Bill Champlin will do some shows in Norway joining the band TOBB (The Original Bullshit Band).

The band is born in Oslo and its members are: Knut Anders Sørum (vocals), Javed Kurd (guitar, vocals), Lars Endrerud (bass), Erik Smith (drums), Trond Nagell-Dahl (keyboards, vocals), Steinar Borvik (saxophone), Torbjørn Sunde (trombone, vocals) and Rune Haglund (trumpet, vocal).

The 'Limahl'-haired aspiring young musicians, wearing sweaters of angora and embarrassing trousers, passionately developing good grooves and creative interplay around soul, funk and r&b, weren't particularly concerned about their nameless status either. Moreover, they had come to realize that every cool band name they could think of already had been snatched up by other musicians. Name suggestions like 'The Trembling Coconuts' was rejected. 'I Promise It's Piña Colada' was also rejected. That's the simple reason why the band ended up with such a flattering name: TOBB :-) Anyway, don't miss them LIVE if you like "groovin'"!!! 

Bill Champlin with Tobb concerts: 12 May Larvik, 13 May Bergen, 14 May Kristiansand, 15 May Sarpsborg

The LA Project Live featuring Bill Champlin on his only gig in Sweden during his tour this Spring! It has been more than ten years since Bill was in Sweden solo and this is an happening you just have to attend, come see and hear a true living legen

The band features Bill Champlin on vocals, guitar and keyboards, Peter Friestedt on guitar, Stefan Gunnarsson on vocals and keyboards, female singers Viktoria Tolstoy and Tamara Champlin as well as rhythm-section Rasmus Kihlberg and Johan Granström. An unforgettable evening with a great mix of jazz, soul, pop and rock and you can expect favourites from Peter Friestedt’s two LA Project albums, favourites from Bill Champlins amazing catalogue plus some westcoast classics and maybe something from Stefan Gunnarsson’s recently released solo debut.

Buy tickets on the Faschings homepage

Dicover Viktoria Tolstoy's new cd "My Russian soul"

Discover Stefan Gunnarsson's self bebut cd with songs co-wrote with Jude Cole at cdon.

What We Like production is pleased to announce the venue of Michael Franks at La Cigale on saturday 10th of July. An enormously popular performer, Michael made his first album in 1973, then enjoyed success with a string of late '70s albums on Warner Brothers. He has worked with the likes of Flora Purim, Kenny Rankin, Ron Carter, the Crusaders, David Sanborn, Toots Thielemans, Eric Gale, and others, and has had songs recorded by The Manhattan Transfer, Patti Labelle, Carmen McRae, and the Carpenters. His last recording to date "Rendez-vous in Rio" (best international popular album in Japan in 2006) is a must have! 

Don't miss that special event!!!

VERYSHOW is pleased to announce several great concerts including Alan Parsons, the author of "Eye in the sky" on Tuesday 1st of June and Gov't Mule, lead by guitar hero, singer and songwriter Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers band) on Wenesday 23rd of june.

OTHER CONCERTS TO COME:

Nathalie Merchant 20/05 at l'Alhambra, Paul Anka 06/06 at l'Olympia, Michael Bolton 15/06 at l'Olympia, Bon Jovi 16/06 at Bercy, ACDC 18/06 Stade de France, Jackson Browne 18/06 at Casino de Paris, Willie Nelson 26/06 at l'Olympia, Al Jarreau 01/07 at l'Olympia, Earth Wind & Fire 08/07 at Zenith, Crosby Still & Nash 12 & 13/07 at l'Olympia.

David Roberts is now busy for preparing his first Japan Tour 2008 to fill his missing 26 years absence and promote his brand-new 2nd solo album "Better Late Than Never" released in July breaking his 26 years silence. David will perform 2 shows in Tokyo, 1 show in Osaka and 1show in Nagoya early October.

