LIVE AT TRUE LOVE - new CD from TIF

NEW RELEASE FROM TIF

INSTAGON - LIVE AT TRUE LOVE
Recorded in August 2008
limited to 50 copies
This recording of Instagon (477) was done during the IN THE FLOW Festival in Sacramento,CA in 2008. It features Lob playing with long time friend Chip Conrad (CMU, Christian Kiefer Band), along with Guitarist Chad E. Williams, and Davis,CA horn player, Jaroba. This disc was produced and released during the 2nd Annual IN THE FLOW Festival that happened this year, it was limited to 50 copies, and we are happy to annouce the release for sale of the remaining discs.
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This show outside and it was a hot day. We played set of mostly improvisational free jazz with a couple of Instagon garage jazz standards thrown in for good measure. It was originally billed to be a trio with only Chip and Chad, but at the last minute we added Jaroba to sit in for part of the set and it was really worth it. This is one of the last great happenings that went down at the True Love Cafe at its K Street Location.

SETLIST: Show 508 -@ Deb n' Craigs 4th of July Party

..back at Craig & Deb's house for another party.. this time for 4th of July.. it was a warm summer day in Sacramento.. and we had a swell time.. the food was awesome and the company was just splendid.. and the pool felt great to relax in... we played 3 sets.. all around 40 mins each.. lots and lots of cover songs (it was a party afterall..)
Chad had to leave after the 2nd set, so the 3rd set was drum and bass only with the Butcher and Lob cutting it up a the end of the day..


INSTAGON 508
July 4, 2009
8283 Caribbean Way, Sacramento, CA
house party


SET 1 (40:00 mins)

Invokation>
Joyride,
Blues 4 July*,
La Grange**,
Bille Jean***,
Simpsons****,
Gimme More#,
Orgone Collector


SET 2 (48:00 mins)

One of These Days##,
Deamon's Tube,
Forward,
Beat It***,
Whole Lotta Rosie###,
Cozmic,
Moonwalking*,
Dust^,
Freebird^^
Speedwobble,
Spider


SET 3 (42:00 mins)

Comin' To Get You*
Evil Jazz 23,
Eyes Have Seen^^^,
The Little Turtle,
Thruster,
Smoke on the Water (tease),
Jazz for Satan,
Sunlight in My Eyes,
For Whom The Bell Tolls^^^^


* new riff/song
** ZZ Top riff
*** Michael Jackson riff, 1st time played.
**** TV show theme
# Britney Spears riff
## Pink Floyd riff
### AC/DC riff
^ Queen riff
^^ Lynyrd Skynyrd riff
^^^ Doors riff
^^^^ Metallica riff, 1st time played


Instagon 508 was:
LOB (lead bass, vocals)
CHAD E. WILLIAMS (guitar)
LEO THE BUTCHER (drums)

*** 3RD SET, DRUMS & BASS ONLY - no chad ***(photos by Yvette Lucas)

Comps.Part 5: COMMUNAL DEATH DUCK-PINK PONY : covers, remixes, manipulations, & regurgitations

This is probably the most interesting compilation we have been involved with this year...here is the story..
COMMUNAL DEATH DUCK is a band from Alice, Texas who somehow became "friends" with Instagon via the magick of Myspace.com. Earlier in the year CDD put out a bulletin that they had this great idea for their next album...the idea was to collect a cd of covers and remixes fo their songs done by other artists. It seemed like a pretty good idea.. and so we explored their songs on the web and found one that was very interesting called "The Sunlight in Your Eyes".. it had a very simply bass line, and seemed like it could be pulled of with no warning with a group.. and it was on!
The first time the song appeared in the Instagon set was at Java Lounge in early January 2009. (show 489) .. but with a slight twist...as it was now in the first person and had become "The Sunlight in My Eyes".. the first time it was played, I knew it was gonna be something that we would play a lot more in the future. The very next show was at Marilyns on K St. in Sacramento (show 490) a week later and we played it again. (This is the recording that appears on the compilation).. a couple of days later we contacted CDD and told them we had already recorded 2 versions of this song, and that they could pick one of them for thier collection. Norberto from CDD was really excited .. he was expecting remixes and covers from friends and bands that they KNOW.. but here was one from someone that they didnt know.. ouf of the blue...and thus a friendship was born. The new CD "Communal Death Duck presents PINK PONY: covers, remixes, manipulations, & regugitations" is a collection of 21 different versions of songs by CDD from thier previous 3 CD's done by other bands and friends. Instagon appears doing "The Sunlight in My Eyes" from show 490, recorded at Marilyns on K, Sacramento, CA , January 14, 2009. It features surprizing fun vocals from Lob, and the song has become a regular in the shows so far this year.

