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Instagon played a SMOKIN' show to a room of a few friends and lucky peeps who happened to have stumbled upon it this past weekend in Old Sacramento for our friend Rick Vega of Vega's Nightclub. The session players consisted of long time friend Robert Fisher(Gospel Swamp Blues Band) from Huntington Beach (who happened to be in town with his wife and could play a show), Chad E. Williams, Tony Passarell, D.Ray Grisham, and local drummer Joe Carusi(Fish Cat Fish) playing his 2nd show with Instagon. This show was pretty amazing all around.. A new riff called "Obliviate" made its debut.. as well as a floppy excursion into The Dead's Shakedown Street (last time played 8-3-03 ses#352...225 show!) ..Brainwashed Love & Jazz for Satan were both pretty outstanding.. and a great version of Pink Floyd's Set The Controls (Robert's request) was also let loose....The night closed with Robert Fisher's traditional rendition of the blues classic "Cocaine (runnin all in my brain)" which had not happened since session #406 (171 shows) in November 2004. Click on the link above to hear this show. Free streaming and downloads are available
OMG.. so so tardy..
just sorta got carried away and forgot to reflect here at the Deamon's Tube.. it happens.. the holiday season usually is this way.. and we apologize for seemingly vanishing.. the illness that was mentioned in the previous posting, also added to this as well.. but no excuses.. here is the late news.
INSTAGON 554
12-16-2010
Fire Escape Bar & Grill
Citrus Heights, CA
Session 554 happened in mid December at the Fire Escape in Citrus Heights.. it was fun night with great bands all around. but the attendance sucked because it was cold and rainey.. and also because the Citrus Heights Police Dept. decided to run a sobriety check point RIGHT IN FRONT of the venue we were playing.. so with flashing red lights chasing everyone away.. it was a drag.. but we played hard anyways.
Instagon featured a core that was the GJA trio.. plus Dan Quillan (Art Lessing), and Steve Coolidge from Volcano School playing his first set with the Deamon. We played a 45min set to open the evening .. it was a good time...because of SICKNESS this show ended up being the last show of 2010.. it was not planned that way.. but that is the way the deamon seems to have wanted it.
photo by Yvette Lucas
INSTAGON 554
12-16-2010
FIRE ESCAPE BAR & GRILL
CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA
Invokation>
Red Planet Landing>
My Little Red Planet,
Dripfall,
Buzzkill,
Deamon's Tube,
Sound ov thee Night [new song, first time played]
Spider
Set The Controls* [Pink Floyd song, last time played 5-8-10 (17 shows)]
(45:00)
LOB - lead bass/vocal*
CHAD E. WILLIAMS - guitar
DAN QUILLAN - guitar
MARK HALVERSON - drums
STEVEN COOLIDGE - keyboards
This was our 2nd outing to Old Sacramento and Vega's Nightclub. Rick Vega is a great guy and he runs a cool bar, its easily the most laid back and fun bar in the Old Sac area, no attitude, just good times. This was also one of those wonderful occasions I get to play with someone that recognizes what Instagon is all about, someone that GETS it and enjoys being involved and being a part of it, my friend Greg Ginn.
The night started out with an amazing set of total psychedelic jams and tribal grooves from Sacramento locals SAN KAZAKGASCAR. I had not seen these guys in nearly 2 years, and they have totally gotten their identity down solid. Somewhere between early Pink Floyd and Early Savage Republic is where you try to describe this band.. with a clarinet up in the front..they really bring you into their own zone
This year Greg arrived in Sacramento just within a week of the start of 40+ night tour across the country with his band The Taylor Texas Corrugators.
This time out the Corrugators consisted of Greg Ginn playing once again with his Norcal discovery, last years gold nugget guitarist GARY PIAZZA (from Redding,CA & the band The Incredible Sheep Shrinking Machine), and on the drums SEAN HUTCHINSON (from the band New Monsoon) together they are playing out as a trio and laying waste to all in their path. The Corrugators played a set of really intense heavy improv that could possibly be compared to what it might have been like to see Jeff Beck play a night of shredding guitar. Their first piece was a blazing journey of instrumental portions filled with ups and downs and final closing glory.. and it lasted over 30 minutes. .Gary Piazza is one of the wickedest guitarists on the west coast that you have never heard of .. and well you will be hearing from him, it's only a matter of time.
I (Lob) got to play some harmonica with them towards the end of their set and it was loads of fun. I could not hear myself very well, but I still had a great time.
