PROJECT/OBJECT TOURDATES

PROJECT OBJECT. THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA
feat. IKE WILLIS & DENNY WALLEY

On Tour again with Ike & Denny in October 2015 !! See you then!

09 FRI TEANECK NJ - MEXICALI LIVE
10 SAT MARLBORO NY - THE FALCON
11 SUN ASBURY PARK NJ - MCLOONE'S SUPPER CLUB
13 TUE NORTHAMPTON MA - IRON HORSE
14 WED BURLINGTON VT - NECTAR’S
15 THU ALBANY NY - THE HOLLOW
16 FRI HARTFORD CT - ARCH ST TAVERN
17 SAT PAWTUCKET RI - MET CAFE
18 SUN NEW HAVEN CT - TOAD’S PLACE
19 MON PHILADELPHIA PA - WORLD CAFE LIVE
21 WED PITTSBURGH PA - THUNDERBIRD CAFE
22 THU CLEVELAND OH - BEACHLAND BALLROOM
23 FRI WILKES BARRE PA - RIVER ST. JAZZ CAFE
24 SAT BROOKLYN NY - THE HALL
25 SUN NEW HOPE PA - HAVANA

Ike Willis - guitar, vocals
Denny Walley - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
Andre Cholmondeley - guitar, vocals
Ryan Berg - drums
Max Johnson - bass guitar
Kendall Scott - keyboards
Eric Svalgard - keyboards

with special guests at selected shows:
Rich Rakowski - sax
Chris Opperman - trumpet

FRANK ZAPPA - THE MUFFIN MAN GOES TO COLLEGE

• frank zappa: the muffin man goes to college
      (2015, 2cd, --, sonic boom)

This album has been mentioned a couple of times on this blog. I finally succeeded in putting up the info on the United Mutations website...
Rhode Island 1975. An excellent concert.
Do I have to add that this release is not approved by the Zappa Family Trust?

MIKE KENEALLY INTERVIEW

The Make Weird Music website offers an excellent interview with Mike Keneally :

Below is an epic, huge, deep 90-minute interview with Mike Keneally conducted on September 9, 2015 :

http://www.makeweirdmusic.com/interview/mike-keneally/

-- info : François Kneepkens

DREI VOM RHEIN - FRANCESCO

• drei vom rhein: francesco
      (2015, cd, ger, g-records)

German quartet Drei Vom Rhein has recently released their sixth album, "Francesco".
I picked up a copy of "Francesco" shortly after their astonishing Zappanale concert. At the Zappanale festival, the band performed an all Zappa set, except for one piece, a Zappa tribute called 'Francesco'.

On their latest album, DvR presents a number of original tunes next to a fine section of Zappa-penned compositions. It's a fine mixture. I really like the original tunes (all written by guitar player Werner Neumann), but what these guys do to the Zappa stuff is absolutely terrific.
As the album title suggests, one can also find the Zappa tribute 'Francesco' on this disc.

Essential listening for Zappa freaks.

http://www.dreivomrhein.de/drei_vom_rhein/info.html

Here's a live rendition of 'Small Blues', also to be found on "Francesco".

GOV'T MULE

Gov't Mule Rocks New Year's 2016 in New York and Philadelphia;

We are very excited to announce Gov't Mule's annual New Year's Run December 30th and 31st at the Beacon Theatre in New York, NY, and January 2nd at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, PA.

JESUS IS MY SON - SACRIFICES ODIEUX REVISITED

• jesus is my son: sacrifices odieux revisited
      (2015, k7, france, ffhhh / cheap satanism records)

Jesus Is My Son is Grégory Duby. Solo. On electric guitar.
You might also know Grégory from K-Branding.
As Grégory states : "This project is a desire for sadness, loneliness and power. It is a long trip where eternity is between notes.'

"Sacrifices Odieux Revisited" is Jesus Is My Son's third released. The first album was entitled "Je Suis Dieux", the second one "1914-1918".
Quite dramatic titles, as reflected in the music.

"Sacrifices Odieux Revisited" was released on cassette by Cheap Satanism Records.

Mysterious.
Sad.
Deserted.

Distributed by Mandaï.
http://mandai.be/

ANDERSON PONTY BAND - BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

• anderson ponty band: better late than never
      (2015, cd / dvd, ger, ear music)

The Anderson Ponty Band album is out.
I got the CD / DVD package and have to say that I'm quite happy with it.
The CD is fine, but the DVD really does it.
Recorded in concert in Aspen, Colorado, September 2014.

OISEAUX TEMPETE - ÜTOPYA?

• oiseaux-tempête: ütopya?
      (2015, cd, bel, sub rosa)

The Sub Rosa record label recently released the second album by this (more or less) French combo. Oiseaux-Tempête unites Frédéric D. Oberland and Stéphane Pigneul (both from Farewell Poetry and Le Réveil des Tropiques), Ben McConnel (Beach House and Marissa Nadler), Gareth Davis and G.W. Sok.

Contrary to what one might expect from the mutated album title and the picture of an unfortunate incident, "Ütopya?" does not display a dark, dreary message.
It's energetic and dynamic music.
Beautiful but sad.

Out on Sub Rosa
http://www.subrosa.net/en.html

Available from Mandaï
http://mandai.be/

ZAPPANALE 26 - - - PART 6 - - - DREI VOM RHEIN

Friday, July 17 2015, Drei Vom Rhein opened the Zappanale festival in Bad Doberan, Germany.
True, the party had already started one day earlier in the centre of Bad Doberan where Napoleon Murphy Brock and Mats Öberg had played an incredible set of Zappa music, but Friday was the day to get the ball rolling over at the festival ground.

I had heard good things about Drei Vom Rhein. I was told that they had been scheduled to appear at Zappanale in 2007 already and that they had been performing the music of Frank Zappa on a regular basis.

The band played an amazing set. Every song got a special treatment. One suprise after another.
I loved it.
Next to the Zappa themes, the set included 'Francesco', a fine Zappa tribute (written by Werner Neumann).

Great vocals. Superb guitar playing. A quartet that played with verve.

Alex Vesper: drums, backing vocals, samples, extras
Werner Neumann: guitars, backing vocals
Pit Hupperten: lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Helmuth Fass: bass

jim cohen intro

camarillo brillo vs. the muffin man

i'm the slime

fine girl, easy meat

francesco

lucille has messed my mind up

all mehrschwein, outside now!

the treacherou's torture never stops

doreen eats watermelon in easter hay

dirty love

The concert was made available on DVDR at the festival.

• drei vom rhein: zappanale 26
      (2015, dvdr, ger, arf society)

This was a fabulous opening concert for the festival.
I was glad that it got captured on video.
Later the same day, I found out that the band had just released a new album, "Francesco". I didn't hesitate for a second and took a copy home. More on that very soon.

Here's a sample from the 2014 Leverkusen concert to show you what it was like :

REST IN PEACE, GAIL ZAPPA