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June 28 1975 - Tim Buckley performs his last concert. 1986 - Kellie Peckler born. 2016 - Scotty Moore dies.

June 27 Born... 1935 - Doc Pomus 1944 - Bruce Johnson ***** 1968 - NBC broadcasts Elvis's Comeback Special. 2002 - John Entwistle dies.

Focus - Hocus Pocus Box (13 CDs) - $59.99 prime pre-order https://www.amazon.com/Hocus-Pocus-Box-Focus/dp/B072R3QQ8K/ ***** Miles - The Last Word - $18.89 + $3.99 https://www.amazon.com/Last-Word-Warner-Bros-Boxset/dp/B016E29ZIK/

Miles - OAS - $14.39 prime https://www.amazon.com/Amandla-Dingo-Doo-Bop-Siesta-Tutu/dp/B008MMFBS4/

June 26 Born... 1910 - Col. Tom Parker 1956 - Chris Isaak ***** 1974 - Sonny and Cher divorce 1977 - Elvis makes his last stage appearance

Happy Birthday 2017 Peter!

Before we get ahead of ourselves, let's quickly go through the pre-season games. Calgary 23....BC 18 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2362/bc-lions-vs-calgary-stampeders/ http://3downnation.com/2017/06/07/stampeders-hold-off-b-c-lions-pre-season-win/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/07/three-things-learned-b-c-lions-pre-season-opener/#comments Toronto 24....Montreal 20 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2363/montreal-alouettes-vs-toronto-argonauts/ http://3downnation.com/2017/06/08/sparse-crowd-watches-argos-pre-season-win-als/#comments Ottawa 30....Hamilton 29 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2364/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ http://3downnation.com/2017/06/08/seven-reasons-care-ticats-pre-season-game/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/08/teachable-moment-ticats-rookies-pre-season-loss-redblacks/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/09/nine-thing-learned-ticats-pre-season-loss-ottawa/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/09/dozen-thoughts-redblacks-pre-season-opener/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/11/ticats-quarterback-depth-hit-hard-injury/#comments Sask 25....Winnipeg 25 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2365/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/ http://3downnation.com/2017/06/11/bombers-back-qbs-shine-preseason-tie-16-thoughts/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/11/canadian-qb-brandon-bridge-shines-riders-tie-bombers/#comments https://outlook.live.com/owa/?realm=hotmail.com&path=/mail/search/rp Calgary 36....Edmonton 35 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2366/calgary-stampeders-vs-edmonton-eskimos/ http://3downnation.com/2017/06/12/calgary-finishes-pre-season-2-0-another-canadian-qb-shines/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/12/buckley-takes-control-stampeders-backup-job/#comments Montreal 38....Ottawa 5 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2368/ottawa-redblacks-vs-montreal-alouettes/ http://3downnation.com/2017/06/13/nine-new-alouettes-watch-thursdays-preseason-finale/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/15/four-things-watch-redblacks-pre-season-finale/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/15/darian-durant-shines-dress-rehearsal-alouettes/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/15/darian-durant-throws-two-tds-alouettes-down-redblacks-38-5/#comments Winnipeg 38....Edmonton 38 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2367/edmonton-eskimos-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ http://3downnation.com/2017/06/16/bombers-defence-bends-breaks-preseason-tie-12-thoughts/#comments http://www.3downnation.com/2017/06/16/second-sister-kisser-bombers-tie-pre-season-games/#comments Toronto 23....Hamilton 16 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2369/toronto-argonauts-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ http://3downnation.com/2017/06/16/ticats-blow-early-lead-pre-season-loss-argos/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/16/eight-things-learned-ticats-loss-argos/#comments BC 42....Sask 10 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2370/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-bc-lions/ http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/trouble-riderville-saskatchewan-crushed-pre-season-finale/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/three-things-learned-lions-pre-season-win/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/riders-pre-season-finale-leaves-plenty-desired/#comments ***** Ham preview http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/learned-hamiltons-pre-season-games/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/22/ticats-ratio-issues-updates-practice/#comments Ott preview http://3downnation.com/2017/06/23/redblacks-road-repeating/#comments Cal preview http://3downnation.com/2017/06/23/stampeders-season-preview-time-now-shed-choker-label/#comments BC preview http://3downnation.com/2017/06/24/lions-better-not-yet/#comments

