Adrian Belew, Eric Slick, and Julie Slick are smack in the middle of a whirlwind tour of Australia right now in the formation of “The Adrian Belew Power Trio”, and I just noted a review link posted by Owen over at Planet Crimson.
The review was very generous and sports some great photos of Adrian and Co, including Adrian crowdsurfing!
If you are in Australia and haven’t gotten a chance to check em out, you still have a chance through the 11th, as they wrap up the last few dates in New South Wales! Tourdates can be found at Adrian’s Official Site.
Just received an email from our good friends at the Los Gauchos Alemanes which gives the good word on several updates to their site, not the least of which is an updated store which now includes their latest album, Commendatore, and allows for MP3 downloads and samples.
LGA is a fantastic group which has featured several heavies from the world of Guitar Craft and as such has worked along side such groups as the Berlin Guitar Ensemble and The League of Crafty Guitarists.
It goes without saying that a visit to their website certainly should be on the menu for any of our readers out there, so check it out HERE!
Bert Lams and Tom Griesgraber are just beginning a duet tour encompassing the states of Florida, (through November), and California, (through December), and let me tell you, that’ll be fun, but once you’ve gotten off that musical high, here’s another one to loft you back up there… the CGT will be making their rounds beginning in February of 2009!
Make sure to check out the CGT website for more tourdate information HERE, and be sure to check out the CGT on TV, if you are in the Philadelphia area coming up soon on Wednesday, November 19th at 8PM. (That’s just two days from now!)
It’s been a bit of back and forth on the interweb regarding the future possibility of a King Crimson tour in 2009, which has been repeatedly defined as a “West Coast US Tour”, slated for the latter portion of the year. Unfortunately, at this point, it appears that the 2009 KC tour is a no go with some apparent miscommunication from band management regarding scheduling for the individual artists.
Here at KN, we certainly don’t want to place any onus around casually, but we certainly hope that schedules can be fixed up soon!
It certainly would be sad to see the anniversary celebration go on without the mighty Crim!
The Krimson News Podcast has been on my mind for some time, and I’d like your opinion. I’m considering a reboot of sorts to the podcast, and with that comes the possibility of reinvention to a certain degree.
That’s where your opinion comes in.
The podcast was pretty popular, at it’s height bringing in several thousand of you as listeners, but we’d know that there is always room for improvement in either method or direction, so hey, submit your thoughts below!
Thinking of visiting Seattle soon? Don’t miss Tuning the Air!
Announcing the Sixth Season of Tuning the Air Tuning the Air is a unique experience of music in three dimensions. Chamber music where the musicians define the chamber itself. A compelling exploration of improvisations and original works, as well as innovative arrangements of material from Zeppelin to Shostakovich, Beatles to the Beach Boys.
Performing steadily since April of 2005, Tuning the Air has developed a stellar reputation and a dedicated audience. Why? Because the show is truly unlike anything you have experienced before. 360 degrees of live music performed by musicians who have mastered the art of ensemble playing!
Where: Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 4272 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
When: Every Thursday evening September 18 – December 18, 2008 ***There is no performance on Thanksgiving, November 27th.*** The October 16th show is a special performance to benefit the “Fremont Abbey Arts Center’s Youth Education Programs”
8:00pm, doors open at 7:45pm (Performances run approximately 45 minutes.)
Admission $10
Tuning the Air is: Igor Abuladze, Jaxie Binder (co-Producer), Chris Gibson, Curt Golden (co-Producer), Travis Metcalf, Taylor Sherman, Howard Snyder, & Bob Williams
“It’s like being inside a giant zither; strums, chords, and melodies not only sail over your head, but tilt and rotate around you. The sound moves with a method.”
The Stranger
“Some of the most amazing guitar sounds that resonate with the essence of Seattle’s diverse music scene, taking performance art to the people in a unique and wholly uplifting way.”
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“Within the opening moments of Tuning the Air, it’s clear that the group has turned traditional guitar performance on its head.”
Seattle Magazine
“A unique live experience that transports you to a place where music is the geography.”
Seattleest.com
Try as I might, I was totally unable to make the KC show in Nashville, however, I was able to get a first hand report from a friend of mine who went, which is, as follows:
Man, you really missed out on a great show. This one complete surpassed my expectations. The second drummer was AMAZING and Tony Levin was just awesome to see. This may be the best KC lineup ever. Wow!
And this is the first time I’ve seen them when they really just played all their best old material, and I for one, really enjoyed that…
AND
…It was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. If these guys do a larger tour I will definitely be catching them again.
And here’s the setlist from Mike Goldman:
Drums Duo
ConstruKction Of Light
Level Five
Neurotica Three of a Perfect Pair
Indiscipline
Frame By Frame
Dinosaur
One Time
Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream
B’boom Elephant Talk
Red
Drum Duo Thela Hun Ginjeet
The Talking Drum
Larks’ Tongues In Aspic II
Sleepless
VROOOM/Coda: Marine 475
Be sure to submit your reviews of the show(s), and feel free to do so in this thread!
With King Crimson’s official return to active duty behind them, DGMLive’s Sid Smith brought the video camera out with him to get first hand word from the street:
Be sure to check out the DGMLive website for several more videos, and the latest from the tour, as it progresses!
Just received an email from our good friends at the Los Gauchos Alemanes which gives the good word on several updates to their site, not the least of which is an updated store which now includes their latest album, Commendatore, and allows for MP3 downloads and samples.
