Introducing Keneally • Minnemann • Beller! Live debut and video shoot in San Diego July 20!
It's the official live debut of what many music fans suspect could be the most exciting power trio in years-- Keneally • Minnemann • Beller.
What if the word "supergroup" wasn't defined by the fame and egos of its members, but by the quality of the music they make? While Mike Keneally, Marco Minnemann and Bryan Beller dare to redefine that misused cliché, they're also happily retooling the expectations of their audience.
Mike Keneally (guitar, keyboard, vocals), Marco Minnemann (drums) and Bryan Beller (bass) may not be household names, but they need no introduction among the tens of thousands who relish intense, exploratory live performances and musicianship so advanced it that seems somehow irrelevant in the face of their near-telepathic cohesion.
The three share an addiction to musical adventure, otherworldly chops and talent (tempered by refreshing humility), and a sly sense of humor. Now it's time to tour, they've decided, because playing together is always challenging, fun and unpredictable for them-- no two performances are ever alike.
Keneally • Minnemann • Beller
Sunday July 20 2008 Channel Twelve 25 172 East Main Street
El Cajon, CA 92020
Showtime: 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $15.00
All ages welcome!
KMB will be shooting a live concert video at the show to promote their planned European tour in 2009!
Message from Mike on June 30, 2008
Hello to you, from the bowels of Hard Rock Live in Orlando!
Tomorrow is the beginning of July, and you KNOW what July is. It's the month when every one of my CDs (selected titles only) which you purchase from MooseMart magically transforms into TWO CDs, one for you to keep and one for you to share with a friend who's been dragging his or heels heels about buying my stuff. Remember, actual official CDs with artwork and liner notes and lossless audio and everything are BETTER FOR A LISTENER'S HEALTH than burned copies. It's true! (research pending) So please use Share Mike's Music Month as an opportunity to spread the word and the music, and also to improve the health of you and your loved ones. We all want that.
July 20 sees the US live debut of Keneally/Minnemann/Beller, for a live video taping in El Cajon, nestled in the east county of lovely San Diego. If you're anywhere nearby, come on over. You know you want to. Lying in my bunk on the Dethklok bus early this morning, trying vainly to sleep, I thought of some stuff I want to do involving the old simultaneous guitar/keyboard action. I want to develop that ability more thoroughly with this trio, so prepare for some sick situations in that regard. Right after the San Diego gig we're off to Europe for some special adventures, and there will be a lot more live activity from KMB in '09.
Wine And Pickles, my new album made up of mostly unreleased material, awaits your kind attention. If you're concerned that it is somehow not a "real" album, calm your worried head – this is a collection that hangs together at least as well as most of the other albums I've done, and arguably better than some of them. This is definitely not a question of scraping together some junk just to have something to release – these are real songs in a variety of interesting styles and settings. Just the stuff on there that's left over from the Dog sessions ("Feelin' Strangely," "Li'l," "Never Ever Wrong") is pretty weighty. Sound quality and packaging is kickass too. Plus you get a free secret thing with your order! Check this action out.
The other two albums currently in progress, Scambot and Normalizer 2: Evidence Of Humanity, are magically being worked upon even while I'm on the road with Dethklok. Normlizer 2 (which is actually a Mike Keneally/Marco Minnemann album) will definitely be completed soon, and in my heart of hearts I'm hoping that Scambot, my most ambitious work yet, will be done by November.
In the meantime, I've got one more week of touring with Dethklok. Yep, if you'd told me not so long ago that I'd be touring with the most successful death metal band in the US, selling out shows everywhere, I might likely have chortled. But I am truly loving it. The fans have been outrageously cool, and I love the music and everyone in the touring party. It's really been a dream tour. The live show is insanely powerful. If you didn't get a chance to attend a show this time around, really make an effort the next time we tour. Even Keneally fans who've been genuinely puzzled by my involvement in Dethklok have been telling me afterward that they're absolutely blown away by the music and the presentation. TRUST ME. This is a killer live band and an amazing show.
New Randy Newman album coming in August! Metal.
I, for one, love you,
Mike
Mike in Japan Photos!
TOKYO, JAPAN, February 1 and 2, 2008: Mike made a brief trip to Japan for a series of shows and appearances, thanks to longtime Japanese friend and promoter Hiroshi Ota. Above, he performs and signs CDs at the Shinjyuku Disc-Union, and below, he plays with a talented array of local musicians at the Harajyuku Astro-Hall. (Photos by Miyuki Tsutsui)
PUP & Tar Tapes downloads now at MooseMart!
The much-clamored-after Tar Tapes, Vol. 1 and Tar Tapes, Vol. 2, along with Mike's 2004 bonus PUP release, have just been made available for download only.
