- LeBocal has issued a mini-cd to promote their Zappa album
- The Nasal Retentive Orchestra is working on a new album
- Jazzmosis recorded Frank Zappa's 'Blessed Relief' on their selftitled album
- Ossi Duri  : New Live album "Gnan Gnam" - due out in december
 

BUZZ GARDNER

QUEEN OF JAPAN

Queen Of Japan recorded Frank Zappa's 'Bobby Brown'. The track can be found on :

• queen of japan: nightlife in tokyo
      (2001, 12", germnay, erkrankung durch musique) - incl. 'bobby brown' (frank zappa)
• queen of japan: nightlife in tokyo
      (2001, cd, autriche, angelika köhlermann) - incl. 'bobby brown' (frank zappa)

ORCHESTRA SPAZIALE

• 2003/12/06 concert "Orchestra Spaziale meets Zappafrank", auditorium RAI, rome, italy

  • line-up

    • Giorgio Casadei: arrangements, conduction, electric guitar * Massimo Semprini: alto sax, tenor sax, flute * Ivan Valentini: alto sax, tenor sax, soprano sax * Adriano Pancaldi: tenor sax, soprano sax * Marco Zanardi: baritone sax, tenor sax, clarinet * Daniele Giardina: trumpet * Mario Gigliotti: trumpet * Manolo Nardi: trumpet * Federico Tassani: trombone * Marina Ciccarelli: trombone * Marco Dal Pane: piano, keyboards * Alessandro Lamborghini: electric guitar * Andrea Taravelli: electric bass * Claudio Trotta: drums * Vincenzo Vasi: vocals, theremin

  • setlist
    • regyptian strut * medley: let's make the water turn black / the torture never stops / pygmy twylyte * mexican intro * how could i be such a fool * holiday in berlin * run home slow * outside now (dedicated to alfredo impullitti) * uncle meat * rdnzl * oh no

  • broadcast on Rai Radio Tre

-- info: Mauro Porzi
 

RAMBLIN' REX JAKABOSKY

Jakobosky quit high school in his senior year and went to work with his father, framing houses. Around 1961, Jakabosky and Zappa ran into each other in a music store in Ontario, and re-established contact. Jakabosky started playing with the bands that Zappa was in (the Black Outs, the Soots, ... changing names often) during 1961 and 1962.

He also was part of the people that Frank Zappa recorded with at studio Z in Cucamonga.

Picture on the right below, taken from the Ramblin Rex website:  http://ramblinrex.wz.cz

Black Page magazine issues 50 and 51 (1995) feature a 16-page interview with Rex Jakabosky and "Cucamonga", Belgian radio show on Radio 1, featured an interview with Rex Jakabosky somewhere in the nineties.
 

Ramblin Rex is in Corvallis Oregon USA. Been here and gone manytimes, spent a number of years in the Czech Republic. He is a street musician, most recently, a decade or so heavily dedicated to his religon. He IS with out any question, an incredible artist. I have known him some 25-30 years. He sporadically records, and even less often appears in small venues as a one man band or with some outstanding back up musicians of local residence.
He is also friends with Gary Rowles,a long time local, yes, son of Jimmy Rowles. Rowles has a recording studio here.
 

NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK

November 27, 2004, Michael Brostlap and the Metropole Orkest, featuring Napoleon Murphy Brock did a concert at 'The Oosterpoort', in Groningen, the Netherlands.

A couple of days earlier, Napoleon recorded an episode for Charles Pater's "Blindfold Test", a radio show in which the guest has to comment on various pieces that Charles picks out of his record collection. Broadcast in January 2005.

The picture on the right shows Napoleon Murphy Brock together with Charles Pater, 2004/11/24.

• 2005/01/-- Napoleon Murphy Brock  -  dutch radio show "Blindfold Test", with Charles Pater

PETULANT FRENZY

• 2004/12/04 Petulant Frenzy - concert 'the Basement', Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia

    from Petulant Frenzy
    november 2004

Hi Boys and Girls,

That's right, you read right, the Basement will be again lowering their standards to let us channel Frank to various levels of your satisfaction.

The gig will feature a clutch of new tunes, and a bunch of other "special entertainment events" that will be performed by individuals who can be classed as very special indeed, some professionally so.

Extra special specialness will also come in the form of this being the last gig for one of the Frenzy, who will be retiring for the sake of their physical and mental wellbeing. We're not sure who that is yet, so you'd better turn up and find out.

Oh, there's also another download at: http://www.petulantfrenzy.com

Love ya' leisure.

Mr D

→ be sure to check out the downloads, three excellent mystery tracks from the Petulant Frenzy universe.
 

MUSIQ no.1

CHRIS OPPERMAN - Nov 15, 2004

Episode #27: Welcome to the Purple States of America 

Brought to you by www.oppymusic.com.
To order go to www.oppymusic.com/order.html or www.cdbaby.com/opperman
or call toll-free 1-877-MAD-PHAT (for ordering purposes only, please).

I know that a lot of you were probably expecting me to say something before the election, but I was really sick that week (I'm better now, thanks).  Anyway, now that the election is over there's a lot of talk about blue states and red states.  Well, I propose that we end all of this partisanship and all work together as the Purple States of America for a better and brighter future.  I hope that didn't come out as cheesy as I just imagined it did.  Um, anyway, let's get on with it, shall we?

* 26th Birthday Party Next Saturday 11/20 @ Room 5!

* Oppy Music on Sale Through Christmas!

* Bootleg Club, Vol. I: Made-Up Songs

* Bootleg Club, Vol. II: Special Opps: Live @ Level One DVD

* Changes at Purple Cow Records

* Thank You List 2004

26th Birthday Party Next Saturday 11/20 @ Room 5!

It's hard to believe that another year has come and gone, but what a year it was!  Once again, we'll be celebrating my birthday with a concert.  So come on down THIS SATURDAY, November 20th as we celebrate @ Room 5 (143 N. La Brea, 2nd Floor) with opening sets by Leenore (8:30), Nikki Katt (9:15), Ben Weinthraub (10:00), and myself (10:30). 

