Short bits:

 * * * Two new Zappa bootleg CDs have been announced: "Volare" and "Synclavier Music". This latter one might be the Resolver & Brutality recording that turned up recently. * * *
 * * *  Hans Vandenburg's latest project is called Dierenpark. They have an album out, called "Slip-Tong" on which you can hear a 'Peaches En Regalia' intro drum roll for about two seconds... * * * 
 * * * Jan Donkers wrote a book called "Mijn Muziek" (My Music) that includes a 9-page chapter on Zappa & the Mothers Of Invention. The back of the book has a picture of FZ on it. * * * 
* * * The Ed Palermo Big Band has a new album out on Cuneiform, called "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" - all Zappa material * * *
* * * The new George Duke album is called "In A Mellow Mood" * * *
* * * I added picture and data for another Bozzio album: bozzio, levin, stevens: situation dangerous (2000, cd, usa, magna carta) * * * 
* * * UM now includes the Albert Marcoeur discography: albert marcoeur * * *
* * * The "Live!" album by Blues Experience includes Zappa's 'I'm The Slime' * * * (more info soon)

MIKE KENEALLY BAND: GUITAR THERAPY LIVE

• mike keneally band: guitar therapy live
      (2006, cd + dvd, usa, exowax 2408-1)
  
  • Every now and then, you listen an album and you immediately know that you'll be playing it over and over again. "Guitar Therapy Live" is such a gem.
    Not just great, but freakin' fantastic.
    And the best part of it is that the limited, or deluxe - or whatever you call it - version includes a DVD as well. Recorded live at the 'Baked Patato' in North Hollywood somewhere in 2005, the disc shows what the Mike Keneally Band is all about.
    The guitar is mixed louder than the voice, and that's an excellent choice. You notice it right away and it gives the album a rougher sound, making it a real 'guitar album'.
    Right up my alley.
    
    Highly recommended !!
    
  • order info below

THE KENEALLIST 2006 06 27

THE KENEALLIST, June 27, 2006: GUITAR THERAPY LIVE & FREE STUFF!

Hi, Scott here, typing to you as Mike relaxes at an outdoor San Diego venue, preparing to enjoy his final Radiohead concert before jetting off to Holland for a gig this weekend with Peter Tiehuis and the Metropole Orchestra. (A tale of free tickets for that show appears below.)

GUITAR THERAPY LIVE RELEASED TODAY

Today's the day the single-CD edition of Mike Keneally Band's Guitar Therapy Live hits the streets. You'll now find it in stores, at <http://www.MooseMart.com>, other online outlets and on iTunes. The CD/DVD Special Edition is moving briskly, but still available at MooseMart as well. Check out <http://www.keneally.com> for more info, as well as links to the great reviews this live monster is getting.

By the way, thank you for making the following fact true: every limited Special Edition Keneally album released by Exowax in the past (Nonkertompf, Dancing, Wooden Smoke) has sold out, except for a few dozen Dog Special Editions still remaining. And, of course the new Guitar Therapy Live Special Editions. You guys are cool!

FREE BLUE DOGSHIRT WITH $30 MOOSEMART PURCHASE

We've added a neato incentive to purchase your Keneally stuff at <http://www.MooseMart.com>: for every $30 you spend there, you'll get a free blue DogShirt while supplies last. (Postage for the shirts will be added to your order.) There's no limit until we run out of blue DogShirts. So theoretically, you could buy $30,000 worth of Keneally stuff and end up with 1000 shirts! But make sure you specify size and quantity when you place your order (it doesn't enter your bonus shirt automatically), otherwise no shirts'll come...

FREE TICKETS TO SEE MIKE PLAY IN HOLLAND THIS SATURDAY

(The first 10 people who email us at <dutchtix@keneally.com> will win a free pair of tickets for this concert! Put "FREE TICKETS" in the subject line.)

Peter Tiehuis & The Metropole Orchestra
Featuring Special Guest Mike Keneally
Conductor: Jörg Achim Keller
Saturday, July 1, 2006, 8:30 p.m.
The concert features new compositions written especially for our friend guitarist Tiehuis by Steve Vai, George Duke, Mike Keneally, John Scofield, Mike Stern and Michiel Borstlap.
De Oosterpoort
Trompsingel 27
Groningen, The Netherlands
Info: 050 - 368 0 111

That's all the Keneally news for now! Stay vertical!

--Scott

OLD STUFF

Massimo Bassoli's book, "Zappa (e' piu' duro di tuo marito)", got published in 1982.
It's mainly a songtextbook (Zappa's lyrics translated into italian), but it does include a couple of written chapters as well.

• the west coast pop art experimental band: help, i'm a rock / transparent day
      (19??, 7"-promo, usa, reprise 0582)
  
  • Probably from around 1967, this is the promotional single for the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band's "Part One" album with Frank Zappa's 'Help, I'm a Rock’.

FROGG CAFÉ SUMMER NEWSLETTER

1. FROGG CAFÉ signs with 10T Records!

We’re happy to announce we’ve signed an exclusive distribution deal with 10T Records! www.10trecords.com . They will also be helping us with radio promotion, tour support and advertising.

