News
Edited by Staff
2/18/00
Trey Anastasio, B.B. King & The Roots To Take Stage Together on Thursday
On Thursday afternoon, February 24, as part of a film shoot for a
forthcoming IMAX film, The Roots will perform with Trey Anastasio and B.B.
King. The music-video style shoot, which will be
free and open to the public (with limited seating), will occur at Los
Angeles' Grand Olympic Auditorium around 6PM. Earlier in the day another
shoot will take place with George Clinton & P-Funk and
Mary J. Blige. The film, entitled ALL ACCESS will hit IMAX theaters in
early 2001. It is directed by Martyn Atkins (videos for Lenny Kravitz,
Johnny Cash, Tom Petty) and produced by Wetlands owner Peter Shapiro.
Other performers include Carlos Santana, Moby and Sting. For information
on attending the event, including any scheduling updates, call 310
535-6111.
Widespread Panic Releases Spring Tour Dates
Widespread Panic has just announced their spring tour dates. The tour begins
April 1, with a three-night stand at the Classic Center in Athens, GA. From
there, the band will make stops in Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia, New
York, Delaware, Washington, DC, Virginia, Illinois, Mississippi, Florida and
North Carolina. The tour concludes May 5 at the Beale Street Festival in
Memphis, TN. Ticket information for a portion of the shows and a complete
list of confirmed dates is available at
http://www.widespreadpanic.com/tourdates/index.htm.
New Tour and Album from "El Buho"
Gary "El Buho"Gazaway has announced his winter tour dates. The line up will
include Gazaway on trumpet and flugelhorn, Erich Avinger on guitar and
Walfredo Reyes JR (Santana, Steve Winwood) on drums. El Buho has a new CD
available on Ecotone records, entitled Wham Bam Boodle 2000. The
album
features special guest appearances by Mike Gordon, Victor Wooten, Oteil
Burbridge, and Col. Bruce Hampton, among others. Gordon and Hampton both
play on the title track of the CD, which they recorded while working on
Gordon's new film "Outside Out." The following is a list of confirmed El
Buho tour dates.
2/25 Auntie Albert's, Cape Girardeau, MO
2/26 Cicero's, St. Louis, MO - with Very Special Guest
2/29 Jackleg's, Nashville, TN - with Very Special Guest
3/1 Bodega, Auburn, AL
3/2 Bodega's, Oxford, MS
3/ 3 Young Avenue Deli, Memphis, TN
3/9 Vino's, Little Rock, AR
3/10 Roxie's BBQ, Talequah, OK
3/12 Dave's on Dickson, Fayetteville, AR
Trey sits in with The Dude
Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio sat in with The Dude of Life last night at
Higher Ground in Winooski, VT. Trey joined The Dude on stage at the end of
the first set for "Francella," "Self," "Pete Rose" and "Dahlia." The band
consists of Steve Pollak (a.k.a. "The Dude of Life"), along with Great Red
Shark which features Cliff Mays on guitar, Jim Weingast on drums, Mark Thors
on keyboards, and Fred Bascher on bass. They play tonight at Tammany
Hall in
Worcester, MA. For a complete list of dates, visit
http://www.dudeoflife.com.
Joe Gallant to Make Radio Appearance
On Monday February 21, Illuminati's Joe Gallant will be appearing on "The
Music Never Stops" radio show. He will be interviewed and will also perform
in the studio. Illuminati's latest album, Terrapin Station, features
rockin'
big band and jazz interpretations of songs from the classic Grateful Dead
album. "The Music Never Stops" is broadcast from 8:30 - 10 p.m. on 90.1 FM
WSUB out of Stony Brook, NY. It will also be webcast at
http://community.webtv.net/musicnostop/THEMUSICNEVERSTOPS.
Illuminati will play Wetlands Preserve in New York City March 23.
Blues Traveler Hires Keyboard Player for Upcoming Album
Word has it that Ben Wilson has been named Blues Traveler's new keyboard
player. Wilson is from blues band Big Dave and the Ultrasonics from
Michigan. He will play on Blues Traveler's next studio album, due out
later this year. He flew to Austin, TX three weeks ago to try out for the
band, which had placed an ad in Keyboard Magazine in January. There has not
yet been an announcement as to whether or not Wilson will tour with the band
or become a full time member.
