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Annie Haslam art

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:00:35 GMT

Here’s a plug for my friend Annie Haslam, who—in addition to collaborating with Jann Klose—has created “the Annie Haslam Violin Signature Series,” uniquely painted electric violins for Mark Wood’s company. After a consultation, she paints your Viper, Sabre, Stingay, or Cobra just for you in a one-of-a-kind artistic representation of your musical vision. She can even do a custom-matching bow!

Please call 1.516.767.6677 And visit: http://www.woodviolins.com/html/anniehaslam.html

And there is a new official Renaissance myspace site at
myspace.com/renaissanceofficial

http://www.anniehaslam.com

Tags: Annie Haslam, viper, Mark Wood, Renaissance, myspace, violin, painting

Jann Klose & Annie Haslam, & more news

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:18:03 GMT

Jann Klose has been attracting tons of support from the media, with now over 70 adds on radio including some medium rotation airplay on WAER-Syracuse. XM Radio has a number of channels that have come out in full support of Jann and his album, REVERIE—The Loft, XMU, and Fine Tuning. Regional BBCs, Radio Caroline and stations from here to Canada and Hawaii, and Japan are spinning REVERIE’s beauty across their gorgeous airwaves.

He is collaborating with Renaissance’s lead singer Annie Haslam, the two are presenting a show September 20 at the Sellersville Theater, in Sellersville, PA at 7:30 PM. Web site is http://www.st94.com. Special guest for this event is John Tout, the keyboardist from Renaissance. Annie and Jann are also doing a number of radio shows this season, including one for XM’s Fine Tuning, which will broadcast in October.

He is also performing a program of originals and songs from his homeland in Germany at the German Embassy on September 10. To get on the waiting list for this event, please e-mail concert@germany.info by September 8.

Jann is also playing at a private event for Martin Guitar’s 175th Anniversary on September 12 at the State Theatre in Easton, PA. He will be sharing the stage with three iconic singer-songwriters from the folk/country/Americana scene, an incredible finger style player, a strong blues act from the Philadelphia scene, as well as known session guitarists--all who love Martin guitars. I can't reveal their names at this time, but this includes an end of the show session--with nine guitarists on stools on stage—that he'll savor.

http://www.jannklose.com

Tags: Jann Klose, Martin Guitar, Annie Haslam, John Tout, Renaissance, Sellersville, German Embassy, Washington DC, Easton, iconic

Stratospheerius stuns Harry Shearer

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:15:27 GMT

Stratospheerius will be playing live on the Shaman’s Den Special, Monday, September 8, at 8 PM Pacific/11 east coat time at http://www.luver.com.

The group is in the midst of its first California tour, and folks are coming out to their shows in significant numbers. While lead singer/violinist/mandolinist Joe Deninzon has toured California as both a solo act and with other artists, the group is excited to be playing a number of west coast dates for the first time in its seven year career. They met the Simpsons’ producer, Harry Shearer and wife, singer-songwriter Judith Owen, and gave them its live CD, LIVE WIRES, which has the theme from the Simpsons!

Some of the dates are part of the V3 tour, which includes Jesus Florindo and Stick player Gary Jibilian (Joe calls him “fiddle-sticks!”). Joe will be organizing more V3 dates, which “defy the laws of gravity….and violin!”

Support for the band from fans, radio, and media has been significant for Stratospheerius’ HEADSPACE album. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER praises Stratospheerius for its "funky electric violins, driving guitar rhythms, and fevered drumming layered in an explosive fashion." Mark Kirby of MUSIC DISH NETWORK writes, "Stratospheerius' music has smarts, but not of the cold calculating kind; the music has rawness and intensity, but not the stupid punk kind. Stratospheerius have a band sound that avoids the pitfalls of jazz, while keeping its sophistication and musical depth." COSMOS GAMING's Chris Dahlberg says, "Stratospheerius is an impressive group, and HEADSPACE continues to see them progressing further and further in both technical prowess and original ideas. There are other groups that try to work string instruments in like this one has, but no one else has the ability to switch up genres like Stratospheerius."

STRATOSPHEERIUS SHOWS
(Please call the venue and visit http://www.myspace.com/stratospheerius for updates.)