10 Tornado President Steve Carroll had this to say, "The Label's mission is to create a cooperative environment where artists, label and promotions work together to elevate the quality of our products, maximize media and press exposure, and increase retail and online sales."

This is a great label and the Froggs are excited to be a part of it!

2. FROGG CAFÉ to play BELLSTOCK FESTIVAL 2006

This is an awesome jamband festival that includes a weekend of camping, hanging, and general debauchery…pack up the Weber and hit the highway, my friends. The Froggs will be super Noodley this weekend…James is even going to wear his purple moomoo from the 60’s.

Sunday, July 16
BELLSTOCK FESTIVAL
East Jewitt, NY 12424
12pm – Doors
12:30pm – Frogg Café
2pm – Ryan Montbleau Band
Tickets - $30 weekend pass
Camping on site
Other bands on Friday and Saturday include: Dynamic Stew, Positive Mental Trip, Wreckloose, Cliff Street, Licorice, School Bus Yellow, Dr. Jah and the Love Prophets and many more!

Thanks to Billy of http://www.albanystage.com/ for hooking us up with this show and for the TV gig up in Saratoga! (we’re back there on 7/28, actually)

3. BACK to the NJ PROGHOUSE

Yes, it’s official, we are back to see the godfather of prog, Jim Robinson and the crew. We’ve got a tasty surprise for you this night….mmmm…tasty surprise…

Saturday, September 16
NJ Proghouse Progressive Music Series
Old Franklin Schoolhouse
491 Middlesex Ave (RT 27)
Metuchen, NJ 08840
Time and Ticket info TBA

4. NEW LIVE CD

We are finishing up production at the new Capt. Cabesa studios and hope to have this bad boy in the can (hehe, in the can) by the fall. This will be our first release with 10T records. We’re also going to let the tape run this week on a group improv session, similar to our 2002 CD-R entitled Noodles. Speaking of Noodles, it will be available for the first time for retail sale on the 10T website in a couple of weeks. It has previously only been available at our live shows.

5. OTHER UPCOMING SHOWS

Thursday, June 29
Knitting Factory
Old Office
74 Leonard Street
New York City, NY 10013
212-219-3132
9:00 – 11:00 Frogg Cafe
Tickets - $8 at the door

Thursday, July 6
Nectar’s
188 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 658-4771
9 pm - Fluttr Effect
11 pm – Frogg Café will perform 2 sets
It great to be headlining for the first time up in Burlington. And I just found out today that our friends from Fluttr Effect will be there also!

Friday, July 21
Towne Crier
130 Route 22
Pawling, NY
(845) 855-1300
9 pm - Frogg Café
10:15 – Izz
Tickets are available by calling (845) 855-1300
CALL SOON TO RESERVE, great food--$20/$17.50 for members
A night of Hudson Valley Prog…hop on route 22 North and throw a couple back (after you get there, not in the car).

Friday, July 28
Kings Tavern
241 Union Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 581-7090
9:45 pm - Frogg Café will perform 2 sets

Friday, September 22
Canno’s Swiss Tavern
100 Ocean Avenue
Lynbrook, NY 11563
(516) 599-0896
9PM
Tickets - $6 at the door

6. SET LIST FROM BEERY’S

Good time at our friend Beery’s…here’s the selist:

KING KONG into
SMALL CHUWAWA
RELUCTANT OBSERVER
HURRY UP AND WAIT into
ALL THIS TIME
TERRA SANCTA
LEAVE OF ABSINTHE

Ok, gotta run. Thanks for reading this far, see you soon!

Best,
Frogg Café
http://www.froggcafe.com

JOE JACKSON PERFORMS ZAPPA'S 'DIRTY LOVE'

from shrike on affz:

06/24/2006

Costello and Jackson shine in new ways
By Jim Harrington, STAFF WRITER
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_3975717

[snipples]

Joe Jackson

Out of the two shows, I was definitely looking forward to Jackson's gig more. That's probably just due to supply and demand: While Costello seems to come through town at least once a year, seemingly always with something new worth reviewing, it's been several years since I've had the pleasure of seeing Jackson in concert.
And what a pleasure it was.
From the moment he sat at his piano, to play and sing solo versions of "Home Town" and the classic "Steppin' Out," Jackson absolutely charmed the capacity crowd at the lovely Montalvo Arts Center. Compared to Costello's Bourbon Street bash, Jackson delivered a relatively tame, though nearly as enjoyable, evening of tunes. The vocalist-pianist performed as part of a trio, with bassist Graham Maby and drummer Dave Houghton, and hit the crowd with jazzy renditions of both old and new songs.
After performing a sweet, slowed-down "It's Different for Girls" — from Jackson's best album, "I'm the Man" — the vocalist showcased two new compositions, "Too Tough" and "Citizen Sane," the latter of which sounded like classic Jackson. His voice wasn't quite as strong as Costello's, faltering at times during some of the more trying notes on songs such as "Home Town," but it was still enjoyable. The fans would probably liked to have heard a few more oldies, but they were still happy with new tunes such as "Drunk Song" and fairly recent tracks like the hilariously touching "Love at First Light."
During the encore, the fans, of course, got the favorite "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" — which turned into a fun sing-along. But they also got a strong jolt when the singer hit Frank Zappa's "Dirty Love."
It just goes to show that Jackson — like Costello — can always be counted on for a good surprise or two.

