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Bass Legend BILLY SHEEHAN Releases Third Solo Album on Mascot Records U.S.A

PRESS RELEASE

HOLLYWOOD, CA (April 15, 2009) – Legendary Bass Master Bill Sheehan has released his much anticipated third solo album entitled “Holy Cow!” on Mascot Records U.S.A. April 14^th, 2009. The albums tracks showcase Sheehan’s immense talents as both a singer/songwriter and instrumentalist. 

Billy Sheehan’s new release HOLY COW will has three mystery bonus tracks added only for the U.S.A. album version. These three exclusive tracks on the disc cannot be found anywhere else.

 

Sheehan pulled in top-notch arsenal with guest performances by Billy Gibbons on “A Lit’l Bit’l Do It To Ya Ev’ry Time”, Paul Gilbert (who played with Sheehan in Mr Big) on “Dynamic Exhilarator”, Dug Pinnick (Kings-X) on the song “Turning Point” as well as Ray Luzier on drums and shred master Tony MacAlpine.

Sheehan continues to stretch the boundaries of the bass guitar while showcasing his immense talent as a guitarist (Baritone 12 string and 6 string guitars) and singer.  Look for a Billy Sheehan solo tour to promote this album in the very near future.      

"Holy Cow" track listing:

01. In A Week Or Two (I'll Give It Back To You)
02. Dynamic Exhilarator
03. A Lit'l Bit'l Do It To 'Ya Ev'ry Time
04. A Bloodless Casualty
05. Make It To Another Day (I Keep Rolling On My Way)
06. Another Broken Promise
07. Just Another Humanoid
08. Turning Point
09. Two People Can Keep A Secret (If One Of Them Is Dead)
10. Theme From An Imaginary Science Fiction
11. Cell Towers

12. ?

13. ?

14. ?

 

For more information go to www.billysheehan.com or www.myspace.com/billysheehan

Liquid Tension Experiment Live 2008 - Limited Edition Boxset available for pre-order

Saw this in a few places including Truth in Shredding: Liquid Tension Experiment (John Petrucci - guitar, Mike Portnoy - drums, Jordan Rudess - keyboards, Tony Levin - bass and Chapman Stick) is releasing a massive $130 CD/DVD boxset of live material from their 2008 reunion tour. Here are the details as posted on the Ytsejam Records order page:

The LTE Box Set is the ultimate souvenir of Liquid Tension Experiment's 10th Anniversary Reunion Tour.
Included in this deluxe package is both the NYC and LA shows in their entirety (on both CD and DVD), as well as the Liquid Trio Experiment 2 CD and two items that are exclusive to this set and will not be available separately: Live In LA on Blu Ray disc and a bonus CD of all of the improv jams from the other LTE 2008 shows.

THIS DELUXE BOX SET IS LIMITED EDITION AND ONLY AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS!!!
THERE WILL ONLY BE ONE PRESSING DONE AND ONCE THEY ARE GONE, THEY ARE GONE FOREVER!!!
DON'T REGRET MISSING OUT ON THIS GREAT COLLECTOR'S ITEM!

Box Set Includes:

    * LTE Live In NYC (2 CD)
    * LTE Live In NYC (1 DVD)
    * LTE Live In LA (2 CD)
    * LTE Live In LA (1 DVD)
    * LTE Live In LA (1 Blu-ray) Available only in the boxset
    * LTE Bonus Disc (1 CD) Available only in the boxset
    * Liquid Trio Experiment - When the Water Breaks: Live In Chicago (1 CD)
    * 24 Page Booklet

THIS IS A PRE-ORDER, ORDERS ARE EXPECTED TO START SHIPPING JUNE 1ST.

LIVE IN NYC
1. Acid Rain (9:25)
2. Kindred Spirits (8:00)
3. Biaxident (7:39)
4. Freedom of Speech (9:00)
5. Improv Jam #1 (8:10)
6. Another Dimension (10:51)
7. State of Grace (6:20)
8. Universal Mind (9:36)
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9. When the Water Breaks (16:49)
10. Improv Jam #2 (11:31)
11. Rhapsody in Blue (13:49)
12. Osmosis (3:43)
13. Paradigm Shift (9:31)

LIVE IN LA
1. Acid Rain (10:43)
2. Kindred Spirits (7:53)
3. Biaxident (7:34)
4. Freedom of Speech (8:54)
5. Improv Jam #1 (8:21)
6. Another Dimension (10:31)
7. State of Grace (6:00)
8. Universal Mind part 1 (3:36)
9. Keyboard Solo (5:19)
10. Universal Mind part 2 (3:46)
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11. When the Water Breaks (17:52)
12. Improv Jam #2 (13:03)
13. Rhapsody in Blue (13:34)
14. Osmosis (5:52)
15. Paradigm Shift (9:17)

