"FLASHBACK," FEATURING THE MYSTIC ORCHESTRA, RE-ENVISIONS ROCK CONCERT LEGENDS' GREATEST MUSIC TO CREATE "THE CLASSIC ROCK EXPERIENCE"SAVANNAH, GA - John Lennon gave the marching orders long ago. Imagine. For his part, veteran concert promoter Rick Bowen imagined a rock concert like no other: Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd playing together on one stage. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and other legends performing with the benefit of today's state-of-the-art lighting and sound. The elusive tribal feeling, unique to classic rock concerts, recreated for a new generation.Imagine no more. "Flashback -- the Classic Rock Experience," featuring the Mystic Orchestra, is about to storm the concert arenas of America -- kicking off August 27 at the Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama (see below for complete itinerary).With its elite team of musicians, technical wizards and design specialists, "Flashback ---- the Classic Rock Experience," delivers anew the hit music of the all-time greatest artists: Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and more, presented in a mind-boggling multi-media spectacle one must see to believe. "The intention is to present the music like it's never been presented before," says Bowen, founder of "Flashback -- the Classic Rock Experience," and its creative director. "I wanted to do it even better than done originally. We have the world's greatest players, who studied every move the classic bands ever made."With music director Frank Gilcken at the helm, the Mystic Orchestra features 14 brilliant rock musicians and singers, as well as an 11-piece string-and-horn section, together elevating classic rock to new heights. For the Mystic Orchestra core band, Gilcken recruited fellow guitarists Phil Hilborne and Jamie Humphries (veterans of the hit Queen retrospective "We Will Rock You" and the Australian Pink Floyd Show, respectively), keyboardist Brian Chatton (Phil Collins and Meatloaf), keyboard/woodwind player David Boruff (Madonna, Chicago) and Australian drummer Adam Troughear.Rocking the mics, Spanish vocalist Jose Manzano, Katrina Chester (star of the off-Broadway smash "Love, Janis"), Elizabeth Eagan and special guest vocalist Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night, back to sing that band's greatest hits and more.The nearly three-hour show reworks indelible songs of the most highly regarded era in rock: the Doors' "Light My Fire" and "Riders on the Storm." Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart" and "Mercedes Benz." Jimi Hendrix masterpieces like "Purple Haze" and "Foxy Lady." Other rock classics include Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water," Steppenwolf's "Born to be Wild," "Layla" by Derek and the Dominoes, Rod Stewart's "Maggie May," as well as Three Dog Night's "One" and "Joy to the World," sung by Chuck Negron.The second half of the show offers something never before attempted in the rock 'n' roll universe: Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd playing together. All their greatest songs are featured, including Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love," "Kashmir" and "Stairway to Heaven," as well as Pink Floyd's "Money," "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2," "Wish You Were Here," "Comfortably Numb" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond." This is a carefully crafted meeting of the titans - a loving vision of what might have been.Behind the scenes, Bowen assembled a world-class production team to mount "Flashback -- the Classic Rock Experience." They include promotions manager and founder of Rainbow Ticketmasters, Lou Dickstein; lighting designers Bryan Hartley and Phil Ealy; art designer Ed Unitsky; and sound mixer Seth Goldman. Collectively, these experts have worked with the top acts in rock ''n'' roll: Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, the Doors, Pink Floyd, Kiss, Elton John, Van Halen and David Bowie to name just a few.Great as the bands were in the '60's and early '70's, they were handicapped by primitive light and sound. For "Flashback -- the Classic Rock Experience," Bowen and his team have no such problems. Six truckloads of intelligent LED lighting, lasers, pyrotechnics, an overhead helium-filled zeppelin with two screens and five additional towering hi-def video screens are all backed up by an EAW Quad 225,000-watt surround sound system. Bowen is in a unique position to oversee "Flashback -- the Classic Rock Experience." A veteran producer/promoter of at least 1,500 concerts, Bowen has seen and worked with such immortals as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues, Elvis, Janis Joplin, The Doors, Three Dog Night, and Rod Stewart, to name a few. But he sees this project as the culmination of a life's work.Says Bowen, "These legends represent the best rock and pop music ever created. And all with an average tickets price under $40.00" Adding, "And if we do our job right, this re-creation will be a night to remember, a concert event and experience for multiple generations as we tour the nation." [ More Detail ]
June 6th, 2007 - Kasper Eistrup of Kashmir performs an exclusive acoustic set at the Living Room in NYC. The set list included Kashmir favorites, as well as a new song, currently titled "Run To The Avalanche". [ More Detail ]