ANOTHER NEW CAPTAIN BEEFHEART RELEASE

• captain beefheart and the magic band: the captain's last live concert plus...
      (2006, 2cd, uk, ozitcd 9004)
  
  • About a month ago, we had "Amsterdam '80", a very fine concert in excellent quality. An impressive release to say the least.
    
    And now, there's "The Captain's Last Live Concert Plus..." (how's that for a stupid title...). Sure, I love listening to the Captain's concerts, although i expect better quality for an official release.
    Out on Ozit Morpheus. Bet this isn't their last Beefheart release...
    And someone should tell them that the noise reduction thing just didn't work.

ADRIAN BELEW

Here's a couple of Adrian Belew setlists:

• 2005/07/19 concert farmingdale, downtown, new york, usa
  • adrian belew: guitar, vocals * mike hodges: drums * mike gallaher: bass
  • writing on the wall * dinosaur * ampersand * walk around the world * young lions * beat box guitar * i remember how to forget * madness * elephant talk * rodney dangerfield comeo * drive * big electric cat * matchless man * of bow and drum * black and white? hasn't come to me yet! * three of a perfect pair * inner man * thela hun ginjeet
• 2005/07/21 concert annapolis
  • adrian belew: guitar, vocals * mike hodges: drums * mike gallaher: bass
  • writing on the wall * dinosaur * ampersand * future vision * walk around the world * young lions * beat box guitar *  i remember how to forget * madness * matchless man * elephant talk * drive * big electric cat * of bow and drum * frame by frame * three of a perfect pair * inner man * thela hun ginjeet

and here's another recording from the trade-circuit:

• "the lone rhino outtakes"
  • the lone rhinoceros * big electric cat * man in the moon * animal grace * hot sun * pigs and cars * party time * adidas in heat * road dog * swingline * bass and drums (nobody monger?) * the momur

FRANK ZAPPA BOOTLEGS

The bonus disc has the 1974/09/20 concert from Copenhagen, Denmark. SBD source.

info: Hans-Peter Schmidt

----------------

remember, bootlegs are sold for money. someone's making a profit and it's not the artist.
if you want to support the artist, buy his official releases.
if you need more after that, check out sites like zappateers of dimeadozen, where can download concert recordings for free.

THE RESIDENTS: THE WARNER BROTHERS ALBUM

Here's the tracklist for this experiment:

01 - Strawberry Fields Forever
02 - Mad Sawmill Of Copenhagen Germany (Instrumental)
03 - Baby Skeletons And Dogs
04 - Bop Bop Shu Bop Bop (Vocamental)
XX - Stuffed Genital And The Next Song Are Cut (Instrumental)
05 - Christmas Morning Foto (Instrumental)
06 - Every Day I Masturbate On A Merican Fag
07 - Oh Mommy Oh Daddy Can't You See That It's True
08 - Baby Skeletons And Dogs (Vocamental)
09 - Mad Sawmill Of Copenhagen Germany
10 - Going To Arcata Blues
11 - Mad Sawmill Of Copenhagen Germany (Instrumental)
12 - Black Velvet Original (Instrumental)
13 - Mad Sawmill Of Copenhagen Germany (Instrumental)
14 - Jimi Hendrix Dildo (Instrumental)
15 - Mad Sawmill Of Copenhagen Germany (Instrumental)
16 - In The Still Of The Night
17 - Maggies Farm
18 - Mad Sawmill Of Copenhagen Germany
19 - Snot And Feces Live At The Grunt Festival (Instrumental)
20 - Sweet Meat
21 - Oh Yea Uhh Bop Shu Bop (Vocamental)
22 - Ohm Is Where The Art Is
23 - Concerto In R Flat Minor (Instruburpamental)
24 - Concerto In R Flat Minor (Instruburpamental)
25 - Concerto In R Flat Minor (Instruburpamental)
26 - Gagagapiggaeioupe
27 - Sold American (Vocamental)
28 - Love Theme From A Major Motion Picture (Instrumental)
29 - Prelude For Accordian Sousaphone And French Horn (Instrumental)
30 - Oh God You're A Pie In The Sky (Vocamental)
31 - Short Circuit Comes To Town (Instrumental)
32 - Instrumental (??)
33 - Marching Toward A E I O U Blues (Instrumental)
34 - In The Still Of The Night Again / Rumba (InstruVocamental)
35 - Fourth Cruxifiction In Five Years (Instrumental)
36 - Oh Mommy Oh Daddy Can't You See That It's True Again
37 - Art The White Elephant (Instrumental)
38 - Psychedelic And Orgasmic Finale (Instrumental)
39 - Psychedelic And Orgasmic Finale (Instrumental)

JEFF HOLLIE

In 1998, Phil Horneman founded WickedJazzsounds.

WickedJazzsounds is a collaboration of musicians who “in turn ” take the stage to perform improvisational jazz sessions guided by the beats of DJ Phil Horneman and companions. True inspirational experiments that always lead to a unique soundtrack of the night.

