United Mutations

Thursday, October 31, 2024

SUN RA ARKESTRA UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MARSHALL ALLEN - LIGHTS ON A SATELLITE

Sun Ra Arkestra Under The Direction Of Marshall Allen
"Lights On A Satellite"
on CD
and

on 2 LP, on colored vinyl: red and orange

In + Out Records

3BELOW

From GlassOnyon PR

3Below “Live in Mérida”, featuring Michael Manring (Jaco Pastorius), Trey Gunn (King Crimson), Alonso Arreola, releases November 8, 2024

3Below features three extended range instruments played by Michael Manring (Jaco Pastorius alumni, creator of the Hyperbass), Trey Gunn (Warr Guitarist with King Crimson), Alonso Arreola (Mexican bassist, writer and poet).

Their latest release, “Live in Mérida”, was recorded on November 5, 2023 at the Palacio del La Música de Mérida in the Yucatan in Mexico. During this performance, they were joined by special guest Emmanuel Pina on the oud.

3Below began in a small but significant way when Arreola and Gunn, along with Gunn’s daughter Harper, traveled across Mali and The Dogon in West Africa in 2012. They took their baritone ukuleles with them hoping to touch base with local musicians. Mali is known for its deep musical traditions and by the third day they had found their way in: go into each small village and ask for lessons from the local master drummer or ngoni player (African string instrument). This led to a string of lessons and playing sessions with a variety of musicians from Bamako, Séguo, Mopti, Djenne and throughout the Dogon where they ended up participating in a late-night festival and jam session with the king and queen of Begnemato.

These experiences and the musical languages they learned in Mali set the groundwork for 3Below. This exploded further with bringing in bass legend Michael Manring. Manring is most known for his jaw-dropping solo performances, but he is also a brilliant ensemble player.

3Below first began with live shows in Mexico about one year after their return from Mali. Combining roots from Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe, the first part of a 3Below live show is acoustic-based with Arreola and Gunn on ukulele and acoustic bass. The second half of the show is full-on electric, with the addition of solo pieces by Gunn and Manring.

Alonso Arreola: Percussive Electroacoustic & Electric Basses
Trey Gunn: Warr Guitar, Baritone Ukulele
Michael Manring: Fretless Basses, Caxixi Shaker
Emmanuel Pina: Oud

<a href="https://3below.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-m-rida">Live in Mérida by 3Below</a>

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

MARBIN RELEASES NEW ALBUM

Marbin's next release, "Marbinico" has just been offered as a VIP package deal:

"Marbinico" on CD, plus a DVD with music from "Radio School" and concert footage, plus a t-shirt.

More info:
https://marbinmusic.myshopify.com/products/marbinico-vip-package

DWEEZIL ZAPPA 2025 TOUR DATES - - - THE LIST

Dweezil Zappa says:

By popular demand, we've extended the RoxPostrophy tour. Tickets go on sale November 1st and we will have VIP experiences as well. More info soon!

The only city currently that won't have VIP is New York City because the venue won't allow it.

Concert Ticket links are posted to dweezilzappa.com

We are excited to come to the following North American cities!

1/09/25 Monterey, CA Golden State Theatre
1/10/25 Napa, CA The Uptown Theatre
1/11/25 Riverside, CA Fox Performing Arts Center
1/12/25 Tuscon, AZ Rialto Theatre
1/14/25 San Antonio, TX Charline McCombs Empire Theatre
1/15/25 Houston, TX House of Blues Houston
1/16/25 Dallas, TX The Factory in Deep Elllum
1/17/25 New Orleans, LA The Fillmore New Orleans
1/18/25 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall
1/20/25 Charleston, SC Charleston Music Hall
1/21/25 Orlando, FL The Plaza Live
1/22/25 Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Parker
1/23/25 Clearwater, FL The Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
1/24/25 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre
1/26/25 Nashville TN CMA Theater
4/10/25 Chattanooga, TN Walker Theatre
4/11/25 Charlottesville, VA The Paramount
4/12/25 Wilmington, DE The Grand Opera House
4/13/25 Northampton, MA Academy of Music
4/15/25 Rochester, NY Kodak Center Theater
4/16/25 New York, NY The Town Hall
4/17/25 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse
4/18/25 Burlington, VT The Flynn
4/19/25 Newton, NJ The Newton Theatre
4/21/25 Montreal, QC Place des Arts - Théâtre Maisonneuv
4/23/25 Beverly, MA The Cabot
4/24/25 Portsmouth, NH The Music Hall
4/25/25 Quebec City, QC Le Palais Montcalm
4/26/25 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
4/29/25 Buffalo, NY Kleinhans Music Hall
4/30/25 Columbus, OH KEMBA Live!
5/01/25 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre
5/02/25 Des Plaines, IL Des Plaines Theatre
5/03/25 St. Charles, IL Arcada Theatre

We hope to see you on the road again soon!

