2 Of A Perfect Trio:
Adrian Belew Power Trio
Stick Men feat. Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto and Markus Reuter
Tue, September 27, 2011
7:00 pm
Royale
Boston, MA
GA $26 ($45 for 5pm access Sound check/Meet and Greet)
Tickets
This event is 18 and over
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http://www.boweryboston.com/event/49393/Adrian Belew Power Trio
Adrian Belew's resume reads like a who's who of innovative rock music: Zappa, Bowie, Talking Heads, Graceland, Downward Spiral, add in a 30-year stint as frontman/writer/guitarist/singer for King Crimson, 5 records with the avante-garde pop band the bears, and 20 critically acclaimed solo records and, well, you get the picture.
Stick Men feat. Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto and Markus Reuter
The genesis of the band came from Pat Mastelotto and Tony Levin playing together for years in the influential progressive rock band, King Crimson.
In 2007 Tony did a solo album titled Stick Man, featuring Pat on drums - and the desire to play that material live spurred a search for a second Stick player.
The job was filled admirably by Stickist Michael Bernier, and from 2008 the group wrote and toured extensively, releasing two CD's along the way.
In 2010, Michael decided the touring schedule took him away from home more than his family life could handle, so the search began for a replacement. And a short search it was: obvious from the start that Markus Reuter was the right player - he was already in a duo with Pat, called Tuner, and is very knowledgeable about the King Crimson repertoire (much of which Stick Men chooses from in their live shows.)
Markus plays his self-designed touch guitar. (The technique it's played with is similar to the Chapman Stick.) With multiple strings on both instruments, and many samples from Pat's electronic kit, the trio is able to cover a broad sonic range. And their music also has breadth - from their powerful progressive compositions, to a rock version of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite.
The band has toured in The U.S, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela, Italy, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Japan, and the Canary Islands!
A new CD release is planned for late 2011 (with, as usual with the band, a pre-release EP that will be for sale only to audiences on tour.) Their most recent release, Soup, is available through CDbaby, Amazon and iTunes, as well as on Tony's website (which also has news of upcoming tours, and road diaries from the tours.) Many of last years shows are available for download from www.aftershowmusic.com
2011 plans for the band have already included a Spring tour of South America, and April touring in Europe. A Russia tour in late June, some Italian dates in early September, and an extensive tour of the U.S. and Canada in the Fall.
In 2007 Tony did a solo album titled Stick Man, featuring Pat on drums - and the desire to play that material live spurred a search for a second Stick player.
The job was filled admirably by Stickist Michael Bernier, and from 2008 the group wrote and toured extensively, releasing two CD's along the way.
In 2010, Michael decided the touring schedule took him away from home more than his family life could handle, so the search began for a replacement. And a short search it was: obvious from the start that Markus Reuter was the right player - he was already in a duo with Pat, called Tuner, and is very knowledgeable about the King Crimson repertoire (much of which Stick Men chooses from in their live shows.)
Markus plays his self-designed touch guitar. (The technique it's played with is similar to the Chapman Stick.) With multiple strings on both instruments, and many samples from Pat's electronic kit, the trio is able to cover a broad sonic range. And their music also has breadth - from their powerful progressive compositions, to a rock version of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite.
The band has toured in The U.S, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela, Italy, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Japan, and the Canary Islands!
A new CD release is planned for late 2011 (with, as usual with the band, a pre-release EP that will be for sale only to audiences on tour.) Their most recent release, Soup, is available through CDbaby, Amazon and iTunes, as well as on Tony's website (which also has news of upcoming tours, and road diaries from the tours.) Many of last years shows are available for download from www.aftershowmusic.com
2011 plans for the band have already included a Spring tour of South America, and April touring in Europe. A Russia tour in late June, some Italian dates in early September, and an extensive tour of the U.S. and Canada in the Fall.
