"OVER DE BERGEN" IN ROTTERDAM THIS WEEKEND

The opera that Corrie van Binsbegen wrote with Josse De Pauw will be performed in Rotterdam this weekend.
Watch out. The Saturday performance starts at 20.15 h, but the Sunday one is an afternoon one!!

In a couple of months, the whole show will travel to Flanders, Belgium. I can hardly wait.

IS THERE LIFE ON SATURN

From the New Scientist:

Is there life on (a moon of) Saturn?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19005-hints-of-life-found-on-saturn-moon.html

from the Saturn Newsgroup

CROSSFIRE PUBLICATIONS

New on Crossfire Publications are Volumes 7 and 8 of "Paul Buff Presents" and a 25-track collection from Dave Aerni's record labels.

FZ content on Volume 7 is The Pal Studio Band's "I'm Losing Status At The High School" (with Allison Buff's sped-up vocals) and the single mix of The Penguins' "Memories Of El Monte."

Volume 8 has The Pal Studio Band's original version of "Love Of My Life" with Ray Collins' lead vocal and Mr. Clean's "Jessie Lee." There is another really good Pal Studio Band track on Volume 8 that does not have Zappa, but features sax player Mike Dineri ("Smoky Night").

The Dave Aerni collection includes tracks by The Tornadoes (some engineered by FZ), The Pharos, both sides of the Ron Roman single ("Tell Me"/ "Love Of My Life"), three tracks by The Rhythm Surfers produced by Zappa and Aerni, both sides of Zappa/Aerni-produced singles by Conrad And The Hurricane Strings and The Cordells, The Torquays, Arty & The Supremes, Ray Holland & The Lilly Cups and four tracks by Dave Aerni's 1966 group City Limits.

Here are the links:

Various Artists: Paul Buff Presents The Pal And Original Sound Studio Archives, Vol. 7.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffvarious3

Various Artists: Paul Buff Presents The Pal And Original Sound Studio Archives, Vol. 8.
THE PERMANENT WEB ADDRESS IS...
http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents2

Various Artists: Dave Aerni Presents The Best of the Aertaun, Daani, Ador & Daytone Labels.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/daveaerni

DWALMACAT 383

Go to
http://www.fmbrussel.be/programmas/dwalmacat.aspx
and click on “Luister” to enjoy

• XTC – Meccanik dancing (oh we go!)
• THE LOUNGE LIZARDS – Do the wrong thing
• EX MODELS – It’s on television
• VIRGIN PRUNES – Baby turns blue
• ZOOT WOMAN – Living in a magazine
• I-AM-X – The alternative
• VERMIN TWINS – Suffocate
• JUSTICE – Genesis
• THE KILLS – Cheap and cheerful (sebastian remix)
• DOES IT OFFEND YOU YEAH – We are rockstars
• TESTICLES – What’s your damage (digitalism remix)
• SHELLEY HARTLAND – Friday
• AOKI TAKAMASA – Perfect conflict
• KERLI – Walking on air
• THE USED – Pretty handsome awkward
• GENGHIS TRON – Chapels
• THE BLOOD BROTHERS – Set fire to the face on fire
• THE LOCUST – Coffin nails
• DONNA DELORY – Prayer to Kuan Yin
• MANDALAY – Beautiful smooth mix
• ALVA NOTO & RIUICHI SAKAMOTO – Aurora
• PETER GABRIEL – Indigo
• BRISTOL BLONDE – Silver agence

ROBERT WYATT TRIBUTE

Tomorrow night, Dutch Radio 6 will be broadcasting a part of the Robert Wyatt tribute concert that was held in Modena, Italy on the 1st of March.

L'ALTRO SUONO festival2010

Lunedì 1 marzo ore 21 prima assoluta
Modena, Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti

COMICOPERANDO
A Tribute to the Music of Robert Wyatt

Dagmar Krause, Richard Sinclair, Gilad Atzmon, Annie Whitehead,
Michel Delville, Alex Maguire, John Edwards, Chris Cutler,
Cristiano Calcagnile

http://radio6.nl/
at 22.00h in "Jazz Live"

ED PALERMO BIG BAND PLAYS ZAPPA

Ed Palermo says:

We ride again, folks.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23. SHOWS 8+10 PM.

at the Iridium
1650 Broadway (51st. St.)
New York, NY - 10019

Mostly Zappa, of course.

The band has never sounded better and I'm particularly excited about the addition of our newest member, violinist Katie Jacoby. Katie comes right out of the Sugarcane Harris school of blues violin. Utterly amazing.