PUP was initially issued as a cool little 35-minute CD preview of the RadioKeneally internet broadcast service, personally assembled, narrated and labeled by Mike. It features a couple of very weird MK solo recordings, a ten-minute-plus early version of "L'il," (a song that was intended for, but never made it to, 2004's Dog), some live Mike Keneally Band recordings and more. It was originally included as a bonus to those who pre-ordered Dog. PUP is light and wispy, but fine fun nonetheless. And, at only $8, it's the cheapest Keneally music on MooseMart!
The Tar Tapes are downloadable versions of the long-sold-out limited edition CDs that highlight Mike's music from the '80s and very early '90s. Each download comes with an eight-page digital reproduction of the original CD cover, liner notes and lyrics. They can be downloaded as zip files containing high-quality (minimum 256k variable bit rate) mp3 audio files, compatible with all mp3 players. The files are DRM-free, meaning that there is no anti-copying code buried in them (we trust you). And they're only $10 each.
In addition, all three out-of-print Exowax bonus CDs that helped make the sold-out Special Editions so special are still available for downloading at MooseMart, including the interview/music disc Nonkertalk, the live acoustic Dancing With Myselfand the exquisite re-imagined Wooden Smoke Asleep.
A great way to snag a bunch of Keneally for yourself or initiate a newbie real cheaply is the Keneally4Sale Pack. It's discounted price is $45 for Nonkertompf, Dancing, Wooden Smoke and Dog, just $11.25 a CD!
The Scambot project progresses...
LEUCADIA, CA, February 19, 2008: The creation of Mike's upcoming album, Scambot, continues with several days of recording at Chatfield Manor. Mindbending new Keneally music is being made at an amazing rate, thanks also to the stellar audio engineering talents of one Mr. Michael W. Harris (left).
Keneally, Lunn & Minnemann Live Videos!
SAN DIEGO, CA, February 5, 2008: Ace videographer Steve Laub captured Mike, Doug and Marco as they opened for Robin Trower at 4th & B in early February. Here's "My Dilemma;" many more songs and videos are here!
Keneally, Minnemann and Lunn Exposed
SAN DIEGO, CA, February 5, 2008: Mike, Marco and Doug played before a large, appreciative new crowd when they performed at the Robin Trower concert at 4th & B. The 45-minute set resulted in many amazed audience expressions, and hopefully as many new fans. (Photos by Brian Ross)
July is Share Mike's Music Month!
2-for-1 Keneally CDs!
As a fan of Mike's music, you've got a natural desire to want to share it with others. And July is the perfect time to spread Mike's sound around! Just like our moms taught us, sharing is a good thing.
For every Keneally CD listed below that you order from MooseMart during July, you'll receive a free second one to share with a friend! Plus, we'll pick up the extra postage for your free CDs. There's no limit, either. Your invoice and packing slip will list the original number of CDs you order and pay for, but your shipment will also include your extra free CDs!
Get two Keneally CDs for every one of these you buy from MooseMart in July:
Every CD you order from this list we'll match with an additional free copy that you can share with anyone you like (except that guy who did that thing that was way, way outta line).
And don't forget that lots of other Keneally CDs (Wine And Pickles, Vai Piano Reductions and all the CD/DVD Special Editions), while not included in July's Share Mike's Music 2-for-1 specials, are just waiting there at MooseMart to be plucked by you.
Here's a wonderful complete song that you can download for free to get an idea of what Wine And Pickles sounds like (although there's an embarrassment of variety on the album). It's track 9 (a high-quality 256k VBR mp3 and a 12.3 MB zip file download) directly from the master, and we hope you'll want to hear more.
Mike describes the genesis of the track: "Lyle [Workman] composed, performed and produced the instrumental backing track by himself, then asked me to write a vocal part for it. His track was so fantastic, I could hear the vocal parts screaming at me just listening to it and I had the lyrics and melody written inside of a couple of hours. It was recorded in 1998, and released in 2000 on Lyle’s brilliant second album. I’ve gently begged Lyle to record an album’s worth of killer instrumental tracks that I can stick vocals on, but he’s been busy providing the soundtrack to the Judd Apatow cinematic empire-- and good on him – Lyle is entirely a genius and a sweet man and deserves all great things."
Click here to get your free download. And if you like what you hear, you can get the whole CD from MooseMart.
being a collection of unreleased things, rarities and allsorts from the last several years or so
Mike describes Wine And Pickles as "the album I didn't know I was making over the last ten years." Lovingly assembled from a wide array of archived sources, W&P serves as a surprisingly cohesive alternative history of Keneally music. Notable among the 21 gems are the legendary original version of "Backwards Deb;" "4S," a piece written for Holland's acclaimed Metropole Orchestra; "Inhale," a gorgeously melodic collaboration with Lyle Workman; and "The Endings Of Things," a stark, confessional performance from 2000's Dancing sessions. The CD contains an eight-page booklet with Mike's original artwork, pithy personal notes about each song, and lyrics.
Dethklok: The Dethtour, Summer 2008
Brendon Small, Mike Keneally, Bryan Beller & Gene Hoglan with Chimaira and Soilent Green
Ticket info here!