Jeff Hollie, who played the saxophone on Zappa's "Joe's Garage" album, is one of the featured musicians at these parties.

WickedJazzsounds has a number of albums out. I don't know if Jeff Hollie performs on these...

BOB HARRIS

Bob Harris played piano on the Turtles' "Lady-O", which is currently available on Solid Zinc: The Turtles Anthology (2002, 2cd, USA, Rhino).

• the turtles: solid zinc - the turtles anthology
      (2002, 2cd, usa, rhino) - feat.bob harris on piano

SUL DIVANO

CHILL TOWN

Paul B. adds an interesting item to the "Others Of Invention", artists performing or toying around with the music of Frank Zappa.

Chill Town was a DJ label, presenting special mixes and maxis for DJs. These sort of DJ releases were often illegal (as this one was).

• various artists: chill town presents - heavyweight breaks, beats & grooves
      (1999, lp, uk, chill town frd11)

You can read the track-list on the right.

THE RESIDENTS

"River Of Crime" is a 2cdr album. Blank album. The material that has to be on it, can be downloaded the next couple of weeks from the internet.
ROC will also be released as a 'regular' CD album, but this one has some extras like ringtones, wallpapers, and other downloadable stuff...

"Cube E Box Set" is a 3 disc album: 2 CDs and 1 DVD. The audio discs are a complete, unedited Cube E concert. The DVD contains all the existing footage  of the Cube E show. It's a 7" package and contains a 40-page booklet.

Check Ralphamerica or Euroralph for more info.

R.STEVIE MOORE

Mr.Moore's newsletter:

Bloomfield NJ USA
SUMMER 2006
Version 1.0

Hi y'all,
Sorry about this annoying desperation hardsell advert, but I hear everybody's doing it! So why not me try? See what happens...

Just to gently remind you of several essential RSM new releases and issues, am hoping to hear back from you $oon often. Great gifts for grads and dads.

Newest prime works:

ZEITGEIST
http://www.rsteviemoore.com/zeitgeist.html

DIFFICULT PERSONALITY
http://www.rsteviemoore.com/tp/difficult.html

PLATFORMAT
http://www.rsteviemoore.com/tp/platformat.html

...then there's R. Steven's stunning mail collaboration with Lane Steinberg:
http://www.rsteviemoore.com/tp/manuscription.html

...and announcing the first official pressing of 2004's wondrous duo
YUNG AND MOORE SHOW:
http://www.rsteviemoore.com/cd/yungmoore.html

and the long planned, finally completed THOROUGHLY YEARS : Phonography II (1973-1976).
http://www.rsteviemoore.com/tp/thoroughly.html

Moviebuffs collect the almighty DVDR's:
http://www.rsteviemoore.com/dvd.html
http://www.moorestevie.com/live/tonic06.html

@

Whew, my cup runneth over. Supper's ready. Come and get 'em. While dey still hot. Another new album'll be right 'round de corner (this time produced by none other than Mr. Phil Spector).

So follow the big boy around:
http://www.rsteviemoore.com/news.html

Regret yet relieved to inform you there R no upcoming live performances planned. Been there done that.

Welcome to the newly expanded 1000+ rsmspace database. Plz stay if you wish.
Forward this to your adventurous friends.

Thanks as always for your genuine support. Smart art in abundance, what could be better? It's been a long haul. Please treat yourself asap. Love you much if you keep in touch. Music is the best, but only if it's good enough.
Mine is.

You may be excused now.
Your stubborn kinda fella,
xoxoxoRSM
http://www.rsteviemoore.com

DERAILROADED - LARRY FISCHER

a message from the Ubin Twinz:
2006/06/16

Hey everyone,

We are excited to announce that Derailroaded: Inside the Mind of Larry 
"Wild Man" Fischer is now available on DVD in the UK on the PLEXIFILM LABEL!!

To purchase, please go to our website at http://www.derailroaded.com, 
and click on "Buy the DVD."

The DVD is REGION FREE so if you live in the USA and don't want to wait for it to be released domestically, you can still purchase it as an import and it WILL work on your DVD player.

The DVD contains 2 Full audio commentary tracks plus 49 minutes of deleted scenes including: Weird Al sings Wild Man, Interview with Rudy Ray Moore aka Dolemite & more!!

Enjoy!!

-The Ubin Twinz

p.s. Check out our brand new MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/derailroaded and pass on the good word to your friends on myspace

PRIMUS

One of the more legendary Primus concerts turned up on dimeadozen recently:

• 1992/01/21 concert ‘the cathouse’, los angeles, ca, usa (soundboard recording )

  • Cygnus X-1 > Jellikit * Here Come the Bastards * Frizzle Fry * Is it Luck > Seas of Cheese * Heckler * Jerry was a Racecar Driver * Sinister Exaggerator * Tommy the Cat * Too Many Puppies > Hello Skinny > Constantinople > Too Many Puppies

 Resifriends will have recognized a couple of familiar tunes already...

[DOOT] DOOT! NOOTS!

2006/06/23 - Pete Brunelli says:

Heya,
We are officially two weeks out from out European mini-tour, and things are healing nicely. Thanks for asking.

