09.25.04 - Vincent Gallo performs live at NA Nightclub in New York
Thursday, September 30 with special guest Jim O'Rourke
Vincent Gallo in concert at NA Nightclub in New York City. September 30, 2004.
with special guest Jim O'Rourke
246 West 14th Street. Call (212) 675-1567 for information.
Please DO NOT email Vincent Gallo directly for information.
08.02.04 - While going down on SUNSET (Blvd., that is) ...
Advertising at it's purest - pic of the now infamous SUNSET Boulevard (Los Angeles)
billboard put up by Vincent Gallo to promote the opening of THE BROWN BUNNY in
the U.S. Click the thumbnail image for a larger version:
07.26.04 - EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS -- GALLO LIVE IN NEW YORK !!!
Vincent Gallo performs live at Rothko. August 25, 2004
(ticket price includes a free ticket to see the Brown Bunny)
Vincent Gallo Live at Rothko
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
2
shows 8 pm and 11 pm
Don't
miss Vincent Gallo and Sean Lennon in a rare live performance
which
will include music from Vincent's album "When". The
ticket price includes a
FREE ticket to see The Brown Bunny during its opening weekend
(August 28 &
29--select shows) at the Landmark Sunshine on Houston St. in New
York.
Tickets
are $18 advance and $22 the day of the show. They are available
from www.ticketweb.com
(search Vincent Gallo) or in person at Etherea
Records, 66 Avenue A NYC.
Rothko
116 Suffolk Street (@ Rivington)
2 blocks East of Avenue A/Essex
07.10.04 - DEVIN SARNO to release music collaboration with Vincent Gallo
Vincent Gallo has contributed guitar to an upcoming CD
by Los Angeles based composer Devin Sarno.
This will be a 20 minute ensemble piece for 3" CD release on Banned Production
(www.bannedproduction.com) due sometime late Summer or Fall.
Other
musicians appearing on the recording will be analog tape loopist
Joseph Hammer
(an alumnus of the Los Angeles Free Music Society and member of
the band Solid Eye)
and keyboardist Bobb Bruno (from Polar Goldie Cats.)
Sarno is an electric bassist who has performed under the name
"CRIB" for the better part of
a
decade. (This is will one of the first recordings under his own
name.)
The recording took place at Catasonic Studios
in Echo Park, CA.
www.catasonic.com
For
further information on the music of Devin Sarno & recording
photos visit:
www.devinsarno.com
NOTE:
Photos from the session are also posted at Devin's
web site ...
CLICK
HERE for DROWNINGINBROWN.com's EXCLUSIVE interview
with Devin Sarno
regarding the collaboration and his music.
FEW
MORE PICS from the ATP concert April 3, 2004
with John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer:
(thanks to Jill at nunuworldmusic
for allowing us to post these!)
MORE
BROWN BUNNY theatre DATES announced:
August
27, 2004
Irvine, CA University Town Center 6
September
10, 2004
Buffalo, NY Amherst Theatre
Philadelphia, PA Ritz Theatre
September
17, 2004
Minneapolis, MN Landmark's Lagoon Cinema
06.22.04 - THE BROWN BUNNY opens across U.S. on August 27, 2004 ...
Watch for openings nationwide (USA) on August 27, 2004 for the latest
film by director Vincent Gallo, THE BROWN BUNNY:
THE BROWN BUNNY OPENS AUGUST 27, 2004
IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES.
Schedule
and Theaters
August
27, 2004
New York Landmark's Sunshine Cinema
Los Angeles Landmark's Nuart Theatre
September
3, 2004
Chicago Landmark's Century Centre Theater
San Francisco Landmark's Lumiere Theater
Berkeley Landmark's Shattuck Theater
September
10, 2004
San Diego Landmark's Ken Cinema
More
cities and theaters to come (CLICK HERE
to stay abreast of updated schedule info).
Click
here to view the film's trailer courtesy of the Gallo
Appreciation Page.
06.21.04
- Another great photo from Royal Festival Hall show (April 05,
2004)
(MANY THANKS TO B. WICKS for sending in this image!)
05.07.04 - HOW CAN YOU BUY A COPY OF THE BROWN BUNNY Soundtrack?
Many
of you have emailed asking about the soundtrack to "THE BROWN
BUNNY" and how it can be obtained on CD. I have been directing
folks to an online shop which I was able to purchase it from myself.
However, there is now an official outlet direct from the JAPANESE
distributor (remember, this release is only available as an IMPORT
from JAPAN). The company, Kinetique, is in the process of finalizing
the shopping forum of their official
BROWN BUNNY site. Meanwhile, you can obtain the soundtrack
via AMAZON.com here.
FINALLY, some possible
ATP 2005 excitement on the horizon ...
You can read an online report here
about plans for Vincent Gallo to curate a 2005 ATP event.
Details are slim and very preliminary, but it's still news ...
04.10.04
- LYRICS TO "YOU SURE ARE"
YOU SURE ARE - Vincent Gallo
use the telephone or scream
the telephone or scream
the telephone ...
or scream
you sure are
the only one you are
the only one ...
you are
take the aeroplane or walk
the aeroplane or walk
the aeroplane ...
or walk
you sure are
the only one you are
the only one ...
you are
you sure are
the only one you are
the only one ...
let's find a place a place
we'll find
happy the place
you sure are
the only one you are
the only one
take the aeroplane or walk
the aeroplane or walk
the aeroplane ...
or walk
use the telephone or scream
the telephone or scream
the telephone ...
or scream
you sure are
the only one you are
the only one
the only one
the only one you are
04.10.04 - REVIEW OF ATP and RFH:
Well,
I saw Gallo at both the ATP show and the Royal Festival hall and
both were awesome in very different ways
ATP
was amazing. An Improvisation (which fit into the ATP context
very
well) with a maroon leather jump suit on........it really doesn't
get
any better than that! It worked really well and was a nice surprise
because I really didn't know what to expect. I noticed before
he came
on that they weren't setting a mic stand up so expected some sort
of
instrumental. There was a real party atmosphere so I was glad
that he
wasn't singing songs from 'When' because I think that the audience
wouldn't have been as receptive. I took some photos but they are
beyond
shit....
RFH
was really tense and Gallo kept laughing when he looked at Jim
and
Steve occasionally. It was a really beautiful and fragile sound
which
was perfect for the Royal Festival Hall. People were respectfully
quiet
which was a relief because London gigs tend to be ruined with
smart-assed heckling (usually people on the guest list who have
just
come for a night out rather than to witness something special).
The new
song was amazing, again very fragile and beautiful.
He
made a comment about his T Shirts that were on sale for £70
(yes I
bought one...I will worry about the cost later....) which he said
he
made himself and were scattered all around his apartment whilst
he was
making them. However, I spoke to someone recently who said that
a fan
had made the T shirts for him and he just signed them! