BIK BENT BRAAM BIG BAND

In two days, the Bik Bent Braam Big Band will be playing in my neighbourhood. Bik Bent Braam is an improvisational big band.
I had never heard of them, but as I'm never dissapointed in the programming of the local jazz club, I'll try to go and see them.



They're doing a small tour in Holland (and one concert in Belgium !!, at 'De Singer' in Rijkevorsel) the next couple of weeks.
See www.michielbraam.com for dates.

MORE SUN RA NEWS FROM TRANSPARENCY

I told you earlier this week that the Transparency label announced two new Sun Ra titles for in about a month: "The Earliest Sun Ra 1946 - 1956", and "Live In London 1970".

In the meantime, two titles that had been announced earlier have become available:

• sun ra: the road to destiny - the lost reel collection volume six
  (2010, cd, usa, transparency 0306)
  This album includes parts of the 1973/10/18 concert at 'the gibus' in paris, france
  
• sun ra: live in rome 1980
  (2010, 2cd, usa, transparency 0315)
  This double CD set presents the 1980/03/28 concert from rome, italy

For more info, check out

www.myspace.com/michael_transparency

of visit the Amazon or the DustyGroove websites.

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - DIDDY WAH DIDDY CANADIAN PROMO 7"

• captain beefheart & his magic band: diddy wah diddy / who do you think you're fooling
  (1966, 7"-promo, canada, a&m 794x)

Rare, you say? Thanks to Håkon, I was able to add pictures of this ultra-rare promotional 7" to the Captain Beefheart discography: The Canadian "Diddy Wah Diddy / Who Do You Think You're Fooling" 7".

-- info & pictures: Håkon Busterud

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - ICE CREAM FOR CROW US STOCK 7"

• captain beefheart and the magic band: ice cream for crow / light reflected off the oceands of the moon
  (1982, 7", usa, epic / virgin 14-03190)

And here are the pictures of the Beefheart 'Ice Cream / Light Reflected' 7". USA single from 1982.

-- info & pictures: Håkon Busterud

ALGERNON ON TOUR

Chicago based band Algernon is getting ready for their Spring 2010 USA Tour.

Check dates and musical samples at:

http://www.myspace.com/algernonmusic

DWALMACAT 374

Over at
http://www.fmbrussel.be/programmas/dwalmacat.aspx

you have to click on "Luister” to enjoy:

• SMEGMA – I can’t look straight
• THE GO-TEAM – Junior kickstart (live)
• MASKESMACHINE – T-shirt
• PICKY PICNIC – Kutebireta Q
• FRED FRITH – Life at the top
• HEILSARMEE FRIEDENAU – What time is love
• PUSH BUTTON PLEASURE – Divine offensive
• MELT BANANA – Pigeons on my eyes
• LCD SOUNDSYSTEM – Big ideas
• SERGE GAINSBOURG – Danger
• FUNKI PORCINI – Carwreck
• RANDY GREIF – A difficult game indeed!
• STEVE FISK – Generosity and compassion
• THE BRAN FLAKES – Kitty takes a ride
• THE RAINCOATS – No ones little girl
• WIRTSCHAFTSWUNDER – Allein

SUN RA ON VIDEO

In 2005 & 2006, the Transparency label released an impressive number of Sun Ra Arkestra DVDs.

The list:

• sun ra arkestra: live at the palomino
  (2005, dvd, usa, transparency)
• sun ra arkestra: east and west berlin
  (2005, dvd, usa, tranparency)
• sun ra: solo piano / sun ra arkestra: montreux and lugano
  (2005, dvd, usa, transparency)
• sun ra arkestra / rufus harley quintet: washington, d.c.
  ( 2005, dvd, usa, tranparency) = split artist dvd
• sun ra arkestra: lone star roadhouse and african street festival
  (2006, dvd, usa, transparency)
• sun ra arkestra: live in oakland
  (2006, dvd, usa, transparency)

UGLY RADIO REBELLION UPDATE

Spring 2010
Ugly Radio Rebellion performs the music of Frank Zappa with Ike Willis...

Thursday - April 15 - 9:00pm
with special guest Andrew Walley...
Mo Daddy's
77 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-3626
(828) 258-1550
www.myspace.com/modaddysbar

Friday - April 16 - 9:30pm
The Empty Glass
410 Elizabeth St
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 345-9893
www.myspace.com/theemptyglass

Saturday - April 17 - 9:30pm
Cosmic Charlies
388 Woodland Ave
Lexington, KY 40502
(859) 309-9499
www.cosmic-charlies.com

Sunday - April 18 - 8:00pm
Stanleys Pub
323 Stanley Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45226
(513) 871-6249
www.myspace.com/stanleyspub

CRANK SOME FRANK!!!
www.UglyRadioRebellion.com
www.myspace.com/uglyradiorebellion
www.IkeWillis.com

MIKE KENEALLY BAND ON TOUR

Mike Keneally Band
with special guest
The Bryan Beller Band

THEY'RE BOTH THE SAME BAND

Northeast Tour 2010

Mike Keneally - guitar/keys/vocals
Bryan Beller - bass
Rick Musallam - guitar/backing vocals
Griff Peters - guitar
Joe Travers - drums

• 2010/05/04 concert ‘World Cafe Live’, Philadelphia, PA, usa
• 2010/05/05 concert ‘Lilly's Pad at Toad's Place’, New Haven, CT, usa
• 2010/05/07 concert ‘Regattabar at the Charles Hotel’, Cambridge, MA, usa
• 2010/05/08 concert ‘Highline Ballroom’, New York, NY, usa
• 2010/05/09 concert ‘Orion Sound Studios’, Baltimore, MD, usa

NEW RESIDENTS ALBUM DUE OUT

from the residents website:

"Word is that a Talking Light CD is coming. It is recorded LIVE but is not from any current RSD recordings. It is from the Santa Cruz rehearsal the day before the tour started.
Also it is a collection of “songs” and does not include the stories (it is only 1 CD).
And the clincher. It will be available only at the merchandise stand at European shows in April and May."

MARCUS MILLER ON GERMAN TV 2010 04 13

Marcus Miller's "Tutu" concert from the Leverkusener Jazzfestival will be broadcast on german television (WDR) on 2010 04 13 !

-- info: Uli M.

MICHAEL RIESSLER / TERRY BOZZIO - HEMIS

• michael riessler / terry bozzio: hemis - single track
  (2009, download, -, cinik records)

'Hemis' was written by Michael Riessler and was performed and recorded by Terry Bozzio.
The Cinik website adds: "inspired by the atmosphere of native America..."

Available for download (only) from Amazon and iTUnes.

-- info: Harald H.

THE HELIOCENTRICS

"Taking inspiration from the astral space explorations of out-jazz pioneer Sun Ra, the Heliocentrics dare to tread brazenly experimental territory, all while adding deft touches of jazz, funk, and hip-hop to the mix. The group's debut, Out There, is a heady mash-up of cinematic electronica, downtempo beats, and strident free jazz textures. But this is no mere jazz/noise free-for-all, as the Heliocentrics offer musicianship in spades, showcasing stop-on-a-dime changes and cohesive grooves aplenty. Out There is recommended for intrepid sonic explorers who enjoy a little freeform-freakout with their beats."

"Led by the relentless drummer Malcolm Catto, the UK collective's objective lays quite a ways beyond what ordinary listeners know or expect. In an alternative galaxy, where the orbits of Hip-Hop, Funk, Jazz, Psychedelic, Electronic, Avante-Garde and Ethnic music all revolve around “The One” – that's where you might find The Heliocentrics. "

http://www.myspace.com/heliocentrics

Named after a Sun Ra album, UK band The Heliocentrics have recently released a couple of albums.

"Fallen Angels - The Singles Collection" does indeed collect their previous singles;
"Out There" is the band's first 'real' album

And then there's the Mulatu Astatke / Heliocentrics collaborations entitled "Inspiration Information 3". Ethiopian jazz...

Intrigued? I sure am.

OTTO - LITTLE PIECES

• otto: little pieces
  (2008, cd, usa, diversions ddv62401)

Otto, or the Otto Chamber Quartet as they might also be called, recorded two Frank Zappa compositions on their "Little Pieces" album that came out in 2008.