LATE BREAKING NEWS

TONIGHT! - DOOT! members engage in atonal warfare on the campus of Yale University, New Haven, CT
The New Haven Improvisors Collective will be performing as part of the Arts and Ideas Festival, and DOOT!
members Stephen Chillemi, Pete Brunelli, and Nate Trier will be participating. See the NHIC website for more info:

http://nhic-music.org/ Click on "Arts and Ideas" for info about this performance

The weather has pushed the gig indoors, and due to a scheduling problem we will be at a different rain location.
the common room in DwightHall on old campus at Yale. Soundcheck and start time will be 9pm soundcheck
and 9:30start. The address is 84 high street, enter through the gate on high street between Chapel and Elm.
Here is a link to a map

http://www.yale.edu/campusmap/central_old.html

Please spread the word to any friends about the location change.
Signs will be posted nearby to get you to the right doors.

DOOT! European Mini-Tour Dates:
July 8, 2006 - Flora Theatre, Delft, Holland w/ Cucurullo Brillo Brullo
doors at 7:15pm, show starts at 8:00pm
http://www.cuccurullobrillobrullo.com/

July 16, 2006 - Zappanale, Bad Doberan, Germany (opening the final
day of the festival)
http://www.en.zappanale.de/index_en.html

Yes, I did say MINI-TOUR! We have some other dates that are still in doubt so stay tuned.
If you are in Germany, Belgium, NL, or nearby, and have a lead on a good venue between July 10 and 22, please let us know.

BELEW & SLICK

from Robin
2006/05/31

Adrian Belew has just announced his new power trio -- drummer is Eric Slick, who is a Paul Green School of Rock graduate and All-Star who just came off a month long tour as drummer for Project Object; Adrian's new bass player is Eric's sister Julie Slick, also a graduate of Rock School and a former All-Star.  Both Julie and Eric played at Zappanale 14 (the famous bass and drum solo on Pound for a Brown) and Eric played at Z16.  For details, please visit Adrian Belew's website at www.adrianbelew.net.

DOCTOR DARK

As I forgot the additional data, I'm glad that I can give it now:

left to right in photo

Standing: Joe Nolan , Bill Saunders, Travis Moody

MIKE KENEALLY CALIFORNIA SHOWS

Mike Keneally Band
(with Nick D'Virgilio!)
Saturday, June 24, 2006
La Jolla Festival of the Arts
UCSD's East Campus, La Jolla, CA 92037
(on the corner of Genesee Ave. & Regents Rd.)
Festival opens at 9:00 a.m.
MKB show: noon to 2:00 p.m.
Tickets $10, kids under 10 free
Info: 858-456-1268

Mike Keneally & Bryan Beller
Guitar Therapy Live Release Concert-ette
(Both editions of GTL will be available
for Mike & Bryan to sign)
Sunday, June 25, 2006, 5:00 p.m.
Lou's Records
434 North Coast Highway 101
Encinitas, CA 92024
Admission Free!
Info: 760-753-1382

We´ll have the new Guitar Therapy Live special edition available at all of these shows. We´re looking forward to gigging with Nick D´Virgilio again. Bryan will be playing the new sci-fi rockin´-heads Taylor prototype electric bass so come pay heed.

Brutally crucial: anyone who´s got two extra tickets for the Friday, June 30 Radiohead show at the Greek Theatre in LA should get in touch at mike@keneally.com. National security depends upon it!

Lots going on, no time to write about it...but I´ll blog again as soon as possible at www.myspace.com/mikekeneally.

Do what you must,

mk

FRANK NUYTS

Monday 2006/06/26, Belgian radio Klara will broadcast "Composing with Mozart", a two-hour performance by the Spectra Ensemble (recorded in Brugge, Belgium). The set includes 'Rats and Rabbits', a composition by Frank Nuyts.

Monday, 2006/07/03, Frank Nuyts (marimaba) and Yves Senden (organ) will play a concert at the 'Augustijnenklooster' in Gent, Belgium, performing original material.

• 2006/06/26 the Spectra Ensemble - radio show "Composing with Mozart", radio klara, belgium - performing a Frank Nuyts composition
  
• 2006/07/03, Frank Nuyts & Yves Senden - concert 'augustijnenklooster' in gent, belgium

DR.DOT

You probably knew http://www.drdot.com/, but did you also know http://drdot.blog-city.com/ ?

Check out the May 2006 entry of Dr.Dot on Zappa Plays Zappa...

DWEEZILDORF

Click on "Bands" in the below left corner, and search for Dweezildorf...

THE ADVENTURES OF MICK IN LONDON

Picture taken by Diva Zappa. Thank you, Mick, for sending it in.

Picture taken by Mick Zeuner.

"Diva Zappa - The Girl With Wings"

WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MOTHERS

http://www.lostinthegrooves.com/gary19

FRANK ZAPPA COMMEMORATIVE SET

written & assembled by freddy bannister
    (2006, box, uk, private release) - limited edition of 200 copies

This commemorative set includes the following:  

• Programmes, flyers and the tickets from

  • 1970 Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music

  • 1978  Frank Zappa Knebworth festival                                

• An original 1978 Frank Zappa Knebworth pass, with a letter of authenticity (which normally sells for £15)

• 12 photos of the 1978 Knebworth festival

• 330 page book on the behind the scenes hassles of promoting the Knebworth festival and also working as Frank Zappa's European representative in the seventies, including his ill-fated 1971 tour.