I will be doing a mostly solo piano set for the first two-thirds of the concert for those of you who have been fiending to see a live performance of compositions like "Sharel's Lullabye II," and "T. Williams," among other things and then for the end of the program a scaled-down version of Special Opps is going to take the stage for a few songs for those of you who enjoy the rock stuff more.  They actually have a decent piano @ Room 5 so it'll be excellent for those of you who have been wanting to see me perform on a real piano.  The cover is $5 with a print-out of this mailing list entry and I believe it's all ages (you just can't sit at the bar if you're under 21).  Anyway, I hope to see you there.

Oppy Music on Sale Through Christmas!

What would I like for my birthday?  I'm so glad you asked that question.  I would actually really like to sell some extra CD's!  So I have put the entire catalog on sale for the special sale price of $30 (plus shipping), which includes Oppy Music I, Klavierstucke, and Concepts of Non-linear Time, so it's basically buy 2 and get 1 free. 

Here is the link to order!  They make great stocking stuffers!  (You will need to copy this entire link into your browser...if you need any help, just e-mail me).

http://www.madphat.com/cgi-bin/sc/order.cgi?storeid=*1eb18c95ca0023947870e496d99f6fba0b&dbname=products&itemnum=876&function=add

 Made-Up Songs

Speaking of stocking stuffers, I now have enough material for the live compilation that I'm working on called "Made-up Songs." Scott Chatfield and I are going to master it in early December at Chatfield Manor.  Once the master is complete, the music will be immediately available either by pay-for-download from oppymusic.com for $15 (including an Acrobat document of the artwork) or for $25 (plus shipping) I will burn it myself and draw a unique sketch for you on the back of the CD booklet.  Here are some of the tracks that will (probably) be included on the compilation:

• Out of Focus (w/Andre LaFosse, rehearsal @ Oppy Central, 2001)

• In Sophia's Silent Dream (w/Andre LaFosse, rehearsal @ Oppy Central, 2001)

• Reminisce (When I was a Baby Universe) (solo piano, The Crooked Bar, 2002)

• Miles Behind (w/Andre LaFosse, The Crooked Bar, 2002)

• Balanchine (solo, The Crooked Bar, 2002)

• Theme from "Failure" (solo, The Crooked Bar, 2002)

• Taro Lucious I (Chris Opperman & Friends, The UnUrban, 2003)

• Taro Lucious II (Chris Opperman & Friends, The UnUrban, 2003)

• ARRRby's (Chris Opperman & Friends, The UnUrban, 2003)

• Sad Teenager Wars (Special Opps, Tempest, 2003)

• Hitchhiker (Prototype) (Special Opps, Tempest, 2003)

• Freedom Fries (Special Opps, Tempest, 2003)

• Thank You for Not Stopping the Tape While I'm Improvising (solo, Tempest, 2003)

• Someone to Watch Over Me/To Return to You (Special Opps w/Kat Parsons, Tempest, 2003)

• Reap the Whirlwind (Special Opps, Lestat's, 2004)

• Vampire Lestat  (Special Opps, Lestat's, 2004)

• Build a Funky Loop (Special Opps, Lestat's, 2004)

Now, I will let you know up front that the recording quality of some of the songs is better than some of the other songs, hence the "bootleg" clause.  These are live tracks recorded throughout Los Angeles/San Diego and I have been at the mercy of whomever was working sound that night to get these songs recorded, so I am grateful to have an aural document of this stuff at all.  There are only a couple of moments that offend me, but Scott Chatfield and I are going to do the absolute best we can to clean those moments up.

That having been said, this is going to be a very cool record featuring music ACTUALLY PERFORMED LIVE by REAL MUSICIANS AND SINGERS with NO OVERDUBS.  And why is everyone so surprised that Ashlee Simpson was busted for lip synching?  They've ALL been doing it for YEARS.  That's why they're ENTERTAINERS and not MUSICIANS.

Bootleg Club, Vol. II: Special Opps: Live @ Level One DVD

Johnny D. and I have finished editing 8 of the 9 songs that will appear in the main feature of the Special Opps live DVD that we're working on!  The DVD will include the ENTIRE August 24th Special Opps concert @ Level One as well as a ton of bonus features and videos.  You will enjoy it immensely and this will be coming your way in Spring, 2005.  Boo-yah.  Track list:

1. Johannah Intro

2. Haasis

3. Beware of the Random Factor

4. Miles Behind

5. Electric Jihad

6. Sophia's Dream

7. Kamp Keneally

8. Tanya's Song

9. Someone to Watch Over Me/To Return to You

Musicians: Chris Opperman (piano), Andre LaFosse (guitar), Jen Kuhn (electric cello), Isaac Slape (bass guitar), Kevin Dooley (drums), featuring special guest Kat Parsons on vocals.  Recorded & videotaped live @ Level One on August 24th, 2004 by John Digilio and Steve Laub.  There will be a discounted price for those of you who were actually at that concert!

Changes at Purple Cow Records

I am proud to announce that my record label, Purple Cow Records is no longer a one-man operation.  John Digilio (Johnny D.) is now Director of Video/DVD Production responsible for the production/editing aspects of all of our video projects, including the forthcoming DVD Bootleg club and the videos you can see @ oppymusic.com.  We've been working together for almost six months now and I can't even begin to tell you how great he is to work with.  I am extremely fortunate to have him on my team.

The second major change is the addition of Gabi Kochlani as Licensing Coordinator for both Purple Cow Records and its music publishing arm Phantom Moo Music.  She's going to be the point person for the campaign we're launching to get my songs placed into film and television.  Since I have 100% ownership of all my masters and copyrights, she is able to negotiate both the master and the copyright on a most favored nations basis.  Hopefully this will generate the kind of income that I need to properly record the new compositions I have been working on over the past couple years.

I, of course, am still the President, and the time has come to turn this into a profitable enterprise.  So if anybody has any ideas, please, let me know.