2/17/00
Schleigho Enters Studio with Noted Producer
Schleigho is currently working on a new studio album on the Flying Frog
Records label. Allman Brothers/Frogwings drummer and Flying Frog Records
CEO Butch Trucks has brought in legendary producer Tom Dowd (Allman Brothers,
Eric Clapton, and John Coltrane ) to work with the band. Schleigho was
forced to cancel its show at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA this past
Saturday in order to record with Dowd in New York. "The band saw they had an
opportunity to work with Tom Dowd, which doesn't come about every day," says
Trucks. "He had flown up to New York and was only in town for a little
while. They spent three days with him and I think they got a lot out of it."
Allman Brothers sound engineer Bud Snyder is also working on the sessions.
Schleigho will play Wetlands Preserve March 15 and word has it that members
of Frogwings may sit in. For a complete list of Schleigho dates, visit
http://www.schleigho.com/tour.html
.
Allmans' Jaimoe and Max Creek's Marc Mercier Perform Together
Allman Brothers drummer, Jaimoe, jammed with Max Creek keyboardist, Marc
Mercier, last night with the Pete Scheips Band at the Hartford Brewery in
Hartford, CT. The rest of the line up included Scheips on bass, "Smokin
Opey" on guitar, and Steve Miller (not that Steve Miller) on
mandolin. The
music consisted of Scheips and Opey originals as well as blues and jazz
standards. The Pete Scheips Band returns to the Hartford Brewery on
March 1
and 22. The line up for those shows will include Opey and Scheips in
addition to Barry Steelin (On the Corner with Fuzz) on keys and Jonathan
Lichtig on drums.
Widespread Panic Keyboardist to Jam with North Mississippi All Stars
Widespread Panic keyboardist, John "JoJo" Herman will sit in with the North
Mississippi All Stars March 4 at the North Side Tavern in Atlanta, GA.
However, Herman will be not be playing keys. Instead, he will move to guitar
for the evening. The North Mississippi All Stars' line up includes Luther
Dickinson on guitar, Cody Dickinson on drums and Chris Chew on bass. The
band's debut album, Shake Hands with Shorty, is due out May 8 on
Tone-Cool Records. For more information, visit
http://www.nmallstars.com.
New Dates From Leftover Salmon
Leftover Salmon has announced their upcoming tour dates. The band will do
four dates beginning March 1 at the Aggie Theater in Fort Collins, CO
followed by a two-night stand at the Fox Theater in Boulder, CO March 2
and a
show March 4 at the Gothic Theater in Denver. March 7 - 11, the band will
perform as "Acoustic Salmon" at various Colorado venues, before being joined
by John Cowan, who will remain in the line up through April 13. For the
complete tour itinerary, visit
http://www.leftoversalmon.com/tour.html.
The band is already confirmed for several spring and summer festivals
including the All Good on May 19, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in June
and High Sierra on July 1.
2/16/00
Gent Treadly Head for the Islands
New York based band, Gent Treadly has announced that they will tour the
Virgin Island of St. Croix in March. The band consists of Tom Kaelin,
formerly of the Hatters on drums, Greg Koerner, formerly of the Joneses, on
bass and Chris Hansen on guitar. Kaelin and Hansen have played with Michael
Parrish on the H.O.R.D.E. tour and last fall as Blue Traveler's support act.
The band will begin the St. Croix tour March 7 at the Wreck Bar. "I've been
to the island before and marveled at its beauty and friendly Vibe," says
Koerner. "New York City, while a hotbed for jam bands, gets cold in the
winter. Basically, we're going down there to have a good time and we're
hoping that a collateral benefit will be gigs packed with tourists from all
over the U.S, who want to buy our cd's." For more information, call
340-713-1105.
Not a China Doll
Cartoonist Todd McFarlane has announced that he will create a Jerry Garcia
action figure. He has retained the rights to make the dolls, and is
close to
starting production. "We just got a photo of (Garcia) at the Toy Fair," says
McFarlane. "We've just got to finalize a couple of sticking points on the
contract and then we're off to sculpting."