copies of this disc can be found for download at:
http://www.communaldeathduck.com/index.html

SETLIST: Show 507 -IN THE FLOW FEST, Records (on Broadway), Sacramento,CA 6-27-09

This past weekend Instagon appeared as part of the 2nd annual IN THE FLOW festival in Sacramento. The festival is focused on exposure to the local Sacramento and northern California contemporary jazz innovators who grace our fair state. It was a great 3 day event with bands and poets performing in 5 different venues with all form of jazz being represented. Not to let the GARAGE JAZZ arm of the great beast called jazz be ignored.. INSTAGON appeared on Saturday afternoon at RECORDS (on Broadway). This year we appeared as a trio (last year it was as quartet). The show was sorta odd and hard to get started.. the venue was not really prepared for a live show.. but soon got it all dialed in.. and we we just happy to be in the air conditioning as it was 105+ outside in the Sacramento heat. As this show approached there was an issue with Instagon needing someone to play drums... and so we set off to the land called Craigs List. and returned with our new friend HORRIBLE JOHN.. who was just fun and wonderful to play with, not very horrible at all. Dan Quillan aka Art Lessing rounded out this trio.. he came armed with his guitar and a box of pedals and effects to make the ears drool. We played for about 35 minutes... it was really great.. thanks to everyone that came out to support it.


INSTAGON 507
6-27-2009
RECORDS (on Broadway)
Sacramento, CA

IN THE FLOW FESTIVAL


Invokation>
We Own This Corner,
Joyride,
Deamon's Tube,
Third Turtle from the Road*^,
FLOW*,
Pink Panther**
(37:00)


* fresh jams
^ features elements of "The Little Turtle" and Hendrix's "Third Stone from the Sun"
** Henry Mancini song

INSTAGON 507 WAS:

LOB - lead bass
DAN QUILLAN - guitar
JOHN HALICKI - drums


=========
also
KEVIN CORCORAN,
CORPSE VAPOR,
LUCIO MENEGON/SUKI O'KANE DUO


(photos by Yvette Lucas)

SETLIST: Show 506 - Luna's Cafe, Sacramento,CA 6-12-09

Instagon show 506 happened at Luna's Cafe in Sacramento, CA on Friday, June 12, 2009. This show was a decent show, but really louder than usual due to the sheer force and power of the drummer, Brody Cole. The evening started quiet and moody with a great set from Between Ravens & Crows from Orange County..mostly percussion and tribal instruments..very ambient and soothing. Very trance like.. it was nice. The next set was from a band from Roseville called Optic Seance (formerly Cryptic Vibe). They opened thier set with Pink Floyd's "Breath", and also played 3 more Floyd covers in thier set. It was only their 2nd show as as trio (formerly were a quartet) and they did pretty well and brought a lot of friends. Instagon rounded out the evening. The group was Lob with Chad Williams on guitar, Brody Cole on drums (from Eye of the Architect), and Susan Hunt (from waning) on keyboards. "The Sickeness" was the highlight song of the set. We played for 65 minutes. here is the set list:

INSTAGON 506
June 12, 2009
Luna's Cafe

Invokation >
Poodle* >
Invokation >
Joyride,
Speed of Light,
Cozmick,
Set the Controls**,
Theme from Brainwashed Love,
Jazz for Satan,
Sunlight in My Eyes,
The Little TUrtle,
Thee Sickness
Forward,
Simpsons Theme***

* poem by Lob
** variation on Pink Floyd riff
*** variation on TV show theme (by Danny Elfman)


also were
Between Ravens & Crows, & Optic Seance

INSTAGON 505 - 6-7-09 @ The Greens, Sacramento - Noise Trio

instagon noise trio

Instagon 505 was the 3rd outing for the newest face ov the deamon, the "Noise Trio". ..a conceptual jazz/noise idea that has been fun so far. This outing featured Math Lewis from Noisepsalm (who is also responsible for getting this video posted) and Bobby Almon from Liver Cancer & DOG. This performance featured 2 parts.. a long one and a short one. The long one was titled (after the fact) " Accidental Hanging Man in the Shaolin Closet ", and the short one "To The Point". This is the 2nd time the Noise Trio has done "To The Point". .This performance was part of the 1st NOISE @ THE GREENS show at the Cafe @ the Greens in Sacramento (where Norcal Noisefest is scheduled to happen this year) this show was a benefit event for NF09. Also appearing that evening were XOME, AUDIOEMETIC, AL QAEDA, LIVER CANCER, DISAPPEARANCE OF PLANET DWARF PLUTO, & TERMINAL CURL..