• And a special gift of a choice of  6 of the following CDs and a DVD all live from Bath and Knebworth.

• The 6 CDs include:

  • 1970 Frank Zappa at Bath 1 CD

  • 1978 Frank Zappa 1 CD

  • 1970 3 CD compilation set live from the 1970 Bath Festival with  Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, Johnny Winter, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd, Steppenwolf, Santana, The Byrds, Canned Heat, John Mayall, Donovan, Hot Tuna, Country Joe,

  • 1971 Lincoln Festival with The Byrds and James Taylor

  • 1975 Captain Beefheart 1CD

• or instead of the Bath compilation CD

  • 1978 The Tubes 1CD

  • 1978 Peter Gabriel 1CD

  • 1974 Tim Buckley

• Also included a 50 mins DVD of various Knebworth festivals between 1974 - 1979, including The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin and Genesis.

All enclosed in a presentation box as pictured on the right. For further details please email info@rockmusicmemorabilia.com

PAUL HUMPHREY

- Chris Wetzel

NEW ZAPPA SITE

New to me, that is.

http://www.frankzappa.at/

There cannot be enough sites about uncle Frank.

HOT MAMAS SONGWRITERS

HOT MAMAS SONGWRITERS

SATURDAY, JULY 1

Three of Buffalo's hottest women songwriters... together on one stage at Nietzsche's.

Noa Bursie

Kilissa Cissoko

Annette Daniels Taylor

Rocking, bluesy, hip-hop, jazzy, soulful, ethereal, poetic, nuanced...

From Harold Arlen to Ani DiFranco, songwriters are the life-blood of Buffalo´s original music scene. On July 1st, three outstanding artists, Noa Bursie, Kilissa Cissoko and Annette Daniels Taylor, will join forces in what promises to be one of the hottest concerts of the summer!

• 2006/07/01 Hot Mamas Songwriters - concert 'Nietzsche's', Buffalo

SUL DIVANO

SUL DIVANO IN CONCERT ON TELEVISION

*CAMBIO DE HORARIOS*

TONY MOLITERNI & SUL DIVANO

EN

FIBERTEL EN CONCIERTO

Programación:

JUNIO por canal Canal (á) los días:

Lunes 19 a las 02; 07; 13; 18 y 23 hs.
Sábado 24 a las 06 y 18 hs.
Domingo 25 a las 21 hs.

Por CableVisión canal 69
Por Multicanal canal 73
Por Telecentro Canal 83

JULIO por la señal 7 de CableVisión:

Sábado 29 a las 22 hs.

MIKE ORT

Check out his website and be sure to take a closer look at the download section:

• oh no / orange county lumber truck
• inca roads  
• black page
• zoot allures  
• fembot in a wet t-shirt
• sy borg
• blessed relief
• sofa
• peaches en regalia

DOCTOR DARK

Bill Saunders sent in a nice picture of the band.

Doctor Dark's line-up looks like this:

• Bill Saunders: vocals

• Joe Nolan: guitar

• Travis Moody: guitar

• Warren Brelsford: bass

• Eric Slick: drums

Former Paul Green School Of Rock student Eric Slick will be touring with Adrian Belew in the near future.

DOCTOR DARK: METAL MEN

• doctor dark: metal men
      (2006, cdr, usa, private release)
  
  • October 16, 2005, Doctor Dark presented their new line-up, opening for Project/Object at 'Toad's Place' in New Haven, CT. For those of us, who couldn't be there, the Doctor Dark performance has been made available.
    I really enjoyed listening to this. The band is in great shape, and 'new guys' Warren Brelsford (bass) and Eric Slick (drums) fit in perfectly. There's a couple of Zappa tunes on there ('Metal Man' and 'The Torture Never Stops' (with Steve Aseta on sax !), but the real highlights are the powerful versions of the Beefheart compositions. 'Plastic Factory', 'Moonlight On Vermont', 'Electricity', 'Sun Zoom Spark'... they're all there.
    
    As always, Bill Saunders' vocal energy is astounding, and both Joe Nolan and Travis Moody play a mean guitar.
    
    Recommended.
    
  • www.doctordark.org

CUCCURULLO BRILLO BRULLO & DOOT

In concert

Cuccurullo Brillo Brullo (NL)

&

DOOT (usa)
(featuring Andre Cholmondely of Project/Object fame)

"DOOT's first Dutch performance"

2006/07/08

FLORA THEATER
Verwersdijk 1, Delft, NL

Zaal open : 19.15 uur 
Aanvang   : 20.00 uur
Entree : € 10,00 voorverkoop
€ 12,50 aan de zaal

 reserveren tot 6 juli via:
info@pardonmp.nl

Info
www.cuccurullobrillobrullo.com
www.pardonmp.nl

CORRIE EN DE BROKKEN

For June 28, 2006, the program looks like this:

