Originating in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, the Jazz June were pure fodder for music theory fans. On third album The Medicine, the band goes beserk with searing melodies; shrill, math-y ad-libs; and surprise detours in time signature. The band dials down the antics to soak in the euphoric daze of “At the Artist’s Leisure – Pt. 2”; then cranks out a jazzy, sensuous cadence in “Motörhead’s Roadie”; and caps off this opus with an experimental 10-minute jam. For the album, the band worked with Don Zientara and J. Robbins at Dischord-frequented Inner Ear, whose work vocalist Andrew Low had admired since his teens. “I have a very vivid memory of driving from Kutztown in an enormous snowstorm on the first day of the session,” said Low. “The roads were pure ice but there was nothing that was going to stop us from getting to D.C. to record that record. We were so excited we would have died trying.”S.E.
The Aristocrats will be touring Asia and Australia in September and October!
The details are still coming together, but here’s what we can tell you right now:
Sept 5, 2016 – Fukuoka, JAPAN – Gate’s 7
Sept 6, 2016 – Osaka, JAPAN – BigCat
Sept 7, 2016 – Nagoya, JAPAN – The Bottom Line
Sept 8, 2016 – Kawasaki, JAPAN – Club Citta
Additionally in September, dates TBA: Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand + more
October 1-10: AUSTRALIA (Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, exact dates TBA)
We had a great time touring Asia in 2014, and we’re really excited to be able to come back to places like Japan, Thailand and Taiwan. And we’re also thrilled to be reaching new places for the first time, like Australia, Nepal and…some more to be announced soon. 🙂
Thanks again to our fans around the world for making it possible for us to do this, and we’ll keep you informed when more details are available!
We’ve just added Fistolo Records to our Catalog. Fistolo is a legendary Philly folk-punk label featuring bands such as Mischief Brew, Kettle Rebellion, Franz Nicolay and more! We’re psyched to have them on board!
External Menace | Off The Rails | CD
Jared Hart | Past Lives and Pass Lines | CD
Smoke or Fire | When the Battery Dies | LP
Great Apes | Grey Tapes | LP
Brutal Youth | Spill Your Guts | LP
Entropy | All Work, No Plagiarism | LP
Daycare Swindlers | Reradiate | LP
Red City Radio | To the Sons & Daughters of Woodie Guthrie | LP
Glitter | Ancient Rome | LP
Crybaby | Drag Me Under | LP
Mischief Brew | Philadelphia ‘n’ Bacchanal | LP
Snowing | The Time I Sat In A Pile of Chocolate; A Retrospective | LP
Drowning | EgoTrip | CD
Sand | Death to Sheeple | CD
The Jukebox Romantics | Transmissions Down | CD
Total Chaos | World Of Insanity | LP
Total Chaos | World Of Insanity | CD
Ane Brun | When I’m Free | CD
The Scandals | The Sound Of Your Stereo | LP
THE ARISTOCRATS
“TRES CABALLEROS” EUROPE TOUR
WINTER 2015/2016
November 16th: Cologne (Germany) – Kantine November 17th: Dortmund (Germany) – Piano November 18th: Frankfurt (Germany) – Zoom November 20th: Nurnberg (Germany) – Luise Cultfactory November 21st: Stuttgart/Winterbach (Germany) – Strandbar 51 November 22nd: Reichenbach (Germany) – Bergkeller November 24th: Munich (Germany) – Strom November 25th: Bratislava (Slovakia) – Majestic Musik Club November 26th: Nove Mesto (Slovakia) – Blue Note November 27th: Bochnia (Poland) – Oratorium Sw. Kingi November 28th: Warszaw/Grodzisk Mazowiecki (Poland) – Centrum Kultury November 30th: Berlin (Germany) – Kesselhaus December 1st: Osnabruck (Germany) – Gaste Garage December 2nd: Hamburg (Germany) – Fabrik December 4th: Larvik (Norway) – Bolgen December 6th: Istanbul (Turkey) – Garajistanbul December 7th: Bucharest (Romania) – Silver Church December 9th: Zoetermeer (Netherlands) – De Boerderij December 10th: Verviers (Belgium) – Spirit of 66 December 12th: Dublin (Ireland) – The Grand Social December 13th: Edinburgh (Scotland) – Liquid Room December 15th: Manchester (England) – Club Academy December 16th: Birmingham (England) – O2 Institute 3 December 17th: Bristol (England) – Bierkeller December 18th: London (England) – Heaven December 19th: Brighton (England) – The Haunt December 20th: Paris (France) – La Maroquinerie
