StoneMtn Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 From Jambase:New Monsoon 02/09/07Richard's on Richards Vancouver, BC New Monsoon 02/10/07Merlins Whistler, BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted November 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Update, directly from Upstream Entertainment:This is NOT official and actually completely wrong. Stay tuned for official announcement coming very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted November 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Further update from Upstream:Dates are fine, both venues wrong !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted December 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 So, here are the actual venues:Dicks on Dicks = CommodoreMerlins = Dusty's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted January 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 A bump, for one of my favourite bands... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted January 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 New Monsoon minus twoJAM-ROCKERS CHANGE COURSE WITH SMALLER BANDBy Jim HarringtonMediaNewsNew Monsoon has a new sound.For most of its eight-year history, the Bay Area jam-rock band has been known for a percussion-heavy mix, including drums, congas and timbales. That changed in mid-2006, when two of the group's seven members -- conguero Brian Carey and tablas player Rajiv Parikh -- left to spend more time with their families.Bay Area fans will get a chance to experience the new New Monsoon on Saturday, when the band headlines a show at the Fillmore in San Francisco. (Carey and Parikh are scheduled to sit in for part of the time.)In a conversation at Blakes on Telegraph in Berkeley, New Monsoon vocalist and acoustic guitarist Robert ``Bo'' Carper says the gig will display the band in transition.``We've been trying to reinvent ourselves in the publicity realm; in the playing realm, it's already happened,'' says the 38-year-old singer.Though the three-percussionist lineup made it possible to perform a colorful array of Latin, Middle Eastern and other sounds, the smaller lineup has its own benefits. ``The improvisation has been easier, and we can take more chances,'' Carper says. ``Inevitably, it's easier to move five along in a direction than it is seven.''The change also should permit New Monsoon to really showcase the interplay between Carper's acoustic guitar and Jeff Miller's electric one, which has been at the core of its sound from the start. New Monsoon also might develop its rootsy, bluegrass side and devote more stage time to Carper's banjo and Miller's mandolin. The changes also should help the band achieve another goal: to become more vocal-oriented.New Monsoon got its start in 1999, when Carper and Miller, friends from Pennsylvania State University, reconnected here in Northern California. They soon added Parikh, Carey and drummer Marty Ylitalo.Ylitalo's presence resulted from what Sheryl Crow might call a ``favorite mistake.'' The band was in need of a bassist, and Carper was given the phone number of a prospective player named Marty. He then punched in the wrong number, yet someone with the first name of Marty answered. After a bit of confusion, Ylitalo told Carper he didn't play bass, he played drums, but he'd be happy to jam with Carper. Ylitalo has been with the band ever since that jam session.New Monsoon later added bassist-vocalist Heath Carlisle, who left in early 2004. The final member was keyboardist-vocalist Phil ``The Pianimal'' Ferlino, another Penn State pal, who joined in time to help record the 2001 New Monsoon debut CD, ``Hydrophonic.''Initially, the group focused almost exclusively on open-ended, wildly improvisational instrumentals and became a favorite with jam-band enthusiasts. Encouraged by early success in local clubs, the players quit their day jobs in January 2004 and started touring the country full time, doing high-profile gigs at Tennessee's Bonnaroo festival and the Austin City Limits Festival, as well as less illustrious bookings.``We played a festival . . . (that) got canceled when a guy with a water pistol came around and started squirting people with (LSD),'' recalls Ylitalo, 37. Yet it was a willingness to perform anywhere with a sound system that gave New Monsoon visibility in the jam-band heap. Today, the band draws capacity crowds at clubs and theaters across the nation.``I feel very pleased to have reached this point,'' Carper says. ``. . . Touring is tough, the money can be tough, but you've got to be grateful. How can you not be happy when you get to play for people all over the country?''The group, which now features bassist Ron Johnson (formerly of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe), plans to release its fourth studio disc in June and its second live album in October. But Carper isn't thinking about those projects, as he finishes his beer at Blakes. He's got more immediate concerns:``The next challenge is sell out the Fillmore, and then take it from there.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted February 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Oh, you guys are in for a treat tonight! If I had a favourite band, this could be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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