Otto is:

• jim hoke: pedal steel, autoharp
• kirby shelstad: vibes
• robbie shankle: flute, clarinet, sax
• austin hoke: cello

and it's of course Jim Hoke's Pedal Steel that makes this quartet stand out.
Nice coverversions of 'Mom And Dad', and of 'Aybee Sea'.

BLORP ESETTE

In the late seventies, early eighties, the LAFMS released two volumes of "Blorp Esette". Both albums were samplers / compilations of alternative, experimental, outsider music from and around Los Angeles.
Both albums featured Don Van Vliet artwork.

In 1999, the Transparency label released a 4 CD box set, that included all the material of the LAFMS releases.
This box was never easy to find, not even when it just came out, and it has been out-of-print for a long time.
Michael, from the Transparency label, told me that a re-release of this box is scheduled.

MORE SUN RA ON TRANSPARENCY

The two recently announced Sun Ra titles on the Transparency label will be out in about one month:

• "The Earliest Sun Ra (1946-1956)" (which has become a double CD with over 50 tracks),
  and
• "Live in London 1970"

HAMILTON STERLING & JIMMY HASLIP - MIGRATION

• hamilton sterling & jimmy haslip: migration
  (2009, double layer dvd-audio, usa, helikon sound 2005he)

A couple of weeks ago, I received "Migration", a new project by Hamilton Sterling and Jimmy Haslip.

I knew Jimmy Haslip from his fusion group, the Yellowjackets, and from his collaboration with Allan Holdsworth, Alan Pasqua and Chad Wackerman.
Hamilton Sterling's name didn't ring a bell, but he's probably best know for having contributed (sound editing) to two Acadamy Awards winning films: "The Dark Knight" and "Master and Commander".

So this is quite an unusual team-up, and a pretty good one.

"Migration" is the duo's first release. The music on this album is one big soundscape. The liner notes describe it as "A world-ranging, dark-ambient journey from the rural to the urban and beyond. It was conceived as a journey in sound."

"Migration" will take you on a trip, and every effort is made to make it as enjoyable as possible.
This is no jazz or prog-rock. This is contemporary music that will make you close your eyes and travel in space.
Bass, percussion, synths and computer programming.
I love it.

Did I mention that this disc is food for audiophiles: side 1 has a DVD-video 5.1 Dolby Digital version, and a 2 channel PCM 24bit 48kHz version. Side 2 contains a DVD-audio 5.1 24 bit 48kHz version.
And just to show you how serious these guys are: the cover and inside pictures of "Migration" are courtesy of NASA !!

http://www.helikonsound.com/index.html

More info & sound samples at
http://www.helikonsound.com/music/music.html

This DVD is available from HelikonSound, CDBaby and Amazon. MP3's at CDBaby, iTunes and other digital download outlets.

EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL - I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS LOOKING FOR LOVE

• everything but the girl: i didn't know i was looking for love
  (1993, cd5", uk, warner music / blanco & negro neg64cd)

A bit over fifteen years ago, Everything But The Girl recorded three songs to accompany their 'I Didn't Know I Was Looking For Love' single on an EP release.
One of these songs was Don Van Vliet's 'My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains'.
All the tracks on this EP, have the typical jazzy, poppy EBTG sound. It fits the Van Vliet composition very well.

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - UPON THE MY-O-MY US PROMO 7"

• captain beefheart and the magic band: upon the my-o-my / i've got love on my mind
  (1974, 7"-promo, usa, mercury 73494)

Time for two more Beefheart 7" additions to the CB discography.
Here's the 1974 US promo 7" for 'Unpon The My-O-My'.

-- info & pictures: Håkon Busterud

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - TOO MUCH TIME SOUTH AFRICA 7"

• captain beefheart & the magic band: too much time / my head is my only house unless it rains
  (1972, 7", south africa, reprise r21-201)

Here's the complete picture package of the extremely rare South-African "Too Much Time" 7".

-- info & pictures: Håkon Busterud

BEPPE CROVELLA - WHAT'S RATTLIN' ON THE MOON?

• beppe crovella: what's rattlin' on the moon?
  (2010, cd, usa, moonjune mjr030)

Mike Ratledge was part of the most influential Canterbury-scene-band from 1966 until 1976.
With (The) Soft Machine, Mike Ratledge performed and recorded a typical mix of psychedelic music, progressive rock and jazz. And he was not just the keyboard player of the band. He signed for a lot of the compositions as well.

It was 2009 when MoonJune's Leonardo Pavkovic suggested to Italian progressive rock keyboard wizard Beppe Crovella to do something with the compositions of Mike Ratledge. Beppe Crovella didn't hesitate and pulled out his keyboard orchestra: Mellotron, Wurlitzer E200 electric piano, Fender Rhodes Stage 73 electric piano, Hammond Organ M102, Hohner electric piano, Hohner Clavinet D6, Rösler Grand piano, and the Farfisa Professional.

The result is entitled "What's Rattlin' On The Moon?", referring to Ratledge and to MoonJune. It includes three tracks that Beppe Crovella wrote and recorded right after he had decided to do the project. It also has ten Ratledge compositions that got the experimental, spacy jazz-rock Beppe Crovella treatment, plus three more tracks that Beppe did after he had done the ten Ratledge pieces.
Beppe Crovelle is a superb musician and his compositions fit the album nicely.

In all, this is a great tribute: fine artwork, excellent concept and brilliant music.

Recommended listening.

www.moonjune.com

CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG

French Zappaologist Christophe Delbrouck has written a book on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
It's in French, and it's available from most major outlets (that sell French books).

SUN RA RADIO SPECIAL

SUN RADIO OMNIVERSITY - SUN RA ARRIVAL DAY Radio Celebrations

May 22, 2-6AM
May 23, 2-7PM
(Eastern time)

89.9fm New York

http://wkcr.org
live stream

-- info: Saturn list

KIMONO DRAGGIN' IN CONCERT

Sunday March 28 Kimono Draggin' will be performing at the Judgement Day festival in Milford, CT, usa.

And Saturday, the 10th of April the band will play at Brass City Records (Waterbury) and Cafe Nine (New Haven).

More info at http://www.kimonodraggin.com/

DWALMACAT 373

Go to
http://www.fmbrussel.be/programmas/dwalmacat.aspx

and click on "Luister”

to enjoy

• LESLY SARONI & JACK HYLTON ORCHESTRA – Jollity farm
• RANDY NEWMAN – Great nations of Europe
• HANS MORTELMANS – Joseph
• DURWOOD DUCHE – Why me God
• SANSEVERINO – Les emboutteilages
• THE NOVAS – The crusher
• ALICE HALL TRIO – What is this thing called love
• BOB ROCKY & THE TEENAGERS – t Is over
• SHOOBY TAYLOR – Lights out
• JISKEFET – Vuur en vlam
• BAD NEWS – Bohemian rhapsody
• JACQUES DUTRONC – Hôtesse de l’air
• FABIEN COLLIN – Maruwana maruwana
• FIVE BLIND BOYS – Dimming of the day
• CARL STALLING PROJECT – Stalling self-parody

This week's guest DJ is Jan De Smet.

COLE MARCUS AND TERRY BOZZIO

We didn't want you to miss it!

Thursday, March 25th - DC Live - 6:00PM (PST)

Cole Marcus

Cole Marcus will be hanging with Terry Bozzio this Thursday on Drum Channel Live.

Cole Marcus is an incredibly talented 11 year old musician. He is not only an outstanding drummer but also an accomplished pianist and composer. At the age of 4 he won NBC's "America's Most Talented Kid."

http://www.drumchannel.com/

FRENCH BAND ARF IN CONCERT

French band Arf will be performing the music of Frank Zappa at the "No Sarkozy Day" festival in Paris, next month:

2010/04/12 concert "No-Sarkozy Day", Paris, France

http://www.no-sarkozy-day.fr/

-- info: the Central Scrutinizer

THE EXTRA EXTRA ORCHESTRA

In 2008, the Nasal Retentive Orchestra (French band that performed the music of Frank Zappa, and released 5 excellent albums !!) seized to exist.

The band went on (without bass player; writer and founding member Christophe Delbrouck) as the Xtra Xtra Orchestra.

