Sharing the Stage

Gryphon Labs will be sharing the stage with 3 different bands in the month of May!

First, we'll be at The Mint this Friday May 6th with Steel Toed Slippers, a very talented trio of young musicians who love Little Feat and Pink Floyd just about as much as I do. The Mint is a fantastic venue, you can reserve a table and get some food off their awesome menu, or you can just show up and rock out with us. It's only $10 for 2 bands, which is an unbeatable deal for a Friday night in Los Angeles. Steel Toed Slippers start at 8 pm, we go on at 9 pm.

Then, we're heading back to the Central S.A.P.C. in Santa Monica on Saturday May 28th to open for our good friends VOLTO! It's $20 and we'll start around 9 pm, this is an awesome chance to see both Gryphon Labs and the amazing musicians in VOLTO! (featuring Danny Carey from Tool) in a hip, intimate venue. We had so much fun last time, and it was really packed in there, so make sure you get your tickets ahead of time.

Finally, on Tuesday May 31st we'll be back at our second home, The Baked Potato, with fellow Zappa Plays Zappa-er Ben Thomas and his band Wundergroup. Ben's band is incredible, a cool mix of soul and rock music, so don't miss out on this one! It's only $15 and music will start at 8:30 pm.

Other People's Music

After several fun and well-attended Gryphon Labs shows, I'm headed back to the Baked Potato this weekend to play with two other amazing bands. First, this Friday February 26th I'll be back with Cosmosquad, with Jeff Kollman on guitar and Glen Sobel (filling in for Shane Gaalaas) on drums. Last time I played with Jeff I had a blast, and I've played with Glen in lots of different situations and he always sounds great, including on the album version of "Driven To Drink" by Gryphon Labs.
Then, Saturday Feb 27th I'll be playing with VOLTO! again. Danny Carey was sick last time I played with these guys (and Glen filled in for him, too) so I'm really excited to play with all of them again, especially Danny.
So, come check out my double header at the Potato this weekend! Also, get your tickets to see Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa open for the legendary Jeff Beck on April 17th...

VOLTO!

Well, the You Can't Fit Onstage Anymore tour certainly lived up to its name, but the diminutive size of the venues didn't stop the shows from being incredibly fun. I wasn't sure how Billy the Mountain was going to be received, but after our first performance of it my worries went away. Seeing people singing along to nearly every line of a 25 minute "song" only further proved the amazing dedication of the Zappa fans we play for.
And then there's the recordings...it's a little daunting to think about each show being recorded and released, and even more so since the sound quality is going to be far better than a bootleg. So, if you hear any of my mistakes on your show I sincerely apologize...
As the flyer above points out, I'll be playing with the amazing VOLTO! at the Baked Potato on December 5th. I'm still pretty blown away to be invited to share the stage with Danny Carey from Tool and Kirk Covington from Tribal Tech, as well as my good friend John Z. If you're planning on going you should call ahead and reserve a table, VOLTO! almost always sells out the Potato.
Then ZPZ plays the Roxy here in Los Angeles four nights in a row, December 10-13, 35 years to the day of the recording of the Roxy and Elsewhere album. Wow. There are still a few tickets left, but they're going fast.