Sep 7, 2008         Griddle, Berkeley, CA
Sep 9, 2008        Red Fox Tavern Eureka, CA
Sep 11, 2008              Di Piazza's Long Beach, CA
V3-- VIOLINISTS DEFYING THE LAWS OF GRAVITY….and VIOLIN!

Sep 25, 2008         Carol's SIlver Dollar Jamestown, NY
Sep 26, 2008         Harvest Celebration Fulton, NY
Sep 27, 2008         Beardslee Castle Little Falls, NY
Oct. 3, 4, 2008     HarvestFest, Sparks, ME

http://www.stratospheerius.com

Tags: Stratospheerius, Joe Deninzon, Harry Shearer, Judith Owen, the Simpsons, violin, Beardslee Castle, Shaman's Den

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:13:11 GMT

I just started working with The Fabulous Thunderbirds this summer, and am blown away by the band’s traditional vibe. Singer Kim Wilson is a wonderful harp (harmonica) player, and his bandmates are Jay Moeller (drums), Johnny Moeller (guitar, Randy Bermudes (bass), and Mike Keller (guitar).

Due February is a new album, I’LL BE AROUND.

Sep 06, 2008 Londonderry, NH Tupelo Music Hall
Sep 07, 2008 Princeton, MA Wachusett Mountain Blues Festival    Sep 13, 2008 Charlotte, NC Blues, Brews and BBQ
Oct 09, 2008 Las Vegas, NV Canyon Club
Oct 11, 2008 Redding, CA Big League Dreams Sports Park
w/Eddie Money
Jan 24, 2009 - Jan 31, 2009 Caribbean Sea Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise

http://www.fabulousthunderbirds.com

Tags: Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kim Wilson, harmonica, Joe Moeller, Johnny Moeller, Randy Burmudes, Eddie Money, cruise

Elliott Murphy heads up!

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:10:38 GMT

I’m ecstatic to spread the word about one of my favorite singers/songwriters/ authors/motivators/music biz survivors/and 18-year resident of Paris, France—Elliott Murphy. He is releasing an album, NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND. I have a few advance promos.

From September 10-26, Elliott (in cooperation with The Mayor of the 6th Arrondisement in Paris and the University of Paris) will be presenting a two week long exposition, ELLIOTT MURPHY-LAST OF THE ROCK STARS. This will honor his 35 year career in music and literature. On September 26, Elliott will have a live concert at the Maire (town hall) of the 6th Arrondisement in Paris right near the famous cafés of St. Germain.

Elliott has quite a rock & roll archive—his handwritten liner notes for the Velvet Underground 1969 album, a photo of a young Bruce Springsteen and him at the 1976 CBS Convention.

From about December 10-17th, Elliott and his electric guitarist Olivier Durand will be playing his first dates in the States in eight years. They’ll be in the Northeast….I’ll have a full itinerary and touring partner information. First confirmed date is December 17 at World Café Live, in Philadelphia.
http://www.elliottmurphy.com

Tags: Elliott Murphy, Paris, Bruce Springsteen, Velvet Underground, Philadelphia, World Cafe Live, Olivier Durand, Last of the Rock Stars

Tower of Power update

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:08:42 GMT

TOWER OF POWER’s upcoming soul covers CD is due around January ’09. And the album includes duets with lead singer Larry Braggs and Sam Moore (of Sam and Dave), Joss Stone, Tom Jones, and Huey Lewis. It was Lewis—who in the ‘80s—had Tower of Power as his back up band, and thus creating new life for the group’s career.

Meantime, drummer David Garibaldi has compiled EAST BAY ARCHIVE, VOL. 1, which features rarities from the TOP vaults.

Visit http://www.towerofpower.com for tour dates, including a 40th anniversary reunion at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, on the 18th of October.

Tags: Tower of Power, David Garibaldi, Sam and Dave, Sam Moore, Joss Stone, Tom Jones, the Fillmore, Huey Lewis, East Bay, San Francisco

Carmine Appice on BBC, September 20, SLAMM! tourdates

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:04:05 GMT

SLAMM! in action!