This Sunday’s NY Times will feature articles about two towering musicians with new recordings out on ECM: Craig Taborn is profiled in the New York Times Magazine in a long and superb article by Adam Shatz: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/magazine/the-ethereal-genius-of-craig-taborn.html?_r=0 Roscoe Mitchell did a great Q&A with Seth Colter Walls for the Sunday ARTS section: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/arts/music/a-pioneering-black-composer-roscoe-mitchell-keeps-pushing.html?_r=0

Week 1 picks 3Down fantasy http://3downnation.com/2017/06/22/cfl-fantasy-podcast-week-1-dfs-matchups/#comments 3Down http://3downnation.com/2017/06/22/week-one-cfl-picks-gets-revenge/#comments Justin Dunk http://3downnation.com/2017/06/22/dunk-against-the-lines-where-to-put-your-money-as-cfl-season-opens/#comments cfl.ca (also awards picks) https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/21/prediction-time-writers-make-mop-grey-cup-week-1-picks/ ***** Josh Smith further ruminates on TSN's Top 50 Players list. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/21/ten-players-shouldnt-tsn-top-50-list/#comments ***** Chad Owens is out for six games. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/20/riders-put-chad-owens-on-injured-list/#comments http://www.tsn.ca/riders-wr-owens-on-six-game-injured-list-1.785112 ***** Netflix has a show called The Ranch. The actor Ashton Kutcher wears a Redblacks t-shirt in it. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/ashton-kutcher-sports-redblacks-t-shirt-netflix-series/#comments ***** 6/21 checking down https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/21/checking-getting-ready-kickoff/ ***** podcasts https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/20/cfl-earballs-season-long-cfl-podcast-everyone/

More previews... league https://www.cfl.ca/kickoff2017/ http://3downnation.com/2017/06/21/3downnations-fearless-predictions-2017-cfl-season/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/22/3down-podcast-picking-overunder-win-totals-every-cfl-team/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/22/breaking-bodogs-2017-regular-season-win-prop-bets/#comments https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/21/steinberg-close-call-wild-wild-west/ https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/21/landry-changes-personnel-lead-intrigue-east/ https://www.cfl.ca/thewaggle/ https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/19/berg-vs-ferg-will-win-grey-cup/ https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/19/cauz-why-your-team-will-in-2017/ Montreal http://3downnation.com/2017/06/22/biggest-questions-surrounding-alouettes-2017/#comments https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/22/turn-page-durant-ready-usher-new-era-montreal/ Ottawa https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/21/passing-torch-can-harris-continue-ottawas-success/ Hamilton https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/21/oleary-can-collaros-retain-mop-status/ Toronto https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/20/trestman-ready-captain-new-ship-toronto/ BC https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/20/bc-lions-window-wide-open-long/ Edmonton https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/21/reilly-eyes-passing-alberta-rivals-top-spot-west/ Sask https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/21/return-trip-mixed-emotions-await-carter-montreal/ ***** Malcolm Kelly power rankings http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-power-rankings-preseason-2017-1.4172282 ***** TSN ranks last year's top ten plays. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/top-10-top-cfl-plays-from-2016~1150920

Happy Birthday 2017 paps!

Happy Birthday 2017 CJ!

league http://3downnation.com/2017/06/12/stamps-favourite-riders-long-shot-win-grey-cup/#comments Winnipeg http://3downnation.com/2017/06/12/bombers-release-11-players-including-experienced-cover-man/#comments Ottawa http://3downnation.com/2017/06/15/marcel-desjardins-approach-not-changing-despite-redblacks-grey-cup-victory/#comments BC http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/lions-release-seven-two-canadian-among/#comments Sask http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/riders-cut-quarterback-bryan-bennett/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/21/six-predictions-riders-2017/#comments Hamilton http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/sergio-castillo-won-ticats-kicking-job/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/18/cuts-made-heres-ticats-might-look-like/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/20/ticats-look-converts-build-offensive-line/#comments Winnipeg http://3downnation.com/2017/06/18/breaking-bombers-final-cuts-teams-new-depth-chart/#comments Ottawa http://3downnation.com/2017/06/18/five-thoughts-state-redblacks/#comments ***** fantasy http://3downnation.com/2017/06/13/cfl-fantasy-preseason-week-1-weve-learned/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/21/cfl-fantasy-dont-sleep-weeks-sleepers/#comments ***** podcast http://3downnation.com/2017/06/13/podskee-wee-wee-episode-75/#comments ***** power rankings 3Down http://3downnation.com/2017/06/20/introducing-3downnation-power-rankings/#comments ***** Josh Smith second guesses TSN's list of the 50 best players. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/21/10-biggest-snubs-tsns-top-50-players-list/#comments