• "Shut up; I wasn't talking!"
  by Corrie van Binsbergen (guitar) and Rachel de Boer (video)
• Tatiana Koleva & Hans Hasebos - marimba & vibrafoon
• Dionys Breukers Carte Blanche
  Dionys Breukers, Nico Brandsen -toetsen, Kim Weemhoff -percussie
• a compilation / movie of the first Corrie en de Grote Brokken shows (1997)
  

• 2006/06/28 Corrie en de Brokken - concert 'zaal 100", amsterdam, NL

JIMMY WEBB

• jimmy webb: archive + live
      (2005, 2cd, australia, wea records 8122731652)
  
  • Jimmy Webb's "Archive + Live" double album combines a sort of compilation with a live recording. The live recording makes up disc two and is taken from his Royal Albert Hall concert, April 8, 1972. For this first European appearance, Jimmy Webb performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. The tracklist includes a couple of familiar tunes, including Frank Zappa's 'My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama'.
    I'm not convinced of the extra value of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, they make it all sound a bit mellow, but the Zappa composition doesn't suffer from it.
    Nice piano part and an angry guitar. I like it.
    

CORRIE VAN BINSBERGEN

• 2007/04/24 Asko Ensemble - concert 'muziekgebouw aan't ij', amsterdam, NL

THE RETURN OF TRUBEE

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INSPIRED BY THE SPIRIT OF DICK CHENEY

I pledge allegiance
To the flag
Of the liars and hypocrites
Of America
And to the MONEY
For which they lie, cheat, murder, steal, grovel, pimp, and whore,
Damn nation
Swimming in shit
With unwarranted surveillance, infantile entertainment,
Christian Nazis cramming rules down our throats,
Family values, torture chambers,
Stupidity, and injustice
For all
Forevermore.

-- John Trubee

PALINCKX

• 2007/03/27 Asko Ensemble & Palinckx - concert 'muziekgebouw aan't ij', amsterdam, NL

SATRIANI IN HOLLAND

-- info: JJ

UNCLE MEETING III

• 2006/03/03 concert "uncle meeting III", mestre, italy
  • cram (= corrie van binsbergen, rutger van otterloo, arend niks, mick pauwe)

  • little piece of torture * salt lake blues * taxi * zoot-suit pt.1 * the water turn black * cram track 1 * cram track 2 * cram track 3 * king kong * zoot allures * silver * little joke n°2 * break-fast * the water turn black reprise

• 2006/03/04 concert "uncle meeting III", mestre, italy

  • corrie van binsbergen

  • "the return of the son of the lost solo"

• 2006/03/04 ossi duri - concert "uncle meeting III", mestre, italy  //  corrie van binsbergen (*) joined ossi duri for two songs

  • martin ballavia * muskio * ruben ballavia * vidjo * simone bellavia

    • special guest: corrie van binsbergen (*) 

  • ossi duri intro * ne qui ne lì * istruzioni per l’uso * guro cioè * siga fecca * the black page * echidna’s arf * lo spirito del panda * la fonte dell’odore * l’ultimo dei miei cani * le fisse * zoot allures (*) * gniof * sinister footwear (*)

-- info: Capaldi / at the Zappateers site

OSSI DURI

Original material - no Zappa compositions.

-- info: Luc Reniers

FROGG CAFE

ZAPPATEERS

The first one is a performance by the Saxofourte enscemble (they have an album out as well); the second one an excellent concert by the Repercussion Unit (featuring Ed Mann and John Bergamo).

Wowie Zowie

MORE TRUBEE

Love Of Life
Copyright c 2006 John Trubee

Foolish hopes for love
sustain my broken, aging friends.

All of my hopes
longings and yearnings
have scattered
on the western wind.

Only love of life
sustains me.

CHRIS OPPERMAN 2005 06 12

[Chris Opperman Mailing List - Monday, June 12th, 2005]

Episode #52: The Brightly Shining Sea

Preview new tracks and read Opperman's blog at www.myspace.com/chrisopperman.
Opperman's music is available on iTunes and other digital music services.
Chris Opperman plays KORG keyboards and uses Finale music notation software.

• SPECIAL OPPS Video Preview on YouTube

• "The Porpentine" Edging Towards Completion

• SPECIAL OPPS Live @ Cafe Europe - July 15th @ 9 pm

• "The Universe Will Provide" and "Freak Out! 40th Anniversary Celebration" on NPS Radio Holland

• Hosting "Don't Call Us Tori" June 24th @ Karma Coffeehouse    

SPECIAL OPPS Video Preview on YouTube

On May 22nd, I went back into the studio at Universal Music Publishing Group to cut the first round of piano overdubs for the Special Opps studio album.  Mike Fennel engineered the session, which was really fun for me, and my friend Sean Kinney videotaped the proceedings.  Over Memorial Day weekend, my friend Johnny D. and I put together a video for those of you who would like a preview of the music to come:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhkzVGNlgKg

Tonight I'll be headed back to The Mothership Studios with Neil Citron who will be plugging the piano parts in with the rest of the main tracks.  On July 3rd, I'll be hitting UMPG again for the second round of piano overdubs as well as performing "Haasis," which is the absurdly difficult solo piano piece that begins the album.  At that point, the album will be over 50% complete! 

