- Jazzmosis recorded Frank Zappa's 'Blessed Relief' on their selftitled album
- SAF Publishing has another Zappa-related book coming out in June: "Academy Zappa" by Ben Watson and Esther Leslie
- the "Idiot Bastard" site mentions that the NDR Big Band is about to release a Zappa album  (info: Luc Reniers)
- the same fabulous site also mentions that the Tornadoes will be contributing to a Zappa tribute (?) album. (info: Luc Reniers)
- the second Zappanale 15 DVD is available from the Arf Society
- the new Rez album can be pre-ordered at Ralphamerica
- Beat Of The Earth (sixties psychedelic band) has covered Zappa's 'Trouble Comin' Every Day' on their "Electronic Hole" album
- Belgian band Mascotte has covered Zappa's 'Bobby Brown', renaming it 'Jacky Brown'. (info: Zjakki Willems)
 

March 29, 2005
Concert data.  Check them out !!
 

PROJECT/OBJECT  &  DOCTOR DARK

2005/04/05 Doctor Dark  &  Project/Object - concert 'Toad's Place', New Haven, CT, usa

CALEFAX

The Calefax wind quintet will be performing: "Brothers of Invention"
playing compositions by a.o. Zappa, Ives, Nancarrow and Ten Holt

2005/03/04 concert 'doelene, rotterdam, the netherlands
2005/04/19 concert ‘de link’, tilburg, the netherlands

the program
Zappa - Black Page Suite
Ives - Study no.20
Stravinsky - Three pieces for clarinet solo
Nancarrow - Studies for player piano
Signer - The Sheriff’s Collection
Ten Holt - Nieuw werk voor Calefax en gitaar

and there's more,

2005/04/28, they'll be performing "Far East, Wild West" in Amsterdam, NL:

2005/04/28 concert ‘bimhuis’, amsterdam, nl

performing Ellington, Zappa, McGowan and Ten Holt.

For this concert the Calefax quintet will feature Klaas ten Holt (guitar), Maarten Ornstein (reeds),  Tony Overwater (bass) and Wim Kegel (drums) as special guests.
 

THE FOOLZ

• set one: sofa * easy meat * joe's garage * why does it hurt when i pee? * i'm the slime * honey, don't you want a man like me? * tell me you love me * bamboozled by love * montana
• set two: tryin' to grow a chin * alien orifice * the torture never stops * city of tiny lites * crew slut * catholic girls * keep it greasy * lucille has messed my mind up * florentine pogen
• set three: zoot allures * dancin' fool * inca roads * love of my life * you didn't try to call me * bitterball contest * san ber'dino * suicide chump * jumbo go away * ms.pinky
• the encores: i'm so happy i could cry * bobby brown * the mammy anthem * cosmik debris * titties & beer * i don't wanna get drafted * more trouble every day * heavy duty judy * peaches en regalia

• the foolz: live at au3's party
      (2005, 4cdr, nl, private release)
   
  • As there were a great lot of Zappateers attending au3's party, it should come as no surprise that the FoolzFreaks got hold of a recording and released it.
    
    A beautiful concert in a beautiful box.
     
  • Contact www.foolzfreakz.nl if you'd like to get hold of this little gem.

HET ECHTE FRANK ZAPPA BOEK

Last year, this translation got its fourth edition already.

Collectors might be glad to find out that several of these dutch translation had different covers. Below on the left you see the original publication's cover. The picture below on the right shows the cover of the 2nd edition (published by Anthos with Diogenes).

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY

• flat earth society: bonk
      (2000, cd, bel, zonk)
   
  • Flat Earth Society's fabulous "Bonk" ablum included 'Skinny' & 'The Electrocutioner', both compositions by The Residents.

SEBADOH

• sebadoh: sebadoh's special elitist mail-order only single
      (1996, 7", usa, sub pop sp 367)
   
  • This 1996 single by Sebadoh on the famous Sub Pop label, includes a couple of Residents compositions: 'Act Of Being Polite', 'Moisture', 'Suburban Bathers'.
    On green vinyl.

CHRIS OPPERMAN - 2005/03/21

Episode #34: Swing into Spring!

* SPECIAL OPPS Tomorrow (Tuesday) Night @ Level One!
* Album #4: "Beyond the Foggy Highway" Completed!
* SPECIAL OPPS: Live @ Level One DVD Editing Completed!
* ** SPECIAL OPPS Studio Sessions Begin Saturday, April 23rd **

* SPECIAL OPPS Tomorrow Night @ Level One!

Chris Opperman Presents @ Level One
TOMORROW, March 22nd
6311 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA - 21+, $5

• Triple Helix - 8:00

• SPECIAL OPPS - 9:00

• Jettson - 10:00

• The Academy of Chess & Checkers - 11:00

Thank you so much to everyone who came out a couple of weeks ago!  It was the most successful Oppy Night yet and I really appreciate it a lot.  The good news is that starting in May we'll be going weekly and then starting in June I will be doing 3-4 nights a week at Level One booking only great music and developing the venue into one of the most artist-friendly places to play in LA.  It's going to be wonderful.  I'm also compiling a seperate mailing list for my Level One events, so if you'd like to be on that one as well, simply respond to this e-mail and I'll add you.

This week, we have my cellist's ensemble, Triple Helix, performing followed by what will be a wild performance by SPECIAL OPPS featuring myself on piano, Jeffrey Gray on guitar, Jen Kuhn on cello, Daren Burns on bass, David Gaziel on drums, Clark Freeman on percussion, and a special appearance by vocalist Talia Mays.  We will be playing a couple new songs including The Real McCoy which was debuted at the last show and an improvisation called A Fire in the Street is Not Like a Fire in the Heart. 

After that will be my favorite country-rock ensemble Jettson (who just seems to be getting better with every performance) and then The Academy of Chess & Checkers will close us out.
 

* Album #4: "Beyond the Foggy Highway" Completed!

My first live album has been mastered by Scott Chatfield and is ready to go!  Release date is still set for Tuesday, April 19th!  Pre-order now at www.oppymusic.com.  
 

* SPECIAL OPPS: Live @ Level One DVD Editing Completed!

Last week, Johnny D. and I made the final edits to the Special Opps DVD!  It's a wonderful affair, containing footage of the entire August 24th show as well as over an hour-and-a-half of bonus footage including interviews and "The Room 5 Collection," which contains 5 songs from my Room 5 performances last year.  Now we're entering the artwork/authoring phase which will be done by Jason Feinberg.  That having been said, we decided as a record company to shelve it until the SPECIAL OPPS studio album comes out this fall, since that's the project that we want to focus on.
 

* SPECIAL OPPS Studio Sessions Begin Saturday, April 23rd

There were lots of days where I thought that this would never be possible, but SPECIAL OPPS will be going into the studio on Saturday, April 23rd & Sunday, April 24th to lay down basic tracks for an actual studio rock album!!!  We will be recording at The Mothership and Neil Citron will be engineering.  I will be sitting in the producer's chair and everyone's going to be playing their collective asses off.  Should be quite the experience (finally!).

