As Sirius rises, birthday greetings to Justin's lady from the entire Tool family, and a big CHEERS with this Stella (it is noon, after all). Got to love that 23!
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VOLTO!'s Kirk Covington will be performing with his band CAPTAIN KIRK at the LA VE LEE jazz club on Wednesday July 23. For more information about this show, please go to www.laveleejazzclub.com.
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The band's good friends ISIS will be playing two shows in Chicago this weekend. One at a club called "Subterranean" on SATURDAY night the 26th, and headlining a FREE! outdoor festival in "Wicker Park" called the "Wicker Park Festival" on SUNDAY the 27th. Additional info about the free Sunday show HERE
In other Isis-related news, drummer AARON HARRIS recently played on, engineered, and mixed a record for a band called "ZOZOBRA." The record comes out AUGUST 5th on HYDRAHEAD RECORDS, but you can pre order it HERE and hear samples of it HERE
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After going to the Silverlake CHA CHA LOUNGE tonight (6-9) to help Juvenile Diabetes Research (2375 GLENDALE BLVD), there's... VOLTO!
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No, it's not what you're thinking... Tool's good friend, artist MARK STEGER of OSSEUS LABYRINT (you might recall that the duo performed live with the band and appeared in the "Schism" video) recently completed a shoot for the first HEROES web episodes, playing a cold blooded killer in "GOING POSTAL" (it "felt natural?, Mark added). Here's a LINK to satisfy your curiosity.
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Sub-Chthonian revels ... Transplutonian echoes... the din of the endomatrix? Available JULY 22, the latest album by LUSTMORD on Hydra Head Records. Featuring guest appearances by King Buzzo (Melvins), Aaron Turner (Isis) and some chap going by the name ADAM JONES...
Track-list:
1. Testament
2. Element
3. Godeater
4. Dark Awakening
5. Ash
6. Of Eons
7. Prime [Aversion]
8. Er Ub Us
ARTWORK BY ADAM JONES
For those interested there is a limited shirt and hoodie available until July 17th with pre-orders.
LINKS:
Direct pre-order purchase LINK
Direct iTunes LINK
Lustmord SITE
Lustmord MySpace
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On WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, the SILVERLAKE CHA CHA LOUNGE will donate $2.00 for every drink purchased during HAPPY HOUR (6-9 PM) to THE JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION. For those of you who would like to donate, but aren't able to join us at the Cha Cha, here's another way to help:
This August, Camella's sister Debbie and her son Nick (one of the stars of the Tool newsletter for May!) will be taking part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Ride to Cure Diabetes in Asheville, NC along with hundreds of other Riders across the country. Their goal: To raise $3.2 million to help fund research for a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications. As Debbie notes in her email: "Many people think type 1 diabetes can be controlled by insulin. While insulin does keep people with type 1 diabetes alive, it is NOT a cure. Aside from the daily challenges of living with type 1 diabetes, there are many severe, often fatal, complications caused by the disease. That's the bad news... and yes, it's pretty bad. The good news, though, is that a cure for type 1 diabetes is within reach. In fact, JDRF funding and leadership is associated with most major scientific breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes research to date. And JDRF funds a major portion of all type 1 diabetes research worldwide, more than any other charity. Please visit my Ride Web Page if you would like to donate online or see how close I am to reaching my personal goal. Follow this link to make a donation." Thank you for your support!
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VOLTO!'s JOHN ZIEGLER has a new project - a "sonic/improv group" called "THE ZETETICS", and they're performing TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY, JULY 9th) at THE BAKED POTATO in Studio City. As usual, the band features some great musicians: JOEL TAYLOR, ARLAN SCHIERBAUM, and PAUL ILL. Some analog synth action!
Also, a friendly reminder that VOLTO! (DANNY CAREY, JOHN Z, KIRK COVINGTON and LANCE MORRISON) will be playing at the LA VE LEE JAZZ CLUB on JULY 16 (12514 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA. 91604 - 818-980-8158). We hope to see you there!
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