And you will be very pleased to hear that David will release another album titled "Missing Years", a collection of his unreleased demos recorded mainly in early-mid 90's.
This release will be sold ahead of its official release date, at Club Quattro, when David Roberts will perform there.

Label: Vivid Sound Corp., Japan (VSCD3365>

Release Date: October 8, 2008
Tracks:
1. Run Back
2. Misunderstood
3. Gone But Not Forgotten
4. Until Your Heart's Content
5. Run Away With Me
6. Forbidden Fruit
7. Nothing Matters Tonight
8. I Love You So Much It Hurts
9. Higher Power
10. One Soul
11. No Ordinary Girl
12. Cry Me A River Tonight
13. I Still Believe

Live shows details would be as below;

Live Dates and Venues:

October 4, Saturday at Club Quattro Shibuya, Tokyo
(Show Start: 7PM)
October 6, Monday at Club Quattro Shinsaibashi, Osaka
(Show Start: 7PM)
October 7, Tuesday at Club Quattro Nagoya, Nagoya
(Show Start: 7PM)
October 8, Wednesday at Club Quattro Shibuya, Tokyo
(Show Start: 7PM)
Venue's official website: Club Quattro

Tour Members:
David Roberts: Keyboards and Vocals
Paul Mabury: Drums
Lauren Ellis : Bass
Pat Bergeson: Guitar
Brad Cole: Keyboards (known for his recording and tour supporting for Phil Collins)
Fred Mollin: Rhythm and Acoustic Guitar and Percussion (producer of the album "Better Late Than Never")

Thanks to Takeito - ACMJ

Big news about David Garfield & friends... While both Karizma and Los Lobotomys are currently working on new releases, Los Lobotomys will reunite and do a European tour beginning March 28th 2007.
More infos at creatchy.com!

Prolific hit-makers and perennial live favorites Chicago and Huey Lewis & The News will team up this summer for a national tour, which will include Southern California shows on Tuesday, June 13 at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and Friday, June 16 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine. Fans can expect both acts to perform full-length sets of high-energy rock 'n roll filled with wall to wall hits.

Celebrating their 25th anniversary as a unit, Huey Lewis and the News' trademark blend of '60s R&B and straight-ahead, good-time rock 'n roll has outlasted countless trends, selling over 20 million albums worldwide in the process. These Grammy Award winners have written smash hits like, "Heart of Rock & Roll," "Stuck With You," "I Want A New Drug," "Hip To Be Square," and "Power Of Love.

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Here is this great piece of news from Billboard :
Michael McDonald and Steely Dan may be reuniting. Sources tell Billboard that McDonald, who played keyboards and sang backing vocals on such Steely Dan classics as "The Royal Scam," "Katy Lied" and "Aja," is in talks to co-headline the band's summer tour.

Each act would play its own set, and then McDonald would join Steely Dan for a number of hits on which he performed, including the 1977 No. 11 Billboard pop singles chart entry "Peg."

McDonald has scattered solo dates on the books through June 10 in Nashville. Meanwhile, Steely Dan principals Donald Fagen and Walter Becker are busy with their own solo projects: Fagen's third solo album, "Morph the Cat," arrives Tuesday (March 7) via Reprise, while Becker is at work on the follow-up to his 1994 solo debut, "11 Tracks of Whack."

On Saturday, March 18th, The Rotary Club of Weston, The City of Weston, and title sponsor Cleveland Clinic Weston will be hosting the second annual free concert featuring rock legends RPM - Rock & Pop Masters at The Weston Regional Park Event Stage beginning at 7:00 PM.

The RPM show features a group of original lead singers of some of the biggest, best music hits in rock history! It's the Classic Rock Dance Party you have always dreamed about! RPM includes famous rock legends:

- Edgar Winter - "Free Ride," "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo," and "Frankenstein"
- Larry Hoppen - Orleans
- Lane Hoppen - Orleans on keyboards
- Joe Lynn Turner - formerly of Deep Purple and Rainbow
- Charlie Morganjohn caferty
- former drummer for Elton John's band
- Grammy nominated Robbie Dupree - "Steal Away"
- Jimi Jamison - Survivor
- John Cafferty - original singer for all "Eddie & The Cruisers" songs, as well as the lead singer for The Beaver Brown Band
- Michael "Tunes" Antunes - actual sax player filmed in "Eddie & The Cruisers" footage and played sax on all the songs in the movie as well.

