Johnny E Posted February 22, 2007 Report Posted February 22, 2007 (edited) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE End date 4/3/07 Press Contact: Beth Fleenor* The Frank Agency 206.568.2068 beth@thefrankagency.org *CDs, photos, and more information available upon request REPTET - WEST COAST TOUR March / April 2007 March 28, Davis, CA - Delta of Venus March 29, San Luis Obispo, CA - Linnaea's Cafe March 30, Los Angeles, CA - Cafe Metropol March 31, San Francisco, CA - Revolution Cafe April 1, Berkeley, CA - Anna Jazz Island April 2, Ashland, OR - The Mobius April 3, Hood River, OR - The River City Saloon Information: www.reptet.com, www.monktail.com "This Seattle sextet does it all: it grooves, it rocks, it squawks - occasionally, it even talks. Mostly, it sounds like a New Orleans jazz band on crystal meth." ~Critic's top choice for 2006, Alex Gelfand - Jazziz Magazine~ "Reptet achieves “a bittersweet and elegiac mood of orchestral grandeur.” ~Downbeat Magazine~ Monktail Records recording artists REPTET will be touring the west coast this spring to promote their critically acclaimed and historically galvanized new CD, Do This! The bands tour of the west coast begins in Davis, CA and takes them through much of California and southern Oregon. The tour includes appearances in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Berkeley and beyond. Reptet is a sextet consisting of six multi-instrumentalists all of whom are members of the internationally acclaimed Monktail Creative Music Concern based out of Seattle, WA. They have established themselves as a group of considerable excitement, flair and vision while simultaneously debunking preconceived notions of what a jazz group ought to be. Their music has been aired on radio stations across the United States and Europe, Reptet’s new CD, entitled Do This! Was chosen CD of the year by Alex Gelfand of Jazziz Magazine, was chosen as a finalist for Jazz CD of the Year by the Independent Music Awards, and was chosen one of the top 10 recordings of the Year both Duck Baker (Jazz Times) and Kenny Weir of the Melbourne Herald Sun (Australia’s largest read daily newspaper). They recently won two Earshot Golden Ear Awards (best of Northwest jazz) for ‘Outside’ Jazz Group and Best Performance (as part of the Monktail Raymond Scott Project). Edited March 16, 2007 by Johnny E Quote
RDK Posted February 22, 2007 Report Posted February 22, 2007 Great news, John! I will try to catch your L.A. show. Quote
Guy Berger Posted February 22, 2007 Report Posted February 22, 2007 (edited) Great news, John! I will try to catch your L.A. show. Looks like I will be in the Bay Area for Passover when you guys play Berkeley and SF. Assuming that the Seder isn't that night, I will try to get up to one of the shows. Guy Edited February 22, 2007 by Guy Quote
kenny weir Posted February 22, 2007 Report Posted February 22, 2007 Fixed. REPTET - WEST COAST TOUR March / April 2007 March 28, Davis, CA - Delta of Venus March 29, San Luis Obispo, CA - The Downtown Brewing Co. March 30, Los Angeles, CA - Cafe Metropol March 31, San Francisco, CA - Revolution Cafe April 1, Berkeley, CA - Anna Jazz Island April 2, Ashland, OR - The Mobius April 3, Hood River, OR - The River City SaloonProject. April 10-15, Bennetts Lane, Melbourne Quote
Johnny E Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Posted February 22, 2007 Fixed. REPTET - WEST COAST TOUR March / April 2007 March 28, Davis, CA - Delta of Venus March 29, San Luis Obispo, CA - The Downtown Brewing Co. March 30, Los Angeles, CA - Cafe Metropol March 31, San Francisco, CA - Revolution Cafe April 1, Berkeley, CA - Anna Jazz Island April 2, Ashland, OR - The Mobius April 3, Hood River, OR - The River City SaloonProject. April 10-15, Bennetts Lane, Melbourne Man, we'd love to come down to Australia. If you have any ideas on securing enough funds to make such a trip happen, I'm all ears. Quote
kenny weir Posted February 22, 2007 Report Posted February 22, 2007 Man, we'd love to come down to Australia. If you have any ideas on securing enough funds to make such a trip happen, I'm all ears. Well whatever ... ya might want to leave it until there's a change of gubmint up here. A rabid leftie such as yer good self might well experience visa difficulties until then. Quote
gslade Posted February 22, 2007 Report Posted February 22, 2007 Very nice, We or I (depending on Nikki's work sched.) will come and see the band in Ashland. Quote
