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Breaking Critters Related News - posted 11/3/07

NEW CRITTERS BUGGIN DVD - OUT NOW!!

Critters Buggin release LIVE DVD!! In 1999 Critters Buggin was asked to play the WARSAW SUMMER JAZZ DAYS, it was recorded by the national TV station, a high quality multi-camera shoot. The audio was recorded by our own Mell Dettmer, live to 2 track, using a mics/board matrix recording. The performance took place in THE PALACE OF CULTURE AND SCIENCE, a giant Stalin built building, with all the Soviet touches. The band had been touring a lot during this time, a great example of a Critters Buggin live show. The DVD also includes 2 bizarre 'intro films' made by 'WORD PUBLIC' for the band's Tokyo shows in 2004. The Bruce Bickford clay animation video of 'BROZO THE CLONE' is on the DVD, and a Balinese shadow puppet music video of 'PANANG' is there as well. ROBOBONES visits the studio, and there are multiple slideshows featuring the photographs of long time Critters photographers Bruce Tom and Nicholas Polimenakos, and Michael DiDonna. The DVD is packaged in a full color 4 panel digipak designed by Maurice Caldwell Jr. and Regan Hagar for extra conceptual power. ORDER NOW!

This just in to Critters Buggin web headquarters
Extremely urgent breaking news story: NEW CRITTERS BUGGIN DVD SOON TO BE RELEASED

On October 31, 2007, the new Critters Buggin DVD: Get The Clackervalve and the Old Clobberd Biscuits Out and Smack the Grand Ham Clappers Mother
will be released in local Seattle, WA retail stores and on Crittersbuggin.com!! It's pure ham pounding Critters Buggin brutality for your eye and ear holes!!


3 members of Critters Buggin will be touring as THE DEAD KENNY G's this October. Skerik - sax & keys, Mike Dillon - drums,
percussion, vibraphone, Brad Houser-bass. Tour will start in Austin, TX and head north. Check back for the horrid details!!

New Syncopated Taint Septet record, live, with string section and Vocalist Om Johari will drop sometime this winter.
And new Beta Popes releases!! A new studio record and a live record...

Matt Chamberlain's project with Bill Frissel, Tucker Martine, and Lee Townsend called Floratone is available now on Blue Note Records.
It's a beautifully organic, funky, ambiently groovy work of futuristic roots music. Peep the Floratone Website for more info.


Skerik lands EV microphone endorsement | ARTICLE
We are happy to announce Skerik is now an ooo-fishal endorser of EV microphones. You've seen him freak on stage with the N/D468
and you've become hot and bothered by the pure sexuality and sonic clarity of the RE20 and the RE27N/D. Now read about the man
and his mics HERE

Limited Edition Letterpress Posters Available

Dirk and Carol Fowler from F2 Design created some award winning posters for our shows in 2005 and 2006
which we're making available to you in limited quantities. These posters are hand letterpressed
and are truly works of art. Drop by the store to purchase one today.

Big in Japan
Japanese boarders love Critters - check out Jon Speice from HABMX in the background


Poster of the Week
The Critters Buggin poster designed by Dirk Fowler (www.f2-design.com) for our December shows was voted poster of the week by The Stranger.
It's a beauty - check out the article in The Stranger HERE

Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet Featured on 2007 Jambase Benefit Calendar

A wonderful photo of the Taint taken by Bruce Tom appears in the 2007Jambase Calendar. In keeping with the tradition of donating profits from the calendar to children's music organizations, the beneficiary for 2007's Jambase calendar is KID smART (www.kidsmart.org) from New Orleans. The goal of KID smART is to strive to teach positive life skills and increase student learning in all subjects through understanding and appreciation of the visual and performing arts. Working with professional arts educators, KID smART presents high quality, intensive arts education thorough Artist in the Classroom, After School and Community-based programs. Post Katrina, KID smART is working in 12 new schools in New Orleans and has created a teacher training program on arts integration.

