, and I'm not the only one...
|
|
| 2007/10/17, over at the zappa dot
com forum, Gail Zappa wrote: Frost is on the Pumpkins...
http://www.zappa.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13027 The discussion has been mentioned all over the place, but I'm still clueless on what to expect. Let's keep an eye on www.zappa.com
|
|
|
THE
OFFICIAL STEVE VAI NEWSLETTER Special
Mail Out: October 22, 2007. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- EVO
EXPERIENCE - SOUTH AMERICA Hello
Vai Fans in South America! We
are planning on holding the EVO PREMIUM EXPERIENCE at all shows on the
South American tour, however we are requiring people who would like to
take part in EVO to "pre-register" for these packages. EVO
PREMIUM EXPERIENCE packages are highly limited to 20 per show. In some
cities, we will offer an extra 5-10 EVO packages as UPGRADES - meaning
that these passes DO NOT include show tickets. You MUST buy regular
tickets to the show separately from EVO UPGRADE passes. EVO
Pre-registration allows us to estimate fan interest in taking part in
EVO, and make arrangements to hold EVO at each show. By
pre-registering, you are not obliged to purchase EVO PREMIUM EXPERIENCE
packages, however we encourage people not to pre-register if they do not
plan on buying the packages. Prices
for EVO tickets in South America are: $225
USD (plus a $12 USD booking fee) for EVO PREMIUM EXPERIENCE packages $192
USD (plus a $10 USD booking fee) for EVO UPGRADE packages (you MUST buy
your own ticket to the show.) Please
note that the information on these pages applies to EVO PREMIUM
EXPERIENCE packages. EVO UPGRADE packages receive the same items and
benefits but MUST buy their own ticket to the show. If you buy an EVO
UPGRADE package without having a ticket, you will not be let into the
show. Also
note that there have been changes/additions to the South American Tour
Dates:
If you have friends who do not visit Vai.com regularly, but would also like to buy EVO PREMIUM EXPERIENCE tickets, please tell your friends! |
|
| Think
Of One has a new album out, and you can listen to an interview
with David Bovée over at the VRT's Exit Plus:
http://www.radio1.be/programmas/exdo/ I added an entry for Think Of One, plus a discography. |
|
| 2007 10 26 | |
|
|
| Issue number 106 of Zappostrophe, the czech
zappa fan club got released very recently:
zappostrophe no.106 - 2007 incl.
|
|
| 2007 10 23 | |
|
The Wrong Object will be doing a couple of concerts the following days. If you're in the neighbourhood, be sure to check them out !!
|
|
|
Next Saturday, 'Zaal 100' in Amsterdam, NL, has its "Thuismarkt" concert. Why should you care? Well, around 21.00 h, Corrie van Binsbergen will be performing 'More Stories From The Girl Who Wasn't Talking', a piece for electric guitar & soundtrack. It's Corrie's answer to Frank Zappa's 'Shut Up 'N' Play Yer Guitar'.
|
|
2007 10 23 The Quiller Kartet will be appearing at a new location
--- Corvallis. OK, Corvallis itself is not a new location...it's been
there for quite a while. Just ask anyone you meet there. BUT, it's a new
performance venue for us Pojama People. Just a hop, skip n a jump from
Eugene or two hops, a skip and a bigger jump from Portland.
Or....perhaps you already live nearby....? Pojama People Performing the Music of Frank Zappa
AND....ALSO....BUT.... Hey kids, are ya like me? Do ya love the
Project/Object? I have put together a 9-CD compilation of the 2002 tours
to make available for trade. This was arguably the greatest unit I have
had the pleasure to share the stage with. Since I'm the arguing type, I
continually strive to put forth a better argument. :^) The band included
Ike Willis, Napoleon Murphy Brock with guests Mike Keneally, Bunk
Gardner, Chris Opperman, Candy Zappa, Arthur Barrow, Bob & Thana
Harris, Ed Palermo, Chuck Garvey to name a few. Andre Cholmondeley,
Jordan Shapiro, Seahag, Dave Johnsen & yours truly rounded out the
back-up. Drop me a line at gleonard9 at earthlink dot net if you'd like to trade for them. "Be the first block on your kid." "The woman who knew that I had dyslexia -- I never
interviewed her."
|
|
| 2007 10 21 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 10 20 | |
| Here's another magazine cover from almost 25
years ago. It has been added to the Frank
Zappa Magazines section:
hotwacks quarterly no°13
|
|
| Here's another addition to the Frank
Zappa Books section:
die frank zappa story by michael
gray hardback = german translation of "mother! the frank zappa story", originally published in 1993.
|
|
|
|
| 2007 10 19 | |
| French fanzine "Zap"
got published between 1985 and 1988 by Jean-Marie Orliange.
- additional info & pics: slime.oofytv.set |
|
| zap no.0 - feb
1985 (par Jean-Marie Orliange)
28 pages
|
|
| zap no.1 - nov
1985 (par Jean-Marie Orliange)
28 pages
|
|
| zap no.2 - april
1986 (par Jean-Marie Orliange)
28 pages
|
|
| zap no.3 - april
1987 (par Jean-Marie Orliange)
28 pages
|
|
| zap no.4 - april
1988 (par Jean-Marie Orliange)
28 pages
|
|
|
|
|
| Here are some scans of a Beefheart promo
letter.