I am going to spend today and tomorrow looking for previews. league http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-2017-season-preview-quarterbacks-1.4163134 http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-offseason-player-movement-1.4163089 https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/20/crystal-ball-nye-predicts-future-every-cfl-team/ Ottawa http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-redblacks-defending-champions-1.4162993 http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/cfl-kickoff-preview-ottawa-redblacks/ http://www.tsn.ca/harris-ready-to-shoulder-offensive-load-for-redblacks-1.783273 Edmonton http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-eskimos-2017-season-offence-defence-penalty-woes-1.4169591 http://www.tsn.ca/eskimos-enter-2017-with-high-flying-offence-suspect-defence-1.784200 Toronto http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-offseason-player-movement-1.4163089 https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/20/trestman-ready-captain-new-ship-toronto/ Calgary http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/stampeders-intend-close-door-grey-cup-disappointment/ http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/stampeders-among-three-western-teams-leading-2017-grey-cup-odds/ http://www.tsn.ca/stamps-the-favourites-to-lead-cfl-in-wins-1.784306 http://www.tsn.ca/last-year-s-disappointments-could-fuel-this-year-s-stampeders-1.783015 https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/19/cold-winter-messam-stamps-done-consolation-prizes/ Winnipeg http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/bombers-enter-cfl-season-explosive-offence-uncertain-defence/ https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/20/off-edge-westerman-looks-set-tone-ferocious-bombers-pass-rush/ Hamilton http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/cfl-kickoff-preview-hamilton-tiger-cats/ Montreal http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/cfl-kickoff-preview-montreal-allouettes/ BC http://www.tsn.ca/lions-happy-to-see-arakgi-go-out-on-his-own-terms-1.782009 http://www.tsn.ca/lions-looking-to-unseat-stampeders-in-2017-1.784217 https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/20/bc-lions-window-wide-open-long/ Sask http://www.tsn.ca/young-experiment-failed-but-riders-still-expect-better-offence-1.783938 ***** TSN ranks the league's 50 best players. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/2017-cfl-top-50-players~1150526 https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/20/last-seasons-mop-headlines-tsns-top-50-players-2017/ ***** Week 1 picks Jamie Nye https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/21/weekly-predictor-nye-makes-week-1-picks/ ***** power rankings cfl.ca https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/20/stamps-headline-kickoff-edition-nissan-titan-power-rankings/ Scott Cullen http://www.tsn.ca/stampeders-open-on-top-of-cfl-power-rankings-1.784189 ***** ESPN's CFL schedule through August. You will recall that ESPN in the past has shown very few CFL games after Labor Day, but they carry TSN's feeds on ESPN3.com. https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/20/cfl-espn-unveil-2017-u-s-broadcast-schedule/