Thank You List 2004

 Well, another year of my life has come and gone and that means that it's time for another thank you list!  Presented in alphabetical order, I would like to thank everyone who made my 25th year the best year for my music ever (and profuse apologies to anyone who feels they should have been included on this list but wasn't. I assure you that it's just because I'm feeling sleepy right now):

First I would like to thank my parents, my sister, and the rest of my family.  Then I would like to thank Cleo Antonelli, The Astra Heights, Arthur Barrow, Dick Bakker & The Metropole Orkest, Bryan Beller, Nancy Braun, Michael Canaan, Scott Chatfield, Johnny Choi, Scott Colomby, Co de Kloet and everyone at NPS Radio (plus Will & Bert), Kevin Dooley, Jason Feinberg, Clark Freeman and everyone at the Sight Unseen Theatre Group, David Gaziel, Jeff Gray, Mike Grey and everyone at Level One, Mara Hitner, Ping Hu, Emily Hudson, Zakir Hussein, everyone at Jo Ann Kane Music Services, The Josh Green Band, Nikki Katt, Arden Kaywin, Mike Keneally, Clint Kenney, Blair Kluberton, Gabi Kochlani, Jen Kuhn, Andre LaFosse, Steve Laub, everyone at Lestat's, Abraham Libbos, Todd Lieberman, Manders, Paul Maylone, Talia Mays, Marnie McFair, Heday Mercury, Bret Merrit, Sheena Metal, Becky Meyer, Melinda Mondrala, Kelly Mullis, Kelda Nelson, Kat Parsons, Richard Pike, Blair Rogue, everyone at Room 5, Ali S, Anthony Saragueta, Libbie Schrader, Nicki Scott, Zach Sinick, Kahlil Sabbagh, Mike Sammis, Ruta Sepetys, Shankar & Gingger, Motti Shulman, Isaac Slape, Tanya Smith, Brian Smith, Ted Strain, Monica Temperly, Tenley, Charlotte Towne, Tom Trapp, Cosette Trombino, everyone at UMG Accounting, everyone at Universal Music Publishing Group, J Warner, Sean Westergaard, Tiffiny Whitney, Steve & Pia Vai, Ben Weinthraub, Wendy Wilson, all the temp agencies and casting agencies I worked with this summer, all my Holland peeps and the rest of my friends from around the world.  I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH MUSIC I GOT DONE THIS YEAR!  Phew!

And that's a wrap.  I'm going to sleep now.  Music is the best.

-- Chris Opperman
 

CONCERTS

2004/11/27 Michael Borstlap + the Metropole Orkest, feat.Napoleon Murphy Brock
    concert 'oosterpoort', groningen, NL

2005/01/09 (15:00 h) Terry Bozzio + the Metropole Orkest- concert '013', Tilburg, NL

2005/01/12 Terry Bozzio-  concert 'hedon', zwolle, NL

2005/01/13 Terry Bozzio - concert 'boerderij', zoetermeer, NL

-- info: Black Page / Aad
 

MONSTER ROAD UPDATE

Hello everyone,

A quick note to end 2004 to let you know that "Monster Road" will be screening in New York City at a "Best of Slamdance" showcase on Tuesday, December 7 at 7 pm at the Two Boots Pioneer Theater, 155 E 3rd St (at Ave A). Jim Haverkamp will be there at the screening, so please come say hello if you are in the area. After the screening, the Slamdance crew will be announcing the lineup for the 11th annual fest, to be held January 21-28, 2005 in Park City, Utah, so stick around for the celebration.

We're very happy to be ending the year the way we began it, with the fine folks at Slamdance. We were honored to premiere the film this past January at the 10th annual Slamdance Film Festival, and were totally floored to garner their Jury Prize for Best Documentary. In the intervening months we've screened at over 50 film festivals around the world and have garnered several more awards, most recently the Best Documentary prizes at the Red Bank International Film Festival and the Indie Memphis Film Festival. It has truly been an amazing year for us, and we thank you, our friends old and new, for your support and encouragement along the way.

We are still entering the film into festivals and are pursuing distribution, so we'll definitely keep you appraised of the latest developments. For now, thank you very much, and have a terrific holiday season.

-- Brett Ingram
-- Jim Haverkamp

"Monster Road" web site: <http://www.brighteyepictures.com>

Two Boots Pioneer Theater: <http://www.twoboots.com/pioneer/>

Slamdance Film Festival: <http://www.slamdance.com>
 

ADDITIONS

setlist for the Stefano Bollani concert:

• 2004/10/10 concert 'cappella paolina' of quirinale, rome, italy

  • giroconlon (s. bollani) * like someone in love (j. van heusen) * mayreh (h. silver) * i treni che vorrei (s. bollani) * danza del gaucho matrero (a. ginastera) * eat that question (f. zappa) * sophisticated lady (d. ellington) * il domatore di pulci (s. bollani) * el choclo (villoldo) * elena e il suo violino (s. bollani) * birdland (j. zawinul)

I wish to add some detail to "Zapping - a tribute to the music of Frank Zappa"

The band of italian jazz and rock musicians: Giovanni Lindo Ferretti: vocal  * Peppe Servillo: vocal *  Mauro Negri: sax, clarinet *  Gianluca Petrella (great musician!): trombone *  Stefano Bollani (the best!): piano *  Gianni Maroccolo: electric bass *  Furio Di Castri (artistic direction): acoustic bass *  Pierpaolo Ferroni: drums * Cristiano Della Monica: percussion

During the show Giovanni Lindo Ferretti (vocalist of rock group CSI and PGR) with a mask of Frank Zappa on the face read passages of writings of Frank Zappa before every song . I don’t remember the complete track list.Some of the songs are Peaches en Regalia, King Kong, The Black Page (as the version on Lather album) Let’s Move to Cleveland (fantastic piano solo of Bollani) Idiot Bastard Son (italian version sung by Peppe Servillo vocalist of pop group Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel) and many others that I don’t remember. However a night of very great music. I moved from Rome (420 km!) with my family for it!!!!.

Galactic (see www.galacticfunk.com) played Zappa's 'Willie The Pimp' at the Bonnaroo Theatre, Manchester Tn 23 june 2002 during their first set.