To order a calendar visit JAMBASE

Other artists featured in the calendar include:
• My Morning Jacket photography by Dave Vann
• Rose Hill Drive photography by Lisa Siciliano
• Grace Potter & The Nocturnals photography by Rob Grego
• Dirty Dozen Brass Band photography by Rod Snyder
• Drive-By Truckers photography by Adam Smith
• Steve Kimock photography by Susan J. Weiand
• Apollo Sunshine photography by Sydney Grahovec
• Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey photography by Greg Aiello
• New Orleans Second Line photography by Zack Smith
• The Benevento/Russo Duo photography by Michael Jurick
• The Flaming Lips photography by Jay Blakesberg

New Baron's Club reading
Baron's Club brings you another exciting bit of writ; Frank Zappa.

Skerik, Bobby, and Jamie DVD
Bobby Previte, Jamie Saft, Skerik Trio (NOT Beta Popes) DVD is now available!! Shot in Tokyo, Japan. Multi-camera, visuals, serious editing by Word Public, limited release in the US. Check out the Store - You buy now!

New Beta Popes recording
Live Hate is available now for download only in the Critters Buggin Download Store. Skerik says "it rocks, brutally!"
You better get it.


Skerik appears on the new release from New Orleans sousaphone Legend Kirk Joseph  

Kirk Joseph, Sousaphone legend, (Original Dirty Dozen Brass Band, NOLA and worldwide powerhouse) has released a new record called 'Kirk Joseph's Backyard Groove - Sousafunk Ave.' Skerik had the absolute honor of playing on this mighty testament, which also features Dr. John, Donald Harrison, and many other important NOLA musicians. Check it out at kirkjoseph.com and buy it at louisianamusicfactory.comThis is a great way to support NOLA musicians DIRECTLY.


Old Old Old News...

Bungle In the Jungle!!!
New dates posted for Mike Dillon's new project - Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle!!
Check out the LIVE page for solo shows and dates supporting Zilla and Galactic through
March and April!


CRITTERS BUGGIN DVD IN THE WORKS!!
We're working on putting togther our first DVD and need your help.

Our new DVD will be coming out sometime in 2006 and we're looking for any video footage, old clips, digital scans of
concert posters, pictures from Tiger Beat magazine, or sweaty towels.
We need any submissions by Feb 26so don't delay!!
Send submissions via email to Critters Buggin or via U.S. Post to: Critters Buggin, 5205 SW Jacobsen Road, Seattle, WA 98116
We'll give you more details on the project as they become available.


Matt Chamberlain Solo CD available now!!  
The long awaited solo masterpiece from the spaceboy is now available for purchase through his website.
Watch for it to be available in the Critters Store on this site very soon!

"Utilizing the all-pro string arrangement skills of Eyvind Kang, percussion
instruments from far off places and planets, archaic electronics, analog sythesizers,
outer space spaghetti western guitar, and sonically mutilated drum-kits of every size
and make, Chamberlain's debut album is a full-bodied record that will sit proudly next
to Lalo Shiffrin, Autechre, Martin Denny, Amon Tobin, David Axelrod, Hal Blaine and
Critters Buggin records." - Trey Spruance

Visit www.mattchamberlain.com for details and soundclips.

There are NEW SHIRTS from Fast Atmosphere with actual FAST shipping! No more 4 week turnaround on T-Shirt orders!!!!

 

"Stampede" the new album by Critters Buggin on Ropeadope Records is now available in the Store! You will also find in the Store the recently re-released titles - "Guest", "Host", "Bumpa" and "Monkeypot Merganser" on Kufala Records! These re-releases are beautiful!

 

In Critters related news - 

 

Skerik's new record "Left for Dead in Seattle" is currently only available on this web-site in the STORE section.

 

Crack Sabbath has just released "BARSLUT", buy it now in the STORE. An "official" Skerik web page will be launched soon, in the meantime visit Skerik.Org and SkerikBlows.Com for "non-official" info.

 

THRUSTER! A new super group featuring Matt Chamberlain on drums, Timothy Young on guitar and Kaveh Rastegar on bass have released their debut CD. To order the cd please e-mail here. Thruster! will also have a live CD available soon at Kufala Records. They recently went BACK  into the studio to work on yet ANOTHER record!