G3 will be heading to South America this year with Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, and Steve Morse. Confirmed dates are below with more yet to be announced.
10.11.2012 Citibank Hall Rio de Janeiro, BR
10.12.2012 Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, BR
Some of the new stuff I've been digging...
Sophomore release from the instrumental jam-fusion supergroup. Killer tunes; deeper writing than their 2009 debut. Guitarists Chris Poland and Jake Cinninger are ruling throughout.
Awesome prog-rock vocal project with Steve Morse, Dave LaRue, Neal Morse, MIke Portnoy and Casey McPherson. Great riffs and melodies.
Jeff Kollman - Silence In The Corridor
Highly melodic writing with a deep, textured production. Great playing and tones as well. Lineup includes Ric Fierabracci, Jimmy Johnson, Shane Gaalaas, Ed Roth and Joel Taylor among others.
Allan Holdsworth - Hard Hat Area [Re-Issue]
Remastered version of Holdsworth's excellent 1993 release with Gary Husband, Steve Hunt, and Skuli Sverrisson, complete with new liner notes from Barry Cleveland. Holdsworth's "Low Levels, High Stakes" solo still stands as one of his all-time best.
Allan Holdsworth - None Too Soon [Re-Issue]
The second of Holdsworth's recent reissues is a remastered version of his classic disc of jazz standards, played as only Holdsworth can. Lineup features Gordon Beck, Gary Willis and Kirk Covington. Also includes new liner notes by Barry Cleveland.
Saw this on Blabbermouth: Following their well-recieved performances at this year's Winter NAMM show, drummer Mike Portnoy, bassist Billy Sheehan, guitarist Tony MacAlpine and keyboardist Derek Sherinian will unite once again to tour Europe and Asia this fall. Per the Blabbermouth post: "The virtuoso band will play an all-instrumental set consisting of material from each of their solo records and their previous collaborations as well as classic instrumental covers and extended solo spots." See dates and locations below.
Oct. 17 - [to be announced] - Opole, Poland
Oct. 18 - [to be announced] - Wroclaw, Poland
Oct. 20 - Jukebox Club - Bucarest, Romania
Oct. 21 - Boerderij - Zoetermeer, Holland
Oct. 25 - Reading 3 - Tel Aviv, Israel
Oct. 26 - Bingo Club - Kiev, Ukraine
Oct. 27 - Izvestia Hall - Moscow, Russia
Oct. 28 - Glav Club - St. Petersburg, Russia
Oct. 31 - [to be announced] - Beijing, China
Nov. 02 - [to be announced] - Shanghai, China
Nov. 04 - [to be announced] - Taipei, Taiwan
Nov. 06 - [to be announced] - Manila, Philippines
Nov. 08 - [to be announced] - Bangkok, Thailand
PRESS RELEASE
Wayne Krantz European summer tour dates with Geoff Keezer (piano & keys), Anthony Tidd (bass) and Nate Wood (drums).
08/20/12 London, UK - Ronnie Scott’s
08/21/12 London, UK - Ronnie Scott’s
08/22/12 Paris, France - Sunside
08/23/12 Paris, France - Sunside
08/24/12 Malguenac, France - Malguenac Festival
08/25/12 Monaco - La Note Bleue
Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats have a new double live album on the way entitled Live Meat And Potatoes. The digital release date is May 21st, though advanced CD copies will be available through Meatbats guitarist Jeff Kollman's website on April 23rd. The Meatbats feature Kollman, Chad Smith (drums), Ed Roth (keys), and Kevin Chown (bass).
Guitarist Gerald Gradwohl will be playing the following dates in Europe this June with Kirk Covington on drums, Harald Weinkum on bass, and Thomas Kugi on sax.
June 2 2012 Szczecin, Poland - Free Blues Club
June 3 2012 Poznan, Poland - Blue Note
June 4 2012 Zielona Gora, Poland - Cichakobieta
June 5 2012 Kapfenberg, Austria - Spielraum
June 6 2012 Wolfsberg, Austria - JUZ
June 7 2012 Wien, Austria - Porgy & Bess
June 8 2012 Zwettl, Austria - Syrnau
June 9 2012 Schladming, Austria - GH Prunner