Comps.Part 4: HAZE VOL. 9 - burattino vs pinocchio - free download!

Haze. Vol.9 - burattino vs pinocchio was released in the 2nd week of May 2009.
Instagon was invited to particpate in this collection from the net-label "HAZE Records". They occasionally release compilations with a theme as the foundation and concept behind them. This one was with theme burattino vs pinocchio; the story of the living puppet that wants to be a boy...the dual personalities of animate and in-animate living as one.
The track that was chosen for this collection is song called "Gemini". This Instagon original song has so far only been played twice. This recording comes from show # 309, recorded 11-24-2002 at the Liquid Den in Huntington Beach,CA and features some vocal antics from John Lurie (Anglo Jackson, Gasface), as well as guitar work from Don Rawlin, David Chetkin on drums, and Billy Trujillo on keys.

This release is available for FREE.. you can download it (and other great releases from Haze Records) with art work too, from this link:
http://www.archive.org/details/HAZE52

Comps.Part 3: MUDWAGON from Edgetone Records

MUDWAGON : A blackmetalfreejazzimprov compilation vol. 1 was released just a few weeks ago from the fine folks over at Edgetone Records from San Francisco,CA. This collection is really similar to the Ass Jazz comp., but with the lean a little more on the Jazz side, where the Ass Jazz comp. leaned a little harder on the metal side. The Instagon track that is included on this disc is "Orgone Collector" (show 482) recorded in October 2008 at the El Rincon, San Francisco,CA

this disc is available directly from Edgetone Records for $10.

also on this collection are Sudden Oak, Soft Teeth, The Spirit Moves US, Tri-Cornered Tent Show, Mikey Yeda, Lords of Outland, Jeff Korber, & Wiggwaum

follow this link to get yours: http://www.edgetonerecords.com/catalog/4085.html

SETLIST: Show 504 -Acoustic Set @ Deb n' Craigs BBQ Party

This show was unplanned and just sorta happened.. We have had Instagon shows at Deb n' Craig's home before, but Acoustic set are pretty rare in the world of this deamon. We knew Chad would be there, so we prompted him to bring an acoustic guitar, we came prepared with bass and mandolin. Stefano showed up and we let him jam the bass for a while while Lob played Mandolin.. but he soon had to leave and back to the bass it was for the deamon rider.. we played about 45 minutes.. it was windy.. the recording is really hard to listen to. Highlight was there was a sweet improv at the end of the session with Chad and Lob headhunting at each other within the theme from The Simpsons. [photo by Yvette Lucas]

INSTAGON - SHOW 504
05-24-2009
8283 CARIBBEAN WAY, SACRAMENTO,CA.
(acoustic set)

The Little dead Turtle*,
Spanish Rice with Meat **,
Rock Lobster*,
The Handjob*>
The Handjob,
Caribbean Getaway**,
Cozmic,
Thruster,
Speed Of Light,
Space Walk,
One of These Days,
Chasing Wasps**,
Orgone Collector,
Forward,
Ringtone**,
Get Smart tease,
Simpsons Theme

* lob on Mandolin, Stefano on bass
** fresh riffs,improv

INSTAGON 504 was:
LOB (mandolin*, acoustic bass),
CHAD E. WILLIAMS (acoustic guitar),
STEFANO ZEROLI (acoustic bass*)

Memorial Day Backyard BBQ pool party

SETLIST: Show 503 - Pinky's on the River

Pinky's is not your average venue.. its kinda hard to get to.. and its on the river.. so you could come by boat .. its also got a couple of floors, an outside stage, a private stripper pole attic.. and great bbq and atmosphere..
Instagon played 1st of 4 bands that were all fun and cool to play with (The Grumpy was added last minute..we didnt get to meet them really..but they played Proud Mary!)
The line up for this show was the band that was scheduled to play our house party back in March...but the Butcher had other entanglements that kept him from that gig. ..so this is the rain check show for that line up.. who are now line up 503.