These poem sheets are about 215 x 280 mm, folded in 3. The scribbles on the poem sheets are printed on. These are record company prints.
-- info: Hans-Peter Schmidt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Here's a nice picture of the poster for the
1970 Bath Festival.
A copy got sold on ebay recently for about 8 euros...
-- info: Hans-Peter Schmidt |
|
In 1969, the Spotnicks recorded
Frank Zappa's 'Lumpy Gravy' as a
b-side for their 'Diamonds' single. The track can also be found on various Spotnicks compilations.
Here are pictures of the 7":
-- info: Hans-Peter Schmidt |
|
|
|
|
| cover | label |
In 1979, Dutch duo Paul en André recorded a dutch version of Frank
Zappa's 'Love Of My Life'. The track got released both on 7" and on
album. Here are pictures of the 7":
-- info: Hans-Peter Schmidt |
|
|
|
|
| cover | label |
Ryofu recorded Frank
Zappa's 'My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama' on her "Take It To The
Limit" album.
-- info: Hans-Peter Schmidt |
|
| 2007 10 18 | |
|
ZAPPAWEEN XII
There
is no BP USF conflict on Zappaween Several
have written whether the South Florida game will be on TV at the State
Theater 10/27. The game that day is on ABC at 3:30 so no worry about
missing it. Hopefully, we will all be at Zappaween celebrating a SF
victory. While
not confirmed, it has been reported that the USF game was moved to
accommodate the Bogus Pomp fans. Fred
:)
|
|
| 2007 09 14
[DOOT]
DOOT!Tales, Told to an Idiot, Full of Sound and Fury... We
bring you this extra-special All-Idiot UP!DOOT: But Wait! There's More! Andrew dug up the audio from our lengthy IBS interview at Zappanale 17 in 2006. Andrew, Canadian John, and Uncle Ian set forth to interview the DOOTs: Pete Brunelli, Stephen Chillemi, and Andre Cholmondeley, after our performance on Sunday morning at Zappanale 17. As hard as we tried to forget the whole incident, Andrew has found the audio and put it up on his website for all to hear. Yep, it kinda rambles, and you can hear us move locations twice: once for noise; and once because we set the recorder down on a underground wasp's nest! Yes, really. We ramble on about many topics including some historical background on DOOT!, various Zappa-opinioneering, and some tales of our musical background. See the page and hear the audio here: http://www.davemcmann.com/ibsdoot.html We especially love the output of the voice-to-text program... I think that really gets to the core of what we were trying to say. Andrew
has been a great friend of DOOT! and we owe him Nothing! NOTHING! Well..
we owe him thanks for taking the time to cover our merry little band of
space-music weirdos in any way at all when he could be spending his time
in a myriad of other ways. He could be playing far out jazz with Blood,
Sweat, and Tears... He could be reinventing
the Buffalo Chicken Wing with canadian John and getting rich in the
process... He could be finding a cure for Kraut Rock! it is
a DOOT! burden that we have sidetracked him from more important work. We now return you to your regularly scheduled de-programming.
|
|
|
|
|
| picture by Andrew Greenaway, taken from http://www.davemcmann.com/ibsdoot.html | |
2007/08/25 Bogus Pomp - concert
'Catherine Hickman Theater', Gulfport, FL, usa
|
|
| 2007 10 16 | |
(this one was still in my mail-box..., a bit late, but the message is still HOT) 2007 09 14 [DOOT]
DOOT!NOOTS from the Krypt! Heya Dootarinos! It has been a
while since we dropped any email on ya, so grab a tasty beverage
and check this one out. Zappanale! In
August, DOOT! made the pilgrimage to Zappanale 18 in Bad Doberan,
Germany. Pete was able to bunk with a big bunch of Zappateers http://zappateers.com/
at their top secret bungalow. The highlights included having to get some
German/Austrian muscle down there to hash out the cash and toilet paper
situation with the fiercely alcoholic landlady, late night exposure to
Jenever and smoked reindeer, a merciful delivery of Brugge Tripel,
English morning tea (no crumpets, sorry to say) and relatively easy
access to the festival grounds. See
the DOOT!BLOG for a day by day rundown, photos, and links - http://chollyhoss.blogspot.com/ DOOT!
Website Update: DOOT!
has added a Merch/Downloads page with info on getting your very own
DOOT! T-Shirt, and downloads of free-as-in-beer DOOT! recordings. http://chollyhoss.com/doot/merch.html We plan to be adding several full length DOOT! performances to the page in the near future, and there should be additional merch options in the upcoming weeks. We will be setting up a PayPal button for purchasing T-Shirts, but until then just drop us an email and we will hook you up with the particulars. The deal is T-Shirt and a CD (a surprise pick from our vaults), shipped, for $20 in the USA, and E20 shipped to Yurrip. Speaking of merch: A big shout-out to French DOOT!FAN Emmanuel Girard, who snagged a DOOT! T-shirt/CD/BonusCD combo pack! Thanks for the support, Big-E! While
we will have a newly minted DOOT! recording available on the website
soon (More free downloads! Yipeeeeee!!!), we do not have any live
performances planned at this time. Be sure that this will change and w
are hoping to have at least one gig on the calendar before the end of
the year. Did
You Know??? That's
RIGHT! You can come even closer to looking as cool as you actually are
by being seen on a ChollyHoss Chopper. Drop us an email for more info. Any
feedback can be directed to info (at) chollyhoss (dot) com DOOT!
