Pre-Orders Start for New Stick Men Album "Prog Noir"

The long awaited Stick Men album Prog Noir is now available for pre-sale in 3 formats:
1- Signed Limited Edition Combo Package - Deluxe Box Set (2LP/2CD/Poster) with T-Shirt
2- Regular CD
3- Download (WAV, FLAC, ALAC and/or MP3-320 formats)

The double CD version of this album will only be available in the Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set. Moreover, all Box Sets will be signed by all three members of the band (Tony Levin (stick), Markus Reuter (touch guitar), Pat Mastelotto (drums)).

The Deluxe Box Set has a pre-order cost of $140 USD / 120 EUR plus shipping.
Those who contribute $200 USD / 180 EUR or more, will have their names included in credits inside of the box set.
The single CD costs $17 USD / 15 EUR plus shipping.
The Download costs $10 UDS / 9 EUR plus shipping.

Prog Noir tracklist:
CD1
1. Prog Noir 5:37
2. Mantra 5:46
3. Plutopnium 4:47
4. The Tempest 5:42
5. Schattenhaft 4:31
6. A Rose in the Sand / Requiem 4:36
7. Leonardo 4:56
8. Trey's Continuum 4:02
9. Embracing the Sun 4:53
10. Never the Same 6:29

CD2 (only with the Deluxe Box Set):
1. Plutonium (Instrumental) 4:48
2. Hintergasse 1 2:28
3. The Tempest (Viced Edit) 4:55
4. Never the Same (Instrumental) 6:05
5. Hintergasse 2 0:41
6. Prog Noir (Instrumental) 5:37
7. Embracing the Sun (Ambient Mix) 5:08
8. Dystopia 11:04

Pre-order here or here.

Stick Men will also be touring the album:

Prog Noir Tour 2016 - Chapter Two
Oct 11 - Lomme, France (Maison Folie Beaulie)
Oct 12 - Tilburg, The Netherlands (Paradox)
Oct 13 - Heerlen, The Netherlands (Nieuwe Nor)
Oct 14 - Wiesbaden, Germany (Alte Schmelze)
Oct 15 - Weingarten, Germany (Kulturzentrum Linse)
Oct 18 - Kiev, Ukraine  (The Caribbean Club)
Oct 19 - Tel Aviv, Israel (Barby)
Oct 21 - Nove Mesto Nad Vahom, Slovakia (Blue Note)
Oct 22 - Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republik (Usti Nad Labem Jazz and Blues Festival)
Oct 23 - Brno, Czech Republik (Sono Centrum)

Prog Noir Tour 2017 - Chapter Three
Jan 10 - Seattle, WA (The Triple Door)
Jan 11 - Seattle, WA (The Triple Door)
Jan 12 - Portland, OR (Mississippi Studios)
Jan 13 - Eugene, OR (Hi-Fi Music Hall)
Jan 18 - Oakland, CA (Yoshi's)
Jan 20 - Santa Cruz, CA (Kuumbwa)
Jan 22 - Agoura Hills, CA (The Canyon Club)
Jan 24 - Los Angeles, CA (The Baked Potato)
Jan 25 - Los Angeles, CA (The Baked Potato)
Jan 26 - San Juan Capistrano, CA (The Coach House)
Jan 27 - San Diego (Brick By Brick)
Jan 28 - Mexicali, BC, Mexico (Bol Bol)
Jan 29 - Phoenix, AZ (The Crescent Ballroom)
Feb 1 - Santa Fe, NM (The Bridge)
Feb 7-11 - Tampa, FL & Cozumel, Mexico (Cruise to the Edge 2017)

More announced and confirmed dates coming soon!

Stick Men Tour and New Release

 
The Stick Men (Tony Levin, Markus Reuter & Pat Mastelotto) are ready to go on tour and Chapter One of that tour includes Canada and the US in April and May. The new tour is to promote the forthcoming album Prog Noire.
 
