Free-range improvised music from electric bassist extraordinaire Dominic Chiaverini (NYC), drummer Don Berman, saxophonist Gregg Miller, and guitarist Dennis Rea.
Dennis Rea is represented by MoonJune Records & Management
Free-range improvised music from electric bassist extraordinaire Dominic Chiaverini (NYC), drummer Don Berman, saxophonist Gregg Miller, and guitarist Dennis Rea.
Threshold (Don Berman, Heather Bentley, Dennis Rea, Simon Henneman) are thrilled to open for our MoonJune Records label mates, PAKT, a supergroup made up of legendary bassist Percy Jones (Brand X, Brian Eno), guitarists Alex Skolnick (Testament) and Tim Motzer, and drum phenom Kenny Grohowski (Brand X, John Zorn).
Stunned to be opening for Tony Levin, perhaps the most sought-after bassist of his era (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, and on anon), in his Band of Brothers formation featuring sibling Pete on keyboards, jazz drum legend Joe LaBarbera, and Joe's saxophonist brother Pat. I'll kick things off with an acoustic set of originals and world-music permutations with my longtime Moraine mate James DeJoie on flute and clarinet.
$25 advance
An acoustic “musical travelogue” including originals, interpretations of world music, and select covers, with special guest and Moraine mate James DeJoie joining in on flute. Powerful singer-songwriter Blue Jay Blue shares the bill.
Named for one of earth's most ancient subcontinents, VAALBARA was formed by longtime Seattle music scene veterans Dennis Rea and Peter Comley (guitars), Ffej (vocals, electronics), Cary Kindberg (bass, vocals), and Doug Wilkerson (drums) to perform lesser-known gems from the psychedelic/space-rock era. The band's mind-expanding set - featuring tunes by such pathbreakers as former collaborator Nik Turner, very early Floyd, Captain Beyond, Amon Duul II, and more - bursts with heavy riffage, swirling kosmische textures, and outlandish lyric themes, rocketing listeners back to the days of the underground.
Jewel Box Theater at the Rendezvous Room, 2322 Second Avenue, Seattle
Show takes place in the Grotto, downstairs at the Rendezvous.
Moraine continues to unveil new tunes, alongside Bellingham's Spine Readers, Charley Churchill and the Heathens, and the debut of DR's psych-rock cover band Vaalbara, featuring Ffej on vocals and electronics, Peter Comley and DR on guitars, Cary Kindberg on bass, and Doug Wilkerson on drums.
Longtime accomplices Don Berman (drums) and DR engage in a sonic jaw session.