|
|
|
|
Last week, I mentioned Domenic Troiano's
album on which both Bunk and Buzz Gardner participated. There's
also a 7", taken from the same album:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| I don't know if I mentioned this
one before, so here we go:
Recently, a new White Stripes bootleg turned up. It's a limited and numbered edition of 350 copies, on red vinyl, and it includes the famous Sub Pop Records 7" tracks.
|
|
|
|
|
| the album cover | the vinyl |
|
Stratospheerius performs the Simpsons' theme http://youtube.com/watch?v=9bVmy-IuPiA
|
|
|
The Frank Vignola Quintet is to release an album (download only) called "Kong Man" next February. It will include a coverversion of Zappa's 'Lemme Take You To The Beach'. |
|
|
The Foolz will be performing the music of Frank Zappa at the Bluescafé in Apeldoorn, NL, on October 19 at 21.30 h.
|
|
Sonic
Youth recently re-released their famous "Daydream
Nation" album. The album was inititally released in 1988 as a
double vinyl album. The re-release exists in two versions: a 4 LP box
set, and a double CD. Both editions include a live concert and a couple
of demos. One of these demos is Captain Beefheart's 'Electricity',
originally released on the "Fast 'n Bulbous" Beefheart tribute
album in 1988.
|
|
|
|
|
| the 4 LP box | the 2 CD set |
| 2007 10 15 | |
| Here's another batch of beautiful covers from slime.oofytv.set
's collection.
The one on the right is:
-- thanks to slime.oofytv.set |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROJECT
OBJECT w/NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK ..tour starts TONIGHT!! the
MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA/MOTHERS OF INVENTION OCTOBER 2007
www.projectobject.com
- the music of frank zappa, live!!
Hey
there..... Andre'
here. here
I am again...awake at 4:30am in some hotel in Wilmington DE...... we
must be on tour ! Dates
are below..and of course at the site.... First
-- the URGENT/TIMELY news.. we had a gig get cancelled for this coming
sat 13 oct... but we moved it 3 blocks away -- This
gig was pulled from the flames... and saved... Without getting into
details -- certain "dark forces" seek to prevent us - and many
others -from performing this music.. they will never stop us, until we
are ready to stop and pass the baton. The show will always go on!! Frank
asked for fans to PLAY HIS MUSIC and ...we will do our small part. Thanks, Andre'
Cholmondeley We are celebrating over TEN YEARS of LIVE Zappa Music...with the amazing people who recorded it! Other
than Frank Zappa himself...we are The World's ONLY band that has
featured live onstage ZAPPA ALUMNI --- Ike Willis, Ed Mann, Mike
Keneally, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Denny Walley, Don Preston, Bunk
Gardner, Bob Harris, Thana Harris, Jimmy Carl Black, Ray White, Al
Malkin, Arthur Barrow, Roy Estrada, and even claymation genius Bruce
Bickford (Baby Snakes/Dub Room movies) !!! Other
guests have included Ed Palermo (EP Big Band), Dave Fiuczynski
(Screaming Headless Torsos/Kif/Hiromi), Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs/Steve
Morse/Joe Satriani), Jerry Cuccurullo (Warren Cuccurullo Band/ L.
Shankar/Dweezil Zappa) , Chris Opperman (Shankar, Mike Keneally Band,
Steve Vai orchestrator) Tom
Trapp (Steve Vai orchestrator), Joe Deninzon (Stratospheerius), Bon
Lozaga (Gongzilla), Gary Lucas (Guitar/Captain Beefheart), Jimmy Wilson
(Dennis Chambers Band), Jim Loughlin & Chuck Garvey (moe.), Gregg
Bendian (Mahavishnu Project, The Musical Box), Adam Holzman (Brave New
World, Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Project), Jerry Outlaw (Bogus Pomp),
Kilissa Cissoko (Voice Of Cheez), Elliott Levin (New Ghost),
and soooooo many more. We thank them ALL for expanding the scope
of what we are trying to do to celebrate and promote Zappa's music. As
we look back on this great , fun decade of playing for YOU, the special
supportive audience -- we are incredibly touched and honored also
that... our audience members have included Candy Zappa, Bob Zappa, Carl
Zappa (Frank's siblings), "Bald Headed" John Smothers (Zappa
Bodyguard for many years), "Donna U Wanna" & "Janet
The Planet" (fr. BABY SNAKES movie), Coy Featherstone (Zappa
lighting director for many yrs), Elliott Ingber (Zappa's guitarist on
FREAK OUT!), Nick Cave, Bob Musso, Matt Resnicoff (guitar historian,
editor of MUSICIAN/GUITAR WORLD), Matt Groening (Simpsons Creator), Gary
Green (GENTLE GIANT), Artimus Pyle (Skynyrd drummer)....Paul Kersey
(drummer/Max Webster) Mark Wood (Violin Madman), Dave Dreiwitz &
Claude Coleman (WEEN), John Ferenzik (keys/Todd Rundgren band), Jimmy
Leslie (GUITAR PLAYER mag.)...Bob Moog (MOOG synthesizer
inventor/pioneer) and sooo many more. A complete honor and inspiration
-- all of it ! Indulge
me as I reminisce about what a special ride it has been!! Come celebrate
with all of us again..... Coming
in Nov2007 and beyond ....Look out for DELICIOUS on tour with Andre' and
Eric Slick.. psychedelic stonerrock with a twist...