As a side note, we will not be accepting pre-orders on the studio album until the master is completed and we have entered the artwork phase because we've had some problems with that in the past and I don't feel comfortable holding people's money for such a long period of time.  However, those of you who would like to help can help by simply pre-ordering the live album or ordering my back catalog, which is available on my website for $30!  That would really help a lot.

Okay, back to practicing!  Thank you!

-- Chris Opperman
 

NEW KLIMPEREI ALBUM

BABOLER is available on the American label ACIDSOXX
http://www.acidsoxx.com/

and on UNDERGROUND PRODUCTIONS... 
http://www.homme-moderne.org/up/index.html
 

Project/Object Social Insecurities 2005 Tour

• Ike Willis: lead vocals, guitar

• Napoleon Murphy Brock: lead vocals, saxophone, flute

• André Cholmondely: guitar, vocals, electronics

• Dave Johnsen: bass, vocals

• Eric Svalgård: keyboard, vocals

• Glenn Leonard: drums, vocals

Auxiliary Crew

• Laura "Spanky" Wilson: driver, merch
• Jim "jimmie d" Denikos: driver, vaultmeister

PERFORMING THE MUSIC OF MR. FRANK ZAPPA

• 2005/04/04 concert New York, NY - B.B. King Blues Club
• 2005/04/05 concert New Haven, CT - Toad's
• 2005/04/06 concert Albany, NY - Revolution Hall
• 2005/04/07 concert Burlington, VT - Nectar's
• 2005/04/08 concert Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
• 2005/04/09 concert Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony
• 2005/04/10 concert Worchester, MA - Tammany Hall
• 2005/04/11 concert Cambridge, MA - Middle East
• 2005/04/12 concert Providence, RI - The Call
• 2005/04/13 concert Travel/Off
• 2005/04/14 concert Chicago, IL - Martyrs'
• 2005/04/15 concert Chicago, IL - Martyrs'
• 2005/04/16 concert Taylor, MI - The Trolley Stop
• 2005/04/17 concert Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
• 2005/04/18 concert Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's Funhouse
• 2005/04/19 concert Buffalo, NY - Club Infinity
• 2005/04/20 concert Rochester, NY - Milestones
• 2005/04/21 concert Wilkes-Barre, PA - River Street Jazz Cafe
• 2005/04/22 concert Wilkes-Barre, PA - River Street Jazz Cafe
• 2005/04/23 concert Baltimore, MD - The Funk Box
• 2005/04/24 concert Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live

THE WRONG OBJECT

• the wrong object: live at zappanale 2004
      (2005, cdr-pro, bel, maximalist records mr 0004)
   
  • For me, one of the highlights of the 2004 Zappanale festival was seeing the Wrong Object on stage. With, or even without Ed Mann, these guys gave a hell of a show.
    I caught the band in Liège a couple of days ago, and they might have changed their line-up, but they're sounding more powerful than ever.
    
    "Live At Zappanale 2004" is an excellent introduction that should get them into a club near you.
    There's a whole new bunch of concert dates coming up. More info soon...
     
  • www.wrongobject.be.tf

LESTER

    from: Hasi
    march 2005

just to let you know that there is an orchestral performance of FZ's music in Austria (Stadttheater, Wiener Neustadt) on May 12 2005.

The project is initiated by Raoul Herget, who is the Director of the local Music conservatory (Mathias Hauer Conservatory), it is called:

ZAPPA

played by LESTER

The name LESTER is a hommage to Lester Bowie, who's brother Joseph Bowie will play trombone and vocals in this concert. Not much more is known to me at this point of time, only that among the songs due to be performed is The Black Page #1 (see the link below).

http://www.filz.at/news/news.htm

G3 GOES TO JAPAN

G3'05 JAPAN - EVO PREMIUM EXPERIENCE

Attention fans in Japan!  G3'05 with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and John Petrucci is coming to Japan in May 2005.

We will be offering our exclusive EVO Premium Experience at each show, which allows fans the opportunity to watch Steve and the band soundcheck; the chance to spend time asking Steve questions during an intimate question and answer discussion before the show; and a special pass to attend the aftershow meet and greet to meet the Vai band, as well as Joe Satriani and John Petrucci.

EVO Premium Experience ticket holders will also receive a special package containing a full-color 28-page tour book, a special EVO laminate, an autographed Real Illusions: Reflections CD booklet; one of Steve's guitar picks; and a special interview CD featuring Steve's comments on each song from Real Illusions and a bonus track that does not appear on the album.

To purchase your EVO Experience Ticket for G3 Japan, visit the Vai.com Tour Dates page:  http://www.vai.com/News/tourdates.html

Click the "Buy EVO Premium Tickets" next to the show you'd like to attend.  Select the show on our ticket page and create a user account in our online store.

Tickets are selling quickly - so don't miss this amazing opportunity!


EVO PREMIUM EXPERIENCE - CHICAGO 4/14

We are making a limited number of EVO Premium Experience tickets available for the show in Chicago, IL on April 14. This is one of the last shows on the US tour that we have EVO packages available for (along with Salt Lake City, UT and Boise ID).  The EVO Premium Experience is receiving rave reviews from fans and this is your last chance to experience it for yourself.

Visit our Tour Dates page for more info: http://www.vai.com/News/tourdates.html


THE ACHING HUNGER - PHASE II: JULY 1 & 2, 2005

Steve will be joining the Metropole Orchestra in Groningen, Holland for two more shows on July 1 and 2, 2005.  If you missed the last performances of The Aching Hunger, now is your chance to see the legendary breathtaking show that everyone is talking about.  We are making tickets available exclusively through Vai.com NOW.  Tickets are selling fast - so visit our Tour Dates page to get yours: http://www.vai.com/News/tourdates.html

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http://www.vai.com
 

WHATCHAMACALLIT

• 2005/04/09 Whatchamacallit - concert 'de vieze gasten', gent, belgium
   
• 2005/05/26 Whatchamacallit - concert 'muzezaal', gent, belgium

JOE DENINZON & STRATOSPHEERIUS

• joe deninzon & stratospheerius: live wires
      (2004, cd, usa, d-zone records)
   
  • Stratospheerius is Joe Deninzon's band. Their (or his) latest album is called "Live Wires" and captures the band live in concert in 2003.
    Stratospheerius is a jam band, which means that they play a song and that they improvise on it. If I tell you that Joe Deninzon plays the electric violin and that Jake Ezra plays the guitar, you can imagine that some heavy, ripping soloing takes place. Jazzy angles, funky grooves, it's all here. If you're into Steve Kimock, or into Zappa, just to drop a couple of names, this is your thing!
    Absolute highlights (and brilliant performances) are Zappa's 'Magic Fingers' and Danny Elfman's 'Theme From The Simpsons'. I hope they will be sending Matt Groening a copy. He'll love it.
    I'm listening to 'Acid Rabbits' right now, for the third time in a row. 12 minutes of pure fun, with Alex Skolnick guesting on jazz-guitar. This is a great album.
     
