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Cosmosquad Live DVD coming soon

Jeff Kollman's heavy fusion trio Cosmosquad has reveled the cover art for their upcoming DVD Lights... Camera... Squad!, and have announced it will be coming soon. From what I understand, the DVD shoot took place at Musicians Institute in Hollywood in 2007. No release date has been given yet, but I'll post the details when they become available.

Jeff Kollman - FPE-TV interview part 2

This is part 2 of a Jeff Kollman interview for FPE-TV. Part 1 can be seen here. Kollman's heavy-fusion band Cosmosquad will be playing at The Baked Potato on June 14th.

Japanese tour dates for Jeff Kollman's new band

Saw this on Truth in Shredding: Cosmosquad guitarist Jeff Kollman's new instrumental band,  THE BOMBASTIC MEATBATS, with Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) on drums, Ed Roth on keyboards, and bassist Kevin Chown, will be playing the Baked Potato on Saturday, March 1st (showtimes: 9pm and 11pm).

In addition, the MEATBATS will be heading to
Japan for a club tour in late April; dates listed below. The
group`s upcoming 11-song debut CD is finished and mastered.  Recorded  live in the studio.

** APR 21(Mon) Sendai / enn
Door Open 19:00 / Show Time 19:30
022-212-2678  http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~enn/

** APR 22(Tue) Tokyo / STB139
Door Open 18:30 / Show Time 19:30
03-5474-1395  http://stb139.co.jp/

** APR 24(Thu) Nagoya / Bottom Line
Door Open 18:30 / Show Time 19:30
052-741-1620  http://www.bottomline.co.jp/

** APR 25(Fri) Osaka / BIGCAT
Door Open 18:30 / Show Time 19:30
06-6258-5008  http://www.arm-live.com/bigcat/

** APR 26(Sat) Okayama / CRAZYMAMA KINGDOM
Door Open 18:00 / Show Time 19:00
YUMEBANCHI 086-231-3531 http://www.yumebanchi.jp/

** APR 27(Sun) Fukuoka / Gate's 7
Door Open 17:00 / Show Time 18:00
092-283-0577  http://www.gates7.com/

Jeff Kollman - "5 for Eddie" video

Thanks to Laurie from Truth In Shredding for spotting this one. It's Jeff Kollman at the Baked Potato with Virgil Donati on drums and J.K. Kleutgens on bass, and "Hanz" on keys playing "5 for Eddie."

Cosmosquad to play Japan in March

The L.A.-based heavy fusion band Cosmosquad (Jeff Kollman - guitar, Christopher Maloney - bass, and Shane Gaalaas - drums) will be playing in Japan for the first time in March. Dates and locations are below. The Osaka and Tokyo dates will feature 2 shows each (7pm & 9pm).

March 12 - Live Square 2nd Line, Osaka, Japan
March 14 - Shibuya Duo Music Exchange, Tokyo, Japan
March 15 - Musician's Institute, Tokyo, Japan

via Blabbermouth.net

Jeff Kollman on FPE-TV

Here's an interview with guitarist Jeff Kollman from Cosmosquad on FPE-TV. Kudos to Truth In Shredding for spotting this one.

Jeff Kollman updates

Several updates today regarding guitarist Jeff Kollman:

- Kollman's heavy fusion band Cosmosquad has been confirmed for the Nov 15th Fender Bass Bash. This special invite-only event will take place at Center Staging in Burbank, CA and will be hosted online by www.rehearsals.com.

- Cosmosquad also has a gig on Nov 16th at the Baked Potato, and will be releasing a DVD next year of their recent performance at Musician's Institute.

- Kollman has a new instrumental band as well featuring drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Glenn Hughes), bassist Kevin Chown (Edwin Dare, Uncle Cracker), and keyboardist Ed Roth (Glenn Hughes, Impellitteri). The as-yet unnamed band has already recorded an album to be released in 2008.

- Kollman will also be giving a series of clinics in South East Asia (sponsored by Fender), followed by a solo gig at the Baked Potato on Dec 21st with Christopher Maloney on bass and Glen Sobel on drums. Clinic dates and locations are below:

Nov 27th - Cebu, Phillipines
Nov 28th. - Manila, Phillipines
Nov 29th - Taipei, Taiwan
Nov 30th - Kaohsiung , Taiwan
Dec 1st - Bangkok, Thailand
Dec 2nd - Chiang Mai, Thailand
Dec 3rd - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dec 4th - Johor Bahru, Malaysia

via Modern Guitars Magazine

Jeff Kollman interview at Modern Guitars

Tom Watson has interviewed guitarist Jeff Kollman for Modern Guitars Magazine. Among other topics, Kollman discusses Acid Test, the latest release from his heavy fusion band Cosmosquad.

Jeff Kollman interview

Cosmosquad announces upcoming live dates

LA based heavy-fusion band Cosmosquad (featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman) will kick off their 2007/2008 tour with a show at the Baked Potato in California, followed by some performance clinics in Illinois and Wisconsin. Cosmosquad's latest album Acid Test was recently released by the Marmaduke label. I picked it up a while back - very cool album.

Here are the live dates:

Friday, September 21
9:30 P.M
Baked Potato
3787 Cahuenga Blvd
Studio City, CA 91604

Wednesday, September 26
7:00 P.M
Guzzardo Music
3010 Charles St.
Rockford IL 61108

Thursday, September 27
7:00 P.M
Henri's Music
500 S. Military Ave.
Green Bay WI 54303

Friday, September 28
7:00 P.M
White House of Music
3218 W. Washington
West Bend WI 53095

Saturday, September 29
2 P.M
Cascio / Interstate Music
13819 W. National Ave.
New Berlin WI 53151

Thursday, October 18
4:00 P.M
Musician's Institute
1655 N. McCadden Place
Hollywood, CA 90028

via Modern Guitars Magazine and Blabbermouth.net

New Cosmosquad album coming soon

Guitarist Jeff Kollman's excellent metal/fusion band Cosmosquad will release their new album "Acid Test" in North America May 28th. This is their first studio album since 2001's "Squadrophenia". Kollman has a teaser from the album on his MySpace page. Cosmosquad will celebrate the release of the new album with a show on June 1st at The Baked Potato.