www.satansjamband.com Oh
- and I can't resist a Politics Minute: Here's
how these fools wasted (y)our time: |
|
| Here's the cover of the Sting "The Art Of
The Heart" bootleg. It includes Sting's version of Zappa's
"The Idiot Bastard Son".
-- info: Hans-Peter Schmidt |
|
|
JRC
is starting a recording label that specializes in outsider performers,
performance art, and monologues. It
is called onewordlong and he just finished the 2nd release, "What I
Did On My Summer Vacation" which is a free download. I haven't heard yet, but I like the idea already. Here's the address: http://www.onewordlong.com/ Check it out !! |
|
|
Next Saturday, 2007 10 20,Andreia Rodrigues and Justin Yep will dance in a choreography of Eddy Becquart, on the music of Frank Nuyts. Frank Nuyts' piece is called 'Where The Wind Goes', and will be performed by I Solisti del Vento (7 wind instruments). The performance will take place at the Zuiderpershuis in Antwerp, Belgium, at 14.00 h. |
|
|
UGLY RADIO REBELLION |
|
|
2007 10 15 Upcoming shows;
details soon!!!!!
|
|
| 2007 10 14 | |
|
A
message from Mike: Euro-gigs,
Dëthkløk tour and downloads debut! Oh
hey! I thought that was you, but I wasn't sure at first, but now in this
light it's a lot easier to tell. You look good. Hi, you. Whaddup? Flying
to Budapest in the morning, I've never been there before. I'm going to
get down on my knees in the dirt and kiss it like it's Lester Bangs'
sister. Hello, Budapest! I'm going to play with Ed Mann for the first
time in almost 20 years, which is stunningly delightful to me, and with
a large ensemble of ingenious Hungarian musicians called the Modern Art
Orchestra, playing a bunch of new Tom Trapp arrangements of Frank Zappa
music. We're doing a lot of material from Burnt Weeny Sandwich which
makes me freakin' happy because that album doesn't get the spotlight
like it ought to. And hey, a couple of weeks ago I heard Weasels Ripped
My Flesh again and possibly enjoyed it more than I ever have before.
It's so utterly shameless and snotty. I love it. Listening to "Eric
Dolphy's Memorial Barbecue" I noticed (at 2:13 on the CD version)
the drums do a little (sounds improvised) rhythmic figure that is
identical to the opening phrase of "Black Page #1." Maybe that
little nanosecond of percussion adlib lodged in an occult section of
Frank's memory bank gestating for years later to be aborned as the
opening salvo in his percussion meisterwork. Or maybe not but it's fun
to imagine. Hey, did you also notice that at 3:47 of "Cruisin' For
Burgers" on the CD version of Zappa In New York, during the guitar
solo, that Frank messes around for awhile with what would later become
the opening phrase of "Mo and Herb's Vacation"? You did know
that? You knew about the "Eric Dolphy" thing too? You don't
have to be so smug about it! Stop laughing at me! Then,
I'm going to Sweden for the IB Expo '07, a remarkable festival hosted
every year by a brilliant musical group called Isildurs Bane, wherein
they invite musicians they enjoy from around the globe (the big one, not
the one on the desk in your den) to collaborate on music for a few days
of rehearsal and then present the fruits of their labor in concert.
(Microsoft Word thinks that last sentence was too long. Eat it,
Microsoft Word!) I'm bringing some pieces from The Universe Will Provide
to use as fodder (thank you Chris Opperman for, ahem, providing many
necessary materials to allow this to occur!) and will write some new
stuff with the gang as well. I mean, damn! They've invited a thereminist
to perform! You think I DON'T to hear my guitar and a theremin do
something in unison? How wrong can you be? Sure makes you look silly
after all your gloating about the "Eric Dolphy" and "Mo
and Herb's Vacation" action doesn't it! Well, life is for learning. Still,
you look really good in this light. Then
I get to go home for ONE DAY and see my girlfriend (who restrung my
guitar today!) and daughter (who identified "Numbered Days"
from Half Zaftig's Life Like Luster album is being in 7/4 a couple of
days ago!) before going to LA for four days of DETHKLOK rehearsals
before the tour. (The episode of Metalocalypse which premiered last
night has me doing a couple of voices again-- the guy who gets his head
crushed in the opening scene, and the kid who gets kidnapped for
illegally downloading DETHKLOK mp3s. I think I was funnier in this
episode than in the first one I did voices for. In the first one I
thought my voices were Komedy Killer, baby, and not in the good way.