Zappatistas played a concert in Italy, june 2003:

john etheridge: guitar
simon bates: saxophone
simon finch: trumpet
annie whitehead: trombone
steve lodder: keyboards
rob statham: bass
mike bradley: drums
teena lyle: percussion, vibes

• 2003/06/26 concert "Brianza Open Jazz Festival", Monza, Mi, Italy
  • peaches en regalia * grand wazoo * let’s make the water turn black * sofa no 1 * eat that question * sexual harassment in the workplace * king kong * sleep dirt * big swifty * medley: harry you’re a beast / oh no / theme from lumpy gravy * i’m the slime
  • broadcast on Rai Radio Tre

-- Mauro Porzi
 

WILD MAN FISCHER

http://www.derailroaded.com/

It should also include a new Gail Zappa interview
 

ZAPPA PATIO

http://www.lukpac.org/~handmade/patio/

THE KENEALLIST: Nov. 15, 2004

1) NEW IMPROVED HI-FI RADIO KENEALLY
2) MIKE'S ACOUSTIC TAYLOR SHOWS IN THE NORTHEAST THIS WEEK
3) KENEALLY'S VAI PIANO ALBUM SHIPPING SOON
4) "DOG" IN STORES TUESDAY!
5) MIKE'S MUSIC IN SAN DIEGO COMEDY FILM
6) UK "GUITARIST" READERS LIKE MIKE
7) GUEST VERSE BY P.D EASTMAN

Hi, Scott here once again. Mike's getting ready for this week's northeast Taylor Tour (I'll be there, too), so this here's my Keneallist, if you don't mind.

NEW IMPROVED HI-FI RADIO KENEALLY

Treat your high-speed internet connection to the free hi-fi splendor of the new 96k mp3Pro audio stream at Radio Keneally! It features almost twice the sound quality of our previous 56k stream (which we may eventually phase out). A 24k stream is also available for dialup connections. Highly recommended mp3Pro listening is possible using WinAmp for Windows and Audion 3 for Mac.

In addition, lotsa new tracks have been added to Radio Keneally, some unavailable anyplace else. Music from all of Mike's latest (and oldest) releases is there, including tracks from "Vai Piano Reductions Vol. 1," his upcoming CD of Vai compositions arranged and played on grand piano by Mike (see entry below). It's all happening now at http://www.radiokeneally.com.

MIKE'S FREE SOLO ACOUSTIC TAYLOR CLINICS IN THE NORTHEAST THIS WEEK

If you're around, please stop by. We have fun and lots of MK CDs and T-shirts are available on the spot for Mike to sign. If you want.

Tuesday, November 16, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
Sam Ash Music - 385 Old Country Road - Carle Place, NY - 516-333-8700

Wednesday, November 17, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
Sam Ash Music - 155 Route 22 - Springfield, NJ - 973-376-5161

Thursday, November 18, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
Sam Ash Music - 95 Amity Road - New Haven, CT - 203-389-0500

Friday, November 19, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
Sam Ash Music - 139 East DeKalb Pike - King of Prussia, PA - 610-265-6444

Saturday afternoon, November 20, 2004, 4:00 p.m.
Sam Ash Music - 9110A West Broad Street - Richmond, VA - 804-967-0707

MIKE'S VAI PIANO ALBUM SHIPPING SOON

"Vai Piano Reductions Vol. 1," which is now pre-ordering now at http://www.keneally.com and http://www.vai.com, should be shipping soon. The snazzy covers have taken a bit longer to fabricate than originally thought, but worth it they will certainly be. Copies bought at www.keneally.com will be personally autographed by Mike, don't you know.

Don't forget, "Dog," "The Universe Will Provide" with "Parallel Universe," and every other Exowax CD and T-shirt are awaiting new homes at http://www.keneally.com.

"DOG" IN STORES TUESDAY!

Even though it's been available online at www.keneally.com for a few months, Mike Keneally Band's acclaimed "Dog" officially has its day in the stores this Tuesday, November 16. If you're thinking of buying one for yourself or as a holiday gift, now it's as close as your quaint neighborhood record emporium.

MIKE'S MUSIC IN SAN DIEGO COMEDY FILM

Mike provided the music for "The J K Conspiracy," a film created by San Diego radio's top-rated Dave, Shelly and Chainsaw morning show at 101.5 KGB-FM. The theatre premiere is this Thursday, November 18 in San Diego-- tickets can be won by listening to DSC on KGB. The trailer for the comedy, starring Bob Costas, Don Rickles and many more (including a bit part by me, Scott) is viewable online now at http://www.101kgb.com/features53.html. A DVD will be available for purchase soon, with profits going to good causes.

UK "GUITARIST" READERS LIKE MIKE

The readers of England's "Guitarist" magazine saw fit to include Mike in their list of "101 Unsung Guitar Heroes." Mike's in good company among John Lennon, Neil Young, Andy Partridge, The Edge, Jan Akkerman, Tommy Bolin, Lowell George, Danny Gatton, Michael Hedges, Bill Frisell and dozens more.

The Mike Keneally entry reads:

"Think of the best player you're aware of.  Now, look up a bit higher and the soles of the shoes you spy 50 feet above you are those of Keneally, the man who Frank Zappa called 'a genius'.  And he was right.
Did you know?  Keneally prefers to describe himself as a keyboard player.  D'oh!
Guitarist pick: Nonkertompf (1999)
You say: 'The only guitarist to share a stage with Vai and blow him away!' - Don Seigler"

Geez! Mike's not sure Frank ever said he was a genius, and he doesn't actually prefer to be called a keyboardist, but the honor is richly appreciated by Mike. "Guitarist" is on newsstands now. Future issues will include a CD track from "Dog" and video from "Dog DVD."

Also, Mike's feature article in "Guitar Player" (and full-page ad, see http://www.keneally.com/promo/mkb04promo.html) will be out next month.

GUEST VERSE BY P.D EASTMAN

Dog.
Big dog.
Little dog.
Big dogs and little dogs.
Black and white dogs.
"Hello!"
"Hello!"
"Do you like my hat?"
"I do not."
"Good-by!"
"Good-by!"
 

GRANDMOTHERS

Sandro Oliva and Jimmy Carl Black weren't too happy with the situation and canceled the tour, breaking op the Grandmothers (of old).

The Grandmothers Re:Invented are still around and are scheduled to play in Italy, januari 2005, and have bookings coming up in Europe and in the States for 2006.
 