Prog Noire Tour: Chapter One
 
Apr 12 - Woodstock, NY (Woodstock Music Lab)
Apr 13 - New Hope, PA (Havana New Hope)
Apr 14 - Dunellen, NJ (Roxy & Dukes)
Apr 15 - New York, NY (The Iridium) - 2 shows
Apr 16 - New York, NY (The Iridium) - 2 shows
Apr 17 - Norfolk, CT (The Infinity Hall)
Apr 19 - Piermont, NY (The Turning Point)
Apr 20 - Pawling, NY (Daryl's House)
Apr 21 - Northampton, MA (The Iron Horse)
Apr 22 - Natick, MA (Natick Center For Arts)
Apr 23 - Schenectady, NY (Van Dyck)
Apr 24 - Rochester, NY (Lovin' Cup)
Apr 25 - Rochester, NY (Lovin' Cup)
Apr 26 - Syracuse, NY (The Lost Horizon)
Apr 27 - Montreal, QC, Canada (Café Campus)
Apr 28 - Quebec City, QC, Canada (Le Cercle)
Apr 29 - Gatineau, QC, Canada (La Salle Jean Desprez) - NEWLY ADDED
Apr 30 - Toronto, ON, Canada (The Mod Club)
May 1 - Kitchener, ON, Canada (Dallas Night Club)
May 3 - Auburn Hills, MI (Callahan's Music Hall)
May 4 - Chicago, IL (Reggie's)
May 5 - Chicago, IL (Reggie's)
May 6 - Milwaukee, WI (Shank Hall)
May 7 - Dubuque, IA (The Venue)
May 8 - Minneapolis, MN (Fine Music Cafe)
May 10 - Moline, IL (Rascals)
May 11 - St. Louis, MO (The Old Rock House)
May 13 - Louisville, KY (Headliner)
May 14 - Columbus, OH  (Scarlet & Grey Caffe)
May 15 - Cleveland, OH (Beachland Music Hall)
 
Chapter Two of the Tour will be announced soon.
 
Stick Men on the web:
www.facebook.com/stickmenofficial 

Stick Men Live Featuring David Cross

In April of this year, Stick Men featuring Tony Levin, Markus Reuter & Pat Mastelotto, put on four historic concerts in Japan, with special guest, legendary King Crimson violinist David Cross. The live recording of the 2 Tokyo shows, titled Midori, will be released as a double CD in Japan only, but you can pre-order the digital download of both shows now, from the iapetus store. Simply follow the links below.

Live at Billboard, Tokyo, Japan, April 10, 2015, Show 1

Live at Billboard, Tokyo, Japan, April 11, 2015, Show 2

In other news Stick Men is on the tour in Europe as of today, September 29, for 3.5 weeks.

Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto have just finished the first leg of King Crimson shows and as soon as the Stick Men tour is over, King Crimson is on tour again. MoonJune Music is currently booking USA/Canada dates for Stick Men in April and May 2016. The tour will start on April 14, and it will end by June 4.

Sep. 29 - Verona (Italy) - Il Giardino
Sep. 30 - Verona (Italy) - Il Giardino
Oct. 1 - Sofia (Bulgaria) - HDK Hall 11 (Lumiere Cinema)
Oct. 2 - Delemont (Switzerland) - Centre Culturelle Regional
Oct. 3 - Sala (Switzerland) - Rockland
Oct. 5 - Oslo (Norway) - Buckley's
Oct. 6 - Malmo (Sweden) - Moriska Pavijongen
Oct. 7 - Göteborg (Sweden) - Nefertiti
Oct. 9 - Bergen (Norway) - Sardinen USF
Oct. 10 - Opole (Poland) - Dom Expo
Oct. 11 - Wroclaw (Poland) - Zaklete Rewiry
Oct. 12 - Prague (Czech Republik) - Lucerna Bar
Oct. 13 - Reichenbach (Germany) - Bergkeller
Oct. 15 - Bonn (Germany) - Harmonie
Oct. 16 - Zoetermeer (Netherlands) - Cultuurpodium Boerderij
Oct. 17 - Münster (Germany) - Hot Jazz Club
Oct. 18 - Hertogenbosh (Netherlands) - W2
Oct. 20 - Verviers (Belgium) - Spirit of 66
Oct. 21 - Karlsruhe (Germany) - Substage
Oct. 22 - Reutlingen (Germany) - Kulturzentrum FranzK

Confirmed dates for 2016 (venues to be announced soon):
April 14, Thu - Dunellen, NJ (USA)
April 15, Fri - New York, NY (USA)
April 16, Sat - New York, NY (USA)
April 21, Thu - Northampton, MA (USA)
April 22, Fri - Natick, MA (USA)
April 23, Sat - Schenectady, NY (USA)
April 27, Wed - Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
April 28, Thu - Québec City, Québec (Canada)

Pete & Tony Levin on Tour

Pete and Tony Levin, and their very special project Levin Brothers, will be touring the North-Eastern United States in March.

