Events/gigs
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A rumour and a recommendation
A rumour Here’s a question Dave Navarro responded to on his blog: Q: Do you think there’s ever a chance John Frusciante will join Camp Freddy onstage sometime? A: I literally spoke to him last week and asked if he would do one. He said he’d for sure do it. My hopes are for the October Vanity Fair show. [permalink] So, there goes the story that them two don’t like each other, it seems. This promises an interesting and probably unexpected collaboration. John’s name is still not on the list of people who have joined/will join Camp Freddy onstage, but having seen this, it will probably be there soon. Many…
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John and TMV together on stage…again
This was happening before. John was with TMV during almost all of their set when they opened for SOAD in Long Beach Arena. Here are the first reviews of the show. Opening for System at the sold-out Long Beach Arena in California were fellow guitar-heavy, counter-culture rockers the Mars Volta, who provided a far more visual show with oversized psychedelic projections. Guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez was in fine form after recovering from a stomach ailment that forced the band to cancel its European tour dates earlier this year. And while rumors of an onstage collaboration between Rodriguez-Lopez and System frontman Serj Tankian proved to be just that, Red Hot Chili Peppers…
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John played with The Mars Volta last night in LA!
As we all know, surprises are never ending…unfortunately, only for people living in the LA area and eventually UK, but yeah, OK, it’s nice to at least know that such things are happening. In short, John played with The Mars Volta yesterday in Los Angeles. Here’s a Reuters’ report on the event: Concert review: The Mars Volta (Reuters, Monday June 6) LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The Mars Volta thrives on the unorthodox, and traditional musical hooks are almost incidental. When the group encountered tuning difficulties during its show Saturday night at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala made one of his few comments from the stage:…
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The next ATP details announced…
…and why is this interesting? Yup, you guessed it: if you look at who the curators are [The Mars Volta] and who are some of the participants [Michael Rother, Blonde Redhead], you could easily bet that John could be announced as a part of the line up very very soon. Go here for the whole article, press release and infos on how to book.
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John live at Silverlake Conservatory of music next week!
According to LA City Beat and official Silverlake Conservatory of music website, John will be one of the performers on the first annual benefit called “Hullabaloo”, alongside Tracy Chapman, Grant Lee Philips, The Section Quartet, and Flea himself. Tickets cost 200 US dollars, 350 for two people, 1500 for ten people. The event will be held on Wednesday, 8th June between 7 and 11:30 PM. An auction will be held as well, valet parking is available and there will be drinks and light buffet. Info: (323) 665-3363 The Edendale Grill, 2838 Rowena Av, Silver Lake. more here
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Rumour…
A couple of online sites have announced that there will be the *second* ATP festival this year, from 2nd to 4th December, held at the same place as the first one, that The Mars Volta are the curators and therefore that John might be a part of the line up. None of these is confirmed for now, but stay tuned and watch this space…when there’s smoke, there’s fire.
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More info on Meltdown tickets
If you have the chance to go to Meltdown, there’s another place offering the tickets: click here and hurry up.
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Meltdown tickets on sale Thursday
If you are able to go to the Meltdown this year, tickets will be available from Thursday, on the event’s official website, rfh.org.uk. Have fun and be happy because many of us cannot even dream of going…anywhere. 🙂
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John confirmed for the Meltdown
From NME The initial line-up for PATTI SMITH’s MELTDOWN has been confirmed. This year’s event takes place at the South Bank Centre in London between June 11-26. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Smith’s seminal album Horses, and to celebrate the singer will perform the album in its entirety at the Royal Festival Hall on June 25. The album’s producer John Cale is the evening’s special guest. Elsewhere in the festival Smith and Steve Earle will appear at the same venue on June 19. The other events confirmed so far are: Yoko Ono (Queen Elizabeth Hall, June 17) Rachid Taha with special guest Patti Smith (Royal Festival Hall, 17)…
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Another site has something for you….
The whole show is now available as 19 files you can download from http://www.frusciantefanclub.com 😀 TO GET THE AUDIO: Go to members’ area, then “Audio/ Live shows”, then “John Frusciante live at the ATP festival, 23rd April 2005” and right-click to download the songs, because left-click will lead you to a surprise for bandwidth-thiefs. No streaming allowed, that is. TO GET THE VIDEO: Go to members’ area, then click “Videos” and scroll to the bottom of the page. Three ATP videos should be there for you to download, same instructions and restrictions [as for the audio] apply. There will be more things. It’s just that the resident worker-bee has to…