WRONG OBJECT

THE WIND ENSEMBLE

LINKS

Don't you just love the internet...

http://www.cla.sc.edu/socy/faculty/deflem/Shows/utopia.html

http://www.cla.sc.edu/socy/faculty/deflem/Shows/Zappa.html

NEW ZAPPA BOOTLEG DVD

• frank zappa & the mothers of invention:
   stockholm in bondage
      (2004, dvd-bootleg, ??, crime crow productions ccpdvd001)
   
  • Here's another Zappa bootleg DVD. The first release on Crime Crow Productions...
    This disc presents the famous 1973/08/21 concert in Stockholm, Sweden. Better known as the "Opopoppa Special".
    In his FZ Shows document, Jon Naurin states that the last 20 minutes of this show were broadcast on Swedish TV in August, and the rest of the show later that year.
    Anyway, this is an excellent (and complete) show. It's of better quality than the partial, 56-minute show that has been circulating on DVDR for a while.

NEW IN REZZIELAND

FOOL MOON

• fool moon: ...live
      (2004, cd, france, private release)
   
  • Ten years after their debut album (on which they covered Frank Zappa's 'More Trouble Every Day')  Fool Moon is back with a live album.
    This is a straight-forward, guitar orientated rock album. No original material, but all classic rock songs: W. Dixon, The Stones, The Beatles, CCR, James Brown, ... they all get the Fool Moon treatment.
    Recorded live, the album gives an excellent idea of what a Fool Moon concert sounds like.
    I like it.
     
  • As this is a private release, I don't know if you'll be able to find it in the store, so check out
    www.foolmoonmusic.com for more info.

EXTRACT

Extract played at the Zappa Hoot Night #3 (also known as Zappafest III) to benefit the American Cancer Society at Ruta Maya International Headquarters in Austin, Texas.

The show was attended briefly by Terry Bozzio and son who each sat in with one of the other bands earlier in the evening. I'm sure the organizer Victor Bustos with Raised By Aliens could provide you with more details on that.The poster for the show is at: www.zappafest.com

This would be the update for the Extract page:

Zappa Hoot Night #3 was held Thursday November 11, 2004 at Ruta Maya International Headquarters in Austin, Texas.

2004/11/11

• Lonnie Velvet: lead vocals, vibraphone
• Brendan Vlass: bass, sandwiches
• Blake Phillips: drums
• Steve Terebecki: keys, rythym guitar, vocals
• Jason Lowrie: lead guitar

setlist:
* Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top * Latex Solar Beef * Wedding Dress Song/Handsome Cabin Boy * Panty Rap * Twenty Small Cigars (vibe solo) * Duodenum * Dropout Boogie * Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance * Wind Up Workin In A Gas Station

-- Brian Dean

GABOR SZABO QUINTET

A little bit of trivia to start your day.

Bob Harris (1) and Tony "Batman" Ortega spotted on http://www.dougpayne.com/p70_74.htm as part of the Gabor Szabo Quintet.
 

 PROJECT/OBJECT TOUR ENDS

Hey folks

Well - we made it back home. What a ball club. Thanks first and foremost to Ike Willis, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Eric Svalgard, Dave Johnsen, Glenn Leonard, Laura Eggplant Wilson, Jon Pakalolo Braun and our management, Howie and Mike at CEGmusic.com. Hey - I'll even look in the mirror and say "Thanks for believing in insanity"

51 days, 39 gigs, or whatever way you count it with a couple 2-nighters etc. Weather was great to us - we SAW snow on the highway once that I can remember..and had to load in rain a couple times. Otherwise - perfection. It was great seeing you all, what an amazing fan base. THANKS so much for the support and making sure we can sustain this INSANE idea of ...performing the music of a ten-years-gone, still largely unknown musical iconoclast. That's why we do it...and clearly there are a lot of you lurking out there in the towns and cities of the USA. Musically  - it was one of our best tours, the fun was exceptional as well. And the politics kept us laughing, somehow. Check out www.zappa.com , go to the forum, for lotsa pix, setlists and more.

Stay tuned for more about how it all went, pictures etc. THE roll call of "WEAPONS OF MASS DISTORTION" and special guests was mind-numbing. We kept finding them, including:

Mike Keneally (MK Band, keneally.com Zappa band 1988) - Albany NY
Denny Walley - (Zappa band 1975-81) -Atlanta GA, Asheville NC
Jon Fishman (drums, PHISH, Pork Tornado, JMP) - Burlington VT
Seahag (robbieseahag.com  PT Proj/Obj- guitar ) - several E-coast shows
Jordan Shapiro ( PT Proj/Obj keys)- several E-coast shows
Jon Braun (drums, insidiousrays.com & Proj/Obj driver) -most cities
Ed Palermo - (palermobigband.com) Asbury Park NJ, NYC NY
Jimmy Wilson - (Flugelhorn, trumpet) Baltimore MD, Cleveland OH
Dave Fiuczynski - (torsos.com, guitar & fretless gtr) Cambridge MA
Gary Lucas (garylucas.com -ex Beefheart, Jeff Buckley,  guitar) - NYC NY
Carl Restivo (ex-Proj/Obj gtr/voc, IZ. Vocals- carlrestivo.com) NYC NY
Joe Hendel (trombone, Yale sophomore) - Hartford CT, NYC NY
Reverend B-ill (soundofurchin.com- guitar) - Asbury Park NJ
Keith Ackerman (FOH mix, Atomic Bitchwax-drums) - Asbury Park NJ
Kirk Miller (FOH mxi, WEEN FOH 15+ years) - NYC NY
Colin Stetson (sax, ANTIBALAS) - NYC, NY
Jamie Masefield (mando, Jazz Mandolin Project/JMP) - Burlington VT
Will Bernard (indep. artist, guitar) - NYC NY
Maddie Svalgard (voc, Berklee freshman) - Cambridge MA, Hartford CT
Max Svalgard (bass, schoolofrock.com, bass) - Phila & Downington PA
Chris Cali  (keys, Ike willis Project) - Baltimore MD
(And a couple others whose names I missed, help anyone?? The sax player in NYC and the other vocalist in Cambridge.)