7/4/08 Meridian Houston, TX
7/5/08 House of Blues - Texas Dallas, TX
7/6/08 La Zona Rosa Austin, TX
Keneally • Minnemann • Beller
Sunday July 20 2008 Channel Twelve 25 172 East Main Street
El Cajon, CA 92020
Showtime: 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $15.00
All ages welcome!
Mike's 1992 debut release, hat., is now available in two flavors.
"For an in-depth seminar on the practice of modern fusion, check Keneally's recent CD/DVD reissues."
--Los Angeles Times
"These recordings are must-haves for fans, as well as excellent introductions to one of America's finest and most underappreciated guitarists."
--Guitar Player
"Ladies and gentlemen of the music industry, THIS is how reissues should be done." --Lookout For Hope.com
"These deluxe reissues give the two revered, if underexposed, albums the treatment acolytes will relish." --Relix
"The sound on this remaster is superb, the booklet loaded with information and lyrics, plus you get the DVD which really helps you get in-depth with Boil That Dust Speck thanks to interviews and commentary from the musicians themselves." --Sea of Tranquility.com
Mike's classic '90s Immune releases are now safely home at Exowax Recordings, the label co-owned by Mike and his manager Scott Chatfield.
The first two records to be reissued are Mike's amazing 1992 debut, hat., and what has become the Holy Grail of the Keneally canon, 1994's Boil That Dust Speck. Each title has been remastered with its original track order and will be available as a single-disc Standard Edition or Special Edition.
Boil That Dust Speck, the legendary second Keneally album, is also available in Standard and Special Editions.
The Special Editions each contain a remastered CD plus a region-free, album-specific NTSC DVD featuring bonus tracks, rare studio footage, vintage live concert material, interviews with participants, and video from a 2006 reunion of the original core band (Mike Keneally, Doug Lunn and Toss Panos) performing songs from both albums. And of course, the first 3000 copies of each Special Edition will be personally signed and numbered by Mike.
How cool are the hat. and Boil That Dust Speck Special Edition DVDs? Here's some unearthed footage of Mike, Doug and Toss recording the basic track of "Weekend" from Boil That Dust Speck at Doubletime studios back in February, 1994. The DVDs include scads of revelatory moments like this one.
hat. Special Edition
Here is some info from the Special Edition packaging for hat.:“This album is the sound of someone who can’t believe he’s finally being allowed to make a real live solo album,” says Mike of his 1992 debut. “I wanted people to listen to hat. and not believe what they were hearing.” This brand-new remaster offers the best-sounding version ever of this head-spinning recording, and for the first time presents extended cuts of “Snowcow,” “Lightnin’ Roy,” “Open Up!” and others.
The hat. DVD includes
Footage from the 1992 recording sessions
An entire concert from 1993 – the first Mike Keneally show under his own name, featuring the live debut of many hat. classics
A 2006 reunion session with Keneally, Doug Lunn and Toss Panos playing “Cheddar,” “Here Is Why” and “Here Is What I Dreamed”
Interview footage with key album participants
Other odds and ends, mostly odds
The "hat salad" function, which allows you the choice of experiencing these items in random order, an unpredictable banquet of entertainment chunks much like the original album.
Also – the DVD has an audio archive with nearly 30 additional tracks, including home demos, alternate mixes and the promo-only “Rosemary Girl” single mix
Boil That Dust Speck Special Edition
And from the Special Edition packaging for Boil That Dust Speck:
“One of my 10 favorite albums from the ‘90s, or possibly any decade” – Ground & Sky
Originally released in June 1994, Keneally’s second album might enjoy the most intense cult following of any of his releases. Commercially unavailable for years, this remastered version presents a dark, challenging masterpiecesounding clearer and more powerful than ever before. This signed and numbered special edition is limited to 3000 copies, features all the original artwork, and includes a DVD featuring extensive video footage of the original sessions, recent performances and interviews, and many unreleased bonus audio tracks.
The Boil That Dust Speck DVD includes a 90-minute presentation of “The Making of Boil That Dust Speck,” featuring extensive video footage of 1994 album sessions, newly-shot interview footage, live-in-the-studio performances from Keneally, Doug Lunn and Toss Panos of “Weekend,” “The Desired Effect” and “Skunk,” and other vital tidbits, resulting in an exhaustive examination of Dust Speck which will thrill any Keneally enthusiast, music fan, or human. The DVD also features an audio archive, with more than 20 alternate mixes and unreleased tracks, including an unreleased recording session with Mike’s rarely documented band Drop Control, playing together for the last time.
To order the Special Editions of hat., Boil That Dust Speck, hat. or Boil That Dust Speck T-shirts,the new Guitar Therapy Live CD/DVD, or any other Mike Keneally product, please go to MooseMart.com.
Hat Check (One minute and thirty-five seconds of excerpts from each of the 25 original tracks on the newly remastered hat.)
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