INSTAGON - SHOW 503
5-23-2009
Pinky's On The River
Verona, CA
(garage jazz set)

introductions & invokation>
Red Planet Landing>
My Little Red Planet,
Forward,
The LIttle Turtle,
Cozmic,
Echophobic tease>
My Little Red Planet,
Another One Bites the Dust,
Deamon's Tube,
The Speed of Light,
Outros,
Rock Lobster

INSTAGON 503 was:
LOB (lead bass),
CHAD E. WILLIAMS (guitar),
LEO THE BUTCHER (drums),
STEFANO ZEROLI (synths)

also SIMPLE CREATION, THE GRUMPY, & DAVE BATTLES LIFE

set list show 502: On The Y, Sacramento,CA

502 was a ROCK show ..loud and pounding..it was our first time playing at On The Y in Sacramento.. and woah!, its HOT there. so hot that the camera melted and there are NO photos from this show.. if you have photos, let us know!

INSTAGON 502
May 15, 2009
On The Y, Sacramento, CA

Introductions & Invokation>
Red Planet Landing>My Little Red Planet,
Forward,
The Sunlight in My Eyes*,
Rock Lobster**,
Jazz for Satan,
Hand of Doom***>
The Sickness,
Speed of Light,
Outroductions,
Buzzkill,
Shut Down (W/PinkPanther tease) >Sex Bomb


* song by Comunal Death Duck
** riff by B-52's
*** riff by Black Sabbath, [last time payed 5-10-2004, 117 shows]


INSTAGON 502 was:
LOB (lead bass, vocals),
JIM WILLIG (guitar),
LEO THE BUTCHER (drums),
STEFANO ZEROLI (synthezisers)

Comps.Part 2: ASS JAZZ Vol.2 from Pet Goat Records

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Comps.Part 1: WHOLE collab comp project from MEATRONIC Recordings

INSTAGON has been appearing on new compilations this year.. so far 4 and still counting.. Im gonna send out bulletins,blog posts, and mailing list blasts about each of them one at time throughout the next week..

the first one came out in the early part of the year on a net label called MEATRONIC. Its a free download type of release called "WHOLE".

acutuall more of a conceptual piece than an actual collection.. this compilation takes the collected tracks from the contributors and mashes them with other contributors. . getting fresh new mash-up pieces using the tracks from the comp. to create collaborations. Very different and cool.. Instagon appears on Track 5 of this project. The track used is called "Invokation in Minimalism" from show #429, Burnt Ramen Studios, Richmond,CA [side note: this show was done for Frank Moore's TV program "Going Deep to the Core" ].

this collection is available for FREE DOWNLOAD
point your browser here:

http://meatronic. com/releases/ MTR-015

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Show 501 - Marilyns on K

INSTAGON - SHOW 501
05-06-2009
MARILYNS ON K, SACRAMENTO, CA
(garage jazz set)

invokation & introductions>
Joyride,
Echophobic,
Deamon's Tube,
Sunlight In My Eyes*,
The Little Turtle,
Spider,
Theme from Brainwashed Love**,
Jazz for Satan>
The Sickness>
Jazz for Satan reprise,
Ourtro/Shut Down>
Insta-gadda-da-Vida***



* song by Communial Death Duck
** new riff, first time...done for possible use for a film soundtrack
*** variation on song by Iron Butterfly


LOB (lead bass, vocals),
CHAD E. WILLIAMS (guirar),
MICHAEL OTWELL (sax & flute),
MATT CONKLIN (keyboards),
STEVE ELLIOT (drums)



also VAUXHAUL BROADCAST, & THE SILENT YEARS

set list and photos for show 500

INSTAGON 500
April 25, 2009
BLUE CAFE HB, Huntington Beach,CA


invokation & introductions>
getting high with Charles>
Jazz for Satan,
Deamon's Tube,
The Little Turtle,
Thruster,
Goo Goo Muck*,
Master of the Universe**,
Thee Sickness,
Set The Controls(for the heart of the sun)****,[tease]
Rock Lobster***,[tease]
Set The Controls(for the heart of the sun)****,
Sunlight In My Eyes*****,
Speed of Light,
Shut Down#