"The Porpentine" Edging Towards Completion

Speaking of completing things, I am about 85% finished with the composition phase of "The Porpentine" which is the composition that will end the studio album.  The first 5 movements are all complete and orchestrated, and the ending is complete and orchestrated.  There are a couple movements that I've been having to wrestle with, but I have given myself the beginning of October as a deadline for completion, which would be about 1 year after I began work on the piece.  Although we've been performing sections of it live as a 6 piece, the composition is for full orchestra plus rock ensemble and has 12 distinct movements, which are:

1. Behind a World of Curtains

2. Journey Through the Snow and the Early Twilight

3. Thessaly Calls Down the Moon

4. Breakfast in the Forest of Tweeners

5. My Little Judas/The Black Guard

6. The Citadel of the Cuckoo

7. Playing the Game of You

8. The Brightly Shining Sea

9. Waiting for the Moon to Rise

10. The Breaking of the Heirogram

11. Morpheus Unmakes the Land

12. Flight of the Cuckoo/The Dorothy Option

The piece will be about 20 minutes long when finished and will no doubt be the greatest thing I have ever written in my life, mostly because I've been working so hard on it for so long.  Recording it is going to be quite the adventure!

"The Universe Will Provide" and "Freak Out! 40th Anniversary Celebration" on NPS Radio Holland

There are two specials coming up on NPS Radio Holland you should look out for!  The first is a broadcast of a live performance of "The Universe Will Provide," composed by Mike Keneally and orchestrated by Mike Keneally and myself, from earlier in the year.  That will take place on Monday, June 26th @ 3 pm Pacific Time and 6 pm Eastern Time, and you can listen live on WebRadio @ http://omroep.nl/nps/output/4fm.html.  The second one is a special radio documentary that Co de Kloet is putting together to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the release of the "Freak Out!" album, which was the first release by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, and is widely accepted as the first true "alternative rock" album.  It was also the first double-LP in the world of rock as well as the first "concept album."  In fact, this was one of the albums that inspired Sir Paul McCartney to do "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."  I have been working with Co to interview some of the people who worked on the album and who were around at the time, including Carl Franzoni and Roy Estrada.  Some info (in Dutch) is below:

VEERTIG JAAR FREAK OUT!

Het is veertig jaar geleden dat de eerste dubbel-elpee in de geschiedenis van de popmuziek uitkwam: Freak Out....de debuut plaat van The Mothers Of Invention. Een voor die tijd, en wellicht nog steeds, bizar, schokkend, onvoorspelbaar en muzikaal innovatief ensemble rond Frank Zappa, die daarmee in één keer zijn naam als de Dali van de popmuziek vestigde. Vanuit de jarenlange traditie die de NPS opbouwde waar het de muziek van Zappa betreft, staat Co de Kloet de hele maand juli op zondagavond stil bij de 40e verjaardag van deze unieke plaat. De zeldzame mono versie is het uitgangspunt: naast relevante muziek uit de periode vlak voor de release van Freak Out (juli 1966), de stereo versie van toen en de vele remasters die FZ zelf uitbracht, zijn er gesprekken met "oorgetuigen", waaronder Frits Boer, Pamela Zarubica (alias Suzy Creamcheese), Jimmy Carl Black, Roy Estrada en Carl Franzoni.

It can happen here, op Radio 4FM!

Een programma van Co de Kloet, met medewerking van Chris Opperman, Marc Broer en Menno Kalmann.

• 2006/06/26 Mike Keneally - "The Universe Will Provide" - radio show, dutch "4fm", radio 4, NL

• 2006/07/02 Frank Zappa / MOI - "Freak Out" - radio show, dutch "4fm", radio 4, NL

• 2006/07/09 Frank Zappa / MOI - "Freak Out" - radio show, dutch "4fm", radio 4, NL

• 2006/07/16 Frank Zappa / MOI - "Freak Out" - radio show, dutch "4fm", radio 4, NL

• 2006/07/23 Frank Zappa / MOI - "Freak Out" - radio show, dutch "4fm", radio 4, NL

• 2006/07/30 Frank Zappa / MOI - "Freak Out" - radio show, dutch "4fm", radio 4, NL

Hosting "Don't Call Us Tori"

As if all of that weren't enough, I have been hosting the "Don't Call Us Tori" showcases @ Karma Coffeehouse (1644 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028) for the past couple of months and have been having a wonderful time.  "Don't Call Us Tori" was founded by Shannon Hurley (who is a very talented songwriter in her own right) and Steve Leavitt.  They put all the shows together which are broadcast live at nextbighit.com and I will be hosting this month's showcase on  June 24th.  I'm really excited to see Jamie & Chris Cargill from Riddle the Sphinx whom I have heard before, and I'm also excited to hear the artist's I haven't heard before!  Shannon & Steve always do a great job of finding very talented female artists for their showcases:

08:00 Jamie Blythe  www.myspace.com/jamieblythemusic
08:45 Chris Gargill   www.riddlethesphinx.com
09:30 Michele Jusko   www.myspace.com/michelejusko
10:15 Jaime Wyatt   www.jaimewyatt.com

Best of all, it's free!

Okay, enough is enough!  Back to bed with me.  I hope you all have a wonderful week and music is the best.