Upcoming touring (2006)
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:48 pm
First thing:
Just a quick note to let you all know that we have a new agency (Monterey International) and the agent is quite on-the-ball about getting us some dates, and some pretty good places too.
So, any gigs you begin hearing about are real and true, especially in the time-frame of September onwards. There might be some one-offs before that, but not certainly.
I'm not going to come in and confirm every one of them like before, mainly because I trust this agency to get the right gigs and do it the right way, so look for it wherever you find it and believe it. I'll post from time-to-time when I get a chance.
Second thing:
We need to replace Peter Dowse on bass. No personal issue or problem, he just doesn't want to tour. He'll be really hard to replace cuz he's VERY musical, and technically very proficient as well. If anyone has ideas (real ones, not just suggestions) please post them or send them to me ASAP. We need a guy truly as good as Pete (not just wishful thinking), with the same "musical ear"... not too "hard-rock" or shred, but blues/jazz/R+B/rock background, able to play long groove psychedelic as well, willing to do it, interested in the music, and not out-of-this-world expensive. If you, or anyone you know, meet the criteria, get in touch. We will require recorded music or video and some kind of resume. This is not to say that a previously unknown or inexperienced guy should just not ask... lord knows that my own preference is to find a guy like Pete who actually hasn't ever been found by anybody... anyway, you get the idea. I just don't want to wade through alot of stuff for nothing.
Third thing:
I just completed the drums and rhythm tracks for 18 blues tunes, as well as 27 of my "pop" tunes. I'll probably never put the pop tunes out (as me, anyway) but I wanted to get them done. I still have fifty more that didn't get done by the time Dave had to go back to California. What I may do with them is get some other artists to cover them. And, make no mistake, some of them are really "hit" style material... you'd never know I wrote them if you know my main music style. Willy's heard a few over the phone, or sitting around with me and stuff like that. The blues stuff should be ready by later this year, perhaps even as early as late August.
I'll talk to you all soon, and see some of you in the fall, God willing.
Frank
Just a quick note to let you all know that we have a new agency (Monterey International) and the agent is quite on-the-ball about getting us some dates, and some pretty good places too.
So, any gigs you begin hearing about are real and true, especially in the time-frame of September onwards. There might be some one-offs before that, but not certainly.
I'm not going to come in and confirm every one of them like before, mainly because I trust this agency to get the right gigs and do it the right way, so look for it wherever you find it and believe it. I'll post from time-to-time when I get a chance.
Second thing:
We need to replace Peter Dowse on bass. No personal issue or problem, he just doesn't want to tour. He'll be really hard to replace cuz he's VERY musical, and technically very proficient as well. If anyone has ideas (real ones, not just suggestions) please post them or send them to me ASAP. We need a guy truly as good as Pete (not just wishful thinking), with the same "musical ear"... not too "hard-rock" or shred, but blues/jazz/R+B/rock background, able to play long groove psychedelic as well, willing to do it, interested in the music, and not out-of-this-world expensive. If you, or anyone you know, meet the criteria, get in touch. We will require recorded music or video and some kind of resume. This is not to say that a previously unknown or inexperienced guy should just not ask... lord knows that my own preference is to find a guy like Pete who actually hasn't ever been found by anybody... anyway, you get the idea. I just don't want to wade through alot of stuff for nothing.
Third thing:
I just completed the drums and rhythm tracks for 18 blues tunes, as well as 27 of my "pop" tunes. I'll probably never put the pop tunes out (as me, anyway) but I wanted to get them done. I still have fifty more that didn't get done by the time Dave had to go back to California. What I may do with them is get some other artists to cover them. And, make no mistake, some of them are really "hit" style material... you'd never know I wrote them if you know my main music style. Willy's heard a few over the phone, or sitting around with me and stuff like that. The blues stuff should be ready by later this year, perhaps even as early as late August.
I'll talk to you all soon, and see some of you in the fall, God willing.
Frank