McFarlane is currently in New York City, where his latest rock action figures
are on display at the Toy Fair. His exhibit includes miniature sculptures
of Janis Joplin, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie and Kiss. McFarlane first became
well known as an illustrator for the "Spiderman" comic book. He later formed
Image Comics and created the "Spawn" comic series in 1992 and the film by the
same name in 1997. He also is responsible for the comic book "Kiss: The
Psycho Circus," which led to the production of the Kiss action
figures.
Merl Saunders Birthday Bash
Merl Saunders celebrated his 66th birthday Monday with a show at the Great
American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA. Merl's band consisted of Tom
Edwards on guitar, Michael Warren on bass, Dean Jenkins on drums, Ron Graham
on saxaphone, Henry Hung on trumpet and "Heidi" on percussion. There was
also a long list of special guests including Ratdog's Rob Wasserman on bass,
Tony Saunders on bass, Greg Enrico on drums, Greg Anton on drums, Michael
Lawson on guitar and vocals, Bill Vitt on drums, Barry Melton on guitar, and
Martin Fierro on saxaphone. Lawson, who recently recorded with Hot Tuna's
Jorma Kaukonen opened the show with an acoustic set. After a brief
intermission, Max Gail, the actor who played WoJo on the television show
"Barney," performed "Love For Merl." Gail, a close friend of Merl's, wrote
the song for his birthday and performed it on piano. Merl and his band then
took the stage for two sets. The setlist included "How Sweet It Is,"
"Misty," "Please Me," "Fire On The Mountain," and "I Put A Spell On You."
Merl will be touring in February and March, starting February 21 at the
Roosevelt Tavern in Ketchum, ID. For the complete tour intinerary, visit
http://www.merlsaunders.com.
Members of Hot Tuna to Tour
Jorma Kaukonen kicks off his solo acoustic tour tonight at the Georgia
Theater in Athens, GA. The tour consists of mostly southeastern dates and
will also include a stop at the Arts Center in Carrboro, NC on February 19
with former Flying Mice guitarist Jon Shain opening the show. Jorma's solo
tour concludes March 11 at the Fur Peace Ranch in Pomeroy, OH with special
guest guitarist Ron Scott. Beginning March 15 at the Barrel House Brewing
Company in Cincinnati, OH, Jorma will do eight dates with Hot Tuna guitarist
and mandolin player Michael Falzarano. Pete Sears will then join the tour,
most likely April 1 at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY. Falzarano
will also collaborate with Hot Tuna drummer Harvey Sorgen for four shows
billed as The Memphis Pilgrims. They'll perform at Vassar Clements' 72nd
Birthday Bash April 21 at the Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn, NY. For a
complete list of dates, visit
http://www.hottuna.com/tour.htm.
2/15/00
Santana Launches New Clothing Line
Carlos Santana has a new clothing line called "Carlos" that has just been
released at the MAGIC men's apparel show in Las Vegas. The sportswear
collection is being manufactured by men's clothing company Dino di Milano.
The clothing line is official licensed by Santana and includes soft blazers,
sweaters, knit and woven tops and casual and dress pants. A portion of the
sales will benefit The Milagro Foundation, which Santana co-founded. The
Foundation provides financial assistance for the housing and education needs
of children.
Santana is nominated for eleven Grammy awards in ten categories for his album
Smooth. Santana will tour in Japan beginning April 22 in Tokyo.
Name the Mockingbird Foundation's Tribute Album
The Mockingbird Foundation is asking for help in naming its upcoming tribute
album. The album will feature bands covering Phish songs and will include
both studio and live material. All proceeds will be donated to charity.
There has been no announcement as to which artists will be contributing to
the project. Some album titles that have been suggested include "Heist,"
"Birds of a Feather," "Phish You were Here," "Soundtrack from Titanic,"
"Hosemasters" and "The Mockingbird Tribute." To vote, visit
http://www.phish.net/mockingbird/album/titlevote.html.
String Cheese Incident to Play Costa Rica
String Cheese Incident will be play two shows in Costa Rica, May 26 and 27.
