JOHN ON EUROPEAN TOUR WITH SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES 10/29/09-11/20/09
check website for cities, dates & venues
http://www.southsidejohnny.com/
John Returns for 2nd "E.E." Trio Show
The Quick:
What: By Popular Demand...Jeff Kazee, John Conte & Rich Pagano revisit Early Elton: Music From The Elton John Trio Tours '70-'72.
When: Wednesday, July 29th 8:00 PM
Where: The Bitter End
147 Bleeker Street (bet Thomson & LaGuardia)
NYC, NY
Tickets: $10
Advance tix at Ticketweb.com
The Long:
~ EE~ Early Elton A Tribute to the Elton John, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson trio tours of 1970 - 1972 featuring: Jeff Kazee - piano, vocals Rich Pagano - drums, vocals John Conte - bass, vocals.
As the story goes, Elton's label didn't have the funds to send him out to tour the US with a full band, yet Elton need to promote his imminent releases. Having decided on Dee and Nigel, Elton then rearranged the songs and vocals to fit within the limitations of his new lineup. Suddenly, a new sound emerged that was both raw and poignant.
While Jeff, John and Rich have used rare video, bootleg recordings and even Elton's own home demos in shaping their collective vision of Elton's Trio Period, they will be blurring the lines between replication and innovation slightly, while still capturing and utilizing the spirit, mood and energy from those early tours.
Our May show was a fantastic debut.
Dig us playing Amoreena on Youtube
3 new songs will be added to the July 29th show! Also, check out our last show's SETLIST:
1.TAKE ME TO THE PILOT
2. SON OF THE FATHER
3. LEVON
4. BORDER SONG
5. MY FATHER'S GUN
6. GREY SEAL
7. AMOREENA
8. MADMAN
9. COUNTRY COMFORT
10. BURN DOWN THE MISSION
MORE VIDEO TO SEE AT:
http://www.vimeo.com/5491074
JOHN plays with NEW TRIO in NYC
Live @ The Bitter End (147 Bleeker Street, NYC) Wednesday, May 27th 8 p.m. $10
~ EE~
Early Elton
A Tribute to the Elton John, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
Trio tours of 1970 - 1972
featuring:
Jeff Kazee - piano, vocals
Rich Pagano - drums, vocals
John Conte - bass, vocals
As the story goes, Elton's label didn't have the funds to send him out to tour the US with a full band, yet Elton need to promote his imminent releases. Having decided on Dee and Nigel, Elton then rearranged the songs and vocals to fit within the limitations of his new lineup. Suddenly, a new sound emerged that was both raw and poignant.
While Jeff, John and Rich have used rare video, bootleg recordings and even Elton's own home demos in shaping their collective vision of Elton's Trio Period, they will be blurring the lines between replication and innovation slightly, while still capturing and utilizing the spirit, mood and energy from those early tours.
Advance Tickets at ticketweb.com
JOHN ON A&E "PRIVATE SESSIONS" W/ MICHAEL & KEVIN BACON
john performs 2 songs with the bacon brothers band
on sunday APRIL 19th @ 9:00 a.m.
or see it on the web: http://www.aetv.com/private-sessions/
JOHN PERFORMS W/JON BON JOVI
VIDEO: John & PO2A Live with AL KOOPER
Al Kooper recently played B.B Kings for his 65th Birthday bash and chose the Prisoners of 2nd Avenue to back him on a burning 6 song mini set .
John IN NATIONAL T.V. APPEARANCE ON CBS SAT. EARLY SHOW NOV. 1ST.
On Uncrushed Dana puts forth the kind of raw emotion and sincerity that has her being compared to artists like Carole King and Sarah McLachlan. Her first single “Not My Problem” reached #23 on Billboard’s AC chart, making it one of the highest charting songs by an independent artist this year. Dana’s fans have propelled her to #1 on MySpace with over 2 million plays and thousands of heartfelt comments and letters. Parish's music, known for its emotional resonance, has been featured in many feature films including Gray Matters starring Heather Graham and Sissy Spacek and the upcoming film Serious Moonlight starring Meg Ryan and Kristen Bell.
For more information or to listen to Dana Parish's songs visit
http://www.myspace.com/danaparish
JOHN ON 2008 TOUR W/ SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES
THEY'RE ALL OVA'DA PLACE ! check out the jukes website for concert dates .
http://www.southsidejohnny.com
JOHN Performs with CHUCK BERRY & SUPERGROUP in Boston 4/13/08
this is a benefit concert for a unique boston area program for artists in recovery. go to right-turn.org to view full promo for the event
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Right Turn Inc. Presents
The Super Group Featuring Chuck Berry
Sunday, April 13, 7:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
To Benefit Artists in Recovery—Featuring Chuck Berry with Chuck Leavell, Simon Kirke, and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter as well as Ernie and the Automatics
CHUCK BERRY & the Super Group. Featuring Chuck Leavell, Simon Kirke, Chad Smith, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Tim Ries, Ricky Byrd, and John Conte. Ernie and the Automatics opening. Berklee Performance Center.