On September 20, the BBC2 in the UK will be running THE CARMINE APPICE STORY between 7 and 8 PM UK time (2 east coast/5 west coast). Link for this special presentation by Pete Mitchell is
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/mitchell/

Carmine’s heritage includes co-founding Vanilla Fudge, debatably the first heavy metal band ever. He inspired Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, co-wrote “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” for Rod Stewart, was featured in Ozzy Osbourne and Ted Nugent’s bands, worked with Cactus, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd. Carmine’s the author of REALISTIC ROCK, which is the most successful book on rock drumming.

Now he’s leading and starring in SLAMM!, a theatrical event with five drummers and a guitarist, and here are upcoming shows.
Sep 12, 2008   BB KING BLUES CLUB, New York, NY
Sep 19, 2008   SELLERSVILLE THEATER, Sellersville, PA
Sep 20, 2008   BOULTON CENTER, Bay Shore
Nov. 8, 2008    MOHEGAN SUN CASINO, Uncasville, CT

http://www.slammusa.com
http://www.carmineappice.com

Tags: SLAMM, BBC, Pete Mitchell, BBC2, Jeff Beck, Ozzy Osbourne, Vanilla Fudge,BB King Blues, Boulton Center, John Bonham, Pink Floyd, Sellersville

Jethro Tull's travel agent seeks home for cat

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:43:07 GMT

To my friends in the New York City/Brooklyn/Long Island area,

Jethro Tull's travel agent has a son who found a malnourished tabby cat in a bad part of Brooklyn, and brought the animal to a vet. The cat is going to be neutered next week, and is under a year old. He has all his shots. His name is "Pinto," because he was found eating pinto beans. Obviously, that's why the cat is malnourished.

If you are interested in adopting Pinto, please contact Debra Michaels at 516-829-0880, xt. 114 or 516-706-3742. Her e-mail is debra@leadersintravel.com.

This is a message from M.A.N. (Music Animal Network), a free posting service for music biz folks who seek homes for rescued animals. If you're interested in knowing how to spread the word on how to find homes for homeless animals, please contact Anne Leighton at 718-881-8183 or e-mail her at Leightonmedia@aol.com.

Tags: Jethro Tull, cat, police, PInto, Pinto beans, travel agent, leaders in travel, tabby, vet

JANN KLOSE'S UK & GERMAN TOUR STARTS THIS WEEK

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:05:07 GMT

New York City-based singer-songwriter Jann Klose kicks off his first ever UK tour this week in London, with two dates: Thursday, July 10 at the Plough Inn where he'll be appearing in concert with topical folk singer David Ferrard. On Friday the 11 he'll be sharing a bill with a number of talented songwriters at the Regal Room.

After that he'll perform throughout the Midlands for a variety of shows in towns including Leicester, Coventry, Birmingham, culminating in a get-together with some of the Midlands' prolific songwriters at Singer's Night in an event hosted by R&B singer Norma Lewis at the Library Theatre, in Birmingham. The schedule below is a revised listing of tour dates. And there will be one more show added on July 19. (We’ll write to you about it as soon as it’s confirmed!)

Already Jann is receiving support from the UK media for his new album, REVERIE, which he co-produced with Stewart Lerman (Antony and the Johnsons, Dar Williams, Loudon Wainwright III) and features guest musicians including guitarist Ryan Scott, trumpeter Dan Brantigan (Kaki King) and oboist Megan Marolf (Philip Glass Ensemble). Dominic Maita (Bronski Beat, Bryan Ferry) mastered the 12 song album. Songs from REVERIE are being featured on the web site, ilike.com. One track, "Watching You Go," which is receiving airplay on Triple AAA radio in the United States is exclusively available online at http://www.ilike.com/artist/jann+klose.

Radio stations that have played the CD include Radio Caroline and Leicester's Takeover Radio. The BBC in Birmingham will have Jann appearing on Paul Franks afternoon drive show, on Monday afternoon, at about 2:30 or 3 PM on July 14. Listen at 96.5 FM or online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/local_radio/index.shtml

In addition to write-ups in local publications, including the Coventry Telegraph and Stourbridge News, as well as Time Out London, the seemingly refined Meriel Flavell--of Rock3music.com showed how she'd been swept off her feet by Klose's REVERIE, stating, "I was enchanted from start to finish....the overall sound will leave you deeply satisfied with a range of emotions explored and conflicts resolved

Another native Brit, Renaissance lead singer Annie Haslam is also a fan, and she will be sharing the stage with Jann near Philadelphia at the Sellersville 1894 Theater on September 20th.

