... if you're in the Bay Area, go see this person!
Lucio Menegon -- a.k.a. "Kingtone" -- is to be heard.
[e-mail from Lucio] Greetings,
I'm glad to say I'm excited about music again. Last we convened, that wasn't necessarily the case. However, my tinnitus is being cared for, the warm sunshine and several recent events - calling the cues for the Crucible's, 'Firebird' fire ballet (which allowed me to dig into Stravinsky) and attending the Coachella music festival last weekend (which reignited the music fan in me) - have raised me spirits.
Did I mention that I am excited about music?! Yes. for starters, I've got some East Bay shows and a short West Coast tour with two extremely talented NYC based players, Rob Price and David Grollman. Every time we've performed our brand of NY improv/noise it has really clicked. There are two future collaborations in the works - a sexy rocknroll band with Mark Growden and Seth Ford-Young and a Bollywood/surf band with my friend Chris Cummings. And the amazing score to The Overdub Club's 'Nightsoil' film is nearing completion...damn, i can't TYPE fast enough...
IMPORTANT DETAIL #1: The KINGTONE WEBSITE has been totally overhauled and I am really happy and excited about it. There's lots of new music, pics and a blog. There's even an exclusive Mp3 Vault that only people subscribed to this list can access. Go check it out - here's the code: bollocks
IMPORTANT DETAIL #2: ALL OF MY RELEASED MUSIC is now available as high quality mp3s via the Kingtone website for the price of $25. That's right, everything. What a deal. You can pick and choose or download all of it. Plus, that will get you access to a treasure trove of archived and unreleased material that I'll be posting for the rest of the year.
IMPORTANT DETAIL #3: SHOWS:
Sat May 10 - 2.30-5.30pm (FREE)
Lanesplitter Pub Anniversary Party
San Pablo & University, Berkeley, CA
I'm playing guitar in Joe Rut's band and then with Val Esway's & el Mirage.
Mon May 12 - 8.30p
Ivy Room
San Pablo @ Solano, Albany, CA
Strangelet (Suki
O'Kane and I) will make experimental noise with a groove (or not). This
oughta be interesting considering the decor and vibe of the new
'Kingman's Ivy Room.' I suggest you all come to see if we get kicked
out.
Fri May 16 - 8pm
Totally Intense Fractal Mindgaze Hut
671 24th St, Oakland, CA
The Cinepimps (Keith Arnold, Al Alvarez, Suki O'Kane, et al) will unleash a barrage of film and music.
West Coast Tour
Tues May 27 - 8pm
21 Grand
416 25th St., Oakland, CA
Price, Grollman, Menegon
also w/ Suishou no Fune (Japan)
Wed May 28 - 8pm
JavaLounge, Sacramento, CA
Price, Grollman, Menegon
also w/ Ross Hammond, Panic Opera (Reno)
Thurs May 29 - 9pm
Red Rock Bar, Reno NV
Price, Grollman, Menegon
w/ Schitzopolitans
Fri May 30 8pm
Boise Experimental Music Festival
El Korah Shrine Center, Boise, ID
Price, Grollman, Menegon
Sat May 31- 1.30p
Boise Experimental Music Festival
El Korah Shrine Center, Boise, ID
Strangelet (LM solo)
Okay - that was a long one. Thanks for hanging in there. Please - come to a show, go to my site, have some fun, subscribe. If you like what you see and hear - TELL SOMEBODY.
love,
Lucio
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