Exclusively available on the band’s November UK tour and via the band’s official online store ONLY!
The current line-up of Focus, which features Thijs van Leer, Pierre van der Linden, Menno Gootjes and Udo Pannekeet – completed the new studio album titled “Focus 11” earlier this year and are debuting the CD edition on their November UK Tour.
The 11 track album will be released as a CD, gatefold coloured LP and Download on the band’s own In And Out of Focus Records, via Cherry Red, in late January. The album features artwork by Roger Dean.
When asked about the album, Thijs van Leer responded with this poem: Wow, my joy could not increase To see this new release It has Mazzel, Palindrome and Heaven Plus a title track called Eleven Both angelic and a beast It’s Focus, to say the least!
For fans who can’t attend the November tour, the only place where the CD can be ordered online (with orders being fulfilled in November 2018) is the band’s own webstore: https://burningshed.com/store/focus
For fans wishing to pre-order the CD and LP for when they are released in January, Amazon is starting to take pre-orders now. The CD is identical. Amazon CD: http://geni.us/Focus11CD and Amazon LP: http://geni.us/Focus11LP
Focus tour dates:
10th November – LONDON – London 100 Club SOLD OUT
11th November – WOLVERHAMPTON – Robin 2
12th November – MILTON KEYNES – The Stables
14th November – HULL – The Fruit
15th November – NEW BRIGHTON – Floral Pavilion Theatre
16th November – WOKINGHAM – Wokingham Football Club SOLD OUT
17th November – KINROSS – Green Hotel SOLD OUT
18th November – GLASGOW – The Ferry
19th November – EDINBURGH – The Caves
20th November – ABERDEEN – The Assembly
21st November – DUNDEE – The Church
22nd November – GATESHEAD – The Sage
23rd November – LOWDHAM – Lowdham Village Hall
24th November – DERBY – The Flower Pot
25th November – HOLMFIRTH – Picturedrome
27th November – MANCHESTER – Band on the Wall
28th November – ALDERSHOT – West End Centre SOLD OUT
29th November – SOUTHAMPTON – 1865 Club
30th November – FLETCHING – Trading Boundaries
1st December – FLETCHING – Trading Boundaries
The Rolling Stones have just announced details of their No Filter US Tour 2019 and will be playing the following US stadiums next Spring/Summer!
There will be a special fan pre-sale on Wednesday 28th November at 10 am (local time) via rollingstones.com/tour. If you want access to the pre-sale then enter your details here: https://the-rolling-stones.lnk.to/PresaleFP by 9 am EST on Tuesday 27th November and you will be emailed a code the day before the pre-sale begins.
Tickets go on general sale on Friday 30th November at 10 am (local time). To ensure you receive all communications make sure you add do_not_reply@inbound.vice-versa.info to your contacts and safe senders list.
APRIL 2019
20 – Hard Rock Stadium MIAMI, FL
24 – TIAA Bank Field JACKSONVILLE, FL
28 – NRG Stadium HOUSTON, TX
MAY 2019
07 – State Farm Stadium GLENDALE, AZ
11 – The Rose Bowl PASADENA, CA
18 – Levi’s Stadium SANTA CLARA, CA
22 – CenturyLink Field SEATTLE, WA
26 – Broncos Stadium At Mile High DENVER, CO
31 – FedExField WASHINGTON, DC
JUNE 2019
04 – Lincoln Financial Field PHILADELPHIA, PA
08 – Gillette Stadium FOXBOROUGH, MA
13 – MetLife Stadium EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ
21 – Soldier Field CHICAGO, IL
LONG DISTANCE CALLING are ready to return to the European Stages with the second part of their “Boundless” tour.
Right before the tour kicks off, a live video for “TRAUMA” is released today. Shot at Wacken O.A. 2018, the video let you experience the stunning live performance of the band and brings back the vibes of this year’s festival summer. The band comments:
“Thanks to you all for this fantastic festival summer 2018,
Pls find a short cut of this year’s WACKEN O.A – enjoy!
In case you like to get some encore – we’ll be back soon for you!
You can find information about the upcoming tour through Europe here – see you!”
Watch the video here:
After the release of “Boundless” in February and the massive success of the following tour, LONG DISTANCE CALLING continue the celebration of their sixth studio album by announcing the tourdates of the “Boundless” Tour Part 2.
The tour starts this week and features the German psychedelic doom rockers Motorowl.
