Naked Truth (Lornzo Feleciati, Roy Powell, Cung Vu and I ) will play the Genoa Jazz Festival - July 22nd - only Cuong Vu won't make it - he will be replaced by Nils Petter Molvaer.the record, "Shizaru" is just out in Italy and getting great reviews, i cant read Italian but i know that many starts is a good thing!Get a flavour of us at RareNoise: www.rarenoiserecords.com/jukebox
Camp Pictures, impromptu tu, and even some Naked Truth on the way.
Thats right T Lev took a trip up to check out the 3 of a perfect pair campsite and came back with these fotos . Looks like its going to be a lot of fun,. --come join us!
The Naked Truth is a project started last year by Italian bass magnet Lorenzo Feliciati, English keyboardist Roy Powell, American trumpet player Cuong Vu and me. Record is coming out this summer on rare noise records.
Up next: A trip to canada to record with he who shall remain nameless on these pages. . . after a few days on my own Trey will join me for a little impromptu tu in this recording studio. who knows could be the next tu record certainly hope to get a better recording than this cacophony .
Debut gig for Naken Truth!
July 22nd 2011 at the Genoa Jazz Festival (http://www.gezmataz.org).
Two Tu Shows
One World Theatre in Austin Thurs April 28, and Granafa Theater in Dallas Sat April 30.
KING CRIMSON’S PAT MASTELOTTO &
TREY GUNN ARE TU
Crazy, heavy, electronic raw tunes and improvisations from King Crimson rhythm section. Yes it’s a formidable combo: Pat Mastelotto – master of electric and acoustic drums, and Trey Gunn – expert on War Guitar, a guitar designed for two-handed tapping techniques, form the progressive/experimental band TU. Both members of the legendary progressive rock groupKing Crimson, Mastelotto and Gunn have enough sound palate to paint the world, and they have. The duo was born during the rehearsals for the King Crimson The Power to Believe sessions and has produced three CDs to date. TU have played around the world, opening for the band TOOL on their 10,000 Days tour. Their live performances, accompanied by video backdrops and guest musicians make the powerful TU + 2 performances unforgettable.
Noted musician, songwriter, entertainer and modelChrysta Bell was lead vocalist for Austin’s beloved euro swing band, 8 ½ Souvenirs, and has been a featured vocalist on 3 albums from downtempo transglobal electronica act Govinda. Bell has collaborated with such legendary talents as Willie Nelson, Brian Setzer, and Donovan, as well as songwriting with cult film director David Lynch – performing Polish Poem’ on his Inland Empire soundtrack.
| Event Date : | Thursday, Apr 28, 2011 |
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STICK MEN Europe Tour
March 31 Rome IT/ XRoads
April 1 Forli IT/ Naima
April 2 Trofarello IT / Il Peocio
April 3 Lugagnano IT/ Il Giardino
April 5 Nice FR/ Cedac de Cimiez
April 6 Milano/ Blue Note
April 7 Barcelona ES/ Sala Bikini
April 8 Mallorca ES/ Teatre Trui
April 9 Pisa IT/ Borderline
April 10 Genova IT/ Aud. del Porto Antico
April 12 Zurich CH/ Exil
April 14 Bratislava SK/ Muzeum Obchodu
April 16 Reichenback D / Bergkeller
April 17 Muenster D / Hot Jazz Club
April 19 Prattein CH / Galery Music Bar
April 20 Istanbul TK / Romeo Juliette Performance Hall
April 28 & 30- in Austin and Dallas Texas with TU (Trey Gunn and I) with our special guest Chrysta Bell.
Prayers for Japan. Such a terrible tragedy. That earthquake happened the day Uranus moved into Aries. My favorite astrologer had already written everyone should experience shock and awe when that happens, and i took that to heart as i watched the middle east unravel, --but now, with Japan being so violently torn to pieces it has even more impact, as i wonder what what else we can expect i wrote her asking for hope and she replied: The solution is to embrace radical change. The more tightly anyone holds on to what they have always done, the more painful Uranus will make things. read more here.
on a personal note, i first went to Japan in 1979 and have many dear friends there, i have emailed the ones i can and the stories are severe: 70 year old mother walking over 10 miles from tokyo to yokohama to finally get picked up by family in the car & get taken home. she walked from 5pm until 3am. she's tough & great attitude! Another musician wrote me 'I want to steal out of a nightmare', a promoter wrote "aftershocks made me feel the end of the world", already gas shortages, no phones, no electricity, flooding. and then there are the friends and fans that i dont know how to reach - so many i hope are ok- especialy Mr. Kato and his little place Enn underground in the central Sendai, his staff and their families, all audiences who often come to our shows there our prayers are with you, and all of Japan.