A specific venue has not yet been confirmed. Travel packages are being
offered through the band's management company, Madison House. They have
arranged for fixed group rates for air travel as well as lodging. Much more
detailed information will be announced soon.
String Cheese Incident will kick off "The 2nd Annual Mid-Winter Music
Festival" Friday at The Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO. The festival
shows will feature one set from a well-known band, followed by two sets from
SCI. Los Lobos will open Friday's show, Spearhead will join SCI Saturday at
the Fillmore and The Funky Meters will play the opening slot February 21 at
Dobson Ice Arena in Vail, CO. For more information, visit
http://www.stringcheeseincident.com.
Taping Info for Phil and Friends Tour
Taping will be permitted at the upcoming Phil and Friends shows in
April. In
the fall, Lesh and Friends performed with Bob Dylan, who does not allow
taping, so recording equipment was not allowed into the venues. Because of
the smaller venue sizes of the upcoming spring tour, a limited amount of
taper tickets are available. GDTSTOO is requesting that tapers limit their
requests to two taper tickets per day, per order. If more than two tickets
per day are ordered, the rest of the tickets will be reserved seats. For
more information, visit
http://www.gdtstoo.com
or call 415-457-6388.
The tour begins April 6 at the Oakdale Theater in Wallingford, CT. Lesh and
Friends will then play four nights at the Orpheum Theater in Boston, MA,
April 8-11 and six nights at the Beacon Theater in New York City, April 17-19
and April 21-23. More dates are expected to be announced soon.
2/14/00
Victor Wooten To Join Donny and Marie
Victor Wooten will be appearing on The Donnie and Marie Show this Wednesday.
Wooten will be a featured guest sitting in with the house band. Check your
local listings for stations and airtimes. Wooten will be performing with his
regular band, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, tonight at the Barrymore Theater
in Madison, WI. For more Flecktones dates, visit
http://www.flecktones.com/
.
New Film from Mike Gordon
Phish bassist Mike Gordon has a new film out entitled "Outside Out." It is
currently on the festival circuit, and will be released later this year. The
movie is about a teenage guitar player, played by Phish's assistant road
manager, Jimi Stout, who orders an instructional video in hopes of mastering
his instrument. He orders, "The Outstructional Video" which is narrated by
Col. Bruce Hampton, and urges players to "unlearn" music theory in order to
find their true musical identity. The movie also includes cameo appearances
by Gordon and Phish drum tech, Pete Carini. The film features original music
composed by Gordon and includes performances by James Harvey, Russ Lawton and
Gordon Stone as well as Buddy Cage, Vassar Clements, Jon Fishman, Bela Fleck,
Adam Frehm, Gabe Jerret, Craig Johnson, Stuart Paton, Mark Van Allen and
Heloise Williams. "Outside Out" also includes music from Aquarium Rescue
Unit and Col. Bruce Hampton. More extensive information will be released in
the coming weeks.
Jimmy Herring Jams with Blue Floyd
Jimmy Herring sat in with Blue Floyd Saturday night at the Variety Playhouse
in Atlanta, GA. Blue Floyd plays "blues explorations into the music of Pink
Floyd" and features Allen Woody, Matt Abts, Marc Ford, Johnny Neel and Berry
Oakley. Herring joined the band on stage for a 19-minute version of "Echoes"
to start the show. He then returned in the second set for a stirring
24-minute instrumental rendition of "Dark Star" during which Woody played
bass (he normally plays guitar for Blue Floyd) and Oakley moved to guitar.
Blue Floyd plays Tuesday at the Majestic Theater in Detroit, MI. For a
complete list of dates, visit
http://www.bluefloyd.com.
Weir, Hart and Hagar Perform at Benefit
Bob Weir and Mickey Hart performed together along with Sammy Hagar and Vic
Johnson Saturday night at a private residence in Palo Alto, CA. The show was
a benefit for California Propositions 12 and 13, which deal with bond
measures for park land and clean water. The set list included "Rock Me
Baby," "All Along the Watchtower," "Little Red Rooster," "Come Together,"
"Take Me to the River," and "Iko Iko"-> "Not Fade Away." Only about sixty
people were in attendance. Tickets were $25,000 a pair. California Governor
Gray Davis also spoke at the event.
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