Opening Day is Thursday! As I say every year at this time, the week before Opening Day is one of my favorite times of the year because of the many season and team previews. When I get a chance, I will post the recaps of the pre-season games. In the meantime, let's consider the roster moves from yesterday's cut-down day. Vince Young hurt his hamstring, and was lost for 4 to 6 weeks. So the Riders cut him. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/06/qb-vince-young-injured-riders-training-camp/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/12/vince-young-tears-hamstring-riders-chris-jones-confirms/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/14/3downnation-podcast-riders-cut-vince-young-yes/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/14/time-riders-move-vince-young/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/vince-young-headed-back-to-texas/#comments http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/vince-young-riders-torn-hamstring-1.4157266 http://www.tsn.ca/roughriders-release-quarterback-young-1.782047 https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/17/vince-youngs-time-riderville/ ***** Jason Arakgi has retired. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/bc-lions-arakgi-retires-1.4165900 https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/17/arakgi-i-cant-thank-this-organization-enough/ ***** Josh Bourke has retired. http://www.tsn.ca/long-time-alouettes-offensive-lineman-bourke-retires-1.782311 ***** Jovan Johnson was cut by the Alouettes, and promptly signed by the Riders. http://www.tsn.ca/roughriders-sign-veteran-db-johnson-to-practice-roster-1.783120 https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/19/riders-pick-veteran-db-jovon-johnson/ ***** The Argos cut Drew Willy. http://www.tsn.ca/argonauts-release-qb-willy-1.782235 http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/argos-part-ways-quarterback-drew-willy/#comments https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/17/argos-release-quarterback-drew-willy/ ***** Kenny Stafford was cut by the Bombers, and promptly signed by the Eskimos. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/kenny-staffords-release-means-bombers/#comments https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/17/released-bombers-kenny-stafford-promptly-added-esks-pr/ ***** Calgary cut Mitchell Gale. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/stampeders-cut-former-riders-qb-mitchell-gale-and-others/#comments ***** Ottawa cut Shakir Bell. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/redblacks-release-running-back-shakir-bell/#comments ***** The Eskimos cut Kendial Lawrence. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/eskimos-running-back-return-man-kendial-lawrence-released-report/#comments ***** The Riders cut Anthony Allen. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/anthony-allen-slams-riders-release/#comments ***** The Ticats cut Dominique Ellis. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/ticats-veteran-db-dominique-ellis-among-cuts/#comments ***** Here are league-wide reports about cut-down day. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-final-cuts-vince-young-drew-willy-1.4166235 https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/17/making-moves-tracking-final-cuts-around-cfl/#OTT http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/cfl-cut-down-day-claims-some-big-names~1141833 http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/significant-cfl-cuts-far/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/official-cfl-cuts-tracker/#comments https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/17/making-moves-tracking-final-cuts-around-cfl/ ***** Former Tampa Bay first round pick Josh Freeman worked out with the Als. It looked like they would sign him. Then the Redblacks put him on their neg list!!! http://3downnation.com/2017/06/13/alouettes-workout-former-nfl-quarterback-josh-freeman-report/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/15/former-first-round-nfl-pick-qb-josh-freeman-still-in-montreal/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/06/17/redblacks-stick-it-to-als-by-adding-qb-josh-freeman-to-negotiation-list/#comments ***** Jeffrey Orridge's last day on the job was the 15th. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/15/final-day-jeffrey-orridge-cfl-commissioner/#comments ***** Brett Maher has signed with Ottawa. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/09/former-ticats-kicker-brett-maher-signs-redblacks-sources/#comments ***** Jim Popp has a contract dispute with the Als. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/09/popp-alouettes-embroiled-contract-dispute-reports/#comments ***** Ronnie Pfeffer was cut by the Redblacks, and promptly signed with the Argos. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/11/canadian-kicker-ronnie-pfeffer-signs-argos-sources/#comments ***** The Ticats signed former Argo Logan Kilgore. http://3downnation.com/2017/06/12/ticats-sign-former-argo-logan-kilgore-shore-qb-depth/#comments ***** And here are the Opening Week rosters! https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/ ***** More next time!

This is a very brassy big band album. I like that sound.

Happy Birthday 2017 Adam!

Happy Birthday Elgin!

Billy Mintz Quintet/Sextet Performances! "If you are a fan of modern jazz drumming but have not heard Billy Mintz, you have not heard it all." -Tom Conrad, JazzTimes Billy Mintz: Drums, Compositions Sunday, July 23 6:00 PM Billy Mintz Quintet: Tony Malaby, John Gross: saxophones; Roberta Piket; piano, organ; Hilliard Greene: bass Downtown Music gallery 13 Monroe St., New York 1 set only ● free admission Sunday, July 23 8:00 PM Billy Mintz Quintet: Tony Malaby, John Gross: saxophones; Roberta Piket: piano, organ; Hilliard Greene: bass Legion 790 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn 1 set only ● $10 Friday, July 28 8:00 PM Billy Mintz Sextet: Tony Malaby, John Gross, Adam Kolker: saxophones; Roberta Piket: piano; Rufus Reid: bass Trumpets Jazz Club 6 Depot Square Montclair 2 sets ● $20 Saturday, July 29 7:30 PM Billy Mintz Sextet: Tony Malaby, John Gross, Adam Kolker: saxophones; Roberta Piket: piano; Hilliard Greene: bass Smalls Jazz Club 183 W. 10th Street, New York 2 sets ● $20 Sunday, July 30 8:00 PM Billy Mintz Quintet: Tony Malaby, John Gross: saxophones; Roberta Piket: piano; Hilliard Greene: bass Shapeshifter Lab 18 Whitwell Pl., Brooklyn 1 set ● $15 Saturday, August 5 8:30 PM Billy Mintz Quintet: Tony Malaby, John Gross: saxophones; Roberta Piket: piano; Hilliard Greene: bass iBeam 168 7th Street, Brooklyn 2 sets ● $15 "I like to let the music unfold in the moment," venerated drummer, composer and bandleader Billy Mintz said recently. "For me, it’s about a feeling." Nowhere is Mintz’s zen-like reverence for the moment more apparent than on his extraordinary new 2-CD set, Ugly Beautiful. Recorded on a December day in 2015 in one room with no headphones ("when you record that way you can hear the instruments naturally"), it documents his quintet playing his eclectic reserve of original compositions. Being in the moment does not mean being unprepared. Indeed, from Mintz’s point of view, preparation is a prerequisite for spontaneity. At the age of 69, he still practices every day; not just out of a highly developed work ethic, but out of sheer joy and love for the process. The band members are also well-prepared to dig into the Mintz repertoire. (They clock a total of 75 years playing with Mintz.) Their intimate familiarity with Mintz’s music is a catalyst for a freedom and spontaneity that was more common in the bygone era of six-month six-night-a-week nightclub engagements. Thirteenth Note Records | 751 Palisades Ave. #62, Teaneck, NJ 07666

