G. Calvin Weston's Treasures of the Spirit - Mahavishnu shows in November

Friday, November 5th, 2010
G. Calvin Weston's Treasures of the Spirit - 10:00 PM
Tritone
1508 South Street
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19146
215-545-0475
Price: TBC
G. Calvin Weston's Treasures of the Spirit will be performing music of the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Friday, November 12th, 2010
G. Calvin Weston's Treasures of the Spirit - 9:00 PM
Puppets Jazz Bar
294 5th Avenue
Brooklyn New York 11215
Price: TBC
G. Calvin Weston's Treasures of the Spirit will be performing music of the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

GRANT CALVIN WESTON- DRUMS AND PERCUSSION
ELLIOT GARLAND- BASS
BENJAMIN KERP- GUITAR
CYNDEE LEE RULE- VIOLIN
DAVID DZUBINSKI- KEYBOARDS

G. Calvin Weston's Treasures of the Spirit plays Mahavishnu this weekend

G. Calvin Weston's Treasures of the Spirit
Friday, September 3rd - 10:00 PM
Tritone
1507 South St.
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Price: $7

Featuring:
G. Calvin Weston--Drums
Benjamin Karp--Guitar
Cyndee Lee Rule--Violin
David Dzubinski--Keyboards
Elliot Garland--Bass


At 17, Calvin joined Ornette Coleman's Prime Time Band, with bass player Jamalaadean Tacuma, his close friend from Philly, which toured extensively in North America and Europe. After recording four albums with Prime Time, Calvin went on to play and record with guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer, until he joined John Luries Lounge Lizards in 1990.

During the late '90s Calvin recorded and toured with Billy Martin of Medeski Martin and Wood, Tricky, Eyvind Kang, Derek Baily, Mark Ribot, and James Carter. He also played on several movie soundtracks including Get Shorty. For his latest project, Calvin Weston's Big Tree, Calvin explores the many musical influences of his career as bandleader and composer.

He also has a new band with world guitarist, Vernon Reid and bass player, Jamalaadean Tacuma and formed the group freeformfunkyfreqs and their new CD Urban Mythology Volume 1. He also plays with Jean-Paul Bourelly and Melvin Gibbs in the band called Gypsys Reloaded, which toured in March of 2008 and recorded a live CD at the Bimhuis. G. Calvin Weston has played on many recordings including Asmodeus: Book Of Angels Volume 7 with Marc Ribot, Trevor Dunn, and John Zorn.

Cyndee Lee Rule news: concerts, new tune

Live VIPER set at the Vibrant Living Festival
Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010
Time: 9:00am - 9:00pm
Street: 1341 Mill Rd., Sellersville, PA, 18960

Description: The Vibrant Living Festival will feature raw food, live music, interactive activities, demonstrations, nature, smoothies, banana whips, and vendors with natural and handmade items for sale. It will be an all day, amazing fun and informative event where you can meet lots of people who share your interests.

I'll be performing a spacerock set on the VIPER at 11:00 AM.

Tickets will be $20 each until July 21st, then the price will increase.
Order tix here:
http://vibrantlivingfestival.eventbrite.com/



Rob Martino solo Chapman Stick House Concert
Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Trevose, PA (Philadelphia area)

Description: Rob Martino be performing at a house concert in the Philadelphia area, hosted by Cyndee Lee Rule and Jeff Nutkowitz!

$12 admission, feel free to BYOB, and vegan snacks will also be served. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm.

To RSVP (which will include directions), email violincyndee@yahoo.com

Please share this event with others if you think they may be interested!

Soundfiles here: www.robmartino.com

Bio:
Rob Martino performs original music and arrangements on the Chapman Stick, a unique stringed instrument that combines elements of guitar, bass, piano and percussion. The strings are tapped and held onto the frets, rather than plucked or strummed, enabling both hands to play complete and expressive multi-part arrangements.

Music listeners with widely different tastes, from new age to folk to classical to hardcore metal have been attracted to different aspects of Rob's music- some find it pleasantly melodic and others are intrigued by the subtle complexities and artistry of the music. Rob has particularly drawn from progressive and art rock influences such as Jethro Tull, Rush, Marillion, and Genesis (as well as folk, Celtic and classical music genres) to develop his particular playing style and musical approach.