Their self-titled album Levin Brothers was officially released in September 2014 (liner notes by one and only and inimitable Anil Prasad)  by Seattle based Lazy Bones Recordings on CD and limited edition gold vinyl LP with smoky swirls. (The CD includes 14 tracks + 2 bonus cuts exclusive to the CD).

The four-piece jazz band includes Erik Lawrence on sax and Jeff Siegel on drums.

​As a French Horn major, Pete Levin earned a master’s degree from the Juilliard School. In the early ‘70s he switched to keyboards, becoming a synthesizer specialist in the New York City recording studio scene. Over the years, he has graced hundreds of jazz and pop recordings and performances by the likes of Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Dave Brubeck, Annie Lennox, Brian Ferry, and many others.

Tony Levin, himself a graduate of the Eastman School of music, is best klnown as the bass and Chapman Stick voice for Peter Gabriel and King Crimson. He has had a long and notable carreer recordings for artists such as John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, and many others. He currently records and tours with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Stick Men, and The Crimson ProjeKCt.​

Levin Brother
March 2015 Tour

Mar 14 - Rosendale, NY (Rosendale Cafe)
Mar 15 - Piermont, NY (The Turning Point)
Mar 17 - East Aurora, NY (Medici House)
Mar 18 - Rochester, NY (Lovin' Cup)
Mar 20 - Schenectady, NY (The Van Dyck)
Mar 21 - Dunellen, NJ (Roxy & Dukes)
Mar 24 - Northampton, MA (Iron Horse)
Mar 25 - Natick, MA (The Center For Arts Natick)
Mar 26 - Norfolk, CT (Infinity Hall)
Mar 27 - New York, NY (The Iridium)
Mar 28 - New York, NY (The Iridium)
Mar 29 - New Hope, PA (Havana New Hope)

* more dates to be added soon, stay tuned

For more info, please check Levin Brothers website: www.thelevinbrothers.com​
And check Levin Brothers official Facebook: www.facebook.com/levinbrothers​​​

King Crimson Confirm 2015 Tour

Following their acclaimed tour of America in 2014, King Crimson returns to active service in 2015 for a series of performances across the UK and in Europe.

Starting in Aylesbury at the end of August, King Crimson will be touring throughout September in the UK, France, and the Netherlands.

As with the US Tour of 2014, this will be the Drum Trio incarnation of KC and will feature a set list peppered with long standing classics of all eras and incarnations of the band. There is also talk of new material being readied for an eventual new CD.

European Tour dates:
31 Aug - Friars, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
1 Sept - Friars, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
3 Sept - St.David’s Hall, Cardiff
5 Sept - Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
7 Sept - Hackney Empire, London
8 Sept - Hackney Empire, London
11 Sept - Lowry, Manchester,
14 Sept - Symphony Hall,Birmingham
17 Sept - Usher Hall, Edinburgh
21 Sept - Olympia, Paris
22 Sept - Olympia, Paris
24 Sept - Tivoliredenburg, Utrecht
25 Sept - Tivoliredenburg, Utrecht

King Crimson is: Mel Collins, Robert Fripp, Gavin Harrison, Jakko Jakszyk, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto and Bill Rieflin.

Tickets go on sale this Friday February 6 and are available from Livenation, except for tickets for the Aylesbury shows that can be obtained here .

New King Crimson Lineup Confirm Shows in New York (Updated)

Last September, Robert Fripp stunned music fans when he announced the return of the mighty Crim as a seven-man band. He said they would rehearse they go forth into the world with shows in about a year's time.


