Cuneiform Records artists on tour

Info courtesy of label president Steve Feigenbaum:

BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC (special tour to promote "Dawn of the Cycads", so founding member Roger Miller (Mission of Burma) is performing with the group in place of current member Ken Field, and all material will be vintage - 1988 or earlier)
July 23 - AS220 - 115 Empire St. - Providence, Rhode Island 02903
July 24 - Mercury Lounge - 217 E. Houston St - NYC, NY
July 25 - Kung Fu Necktie - 1250 North Front St. - Philadelphia, PA
July 26 - Talking Head - 407 East Saratoga St. - Baltimore, MD 21202 - buy advance tix
July 30 - Johnny D's - 17 Holland St. - Somerville, MA 02144

DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD [40th anniversary celebration]
July 26 - Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art - Cornell University Campus - Central & University Ave. - Ithaca, NY. 14853-4001

CHEER-ACCIDENT
October 24 - The Philadephia Experiment: New Music Festival - The Rotunda - University of Pennsylvnania - 4014 Walnut Street - Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 573-3234 (with CHEER-ACCIDENT (headliner), Fern Knight, The Red Masque and Make A Rising) all ages - FREE but donations for the bands requested.

THE CLAUDIA QUINTET
July 8 - Barbican Hall - London, UK (opening for Medeski, Martin and Wood)
October - west coast USA touring

DJAM KARET
August 22 - Crescendo Festival - Saint Palais-sur-Mer, France

DOCTOR NERVE
July 12 - Le Poisson Rouge - 158 Bleeker Street, NY, NY (7:30pm Todd Reynold solo violin and electronics / 8:30pm Doctor Nerve / 9:30pm Dither Guitar Quartet)

ERGO (our latest signing! CD out in September!)
September 22 - Sonic Circuits Festival - Washington, DC

FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA
September 30 - Sunset Club - Paris, France
December 5 - Theatre de Sens - Sens, France
June - NEARFest - Zoellner Auditorium - Bethlehem, PA

GUAPO
September 18-20 (Guapo meets GMEA) - Rock in Opposition Festival - Maison de la Musique - Cap'Découverte - 81450 Le Garrick (Carmaux), France

GUTBUCKET
June 27 - Danger Danger Gallery - 5013 Baltimore Avenue - Philadelphia, PA (CD release show!) (with Elliot Levin Trio)
November 10 - Lemoyne College - Syracuse, NY

HAMSTER THEATRE
July 3 - Trident Booksellers and Cafe - 940 Pearl Street - Boulder, CO
October 17 - Edgefest - The Firefly Club - 637 South Main Street - Ann Arbor, MI : 9:00 PM

LED BIB
July 1st - rebroadcast of their gig at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam. It was recorded for NPS Radio 6 in Holland. It will be broadcast in it's entirety on at 22:00. You can listen on the radio in Holland or on www.radio6.nl everywhere else.
October 2 - The Vortex - 11 Gillett Square - London, UK
October 14 - tba - Barnstaple, UK
October 23 - tba - Derby, UK
December 10 - tba - Nottingham, UK

THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT
July 7 - 8 - Vishnufest - Le Poisson Rouge - 158 Bleecker St - NYC, NY
The three part program will consist of:
PROGRAM 1. "The Best of Mahavishnu" - Highlights from Birds of Fire, Inner Mounting Flame and The Lost Trident Sessions; PROGRAM 2. "Before & After Mahavishnu: The John McLaughlin Songbook" - Featuring music from Extrapolation, Devotion, Electric Guitarist and the WORLD PREMIERE of several really cool, newly discovered CHORAL WORKS, setting the poetry of guru Sri Chinmoy; PROGRAM 3. "Return to the Emerald Beyond" - The 11-piece band plays the complete Visions of the Emerald Beyond plus "Smile of the Beyond" and a few fan fave encores.

MATS/MORGAN BAND (Mats Öberg and Morgan Ågren with former Meshuggah bassist Gustaf Hilem)
August 16 - 20 - Zaapanle - Germany (with Denny Walley)

MIRIODOR
July 10 - Festival d'été de Québec - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (outside show - opening for Van der Graaf Generator!)
September 12-13 - FMPM - The Gesù - 1200 De Bleury Street, between St-Catherine Street and René Lévesque Boulevard - Montreal, Quebec, Canada

THE MUFFINS
September 12 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD
September 18 - Rock in Opposition Festival - Maison de la Musique - Cap'Découverte - 81450 Le Garrick (Carmaux), France

PRESENT
September 19 - Rock in Opposition Festival - Maison de la Musique - Cap'Découverte - 81450 Le Garrick (Carmaux), France

RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL
October 31 - Hampshire Jam - Millenium Hall, Liphoo - Hampshire, UK

REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE
August 15 - Salem Jazz & Soul Festival - Salem, MA

UNIVERS ZERO
September 20 - Rock in Opposition Festival - Maison de la Musique - Cap'Découverte - 81450 Le Garrick (Carmaux), France
October 13 - Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival - Nancy, France