Brendon was kind though. Too kind. He was over here for nine hours
yesterday teaching me DETHKLOK songs. The sh*t is not easy. Oh, there
have been some people talking sh*t about me on some metal message boards
in connection with the DETHKLOK tour. Hey, bite me, haters, nice to meet
you!) Anyway, you can find the itinerary of the tour elsewhere in this
beautiful thing you're looking at. Me
and Sarah ordered us the full-on discbox of Radiohead's new album tout
suite, baby. Hell yeah we did. But
if you love downloads, like I love downloads, check out the exciting
premiere of these downloads at keneally.com: the three bonus CDs (Wooden
Smoke Asleep, Dancing With Myself and Nonkertalk), from Exowax's three
out-of-print Special Editions, are now ready to be fed to your computer,
and then to your ears, like nobody's business. All available as zip
files of non-DRM hi-res (256k+) mp3s, compatible with all mp3 players.
$10 each. This makes me pretty wiggly with happiness, especially in the
case of Wooden Smoke Asleep which I think is a really, really nice
record. But hey, they're all really nice! Don't let me stop you from
buying all three! In any case I'm glad we're finally making some
downloads available for you and I'm sure we'll be using the technology
in all kinds of evilly fascinating ways as time continues, inexorably,
on. This
is all I have to say! I
love you.
|
|
|
Upcoming Keneally appearances:
Dëthkløk Tour (featuring Brendon Small, Mike
Keneally, Bryan Beller & Gene Hoglan)
|
|
|
Chad Wackerman will be touring with Alan Holdsworth again:
|
|
|
Guitar wizard Mattias IA Eklundh is touring, and doing clinics. Both solo and with Freak Kitchen !
|
|
|
hello one more time today folks.... Just wanted to alert you -- the various Zappa alumni remain VERY busy -- BTW -- in the middle of the DON PRESTON tour, we took him to see STEVE VAI... what an amazing show, amazing night, and special time as Don and Steve spoke for a while after the show. Well - here is info on some great new CDs --from publisher/independent CD producer/engineer --GREG RUSSO -- author of the great Zappa book COSMIK DEBRIS. He aLso has done excellent books on Jethro Tull, Manfred Mann, The Yardbirds and more! PS - the first CD he mentions NEONFIRE, is a power-pop project --features Candy Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock and yours truly Andre' Cholmondeley on all guitars.......also not listed is the new NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK cd..which we will have for sale on this tour. ... Hi, I’m Greg Russo, owner of Crossfire Publications. In addition to the FZ book that I wrote and published, “Cosmik Debris,” my company has recently released CDs by many former members of Zappa’s bands as well as artists that worked with Frank in the studio. There are lots more on the way. Here is a list of what we have available so far, along with links to CD Baby and iTunes for people that would like to listen and/or download tracks:NEONFIRE – Neonfire THE TORNADOES – Now And Then THE TORNADOES – Charge Of The Tornadoes JIMMY CARL BLACK – When Do We Get Paid? DON PRESTON – Vile Foamy Ectoplasm BUNK GARDNER – It’s All Bunk! DON PRESTON – Works JIMMY CARL BLACK – Where’s The $%&§#@'
Beer? All of our CDs and books are also available on Project/Object’s tour, and at http://www.crossfirepublications.com, http://www.tarniusmusic.com and http://www.amazon.com. All of these CDs can be heard on Rhapsody, Napster and dozens of other
sites.
Currently, I’m finalizing the publishing and
master agreements to release the recordings made at PAL Studios –
the studio that owner Paul Buff sold to Frank Zappa in 1964.
Once Zappa bought the studio, it became known as Studio Z. There
will be a series of at least 7 CDs of PAL recordings taken from master
tapes and acetates, and there are over a half dozen UNRELEASED tracks
with Zappa. I expect to release the first volume in the series
in time for the holidays. These CDs reveal how Paul Buff, and a
little later on, Frank Zappa, created their earliest works. All
of these recordings are very rare and expensive if you can find them,
but they will all be made available through this series at a fraction
of the cost. PROJECT/OBJECT - THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA with SPECIAL GUEST -----NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK!OCTOBER 2007
www.projectobject.com - the music of frank zappa, live!!
|
|
| and now, the newsflash from a little while
ago, but this time with the extra bonus flyer...
Zappa(teers)
festival in Holland!!! |
|
|
The bands confirmed so far are:
those accomplished purveyors of psychedelic jazz with modern rock sensibilities and downright great musicians are a real coup for the festival and promise to be a real highlight of the weekend. Cuccurullo Brillo Brullo, Known as the Dutch masters, veterans of Zappanale, and all round great guys, Cuccurullo Brillo Brullo are doing their best to keep the music of Zappa alive by lovingly recreating his fabulous work live. Do not miss. The Foolz, veterans of the Zappa scene and great friends of the Zappateers always entertain whenever they're let loose on their instruments and on their native soil will excel themselves. Monty and the Butchers, those young English dudes fresh from their fabulous début performance at Zappanale and their brilliant show at Bradford on Avon offer a high octane mix of Zappa and their own funky compositions. Blurp, a Dutch band will Freak everyone out with some early Zappa complete with zany and crazy stage antics reminiscent of Zappa's Garrick theatre days. The tickets are priced at 80 EUR which includes indoor festival accommodation meaning you can leave your tents at home, just bring a sleeping bag, pillow case, sheet and dancing shoes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 10 13 | |
|
|
Qui on tour in France
|
|
| 2007 10 08 | |
| Word just reached us that the Lol
Coxhill / Alex Maguire / The
Wrong Object project that was scheduled to take place later
this month at the Singer Jazzclub in Rijkevorsel (Belgium), won't be
happening.