Spring 2008, Stéphane Gacioch joined the band, and they started a new project.
This new project is entitled "L'extraordinaire Developpement du Rat Blue" and cites Tex Avery and Spike Jones as influenced.
The goal is to have the project ready towards the end of 2010.

http://www.myspace.com/xtraxtraorchestra

-- info: the Central Scrutinizer

THE RONDO HATTON REPORT

One more time (for the world) : as planned, the second issue of The Rondo Hatton Report is online since the 21th of March.

Ponder with Simon Prentis the subtle distinction between "zappish", "zappesque" and "zappoïd"... go to church with Andy Hollinden... sing Carol, you fool along with Philippe Mérigot... see how Didier Mervelet is brutally attacked... Twelve submissions in total, all available in English and, for some of them, also in their original language (German, Japanese and Spanish). Next upload on the 21th of June, get ready to write your own personal submission and the magic of Google Translate will do the rest !

http://www.rhreport.net/current.html

-- info: the central scrutinizer

PROJECT/OBJECT IN CONCERT IN EINDHOVEN 2010/05/20

Project/Object featuring Ike Willis and Ray White will be performing at 'De Effenaar' in Eindhoven, NL on May 20, 2010.

• Ike Willis: guitar/vocals
• Ray White: guitar/vocals
• André Cholmondeley: guitar/vocals
• David Johnsen: bass/vocals
• Jordan Shapiro: keys/vocals
• Jim Ruffi: drums/vocals

http://www.effenaar.nl

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

RAY WHITE AT ZAPPANALE

Yes, it has been confirmed.
Ray White will be special guest at the next Zappanale festival.

www.zappanale.de

LEBOCAL IN CONCERT

French band LeBocal will be playing at three festival in april.

• 2010/04/17 concert WINTERTHUR, Switzerland
  
• 2010/04/23 concert "Jazzahead Festival', BREME, Germany
  performing their Zappa repertoire
  
• 2010/04/24 concert FREIBERG, Germany

info: Jan van Kemenade

OPEK

Big Band Opek has performed Sun Ra's 'Discipline 27' and 'Halloween In Harlem' in concert, March 5, 2010. A video registration circulates on YouTube.

Ben Opie - sax
George Jones - conga and percussion
Paul Thompson - bass
Lou Stellute - sax
Dave Throckmorton - drums
Ian Gordon - trumpet
John Purse - guitar
Daryl Fleming -guitar
Ralph Guzzi - trumpet
Chuck Austin - trumpet
Rick Matt - baritone sax, bass clarinet, flute
Kevin McManus - trombone

video shot by Dr. Bruce Marion

Sun Ra's 'Discipline 27'



Sun Ra's 'Halloween In Harlem'

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - DIDDY WAH DIDDY UK PROMOTIONAL 7" EP

• captain beefheart: diddy wah diddy
  (1971, 7"-promo ep, uk, a&m ame 600)

Recorded in 1966 (!), this promotional 7" EP got released in the UK in 1971!

-- info & pictures: Håkon Busterud

JACK NITZSCHE - HARD WORKIN' MAN US WHITE LABEL PROMO 7"

• jack nitzsche: hard workin' man
  (1978, 7"-promo, usa, mca 40897) - featuring Captain Beefheart on vocals

'Hard Workin' Man' got released as both a white-label as a green label promotional 7". Here's the white label one.
Both editions have the same stereo track on both sides.

-- info & pictures: Håkon Busterud

JACK NITZSCHE - HARD WORKIN' MAN US GREEN LABEL PROMO 7"

• jack nitzsche: hard workin' man
  (1978, 7"-promo, usa, mca 40897) - featuring Captain Beefheart on vocals

And here's the green label promo.

-- info & pictures: Håkon Busterud

PAUL BUFF RELEASES ARE UP AT CDBABY

The Bongo Teens & Preston Epps: Surfin' Bongos (Mono)
http://cdbaby.com/cd/bongoteens2

The Bongo Teens & Preston Epps: Surfin' Bongos (Stereo)
http://cdbaby.com/cd/bongoteens

The Hollywood Persuaders: Drums A-Go-Go (Mono)
http://cdbaby.com/cd/hwpersuaders2

The Hollywood Persuaders: Drums A-Go-Go (Stereo)
http://cdbaby.com/cd/hwpersuaders1

The Hollywood Persuaders: Singles & Rarities
http://cdbaby.com/cd/hwpersuaders3



The Hollywood Persuaders & The Bongo Teens: Raw Tracks
http://cdbaby.com/cd/hwpersuadersbongoteens

ZAPPATIKA AT THE NEXT ZAPPANALE

2010 03 -- Trying to keep up with a tradition, here's some small talk with one of the bands that will be performing at the next Zappanale festival.
Here's Zappatika!

UniMuta: Hard to imagine that the readers of United Mutations do not know who Zappatika is, but could you introduce yourself / the band?

mcinnes / Zappatika: i am Mcinnes, a sort of British musician....i moved to europe in 96 to 'expand horizons' and found myself (surprise,surprise) in Amsterdam......our drummer ,Batta-Tutti, and i started out together in another band back then (97-98), called Purple Void, but after a while realised that we were both pushing things to a very 'zappa-esque' edge which some of the other members of PV didn't really like/couldn't really get into......

and at that time, (2002) after Purple Void split, we decided to start our "dream" project whereby we would play only our own music (no matter how obscure or tricky it might be written) and of course, our favourite Zappa numbers and try to create a damn fine 21st century extremely alternative band with no clear genre or industry-influenced boundaries....a band where 'anything is possible'

The original line up was sketchy and temporary to say the least,but then ,over time and trials, we found the right muso's for the gig (Zomby Woof,Bongo Fury,The Kid) who added the right ingredients to start baking the perfect Z-cake !

This gradual organic development continue to this day and we have just become a 7-headed monster with an additional (3rd) guitarist, Daddo, and a very talented violinist.(K)..whom i believe your informed readers will know very well !

UniMuta: So you're headlining Zappanale on Saturday! Performing at midnight. How do you feel about that?

mcinnes / Zappatika: Can i swear ? ...yea, well fucking amazing is the only thing i can say. When Thomas called and asked if we would play some of our own music too ,it really blew me away. I spend half my life plugged into a recording consol ,and writing ....so when you get asked to perform some of that at a gig like Zappanale it is ....well,quite humbling.

We would have been happy to play the Carpark on Monday morning...but Saturday nite Midnite is a bit of a dream come true really. We promise EVERY person in the place that we will do whatever we can to make it a fine, funny and memorable show !

UniMuta: Will the fact that you'll be playing at midnight have an effect on the setlist? And will the addition of a violin and an extra guitar turn Zappatika into a jam band?

mcinnes / Zappatika: Well we will be on stage for a long.....long set (nearly 2 hours) and we will cover LOTS of stuff ranging from many "sing-a-long-a-Zappa" favourites to our own little ditties and also,for the first time live on stage, some of the "blended' FZ / Zappatika stunt-guitar-dance-rock stuff on our Dodo album...we are now working hard on the new 7-piece arrangements ,which is all going extremely well, and the sound at Zappanale will just be massive....

the show starts at midnite so we will probabaly be pretty well stimulated and,shall we say, uninhibited ,by then.....and honestly.........we have no idea what may happen !

UniMuta: Listening to Zappatika originals, I can tell that you're not only in to Frank Zappa & The Mothers. Who are your main musical influences?

mcinnes / Zappatika: my first big influence was actually Bolan, the Electric Warrior album turned me on to electric guitar at the age of 10...it was a masterpiece for its time and i still listen to it even now....also Alex Harvey ,Bowie and Alice Cooper had a strong 'emotional' influence on my eventual attempts to write stuff.....as a guitarist i was Jimi's as a teenager and FZ was a kind of vague spectre .....when i was 17, i sat through Live in NY and Overnight Sensation ...........since then.....well i dont need to tell you...