Johnny E Posted March 2, 2007 Author Report Posted March 2, 2007 The San Luis Obispo show has been moved to a new venue, so I thought I would bring this to your attention. -john Quote
Adam Posted March 2, 2007 Report Posted March 2, 2007 Cool. I'll catch you atCafe Metropol if I'm in town. There's a good chance that I will be at the Florida Film Festival. Quote
Johnny E Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Posted March 20, 2007 We hit the road one week from today. I hope to see some of you at the gigs. ta-ta -john Quote
Joe G Posted March 20, 2007 Report Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) I wish you were in S.F. this coming weekend - I'll be out there visiting some friends who would have enjoyed the Reptet. Maybe I can convince them to go see you anyway. Edit: Best of luck out there on the road! Edited March 20, 2007 by Joe G Quote
RDK Posted March 20, 2007 Report Posted March 20, 2007 I'll try to catch you at the Cafe Metropol! Quote
Johnny E Posted March 27, 2007 Author Report Posted March 27, 2007 And they're off... See ya'll on the best coast, da west coast beeyatches!!! Come out to one of the shows...I dare ya'. Quote
RDK Posted April 1, 2007 Report Posted April 1, 2007 Just have a second but I wanted to bump this for anyone in the Bay Area who's considering seeing these cats play this weekend. Drop what you're doing and catch them! Saw them last night in L.A. and reports of their goodness have not been exagerated. At the risk of sounding backhanded, they were much better than I expected - but only because I hadn't heard them before and had no idea what to expect. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 1, 2007 Report Posted April 1, 2007 At the risk of sounding backhanded, they were much better than I expected - but only because I hadn't heard them before and had no idea what to expect. So.............buy the cds. Quote
Johnny E Posted April 2, 2007 Author Report Posted April 2, 2007 (edited) hey all. I have a quick minute on a friends computer so I thought I'd give a quick recap. The show in LA was nice. We got a nice write up in the LA Weekly. Medjuck was there with his lovely wife. RDK was obviously there. Izaak came out dressed as a penguin for the final few numbers. Noise complaints from neighbors ended a wonderful night abruptly. The SF show was crazy. It was packed with people spilling out into the street. The horns started down the block while ben and I flailed away on bass and drums in the club. Like the pied piper it seemed the horns had drawn the minions from the mission district to our little venue. One woman did handstands then whooped herself into a frenzy with one of our tamborines until she fell backward over our merchandise table. She laid there twitching her ass and thighes to the beat. It was trippy as only a San Francisco gig could be...or should be. I hope to see gslade at the Mobius in Ashland tomorrow. Back to Seattle on April 4th just in time for the start of the new baseball season. Edited April 2, 2007 by Johnny E Quote
medjuck Posted April 2, 2007 Report Posted April 2, 2007 I think the SF response was fitting. My wife compared it to a Sun Ra concert I'd dragged her to 30 years ago. (It was at a Country and Western bar in Toronto). She didn't get it then but loved Reptet Quote
Johnny E Posted April 6, 2007 Author Report Posted April 6, 2007 I think the SF response was fitting. My wife compared it to a Sun Ra concert I'd dragged her to 30 years ago. (It was at a Country and Western bar in Toronto). She didn't get it then but loved Reptet Back from tour everybody. Thanks to all the board members for coming out. medjuck, how did a guy like you end up marrying such a beautiful woman? You must be rich. It certainly couldn't be your looks or sense of humor. We made a lot of new fans, and a lot of connections. Next we do a Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana trip in May, then it's summer time in Seattle with more touring in the fall. Monktail is presenting a series of outdoor concerts this summer in Cal Anderson Park on capitol Hill in Seattle. They will be helf on the first Saturday of June, July and August. We are still finalizing the talent (I'm not aloud to say anything until all the stuff is final), but it appears we will be hosting some real internationally recognized heavy weights...stay tuned. Quote