In addition to making a strong impression at live performances, Rob's music has a popular online presence, gathering over a million views and thousands of subscribers worldwide on YouTube. You are welcome to get in touch with any booking requests, both locally (mid-Atlantic area of the USA) and worldwide.

Rob is currently based in Fredericksburg, Virginia (originally from the Boston area), and has had a lifelong interest in music and computers - he is a software engineer in the music technology industry (Wave Arts and Camel Audio), and also holds a master's degree in music from Northwestern University.

Hope to see you at both of these events!! And, I hope you will download the new Osiris the Rebirth tune, too (see below)! Please leave feedback here or at my guestbook at: www.cyndeeleerule.com! We'd love to know what you think!



As posted by Dave Adams, of Osiris the Rebirth:

"A new track, co written with Bridget Wishart, and featuring the fantastic Cyndee on Viper violin, called "Planetscape," is now up on myspace.com/osiristherebirth in an edited form. However until close of play next Friday, the full high quality un-edited tune is available to download free at osiristherebirth.com

"This is the first completed tune from the forthcoming album Lost.

Space rock DJs feel free to download and play on your shows."

Space Mirrors: new album news (Nik Turner, Cyndee Lee Rule, Martryn Lucifer)

This just in from Cyndee Lee Rule:

The new album of SPACE MIRRORS (Majestic-12: A Hidden Presence) will be released next Tuesday, March 3.

Third album for this fantastic space rock band! After 3 years SPACE MIRRORS returns with their new epos “Majestic-12: A Hidden Presence”, a magic journey beyond the galaxies.

It's a new chapter in Space Mirrors history, which brings you a research into the UFO conspiracy subjects in the form of a modern Space Metal, with many mixed elements from dark metal to classic rock (similar to Ayreon, Sigh, Arcturus, Ozric Tentacles).

Featuring Nik Turner (Hawkwind co-founder, Space Ritual, Inner City Unit), Martyr Lucifer (Hortus Animae, Opposite Sides) and Cyndee Lee Rule (Spaceseed, Scattered Planets).

You can listen to the samples from the album and watch videos here on our myspace page:
www.myspace.com/spacemirrors

Read interview with Alisa Coral and an exclusive review of the album in Aural-Innovations:
http://www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue39/alisa.html

"MJ-12" album should be available to buy in the main distribution outlets soon. Check out the list of distributors at record label website for more information.

Meanwhile it's available to buy directly from Sleaszy Rider Records:
http://www.sleaszyrider.com/

More news coming soon! Thank you all for your support!
Cyndee

Mellotronworks: free Mike Dickson download album

This in from Cyndee Lee Rule:

"Hi Everyone,

Systems Theory mellotronist, Mike Dickson, has offered his new mellotron album for free download. I have also contributed viola samples which are then played through the mellotron!

I have also de-tuned the viola to include some notes lower than the viola's natural range, offering 35 notes for use on the mellotron.

Mellotronworks
A series of popular classical music pieces played entirely on the Mellotron

* Mars, The Bringer of War (Holst)
* Adagio in G minor (Albinoni)
* Adagio for Strings (Barber)
* Air on The G String (Bach)
* Canon in D major (Pachelbel)
* Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Vaughan Williams)

http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/mellotronworks/"

10 Questions With...Cyndee Lee Rule

There aren’t enough good space rock violinists in the world.

Thankfully, we have players like Cyndee Lee Rule trying to redress the balance.

Cyndee’s got a pretty impressive C.V., including work with icons of space rock such as Nik Turner, Tim Blake, Harvey Bainbridge, and many others I’m just not totally remembering at this moment. She’s worked with Systems Theory (Systems Theory member Steven Davies-Morris assisted on her debut solo disc, UFOsmosis). She's played with electronic band Radio Massacre International, both in the studio and live. In fact, her contributions to their live set at NEARfest 2008 were some of the highlights for me.

UFOsmosis, her first solo album, was released in 2006. A mix of originals and some inspired choices for covers, the release has served as a bit of a launching pad, exposing her name and impressive instrumental skills to a wider audience. With additional projects in the can, now seemed a good opportunity to catch up with Cyndee to see what’s coming up on the radar…

1) What's the quick and dirty Cyndee Lee Rule CV?
CLR: Classical violinist gone ssssspaceeeeeee!