UniMuta: Looking at the future, how do you see Zappatika evolving the next couple of years?

mcinnes / Zappatika: there are lots of plans in the mix....we will release the Strictly Frankly DVD Tribute (100 % FZ material) sometime this year...working on that now.....might be ready for Zappanale, and we are in negotiation with some really interesting countries (like Latvia ,Hungary and Romania) about festivals and shows...we will probably keep doing short tours in North Europe where possible ,but we have been very busy the last 2 years so we are starting 2010 in a relaxed way,just working on the new material and working the new players in....we will be back out on stage toward the Summer....also there is a vague plan forming about doing something in the US in 2011...but we will have to see about that.....apart from that The Kid (Bassist) and i just cut the first parts on some stuff for the next studio album....

UniMuta: Zappanale will have another great line-up. Are there bands that you really want to see?

mcinnes / Zappatika: well, Ray White is one of our heroes ,so it would be gret if he makes it ! Of course, JL Ponty is an interesting one...and it would be nice to hear Bobby Martin on one or two FZ classics ........but i think probably EVERY band who has been booked will be great -actually Lilo played with us at our Acoustic FZ set in Paris in '08, (there is a video of that somewhere online) he is a cool guy and a good player....

i guess, right now, we are just looking forward to being a part of it.

UniMuta: I, for one, am really looking forward to the Zappatika concert.
Thanks for your time & see you at Zappanale!

mcinnes / Zappatika: thanks for your support man, and your great site
we, for 7, are looking forward to it too- see you there !

cheers

-zap mcinnes

NEW SUN RA ALBUM ANNOUNCED

Sun Ra: Live In Paris 1971 has been announced by Art Yard for around September 2010.

-- info: Nick Wood on the Saturn List

GREG RUSSO AND CROSSFIRE PUBLICATIONS

Greg Russo says:
This week, the first 6 of 32 download-only albums taken from Paul Buff’s recordings made at Pal Studios and Original Sound Studios will be available at CDBaby.com.

iTunes and all the other companies will get these albums soon.

Note the stereo mix of “Grunion Run” on the stereo edition of “Drums A-Go-Go” which is being released for the first time. Besides all three mixes of “Grunion Run,” FZ appears on Brian Lord & The Midnighters’ “The Big Surfer” (which of course he wrote!).

Read on!!
Click on album titles for tracklists.

THE BONGO TEENS & PRESTON EPPS - SURFIN' BONGOS

• the bongo teens & preston epps: surfin' bongos
  (2010, download, -, crossfire publications)

When Art Laboe of the Original Sound label contacted Paul Buff about recording some surf tracks with bongos in the spring of 1963, Buff got together with guitarist Dave Aerni and became The Bongo Teens. Other than guitar, Paul Buff played and recorded everything else himself.

Laboe's idea was to combine three tracks from Preston Epps (of "Bongo Rock" fame) with whatever Paul Buff could come up with. Including Preston Epps' #14 hit "Bongo Rock" and his #78 hit "Bongo Bongo Bongo," "Surfin' Bongos" was completed that summer and was originally issued by Original Sound in September 1963.

March 2010 sees the first official reissue of that album from the original mono and stereo album masters, along with many rarities and unreleased tracks drawn from master tapes and acetates. In addition, The Bongo Teens' version of "Bustin' Surfboards" (originally by The Tornadoes) was featured in the film "Aloha Summer."
The 2010 edition is a download only release and is available in separate MONO and STEREO editions with the same bonus tracks.

As part of the bonus rarities of the 2010 re-release, both sides of The Rotations' single ("Heavies"/ "The Cruncher") and the Brian Lord & The Midnighters single ("The Big Surfer"/ "Not Another One!") are included along with extremely rare tracks ("Baja Rhythm" and "La Gran Ola") that were only released in Mexico. "The Big Surfer" was written by Frank Zappa, who played guitar and portrayed a surfer on the track.

THE HOLLYWOOD PERSUADERS - DRUMS A-GO-GO

• the hollywood persuaders: drums a-go-go
  (2010, download, -, crossfire publications)

When Paul Buff came up with a Mexican-sounding instrumental entitled "Tijuana Surf" at his Pal Studios in Cucamonga, California, he asked fellow Pal musician Frank Zappa to write a B-side. Zappa turned in the brilliant, fuzz-toned instrumental "Grunion Run," and Buff sold the recordings to Art Laboe's Original Sound label. The Hollywood Persuaders became Buff's performing name, but they were not a band! With very few exceptions, Paul Buff would play all the instruments.

When Original Sound released "Tijuana" in the summer of 1963, the record became a big regional success. In fact, the record was released twice: as "Tijuana Surf" by The Persuaders, and as "Tijuana" by The Hollywood Persuaders. "Tijuana" was released in Mexico and Argentina as by Los Persuaders and went on to spend 16 weeks at #1 in Mexico - even preventing The Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" from reaching the top spot!

The success of "Tijuana" enabled Buff to create more Hollywood Persuaders recordings, and back royalties from the record also helped bail Frank Zappa out of jail after he was arrested in March 1965!

The following single "Persuasion"/ "Juarez" did not stir up the same kind of sales as "Tijuana", but Paul Buff was working on an idea which showcased drums in the arrangement. Buff's first attempt was entitled "Drums" and simply featured drums with his wife Allison's backing vocals. This version was released on an extremely rare promotional single with "Yes, I Want To Dance" as the B-side. Paul Buff went back and completely re-recorded the track with an extremely powerful drum presence, more instrumentation and a sax replacing Allison Buff's vocal. This version became "Drums A-Go-Go," and it was an even bigger local success. It also just missed hitting Billboard's single chart, but it generated even more attention through cover versions by the likes of Sandy Nelson and Hal Blaine. The flipside of "Drums A-Go-Go" was "Agua Caliente (Hot Water)," another Mexican-styled instrumental. The belated Mexican success of "Tijuana" led to the release of a unique LP containing tracks from The Hollywood Persuaders, The Rotations and The Teen Beats. "Drums A-Go-Go" has become The Hollywood Persuaders' most recognizable song, and it was also included in the film "Natural Born Killers."

In the late spring of 1965, Art Laboe of Original Sound gave Paul Buff the go-ahead to do a "Drums A-Go-Go" album. It was released in August 1965. Aside from the title track and a new mix of "Tijuana," the album included reworkings of "Persuasion" as well as The Bongo Teens' tracks "Last Night" and "Forget It." Buff did some more recordings by himself and called in fellow Original Sound artist Adam Saylor's backing band (Brian Blanchard, Bob Husband and Mike Martin) to do the tracks "Eve Of Destruction," "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and "Hollywood A-Go-Go." The third song by this lineup was backed by the first song for The Hollywood Persuaders' final single.

Paul Buff went on to do the Original Sound-released solo single "She's Got A 60 Cycle Brain"/ "Cause I Love You" and many tracks with Allison Buff as The Buff Organization. These tracks are available as part of Paul Buff's 20-volume Pal Studio/ Original Sound series. Buff also engineered many recordings by other artists at Original Sound Studios, including The Music Machine, The Strawberry Alarm Clock and Sugarloaf, to name just three.

This brand-new download-only release presents the original 1965 album, plus 5 bonus tracks. And the entire album is available in seperate mono and stereo editions.

THE HOLLYWOOD PERSUADERS / THE BONGO TEENS: RAW TRACKS

• the hollywood persuaders / the bongo teens: raw tracks
  (2010, download, -, crossfire publications)

From the original master tapes, here are 16 stereo tracks from the “Drums A-Go-Go” and “Surfin’ Bongos” albums before the reverb, equalization and final mastering were added. None of these have ever been released, and all of them are different than their originally released editions.

THE HOLLYWOOD PERSUADERS - SINGLES & RARITIES

• the hollywood persuaders: singles & rarities
  (2010, download, -, crossfire publications)

The Hollywood Persuaders released just five singles (including a promo-only release) between 1963 and 1965, but the original single mixes have never appeared in digital form (from the original master tapes) until this 2010 download release. In addition to both sides of Paul Buff’s solo single “Slow Bird”/ “Blind Man’s Buff,” there are many unreleased tracks: two versions of “Evil Underneath,” a demo version of “Drums A-Go-Go,” “Go-Go Music,” “Organ Stomp,” “Cruisin’,” a demo version of “Agua Caliente (Hot Water),” “Rollin’,” and “Something Else,” which only exists on an acetate. Another rarity is the Mexican album version of “Yes, I Want To Dance,” and you even get a countoff before Frank Zappa’s “Grunion Run”!