FYI, We filmed shows in 2024 so I'm planning to make concert materials available on my site for those of you living in cities we aren't scheduled to visit.

Thanks for your continued support. Best, DZ

AKA MOON

During its existence, the Carbon 7 record label released a couple of compilation albums.
The second one, called "The Carbon 7 Compilations - Volume 2" was entirely dedicated to Belgian modern jazz band Aka Moon.
Released in 1998.

It only occurred to me today that the final track, 'Invisible Targets' was only released on this compilation.

Furthermore, the album exists in two editions: one with an orange album cover and one with a black album cover. Other than that, they are the same, although I do have to admit that they look nice on the shelf, next to each other...

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

DWEEZIL ZAPPA 2025 TOUR DATES

SOULSHINE BENEFIT CONCERT

“SOULSHINE” BENEFIT CONCERT at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
FEATURING…
Dave Matthews Band, Warren Haynes Band, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and Goose

Aiding Relief and Recovery Efforts in Western North Carolina and Florida from Hurricanes Helene and Milton

General on sale for tickets begins on Friday, 11/1 at 10AM ET. Pre-sale will be Thursday at 10a via Ticketmaster (PW: ASHEVILLE)

“SOULSHINE,” a benefit concert to aid relief and recovery efforts in Western North Carolina and Florida in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, was announced today. The all-star event will take place at MadisonSquare Garden on Sunday, November 24, following DMB’s sold-out, two-night stand (November 22 & 23), and features Dave Matthews Band, Warren Haynes Band (whose hometown is Asheville), Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and Goose. The evening also includes very special guests Trey Anastasio, MavisStaples, Robert Randolph, Joe Russo, Trombone Shorty, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, and more to be announced.

“The damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene to my beloved home of Asheville and all of Western North Carolina has truly devastated me,” shares Warren Haynes. “Every year, it is my honor to host the Christmas Jam and give back to the community there, but this year, we need to do things a bit differently. I’m thrilled to partner with my good friends in Dave Matthews Band and so many other musician friends to bring ‘SOULSHINE’ to the iconic Madison Square Garden and help raise money for all those affected by both hurricanes throughout North Carolina and Florida. My heart is with you all and we look forward to creating a really special night!”

Net proceeds will benefit the SOULSHINE Concert Fund at the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, which will benefit Habitat for Humanity’s 2024 Hurricane Recovery fund and will also support a variety of non-profits on the ground in North Carolina and Florida. Visit SOULSHINEMSG.COM to learn more or make a donation.

GIANTS - GIANTS (FEATURING BIANCA ODIN)

Jazz / rock / latin / funk / soul band Giants featured Carlos Santana and Herbie Hancock to name just two, although some people might be interested to learn that it has Bianca Thornton-Oden on vocals.
Yes, that's the same Bianca that toured with Frank Zappa.

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

UZ JSME DOMA & RANDY - MORAVIAN MEETING

From the Meet The Residents Wikipedia:

Moravian Meeting was a one-off live performance by Randy Rose, lead singer of The Residents, in Olomouc, Czech Republic, on October 20th 2010, featuring Už Jsme Doma as his backing band.

Loosely based on The Residents' then-current Talking Light touring project, the Moravian Meeting performance was professionally filmed and recorded, and was released as a live album a decade later, by Klanggalerie on June 7th 2020.

The Klanggalerie CD release:

The Czech CD version, retitled "Moravské Setkání", & with different artwork. Also from 2020:

And I recently got hold of the Czech vinyl versions.
These got released in 2022.
There's a standard black vinyl version, although the vinyl has to be played at 45 rpm, and then there's the picture disc version. The latter is limited to 400 copies, comes with an obi (not pictured here), and presents two 'shaped' picture discs.