J.M. SMIG - PEACHES EN REGALIA (2026 REMASTER)

J.M. Smig:
To celebrate the reissue of my catalog on streaming services, I've remastered and reissued the single of "Peaches En Regalia" for radio.

JOHN BERKMAN

Daniel Berkman, the son of John Berkman (who can be heard on Frank Zappa's "Studio Tan" and "Lather" albums), has released an album of music performed by his father.
Recorded in 1955, and released in 2019.

• John Berkman: "The Soloist"
      (2019, download / streaming, --, bandcamp / daniel berkman)

-- info: Boegart

THE MIKE KENEALLY REPORT & DAVE CURETON

 It looks like Mike Keneally will be doing some concerts in Europe in December.

MEDIABANDA - DINERO Y TERMINACION NERIOSA

• MediaBanda: Dinero Y Terminación Nerviosa
      (2007, 2cd, Chile, private release)

Chilean band MediaBanda released their second album in 2007.

I was pretty impressed by MediaBanda's first release but this 2 CD set follow-up blew me away.
Beautiful music, highlighted by vocalist Arlette Jequier (Fulano !).

Here are the first two tracks from the album:

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The album got re-released in 2012 by the CHT Müsik record label.

THE STUDIO DAN UPDATE

After the Easter holidays, we would like to draw your attention to our next project. Eight world premieres, outstanding composers (Ralph Mothwurf, Flora Geißelbrecht, Daniel Riegler, Ursula Winterauer, Matthäus Pircher), and excellent filmmakers (Fekry Helal, Claudia Larcher, Celine Pham, Hans Richter, Thomas Renoldner, Anna Vasof), at the Mozart Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus. The whole program will also be presented in Viktring. Special thanks go to Thomas Renoldner (BAAF – Best Austrian Animation Festival) for selecting the films.

Attentive observers may have already noticed: our YOU BETTER LISTEN! series will return to the MuTh Concert Hall in the upcoming season. Once again, four concerts are on the program—evenings that live up to our own high standards: this is something you can only hear in Vienna with Studio Dan.

LEONARDO PAVKOVIC INTERVIEW BY GUILLERMO URDAPILLETA (THE ROCKTOLOGIST)

Leonardo Pavkovic, the MoonJune Records mastermind.

https://www.therocktologist.com/interview-with-leonardo-pavkovic.html

A MESSAGE FROM THE FURIOUS BONGOS

Hey y'all! The brand spankin' new release, Third Room Live, is out now!

https://thefuriousbongos.bandcamp.com/album/third-room-live

The album is one show from top to bottom, recorded last November at Third Room in Asheville, NC. It's one of the best performances we've ever pulled off, and we're thrilled to be able to share it. As always, it's a free download - you can pay if you want, but we've covered the licensing fees up front to make sure the Zappa legacy gets its piece. A double-CD package is also available through the Bandcamp page, and we'll have 'em with us at upcoming shows.

And don’t forget: our spring tour is coming up in May! We hope to see a bunch of y’all out there.

• 5/13 Keystone Korner, Baltimore, MD
• 5/14 West Shore Theatre, New Cumberland, PA
• 5/15 The Queen, Wilmington, DE
• 5/16 Beacon Theatre, Hopewell, VA
• 5/17 Third Room, Asheville, NC

MUSIC IS THE BEST!

MARBIN SPRING TOUR 2026

J.M. SMIG - EVERY MAN AND EVERY WOMAN IS A STAR MARKET

J.M. Smig released "Every Man And Every Woman Is A Star Market" on April 6, 2021.
Exactly 5 years ago.

J.M. added:
When I worked various jobs in Boston over the years, I often traveled with my laptop and a pad of blank sheet music in my backpack. "Every Man And Every Woman Is A Star Market" was created for the most part during long commutes via bus and subway to and from a supermarket third shift on Commonwealth Ave. eventually hampered by the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Every Man And Every Woman Is A Star Market", opening with my arrangement of the 'Final Hymn' of Igor Stravinsky's 'Firebird Suite', was released on this day in 2021, the 50th anniversary of Stravinsky's death. 

DWEEZIL ZAPPA AT THE GUITAR SUMMIT IN GERMANY (2025)

and he brought his guitar  :-)

Dweezil jamming with the Andy Wood band