WHEN THE KEYBOARD BREAKS: LIVE IN CHICAGO
1. Universal Mind (When the Keyboard Broke) (2:21)
2. The Chicago Blue & Noodle Factory (7:03)
3. Fade Away or Keep Going? (5:03)
4. The Haunted Keyboard (9:34)
5. Close Encounters of the Liquid Kind (15:13)
6. Ten Minute Warning (5:55)
7. That 'Ol Broken Down Keyboard Blues (6:34)
8. Liquid Anthrax (4:55)
9. That's All Folks! (2:12)

LTE BONUS DISC
1. NYC (Early Show) Improv Jam #1 (6:54)
2. NYC (Early Show) Improv Jam #2 (7:41)
3. NEARfest Improv Jam #1 (3:42)
4. NEARfest Improv Jam #2 (5:43)
5. Chicago Improv Jam #1 (7:58)
6. San Francisco Improv Jam #1 (10:41)
7. San Francisco Improv Jam #2 (13:17)

Pre-order the Liquid Tension Experiment Live 2008 - Limited Edition Boxset

Greg Howe "Introspection" backing tracks now available

Greg Howe has just released a backing tracks-only version of his great album Introspection. It features the same songs that appear on the regular album, minus the lead guitar parts. Howe also released a transcription book for Introspection last year.

The backing tracks can be downloaded from both Amazon and iTunes.

Current Listening

Here's some cool stuff I've been listening to lately:

Akira Jimbo - Jimbomba

Awesome fusion from the Japanese drummer. Features Michael Landau on guitar.

Carl Verheyen - Trading 8s

Verheyen's latest has him trading solos with some of his favorite players. Guests include Robben Ford, Scott Henderson, Steve Morse, Joe Bonamassa, Albert Lee, and others.

Mateus Starling - Kairos

Eccentric jazz fusion from the Brazilian Berklee grad. Lots of crazy outside lines.

Dojo - Studiojo

Awesome power trio fusion. Look for my review soon.

John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension - Live @ Belgrade DVD

OK, technically I'm watching this as well as listening. Filmed during the summer of 2008 in Belgrade, it's the first full-length McLaughlin concert ever officially released on DVD. Great stuff.

Umphrey's McGee offers free prog-rock sampler

Umphrey's McGee is one of my favorite bands from the jam-band scene. The reason I dig these guys, is they often venture into prog and fusion territory; they don't dwell on modal-jams as some bands in the genre tend to do. I saw Umphrey's live in Chicago a couple of years ago and was blown away. Their new album Mantis is getting a lot of attention in the prog-rock community. As a token of their appreciation, the band has released a free prog "sampler" showcasing some of their more "proggy" moments onstage. Here's the info, straight from the horses mouth:

"In the two months since the release of Mantis, we've been overwhelmed with the attention and appreciation from the progressive rock community.  We admire the rich tradition that the community has, and the respect they have for many of the same artists that have had a lasting influence on us as well.  We've been privileged to share the stage with such heroes as Adrian Belew, Mike Keneally and Stanley Jordan in recent years

Our latest album "Mantis" has been touted as our most progressive
studio album, and we are very proud of how it turned out.  We were
glad to take the time and flesh out our compositional approach on
Mantis, and wound up with an album that stretched our songwriting and
playing to levels we hadn't been able to produce in the studio before.

While we enjoyed the experience of taking our time in the studio, much
of the Umphrey's McGee experience happens on-stage where we live 120+
nights a year.  The challenge of reproducing some of our demanding
compositions live while leaving room for both loose and structured
improvisation brings out the best in us, and we encourage you to come
and experience it with us.

We wanted to let you know that Jake, Kris and Joel have embarked on a
new project, OHMphrey (http://myspace.com/ohmphrey), with OHM's Chris
Poland and Robertino Pagliari.  This project is rooted in progressive
improvisation, and will release an album and support it with a few
west coast shows. Furthermore, another improvisational fusion side
project of ours, Kick the McGee, is thrilled to be teaming up with
Morglbl from France for a show in Chicago @ Martyrs' on 5/20.