  • Order your copy from
    www.joedeninzon.com
     

March 2005, Joe Deninzon added:
"I moved to New york in 1997, and had been a Zappa fan for many years, so naturally, anytime I saw an add for a Project/Object or an Ed Palermo Big Band concert, I would make it a point to be there.  Speaking of which, I've also sat in with Ed palermo's band a number of times.
We do perform Frank Zappa's 'Magic Fingers' often at our shows. we also play 'King Kong' and 'Willie the Pimp', occasionally. With my acoustic projects, I love to play 'Blessed Relief'. Certain songs intrigue me, and I love turning people on to  certain music in an artist's catalogue that I feel has been overlooked. 'Magic Fingers' has stuck with me since the first time I heard it."
 

RONY VERBIEST - MARK GODFROID

I borrowed this beautiful picture of Mark Godfroid (trombone) and Rony Verbiest (bandoneon), and pasted in it UM. Picture taken by Luc Meeuwes.

WILD MAN FISCHER

Don't miss the world premiere of DERAILROADED at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX!

A shocking and sensitive journey through the Manic Depressive and Paranoid Schizophrenic mind of outsider music icon and Frank Zappa protege' Larry "Wild Man" Fischer.

An Ubin Twinz Production

Directed by Josh Rubin and Produced by Jeremy Lubin

Starring: Wild Man Fischer, Frank Zappa, Bill Mumy, Weird Al Yankovic, Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo, Dr. Demento, Gail Zappa and Solomon Burke

WORLD PREMIERE

• 2005/03/13 - 4:30 PM – ACC / 500 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX

• 2005/03/16 - 2:00 PM – ACC

• 2005/03/19 - 2:15 PM – Dobie / 2025 Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX

For more information on Derailroaded, please visit the web site at www.derailroaded.com
 

NEW ZAPPA DVD??

- info: Aad Hoogesteger
 

DOCTOR DARK

• 2005/04/05 Doctor Dark  &  Project/Object - concert 'Toad's Place', New Haven, CT, usa
   
• 2005/05/07 Doctor Dark & The Voice Of Cheez - concert 'Nitzche's', Buffalo, NY, usa

VAI - ACHING HUNGER PHASE II

• 2005/07/01 concert 'de oosterpoort', groningen, NL
   
• 2005/07/02 concert 'de oosterpoort', groningen, NL

CHAD WACKERMAN

• 2005/02/17 – World Drummers Ensemble – concert rotterdam, NL  (featuring Chad Wackerman and Bill Bruford)

• 2005/02/18 – World Drummers Ensemble – concert enschede, NL  (featuring Chad Wackerman and Bill Bruford)

• 2005/02/19 – World Drummers Ensemble – concert utrecht, NL  (featuring Chad Wackerman and Bill Bruford)

• 2005/02/21 – World Drummers Ensemble – concert amsterdam, NL  (featuring Chad Wackerman and Bill Bruford)

• 2005/02/23 – Chad Wackerman – drum clinic, winterswijk, NL

• 2005/02/24 – Chad Wackerman – drum clinic, ‘Musik Aktiv’, Paderborn, Germany

• 2005/02/25 – Chad Wackerman – drum clinic, ‘Popakademie Baden-Württemberg’, Mannheim, Germany

• 2005/02/27 – Chad Wackerman – drum clinic, ‘Drum Department’, Stuttgart, Germany

• 2005/02/28 – Chad Wackerman – drum clinic, ‘Herrn Vogelmanns wunderbarer Trommelladen’, Ludwigsburg, Germany

• 2005/03/01 – Chad Wackerman – drum clinic, ‘Drumhouse’, Waldkirch-Kollnau, Germany

• 2005/03/02 – Chad Wackerman – drum clinic, ‘Musik Produktiv CH’, Niederlenz, Germany

from the archives * from the archives * from the archives * from the archives

These pictures have been added to the UM website today:

• the Harmonia promotional CD
   
• Zappa's "Have I Offended Someone", advance release
   
• Zappa's "Strictly Genteel", advance release
   

from the archives

TOM TRAPP

Tom Trapp is a composer, musician, conductor, arranger and orchestrator. He has orchestrated pieces for Napoleon Murphy Brock, Mike Keneally, Steve Vai and the Grandmothers.

Co had a conversation with Tom Trapp and also treated the listener to some Tom Trapp compositions.
 

CO DE KLOET

His weekly "Mix Van Dat Alles" radio show presented recordings by Vai and the Metropole Orkest, Opperman, Keneally, Raymond Scott, Wrong Object, live material from George Duke (from the Edison Awardation) and much, much more.

• 2005/01/26 radio show "4fm" on radio 4: the 2003/06/10 concert by Mike Keneally & Jan Akkerman
   
• 2005/02/18 radio show "4fm: spotlight": Napoleon Murphy Brock blindfold test

2004/11/26, the Metropole Orkest, conducted by Dick Backer, plus Michiel Borstlap, Edsilia Rombley and Napoleon Murphy Brock did a concert at the 'Kleine Zaal, Oosterpoort' in Groningen, NL.

Tonight, 2005/03/13, you'll get a preview during "Mix Van Dat Alles". The entire concert will be broadcast on 2005/04/25.
 

UGLY RADIO REBELLION

Once again it has been proven beyond all doubt that;
MUSIC IS THE BEST!!!!

The show with Ike Willis was simply AAAMAAAZING!!! Here's a few pictures...
http://www.geocities.com/themusicmill/3805.html

Thanks to all that came out!!! Let us know what you thought of the show...
I think the main highlights for me was getting my guitar autographed and trading solos with Ike on Zomby Woof... WOW... dreams come true...

Ike said he had a BLAST and a little sore the next day... he was very appreciative of the response and said it was "way better than I could've expected"...YEAH!!!

Next show is April 3 at Club Bart...

-- Scott

set-list:
heavy duty judy * cosmik debris * trouble everyday * what's new in baltimore * andy * inca roads * the deathless horsie * magic fingers * bobby brown goes down * honey don't you want a man like me * i'm a beautiful guy * crew slut * fembot in a wet t-shirt * why does it hurt when i pee * flakes * broken hearts are for assholes * baby snakes * marquesons chicken * teenage prostitute * my guitar wants to kill yo mama * san berdino * filthy habits * zoot allures * outside now * packard goose * montana * echidna’s arf * zomby woof
 

2005/03/12  the voice oF cheeZ in concert

Hello Teenage America....

Voice of Cheez
Peforming the music of Frank Zappa
Tonight
Saturday, March 12, 8 pm
Nietzsche's
248 Allen Street
Buffalo, NY


What a pumpkin!

ROSA ENSEMBLE  /  ESQUIRE SAXOPHONE QUARTET

2005/01/31, Dutch radio station Concertzender did a broadcast of the 2004/10/08 performance at 'Kikker' in Utrecht, NL.