Rock & Pop Masters brings first-rate hit music from the 70s and 80's SUNG BY ORIGINAL LEAD SINGERS. The result is a show consisting of nothing but huge hit songs performed by the people whose voices you recognize and love. The singers are all backed by one terrific band and by the end of the night, all the singers and players are onstage adding to their friends' sounds in a 'jam extravaganza'. For more information on RPM, please visit their website at www.rpmconcerts.com.

Schascle will be on tour with Dickie Betts and Great Southern beginning March 1, and will be finishing writing for her next album.

Signed in 1990 to Warner Brothers Records, "Haunted By Real Life" produced by Patrick Leonard (Madonna, Roger Waters, Pink Floyd) gained attention on the Jazz/Pop charts with title song.

Schascle's Music video "Can't Get Love With Money" was featured on VH1. The sensual song "Garden of Love", accompanied a love scene on the prime time soap opera "Days of Our Lives".

Warner/Reprise records Featured Schascle "Twinkle" on the back cover of Billboard Magazine announcing the release of her new album. And she was brought to New York to guest VJ on VH1 to host the "Top 21 Countdown".

Twinkle Schascle's performance in the Montreaux Jazz Festival accompanied by Eric Claptons Band under the direction of Quincy Jones won her International Critical Acclaim.

She is the Grand daughter of Famed Jazz Photographer Charles "Pete" Peterson.

Twinkle has Performed and recorded with world class musicians including Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate (Toto), Steve Lukather (Toto), John Pattitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta (Chick Corea), Dickie Betts ( Allman Brothers), Bill Bottrell (Sheryl Crow, Rusted Root), Brian McCleod (Sheryl Crow,Wire Train) Brian Johnson (AC/DC), Neal Larsen (Al Jarreau,Will Smith), The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Nathan East,  Ray Cooper, Greg Fillengaines, Steve Feroni (Eric Clapton), Double Trouble (Stevie Ray Vaughan), Billy Ashbaugh (In Sync), Rod Stewart (Background on Vagabond Heart), Howard Leese (Heart),  Paul Rodjers (Bad Company),Joe Thomas (Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Bud Sneider (Allman Brothers, Dickie Betts Band),  Rick Hall (Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Clarence Carter), Jerry Wexler, legendary producer of Aretha Franklin, and Ray Charles, called Twink the "Greatest soul singer I've seen in a long time, and believe me, I've seen my share of imitators."

Schascle "Haunted By Real Life" CD: ORDER IT NOW.

I had the great pleasure to enjoy Michael Jones's live performance yesterday in Lisse (suburb of Paris). Just one word: AMAZING!
The welsh talented guitar player and singer offered us two hours of pleasure performing songs from his two last recordings "A consommer avec modération", "Prises et reprises" and a few surprises.
A lot of emotion with "Le grand Frère" written by Gildas Arzel (Canada) about singer John Forgerty and "Va t'en" my all time favorite Michael's tune.

A lot of energy with the first single from the new record "Le frère que j'ai choisi" and "La demoiselle", duet with Sandrine Regot.
A lot of Revival with "J'ai marcher sur Memphis", cover of Marc Cohn's popular hit "Walking in Memphis" and The creedence Clearwater Revival's "Rollin' on the river" to name a few.
A lot of blues, "Un dernier blues pour toi", "Un p'tit blues peinard", "Des nuit trop longues"...
A lot of jokes and fun caus' Michael Jones is a "funny" guy too:-)

You can purchase Michael Jones music on Amazon France and for more informations, please visit his website MichaelJones.net