As a token of our appreciation, we're offering a free digital sampler
of the "proggier" side of Umphrey's McGee to the progressive rock
community, though it's really a little bit of everything to help
provide context of the grander scheme of who we are as a band.  In
this sampler, you'll find a heavy-dose of prog-metal in Wizard Burial
Ground, while a slice of the improvisation and instrumental dexterity
that UM is well known for resides inside Higgins. An electric
re-working of Safety In Numbers' acoustic End of the Road is a band
favorite, and to give you a taste of some our our playing with special
guests you'll hear Adrian Belew lending his guitar to King Crimson's
Red and Mike Keneally stopping by for some extended on-stage antics
and guitar pyrotechnics on Ringo.  We’ve also included a bonus video
of “Out of Order” from our PBS Soundstage performance.

Umphrey's McGee - Prog Sampler track list
1) Rocker part II (10.28.08)
2) Wizard Burial Ground (12.30.08)
3) Higgins (12.29.07)
4) End of the Road (2.17.08)
5) Search 4 (2.12.08)
6) Red (3.17.07 with Adrian Belew)
7) The Fussy Dutchman (12.30.04)
8) Ringo (2.12.08 with Mike Keneally)

To download, visit: http://tinyurl.com/umsampler
This will deposit the FREE download in your basket from our download
site UMLive.net (run by Livedownloads.com).  Registration at
UMLive.net is free and required to complete the process. We'll keep
this posted for the next 2 weeks, until April 17th, so grab it while
it's hot.

To those who've checked out our albums and/or shows, and to those who
are helping spread the word (and we encourage you to spread this
around), we appreciate your support.  Thanks for your continued
interest in Umphrey's McGee, we hope to see you all on the road some
time soon!"

Brett Garsed video - Sphere of Influence

Well spotted by Laurie at Truth in Shredding: This is Brett Garsed with Ric Fierabracci (Bass), and Joel Taylor (Drums) playing Fierabracci's "Sphere of Influence" from the Hemispheres album.

Prashant Aswani - The Jamcast interview Part 2

Guitar Jam Daily has posted part 2 of an audio interview with guitarist Prashant Aswani. Prashant talks about his melodic approach, his newest project, and more.

Artist Interview: Prashant Aswani on The Jamcast - Session 2

And the winners are...

Mike Godin and Steven Casado! Mike and Steven have each won a copy of Jeff Beck's new Live at Ronnie Scott's DVD. Congratulations guys! Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway!

InnerViewWorld talks with guitarist Mike Keneally

Mike Keneally video interview with InnerViewWorld.

OHMPhrey reveals cover art, tracklisting, and samples

OHMPhrey now has a MySpace page with samples from their upcoming self-titled album (releasing May 19th). This cool-sounding project features OHM members Chris Poland (guitar) and Robertino "Pag" Pagliari (bass), joining forces with Umphrey's McGee members Jake Cinninger (guitar), Joel Cummins (keys), and Kris Myers (drums). The samples sound awesome!

OHMPhrey (Magna Carta)

Tracklisting:

1. Someone Said You Were Dead
2. The Girl From Chi Town
3. Denny's By The Jail
4. Ice Cream
5. Lake Shore Drive
6. Not Afraid Of The Dark
7. Shrooms 'n Cheese
8. What's The Word, Thunderbird

Review: UKZ - Radiation

Eddie Jobson is a legendary figure in the world of progressive rock. Proficient on both the keyboards and violin, Jobson played with several prog/art rock bands in the 60s and 70s including Frank Zappa's band, Curved Air, Roxy Music, Jethro Tull, and others. However, Jobson may best be known for his work with UK; one of prog-rock's true "supergroups." With an original lineup of Bill Bruford on drums and John Wetton on bass (who had both come from King Crimson), plus Allan Holdsworth on guitar and Jobson on keys and violin, UK developed a cult status following their 1978 self-titled debut that exists to this day. Though Jobson does have some solo albums to his credit, the bulk of his work for the past 20-some-odd years has been in TV and film scoring. Now, Jobson has returned with a new band - UKZ. Much like it's late-70s predecessor, UKZ is undoubtedly a supergroup. This illustrious band consists of guitarist Alex Machacek (BPM, solo artist), drummer Marco Minnemann (Paul Gilbert, KMB, solo artist), Warr 10-string touch guitarist Trey Gunn (King Crimson, solo artist), vocalist Aaron Lippert (Expanding Man, Godboxer, solo artist), and Jobson on keys and violin. After a long gestation period that often saw the band members writing and collaborating remotely, the band has produced their first release - a promising 4-song EP entitled Radiation (Glo Digital).