"Havre de Grace" EP available at iTunes! http://www.myspace.com/zerobridge It's not often you hear about a band like zerobridge. Lead singer/guitarist and songwriter Mubashir "Din" Mohi-ud-Din and drummer Mohsin "Mo" Mohi-ud-Din are two brothers whose parents are from the disputed territory of Kashmir, nestled between northern India and Pakistan. "The Quota", seasoned NYC bass player, rounds out the trio who have been playing their own unique brand of melodic, guitar driven rock n' roll for the last three years. With two independent releases behind them, zerobridge released the Havre de Grace EP that illustrates the band's penchant for classic song writing and a passion to become the only band that matters.The name zerobridge comes from an actual bridge in Kashmir's capital, Srinagar, which earned the lesser known epithet of the "the city of seven bridges." The story goes that when they built an 8th bridge, no one knew what to call the original first bridge. The solution is a case of pragmatics taken to the extreme: they decided to name it zerobridge. Along with being a provocative name evoking many meanings, zerobridge is a sentimental place for anyone familiar with Kashmir. Just across the bridge, after passing through military checkpoints and barbed wire fences, is a cafe called the Zero Inn; a place where the bothers, family and friends go when reunited in Kashmir to hang out and have "cold coffees" (which are like frapuchinos, but far better according to the brothers). To describe the sound of a band as distinctive as zerobridge can be tough. Din answers this question simply: "We're just a rock n' roll band." This is true, but upon closer listening one can hear their South Asian heritage weaving its way through their Western influences to create a unique musicality and tonality. While bands like U2, The Beatles, The Clash, Joy Division/New Order, Bowie and The Replacements are major influences, Din also cites South Asian music like The Sabri Bros and Hindi film composers like RD Burman, A.R. Rahman, and Nadeem Sharavan as inspirations. The name and title track comes from a town in northern Maryland, close to where the brothers grew up. "It means Harbor of Grace," explains Din. "I always just loved the sound of it and what it could mean. The tune itself sounds fresh and defines who we are right now and where we have been as a band. I think it's the best thing I've written to date and the band's best performance." A video accompanies the track, directed by Musa Syeed, who won Best Documentary Short at 2007's Tribeca Film Festival for "A Son's Sacrifice."Other songs on the EP include "Late Bloomer," a soaring track that celebrates and questions a passionate but fleeting relationship. The incendiary political satire of "The Shake" sheds light on the hypocrisies of religious extremism. A reworking of "Suffering Moses," originally off the bands first LP, is an unabashedly beautiful ode to Kashmir which is followed by the razor edged bravado of "This is My Version," a live favorite that sounds like a mashup of the Smiths and the ragged snarl of Iggy Pop. Mo passionately adds, "No gimmicks. We put our hearts, souls and sweat into whatever we do. It's about love, war, and curiosity I suppose. It's just painfully true, good rock n' roll." [ More Detail ]
This is a short clip of Kashmir starting "the cynic" originally with David Bowie on their album "No Balance Palace". Recorded on my camera (photo) which explains the bad sound quality/stretches of light vertically. Also, I'm not the one attempting to do a backup-vocal on the chorus... [ More Detail ]
PART 2 of 5January 20? 1995 - NAMM, Hilton, Anaheim CA Personnel: Z (Dweezil &Ahmet Zappa, Mike Keneally, Bryan Beller, Joe Travers)Bryan Beller's comments: The Z show was a private party for Peavey, with a special guest appearance by Dick Clark. We all got dressed up in fake costume stage tuxes and wore ZZ Top beards for a planned skit, before playing our only song of the evening: an even newer medley, one that spanned the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s. It was fun, it was silly, it was Z in a nutshell.***SPOILERS****70's*Do The Hustle - Van McCoyDo You Think I'm Sexy - Rod StewartMacho Man - Village PeopleSultans Of Swing - Dire StraitsDream Weaver - Gary WrightLivin' After Midnight-Judas PriestI Will Survive - Gloria GaynorStayin Alive - Bee GeesWe Are Family - Sister SledgeRoxanne - PoliceLet Do the Time Warp Again-Rocky HorrorSo Into You-Atlanta Rhythm SectionI'm In You-Peter FramptonLay Lady Lay - DylanRoxanne - PoliceLay Lady Lay - DylanDa doo ron ron - it may be Ronettes or the crystals or SHAUN cassidyLay Lady Lay - DylanDa doo ron ron - it may be Ronettes or the crystals or shaUn cassidyDolly Dagger - HendrixTurn The Beat Around - vicki sue robinsonBack Where We Started From - Maxine Nightengale?Still The One - OrleansThe Joker - Steve Miller BandHotel California - EaglesRock n Roll (Part 2) - Gary GlitterSlow Ride - FoghatAmerican Woman - guess whoMy Sharona - The KnackTush - ZZ TopForeigner - Hot BloodedRebel Rebel - David Bowie?---------------------------------------no idea!Miss You - Rollin StonesKashmir - Led ZepRock and Roll all nite - KissI Wanna Be Sedated-RamonesDancing Days - Led ZepFour Sticks - LZThe Wanton Song - LZ Black Dog - LZYou Light Up My Life-Debby Booneanother one from Physical Graffiti - LZSurrender - Cheap TrickWalk This Way - AerosmithSweet emotions - AerosmithStairway To Heaven - LZLayla - Derek &The DominoesSweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd SkynyrdWhipping Post - Allman Bros BandAin't talking bout love - Van HalenSmoke On The Water - Deep Purple [ More Detail ]