MIKE JOHNSON - WHAT WOULD YOU DO

• mike johnson: what would you do
  (2002, cd, usa, up records)

"What Would You Do" is the fourth album by singer / songwriter Mike Johnson.
My attention was caught, because Stanley Jason Zappa plays tenor sax on this album.

Unfortunately, Stanley's input was minimal. He had to blow some background chords together with Max Shue (on trumpet).
Don't get me wrong, "What Would You Do" is an excellent album, but I had hoped for some nice jazz soloing or for some bebop notes...
Now THAT would have raised some eyebrows...

RESIDENTS EUROPEAN TOUR

Here's the complete list

April 27 - Le Cargo Caen France
April 28 - Ancienne Belgique Brussels Belgium
April 29 - Voxhall Aarhus Denmark
April 30 - no show
May 1 - Bergenfest, Bergen Norway
May 2 - Sentrum Oslo Norway
May 3 - no show
May 4 - Centrum Sztuki IMPART Wrozlaw Poland
May 5 - Laznia Nowa Krakow Poland
May 6 - Huxley's Berlin Germany
May 7 - no show
May 8 - ATP Festival UK 
May 9 - Paard van Troje Dem Haag Holland
May 10 - Fabrik - Hamburg Germany 
May 11 - Das Bett - Frankfurt Germany
May 12 - Teatro Miela Triesta Italy
May 13 - Teatro San Raffaele Rome Italy
May 14 - Estragon Bologna Italy 
May 15 - Teatro Leonardo Milan Italy
May 16 - Nuits Sonores Festival Lyon France

MYTH-SCIENCE - LOVE IN OUTER SPACE

• myth-science: love in outer space
  (1995, cd, usa, knitting factory works kfw 183)

from the liner notes, by Reuben Radding:
"My forming a band of my own to play nothing but Sun Ra's tunes came about for the reason that I couldn't just pick one or two of his songs to play! I hate tribute bands. I would never have wanted to ape the Sun Ra Arkestra and wear costumes and chant, and dance. It would feel exploitive and disrespectful, like wearing blackface. Besides, as Steve Lacy has said, "Musicians want to play the way they want to play." I wanted the guys to feel like they could play like themselves and not be bound to imitating the Arkestra. After all, what made (and makes) the Arkestra a great band is the collection of strong personalities.
Why shouldn't we present ours?"

The result is beautiful. Myth-Science takes a fine series of Arkestra classics and treats them as jazz standards. 'Discipline', 'Love In Outer Space', 'Kingdom Of Not', 'Springtime In Chicago', ...

I love it.
You get the familiar sounding, swinging melody lines, and some out-of-this-world improvisations on top. Just beautiful. And hard to imagine that Myth-Science can create this sound with just two saxes, an organ, drums and a double bass...

GERONIMO BLACK - WELCOME BACK GERONIMO BLACK (REVISED)

• geronimo black: welcome back geronimo black (revised)
  (2010, download, -, crossfire publications)

Greg Russo has been busy. Not only did he finish the Paul Buff Cucamonga series, he also revamped three albums that Crossfire released previously in 2008.
Next to Bunk Gardner's "It's All Bunk" and Jimmy Carl Black "Where's My Waitress?", he also remasted one of my favorite albums: Geronimo Black's "Welcome Back".

"Geronimo Black was formed by Jimmy Carl Black after Frank Zappa's disbanding of the original Mothers Of Invention in 1969. Jimmy assembled Bunk Gardner from the classic MOI lineup, guitarist Denny Walley, bassist Tom Leavey and woodwind player Tjay Contrelli to finalize Geronimo Black in 1971. To get a record deal, they recorded a number of demos - all of which are included here. In addition, studio and live tracks recorded after their Uni LP in 1972 are on this collection along with some remixes."

Recommended!

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/geronimoblack2

BUNK GARDNER - IT'S ALL BUNK! (RELOADED)

• bunk gardner: it's all bunk! (reloaded)
  (2010, download, -, crossfire publications)

"It's All Bunk!" was made available (as a download-only album) in 2008.

Greg Russo has remastered and revised the album, and this new version is available from CDBaby at this very moment.

"This freshly remastered collection spans 1959 to 1981, including three tracks that have never appeared in digital form. Regardless of whether he's playing big band jazz, melodic instrumentals, experimental works or solo flute (all represented on "It's All Bunk!"), Bunk Gardner always makes it interesting."

The album also includes a lot of pieces of the 1959 Bud Wattles album, Bunk's first album appearance.

http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/BunkGardner

VINYL IS NOT DEAD - IT JUST SMELLS FUNNY

Dieter Jakob says:

"I’m going to write my third book about Zappa records. While the first two have been dealing with Zappa bootlegs, the new project shall mainly deal with the official singles of Frank Zappa.
The working title is “Vinyl is not dead - it just smells funny, Volume 1: The Singles”. This book will be - similar to “You Can’t Do That On Bootz Anymore Volume 1 and 2” - a private release and most probably and due to the nowadays only limited request on Zappa books a low numbered edition. A book made from a collector for fans and collectors."

If you're a 7" vinyl fetishist, this might just be the thing for you.

Dieter is still looking for pictures or scans of rare singles, so if you think that you might be able to help him out, drop me a line and I'll forward the message.

ARF & FIDO IN CONCERT

Swiss bands ARF and FIDO PLAYS ZAPPA will be participating in a festival in Basel next Saturday:

2010/03/27 'BScene', Nordstern, Voltastrasse Basel, Switzerland

http://www.bscene.ch/index.cfm/A84EEEF3-C028-D4C8-B65D75D2FAD7065C&cfidx858850&cftx11198129/

WILLY'S WEEKLY CHOICE

This week Willy recommends Vijay Iyer & Rudresh Mahanthappa with 'Frontlash' from their "Raw Materials" album from 2006.

Here's a live snippet to give you an idea:

Vijay Iyer: piano
Stephan Crump: bass
Marcus Gilmore: drums
Rudresh Mahanthappa: alto saxophone

R.I.P. HERB COHEN

Herb Cohen, the tough, litigious manager and label operator who introduced such notables as the Mothers of Invention and Tom Waits during the '60s and '70s, died Tuesday of unknown causes in Napa, Calif. He was 77.

After beginning his professional career as an L.A. club booker and operator, Cohen branched into management in the mid-'60s. His biggest clients were Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, the outre band that became a top attraction in venues on the Sunset Strip.

After the Mothers released their initial albums on Verve, Cohen and Zappa established their own imprints, Straight, Bizarre and Discreet. The labels issued material by the Mothers and such off-the-wall, Zappa-produced L.A. acts as Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, groupie unit the G.T.O.'s and itinerant songsmith Wild Man Fischer, as well as singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, hard rock unit Alice Cooper and comic Lenny Bruce. The partners' association collapsed amid an exchange of lawsuits in 1976.

Cohen also handled beat-styled singer-songwriter Waits, who secured a contract with David Geffen's Asylum Records in 1972.

THAT PETROL EMOTION - CELLOPHANE

• that petrol emotion: cellophane
  (1988, cd5", uk, virgin vscd 1116)

Adding all the pictures of the old Beefheart singles made me pick out another related item. Just to keep the equilibrium.
Here's That Petrol Emotion's "Cellophane" single from 1988. It also included their version of Don Van Vliet's 'Hot Head'. It's the track that they also contributed to the "Fast 'N' Bulbous" Beefheart tribute album.

RAYMOND SCOTT

"Deconstructing Dad" is a documentary film that Stan Warnow made about his dad, Raymond Scott.

http://scottdoc.com/

For those of you who don't know who Raymond Scott is, here's a fine quote from Andy Partridge:

"What can you say about a man who inspired cartoon melodies and bebop, invented Frank Zappa and electronic music, and still found time to work for-Motown?"
- Andy Partridge, songwriter & leader of XTC

JIMMY CARL BLACK - "WHERE'S MY WAITRESS" (REVISED)

• jimmy carl black: "where's my waitress?" (revised)
  (2010, download, -, crossfire publications)

About two years ago, Greg Russo's Crossfire Publications released "Where's My Waitress?", a Jimmy Carl Black approved compilation of songs that Jimmy Carl Black contributed to.