The title track is the most well-rounded song on the disc, making it a perfect choice for the opener. It's a heavy, modern, progressive rock song that's chock-full of all the staples of the gene; heavy riffs, odd meters, radical mood-swings, you name it. Machacek takes a great solo on this one, filled with smooth legato lines and sweeps. What's really interesting here, is the guitar solo flows seamlessly into a distortion-laden violin solo courtesy of Jobson. Given Jobson's guitaristic licks and tone, it's hard to tell at first where the guitar solo ends and violin solo begins. Couple all this with gritty lyrics sung by Lippert through a transistor radio-like tone, and you've got a great prog tune. Next up is a synth-heavy ballad called "Houston," which shows a completely different side of the band. Gunn single-handedly provides the rhythm section in this song with some subtle, percussive touch guitar work. The vocals are strong and right out front in the mix on this one.

The polyrhythmic "Tu-95" was released early as the teaser track from the disc, and for good reason. This is a heavy prog instrumental that basically throws the kitchen sink at you. Packed full of turn-on-a-dime meter and mood shifts, this is an "out there" tune that I can see being an acquired taste for non-prog heads. Machacek provides the EP's final track - the solo jazz guitar piece "Legend," which features some beautiful chords and voice-leading.

After listening to this EP from beginning to end, my initial knee-jerk reaction was "I wish there were more songs like 'Radiation'." The four songs presented here differ radically from one another, and it's often hard to find a common thread. My suspicion now is that is exactly Jobson's point. Perhaps Jobson is using this short release to showcase the many facets of his new band; to give listeners a small taste of the varying directions this supergroup is capable of going in. I hope that's the case; I'd certainly like to see a full album from UKZ in the future.

UKZ - Radiation (Glo Digital)

Personnel:
Aaron Lippert - Vocals
Trey Gunn - 10-string touch guitar
Eddie Jobson - Keyboards, Electric Violin
Alex Machacek - Guitar
Marco Minnemann - Drums

Tracklisting:
Radiation
Houston
Tu-95
Legend

Rich

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Jimmy Herring Band Spring Tour

Press Release

April 24, 2009 – May 10, 2009

For the first time ever, legendary guitarist Jimmy Herring is hitting the road under his own name, with a hand-picked ensemble of all-star musicians in support. Pioneering a daring hybrid which crosses rock energy with the sophistication and improvisational fire of jazz, Herring’s dynamic, exploratory guitar playing has been a key component of such renowned groups as the Aquarium Rescue Unit, Jazz is Dead, Project Z, and, most recently, Widespread Panic – with whom Herring plays lead guitar to this day. Much esteemed by his fellow musicians, Herring has also been called upon for stints with Phil Lesh and Friends, the Allman Brothers, and the Dead.

2009 marks the formation of the Jimmy Herring Band, featuring Herring on guitar, drummer extraordinaire Jeff Sipe (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Jazz is Dead, Shawn Lane), prolific jazz maverick Greg Osby on saxophone, multifaceted keyboardist Scott Kinsey (Tribal Tech), and musical chameleon Oteil Burbridge (spring tour only) on bass (Allman Brothers, Aquarium Rescue Unit).

The Summer Tour will feature world renowned bassist Matthew Garrison  (John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny).

The Jimmy Herring Band will be performing a wide range of material, including compositions from Herring’s long-awaited and much-acclaimed 2008 solo debut “Lifeboat.”  In addition, there will be some cover tunes from various influential records from the 60’s and 70’s– and select favorites from the catalogues of the individual band members. Herring is understandably excited about the prospect of performing this music with this lineup over an extended period of time. “It’s a shot of adrenaline to get to play with musicians who are pushing the envelope and breaking down the walls that exist between genres of music. Each of these musicians inspires with every note they play.”

“Lifeboat” is the debut solo album from Jimmy Herring released on Abstract Logix Music.

 
 

Spring Tour Dates 

4/24/09: Handlebar, Greenville, SC   

4/25/09: Melting Point,Athens, GA  

4/26/09: Trustees Theatre,Savannah, GA

4/28/09: Cox Capital Theatre,Macon, GA  

4/29/09: Pourhouse, Charleston,SC  

4/30/09: Pourhouse, Charleston,SC  

5/1/2009:Visulite, Charlotte,NC  

5/2/2009:Visulite,Charlotte,NC  

5/3/2009:Lincoln Theatre,Raleigh,NC

5/5/2009:Rhythm and Brews,Chattanooga, TN  

5/6/2009:Mercy Lounge,Nashville, TN  

5/7/2009:Variety Playhouse,Atlanta, GA  

5/8/2009:Soul Kitchen,Mobile, AL  

5/9/2009:Crossroads,Huntsville, AL  

5/10/2009:Workplay,Birmingham, AL