Oct. 2009 West Coast Shows by Upsilon Acrux & The Claudia Quintet / An email news blast courtesy of:
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Cuneiform Records' 2009 October Sonic Revolution Two Cuneiform Bands UPSILON ACRUX and THE CLAUDIA QUINTET spread their revolutionary genre-busting post-rock and post-jazz sounds on the USA's Pacific Coast! UPSILON ACRUX, fresh off of a MONTH long European tour where they amazed audiences nightly with high-intensity math-rock/avant-progressive/post-rock, will perform a special show @ LA's legendary venue of outsider music,The Smell, THE CLAUDIA QUINTET travel from New York City to tour the West Coast with gigs in California, Oregon, Washington state and Nevada. This all-star boundary-breaking jazz ensemble was named Rising Star Jazz Group in DownBeat's 2008 International Critics Poll; don't miss this rare Pacific coast opportunity to see them perform live. For more info on the tour, click here.
October 29th @ 9:00 PM (UA 10:30pm) A note about this special show from Upsilon Acrux' Paul Lai: If you would like to request an INTERVIEW (in-person or via phone / email) with Upsilon Acrux, please contact: Paul Lai at echoparkcrack (at) yahoo.com and/or Joyce at joyce (at) cuneiformrecords.com **** Upsilon Acrux (Los Angeles, CA, USA), an instrumental quintet (dual guitars, keyboards, bass and drums), is one of the most creative, original and sonically spellbinding bands on the U.S.A.'s thriving post-punk, avant-garde rock scene. Cuneiform Records has just released Radian Futura, the band's sixth album of explosive, intense and surprisingly beautiful intricate, instrumental rock, which is generating praise and attention for the band in the music press. But in addition to such acclaimed recordings, Upsilon Acrux is reknown for presenting brutally intense live shows. Based on the West Coast, the band is a regular on the circuit of L.A.'s legendary venue, the Smell, where it continues to develop its uncompromising sound. Upsilon Acrux has shared the stage with such acts as The Boredoms, The Ruins, Mission of Burma, the Locust, Don Caballero, Bad Dudes, the Fucking Champs, Dillinger Escape Plan, Cattle Decapitation, Black Heart Procession, Hella, Lightning Bolt, Marnie Stern, Flying Luttenbachers, Orthrelm, Time of Orchids, Experimental Dental School, Truman's Water and Mick Barr. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see one of Upsilon Acrux's legendary live performances as it is filmed LIVE, and see the breathtaking epic-length "Transparent Seas" performed live for the last time!! Admission is free if you arrive in Halloween costume! Upsilon Acrux's albums on Cuneiform (click for sound samples & more info!): What the press have said : "...a stunning example of both virtuosity and clever composition...amazing, and amazingly consistent...." " Seldom is music so challenging also so easy to listen to." "...there’s something revitalizing about hearing a band like Upsilon Acrux hitting their stride...." "There are plenty of bands out there trying hard to play music this technical, but very few succeed to the level that Upsilon Acrux does, and so effortlessly." Visit Upsilon Acrux online: http://www.myspace.com/upsilonacrux ------------------------------------ THE CLAUDIA QUINTET [From left to right: Matt Moran, John Hollenbeck, Chris Speed, Drew Gress, Ted Reichman]
October 27th @ 8:00pm October 28th @ 8:30 pm October 29th @ 7:30pm October 30th @ 7:30 pm October 31st November 1st @ 8pm If you would like to request an INTERVIEW (in-person or via phone / email) with the band while on tour, please contact: **** The Claudia Quintet’s music demonstrates that “Innovative jazz does not have to be harsh, angry, loud, shrill or grating; it can be delicate, witty, ethereal and radiantly lyric, as the Claudia Quintet pointed out…” [Chicago Tribune]. Formed by composer / drummer / arranger John Hollenbeck in 1997, this NYC ensemble’s sound explores the edge without alienating the mainstream, proving that genre-defying music can be for everyone. Over the past decade, the group has released four CDs that are critically acclaimed world wide and whose appeal extends well beyond, as well as including traditional jazz audiences. The group’s first album, “The Claudia Quintet,” was released on the Blueshift CRI record label. The group has since established a long time relationship with the Cuneiform label. The Claudia Quintet was named the RISING STAR JAZZ GROUP by DOWNBEAT 56th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CRITICS POLL. In addition, John Hollenbeck is named as both the RISING STAR COMPOSER of the year and the RISING STAR ARRANGER of the year in the poll. Indeed, The Claudia Quintet and its members won a staggering number of awards and nominations in this year's Downbeat's International Critics poll. Other Claudia bandmembers nominated for awards by Downbeat include Chris Speed, nominated for RISING STAR CLARINET; DREW GRESS, nominated for RISING STAR ACOUSTIC BASS and RISING STAR ELECTRIC BASS, MATT MORAN, nominated for both VIBES and RISING STAR VIBES; TED REICHMAN (accordion), nominated for RISING STAR MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENT. This all star group has also ganered other awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship awarded to leader Hollenbeck.
The Claudia Quintet's albums on Cuneiform (click for sound samples & more info!):
What the press have said : "This is a true ensemble from top to bottom, a sonic equivalent to a hand-woven tapestry.... Impressive." "They don't really sound like anyone but themselves....Brilliant." “The Claudia Quintet creates a fresh, distinctive sound while it obliterates barriers between jazz, classical and progressive rock.” Visit The Claudia Quintet online: http://www.myspace.com/theclaudiaquintet The Claudia Quintet on Facebook ******************************************** For more information on these artists' latest releases on Cuneiform,
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