2) How did you get started playing violin?
CLR: I started in school, in the 3rd grade. We had a demonstration of all the instruments available for lessons. When I saw the violin, I knew that was THE instrument for me!

3) What does the Viper bring to your playing?
CLR: The Viper allows me to plug in and use my Boss GT-6 pedal. I really enjoy using effects with the violin. The combination of the pedal with a bow is really exciting to me!

4) Are you ever worried that your Viper will gain sentience and strike out on its own?
CLR: Oh yeah! In fact, I feel as though the Viper is really playing itself. I am just the one standing next to it!

5) What would you say has been your biggest live playing highlight?
CLR: It would have to be when I shared the stage with Tim Blake in Exeter, UK! It was incredible to get to join Tim on "Selene.” Gong is one of my very favorite bands, up there with the Beatles. I had no idea that I would ever get the opportunity to join one of the members of Gong on a Gong tune in the UK! It was an unbelievable experience!

6) How did you get Daevid Allen to do the artwork for your album UFOsmosis?
CLR: Daevid does commissioned fantasy album cover art pieces. I thought it would be a great idea to get a commissioned cover to use on an actual album. Daevid asked me for some elements to include in the piece. That's my cat Ares on the left corner, with his little "A" medallion and mini-Viper!

7) If you could put together a dream band to back you on album and tour, who would be in the group?
CLR: Definitely Phish! The whole band, as is!

8) How do you select songs to cover?
CLR: I chose songs that are not already violin-heavy. Though I really do like the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby", it is not something I would chose to Viperize. Instead, I chose the more obscure Harrison song "The Inner Light" to add some spacey Indian flavor to the album.

I also chose Hawkwind's "Assassins of Allah" for similar reasons. I really enjoy the very Arabic feel to the song, and wanted to play that up even more. My engineer, Steven Davies-Morris, added some fantastic Arabic percussion to the tune.

9) What's next for you?
CLR: Another solo album is in the works! There are also quite a few collab albums coming out, including several by Mooch and several by Spirits Burning, among others.

10) Any final words for our readers?
CLR: I'd love to thank everyone for such great support! Those who would like to keep in touch with my upcoming projects can join my email list at: www.cyndeeleerule.com, or add me on myspace: www.myspace.com/cyndeeleerule

(Photo from Cyndee Lee Rule's website)

StanJam reminder (TONIGHT!)

http://billsprogblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/speaking-of-happy-man.html

StanJam is coming up on Saturday September 27th. This is the first benefit to help our friend, Stanley Whitaker in raising some much needed money to help him cope the the mounting bills from his medical needs. Stan's radiation treatments have begun so the timing is very good for helping Stan during this period when he cannot get out and work.

Some of the players will include Alan Benjamin, Paul Sears, Anthony Setola, Greg Phillips, Keith Macksoud, Chris Mack, Dave DeMarco, Cyndee Lee Rule, Dave Newhouse, Paul Reed Smith, Gary Grainger, Tony Bunn, Roy Witte (aka Boomer), Winn Krozack and more special guests. The event will combine many artists who haven't played together before. There should be some special moments and some unique new music created right on the spot.

Doors are at 6pm and we'll go as long as we can. Admission is $15 but we'll happily take as much as you can spare to help Stanley through this tough time. We'll be recording the event to be aired later on the Gagliarchives.

Speaking of Happy the Man...

(courtesy of Bill Plummer from Oblivion Sun)

StanJam is coming up on Saturday September 27th. This is the first benefit to help our friend, Stanley Whitaker in raising some much needed money to help him cope the the mounting bills from his medical needs. Stan's radiation treatments have begun so the timing is very good for helping Stan during this period when he cannot get out and work.

Some of the players will include Alan Benjamin, Paul Sears, Anthony Setola, Greg Phillips, Keith Macksoud, Chris Mack, Dave DeMarco, Cyndee Lee Rule, Dave Newhouse, Paul Reed Smith, Gary Grainger, Tony Bunn, Roy Witte (aka Boomer), Winn Krozack and more special guests. The event will combine many artists who haven't played together before. There should be some special moments and some unique new music created right on the spot.

Doors are at 6pm and we'll go as long as we can. Admission is $15 but we'll happily take as much as you can spare to help Stanley through this tough time. We'll be recording the event to be aired later on the Gagliarchives.