ZEVIOUS (our latest signing! CD out in September!)
August 14 - Yippie Cafe - 9 Bleecker St - Brooklyn, NY (with Third Space)
August 15 - Avant Gentleman's Lodge - 4028 Filbert St - Philadelphia, PA 19104 (with Make A
Rising, Hume)
August 16 - Galaxy Hut - 2711 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22201 (703) 525-8646 (with DCIC)
August 17 - Nara - 1309 W. Main St - Richmond, Virginia (w/ The Wayward)
August 18 - DIVEbar - 3 Glenwood Ave - Raleigh, North Carolina - (Free show)
August 19 - BoBo Gallery - 22 Lexington Ave - Asheville, NC (with Shane Perlowin, King Tut)
August 21 - Dada Dollhouse - Winston Salem, NC (with St. Peter Pocket Veto)
August 22 - Hexagon - 1825 N. Charles St - Baltimore, MD (with Expanding Man, others tba)
September 16 - Monkeytown - 58 N. 3rd St - Brooklyn, NY 11211 (with Father Figures, Little Triumph)

ABIGAIL'S GHOST Comes To ProgDay 2008!

When one thinks of music from Louisiana, progressive rock is not usually the first thing that comes to mind. With a few exceptions, like ProgDay alumni WOODENHEAD, the state is best known for jazz, blues and zydeco. So it was a bit of a surprise in 2007 when the album Selling Insincerity burst out of the bayou by a young band that went by the moniker of ABIGAIL'S GHOST. The album drew rave reviews on the Internet and in both the prog and mainstream rock press.

Founded by childhood friends JOSHUA THERIOT and KENNETH WILSON, both former students at the Berklee College Of Music, the band draws influences from a wide array of both modern and classic progressive rock and art rock. Often compared to PORCUPINE TREE, shades of OPETH, RIVERSIDE and PINK FLOYD can also be found within the framework of the band’s material. The songs are emotional and atmospheric, encompassing both soft acoustic interludes and bombastic heaviness bordering on metal.

ProgDay is proud to welcome ABIGAIL'S GHOST to the Storybook Farm stage. We are sure they are going to be a major highlight of the weekend.

ProgDay, the world’s longest running progressive rock festival, takes place this year on August 30th and 31st at Storybook Farm near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Other bands announced so far are Ain Soph (Japan), Canvas Solaris (US), CHEER-ACCIDENT (US), Holding Pattern (US), and VonFrickle (US).

To hear music and get information about all the bands, please visit their website at www.progday.com.

CANVAS SOLARIS at ProgDay 2008!

CANVAS SOLARIS have defied the constraints of their beginnings in the death/mathcore scene to evolve into one of the most cutting edge instrumental bands to hit progressive rock in many years. Initially a vocal quartet playing an unusual and experimental form of death metal, by the time they recorded their first official release they had shed their vocalist and shifted focus to intricate instrumental arrangements. TRIBUNAL RECORDS called it "...genius level stuff."

The evolution continued as CANVAS SOLARIS incorporated additional elements in their work. Their sound became eloquently expansive as more prominent keyboards, integral acoustic arrangements, and ethnic percussion widened their musical vocabulary.

Signing with SENSORY RECORDS (The Laser's Edge) in 2005, they began a series of releases that has shown just how far they have come from their origins. Contrasting intense hyper-technical passages with introverted, spacey, quiet and acoustic-based interludes, today CANVAS SOLARIS have established themselves as one of the bands pointing a new direction for the heavy progressive and progmetal scenes. As Tribunal Records has said, "We guarantee it will blow your mind!"

ProgDay, the world’s longest running progressive rock festival, takes place this year on August 30th and 31st at Storybook Farm near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Other bands announced so far are Ain Soph (Japan), CHEER-ACCIDENT (US), Holding Pattern (US), and VonFrickle (US). To hear music and get information about all the bands, please visit our website at www.progday.com.

CHEER-ACCIDENT Comes To ProgDay 2008

CHEER-ACCIDENT have been identified with (and some say creators of) the Chicago post-rock scene since their formation in 1981. Multi-instrumentalst THYMME JONES has led the band through many incarnations since then, along with guitarist JEFF LEIBERSHER who joined in 1988. Between 1981 and the present the group has constantly progressed and experimented with different styles, from complex prog to progressive pop, to noise and sound collages.

Along the way they have worked with virtually everyone in the underground Chicago scene, from famed producer/engineer STEVE ALBINI to JIM O'ROURKE (GASTR DEL SOL, WILCO, SONIC YOUTH, etc.). The band released its 14th album, What Sequel?, in 2006. Produced by JOHN McENTIRE (TORTOISE, SEA AND CAKE), "Sequel" features the band again exploring the prog/pop landscape with their unique, unclassifiable approach.

CHEER-ACCIDENT are coming to Progday with guns blazing, in the form of an expanded 7-piece lineup that we're sure you won't want to miss!

Check out the band's myspace site at: http://www.myspace.com/cheeraccident

ProgDay 2008 is the 14th edition of the world's longest running progressive rock festival. Performances will take place on Labor Day weekend, Saturday, August 30, and Sunday, August 31. For more information please visit our website at www.progday.com.