Instagon took the stage at around Midnight after a night of amazing jams from 2 great bands, and it emerged in a field of sonic proportions and rose like a jet engine screaming across the night from depths of sea level thru the cobblestone streets of the original grounds of the once proud capitol of the golden state. Mark Rocha played the drums for this session and said it was his first public outing since the last time he played with Instagon..in January 2009 (show 489, 42 shows ago!) and he stepped up like it was riding a bike. Chad E. Williams also stepped up and shredded some amazing guitar licks that night, while being countered from the other side of the stage by Dan Quillan on guitar and his own creations. Dex Lopaz added some amazing tones and mood with his keyboards and Jaroba stepped up in front and totally stole the stage, even from Greg Ginn who joined us late in the set for the heavy wonderful roller coaster, "THEE SICKNESS" (which was Chad's request for the night btw)
INSTAGON 531
March 27, 2010
Vega's Nightclub
Sacramento, CA
Invokation >
In the Key of Y,
Echophobic,
Undoing,
Forward >
Evil Jazz 23 >
Forward >
Thee Sickness*
Deamon's Tube* >
Shut Down*(riff by the Germs) o
INSTAGON 531 was: LOB - bass CHAD E. WILLIAMS - guitar DAN QUILLAN - guitar DEX LOPAZ - keyboards MARK ROCHA - drums JAROBA - saxophone *GREG GINN - guitar
=================================================== flyer design by Lob, original art by Sean Campeau
top band photos of Instagon by Yvette Lucas, arranged as collage by Lob
band photos of San Kazakgascar & The Corrugators by Chad E. Williams
bottom band photos of Instagon by Katie LeMer
Well it was a cold and rainy night as the deamon descended upon Old town Sacramento for our first excursion there..but that did not prevent us from having a great night of fun and chaotic acid jazz in our new favorite place in Old Sac, VEGA'S NIGHTCLUB! The line up was set to be Chikading, followed by THE POLYMERS, and then Instagon, session 525. All of the early sets were really great. CHIKADING was a little more relaxed than they have been at recent past shows.. but they were still on fire as usual with their great new fusion grooves that they are getting a reputation for laying down. The POLYMERS followed with a great set of psychedelic edged garage pop.. great catchy riffs and awsome songs, plus some cool covers like "Quinn the Eskimo" and Pink Floyd's "Lucirfer Sam".
Instagon took the stage sometime around 11:30pm and played til nearly 1am.
This session was a 6 piece ensemble featuring the Garage Jazz Architects (Lob, Chad E. WIlliams, Mark Halverson) at the core of the beast.. and with Dex Lopaz from Chikading playing some keyboard... also Matt Kretzmann from DELAYED SLEEP came out and played guitar for this session. It was his first session since Jan. 2009 (session #490), over a year!.. and it after many times asking, but not having our schedules make it available, this session was the debut Instagon set for local jazz man Tony Passarell.
The set was really drenched in thick gooey chaos from the very start.. and it stayed that way throughout the adventure. Chad, Dex, & Tony were doing really great things between them and it was really awesome. Thee Sickness was probably the hot spot in the set.. but thats just from my opinion.. your could very.
INSTAGON # 525
Janurary 23, 2010
Vega's Nightclub, Sacramento, CA
Invokation>
The Flux,
Jazz for Satan
Brainwashed Love
The Little Turtle
Spider
Rock Lobster (song by B-52's)
Buzzkill
Speed of Light
The Virus>
Thee Sickness
Deamon's Tube
Echophobic
Instagon #525 was:
LOB (bass/ vocals) CHAD E WILLIAMS (guitar) MATT KRETZMANN (gutiar) DEX LOPAZ (keyboards) TONY PASSARELL (sax) MARK HALVERSON (drums)
Instagon #524January 2, 2010 House on the Hill - Cosmic Hootenanny UFO Club, Folsom, CA (3 sets)
The UFO CLUB is an organization that was started in the UK in or around 1966 and was founded by the founding members of Pink Floyd. Syd Barrett's sister is still involved with the original group in England. A number of years ago a local man named James and his brother David began a project to re-create a version of the UFO club here in California.. they became involved with the UK group and opened an "official" West Coast chapter of this International collective for creative happenings in, of all places, Folsom, CA. ..the House on the Hill. Each years since its beginnings the West Coast UFO Club has hosted an annual end of the year celebration and party. This year marked the 10 year anniversary of the first West Coast UFO happening and a 3 day event was planned. Our good friends DELAYED SLEEP, played the festivities for New Year's Eve night.. and we were honored to be invited to play the closing night, Saturday Night, as the live band entertainment.. and so armed with Pink Floyd riffs we headed up the hill from Sacramento to Folsom ready to party
.