Frank Zappa's 'Sofa' was played as an encore by the Rosa Ensemble with the Esquire Saxophone Quartet at the Utrecht concert.
 

MICHAEL BRECKER

2005/02/02, Dutch national radio 4 did broadcast a recording of this 2004/07/11 concert.

Farmers Market

• Trifon Trifonov: saxophone, vocals
• Jarle Vespestad: drums
• Finn Guttormsen: bass
• Nils Olav Johansen: guitar, vocals
• Stian Carstensen: accordeon, guitar, caval

Special guest: Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone

Setlist: some fag rag * jog trot (traditiona)l/nothing personal * introductions * new smeseno/kyrillisk bøddel * trad rachenenitzk/in a sentimental mood

- info: Gerard Wissink
 

CHRIS OPPERMAN

• SPECIAL OPPS Tomorrow (Tuesday) Night @ Level One!

• Upcoming Performances

• Steve Vai's "Real Illusions: Reflections" #147 on the Billboard Top 200

• Album #4: "Beyond the Foggy Highway" Completed!

• Other Noteworthy News

* SPECIAL OPPS Tuesday Night @ Level One!

Chris Opperman Presents @ Level One
TOMORROW, March 8th
Level One
6311 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA - 21+, $5

Andre LaFosse - 8:15
Brent Locke & the Loaded - 9:00
Jettson - 9:45
SPECIAL OPPS - 10:30
Warren Charles - 11:30

Well, I for one am really excited about this evening of music!  Echoplex freak Andre LaFosse will be performing with THREE Echoplexes simultaneously for the first time ever as he prepares for his New York 5.1 live performance later this month.  Brent Locke finally makes a return to performing with his band The Loaded and I'm especially excited to hear the song "The Pressure" again because it's a cool song.  Jettson's country-rock hybrid is sounding hotter than ever thanks to the addition of a new drummer.

Then it'll be my band SPECIAL OPPS and we'll be performing your favorites as well as a new piece called "The Real McCoy" which is a tribute to one of the great modern pianists, McCoy Tyner. 

Also, there will be drink specials including $3 beers and $5 Jack Daniel's shots (although there are sodas and water available for those of you who don't drink).  And why not try the Level One Burger while you're there?  It's burgeriffic.

* Upcoming Performances

Chris Opperman Solo
Santa Monica College Resource Fair
Thursday, March 17th - 11:15 am
Sponsored by the Associated Students of Santa Monica College

Chris Opperman Presents @ Level One
Tuesday, March 22nd

Acts TBA, a couple slots still available, e-mail if interested.  Actually, Level One wants to expand my night into a weekly thing, so if you know of any great bands that need to showcase or perform, please let me know.

Chris Opperman Solo Piano Recital
Los Angeles Music Awards
Thursday, March 31st - 8:00 pm - $10
The Monsoon
1212 3rd St. Promenade
Santa Monica, 90401
310.576.9996

Well, I will finally be doing a solo piano recital on a nice baby grand for those of you who have been waiting years for such an occassion!  I will be wearing a suit and a tie, and I will be performing everyone's favorite pieces from "Klavierstucke" including a bunch of pieces I've never performed live before. 

* Steve Vai's "Real Illusions: Reflections" #147 on the Billboard Top 200

Steve Vai's first studio album of all-new material in over 5 years, "Real Illusions: Reflections" hit stores a couple weeks ago and is now #147 on the Billboard charts!  I haven't played on a Billboard-charting album since Keneally's 2000 album "Dancing," and I'm excited to have played on an album that's cracked the Top 150.  The album is also the 5th best selling album via the Internet and the 15th biggest Independent album.  Awesome.  Steve is currently on tour, so you should go to www.vai.com and check out his show with his new band The Breed.

* Album #4: "Beyond the Foggy Highway" Completed!

Scott Chatfield and I got together after a Keneally show in Carlsbad Saturday afternoon and made the final edits to "Beyond the Foggy Highway."  It's now 15 - 17% better that we took the time to make those edits (we made it about 4 minutes shorter) and we're real excited about it.  Release date has been set for Tuesday, April 19th.  Album #5, a studio album with my band SPECIAL OPPS will be underway starting in April.

* Other Noteworthy News

Kat Parsons' album "No Will Power," which features my trumpet playing on the song "Mistakes," hits stores March 29th at which point it will be available for purchase direct from oppymusic.com.  She will be having FOUR CD release parties in NYC (March 24th), Washington, DC (March 25th), April 10th (Los Angeles), and April 30th (Chicago).

SPECIAL OPPS guitarist Andre LaFosse to perform in New York City with 5, count 'em, FIVE Echoplexes.  Check out www.altruistmusic.com for more details.

Kelda's album "Detour," which features my piano playing on the song "Stop the Rain" has been released (www.kelda.net) and she will be having her CD release party in LA on April 12th.  I will be performing "Stop the Rain" with her ensemble that night.  It's a wonderful album.

Mike Keneally (www.keneally.com) and Steve Vai (www.vai.com) are currently on tour, check out their respective sites for tour dates.

Okay, that's enough.  Music is the best!

-- Chris Opperman
 

URANUS BRUYANT

• uranus bruyant: uranus bruyant
      (1998, cdep, fr, new ub 01)
   
  • This EP is from a couple of years ago, 1998. It presents Uranus Bruyant, a French fanfare jazz funk band. This EP was recorded live and includes a bunch of Zappa tunes. A very fine perfomance !
     
  • let's make the water turn black (f.zappa)
  • harry you're a beast (f.zappa)
  • the orange county lumber truck (f.zappa)
  • theme from lumpy gravy (f.zappa)
  • love of my life (f.zappa)

ALEC K. REDFEARN AND THE EYESORES

Cuneiform Recording Artist ALEC K. REDFEARN AND THE EYESORES on Tour!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MARCH 2005 EUROPEAN TOUR
AMSTERDAM - GERMANY - CZECH REPUBLIC - BELGIUM

• 3/7-   Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso

• [3/8-9 open]

• 3/10- Hamburg, Germany - Astra Stube

• 3/11- Bremen, Germany - Lila Eule

• 3/12- Berlin, Germany - Kulturbrauerei

• 3/13- Dresden, Germany - Scheune

• [3/14 open]

• 3/15- Opava, Czech Republic - Bludny kamen, vinarna U Premka

• [3/16-17 open]

• 3/18- Darmstadt, Germany - Oetinger Villa

• [3/19 open]

• 3/20- Frankfurt, Germany - Dreikoenigskeller

• 3/21- Kiel, Germany - Nachtcafe

• [3/22]

• 3/23- Liege, Belgium - L'Aquilone

• 3/24- Berlin, Germany - Venue to be announced

*Dream Magazine* describes the sound of Alec K. Redfearn and The Eyesores as, "...a complex mix of psychedelic folk, progrock, old-time counrty, acidic cabaret, dark circus music, and sinister dream fragments that haunt in recurring motifs...From harsh nightmare riddles, to sweetly swooning tranced-out droning somnambulant reveries, or an almost indie-pop brightness, this is all well worth investigating." Hailing from Providence, Rhode Island in the US, Alec K. Redfearn and The Eyesores are post-rock's magical surrealists.  Always evolving and ever elusive, their music combines a spectrum of influences.  Their sound is beautiful and horrific, elegant and cynical; it crosses genres as easily as a ghost floats through solid walls. Their latest album, *The Quiet Room,* is the bands' 4th release, and their first on Cuneiform Records.