GAUDI'S Magnetic Renowned Composer, Producer and Performer Gaudi Draws Inspiration and Sounds from the RareNoise Catalog to Create Novel Compositions at the Crux of Electronica, Rock, Jazz and Ambient Music. CD, VINYL AND MULTIPLE DIGITAL FORMATS AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE ON JUNE 30, 2017 AND THROUGH WWW.RARENOISERECORDS.COM. FOR EXACT LINE-UP, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN. TO WATCH THE VIDEO, SEE BELOW New York, June 13, 2017 - Magnetic is the exciting new album by London based music producer / musician GAUDI, which features a choice selection of sounds from the catalog of internationally respected experimental label RareNoiseRecords, as well as direct contributions by several top caliber musicians from the worlds of rock, jazz and electronica. The making of Magnetic truly was a creational challenge, even for a man who has been working to dissolve musical boundaries for over 35 years. The initial idea of the project was to compose an album of entirely new music using sounds from the RareNoise catalog as his 'orchestra of musicians'; over the course of its development it grew though into a full spectrum artistic interaction with a further array of international music giants, some of which GAUDI has worked with in the past. Best loved and noted to date for his genre blending and high quality dub-centric productions, in Magnetic, GAUDI has shown us another aspect of his musical self, other ranges in his musical landscape and he has done it with an all-star cast of supporting musicians. The list of artists whose sounds were initially chosen by GAUDI from the RareNoise catalog of releases or who successively added their sounds and skills to the overall project reads like a 'who's who' of musical talent and gives warranted indication as to the quality of the ingredients; They include bass legend and producer extraordinaire Bill Laswell, psychedelic prog-rock bassist Colin Edwin of Porcupine Tree fame, drummer Steve Jansen (of Japan fame), Ted Parsons, the drummer from cult band Killing Joke, Roger Eno on piano, Grammy award winning Eric Mouquet (aka Deep Forest) on grand piano, drummer extraordinaire Pat Mastelotto (known for his work with XTC, King Crimson and David Sylvian), innovatory avant-guarde guitarist Eraldo Bernocchi, post-punk experimental guitarist Buckethead (collaborator with Guns 'n' Roses, Bootsy Collins, Iggy Pop), drummer Nikolaj Bjerre from Lamb, multi-instrumentalist Jamie Saft on bass...to name a few! (For the full list of featured artists please see below). GAUDI, alongside programming and production, returns to his roots as a pianist / keyboard and theremin player, playing here his full arsenal of vintage analog synthesizers. Gaudi © Benoit Audereau Magnetic is like a tour around the other side of GAUDI, who always had the off-beat of reggae in his step, but since his teenage years also had music from experimental electronica, new wave, Krautrock and proto-punk flowing through his veins. Bands like Bauhaus, Tuxedomoon, Yello, Cabaret Voltaire, Devo, Killing Joke, Talking Heads and The Residents informed his early years. For those familiar with GAUDI's work these influences can be heard in a myriad of different ways in most of his 15 albums to date, but predominantly as flavors amongst the dub textures. In Magnetic, however, he has reversed the polarity, north has become south, there is dub seasoning to be found within, but the body, tone and flavor of this album are another beast altogether. Magnetic is a contemporary tribute to the darker side of the 80's; to psychedelic rock and an era when Sigue Sigue Sputnik dropped proto-punk on the world! It is not a departure from the GAUDI we know and love, however... Magnetic is a celebration