January 15th 2016: Äänekoski (Finland) – Painotalo (band clinic + concert) January 16th 2016: Espoo (Finland) – Sellosali January 18th 2016: Lisbon (Portugal) – RCA Club January 20th 2016: Sevilla (Spain) – Custom January 21st 2016: Murcia (Spain) – Garaje January 22nd 2016: Madrid (Spain) – Caracol January 23rd 2016: Valencia (Spain) – Rockcity January 24th 2016: Barecelona (Spain) – Razzmatazz 2 January 26th 2016: Nice (France) – Le Palace January 27th 2016: Genova (Italy) – La Claque January 29th 2016: Athens (Greece) – Athina Live January 30th 2016: Athens (Greece) – Athina Live February 2nd 2016: Milan (Italy) – Blue Note February 3rd 2016: Zurich (Switzerland) – Moods February 4th 2016: Rubigen (Switzerland) – Muhle Hunziken February 6th 2016: Verona (Italy) – Officina degli Angeli February 7th 2016: Bologna (Italy) – Zona Roveri February 8th 2016: Pordenone (Italy) – Il Deposito February 10th 2016: Florence (Italy) – Teatro Puccini February 11th 2016: Terni (Italy) – Auditorium Gazzoli February 12th 2016: Malta (Malta) – Ir-Razzett l’Ahmar February 14th 2016: Siracusa (Italy) – Venue TBA February 16th 2016: Roccaforzata (TA) (Italy) – Saloon Public House February 18th 2016: Rome (Italy) – Planet Live Club February 20th 2016: Tel Aviv (Israel) – Reading 3
(A FEW MORE DATES TBA)
Friends across Europe: Please join us! 🙂
Los Angeles, CA) Guitar legends Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde and John 5, along with drum powerhouse Mike Portnoy, bass icon Billy Sheehan and keyboard phenomenon Derek Sherinian are joining forces to play a benefit concert for guitar and keyboard virtuoso Tony MacAlpine, who was recently diagnosed with colon cancer.
The Benefit for Tony MacAlpine will take place at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on December 12, 2015, at 7:00pm, featuring performances from John 5 & The Creatures, Zakk Wylde with Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehanand Derek Sherinian; Steve Vai and band, and culminating in an all-star jam with house band Portnoy, Sheehan, Sherinian featuring special guests. Eddie Trunk will serve as master of ceremonies for the night.
In addition to this extraordinary musical event, Steve Vai, John 5, Joe Bonamassa, Steve Stevens, Paul Gilbert, Steve Lukather and Joe Satriani have all graciously donated personal guitars to be auctioned during the event. Simon Philips has dontated a signature snare. Tony’s gear manufacturers Ibanez, Hughes & Kettner,EMG Pickups, Ernie Ball, Source Audio and Voodoo Lab have also generously donated equipment to be raffled.
Tony’s cancer diagnosis comes on the heels of his wife’s diagnosis with breast cancer in June, making the situation even more trying for Tony and his family.
“Tony is a dear friend, an absolutely sweet human being and one of the most talented musicians I’ve ever worked with,” says Mike Portnoy, “We are coming together to help raise money and awareness to help him fight his battle and come out on top!” Adds Steve Vai, “It’s a great privilege to take to the stage with my friends Zakk, John, Mike and Billy in support of our dear friend Tony. Tony has always been blessed with an exceptional talent and more so, he’s an exceptionally cool guy. It’s a great cause and will be a magical evening of guitar extravaganza.”
“Tony has been such an inspiration to me,” says John 5, “He is an incredible musician and an unbelievable talent. Please let’s all come together and beat this!”
“Tony is our brother. We look forward to making a historical night, and raising a lot of money to help our friend in need.” said Derek Sherinian.
Tony MacAlpine is widely known as a guitar virtuoso who is just as skilled on the keys. Edge of Insanity, his classic debut album, was recently ranked by Guitar World magazine as one of the Top Ten Shred Guitar Albums of all time. Aside from his solo work, Tony has also been part of several rock supergroups including Planet X withDerek Sherinian and Virgil Donati; PSMS (Portnoy/Sheehan/MacAlpine/Sherinian); as well as the Grammy nominated CAB with bassist Bunny Brunel and drummer Dennis Chambers. MacAlpine also spent seven years playing guitar and keys in Steve Vai‘s touring band The Breed. Tony’s most recent album Concrete Gardenswas released in May. Tony toured the US in June to promote the album, but was forced to cancel tours of Asia, Australia and Europe when his health deteriorated.
Tickets are on sale Saturday November 7, at 10am PT through LiveNation.com, with all proceeds going to help Tony and his family. A GoFundMe campaign will be set up for fans who can’t make the show, but still want to contribute.
Doors will be at 7 pm with the show set to begin at 8 pm. For tickets, visit www.livenation.com
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