THANKS to them all for making it an INSANE ride

-- andre cholmondeley
 

THE BASOOTIES

• Terry Handley: lead singer
• Jerry Carden: rhythm guitar /vocals
• Will Jenkins: lead guitar
• Danny Evanoff: keys/vocals
• Jerry Wheat: bass guitar
• Dennis Maloney: drums

-- info: William Jenkins
 

More info from William Jenkins, answering my questions:

"The label name was Muffin. "You didn't try to call me" was recorded at chess studios chicago in 1967. Stu Black was the engineer. He had done the stones at the same studio. I think that the label was owned by the band and our manager (Tom Allison of valparaiso Indiana).  We distributed the singles ourselves and after the first pressing we were never picked up on WLS chicago or other larger stations. We performed a lot of  Zappa live starting with the freakout album in I think 1966 or 67. We released  "you didn't try to call me" as a "B" side of a 7", with a song written by Curtis Mayfield called "I'm so proud" as the "a" side. Our manager thought it was a little too risky as an "A" side at the time. We were #1 on am WLTH in Gary Indiana and on a few other local stations for 5 or so weeks. Strange enough is we later in 1969 signed with Bizarre Reprise label. This label was owned or controlled by Frank Zappa. Captain beefheart was also on this label I think. We recorded out of G.M. studios in Detroit and we were resigned for a second year. The reason we picked a Zappa tune is we simply loved Zappa. The band never completed a full releasable album.  The photo shows left side going up stairs Danny Evanoff, Jerry Carden, and Jerry Wheat (top). Will Jenkins (me)sitting, Dennis Malonee front right and Terry Handley above right. Thanks for your interest. I still perform and record around the Atlanta ga, area. Hope you can use the photo."

-- Will Jenkins 

P.S. Yes I Was the lead guitar player and was 16 years old in the 1967 photo.
 

VOICE OF CHEEZ UPDATE

Voice of Cheez Update!

We had a GREAT time November 13 at our "Didn't OUR Votes Count?" show. About 60 people came out for the fun—including, of course, the Billy The Mountain Guy. He never misses a show. For some reason the band was fixated on "snausages", so our apologies to the die-hard FZ freaks for changing the words around whenever possible to mention those tasty dog treats. http://www.snausages.com/main.asp
• 
Best fan mail to date:

Hey Guys,
This lastshow in Buffalo was awesome. We enjoyed the new playlist alot although we missed Joe's Garage its my favorite song.
Cant wait for the next show you guys sound better and better every time and the girls get cuter and cuter!
Thanks for the great time and see you soon.
Sincerely,
Pat and Mark

• 
Kudos to Tom on his splendid Imaginary Guitar Solo on Watermelon in Easter Hay. If you weren't there...we all saw God, or at least some representative deity was in the house.
•
The new tunes on our list put us all in Harmony Heaven:
I Don't Wanna Get Drafted, Po-Jama People and Sharleena.
Check our website for FREE MP3 DOWLOAD. Help Yourself. Share with a friend.
http://users.adelphia.net/~kilissa/pages/Drafted.html
•
January show in the works.
PLUS--possible FZ Festival in Pittsburgh this Spring with Ugly Radio Rebellion (Detroit) and Doctor Dark (Connecticut)...details to come!

we love ya,
Guacamole Queen
(Kilissa-sax,flute,vocals)
 

MORE TRUBEE

"Rules are arbitrary, capricious, and are mainly designed to maintain hierarchy. If the people on the bottom ignore them, they mean nothing."

"Remember the Wizard of Oz--'just ignore that man behind the curtain'? Rules and social conventions share a similar dynamic-- they intimidate the rule followers, but when you poke a hole in them you often find that there's nothing there. The most effective policeman is the one we have planted in our heads. I often tell the policeman in my head to go take a long donut break. This is the most liberating thing I've discovered in my life."
 

BOOKS IN THE PICTURE

frank zappa - books

captain beefheart - books

JOHN TRUBEE

THE UNITED FOOTBALL TEAM OF AMERICA

Overarching principles expressed on those faded and useless pieces of paper from over 200 years ago no longer apply. What matters most is team spirit, loyalty, adherence to the flag, patriotism, wealth, and success solely predicated upon the accumulation of wealth and possessions and beating the other guy.

Even our chief executive once owned a sports team, proudly eschews books and newspapers and reading, and lauds loyalty to the team as the highest virtue. We all ought to emulate his excellent example.

Our current nation-state resembles a humongous sporting event with aggressive, muscular meat puppets enacting our collective will on the bloody playing field while vulgar, obese, pasty-faced mediocrities hoot a collective roar from the stands. Emotion and loyalty to the team override those archaic totems of ideas, principles, reason, and expression of ideas. Books and the ideas in them are no longer of import; only egghead fags fuss with that bullshit. Only power, celebrity, money, and beating the losers make life worth living.

That glorious flag which some egghead fags sneer at as a mere rag on a stick accounts for more than the quaint, antiquated crap written in the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Only egghead fags place greater weight on words and ideas and principles than on success and winning as previously defined in the real world.

Salute the flag!

Go team, go!
GOD IS ON OUR SIDE!
Thank you, Jesus. Amen.

-- John Trubee

THE CENTRAL SCRUTINZER BAND

MAIS UM TRIBUTO AO MESTRE FRANK ZAPPA!!

 A The Central Scrutinizer Band vai tocar dia 25 de Novembro, quinta feira...no Café Piupiu!

V

Venha (re)lembrar grandes obras do mestre Frank Zappa...

Dia 25 de Novembro - quinta feira - às 22 horas -  Café Piupiu

R. Treze de Maio 134 no Bixiga - 3258 8066

preço único R$10,00 - não tem consumação mínima

 www.scrutinizer.com.br

• 2004/11/25 concert 'café piupiu', são paulo, brasil

ZAPPA BIO

The odd riffs and dissonant chords in a rock innovator's life

Zappa A Biography Barry Miles Grove Press: 464 pp., $25

by Carmela Ciuraru

A decade after his death from prostate cancer, Frank Zappa is still bestowed with such labels as "icon," "legend" and "cult hero." He was also a weird and complicated guy, which added to his appeal although not always. Along with his prodigious, oddball musical output, he left a long trail of poorly handled relationships, both personal and professional.