2005 European Tour Lineup:

• Alec K. Redfearn- accordian, vocals, keyboards, noise-making devices

• Matt McLaren- drums Margie Wienk- bass, vocals Ann Schattle- french horn

• Domenick Panzarella- guitar
   

MARC GUILLERMONT

• marc guillermont: zappostrophe - tribute to frank zappa
      (2004, cd, fr, private release)
   
  • Multi-instrumentalist Marc Guillermont recorded this album in 2004. "Zappostrophe" is a mostly instrumental album, and as the title suggests, it's a Frank Zappa tribute album. Musically, it reminds me a lot of Steve Vai's excellent "Flex-Able" album. The atmosphere is completely Zappa: arrangements, compositions, guitar soli,...
    If you check out the titles of the various tracks, you'll immediately see which Zappa composition gave Marc the inspiration.
    
    A very fine album indeed.
     
  • www.virtualist.net

STEVE CERIO

FAST 'N BULBOUS

• fast 'n bulbous: pork chop blue around the rind
      (2005, cd, usa, cuneiform)
   
  • About three or four years ago, Phillip Johnston put together Fast 'N Bulbous, The Captain Beefheart Tribute. The band made a very impressive demo and played a handful of gigs including a fabulous concert in Brugge, Belgium. And now, out of the blue, there's "Pork Chop Blue Around The Rind", an album filled with Captain Beefheart compositions. The first thing I noticed was that the line-up had changed quit a bit. Besides Phillip Johnston, only Gary Lucas is still around. I was rather curious to find out how that would reflect on this album.
    
    "Pork Chop Blue" is a great album. Phillip Johnston has re-arranged the compositions from vocals / rock band to guitar, bass, drums plus trumpet, trombone, alto and baritone sax. He did an excellent job. You don't even wonder where the vocals are...
    
    A very fine choice of compositions, great arrangements, superbly played & impressive improvisations. Need I say more?
     
  • Available in the better record store of from www.cuneiform.com.
     

UGLY RADIO REBELLION

Ike is also doing an 'In Store' the same day at 6pm at Gus Zoppi Music Center, Serling Heights, MI...

2005/03/08 Ike Willis - concert 'Gus Zoppi Music Center', serling hights, mi, usa

2005/03/08 Ugly Radio Rebellion, feat Ike Willis - concert 'The Hayloft', Mt Clemens, mi, usa

The current line-up for "theURR" is;

• Scott Schroen-Guitar/Vocals

• Preston Parish-Bass/Vocals

• Vince LeBlanc-Vocals/Guitar Synth

• August Krueger-Drums/Xylophone/stunt percussion

• Dave Cheney-Drums

FOREVER EINSTEIN

• forever einstein: racket science
      (2005, cd, usa, cuneiform rune 206)
   
  • Now here's a threesome that'll show you what prog rock really is about. "Racket Science" is the fifth album from Forever Einstein, a Connecticut-based guitar, bass and drums trio. No fancy stuff, just music: a clean guitar, a fretless bass and tight drums. Forever Einstein offers instrumental, rock-based music: beautiful compositions, flavoured with lots of time-changes and mood swings.
    "Racket Science" displays a fine mixture of musical ideas, using and refering to various influences: surf music, jazz, Raymond Scott, King Crimson, Snakefinger (!), and lots and lots more.
     
  • This is a very impressive album. Check it out. It should be available in the better record store of from www.cuneiform.com.
     

• forever einstein: racket science
      (2005, cd, usa, cuneiform rune 206)

kevin gerety: bass
charles o’meara: guitar
john roulat: drums

all music by charles o’meara

engineered, edited and mixed by john roulat

1. how come the wrong people are always in charge?
2. you’re living in a world of make-believe with flowers and bells and leprechauns and magic frogs with funny little hats
3. it’s a good thing i don’t have super brain powers or you’d be in a thousand little pieces right now
4. they’re portable, they’re annoying and they cost three dollars a case
5. i’m trying to contain an outbreak here and you’re driving the monkey to the airport
6. it’s almost impossible to concentrate in this café with all these leggy belgian girls walking around in miniskirts
7. god has a plan for me, and it involves puppets
8. i wish i had me some of them miracle smart pills
9. i got my picture taken, i got forty dollars and i get to keep the underwear
10. there’s some milk in the fridge that’s about to go bad… and there it goes
11. every word out of your mouth is like a turd falling in my drink
12. he looks interesting – and by interesting i mean weird

KLIMPEREI

Also in the "classic" Absurd circular foldout cover, this time in a tasty shade of hot pink, comes La Tordeuse à Bandes Obliques (I'm not going make any attempts at translating the title if that's OK with you), the latest offering from the quintessentially underground and decidedly potty world of Klimperei. Essentially the brainchild of Christophe Petchanatz (along with Los Paranos, Al and Del, Deleted, Lapin Gris and Totentanz and goodness knows how many other outfits), the group has been steadily amassing a huge archive of deliciously naïve mini-compositions for piano, winds and lo-fi electronics, to which can be added 28 more here. If you have a soft spot for the loopier end of English Experimentalism (John White, Howard Skempton, Christopher Hobbs, Penguin Café Orchestra..), or the crankier corners of RIO (Pascal Comelade, ZNR..), you'll be as happy with this as little Maria Amaryllis, for whose first birthday the album has been released to celebrate. Behind all the above names of course stands Satie, so it's no surprise to find a couple of decidedly oblique - twisted, more like - references to Le Maître d'Arcueil herein, notably "Les Dominos", which revamps one of the well-worn "Gymnopédies" into something that would make even the late great Les Dawson's toes curl up. Even better is "Vive le Vent", which will have you reaching for the tinsel and crackers in no time. Fewer than 300 shopping days left to Christmas, kids - get buying right now.

http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/

 

ARTHUR BARROW

• arthur barrow: on time
      (2003, cdr, usa, private release)
   
  • Arthur Barrow's "On Time" is his fourth album (not counting his Mona Lisa Overdrive project), and it features a lot of familiar names: Vinnie Colaiuta, Tommy Mars, Bruce Fowler, Robert Williams and Don Preston.
    It's very difficult to describe the music on this album (and that's a very positive remark!). It's contemporary, and a bit jazzy as well. It even shows that Arthur Barrow has played with Zappa for years.
    'Selva Savia' is my favourite composition, with Robert Williams on the cowbell tree, combining both oriental scales (how does he get these throat singers out of his machine?) and the perfect Miles Davis groove.
    