(BB) Posted April 6, 2007 Report Posted April 6, 2007 We made a lot of new fans, and a lot of connections. Next we do a Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana trip in May, then it's summer time in Seattle with more touring in the fall. What? When? Where? Do tell. Quote
medjuck Posted April 6, 2007 Report Posted April 6, 2007 I think the SF response was fitting. My wife compared it to a Sun Ra concert I'd dragged her to 30 years ago. (It was at a Country and Western bar in Toronto). She didn't get it then but loved Reptet Back from tour everybody. Thanks to all the board members for coming out. medjuck, how did a guy like you end up marrying such a beautiful woman? You must be rich. It certainly couldn't be your looks or sense of humor. Well when we met I was a lowly college teacher, who was already bald. As she said in a film she made for our 25th anniversary, she thought I was smart and funny. She also once told our kids that she could tell I liked women and many men don't really. Quote
Johnny E Posted April 6, 2007 Author Report Posted April 6, 2007 I think the SF response was fitting. My wife compared it to a Sun Ra concert I'd dragged her to 30 years ago. (It was at a Country and Western bar in Toronto). She didn't get it then but loved Reptet Back from tour everybody. Thanks to all the board members for coming out. medjuck, how did a guy like you end up marrying such a beautiful woman? You must be rich. It certainly couldn't be your looks or sense of humor. Well when we met I was a lowly college teacher, who was already bald. As she said in a film she made for our 25th anniversary, she thought I was smart and funny. She also once told our kids that she could tell I liked women and many men don't really. Give my regards to her...I'm glad she liked the show. Quote
RDK Posted April 7, 2007 Report Posted April 7, 2007 Joe, sorry I missed you at Metropol. Johnny pointed you out to me - or at least where you were - but you'd already left. And John, I was really glad I made it out to see you guys. I had a really bad week and almost didn't go, but was very glad that i did. Crowd was unfotrunately a bit sparse, but that's L.A. for you. The CD, btw, is excellent! Quote
Johnny E Posted April 7, 2007 Author Report Posted April 7, 2007 We made a lot of new fans, and a lot of connections. Next we do a Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana trip in May, then it's summer time in Seattle with more touring in the fall. What? When? Where? Do tell. We're doing a performance/workshop at Central Washington University in Ellensberg on 5/17, Seasons in Yakima on 5/18, TBA in Missoula on 5/19, Sandpoint, ID on 5/20 and a high school in the day on 5/21 then home. I guess the Sandpoint show would be closet to you. We had a show agreed upon for Center Stage in Spokane on 5/19, but the guy bailed out because of a big parade or something that he forgot about. Got any ideas or connections for a 5/19 show in Spokane or Missoula? Quote
Johnny E Posted April 11, 2007 Author Report Posted April 11, 2007 Hello all, One person took photos at The Revolution cafe in SF and descibed us as 'Part marching band; part straight ahead jazz ensemble; part Sly and the Family Stone. There is no way to capture their crazy energy in a static image.' I still don't know who that person is. Thanks to Magic Beth we got write ups in the LA Weekly and LA City Beat which led to a decent turn out at Cafe Metropol. The Penguin made an appearance and mayhem insued. Gas was outrageously expensive in California, but the tour still made a small profit. Upon our return we appeared on the new varity show 'Big Night Out' on the Seattle Channel (cable 21). It will be aired later this month - I'll let you know once I get the details. It is a wonderful program with high production value and I believe it is destined to be picked up by a local Seattle affiliate. You can also watch it online here. And for our Seattle based board members, this Friday, April 13th we'll be performing at Egan's Ballard Jam House. It's an early show (7PM) and students get in at a discounted price. We hope to see you there. And if possible, please stick around for Bling! at 10PM. It features Beth Fleenor on Clarinet and Denny Goodhew on piano. They are awesome! There will be a surprise group performance following Bling! But I can't say anything more about that. Just show up if you can. April 13th, 2007 Egan's Ballard Jam House 1707 NW Market Street Seattle, WA 98107 7:00PM All Age Show!!! http://www.ballardjamhouse.com Quote
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