NEWS (scroll down for upcoming gigs)
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Roma Di Luna has been in the studio recording a new album at Crazy Beast Studio! CD release is set for Sat June 14 at The CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER. Very exciting. We'll be playing a handful of shows in and out of town between now and then, including the 331 Stage at the Art-A-Whirl arts festival in Northeast Mpls on Sat May 17.

Captain Blasted! returns to action at the cozy 331 Club on Thursday May 8 for a couple sets of laid back, smokin' tunes. joined by special musical guests including mr. martin dosh & mr. Chris Thomson. No Cover! Gotta get in shape for this summer's Bastile Day Block Party. (see gigs below) Stay tuned for additional shows.

Vicious Vicious is on a break while Erik goes on tour to promote the new Tapes N Tapes record. Stay Tuned for VV gigs.

The "MAKING MUSIC" conversations series at the University Of Minnesota's WHOLE MUSIC CLUB continued this SPRING with guests RICHARD DEVINE on Feb 28, Darren Jackson aka Kid Dakota (March 27), Ellis on April 10 and the Spaghetti Western String Co. (April 24) Video & Audio Highlights from the FALL 2007 season with Erik Appelwick (Vicious Vicious, Tapes N Tapes), Alan Sparhawk (LOW), and Sean Daley aka SLUG (Atmosphere) are available on the Whole's website. . These shows are FREE and open to all ages, but due to limited capacity, free advance tickets are highlly recomended and available thorugh The WMC's website. Highlights from all past shows are also available as mp3s on the Whole's website, featuring previous guests Dave King, Wendy Lewis, Martin Dosh, Robert Skoro, Haley Bonar, James Diers, Robin Rimbaud aka Scanner, Andrew Broder, Stef Alexander aka POS, Sean McPhereson, Andrew Bird, ANT, Dessa Darling, Josh Grier (Tapes N Tapes), Ryan Olcott (Mystery Palace), Morton Subotnick, and Lori Barbero. The Making Music shows are FREE, All-Ages, and open to the public. To read last year's Making Music cover story in The Pulse newspaper, click here.

The Capture! dance film series continues with another CAPTURE!RAMA dance film mashup on Tues May 6 at the Bryant Lake Bowl Theatre as part of National Dance Week. I co-host and co-curate Capture! with choreographer Emily Johnson from Catalyst dance. "CAPTURE!RAMA" is a new live performance/film hybrid format that we debuted in May 2007 to rave reviews. Five groups perform and shoot five short dance films on and around the BLBT stage, using one camera, one tape, and only in-camera edits. after all five films have been shot, we rewind the tape and view them all on the big screen, followed by panel discussion and Q & A. It is a good time. Interested participants can contact us through this site. All-Ages. 7:30pm doors 8pm show. $6/5 students.

My latest solo album, entitled PARADE, is available through the Firetrunk Records website or local independent record stores (Electric Fetus (easy online ordering), Cheapo, Know Name). Soon it will be available through most download sites. My sister Mary's debut album, Little Things, was released simultaneously, and is also available through Firetrunk. Both records were recorded with Ben Durrant at Crazy Beast Studio in Minneapolis, and feature a bunch of friends and current and former bandmates - Martin Dosh (Lateduster), James Diers & Dave King (Halloween, Alaska) Channy Moon Casselle (Roma Di Luna) Adrian Suarez (Vicious Vicious), Damon Ewing & Nathan Pederson (Sensational Joint Chiefs), Ryan Lovan (Roma Di Luna), & Jess Hayssen (Mandrew), Elizabeth Bonacci, Adam Linz, Randy Kramer, and Bethany Lacktorin. You can sample some of the new tracks in the mp3 column to the left. CITY PAGES A-LIST

Also, we performed live in the studio at The Current 89.3 FM on The Local Show with Chris Roberts on Sunday, June 24 to promote our dual CD release show. We chatted about the new CDs and performed three new songs live. You can listen online by clicking the link above.

To read a live review of our August 331 Club show on HowWasTheShow.com, click here.

Mary and I had a great time as the featured musical guests on the Electric Arc Radio Show at the Minneapolis Women's Club Theater on Sat Nov 10. The entire Fall 2007 EAR season was broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio's 89.3 The Current, beginning in January 2008. Other musical guests included Haley Bonar, Storyhill, and Little Man. stay tuned for more details. You can listen to our entire show here...

My solo debut CD HUSH MONEY (2005) is available at shows, indie record shops, and online at Electric Fetus. Re-mastered by Tom Herbers (Low, Fog, Dosh, Jayhawks), the second edition features a new mix of "Oh To Be", and much improved artwork, including song lyrics and a nice photo of chippie. yay. You can also order direct from Firetrunk Records by clicking here.

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Tues May 6 @ Bryant Lake Bowl Theater, Mpls (uptown)
JG Everest participates in the 3rd Capture!rama dance film mashup! Presented by Catalyst.
$6. doors 7:30; showtime 8pm. All -Ages.

Thur May 8 @ 331 Club, NE Mpls
Captain Blasted reunited! 2 sets of slammin' tunes. w/ special guest DOSH
21+; 9pm; No Cover.

Sat May 17 @ 331 Club , Northeast Mpls
Roma Di Luna plays the Art A Whirl outdoor fest at the 331.
21+,7pm RDL Set; FREE.

Sun July 13 @ Bastille Day Block Party, Uptown Mpls
The Sensational Joint Chiefs return!
FREE; ALL AGES; 7pm
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