    Check out http://pw1.netcom.com/~bigear/

THE KENEALLIST - March 1, 2005

2005/03/04 Mike Keneally Band – concert ‘The Baked Potato’, North Hollywood, ca, usa

(I'm about to use the word "golly" - prepare yourself…)  Golly, when was the last MKB show?  I can't remember, but here comes another one, with all proper band members in place.  We're rehearsing twice for this one!  And, golly, the very next day…

2005/03/05 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Museum Of Making Music’, Carlsbad, CA, usa

Did you hear that?  It's free!  Free, I tell you.  And here comes yet more free music, in areas other than Southern California, in just a couple of weeks from now:

2005/03/14 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Fazio's Frets & Friends’, Manchester, Missouri, usa

(Mike will be bringing his remarkable new Taylor T5 Thinline 5-Way acoustic/electric guitar.
Admission free unless otherwise noted.)

2005/03/15 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Steilberg String Instruments‘, Louisville, Kentucky, usa

2005/03/16 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Guitar Center’, Columbus, Ohio, usa

2005/03/17 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Guitar Center, ‘Monroeville, Pennsylvania, usa

2005/03/18 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘make ‘n’ music’, Frederick, Maryland, usa

2005/03/19 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘pro line music’, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, usa

2005/03/20 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘melodee music’, Sterling, Virginia, usa (part of "Acoustifest 2005")

2005/03/21 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Wyndham Roanoke Airport’, Roanoke, Virginia, usa

2005/03/23 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Fred's Music Shop’, Shillington, Pennsylvania, usa

2005/03/24 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘guitar center’, Towson, Maryland, usa

Come to all of these shows!  I'm planning to!

TOUR?!?
In April and May, it looks like the Mike Keneally Band will be touring, finally!  Sadly Nick D. can't make the tour (he'll be drumming with Tears For Fears again at that time) but Joe Travers has stepped into the fray and saved our bacon.  Stay tuned for the official announcement of the dates and locations.

Website news [http://www.keneally.com]:  we recently put a couple of new Quick Time videos on the front page - "My Dilemma" from the December show at the Belly-Up (featuring the wonderful and much missed Wes Wehmiller on bass), and a solo piano performance of "I, Drum-Running, Am Clapboard Bound," featuring me wearing a Glenn Gould cap.

Bunches of new music up at RadioKeneally.com [http://www.radiokeneally.com], including a small slew of recordings from the late seventies - things my brother Marty and I recorded at home, including a nice version of Jeff Beck's "Diamond Dust" (with Marty on lead guitar - in fact most of the guitar you'll hear on these early recordings is Marty, I was mainly a keyboardist in those days), Allan Holdsworth's "Floppy Hat" as a guitar duet for me and Marty, a cracking version of ELP's "The Barbarian" with a lot of wrong notes in it, a solo Fender Rhodes performance of "Little House I Used To Live In," a weird song I wrote when I was 16 called "Dogtail Chase" and loads of other dark secrets from my prog-teen past.  It's all requestable, go there now!

Many thanks to Which One's Pink's Dan Johnson for setting up a cozy spot for Keneally friends at MySpace.com [http://www.myspace.com/mikekeneally].

More news so soon you can taste it --- have a great week!

Your love puppy,
Mike Keneally
 

STEVE VAI

• steve vai: real illusions - reflections
      (2005, cd, usa, favored nations)
   
  • Here it is. Steve Vai's first 'real' solo album in a couple of years.
    Those of you who know me a bit better (or even those of you who have seen me running around in my Vai t-shirt), know that I'm a Vai fan. I like the way how he makes his guitar sing, and how he manages to play these twisted melodies a little different each time around.
    Steve Vai has a very recognisable, very personal sound, both in guitar tone as in composition. Once again, he succeeded in glueing me to my headphones. Besides Billy Sheenan (bass) and Jeremy Colson (drum) (the both of them incredible - just listen to 'Freak Show Excess'), "Real Illusions - Reflections" also features a fabulous track with the Dutch Metropole Orkest, as well as Laurel Fishman and Thomas Nordegg on 'speaking'.
    
    "Real Illusions - Reflections" is a very, very fine Steve Vai album.

VOICE OF CHEEZ

• 2005/03/12 The Voice of Cheez - concert 'Nietzsche's', buffalo, ny, usa

thebignotefiles - 2005/02
 

the concert calendar * the concert calendar

• 2005/01/07 Terry Bozzio - concert ‘concertzaal’, tilburg, NL (with afternoon rehearsal), concert at 20:30 h
   

• 2005/01/09 Terry Bozzio + the Metropole Orkest- concert  ‘013 popcentrum’, tilburg, NL with metropole orchestra - seated, at 15.00 h
   

• 2005/01/10 Terry Bozzio - masterclass '013 popcentrum', tilburg, NL – small set, at 20:00 h

• 2005/01/10 cucamonga radio show, belgian radio 1: wrong object feat. ed mann
   

• 2005/01/11 Terry Bozzio - lecture/dialogue 'fontys conservatoire', tilburg, NL – with students, informal, at 15:00 h
   

• 2005/01/12 Terry Bozzio - masterclass 'hedon', zwolle, NL – small set, at 15.30 h

• 2005/01/12 Terry Bozzio - concert 'hedon', zwolle, NL - standing audience, at 20.45 h
   

• 2005/01/13 Terry Bozzio - concert 'boerderij', zoetermeer, NL - standing audience, at 20.30 h
   

• 2005/01/15 Terry Bozzio - concert 'jazzclub paradox', tilburg, NL – small venue, informal, small set, at 21.30 h
   

• 2005/01/16 Terry Bozzio - project "railway location project", tilburg, NL – with advanced amateurs, at 19.30 h

• 2005/01/16 Corrie van Binsbergen - concert 'rasa', utrecht, the netherlands
   

• 2005/01/19 The Grandmothers Re:Invented - concert 'rock café', catania, italy
   

• 2005/01/20 - 1:20 PM - Mike Keneally & Rick Musallam - Taylor Guitars performance room,
  at NAMM, Anaheim, CA
   

• 2005/01/21 The Grandmothers Re:Invented - concert 'marabu club', napoli, italy

• 2005/01/21 - 12:45 PM - Mike Keneally & Bryan Beller - Taylor Guitars performance room,
  at NAMM, Anaheim, CA
   

• 2005/01/22 The Grandmothers Re:Invented - concert 'flog', firenze, italy

• 2005/01/22 LeBocal - concert 'le Sc'Art à B', Bonneville (74), France
   

• 2005/01/23 The Grandmothers Re:Invented - concert 'jailbreak', roma, italy

• 2005/01/23 - 1:20 PM - Mike Keneally & Bryan Beller - Taylor Guitars performance room,
  at NAMM, Anaheim, CA
   