As Barry Miles makes clear in this exhaustive biography, Zappa's ardent fans are as eccentric as he was. Miles notes that a tiny sphere orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter was named 3834 Zappafrank, "after the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center was subjected to the largest lobbying effort ever seen in the naming of more than 3,000 asteroids."

Zappa's path to fame was an unlikely one. He led a lonely, itinerant childhood, and often got in trouble at school. He showed a love of music early on and was keenly interested in musical experimentation. As a teenager, his main problem was finding others with similarly off-kilter tastes.

By the mid-1960s, Zappa formed the Mothers of Invention and made the irreverent, challenging music that would define him. Case in point: In the liner notes for the group's album "Freak Out," Zappa described the song "The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet" as "what freaks sound like when you turn them loose in a recording studio at one o'clock in the morning with $500 worth of rented percussion equipment."

That album proved groundbreaking. It was "the first rock double-album, the first rock 'concept' album and musically it was about as cutting-edge as a rock album could be without being classified as avant-garde jazz or modern classical," Miles writes.

"Over the years it has consistently been voted as one of the top 100 greatest albums ever made and even today it has not aged, even if the recording quality now seems a bit raw."

As he became influential musically (even before going solo), Zappa seemed resolutely alone. He felt no kinship with the so-called counterculture movement, which he derided as a "commercial joke." The bohemian-minded Zappa heartily supported such notions as group sex, but he opposed other aspects, most notably drug use, because he hated losing control. Zappa seemed unable, or unwilling, to fit in with groups of any kind.

Nor was he well regarded by some musical peers. Lou Reed, then heading the Velvet Underground, shared a concert tour (and a record label) with Zappa and was dismissive of his band: " 'They can't play and they can't write¦. Frank Zappa is the most untalented bore who ever lived,' " Miles quotes Reed as saying at the time. While Reed had a distinctly East Coast sensibility, Zappa was firmly rooted on the West Coast” another thing Reed mocked.

Miles' admiration for Zappa's wildly creative artistry is obvious, but he also explores his subject's darker side. He treated bandmates as employees rather than collaborators. He had a misanthropic streak and a tenacious, unappealing fascination with smut and toilet humor, often reflected in his music.

He regarded feminism with suspicion, and sometimes he was accused of being blatantly misogynistic. A self-absorbed workaholic, he neglected his wife and children. He alienated fans, business partners, family and friends to an extent that seemed willfully self-destructive.

"Zappa," says Miles, "inhabited a cold, hard world."

Miles' account is a useful addition to the numerous published books about Zappa, including an autobiography, and its flaws are few and relatively minor. But Miles is easier on his subject than he might have been.

And he offers a surfeit of mundane information: "[Zappa] had a lifelong aversion to pasta. The only Italian food he could bear to eat was pizza. He had an abhorrence of anything with garlic or onions in it, even the slightest trace, which meant he rarely ate in Italian restaurants."

In the end, Miles characterizes Zappa, for better or worse, as "an iconoclast in the male tradition of Neal Cassady, Hunter S. Thompson, William S. Burroughs, Ken Kesey, Allen Ginsberg, Lenny Bruce and the early Norman Mailer."

Surely the merit of being lumped with those towering rogues is questionable. All were iconoclasts, but do they deserve to be regarded as more admirable than troubling? That depends on who's asking.
 

ZAPPA SITE

-- info: Eric-Jan Keulemans
 

MICHAL PAVLÍČEK

• michal pavlíček: story 1982 - 2003
      (2003, cd, cs, report 2003/12)
   
  • The December 2003 issue of Czech magazine Report included a CD that presents a sort of Best Of of Michal Pavlíček. Michal Pavlíček has been in numerous bands, one of which is Pražský Výběr. The album includes the famous improvisation they did with Frank Zappa, entitled 'Improvizace V A Dur S Frankem Zappou'.
    The Zappa track has been released before (on two Pražský Výběr albums), but even without this track, this Pavlíček sampler would be very impressive.

FILIA IRATA

• various artists: des mittelalters weibliche gesänge 1
      (2004, cd, ger, angelstar spv cd 085-81862)
   
  • Now here's a great find: "Des Mittelalters Weibliche Gesänge", which would translate into something like Midiaeval Female Vocal Pieces. And that's exactly what it is, except for one track: 'Tilten & Pier" by Filia Irata.
    There's no composer credits to be found, but 'Tilten & Pier' is a (superb) German version of Zappa's 'Titties and Beer'.

MATT HOWARTH

-- info: Danny Mathys
 

GEORGE DUKE & NAPPY BROCK IN PICTURES

http://www.pbase.com/hhf/image/34079812
pictures by Hanzo
 

SHEIK YERBOUTI

WARREN CUCCURULLO

AGAMON

• agamon: open your eyes
      (1993, cd, sw, mellotronen cd 006)
   
  • Agamon is Magnus Andersson's project. As he thanks the Beatles, Nappy, the Mothers and Uncle Frank in his liner notes, I was quite curious as what to expect. The album does feature Morgan Ågren and Mats Öberg.
    I like it. Especially the songs where Mats does the 'co-lead vocals'.
     

-- info: Danny Mathys

THE KENEALLIST: Nov. 5 2004

The website: http://www.keneally.com
Free Keneally music 24/7: http://www.radiokeneally.com
Free Keneally music downloads: http://www.mktrading.org
CDs and merchandise: http://www.moosemart.com
The Keneally Usenet newsgroup: alt.music.mike-keneally

Hi, everybody!  This is Alvin, the famous TV chipmunk!  I'd like to tell ya about a few of the exciting things going on in Keneally-land!  Well, come on, everybody!  Let's…ah, gee, my golf appointment is in twenty minutes!  Sorry, folks!  I leave the remainder of the announcements to Mike!  Hi, Mike!  Bye!