Call (617) 747-2261 for Tickets or visit
Ticket Master Tickets
Show at 7 PM.
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VIDEO : John jams with warren haynes , jimmy vivino , paul shaffer at a sold out B.B Kings!
In january 2008 john's deep cuts trio "The Prisoners of 2nd Avenue"
pulled out all the stops to celebrate the birthdays of PO2A guitarist Jimmy Vivino and late Bill Graham at B.B Kings in Times Square .
LISTEN TO THE TUNES . . .TELL US WHAT YOU THINK !!!!!
JOHN in the STUDIO with AMY RIGBY
Amy's latest album, to be released in the summer of 2005, has John on bass and Denis Diken of the Smithereens on drums. The record was produced by New York's multi-talented John Greyboff & mixed by the legendary Don Dixon (R.E.M. , Smithereens) In an email to john , Don wrote : "I just finished mixing AMY RIGBY's new record and wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your playing on it...a real pleasure to hear the bass in touch with the songs in such a visceral way..."
Since her debut album "Diary Of A Mod Housewife" in 1996, Amy Rigby has been compared to everyone from Elvis Costello to Carole King but “has no peer on the current pop scene” according to the Chicago Reader. Rigby’s second album "Middlescence" was another critical success and led to tours with Warren Zevon, Bob Mould and Billy Bragg as well as a spot on the 1998 Lilith Fair. Rigby’s fourth solo album "Til The Wheels Fall Off", released on Signature Sounds in April 2003, has been called “her best since her first,” (MOJO magazine) and “her best and most revelatory since Mod Housewife” (Winston-Salem Journal). The NY Times said, "Ms. Rigby's songs capture reality instead of inflating it...they blithely cross lines few artists have even approached."
Look out for her upcoming New York shows soon !!!!
JOHN PLAYS ON RACHEL YAMAGATA'S, "HAPPENSTANCE" AND KERI NOBLE'S, "FEARLESS"
Billboard review on Rachel's release, "Rachael Yamagata plays an emphatically rhythmic piano on "Happenstance," but her imploring, seductive voice is the dominant instrument. Like Rickie Lee Jones and Laura Nyro, two singer/ pianists she sometimes evokes, what counts is how the lyrics sound in the arrangements. Even the repeated words in the title of the opening song, "Be Be Your Love," suggest her rhythmic, percussive style of singing. Her writing can be exceptional. The centerpiece, "Worn Me Down," has an irresistible hook and an unforgettable melody. Yamagata also connects with primal emotions. On "Letter Read," Yamagata, skidding through lines like "I'm afraid and I can't breathe," sounds like she is hyperventilating. There's one bewildering song, "1963," in which Yamagata sings about having flowers in her hair. (Presumably, she means 1967.) But there's no denying the hungry songs of obsessive love that manage to be spooky, eternal and hip at the same time."
Billboard magazine writes about Keri's CD, "The next Norah Jones? Not so fast. True, this is a sparkling, beautifully recorded debut by a young pianist/ singer/songwriter. True, Arif Mardin serves as co-executive producer, also arranging and conducting strings. But from there the artists diverge. Where Jones' superb recordings are unerringly smooth, organic and mellow, Noble mixes sounds and delivery. She supplements her fine piano skills with drum loops on three of the album's 12 songs, for example. She's also unafraid—this is "Fearless," after all—to let loose, as on the rocker "Let It Rain." Here, as elsewhere, Noble delivers an angrier, throaty approach more akin to Joan Osborne. But this hook-laden album is also full of sweeter moments: the lap steel fading in and out of the wistful "Piece of My Heart," which is another standout and is by itself worth repeated listens. Fortunately, there are many such moments on this impressive debut."
Visit www.rachelyamagata.com or www.kerinoble.com for more info!!!!!
LOVE IS COMING.....JOHN IS COMING TO US ALL......
John plays bass on the new Alana Davis single, "Carry On." Her version of this classic Stephen Stills song premiered on a Sony Electronics commercial during the 2003 Super Bowl. It's available now on Sony/Columbia Records
JOHN "UP ALL NIGHT" WITH PETER WOLF, MICK + KEITH!
