Recidivate -

After spending 35 years working with many of the top artists in the pop and prog rock scene, Pat Mastelotto is about to release his very first solo album, Recidivate. Naturally, the King Crimson/XTC/Mr. Mister drummer decided to take a slightly different path to solo stardom by assembling a compilation of outtakes, rarities, and highlights from the past 20 years of his career.

Mastelotto recruited several artists he has worked with over the years to participate in Recidivate including Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Robert Fripp (King Crimson), Stick Men (Mastelotto’s ongoing touring trio with Tony Levin), Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons), Naked Truth (featuring avant-garde jazz musicians Roy Powell, Lorenzo Feliciati and Cuong Vu), Roine Stolt & Jonas Reingold (Flower Kings), Kimmo Pohjonen and of course tracks from TU (also Ktu, Tuner, Tunisia, and MPTU), Mastelotto’s long running partnership with King Crimson band mate Trey Gunn.

The 42-song collection is broken down into two 21-song discs: Traps (a reference to acoustic trap kits) and Buttons (a reference to electronic drumming and programming). Look for its release on March 20 via Gunn’s 7d Media. More info here:

Euro dates with Chrysta Bell

January 2012 there I'll be on short European tour with Chrysta Bell, starting January 31st in Paris at the Silencio “David Lynch’s new Paris Nightclub-cum-salon-cum-laboratory of the weird” and then Brussles on the 3rd. London Bush Hall on the 8th- and Fasching in Stockholm on Feb 9^th and  Malmo on the 12^th. 

2012 Camp with Adrian Belew and Tony Levin

Check out the Three of a perfect pair camp video.

New recording and new record.

Home with lots going on- In the studio starting work on next Stick Men, finishing work on next Tuner, adding parts for Julie Slick, Claudio Minano, Victor Sagfors, continuing work started at Bill Lazwell's  for  Naked Truth (with Lorenzo Feliciati, Roy Powell and Graham Haynes), re-edit a new Tu track, preparing for 3ppCamp2012 -  and all sorts of stuff. .  and in the midst of all that . .  Christmas!  and reminds me, I  put together a little CD (well its not little its a double CD with 45 tracks, featuring gobs of my talented friends- you can read about it here and here and if it reads good you can buy here. .  but ya better hurry, they only have 100. .  after that you'll have to wait till the official release next year. 

STICK MEN, ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO U.S. & CANADA TOUR

STICK MEN, ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO   U.S. & CANADA TOUR
Sept 19    Atlanta, GA / Variety
Sept 20    Carrboro, NC / Arts Center
Sept 21    Knoxville, TN / Bijou
Sept 22    Annapolis, MD / Rams Head
Sept 23    Phoenixville, PA / Colonial Theater
Sept 24    Vienna, VA / Jammin Java
Sept 27    Boston, MA / Royale
Sept 28    New York, NY / Iridium
Sept 29    New York, NY / Iridium
Sept 30    Fairfield, CT / Stage One
Oct 1    Northhampton, MA / Iron Horse
Oct 2    Montreal, QC / Corona
Oct 4    Toronto, ON / Mod Club
Oct 5    Buffalo, NY / Tralf
Oct 6    Covington, KY / Southgate House
Oct 7    Detroit, MI / Magic Bag
Oct 8    Chicago, IL / Old Town School of Folk
Oct 9    Minneapolis, MN / Cedar Cultural Center
Oct 11    Boulder, CO / Boulder Theater
Oct 12    Salt Lake City, UT / The Depot
Oct 14    Portland, OR / Aladdin
Oct 15    Seattle, WA / Triple Door
Oct 17    Sacramento, CA / Harlows
Oct 18    San Francisco, CA / Regency
Oct 19    Solana Beach, CA / Belly Up
Oct 21    Agoura Hills, CA / Canyon Club
Oct 22    Santa Ana, CA / Galaxy
Oct 23    Phoenix, AZ / The Foundry
Oct 26    St Louis, MO / Old Rockhouse
Oct 27    Indianapolis, IN / Birdys
Oct 28    Nashville, TN / Belcourt
Oct 29    Ashville, NC / MoogFest