We arrived at the House On the Hill to find no one home.. not a soul.. the lights were on but no one was there.. we were at first sorta worried.. but then, after a phone call to Jimmie James , the event planner, we were told to hang on for a few minutes and he would be there to let us in. The band that was playing as Instagon for this session was all 3 members of the Garage Jazz Architects (Lob, Chad Williams, Mark Halverson) and also 2 of the members of Karmada (Stephen Elliot & Matt Conklin). This would be the 2nd time playing with Instagon for both Matt & Steve, but the first time Steve was on his main instrument, the guitar. (last time Steve played drums, Instagon #501). The house was a smallish house with old hard wood floors and lots of great visual effort to make it look like an old English party flat.. rounded archways.. hard color painted walls.. a mirror ball.. a liquid light.. and we brought trippy projections, and all of a sudden this show was a rainbow more colorful than Liberace throwing up on himself.
The first set was truly like an Instagon set from the past with the set list featuring songs that were played during the Liquid Den days & Lob even sporting his infamous "space pajamas" shirt . "My Little Red Planet," "Joyride", "Speed of Light", even Black Sabbath's "Behind the Wall of Sleep" (not played since NYE 2008, 36 shows). The only song that was something that has been added into the shows more recently was the theme song for "The Simpsons." That was mostly because that has become a GJA standard, and it was easy to make happen with the 3 of them all there. The set ended with a botched attempt into "One of These Days" by Pink Floyd that quickly went south and became closer to The Doors' "LA Woman". Also at this sets end, Stephen complained that his back hurt and took a break and so Matt was playing guitar for a short while.. and it was really cookin'! This first set lasted about 40 minutes.
The second was the shortest of the 3 sets we played that night, only about 30 mins. It started with a new song "Dripfall" that was written in the studio this past Fall.. This was the first time it had been played out live...followed by another old school song, "Space Walk".. by this time the band was starting to calm into a place where really nice grooves and interaction between the players could happen..this "Space Walk" was really nice. Then, with twist of the old effects knob, Lob added this fat wah sound to his bass.. sounding like Jerry Garcia playing "Shakedown Street", and busted into a seriously funky version of "Thee Little Turtle".. deep disco dance version. After some boogie time, it was time for more Pink Floyd.. this time "Let There Be More Light" was the subject of the sonic garage jazz exploration.. it was a first time for this song to enter the deamon's realm and it was taken seriously.. finally to close the set we tore up a hot swingin' "Jazz for Satan" and then it was time for a bite to eat.
The 3rd and final set was the epic set of the night.. closing out at just around an hour, it started with more Pink Floyd with "Set the Controls...." we were at the UFO Club after all! This set was mixed with old songs and new songs.. and another first time Pink Floyd outing for Instagon with "Interstellar Overdrive". "Thee Sickness" was dedicated to Chad, who was ill but came to play anyway. The "Rock Lobster" brought down the house! This set was the sonic power set of the night.. all the way around great stuff. Only real moment worth mentioning was during the middle of the "Interstellar Overdrive"...it seems that the NYE weekend of party happenings got to Stephen and he fell asleep into a nod and a wall of feedback.. just nodded away.. to the point where Chad had to nudge him awake to cut the feedback from killing all of us.. it was something you seriously needed to see to believe it happened.. but alas.. it did.. supposedly there is a video that was shot .. maybe we can get to see that again someday.
All and all it was a pretty fun show.. there was some frustration and some chaos, but it was Instagon.. and the first show of the year too.. The deamon had a great time and looks forward to the next time we are asked to play at this interesting and special location.
Instagon #524 Janurary 2, 2010 House On The Hill Cosmic Hootenanny UFO Club, Folsom, CA
set 1 Invokation> Red Planet Landing> My Little Red Planet Joyride Speed of Light Behind the Wall of Sleep (song by Black Sabbath) Simpsons (TV Theme song) One Of Those LA Women* (Pink Floyd/Doors live mash up)
set2 Dripfall Space Walk The Little Turtle Let There Be More Light**(song by Pink Floyd, 1st time played) Jazz for Satan
Set3 Set The Controls (song by Pink Floyd) Undoing Spider Echophobic The Sickness Interstellar Overdrive** (song by Pink Floyd, 1st time played) Brainwashed Love Rock Lobster (song by B-52's)
session 524 was: LOB (lead bass / vocal ) CHAD E. WILLIAMS (guitar) MARK HALVERSON (drums) MATT CONKLIN (keyboard / guitar) STEPHEN ELLIOT (guitar) ======================================================= flyer art by Lob group photo by Kati LeMer all other photos by Yvette Lucas
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