* song by the Cramps
** song by Hawkwind
*** riff by B-52's
**** riff by Pink Floyd
***** song by Communal Death Duck
# riff by The Germs



LOB - lead bass & vocals
CARY PEALER - drums
CHARLES ARDINGER - words/vocals
CHRIS McKINNEY - keyboards
MARC SODEN - trumpet
WILLIAM HARRINGTON - saxophone
ZACK OLSEN - theremin
THAD MATSON - vocals
PEEK - noise

Thee Guitar Arsenal:
ROBERT FISHER
SCOTT HUESTIS
DAN KAUFMAN
SEAN CAMPEAU
GARY PIAZZA
CHAD E. WILLIAMS
GREG GINN

its here .. its today!

Instagon 499 set list

Gosh..we havent played 3 sets in a long time.. it was lots of fun..the highlights for me was mostly the 3rd set.. "Dazed & Confused" was heavy..and "the Sunlight In My Eyes" was really awesome! "On The Green" was a great new simple riff that will probably be a new regular excursion. Total special thanks to Greycat for playing out and bringing lots of friends! The Greens Hotel and Cafe rules!!!!! -/\-

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INSTAGON 499
April 10, 2009

Cafe @ The Greens
Sacramento, CA


SET 1: (29:00)

Introductions
Invokation>
Joyride,
Evil Jazz 23,
On The Green*,
The Pink Panther** (w/Shut Down tease)


SET 2: (76:00)

Spinning the Web>
Spider,
Deamon's Tube
Orgone Collector
The Crawl
Jazz for Satan
Gimme More***>
The Sickness,
Echophobic,
So What****,
Set The Controls>#
Space Walk>
Red Planet Landing>
My Little Red Planet

SET 3: (35:00)
Dazed & Confused##,
The Sunlight In My Eyes###
Bela>####
Approaching 500*
Another One Bites the Dust#####




* new riffs/first time improv
** riff by Henry Mancini
*** riff by Britney Spears
**** riff by Miles Davis
# riff by Pink Floyd
## riff by Led Zeppelin
### riff by Communal Death DUck
#### riff by Bauhaus
##### riff by Queen


Instagon 499:
LOB - lead bass, vocals
CHAD E. WILLIAMS - guitar
MICHAEL OTWELL - saxophone, flute, percussion, beer bottles
GREYCAT - drums

next weekend... INSTAGON and the return of the GJA

next weekend.. Instagon will play its 499th show at the Cafe @ the Greens in Sacramento.. its a 3 hour window..so we will proabably play at least 2 sets.. maybe 3. thats gonna happen on friday.. for directions andinfo go to www.thegreenshotel.com

the following night at 6pm the GARAGE JAZZ ARCHITECTS will play the same time frame at the same venue. Garage Jazz Architects is a trio featuring Lob with Chad Williams and Jay Burger, both formerly with Dunch and as Dino Crowley.

Instagon 491, 1-25-09 - R5 Records,Sacramento

INSTAGON show 491


Jan 25, 2009
R5 Records, Sacramento, CA


Invokation>
We Own This Corner
Deamon's Tube
Undoing
Speed of Light
Joyride
Spider
Evil Jazz 23>
So What*>
Evil Jazz 23
(44:00)

*Miles Davis song

Instagon 491 was:
LOB - bass, vox
CHAD E. WILLIAMS - guitar
BLAKE WILLIAM - guitar
LEO THE BUTCHER - drums


also SUPERZAPPER RECHARGE
and NON CONFIRMIST MUFFIN played

Instagon 490 - Marilyns On K, Sacrametno, Ca

INSTAGON 490

01-14-2009
MARILYNS ON K, Sacramento, CA

Invokation>
The Abyss#
Deamon's Tube
Dirt*
Jazz for Satan
Sunlight In My Eyes**
Set The Controls***
Speed of Light
Buzzkill
Space Walk
(55:00)

# improv, new riff
* Stooges song
** Comunal Death Duck song
*** Pink Floyd song

Instagon 490:

LOB - lead bass, vocals
CHAD E. WILLIAMS - guitar
MATT KRETZMANN - guitar
ANDREW WAYNE SURBER - synthisizer
MICHAEL OTWELL - sax, flute
JIM SMITH - drums

also DELAYED SLEEP played