of bass in all its guises - there are six world class bass players featured in the album - and GAUDI's roots as a pianist and self confessed lifelong synth junkie, come up fairly center stage. His use throughout the album of original, modular and analog synths, from his big guns: the ARP 2600, Fender Rhodes, Minimoog, Korg MS20 and ARP Odyssey, to the diminutive but no less iconic Casio VL Tone, to his trusty vintage tape echoes and the 24 track analog tape machine it was recorded on, give the sound an authenticity and integrity right down from the musicians to the mechanics. Magnetic is a both a visual journey of great, but hidden, complexity and richness, which yearns to be listened to with closed eyes, but also a voyage across a full spectrum of tempos, from near ambient soundscapes to rocky up-tempos with seamless bridges in between. Magnetic is an album of polarities, spacious yet introspective, dark yet with a hint whimsy, deep and soothing yet fundamentally groovy; it was created both as a homage to the joy music brings and as an act of appreciation for great musicians. Why 'MAGNETIC'? From the far reaches of the universe to our solar system and the planets within it, it is the force that keeps everything together. Magnetism moves us, pulls us toward each other, keeps the particles together. Magnetic is the unseen in music, the intangible that draws and holds the notes and the musicians together, and it is, in the end, how the recording of this album ended up: on a magnetic tape. Magnetic will be available on June 30th on a limited edition transparent vinyl LP, CD and Digital download. PLEASE NOTE: These are no remixes but thorough re-compositions! Gaudi took individual instrumental parts from across the RareNoise catalog treating them as individual 'musicians' then he processed/altered and re-combined them into his new compositions. He then added his own analog keyboard, piano and theremin parts. When opportune, Gaudi also called upon additional musicians (Deep Forest, Roger Eno, Nikolaj Bjerre, Pippo DePalma, Colin Edwin) and had them create extra parts, adding the newly recorded parts to the final mix. TRACKS & MUSICIANS 1. 30HZ DUB PRELUDE GAUDI: Minimoog, Korg MS20, Fender Rhodes, Programming COLIN EDWIN: Bass TED PARSONS: Drum BRIAN ALLEN: Trombone ERALDO BERNOCCHI: Guitar COPPE': Voice 2. OPUS 12, NO.7 GAUDI: Arp 2600, Guitar, Piano, Programming SHANIR EZRA BLUMENKRANZ: Bass ERIC MOUQUET: Grand Piano ERALDO BERNOCCHI: Guitar TERJE EVENSEN: Elecronic Drum ROBERTO GUALDI: Drum 3. MEMORIES IN MY PENTAGRAM GAUDI: Piano, Korg MS20, Theremin, Guitar, Programming JAMIE SAFT: Bass MASAMI AKITA: Noise Electronics PAT MASTELOTTO: Drum CYRO BAPTISTA: Jew's Harp MICHELE CAVALLARI: Fender Rhodes 4. NOCTURNAL SONATA GAUDI: Drum, Piano, Vocal Choir, Minimoog, Korg MS20, Programming BILL LASWELL: Bass MARK AANDERUD: Piano BUCKETHEAD: Guitar Noises. MARTIN SCHULTE: Electronics, Programming HERNAN HECHT: Drum 5. ELECTRONIC IMPROMPTU IN E-FLAT MINOR GAUDI: Theremin, Minimoog, Programming BILL LASWELL: Bass STEVE JANSEN: Drum MASAMI AKITA: Noise Electronics ALESSANDRO GWIS: Piano ERALDO BERNOCCHI: Guitar LORENZO FELICIATI: Bass 6. MODULAR RONDO GAUDI: Minimoog, ARP2600, Programming TONY LEVIN: Bass NIKOLAJ BJERRE: Drum PIPPO DE PALMA: Guitar JAN PETER SCHWALM: Electronics, Programming 7. DIE BALLADE VOM FROSCH GAUDI: Arp 2600, Minimoog, Fender Rhodes PAT MASTELOTTO: Drum COLIN EDWIN: Bass STEVE NORRIS: Guitar ERALDO BERNOCCHI: Baritone Guitar EYAL MAOZ: Guitar 8. EPILOGUE LEITMOTIF GAUDI: Drum, Theremin, Korg MS20, Programming ROGER ENO: Piano BILL LASWELL: Bass JAN PETER SCHWALM: Electronics, Programming VINYL: SIDE A (TRACKS 1-4) / SIDE B (TRACKS 5-8) CAT. NO.: RNR080 (CD) / RNR080LP (SINGLE VINYL)