LONG DISTANCE CALLING comment, “We are happy to announce our special guest “MOTOROWL” and to have this talented band with us on our journey through Europe! Everybody can look forward to this exciting support act, there is much to discover musically. – Stay tuned, LDC”
See the complete list of the upcoming dates here:
LONG DISTANCE CALLING – BOUNDLESS TOUR PART 2
Special Guest: Motorowl
22.11.18 GER-Leipzig // Täubchenthal
23.11.18 CZE-Prague // club Nova Chmelnice
24.11.18 POL-Krakow // Zascianek
25.11.18 GER-Potsdam // Waschhaus
29.11.18 GER-Karlsruhe // Stadtmitte
30.11.18 SUI-Pratteln // Z7
01.12.18 AUT-Dornbirn // Conrad Sohm
02.12.18 GER-Augsburg // Kantine
06.12.18 GER-Trier // Ex-Haus
07.12.18 FRA-Paris // Backstage by the Mill
08.12.18 NED-Helmond // Cacaofabriek
09.12.18 NED-Amsterdam // Melkweg
13.12.18 GER-Bochum // Rotunde
14.12.18 GER-Rostock // M.A.U Club
15.12.18 GER-Braunschweig // Eule
16.12.18 GER-Frankfurt // Zoom
20.12.18 GER-Bielefeld // Forum
21.12.18 GER-Schweinfurt // Stattbahnhof
Some press reactions to ‘Boundless’: “a cinematic homecoming” – Metal Hammer “this return to first principles finds LDC sounding Boundless indeed.” – Kerrang!
The album is available as a special edition digipak CD, Gatefold 2LP + CD (incl. etching on side D) & as digital download. Order now: www.insideoutmusicshop.com
With “Boundless”, German rock powerhouse Long Distance Calling have gone back to basics and created a purely instrumental record. The band adds: “This is probably the purest LDC album ever, no guests, no vocals, all instrumental. We’re stoked how it turned out and this album got a lot of energy, heaviness, melodies and twists, we hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.”
The track-listing of the album is as follows:
1. Out There
2. Ascending
3. In The Clouds
4. Like A River
5. The Far Side
6. On The Verge
7. Weightless
8. Skydivers
Long Distance Calling tear everything down and let it blossom again. ‘Boundless’ sounds like freedom found again, sometimes weightless, sometimes oppressively heavy.
Elliott Murphy’s Has More Concerts, Nov. 15, 16, 17, 23, 24 (Long Island Rock Troubadour Surprises Billy Joel Fans, and Vice Versa)
Billy Joel has been cheerleading for Elliott Murphy for decades.
The two have been spotted together in favorite showcase venues this past week.
On Thursday night, Nov. 8, Billy inducted Elliott and Jimmy Webb into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame at Westbury Space. He said, “His songs are honest and literate and pure, and those songs have attracted audiences far beyond his country. I’ve long envied his bravery and integrity, and I’ve always admired his lyric skill.”
On Saturday night, Nov. 10, Elliott joined Billy live onstage at Madison Square Garden to sing Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.”
Elliott’s tour includes an anticipated performance at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, plus shows in Manhattan, Piermont (Nyack), Port Jefferson, and Amaganset. Tour dates below.
Originally from Garden City, Long Island, Elliott Murphy rose to national prominence with the release of his debut 1973 album Aquashow, when critics declared him, along with Bruce Springsteen, John Prine and Loudon Wainwright III, the new Bob Dylan, even though the original was still only in his mid-thirties. When asked if he considered the “New Dylan” tag to be a curse, Murphy often reminds interviewers that, “… all of us singer-songwriters, who were pushed into that estimable club, seems to be still working. So more than a curse it’s a guarantee of lifetime employment!”
As well as having released over 35 albums in a career spanning 45 years, Elliott Murphy is a prolific writer of fiction with two novels and numerous collections of short stories published in Europe. One of his earlier stories is currently being made into the film Broken Poet and will feature Elliott Murphy in his first major acting role. Cast members include the legendary Marisa Berenson, Academy Award nominee Michael O’Keefe, and acclaimed French actress Joana Preiss. A Spring 2019 release is projected for Broken Poet by award-winning Spanish Director Emilio Barrachina. Elliott’s most recent album, PRODIGAL SON, (Murphyland Records) garnered 4 stars in French Rolling Stone.
In 2015 Elliott Murphy was awarded the Chevalier des arts et des lettres medal by the French minister of Culture.