Recently, the album got remastered and one track got replaced. The new track is the Jimmy Carl Black / Tom Leavey penned 'Dead Lead'. It's the last song that Jimmy Carl wrote.

the liner notes:
"If you want to hear really hard-to-find and excellent recordings by Jimmy Carl Black, you've come to the right place. Two very rare tracks by Black Olive (Jimmy Carl Black and Sandro Oliva) join other prime rarities like the 1976 Lo Boys single "Play Your Music"/ "Funny Money" to create a fascinating glimpse of Jimmy's career after The Mothers Of Invention. This remastered edition includes the last song that Jimmy Carl Black wrote, "Dead Lead," as recorded by co-writer and former Geronimo Black/ Lo Boys bassist Tom Leavey."

Crossfire Publications has done another excellent job.
Available (download only) from CDBaby.

http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JimmyCarlBlack

THE DON AND BUNK SHOW

ANDRE CHOLMONDELEY SENDS AN UPDATE

2010 03 20 - Tour news.. Hidden Agenda, Don & Bunk, stay tuned for Project/Object news!!

In this message:

Upcoming shows for my trio, ....
Update on Cheri Jiosne....
Don Preston & Bunk Gardner on tour......(FIRST SHOW THIS SUNDAY at WILMINGTON SCHOOL OF ROCK!!)
Project/Object Europe..coming soon!

Greetings...! Lots of amazing stuff coming up.... But I wanted to drop you a quick note about what's IMMEDIATELY coming up...

If you're into this sort of thing --please connect up with me on the overwhelming, but quite useful social media sites. This will be a music-filled year (again) :

ANDRE'S FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=737651304&ref=ts
ANDRE'S TWITTER FEED: http://twitter.com/guitartour
and as always: http://www.projectobject.com

In a few days -- I will be on a short run with my occasional trio .
Come on out and check out our often odd, but weirdly soothing mix of rock, pop, electronics and guitar instrumentals.

This run concludes with and is inspired by the Second in a series of benefits for my other half - Cheri Jiosne. Many of you know she has been VALIANTLY fighting breast cancer -- and you have helped us out over the last several months and we really appreciate that more than words can convey.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KIND SUPPORT, POSITIVE ENERGY and CONCERN!!!

The fight continues -- but the good news is-- her new treatment protocol since Nov 2009 is working well -- we are seeing significant shrinking of the tumor, and new cancer growth that was showing up in oct/nov is now gone!! Recent blood tests have also been great. More info on what she's doing : www.burzynskimovie.com

So we continue on the same regimen, working towards the next three-month checkup. I continue to work overtime and to reach out to friends and family for any help they can offer, since our small amount of insurance ran out long ago.

Stand by -- I have two major tour announcements I am proud to be a part of, I'll be very busy for the next 6-8 weeks.....in the USA, Canada ( a tiny bit), and Europe........ 

MARCH 2010 Tourlette with
trio playing a few covers, improv and music by andré cholmondeley

DRUMS: bob ramos, jon braun(thu/25th)
BASS: antar goodwin, julie slick(fri/26th)
GUITAR: andré cholmondeley
 
24 WED NJ New Brunswick COURT TAVERN (with Stretch* & Eastern Potato) 8:00pm start!!25 THU PA Plains JAZZ CAFE' (with Stretch*)26 FRI PA Bethlehem FUNHOUSE (with Great White Caps)
27 SAT TBA
28 SUN NJ Asbury Park A BENEFIT FOR CHERI JIOSNE Doors 4:00pm Music from 5:00pm>>>
ASBURY LANES (Cheri Jiosne Benefit #2)
With Silent Auction
Music By:
The Ribeye Brothers
hidden agenda, DubProof, Mike Haleta Laptop, Great White Caps, Alan Gowa, Alice Balzarini & others
Healthy Snacks by Laura Dardi. Bowling. Info Table. Raffle.

*STRETCH.....the legendary jazz/rock/funk/fusion trio.original lineup:

Dave LaRue (bassist also of the STEVE MORSE BAND, DIXIE DREGS, JOE SATRIANI)Glenn Alexander -guitar
Bill Elder- drums

to help Cheri directly:Check, money order, or Visa gift Card etc:

"CHERI JIOSNE CONQUERING CANCER"
PO BOX 16672
ASHEVILLE NC
28816

Or via PAYPAL:
to the account "projectobject@earthlink.net"


the Don and Bunk Show...on tour!!
THIS SUNDAY -- for those of you in the Wilmington DE, Philly, Baltimore area -- Don't miss an amazing and rare show with the two and only DON PRESTON & BUNK GARDNER from the Mothers Of Invention.......

These guys have been playing jazz, rock, and experimental music for around 50 years! They know what they are doing!! Do not try this at home -- instead - catch their shows..... I've had the pleasure of touring and recording with these gentlemen, and there is...simply nothing like it.The tour opens at SCHOOL OF ROCK in Wilmington DE, General Admission only $10. Other shows...

The Don & Bunk Show East Coast Tour
Mar 21 The Garage-Willmington, MD
Mar 24 Bearsville theater Woodstock NY
Mar 25 Rongovian Trumansburg, NY
Mar 26 The Magic Room Boston, MA
Mar 27, Toads Place New Haven, CT
Mar 31, The Hi Hat Providence, RI
Apr 1, Sullivan Hall, NYC

BE THERE. BE SOMEWHERE. JUST BE.

THE CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER BAND

in concert on 2010 03 21 :

SHOW NO CAFÉ PIUPIU

domingo dia 21 de março,
às 21,30 em ponto

na Rua 13 de Maio 134, R$20,00.

www.scrutinizer.com.br
www.myspace.com/thecentralscrutinizerband
www.cafepiupiu.com.br

até lá amigos !

SUN RA RE-RELEASES

The Dutch Kindred Spirit label is re-releasing Sun Ra's "On Jupiter" and "Sleeping Beauty".

http://www.kindred-spirits.nl/

SUN RA ARKESTRA UPDATE

2010 03 19 - Sun Ra Arkestra Sunday in NYC & Marshall Allen Tonight in NYC

The Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen will launch their 2010 World Tour, which includes three European tours and a Canadian tour, with a performance on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at Sullivan Hall, 214 Sullivan St., New York, NY themed "Springtime again". There will be no better way to shake off the intense winter this year than with the enlightenment that the Arkestra can arouse.

The last two Arkestra appearances at Sullivan Hall were at or very close to a sell out, so it is recommended to make your plans in advance for this show. Tickets are $15, Show 8:00 p.m., Doors 7:00

p.m. For further information, please visit
http://www.cegmusic.com/sullivan_hall/index.htm

For more information on the Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen, please visit:

http://www.thesunraarkestra.com

Also, Marshall Allen will be performing at the Cornelia Street Cafe, tonight, March 19 at a launch event for a new label ScienSonic being released to the planet by Scott Robinson. Marshall is featured in the premiere ScienSonic CD release titled "Live at Space Farms" and will perform with Scott Robinson and other musicians at the concert tonight as part of the launch celebration. More information on this event follows:

Scott Robinson celebrates 200 recordings, 25 years in New York and 50 years on Earth with the launching of ScienSonic Laboratories LLC, his new outlet for creative and far-reaching projects. ScienSonic Laboratories will have its first two exciting releases in hand and available on March 19 & 20. Live at Space Farms featuring Marshall Allen is a lavish 2-CD set in a special wallet, with Enhanced CD capability including text, video and photo gallery, recorded live with the amazing bell tower in a cow pasture at Space Farms. Nucleus is the long-awaited duo project with Julian Thayer, recorded entirely at Scott's ScienSonic Laboratory facility in NJ. This duo gave an unforgettable performance at Cornelia Street Cafe several years ago:
"Jules and Scott gave me a night of music I'll never forget. It was abstract, but at the same time felt utterly composed... who needs a composer with two masterful and connected individuals such as this?"
-- Grammy-winning composer Maria Schneider

A ScienSonic evening of new music with Scott Robinson
Fri. March 19, 2010, 9 & 10:30 PM
Cornelia street Cafe
29 Cornelia St., NYC
212-989-9319

http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com
(reservations recommended!)