Peter Wolf enjoyed working with John so much on his 1998 release "Fool's Parade" that he had to have him back on a couple of tracks for his latest CD "Sleepless" on Artemis Records.
Veteran insomniacs, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, join in the fun as well as Steve Earle and Magic Dick.
Peter says about Sleepless, "I Tried to emulate the process and techniques of some of the records that have had a great influence on me. Everything-from the songs, the musicians, the studio, the recording equipment, right up to the final mastering-were all chosen to help achieve this goal."
Also back from the "Fools Parade" line-up is drummer, Shawn Pelton. "We fit like an old shoe," John says about playing with Shawn, "we've cut a lot of tracks over the years." Shawn plays on the Crown Jewels debut album "Spitshine". (Note: brother Steve Conte also played and sang on "Fool's Parade")
NEWS FLASH!!
John Conte and wife Lisa recently produced a son, Leonardo Desimone Conte! Born August 2002.
amy rigby - little fugitive(signature sounds) 2005 rachel yamagata - happenstance (rca victor) 2004 karmine alers - (from cast of rent) for you (airgo records) 2005 ian hunter - rant (fuel 2000) 2001 peter wolf - sleepless (artemis) 2002 peter wolf - fool's parade (mercury) 1998 alana davis - carry on (sony) 2003 keri noble - fearless (emi) 2004 cheryl wheeler - different stripe (philo) 2002 cheryl wheeler - mrs. pinocci's guitar (philo/rounder) 1995 dragon tales - original television soundtrack (rhino) 2001 kevin salem - ecstatic (future farmer/fargo) 2001 sugaro - (w/dr. john, michael brecker & catherine russell) pierce turner - 3 minute world (punctual records) 2001 carla lothier - 100 lovers (chesky records) 2004 bethany yarrow - deep folk 2003 diego sandrin - ten songs in the key of madness (sirius wags) 2004 amanda kravat - wrong all day 2001 christine kane - rain and mud and wild and green (big fat music) 2002 company of wolves - company of wolves (mercury) 1990 company of wolves - shakers and tambourines (ryf records) 1998 kyf brewer - salvador deli 1998 kyf brewer - me and my big mouth 1994 julianne richards - (geffen) 1999 john flynn - to the point 2001 k-9 posse - (arista) 1988 mick brosnan - co-colo (apollon) 1990 danielia cotton - (hipshake music) 2005 jeff arundel - ghost party (purple records) 2005 brian kelly - receding choir (very good records) 2004 sophia ramos - her majesty (play records) 2003 dana parish - it was beautiful (company records) 2004 patricia ossowski - my best mask on 2002 leslie nuss - action hero superstar 2001 the swingin' tetrahedrons - the cydonia suite 2001 motorbaby - rise (ten wings) 2001 j.j. gillmore - 2001 michael maxwell - 2000 d. wilenski - and then some (speechless) 1997 46bliss - pistachio home
on stage/in studio
marc cohn joan osborne david bowie john waite billy joel billy squier rosanne cash simon kirke (bad company) chuck berry willie nile johnny winter david johanssen and the ny dolls phoebe snow patty smythe johnnie johnson darlene love chryssie amphlett (divynls) tony visconti holly palmer chynna phillips howard tate al kooper jimmy vivino (conan o’brien) bernard "pretty" purdie g.e. smith (bob dylan, hall & oates) the hudson river rats southside johnny and the asbury jukes jeff golub blood, sweat and tears
on tv
queer eye for the straight guy - bravo/nbc dragontales - pbs maybe it's me - wb undressed - mtv ed - nbc providence - nbc jag - cbs angel - fox smallville - wb glory days - wb the guardian - cbs winter x games - espn jack and jill - wb
on broadway
billy joel and twyla tharp’s “movin’ out”
equipment
basses:
1964 fender jazz
1961 fender precision bass
1977 fender p-bass
fender ’62 p-bass reissue
fender ’62 vintage p-bass reissue
fender american jazz bass w/maple fingerboard
1967 gibson ebo
1978 musicman stingray
1964 hofner
1973 rickenbacker 4001
jerry jones longhorn
1970 ernie ball earthwood bass(accoustic)
kay upright
esp fretless
epiphone rivoli reissue
lakland joe osborne ’61 jazz bass
amplifiers:
early 70's accoustic 360
1969 200 watt marshall major
ampeg svt cabinet
1965 fender showman
1970's acoustic 140
fender 400 pro combo
effects:
sovtec big muff
mxr envelope filter
mxr flanger
boss bass e.q. pedal
sans amp bass driver d.i.
mutron III
electro-harmonics micro-bass synth pedal
mxr phase 90
