Pamelia Kurstin was in town for SXSW and once again I snatched her from the Barbez bus for another all-nighter recording more for our Tunisia project. In another strange case of synchronicity "A Night In Tunisia" was playing at the club we were at so we recorded a version of that: SXSW Night in Tunisia. Drums by Art Blakey RIP.

For more info on the amazing Pamelia check her new myspace page here:

www.myspace.com/pameliakurstin

Leaving for KTU gigs:

March 23, 2006

Planet Music, Vienna, Austria

Mar 24 2006

DOM, Ljubljana, Slovenia

More upcoming gigs:

TUNER with special guest SiRenée

Apr 6 2006

Platforma Club, St. Petersburg, Russia

Apr 7 2006

Golden Mask Festival, Moscow, Russia

And then Zeegrass gigs:

April 9 2006

Club Ogi, Moscow Russia

April 10

Club Ikra, Moscow Russia

April 12, 2006

Masterclass at LearnMusic in Moscow

(www.learnmusic.ru)

April 14 & 15th 2006

Mamakabo Festival, Vologda, Russia

and filling in April 11 & 12th with Goeffrey Oryema in Moscow.



More work with "The Trail of the Dead" , another epic tune from Conrad and the gang. For this tune Producer Mike McCarthy, assisted by Munyon, had me on another strange bastard kit... Not unlike the kit I was just recording with at home for ZeeGrass... except ZeeGrass is gentle rockabilly brushing while Trail is slamming like Questlove meets Bonham.

It also seems like all roads lead to Russia these days. Trail is heading there in couple weeks, followed by Zee, followed by Tuner (with special guest SiRenée). I'll certainly be doing the Tuner dates and possibly some ZeeGrass dates but can only lend moral support for the Trailers.

 

Check out my new myspace page for tour dates and other nuggets.



Unrehearsed live radio show on KUT at noon on Weds Feb 22 with Zeerok, the wierd and wonderful Russian Altprogrockabillie singer songwriter.

In the studio today putting drums on a track for the mesmerizing Azam Ali .

And we now have a video clip at KTU myspace site . . .more to follow.

NEW Download:

As a preview, there is an edited excerpt of a new TUNER album track called "hole in the floor".

 

Will be posting some TUNER out-takes here:

www.myspace.com/tunertunes

More soon!



Tuner workshop/gig in North Austin at ACC Northridge campus in room 4136 (the lecture hall) in the 4000 building of the Northridge campus. The campus is located on Stonehollow and Metric Blvd., just about a half mile north of the intersection of Braker and Metric, a major intersection.

Weds Feb 8th at 7pm