Lol is too ill to participate. The good news is that the concert will go through, and that Robin Verheyen will be teaming up with The Wrong Object.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 10 07 | |
|
|
| 2007 10 04 | |
| I added info for two essential albums in the Bunk Gardner discography. Both are from 1972. Number one is the famous Domenic Troiano album. This LP also features Buzz Gardner and Tjay Contrelli. The second one is the very rare "Cold Cuts" album by Nicholas Greenwood (of Crazy World of Arthur Brown fame). Fortunately, the Greenwood album got reissued a couple of years ago, both on vinyl and on CD. | |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 10 03 | |
|
|
|
| "Just mention the word Amougies, and fans of Pink Floyd and Frank Zappa will immediately know what you are talking about. This was going to be the first ever rock festival in France. Europe's answer to Woodstock. It was originally going to take place in or near Paris, but French authorities forbid it and the marquee was eventually set up a few miles outside the French border, on Belgian soil and held at Mont de I'Enclus in Amougies in the Tournai municipality. The Actuel festival was organized by the publication of the same name in collaboration with the BYG record label. It took place over 5 nights, entertaining an audience of 15-20,000 to a unique mixture of progressive pop, free jazz and contemporary music including Pink Floyd, Ten Years After, Colosseum, Aynsley Dunbar, Freedom, Keith Relf's Renaissance, Alexis Korner, Don Cherry, Nice, Caravan, Blossom Toes, Archie Shepp, Yes, Pretty Things, Chicken Shack, Sam Apple Pie, Pharoah Sanders, Soft Machine, Captain Beefheart, East Of Eden, Fat Mattress, and many more. Frank Zappa was present at the festival in a twofold capacity. First, as Captain Beefheart's road manager; secondly, as M.C., assisting Pierre Lattes, a famous radio/TV presenter at the time (and the pop music editor for Actuel magazine). The latter task proved problematic given Zappa's limited French, the prevailing language among the audience, who themselves didn't seem to understand much English. Instead, Zappa relinquished his M.C. job for one of occasional guest guitarist. He plays with almost everybody, especially with Pink Floyd, Blossom Toes, Archie Shepp and Aynsley Dunbar, a fabulous drummer he will hire shortly thereafter. He introduces his friend Captain Beefheart and provides a powerful stimulant to all the other musicians. Most legendary, of course, is Frank Zappa's jam with Pink Floyd on a very extended "Interstellar Overdrive". The festival was filmed by Jerome Laperrousaz, and the film was to be called MUSIC POWER. Due to objections from various bands (most notably Pink Floyd) whose permission hadn't been properly secured, the film was never officially released." | |
| 2007 09 30 | |
|
JOS STEEN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Don't read any further if you still have to see the show. I don't want to spoil it. But if you get the opportunity, go and see them. They rock.
2007/09/26
concert '013',
Tilburg, Netherlands
|
|
|
UPCOMING KENEALLY APPEARANCES |
|
|
Upcoming
Keneally appearances: Mike
Keneally Band (Mike
Keneally, Rick Musallam, Doug Lunn & Marco Minnemann) 2007/09/22
Mike Keneally Band - concert 'Rosalie and Alva Performance Gallery', San
Pedro, CA, usa Mike
Keneally Band (Mike Keneally, Rick Musallam, Doug Lunn & Marco
Minnemann) 2007/09/28
Mike Keneally Band - concert 'The Baked Potato', Studio City, CA, usa Mike
Keneally 2007/10/13
Mike Keneally - concert "Budapest Autumn Festival", Budapest,
Hungary Mike
Keneally 2007/10/20
Mike Keneally- concert "IB Expo '07", Halmstad, Sweden - |
|
|
HUGH
HOPPER
with
COLORPHONE
with
THE DELTA SAX QUARTET?