Yeah, thanks for basically nothing, rodent.   Hey folks, Mike here.  Hope you're all doing OK.  Here's things ---

CONTENTS

1. Vai Piano Reductions Vol. 1

2. DOG in stores November 16

3. TUWP/PU still available

4. Radio Keneally

5. Dave, Shelly and Chainsaw Movie

6. Taylor Tour

7. Cool new ads

VAI PIANO REDUCTIONS VOL. 1

This is pretty exciting.  I recorded those solo piano arrangements of Steve Vai material around five years ago and had forgotten how most of them sounded - Steve has done an incredible job with the mixing and sequencing.  Bernie Grundman (who mastered “hat.” and “Boil That Dust Speck”) mastered the final version and it really does sound phenomenal.  The whole package is very beautiful - you'll like it.  Here's the song list:

All About Eve * Die To Live * Salamanders In The Sun * Bledsoe Bluvd * Ballerina 12/24 * Touching Tongues * Dyin' Day * Kill The Guy With The Ball/The God Eaters * Sisters * Pig * Junkie

The album is available only from http://www.moosemart.com and http://www.vai.com.  Copies purchased from moosemart.com will be personally autographed by me.

Steve, who I love a lot, wrote the following in the liner notes for this package, which modesty almost forbids me to - oh, what the heck:

"I believe that Mike Keneally is one of the most creative and gifted musicians God has graced us with. I have witnessed him do things on various instruments (at the same time occasionally) that defy reality, and though his technical command of his instruments is extraordinary, it's the profound voice of his inner ear that is truly the trump card of his brilliance. How could I have been so fortunate that he accepted to take on this project?"

Unbelievable.  I feel very fortunate my own damn self.  Thank you Steve.

“DOG” IN STORES NOVEMBER 16

Finally the album makes it to retail.  Press coverage of the album, advertisements, features/interviews etc. will blossom like things in the dew (check January issue of Guitar Player for feature and full-page ad) [see below for a sneak preview].  Maybe even radio airplay, jeez, imagine that.  We'll try anything.  Look for me/us on the road a lot next year, for that is how I feel.  I want to be out there banging on things and making a lot of noise.  So we'll just see how much noise we can make.   Yopp!  (12-point reference)

Still available from http://www.moosemart.com - the special edition of “Dog” with DVD, signed and numbered by me.  A limited edition of 2500 and most of them have been sold, and I always get really sad emails from people angry at themselves for not buying limited editions while they're available and then they're suddenly unavailable and they write to me “Oh Mike!  I waited too long and now <fill in the blank highly desirable currently unavailable thingy> is no longer available, what should I do?”  Yeah!  Cry me a river, grape nut!  Anyway, please buy your very own “Dog” CD/DVD special edition while you still can, and next time I see you we'll nod at each other knowingly because you have got it going on.  Dog shirts available at Moosemart too!  We must be…inSAAAAANE!

THE UNIVERSE WILL PROVIDE/PARALLEL UNIVERSE STILL AVAILABLE

It's true, you know.  “The Universe Will Provide” (my instrumental composition for guitar and orchestra, recorded by the Metropole Orkest and myself) plus “Parallel Universe” (audio CD documentary of the making of TUWP featuring outtakes, live recordings, computer demos, and what have you) are still available as a 2-CD special edition for a mere twenty bucks at http://www.moosemart.com.  I hasten to remind you, Skeezitz, that Moosemart is the ONLY place you can find “Parallel Universe.”  And find it?  You should.  Also TUWP shirts still available, in regular design and ladies' design, which is proving to be very popular.  Guys, you know the special woman in your life is seriously needing one of these shirts for the holidays.  Women, you should obviously buy the regular TUWP shirt for your man.  Walk around together, ostentatiously clinging to the notion that no matter what anyone may think, the Universe does continue to provide!  Hoo boy!

RADIO KENEALLY

An internet radio station playing nothing but Mike Keneally music?  Can this be allowed? 

Yeah, it's allowed if WE SAY IT IS!  THIS IS IT!!  The music THEY don't want you to hear!  Voted most controversial website which plays nothing but Mike Keneally music by Zimbawee.com!  Don't let your guard down people!  Listen to nothing but RADIO KENEALLY! http://www.radiokeneally.com

Seriously - soon we'll be adding lots of new songs and radio ID's.  Next week I've got a few days to devote to programming Radio Keneally and I will, I will.

SAN DIEGO RADIO LEGENDS DAVE, SHELLY AND CHAINSAW RELEASE NEW DVD WITH MUSIC FROM MIKE KENEALLY

Dave, Shelly and Chainsaw are the morning team on San Diego radio station KGB-FM.  Each year they release a compilation CD of their best radio bits to raise funds for charities at Christmas.  This year their CD is being bundled with a DVD, a comedy film called “The JK Conspiracy” written and directed by Cookie Chainsaw Randolph and featuring the music of me, Mike.  It's songs from my last three albums, in some cases mixed differently (like there's a cool instrumental remix of “I Was Not Ready For You,” for instance).  Guest stars in this production include Bob Costas and Don Rickles - it's a really ambitious production and pretty freakin' hilarious.  It'll be available at local chain stores in San Diego (they're pressing 25,000 of them!), but for more information check out the KGB-FM website, http://101KGB.com/main.html.

• ANOTHER TAYLOR TOUR!
  
  I will once again be on the road, playing and singing the praises of Taylor Guitars.  Join me at these exciting locations!
  
  Mike Keneally Solo  -  Taylor Acoustic Guitar Workshops  -  Admission Free
  
  2004/11/16 - 7:00 p.m. - guitar workshop, 'Sam Ash Music', Carle Place, NY, usa

• 2004/11/17 - 7:00 p.m. - guitar workshop, 'Sam Ash Music', Springfield, NJ, usa

• 2004/11/18 - 7:00 p.m. - guitar workshop, 'Sam Ash Music', New Haven, CT, usa

• 2004/11/19 - 7:00 p.m. - guitar workshop, 'Sam Ash Music', King of Prussia, PA, usa

• 2004/11/20 -  4:00 p.m. - guitar workshop, 'Sam Ash Music',Richmond, VA, usa

COOL NEW ADS

And, hey, if you want to see the advertisements which Atticus Wolrab designed for the new issues of Guitar Player and ICE Magazine, you can see them here:

http://www.keneally.com/promo/mkb04promo.html#dogads

Share them with all seventy of your friends and make them Keneally Konscious!  Come on world!

All righty.  Love you all.  Good fortune to all of us.

-- mk</