"Raise the Marc," A Benefit CD by the Marc VW Allstars & Produced by Peter Michael Escovedo, To Be Released July 14 Proceeds Will Benefit Bassist Marc van Wageningen, Who Was Severely Injured January 12 When Struck by an Amtrak Train In Front of Yoshi's in Oakland Contributing Artists Include Dave Koz, Sheila E., Ray Obiedo, Tony Lindsay, John Santos, Pete Escovedo, & Peter Horvath June 19, 2017 On January 12 of this year, bassist Marc van Wageningen was struck by an Amtrak train on his way to a Tower of Power performance at Yoshi's in Oakland's Jack London Square. (Marc has been subbing with the renowned funk band since 2002.) The accident was widely reported at the time by CNN and other media outlets. Thankfully, Marc continues to recuperate from critical injuries and is expected to play again. Multi-instrumentalist and music producer Peter Michael Escovedo organized a benefit concert which took place 10 days after the accident, and also set up sessions at Oakland's 25th Street Recording for a studio album called Raise the Marc. Featuring a long list of top-tier musicians including Dave Koz, Sheila E., Ray Obiedo, Tony Lindsay, Peter Horvath, John Santos, and Pete Escovedo, among many others, the CD will be released July 14 on the producer's Peter Michael imprint. All proceeds will benefit Marc and his family, who have been facing substantial medical expenses. Born in Amsterdam in 1958 and based in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than three decades, Marc van Wageningen is one of the most sought after bassists on the West Coast. In addition to his work with Tower of Power, he's toured and recorded with Steve Winwood, Pete Escovedo, Sheila E., Pee Wee Ellis, Maceo Parker, and many other artists. An ace studio musician called for a vast array of situations, he's played on network and cable television house bands (ABC's The One, The Wayne Brady Show, and VH1's But Can They Sing?). But Marc VW is best known for his ferocious grooves playing funk and Latin music, styles he honed with his late brother, drummer Paul van Wageningen, his rhythm section partner and co-leader in the VW Brothers (Muziek, Patois Records, 2010). Peter Michael Escovedo hails from a prominent Bay Area musical family that includes his father, percussionist Pete Escovedo, as well as sister and famed vocalist Sheila E. Peter Michael has recorded and performed with a long list of stars including Mos Def, Lionel Richie, Tina Turner, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Kenny G, and many others. The producer and the major driving force behind the Raise the Marc project, Escovedo also composed the tracks "Heaven," originally heard on a Sheila E. album but changed here from a funk vibe to a bossa nova, and the closer "Wherever You Go I'll Go." Saxophonist Dave Koz was available for a mere hour and a half before needing to catch a plane, but in that time he contributed a slice of Oakland funk called "Marcandave," which he co-wrote on the spot with Escovedo, Ray Obiedo, Raymond McKinley, and Peter Horvath and recorded immediately afterwards. "Oakland in Da House," originally from one of Sheila E.'s albums, captures her band onstage at Yoshi's and is the only song on Raise the Marc on which Marc VW plays. Also included on the new CD: the ballad "Sorry," written and performed by former Tower of Power lead singer Larry Braggs (who was also the lead vocalist on the VW Brothers' Muziek album); two Ray Obiedo compositions, "Sweet November" and "Awaken"; and the percussion tour de force "Glory," featuring Jesus Diaz, John Santos, Jon Bendich, Juan Escovedo, and Peter Michael Escovedo. "I am extremely grateful for all of these super-talented musicians and friends," says Marc van Wageningen. "How lucky am I to be part of such a wonderful community. A special thank you to Peter Michael Escovedo who not only produced the CD but also two benefit concerts and a music video. I hope everyone enjoys the music as I did." Photo of Marc van Wageningen by David Belove VW Allstars "Sacrifice" from "Raise the Marc" ***Pre-order CD here

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