• 2005/01/24 The Grandmothers Re:Invented - concert "jazz festival", 'citta' di castello (pg), italy
   

• 2005/01/25 The Grandmothers Re:Invented - concert 'alcatraz', milano, italy  - with special guest
   

• 2005/01/26 The Grandmothers Re:Invented - concert savona, italy
   

• 2005/01/27 The Grandmothers Re:Invented - concert 'america', torino, italy

• 2005/01/27 the central scrutinizer band - concert 'cafe piupiu', são paulo, brasil
   

• 2005/01/28 The Grandmothers Re:Invented - concert 'naima', forli, italy
   

• 2005/01/29 The Grandmothers Re:Invented - concert 'magic bus', venezia (marcon), italy
   

• 2005/01/30 The Grandmothers Re:Invented - concert 'teatro rossetti', trieste, italy
   (with seminary of pfm drummer franz di cioccio and music critic riccardo bertoncelli)
   

• 2005/01/31 dutch national radio 4 will broadcast (part of) the Terry Bozzio concert with the  metropole orchestra (2005/01/09 concert  ‘013 popcentrum’, tilburg, NL)
   

• 2005/02/01 Special Opps - concert 'level one', los angeles, ca, usa
   

• 2005/02/04 The Foolz - concert 'de boerderij', zoetermeer, the netherlands
   

• 2005/02/05 Steve Vai - concert paris, france

• 2005/02/05 The Troupe - concert 'de naald', naaldwijk, the netherlands
   

• 2005/02/13 Ugly Radio Rebellion - concert 'club bart', ferndale, usa
   

• 2005/02/14 Gary Lucas and Phillip Johnston / PJ Harvey, cucamonga radio show, belgium
   

•  2005/02/15 Special Opps - concert 'level one', los angeles, ca, usa
   

• 2005/02/16 The Troupe - concert 'kennemer theater', beverwijk, the netherlands
   

• 2005/02/22 The Troupe - concert 'koningstheater', den bosch, the netherlands
   

• 2005/02/23 The Troupe - concert 'koningstheater', den bosch, the netherlands
   

• 2005/02/24 The Troupe - concert 'de meerse', hoofddorp, the netherlands
   

• 2005/03/01 Steve Vai - concert Phoenix, AZ, usa
   

• 2005/03/02 Steve Vai - concert Albuquerque, NM, usa (Note: 21+ Venue)
   

• 2005/03/04 The Muffin Men - concert 'Cwmaman Public Halls', Abardare, UK
• 2005/03/04 Steve Vai -concert Houston, TX, usa
• 2005/03/04 The Paul Green School Of Rock & Ike Willis - concert (more info soon)
• 2005/03/04 Mike Keneally Band – concert ‘The Baked Potato’, North Hollywood, ca, usa
   
• 2005/03/05  Steve Vai - Granada Theatre,  Dallas, TX, usa
• 2005/03/05 The Muffin Men - concert 'Queens Hall', Narberth, UK
• 2005/03/05 The Paul Green School Of Rock & Ike Willis - concert (more info soon)

• 2005/03/05 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Museum Of Making Music’, Carlsbad, CA, usa
   

• 2005/03/06  Steve Vai - Antone's,  Austin, TX, usa
• 2005/03/06 The Paul Green School Of Rock & Ike Willis - concert 'bb kings', nyc, ny, usa
   
• 2005/03/07 The Muffin Men - STOCKPORT to be confirmed
   
• 2005/03/08 The Muffin Men - concert 'Rosehill Theatre', Whitehaven, UK
• 2005/03/08 Steve Vai - concert Memphis, TN, usa
   
• 2005/03/09  Steve Vai - The Cannery,  Nashville, TN , usa
• 2005/03/09 The Muffin Men - concert 'Renfrew Ferry', Glasgow, UK
   
• 2005/03/10 The Muffin Men - concert 'Springhead, Hull, UK
• 2005/03/10 Steve Vai -concert Birmingham, AL, usa
   
• 2005/03/11 The Muffin Men - concert 'LA3', Liverpool, UK
• 2005/03/11 Steve Vai -concert New Orleans, LA, usa
   
• 2005/03/12 The Voice of Cheez - concert 'Nietzsche's', buffalo, ny, usa
   
• 2005/03/13 The Muffin Men - concert 'Limelight', Crewe, UK
• 2005/03/13 radio show "Mix Van Dat Alles", radio 4, NL incl.a part of the 2004/11/26 concert by the Metropole Orkest, Michiel Borstlap, Edsilia Rombley and Napoleon Murphy Brock
• 2005/03/13 - 4:30 PM "Derailroaded", – ACC / 500 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX, usa
   
• 2005/03/14 Steve Vai -concert Tampa, FL, usa

• 2005/03/14 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Fazio's Frets & Friends’, Manchester, Missouri, usa
   

• 2005/03/15  Steve Vai - Julius Littman PAC,  Miami, FL, usa

• 2005/03/15 The Muffin Men - concert 'Komedia', Brighton, UK
• 2005/03/15 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Steilberg String Instruments‘, Louisville, Kentucky, usa
   
• 2005/03/16  Steve Vai - House of Blues,  Orlando, FL, usa
• 2005/03/16 The Muffin Men - concert 'South Parade Pier', Southsea, UK
• 2005/03/16 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Guitar Center’, Columbus, Ohio, usa
• 2005/03/16 - 2:00 PM "Derailroaded", – ACC / 500 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX, usa
   
• 2005/03/17  Steve Vai - Freebird Live,  Jacksonville, FL, usa
• 2005/03/17 The Muffin Men - concert 'Mr Kyps, Poole, UK
• 2005/03/17 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Guitar Center, ‘Monroeville, Pennsylvania, usa
   
• 2005/03/18  Steve Vai - House of Blues,  Myrtle Beach, SC, usa
• 2005/03/18 The Muffin Men - concert 'The Acorn', Penzance, UK
• 2005/03/18 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘make ‘n’ music’, Frederick, Maryland, usa
   
• 2005/03/19 The Muffin Men - concert 'The Wharf', Tavistock, UK
• 2005/03/19 Steve Vai -concert Atlanta, GA, usa
• 2005/03/19 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘pro line music’, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, usa
• 2005/03/19 - 2:15 PM "Derailroaded", – Dobie / 2025 Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX, usa
   
• 2005/03/20  Steve Vai - The Orange Peel ,  Asheville, NC , usa
• 2005/03/20 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘melodee music’, Sterling, Virginia, usa (part of "Acoustifest 2005")
   
• 2005/03/21 The Muffin Men - concert 'Alexanders', Chester, UK
• 2005/03/21 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Wyndham Roanoke Airport’, Roanoke, Virginia, usa
   
• 2005/03/22 The Muffin Men - concert 'Met Arts Centre', Bury, UK
• 2005/03/22 Steve Vai -concert Winston Salem, NC, usa
   