All musicians who have so far recorded for ScienSonic Laboratories will be present for this very special evening of "Experiential Music for Adventurous Listeners":

• Scott Robinson, saxophones, winds, theremin and sonic devices
• Julian Thayer, bass
• Marshall Allen, alto sax, flute and electronic valve instrument (in his first appearance at Cornelia Street!)
• Kevin Norton, vibraphone, drums and percussion
• Pat O'Leary, bass, cello, sonic toys and devices
• Sharon Robinson, flute and wind machine

THE SUN RA ARKESTRA ON TOUR - 2010

THE SUN RA ARKESTRA ON TOUR - 2010

March 21st. New York City, "Springtime again", Sullivan Hall, 214 Sullivan St.
April 8th. Trento, Italy
April 9th. Coreggio, Italy
April 11th. Budapest, Hungary
April 12, 13 & 14 London, U.K., Cafe Otto
April 25th. Sunbury, PA., YMCA Arts Center
May 23th. Sun Ra's Berth-day Ney York City, (TBA)
May 25th. Philadelphia, PA, Johnny Brenda's
May 27-30 Europe (TBA)
June 17th., Ney York City, NY, Harlem Museum
June 18th. Ghent, NY, The Big Up (TBA)
June 26th. Philadelphia, PA (TBA)
July 2-5 Europe (TBA)
September 12th. Philadelphia, PA, Bang on a Can Festival (TBA)
November 30th., Montreal, Canada, Hymn to the Universe
December 1 - 4, Montreal, Canada, Hymn to the Universe
December 7 - 11, Montreal, Canada, Hymn to the Universe

JOHN HIATT - THE OPEN ROAD

• john hiatt: the open road
  (2010, cd, usa, new west records)

The latest John Hiatt album, "The Open Road" has just been released. It features former Zappa bass player Patrick O'Hearn on bass.

You can give the album a listen at :
http://bandit592.blogspot.com/2010/03/john-hiatt-2010-open-road-320.html

-- info & link: Jan van Kemenade

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - TOO MUCH TIME / LOW YO YO STUFF USA PROMO 7"

• captain beefheart and the magic band: too much time / low yo yo stuff
  (1972, 7"-promo, usa, reprise pro 547)

Added to the Captain Beefheart singles list, are pictures of the rare "Too Much Time / Low Yo Yo Stuff" 7".

-- info & pictures: Håkon Busterud

ST.PATRICK'S DAY

http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/03/17/berklee_lands_pat_patricks_jazz_trove/
The cultural legacy of Laurdine “Pat’’ Patrick, who died of leukemia in 1991, is like gold for music historians, said officials at the Berklee College of Music, who announced yesterday that they have received a vast collection of the musician’s archives as a gift from his son, Governor Deval Patrick.

...

Pat Patrick was best known for his 40-year association with band leader and composer Sun Ra, whom he accompanied on overseas tours and collaborated with on albums. Patrick also played with jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, and Thelonious Monk.

ELLIOT INGBER

Elliot Inger says that he played on Bruce Johnston's 'The Original Surfer Stomp' !

• bruce johnston: the original surfer stomp
  (1962, 7", usa, donna 1374)

Also released in the UK in 1963 :



-- info: Charles Ulrich

THE GAMBLERS

Before Elliot Ingber joined The Mothers, he had been part of The Moondogs and of The Gamblers. With The Gamblers he had already released a couple of 7"s.

One of these singles was called 'Moon Dawg', and it's considered the first surf single.
Check it out below.
The B-side of 'Moon Dawg' had 'LSD-25', the first track that had a reference to LSD. (only by name, as it's another surf tune)

• the gamblers: moon dawg / lsd-25
  (1960, 7", usa, world pacific single #815)
• the gamblers: teen machine / tonky
  (1961, 7", usa, last chance 2)
• the hollywood gamblers: moon kat
  (1962, 7", usa, don 201)

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - CLICK CLACK / GLIDER US PROMO 7"

• captain beefheart: click clack / glider
  (1971, 7"-promo, usa, reprise pro 514)

More pictures of sleeves and labels have been added to the Captain Beefheart discography.
Here's the 1971 promotional 7" for "The Spotlight Kid" album: 'Click Clack / Glider'.

-- info & pictures: Håkon Busterud

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - ICE CREAM FOR CROW UK DJ 7"

• captain beefheart & his magic band: ice cream for crow / lights reflected off the oceands of the moon
  (1982, 7"-dj, uk, virgin vs 534 dj)

And here's the UK DJ only 7" for 'Ice Cream For Crow / Lights Reflected...'.

-- info & pictures: Håkon Busterud

DWALMACAT 372

Go to

http://www.fmbrussel.be/programmas/dwalmacat.aspx

and click on “Luister” to enjoy:

• THE CHIEFTAINS & RY COODER – La Iguana
• RED INGLE – Pagan Ninny’s Keep’er going stomp
• CLAUDE Mc LIN – Jambo
• BELGIAN ASSOCIALITY – Veudeu
• MAGALI NOËL – Fais-moi mal, Johnny
• DINAH WASHINGTON – Long John
• MIEKE SILVER – Ieder mens
• SMALL FACES – Tin soldier
• SPEEDY WEST & JIMMY BRYANT – This ain’t the blues
• EILERT PILARM – Jailhouse rock
• GERT-JAN BLOM – Zuivering
• MOTHERS OF TRACK – Love me when i’m down
• THE BIG 3 – The banjo song
• BOB DYLAN – The girl from the red river shore
• BENZEDRINE MONKS OF SANTO DOMONICA – Smells like teen spirit

JOHN HIATT (AND PATRICK O'HEARN) ON THE LATE NIGHT SHOW

Funny. I just learned about O'Hearn's involvement with John Hiatt a couple of days ago, and here's some more:

2010/03/11 John Hiatt - tv-show"The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS-TV/USA)"

• The Late Show with David Letterman, Ed Sullivan Theatre, New York City, NY
• line-up
  John Hiatt - vocals,guitar * Doug Lancio - guitar * Patrick O'Hearn - bass * Kenny Blevins - drums
• setlist
  The Open Road 4:38
• an MPEG2 video recording of this performance got seeded on DimeADozen

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=294047

DUKE ON DIME

2009/09/20 George Duke - concert "52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival", Monterey, California, usa

• setlist
  intro, Oh Oh / band introductions, 500 Hundred Miles To Go, Cravo E Canela, So I'll Pretend, Up On It, It's On, Brazilian Love Affair
• KUSP-FM radio broadcast
• a recording of this concert got seeded at DimeADozen

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=294621

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - TOO MUCH TIME UK PROMO 7"

• captain beefheart: too much time / my head is my only house unless it rains
  (1972, 7"-promo, uk, reprise 14233)

More Captain Beefheart rarities have been added to the CB discography.

Here's the 1972 promotional UK 'Too Much Time' 7".
Click on the title for the complete entry.

-- info & pictures: Håkon Busterud

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - TOO MUCH TIME UK STOCK 7"

• captain beefheart: too much time / my head is my only house unless it rains
  (1972, 7", uk, reprise 14233)

And here's the regular release: the UK 'Too Much Time' 7".

-- info & pictures: Håkon Busterud

ANOTHER NEW ZAPPA VINYL BOOTLEG

Announced on the Mr.Natural label: "Where's The Wino Man?".
The Mothers in concert, together with Tom Waits.

UNCLE CUCAMONGA'S FARM

The Cucamonga radio show has another podcast ready.

Go to http://www.cucamonga.be/

and check it out: Tindersticks, Apse, Vic Chesnutt, Volcano Choir, Animal Collective, MV & EE with the Golden Road, OOIOO, Lucas Santtana, Matias Aguayo, Valgeir Sigurðsson and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra.

THE RALPHAMERICA NEWSFLASH

Howdy Residents friend!

A quick reminder: this Wednesday, March 17th at 11:59pm pacific time, we will be removing the new Residents shirt (The Surreal Thing design) from the site, and put in our print order on Thursday for the total number of preordered shirts. Why do I care? you might ask yerself. Well, if you want one of these new designs, this will be yer LAST CHANCE! So be sure to get yer order in soon!

Also, the knit caps are BACK ON THE SITE! So if you wanted one, and had missed out, we made a few more...but get them before they gone!