Well today it was announced that those shows would start in New York in September. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, June 6th, at noon for the New York City shows.


As reported here last year, the new King Crimson lineup, the 8th such line-up in the band's history, features Robert Fripp on guitar, Tony Levin on bass and stick, Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison, and Bill Rieflin on drums, Jakko Jakszyk on vocals and guitars, and Mel Collins on woodwind instruments.


Recently, Robert Fripp was interviewed for Uncut online and said this:

"There is a plan to include the UK in the tour dates," he said, "but it depends on a number of circumstances. Right now the primary geographical focus is the United States.

"There are no plans, he says, for the new King Crimson to enter a studio. They will play "reconfigured" versions of existing Crimson material."

UPDATE: DGM announced the full date list.

King Crimson 2014 Tour Dates:
09/09 - Albany, NY at The Egg
09/10 - Albany, NY at The Egg
09/12 - Philadelphia, PA at the Verizon Hall
09/13 - Philadelphia, PA at the Verizon Hall
09/15 - Boston, MA at the Colonial Theater
09/16 - Boston, MA at the Colonial Theater
09/18 - New York, NY at the Best Buy Theater
09/19 - New York, NY at the Best Buy Theater
09/20 - New York, NY at the Best Buy Theater
09/23 - Madison, WI at the Barrymore Theater
09/25 - Chicago, IL at The Vic Theater
09/26 - Chicago, IL at The Vic Theater
09/30 - Los Angeles, CA at the Orpheum Theater
10/01 - Los Angeles, CA at the Orpheum Theater
10/03 - San Francisco, CA at The Warfield
10/04 - San Francisco, CA at The Warfield
10/06 - Seattle, WA at the Moore Theater

Crimson ProjeKCt Announce Further Tour Dates

The Crimson ProjeKCt, the King Crimson offshoot featuring 3 current members of that historic band, have announced more live dates for this Summer. They recently completed an extensive run of shows, and also released the Live in Tokyo album. The band had this to say about the upcoming dates:

"We're extremely grateful to our fans and crew for having made our European Tour in March 2014 such an unexpected success. It was a very pleasant experience for all involved. Fortunately, this means that we will get to play again this Summer, first in New Zealand and Australia, then in Europe, and after that an exclusive one-off summer camp and concert in the USA. In other new, please take note that we welcome a new musician, drummer extraordinaire Morgan Ågren, to our family. He will sit in for 3 shows that Tobias can't do. See the preliminary tour dates below. And we are looking forward to seeing you. Happy to be back so soon!"

Here's a list with the complete dates:

New Zealand and Australia
June 24   Auckland, N.Z. / The Studio
June 26   Melbourne, Australia / The Hi-Fi
June 27   Sydney, Australia / Manning Bar
June 28   Brisbane, Australia / The Hi-Fi
July 2 Fremantle, Australia / Fly By Night

Europe
July 5 Heerlen (NL) / Theater Heerlen
July 7 Udine (IT) / Udin&Jazz
July 10 Kiev (Ukraine) / tbc
July 12 Garana (RO) / Garana Jazz Festival
July 18 Buchlovice (CZ) / Castle Buchlovice
July 19 Bad Doberan (DE) / Zappanale
July 21 Oldenburg (DE) / Kulturtage Festival
July 31 Aschaffenburg (DE) / Colos Saal (with Morgan Ågren)
August 1 Breitenbach am Herzberg (DE) - Burg Herzberg Festival (with Morgan Ågren)
August 5 L'Aquila (IT) / Blues Sotto le Stelle (with Morgan Ågren)

USA
August 11 - 15 Three of a Perfect Pair Summer Camp, Catskills, NY / Full Moon Resort
August 15 Woodstock, NY / Bearsville Theater

Check out the classic track 'Red' here: http://youtu.be/__m1tobU8kA

THE CRIMSON PROJEKCT online:

www.thecrimsonprojekct.com

www.facebook.com/thecrimsonprojekct

www.twitter.com/CrimsonProjeKCt

The Crimson ProjeKCt Reveal 'Frame by Frame'