• 2005/03/23  Steve Vai - Birchmere,  Alexandria, VA, usa
• 2005/03/23 The Muffin Men - concert 'New Roscoe', Leeds, UK
• 2005/03/23 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘Fred's Music Shop’, Shillington, Pennsylvania, usa
   
• 2005/03/24  Steve Vai - Rams Head Live,  Baltimore, MD, usa
• 2005/03/24 The Muffin Men - concert 'Boardwalk', Sheffield, UK
• 2005/03/24 Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller – concert ‘guitar center’, Towson, Maryland, usa
   
• 2005/03/25 Steve Vai - concert Hartford, CT, usa
   
• 2005/03/26 The Muffin Men - concert 'Flowerpot', Derby, UK
  2005/03/26  Steve Vai - concert 'Town Hall', NYC, NY, usa
   
• 2005/03/27 The Muffin Men - concert 'Robin', Wolverhampton, UK
   
• 2005/03/28  Steve Vai - The Trocadero Theatre,  Philadelphia, PA, usa
   

• 2005/03/29  Steve Vai - Westbury Music Fair,  Westbury, NY, usa
   

• 2005/03/30 The Muffin Men - concert 'Huntingdon Hall', Worcester, UK
• 2005/03/30 Steve Vai - concert Sayreville, NJ, usa
   
• 2005/03/31 The Muffin Men - concert 'Borderline', London, UK
• 2005/03/31 Steve Vai - concert Boston, MA, usa
   
• 2005/04/01 The Muffin Men - concert 'Mill', Banbury, UK
• 2005/04/01 Steve Vai -concert Montreal, QUE, can
   

• 2005/04/02  Steve Vai - Massey Hall,  Toronto, ONT, usa

• 2005/04/02 The Muffin Men - concert 'Leisure Centre', Market Harborough, UK
   
• 2005/04/04  Steve Vai - Univ. Buffalo Center for Arts,  Buffalo, NY, usa
• 2005/04/04  Project/Object - concert New York, NY - B.B. King Blues Club
   
• 2005/04/05 Steve Vai -concert Pittsburgh, PA, usa

• 2005/04/05 Doctor Dark  &  Project/Object - concert 'Toad's Place', New Haven, CT, usa
   

• 2005/04/06  Steve Vai - House of Blues,  Cleveland, OH, usa
• 2005/04/06  Project/Object - concert Albany, NY - Revolution Hall
   

• 2005/04/07 Steve Vai - concert Columbus, OH, usa

• 2005/04/07  Project/Object - concert Burlington, VT - Nectar's
   

• 2005/04/08  Steve Vai - State Theatre,  Detroit, MI, usa

• 2005/04/08  Project/Object - concert Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
   

• 2005/04/09  Steve Vai - Bogart's,  Cincinnati, OH, usa

• 2005/04/09 Whatchamacallit - concert 'de vieze gasten', gent, belgium
• 2005/04/09  Project/Object - concert Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony
   

• 2005/04/10  Steve Vai - The Pageant,  St. Louis, MO, usa

• 2005/04/10  Project/Object - concert Worchester, MA - Tammany Hall
   

• 2005/04/11 dutch radio station "concertzender" will broadcast part of the 2005/01/07 opening concert of the "traces of rhythm" festival, featuring Terry Bozzio, Arnold Marinissen, Arno van Nieuwenhuize en Lê Quan Ninh.

• 2005/04/11  Project/Object - concert Cambridge, MA - Middle East
   

• 2005/04/12 Steve Vai -concert Milwaukee, WI, usa

• 2005/04/12 The Troupe - concert 'goudse schouwburg', gouda, the netherlands

• 2005/04/12  Project/Object - concert Providence, RI - The Call
   

• 2005/04/13 Steve Vai -concert Chicago, IL, usa

• 2005/04/13  Project/Object - concert Travel/Off
   

• 2005/04/14  Project/Object - concert Chicago, IL - Martyrs'
   

• 2005/04/15 Steve Vai -concert St. Paul, MN, usa

• 2005/04/15  Project/Object - concert Chicago, IL - Martyrs'
   

• 2005/04/16 The Troupe - concert 'schouwburg', amstelveen, the netherlands

• 2005/04/16 Steve Vai -concert Fargo, ND, usa

• 2005/04/16  Project/Object - concert Taylor, MI - The Trolley Stop
   

• 2005/04/17  Steve Vai concert Lincoln, NE, usa

• 2005/04/17  Project/Object - concert Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
   

• 2005/04/18  Project/Object - concert Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's Funhouse
   

• 2005/04/19  Steve Vai - Fox Theatre,  Boulder, CO, usa

• 2005/04/19  Project/Object - concert Buffalo, NY - Club Infinity

• 2005/04/19 Calefax - concert ‘de link’, tilburg, the netherlands
   

• 2005/04/20  Steve Vai - The Venue (formerly Brick's Club),  Salt Lake City, UT , usa

• 2005/04/20  Project/Object - concert Rochester, NY - Milestones
   

• 2005/04/21  Steve Vai - The Big Easy,  Boise, ID, usa

• 2005/04/21  Project/Object - concert Wilkes-Barre, PA - River Street Jazz Cafe
   

• 2005/04/22 Steve Vai -concert Seattle, WA, usa

• 2005/04/22  Project/Object - concert Wilkes-Barre, PA - River Street Jazz Cafe
   

• 2005/04/23  Steve Vai - Commodore Ballroom,  Vancouver, BC, usa

• 2005/04/23  Project/Object - concert Baltimore, MD - The Funk Box
   

• 2005/04/24 Steve Vai -concert Portland, OR, usa

• 2005/04/24  Project/Object - concert Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
   

• 2005/04/25 radio show "4fm", radio 4, NL, broadcast of the 2004/11/26 concert by the Metropole Orkest, Michiel Borstlap, Edsilia Rombley and Napoleon Murphy Brock
   

• 2005/04/26 Steve Vai -concert San Francisco, CA, usa
   

• 2005/04/27  Steve Vai - The Grove,  Anaheim, CA, usa
   

• 2005/04/28  Steve Vai - House of Blues,  Las Vegas, NV, usa

• 2005/04/28 Calefax - concert ‘bimhuis’, amsterdam, nl
   

• 2005/04/29  Steve Vai - 4th and B,  San Diego, CA, usa
   

• 2005/04/30  Steve Vai - Wiltern Theatre,  Los Angeles, CA, usa
   

• 2005/05/07 Doctor Dark & The Voice Of Cheez - concert 'Nitzche's', Buffalo, NY, usa
   

• 2005/05/12 lester - concert 'stadttheater', wiener neustadt, austria
   

• 2005/05/26 Whatchamacallit - concert 'muzezaal', gent, belgium
   

• 2005/07/01 Steve Vai & the Metropole Orkest - concert 'de oosterpoort', groningen, NL
   
• 2005/07/02 Steve Vai & the Metropole Orkest - concert 'de oosterpoort', groningen, NL