Have a terrific St. Patty's day, if that's yer thing -
the Ralph Gang
http://ralphamerica.com/

PHONOMETAK 07

• various artists: phonometak series 7: on fillmore / pupillo, kazuhisa, yasuhiro
  (2010, 10", italy , wallace records 123)

the latest 10” release in Wallace Records’ PhonoMetak series is another split recording. Side A has On Fillmore with one 10 minute piece, while the B side presents Massimo Pupillo, Uchihashi Kazushisa and Yoshigaki Yasuhiro with a 9 minute piece.

On Fillmore makes a good impression with ‘Fever Dream’, a psychedelic, exotic soundscape for which the title fits perfectly. Bass player Darin Gray and drummer Glenn Kotche aren’t afraid to experiment.

http://www.myspace.com/onfillmore

The Pupillo, Kazuhisa, Yasuhiro setting takes it a bit further and goes for a free form exercise. Their ‘In the Realm Of The Hungry Ghosts’ was recorded live at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival in 2008 and the guitar / bass / drums trio performs an experimental rock composition.
Impressive.

Here's Pupillo with Brotzmann




http://www.wallacerecords.com/

http://mandai.be/

ROLLERBALL - TWO FEATHERS

• rollerball: two feathers
  (2010, cdr-promo, usa , north pole records)

I had never heard of Portland-based band Rollerball before.
The band has been around for fifteen years, has released fourteen albums and has toured Europe five times. Rollerball’s music is defined as a mixture of experimental / progressive rock with gothic and jazzy undertones.
Reason enough to give this a closer listen.

The first thing that makes “Two Feathers” stand out, is the exceptional artwork. The album cover is a nice, plain fold-out cardboard sleeve, but the graphics are fascinating. It’s sort of a collage of artwork of ancient cultures.
And then there’s the font. I’ve never seen anything like it. It looks like some sort of hieroglyphic or arabic writing, but after a closer look, it's just weird letters, so I was able to read it. Very nice.
It made me even more curious about the music.

The first notes of “Two Feathers” set the tone: dark, melancholic jazz. Against this slow and groovy background, Mae Starr’s voice is a powerful addition. It has an almost hypnotic effect, dragging you into the world of Rollerball.

I’ve played the album a couple of times in a row, and I can only say that it’s good. It’s really good.

Rollerball’s music is difficult to define, and yet, it has a very recognizable, distinctive sound.
Check it out:

http://www.myspace.com/rllrbll

The 'regular' edition of this album is a CD / DVD set.

Available from Mandai.

http://www.mandai.be/

BOB HUMID - TWISTED REPAIRS

• bob humid: twisted repairs
  (2001, 12", germany, search and destroy sand006)

In 2001, electronic music wizard Bob Humid released a 12" that included 'Shiny Blac Bug', a 7 minute track that features borrowed vocals by Don Van Vliet.
(the vocal line of 'Well' is used in the mix)

BURNT BROADWAY SAMMICH

In Facebookland, Andrew Greenaway sent a nice little message to the members of The Idiot's Little Bastards Club.
Here it is:

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Burnt Broadway Sammich

Hi and Howdy Doody...who's going to Zappanale to heckle Rudi?

Guess you've been wondering about the 21 Burnt Weeny Project, right? Well, we now have the following 20 tracks:

• Igor’s Holiday In The Little House By The Sea (Hans Annellsson)
• Radiouverture (DOOT!)
• The Weenie Zapp (The FrazKnapp Fusion Project)
• Fraudulent Free Jazz Extrapolations On White Port And Lemon Deuce (Evil Dick And The Banned Members)
• Holiday Little House (The Bogus Pomp Low Budget Semi-Acoustic Orchestra)
• Opus One (Little Garage I Used To Live In) (Nigey Lennon, with sonic cleansing by Dave McMann)
• Fried Sausage Butty (Old Grey Mix) (DJ Goat)
• Burnt Weenie Sandwich Remnants (John Tabacco)
• Themes From Burnt Weeny Sandwich (The Todd Grubbs Group with ANT-BEE, Bo Smith and Tony Arnone)
• Jimmy’s Little Dreamcatcher (Michel Delville)
• Return of the Hunchback Duke (Whip It Out Ensemble)
• "Take that uniform off, man!" (Black Bastard Jenkins)
• Burning Of The Sand Witch (Lee Rosevere)
• Pink Eazy Weeny (ZAPPATiKA)
• Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Phaze 21 (J21)
• Little House Mix (Richard Walshe & The Pboys)
• Jimmy Chile (Carl, Fraz & Ed)
• Burnt Midi Sandwich (Low Budget Research Kitchen)
• BurEenIch (In Uniform)
• Aybe Sea (Caballero Reynaldo)

Add to that, DJ Brunelli's monster mix of snatches from these burnt offerings (now being actively worked upon), and before August you should have a CD. Excited?

Also in August, my book on the 1988 tour should be ready. This will feature brand new insights from over half of the surviving band members, plus others closely associated with rehearsals and the tour itself. Even more excited?

I know I am.
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A book about the 1988 tour? And a Burnt Zappa tribute album?
You bet I am excited.
Keep an eye on Andrew's site:
http://www.idiotbastard.com/news.htm

PHONOMETAK 06

• various artists: phonometak series 6: miss massive snowflake / gianni gebbia
  (2010, 10", italy, wallace records)

Here’s another split 10” vinyl record from Wallace Records’ PhonoMetak Series.

Side A is reserved for avant-garde / experimental saxophone player (but also oil-painter and zen-buddhist) Gianni Gebbia. On 6 tracks, he improvises and experiments with all the sounds a saxophone can make. It’s a wild, impressive ride…

http://www.myspace.com/giannigebbia

http://giannigebbia.blogspot.com/

Side B hosts Miss Massive Snowflake with three sweet short pop songs. Well, they’re not really pop songs in the commercial meaning of the word, but you’ll catch my drift.
They’re short, funny, melodic, and do have vocals. I might as well call it pop songs.
I like this.
Throw in a guitar solo and you would call it zappa-esque.

http://www.myspace.com/missmassivesnowflake

available from

http://www.wallacerecords.com/

http://mandai.be/

Here's a bit more from Gianni Gebbia:

Live at Akihabara club Goodman, Tokyo / 10th Jul. 2009 / Gianni Gebbia (alto saxophone) Daysuke Takaoka (tuba) Tatsuhisa Yamamoto (drums)

LOW BUDGET RESEARCH KITCHEN -- ZAPPANALE 2008 08 16

Over at http://www.zappateers.com/, a video registration of the Low Budget Research Kitchen has been made available.

One of the fine surprises of Zappale number 19.

Available at Zappateers. For free.

Low Budget Research Kitchen
Zappanale 19
Bad Doberan, Germany
2008 08 16

http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=18645

FRANK ZAPPA BOOTLEG - LIVE AT LEROY THEATER

• frank zappa: live at leroy theater
  (2010, 2cd-bootleg, ??, godfather records)

Incredible. Just when you think that there's quite a lot of Zappa bootlegs being produced, they throw another one on top...
"Live At Leroy Theater" is a 2 CD set, including the 1976/10/27-early show concert.

NEW FRANK ZAPPA BOOTLEG - HAPPY TOGETHER IN FILLMORE WEST

• frank zappa: happy together in fillmore west
  (2010, 2cd-bootleg, ??, guitar master gm 016/017)

The weekend isn't over yet, and another new bootleg title has been spotted.

This 2CD bootleg includes the 1970/11/04 and 05 Fillmore West concerts. Both in soundboard quality.
Nothing new in the concert trader community.

JOHN HIATT - SAME OLD MAN

• john hiatt: same old man
  (2008, cd, usa, new west records)

Patrick O'Hearn played bass on John Hiatt's "Same Old Man" album.
If you want to give the album a try, check out

http://bandit592.blogspot.com/2010/03/john-hiatt-2008-same-old-man-320.html

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

ZAPPA BOOTLEG - MEAT LOVERS 2

The Meat Lovers #2 vinyl EP bootleg, has been issued (by the Hoffman label) in different colours, but also with different covers. Here's the whole batch (plus the back-cover):






Looks great, but these little discs are very limited and quite expensive...