The Crimson ProjeKCt, the King Crimson offshoot featuring 3 current members of that historic band, recently announced the release of 'Live in Tokyo' through InsideOutMusic on March 18, 2014. Now the band is pleased to reveal the first track to be taken from the album, a performance of the classic 'Frame By Frame' which can be heard exclusively here: 
 
Soundcloud/TheCrimasonProjeKCt

Featuring the talents of Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Markus Reuter, Julie Slick and Tobias Ralph; The Crimson ProjeKCt primarily focus on repertoire from the early 1980s through to the mid-90s. The band has a "double trio" line-up, as made popular by Crimson between 1994 - 1997. The full track-listing for the CD & Digital release can be found below:

1.    B'Boom
2.    THRAK
3.    Frame by Frame
4.    Dinosaur
5.    Industry
6.    Elephant Talk
7.    VROOOM VROOOM
8.    Sleepless
9.    Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part II
10.  Indiscipline
11.  Red
12.  Thela Hun Ginjeet

As mentioned previously, The Crimson ProjeKCt will head out on tour in 2014, with the Australian and New Zealand dates recently rescheduled. Those dates are as follows:

The Crimson ProjeKCt Tour 2014
5th March - Heichal Tarbut, Tel-Aviv - Israel
6th March - Bingo Club, Kiev - Ukraine
7th March - Usine A Gaz, Nyon - Switzerland
8th March - Amager Bio, Copenhagen - Denmark
9th March - Cosmopolite, Oslo - Norway
11th March - Ziquodrome, Compiegne - France
12th March - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London - UK
13th March - Trabendo, Paris - France
14th March - De Boerderij, Zoetermeer - Netherlands
16th March - Arena Club, Moscow - Russia
17th March - Palace of Culture Lensoveta, St. Petersburg - Russia
19th March - Palladium Club, Warsaw - Poland
20th March - Klub Studio, Krakow - Poland
21st March - Neuberin Halle, Reichenbach - Germany
22nd March - Konzerthause, Karlsruhe - Germany
23rd March - Frankfurter Hof, Mainz - Germany
25th March - Grughalle, Essen - Germany
26th March - Z7, Basel - Switzerland
27th March - Archa Theatre, Prague - Czech Republic
29th March - Auditorium Supercinema, Chieti - Italy
30th March - Auditorium Manzoni, Bologna - Italy
31st March - Auditorium Verdi, Milan - Italy
1st April - Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome - Italy
2nd April - Viper Theatre, Firenze - Italy
24th June - Auckland - the Studio - New Zealand

26th June - Melbourne - The Hi-Fi - Australia
27th June - Sydney - The Hi-Fi - Australia
28th June - Brisbane - The Hi-Fi - Australia
2nd July - Fremantle - Fly By Night - Australia

THE CRIMSON PROJEKCT online:
www.thecrimsonprojekct.com
www.facebook.com/thecrimsonprojekct
www.twitter.com/CrimsonProjeKCt  

King Crimson Is Back!!

This was the news we thought we'd never hear. After lengthy court battles, and disillusionment with the music industry as it is today, Robert Fripp has updated his online diary (look at the bottom of the linked page) with a bit of surprising news.

"So King Crimson is in motion. This is a very different reformation to what has gone before: seven players, four English and three American, with three drummers. 

The Seven-Headed Beast of Crim is in Go! mode."

After the quintet (In the Court), the trio (Red), the four piece (Discipline), and the double trio (thrak), it seems we now have a seven piece band!

The only confirmed member is Bill Rieflin (ex-Ministry, REM) who Fripp has previously played with. But based on a previous diary entry we may surmise that Tony Levin is back in the fold.

More surprises await us in the coming weeks!

UPDATE: Jakko Jakszyk's Facebook page has been updated and it seems that the full line-up includes Robert Fripp, Bill Rieflin, Tony Levin, Mel Collins, Pat Mastelloto, Gavin Harrison, and Jakko himself. A Scarcity of Miracles with a bit of Thrak and you get a good idea where this is going. Fan-tas-tic!

ANOTHER UPDATE: In his (not yet published) diary for September 7th Robert Fripp begins:

"dear brother crims, we have one year to prepare for action of the savage variety, and be in Go! mode for september 2014… but essentially, King Crimson is in motion."