Jann was born in Mannheim, Germany, raised in Nairobi, Kenya and Johannesburg, South Africa until age 10. After schooling in Hamburg, Germany and Cleveland, Ohio, he now lives in The Bronx, New York. He's released three independent CDs since 1997, ENOUGH SAID, THE STRANGEST THING, and BLACK BOX, plus the digital LIVE AT THE BITTER END. "It's Not The Way" off BLACK BOX EP was included on SAAB's 60th anniversary CD in France, and on the CD, PRAMBORS HITS 3, in Indonesia. The title track "Black Box" was licensed to the Warner Bros. DVD “Dead Broke," starring Paul Sorvino.

U.K. AND GERMAN TOUR DATES
Please call the venue and visit http://www.jannklose.com to confirm show.

July 10: Plough Inn, London
July 11: The Regal Room, London (Hammersmith)
July 12: Shakespeare's Head, Leicester
July 14: The Yardbird, Birmingham
July 15: The Island Bar, Birmingham
July 16: Katie Fitzgeralds, Stourbridge
July 17: Escape Bar, Coventry
July 18: Library Theatre/Singer's Night, Birmingham
July 19: TBA
July 22: Comicaze, Cottbus, Germany
July 23: Kunstfabrik Schlot, Berlin, Germany
July 24: Polyester, Oldenburg, Germany
July 25 + 26: Kukuun, Hamburg, Germany

Tags: UK, England, Germany, Hamburg, London, Birmingham, Coventry, Jann Klose, REVERIE, Annie Haslam, the Yardbird, David Ferrard

General news on clients

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:31:25 GMT

Please, watch these videos on my site, http://www.youtube.com/anneleighton
*Slamm’s SLAMMCAR
*Gene Pitney from UK TV
* Strawbs “Grace Darling” at Kent Stage

**Jann Klose, a dynamic singer-songwriter who makes music that seems to defy categorization. We’ve had folk, jazz, progressive rockers, and pop fiends claiming his music as their own. We're going to Triple AAA radio, starting in July with four emphasis tracks (although it looks as though stations are choosing a variety of songs from the album!) The song “Watching You Go” is a lead radio track both in the States and internationally. And it is exclusively online at http://www.ilike.com/artist/Jann+Klose . Jann’s summer dates include a few weeks in the UK, Germany, and a last day of summer September 20 collaboration with Renaissance lead singer Annie Haslam at the Sellersville Theater, in Sellersville, PA. Visit http://www.jannklose.com.

**Tower of Power has many dates in Europe late June and most of July. The group will be back in the States July 27 for shows in the West Coast through September. Please visit the band’s web site for them http://www.towerofpower.com.

**The American Band, Grand Funk Railroad will be playing live on the fourth of July at the Motorplex, in Ennis, TX, for the extreme drag racing TV show1320X. More summer dates at http://www.grandfunkrailroad.com.

**In addition to Jethro Tull celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, drummer Doane Perry is also celebrating a special milestone—his 25th year with the group. He is available for interviews this season. For Ian Anderson, I’m mainly focused on tour press and national print media for him.

North American tour dates can be found at http://www.jethrotull.com.

**Breaking news, is that Strawbs will be continuing as a four-piece group. Keyboardist John Hawken is retiring as of this tour. John’s career has included the original Renaissance or Illusion (with Keith Relf and Jim McCarty), the Nashville Teens, and Spooky Tooth. I’m not sure if his site will be updated, but there is some great information on John’s career at http://www.johnhawken.com. The Strawbs have new songs (“The Broken Hearted Bride” and “Call To Action”) from the band’s September 23 album—to be called, THE BROKEN HEARTED BRIDE on Dave Cousins’ myspace site, http://www.myspace.com/davecousinsuk.

http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk

Tags: Jann Klose, Annie Haslam, Strawbs, Dave Cousins, Tower of Power, Grand Funk Railroad, American Band, John Hawken, Renaissance, Illusion