UGLY RADIO REBELLION & POJAMA PEOPLE

Summer 2010 Update

Ugly Radio Rebellion
with
IKE WILLIS
Glenn Leonard
Andrew Walley
Scott Schroen

6/2 - The Fire - Philadelphia, PA
6/3 - The Lovin' Cup - Rochester, NY
6/4 - The Winchester - Cleveland, OH
6/5 - Corktown Tavern - Detroit, MI
6/6 - 31st Street Pub - Pittsburgh, PA
6/7 - OFF
6/8 - TRS Music Hall - Fayetteville, NC
6/9 - The Pour House - Charleston, SC
6/10 - OFF
6/11 - The Wormhole - Savannah, GA
6/12 - The Five Spot - Atlanta, GA


Pojama People
with
IKE WILLIS

6/24 - Sam Bond's Garage, Eugene OR
6/25 - Mt Tabor Theater, Portland OR
6/26 - Tesla Performance Space, Bellingham WA


Ugly Radio Rebellion
with
IKE WILLIS
Layla Hall
John Garland
Scott Schroen

7/7 - Callahans - Auburn Hills, MI
7/8 - The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
7/9 - The Strutt - Kalamazoo, MI
7/10 - Reggies Live - Chicago, IL
7/11 - Reggies Live - Chicago, IL

THE MICROSCOPIC SEPTET

The Microscopic Septet have just finished recording their new CD “Friday The 13th: The Micros Play Monk” at Systems II Recording, with Jon Rosenberg engineering.
It will be released in September 2010 on Cuneiform Records, with liner notes by jazz critic Peter Keepnews, and a cover by New Yorker cover artist Barry Blitt.

The record includes 5 Monk arrangements from “back in the day” and 7 brand new arrangements that have just been written by Micros co-leaders Joel Forrester and Phillip Johnston.

MELISSA MARS & GARY LUCAS PERFORM 'GRACE'

GARY LUCAS UPDATE

Wednesday June 2nd
7pm
Seattle Film Festival
Neptune Theater, Seattle Washington
Gary Lucas' music is featured in a screening of documentary film maker Sebastian Doggart's "American Faust"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/coleen-rowley/american-faust-from-condi_b_393618.html

Thursday June 3rd
Seattle Film Festival
SIFF Cinema, Seattle Washington
Gary Lucas' music is featured in a screening of Sebastian Doggart's "American Faust"

Saturday June 12th
8pm
Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown NY
Gary Lucas plays his solo guitar score live accompanying a screening of "The Golem" (1920, d. Paul Wegener and Carl Boese)
http://garylucas.com/www/golem

Sunday June 20th
8pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal Park New Jersey
Gary Lucas performs solo acoustic as part of the Songwriters by the Sea series

Friday June 25th
8pm
Bowery Poetry Club, NYC
Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters
w/Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler and Joe Hendel, with special guests Dusty Wright and Alexandra Lash
http://garylucas.com/www/gods

Sunday June 27th
8pm
Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal Park New Jersey
Gary Lucas Plays "The Golem"
http://garylucas.com/www/golem

Saturday July 3rd
10pm
Trash Bar, Willamsburg NYC
Gary Lucas performs solo acoustic for DJ Mojo's birthday party
http://www.thetrashbar.com

Thursday July 15th
9pm
Jazz Cafe, London England
Gary Lucas and Najma Akhtar perform their celebrated "Rishte" album
http://www.myspace.com/worldvillagerishte

Friday July 16th
time tba
The Tin Angel, Coventry England
Gary Lucas and Najma Akhtar perform their celebrated "Rishte" album

Check out the new web page devoted to Gary Lucas and Najma Akhtar's "Rishte" project:
http://garylucas.com/www/ng

Saturday July 24th 8pm
Open Air Festival, Sevilla Spain
Gary Lucas performs a double bill of two of his music and film projects:
"Sounds of the Surreal"
and
"Monsters from the Id"
http://garylucas.com/www/surr
http://garylucas.com/www/id

Monday Sept. 13th
9pm
The Stone, NYC
Gary Lucas conducts a 2 hour "Beefheart Symposium"
a lecture/demonstration with archival recordings and clips

Friday Sept. 24th
time tba
Madame Guitar Festival, Tricesimo Italy
Gary Lucas and Najma Akhtar perform their celebrated "Rishte" album

Sunday Sept. 26th
8pm
Paradiso (main hall), Amsterdam Holland
Gary Lucas and Najma Akhtar perform their celebrated "Rishte" album