|
|
Pulp To Pulpby Slev Uunofski-> http://www.rijksbinnenhaven.nl/pulp2pulp/index.htm
|
|
|
I'm
glad to tell you that, August 31, I started my weekly Zappa program in
classical channel of Estonian Radio - Klassikaraadio. This
half-hour program is called Apostroof (Apostrophe) and is aired every
Friday at 19:30 GMT, re-aired on Saturday at 9:05 GMT. The program is in Estonian and you can listen it live via internet http://www.klassikaraadio.ee/index.php?lang=eng&main_id=418 Every
week I'm playing songs from one album. Current plan is:
-- Avo Raup
|
|
|
2007 09 09 upcoming shows
Welcome our new 'southern' team-mates (The Dans) Danny 'Bam' Halperin Dan 'Omite' Cowlin and finally, the long awaited return... New T-shirts are available!!! Thanks Greg!!! arf! ps;
|
|
|
2007 08 06, Fred wrote: We
can finally confirm Napoleon will perform with Bogus Pomp on October 27
at Zappaween. As those of you who have seen Napi with BP in the past
will agree, he is an outstanding performer and is perfect for the
Zappaween style show. The show will be at The State Theater and I will
do my best to try to secure priority seating for those who sign up for
the sponsorship offer in connection with the Gulfport show. I
saw the Zappa Plays Zappa show 4 times last year and Napoleon was the
clear star of that tour. We are lucky to have him back with Bogus Pomp
again. More
details to come. Fred
|
|
|
Jack and Jim (Jimmy Carl Black and Eugene Chadbourne) are touring: from Eugene Chadbourne's website - http://www.eugenechadbourne.com/ THE
THINK 69 TOUR RESUMES OUT WEST
|
|
|
Steve
Vai USA & South America Tour Dates 2007
|
|
|
2007 09 08 Project/Object
With Napoleon Murphy Brock Performing Hot
Off 2006 ZPZ Tour Legendary Zappa Frontman Napoleon Murphy Brock
Prepares to Amaze Audiences Once Again 2007/09/08
(New York, NY) Project/Object, the acclaimed and internationally known
Frank Zappa repertoire band, is back with its "Fall Surge for Zappa
Music" tour, October 10 thru 24, 2007. With former Zappa
vocalist/saxophonist Napoleon Murphy Brock as the focal point of this
particular installment of Project/Object, longtime fans can expect a
unique and fresh lineup from the seasoned touring band - highlighting
not only material from Brock's albums and tours with Zappa that started
in 1974 - but also many tracks people have not heard him sing before.
Napoleon's soulful vocals, and "exotic dancing" as Frank used
to call it -- will help make Project/Object's fall tour a phenomenon.
Brock is fresh off his lengthy stint as lead vocalist for Dweezil
Zappa's ZPZ tour, and with Project/Object he just played the highlight
set to record attendance at the annual Zappanale festival in Germany in
August 2007. Project/Object
has reached a whole new generation of critical music fans, helping to
promote, publicize and keep the spirit of Frank Zappa's music alive
through their concerts. Best of all, the band has played with well over
a dozen of Zappa's most important alumni in at least 28 states, as well
as Canada and Germany. Project/Object continually seeks to celebrate
this successful insurgency into the minds of so many brand new young
fans, as well as seasoned Zappa listeners. Featuring!!!
Project/Object
formed in the early '90s in New Jersey. After building a fan base in the
tri-state area, Project/Object decided to take their show on the road,
performing Zappa's music in more cities and larger venues, with a
growing set list from every era of Zappa's 30-year recording career. The
band strives to stay true to Frank's vision of constantly challenging
the musicians and the audiences. Since
1998, when the band first took their act on the road, the following
Zappa/Mothers alumni have performed with the band: Napoleon Murphy
Brock, Ike Willis, Jimmy Carl Black, Ray White, Don Preston, Bunk
Gardner, Denny Walley, Mike Keneally, Arthur Barrow, Ed Mann, Roy
Estrada, Billy Mundi and even Al Malkin. Other notable artists they've
collaborated with include Phish's Jon Fishman, Capt. Beefheart/Jeff
Buckley guitarist Gary Lucas, Chuck Garvey, Al Schnier and Jim Loughlin
of moe, New York City big band leader and "Zappologist" Ed
Palermo, and Dweezil Zappa drummer Jerry Cucurullo. Frank
Zappa was extremely influential to many musicians and bands, from The
Beatles, Todd Rundgren, Alice Cooper and Yes to many 'jam bands',
including Phish, moe and Umphrey's McGee. While many jam band fans are
aware that Frank Zappa was influential, they are largely unfamiliar with
his music. Of those who are familiar, many were too young to have seen
him in concert. Project/Object, with the inclusion of former Zappa
frontman Napoleon Murphy Brock, is the closest they will get to the live
Zappa experience, and the band has been enjoying increasing support from
this growing scene. For
more information, please visit www.projectobject.com
(the music of Frank Zappa live!) Confirmed
Tour Dates: Project/Object
With Napoleon Murphy Brock October
2007
|
|
|
"100%
Zappa" at the Budapest Autumn Festival 2007.10.13 14:00 h at the 'Millenáris Teátrum'
|
|
|
Zappa
Plays Zappa - Australia Nov/Dec 2007 Steve
Vai will be coming to Australia as a special guest on the Zappa Plays
Zappa tour in late November/early December. Zappa
plays Zappa features Dweezil Zappa on lead guitar, and a phenomenal
backing band including Joe Travers (drums), Billy Hulting (percussion),
Scheila Gonzalez (keyboards, saxophone, vocals), Aaron Arntz
(keyboards/trumpet), Pete Griffin (bass) and Jamie Kime (rythm guitar).