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ELLIOTT MURPHY U.S. TOUR DATES
November 8 Long Island Music Hall of Fame, Westbury, NY
November 9 My Father’s Place, Roslyn, NY
November 11 Ray’s House Concert, Staten Island
November 13 World Café, Philadelphia, PA
November 15 The Turning Point, Piermont, NY
November 16 The Sail Loft, Port Jefferson, NY
November 17 Rockwood 3 ***5PM Show***
November 23 Stephen Talkhouse, Amagansett, NY
November 24 Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Wash DC
Secret listening link for Elliott’s album: THE PRODIGAL SON:
are nearly there! It’s this month! So a quick pre-tour reminder for you….thank you
GEP Presents “Damanek and Southern Empire ‘Civilisation In Flight’ tour of the U.K. and Europe November/December 2018”
In November 2018, internationally renowned progressive rock bands Damanek and Southern Empire will join forces and embark upon their debut tour of the United Kingdom and Europe.
Damanek, featuring members from three different nations, is the brainchild of visionary multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter Guy Manning. The group released their debut album ‘On Track’ in early 2017 to critical acclaim appearing in many ‘Best album of 2017’ polls.
The follow-up album ‘In Flight’ has now just been released through GEP Records to great critical acclaim once again!
Guy Manning, commenting on the upcoming album and tour stated, “Since we played that memorable set at Summers End X Festival in 2016, I have been constantly asked ‘When are you going to play live again?’ and I have always had to say “…as soon as we can”…but now I can say “SOON!” The new album “In Flight” is ready and out in time for the tour and it has some fantastic new pieces on it, which we are keen to perform live along with some of the favorites from ‘On Track’. Should be one hell of a show!”
Southern Empire, hailing from Adelaide, South Australia will also release their second album mid-year through GEP.
Led by composer, producer, keyboardist Sean Timms, Southern Empire was formed from the ashes of symphonic prog. band Unitopia in 2014 and have quickly established themselves as one of the premiere live and studio acts of the current prog. era.
“It’s always extremely exciting to release a new album and then take those songs on the road.
I think we have a very strong set of new songs to complement the older material and we’re really looking forward to bringing our unique blend of ‘prog ’n’ roll’ (as Danny Lopresto, our lead vocalist calls it) to our friends and fans in the U.K. and Europe.” – Sean Timms.
For the European leg of the tour, Damanek and Southern Empire will be joined by special guests & friends Seven Steps to the Green Door who will open the shows.
“It’s great to be back on stage with Damanek, 2 years after our first set at Summers End festival and promoting a brand new album. For the European dates of the tour, my mates in “Seven Steps to the Green Door” will join in for a triple bill of great songs from all the current albums and from our forthcoming new album THE?LIE, which will be released in 2019! – Marek Arnold.
Damanek, Southern Empire and Seven Steps to the Green Door
Wed 21/11/18 – Bergkeller, Reichenbach, Germany.
Thu 22/11/18 – Spirit of 66, Verviers, Belgium.
Sat 24/11/18 – De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands.
Damanek and Southern Empire
Tue 27/11/18 – The Victoria, Swindon, U.K.
Wed 28/11/18 – The Joiners, Southampton, U.K.
Thu 29/11/18 – The Robin 2, Bilston, U.K.
Fri 30/11/18 – Boston Music Room, Tufnell Park, London, U.K.
Sat 01/12/18 – Classic Rock Society (CRS), Maltby, U.K.
Please note: As joint headliners on the tour, Southern Empire and Damanek will be alternating and mixing up the final slot of each night to allow both bands a chance to play slightly extended sets… however, we are not telling who / when!
On the Saturday 16th February 2019, TEN will return to the iconic LA SALA LIVE venue in Madrid.
This show is brought to you in partnership with J.S Live Concerts and it is the ONLY Spanish show currently planned for 2019.
Gary and the boys are looking forward to seeing all the Spanish fans again.
Gary said “I am very pleased to be able to bring news that TEN will once again be returning to Spain and in particular to Madrid. It is a city that has been so good to us in the past. The guys and I are thrilled to be returning and along with Susana and Javi from J.S live Concerts, we look forward to welcoming you all to the show in Madrid. Lets make it a night to remember.”
TEN will be filming and recording each of the shows announced for 2019 with a live DVD in mind. Along with the concert footage, the finished DVD will contain footage of the fans. So make sure you are there and get caught on camera with TEN.
More surprise announcements coming very soon.
Watch this space………………..
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