In Joshua Tree rehearsing with Cock Robin (The Cock Robin from the 80s with Peter Kingsbery, Anna Lacazio and Clive Wright. . .NOT the cock robin from the 70's i have just become aware of). I may have traveled much of the world but have never lived the dessert life (and it is a lifestyle out here). The Cocks have added another show July 1st Mets-Open Air (place du marche`).
i do remember one thing. . . . May 17th = Happy Birthday Bill Bruford!
and for all you satanic 666ers the biggie is comming. . .Tony Levin turns 60 on 6-6-06.
May 16th Happy to be Happy Birthday to Robert Fripp!
busy busy here carving tracks and preparing patches for summer gigs:
KTU
May 19 2006
FIMAV Festival Victoriaville Quebec, Canada
Cock Robin warm up show
May 27 2006
Coach House San Juan Capistrano, CA
KTU
Jun 2 2006
Nattjazz Festival Bergen, Norway
Jun 3 2006
Spot festival Arhus, Denmark
COCK ROBIN in Europe
Jun 14 2006 8:00P
Femina Bordeaux, France
Jun 16 2006 8:00P
Ninkasi Lyon, France
Jun 17 2006 8:00P
Casino Geneve, France
Jun 20 2006 8:00P
Theatre Sebastopol Lille, France
Jun 21 2006 8:00P
Bota Bruxelles, Belgium
Jun 24 2006 8:00P
Omnibus St Malo, France
Jun 27 2006 8:00P
Cafe de la Danse Paris
Jun 28 2006 8:00P
Cafe de la Danse Paris
Jun 29 2006 8:00P
Salle Edmond Desouches Luce (Chartres), France
July 1st 2006
Mets-Open Air (place du marche`), France
July 5th
Dentist-yep!
NAMM
July 14-16
Austin, Tx
KTU
June 24
Aragonese Pyrenees festival , Spain
Pat drum classes
Jul 27/28/29 2006
FMM Festival Sines, Portugal
Just back from Russia -spending almost two weeks, sharing apartments with Russians and traveling deeper into the north I got to experience a very different side of Russia, I plan to write a more detailed blog over at the myspace site but in the meantime check this link for pictures and a story from my (not a master) drum class - once again the russian to English computer translation give some very funny interpretations.
While home the next few weeks I am working on tracks for one of Austin's more eclectic and outside young musicians John Pointercheck out John's 'make a CD with me' offer. Also doing more sonic work for the new Microsoft Vista OS, and even starting some Cock Robin rehearsals here in Austin later this week.
My next live show coming up will be the KTU North American debut May, 19 2006 at FIMAV Festival near Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada .
Followed by a May 27th warm up date for Cock Robin at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano California (more CR gigs start mid June in Europe).
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.