Special guests on this tour of Australia include original Zappa band
members: guitar virtuoso Steve Vai and vocalist Ray White who performed
on countless Zappa albums and tours. The
dates are:
Tickets
go on sale through ticketmaster.com.au on September 6. Check the Vai.com
Tour Dates page for updated info and ticketing links. Please note that Steve Vai is a guest performer on this tour and does not appear on stage for the entire show. This is not a solo Vai show and will not include EVO tickets. Sound Theories aftershow passes are NOT valid on this tour.
|
|
| leftovers from the last couple of months | |
|
MUFFIN MEN GERMAN TOUR DATES - update
The Muffin Men homepage, also has three mp3 radio shows for your enjoyment: Check out http://www.muffinmen.co.uk/
|
|
|
2007/10/20 "Frank Zappa Kongres 2007"
organised by the czech frank zappa fanclub |
|
Here's the complete list of dates for the Yuripean ZpZ
tour, including the Düsseldorf gig on October 2 !
|
|
And here are the new dates:
|
|
|
L'Ensemble de Basse-Normandie is an 18-piece, professional orchestra: 12 string instruments, 5 wind instruments and 1 piano. The orchestra is conducted by Jean Luc Rimey-Meille. January 2008, the ensemble will do a tour entitled "The Big Note - Frank Zappa Alchimiste". For these concerts, a number of extra instruments will be added: guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, trumpet and a trombone. The pieces to be performed include:
the orchestra:
the added musicians:
concerts
-- info: cosmikd / zappateers |
|
|
I have to keep repeating it. This is one hell of a project:
http://idiotbastard.bravehost.com/20xIBS.htm Check it out. |
|
| 1979 02 21 Brussels, Belgium | 1984 09 07 Brussels, Belgium |
|
The Budapest Autumn Festival has been the major contemporary arts festival in Hungary for over 16 years. The next edition will take place between October 12 and 21, 2007. The organisation is planning a Frank Zappa Tribute Day. There is talk about concerts with Ed Mann, Mike Keneally and the Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio (conducted by Adam Fischer). -- info: Bohouš
|
|
|
|
|
|
Now here's what I call an impressive project: Andrew Greenaway, aka The Idiot Bastard, has teamed up with Cordelia Records to bring you what might become a very fine selection of songs. Read all about it on Andrew's essential site: http://idiotbastard.bravehost.com/20xIBS.htm Contributing artists include
|
|
|
Dweezil Zappa says: Hello
Everyone, I've
noticed that there seems to be a bit of confusion surrounding the lineup
of this year's tour. I would love to clarify things for all of you. First
of all it is important to keep in mind that Frank's music is the only
reason this tour exists. We all love it and want to see and hear more of
it. It is the true focus and Star of the Show. It's a nice bonus for the
fans to have the chance to see musicians who've had previous experience in
Frank's band playing his music once again. By no means should their
presence on stage be over-emphasized. The mission of everyone on the stage
is to present the Music! As
you all know Frank has a vast catalog of multifarious compositions. Over
the years he led numerous incarnations of band lineups. Some people stayed
for a while, some people left and came back etc. This is not a new concept
when it comes to executing Frank's music. In our continuing efforts to
provide you with a thrilling concert experience we have embraced some
changes in material and in personnel. The ZPZ core band has not changed
but we do have a new addition as well as a few probable surprises. I
am extremely excited to be able to present some new songs to you in our
setlist this year, aided by the talents of our special guest vocalist, Ray
White. I have personally always been a huge fan of the sound of his voice.
Hearing him sing "Illinois Enema Bandit" and "Doreen"
at rehearsals has been a lot of fun. But hearing him on other songs I've
never heard him sing has been even more fun. I'm sure you all will agree
when you get your chance to hear him for yourself. Our
special video footage with performances from Frank is also going to be
quite provocative. Later
in the year we may even have an international reunion with Steve Vai and
Terry Bozzio but that has yet to be confirmed. I'll keep you posted on the
status of that as well as any other additions to our lineup. I
have also noticed a few of our European friends requesting ZPZ to come to
your hometowns. I would personally love to do more of an extended European
tour and visit places like Finland and return to places like Manchester. I
have already made my own inquiries into the possibilities of increasing
the number of European dates. If it can be done it will done. I
would also like to remind those of you who might be feeling left out for
missing last year's tour that the DVD of that tour will be available at
the upcoming shows. You can see all 3 + hours of your favorite songs with
last years special guests right in your own living room. take a look at
the DVD trailer link below. I'm very happy that we were able to capture
some of those performances in such fine style for all of you. Thank
you for your continued support. I look forward to seeing all of you out
there this year. Dweezil
|
|
|
SPECIAL GUEST: Ray White Guitar and Vocals Ray White is a rock and blues guitarist most well-known
as a member of Frank Zappa's touring ensembles. He was drafted into
Zappa's band in the fall of 1976, being featured on rhythm guitar and
vocals. He participated on such albums as Zappa in New York (featuring a
powerful lead vocal on "The Illinois Enema Bandit"), Tinsel Town
Rebellion, and You Are What You Is amongst others in Zappa's voluminous
catalogue.
|
|
|
A couple of months ago, I mentioned a new album by Markus Stauss:
The "Trank Zappa Grappa in Varese?" will be performed live again.
-- info: tom baeten |
|
|
the concert calendar * the concert calendar |
|
|
|
october
november
december
2008
|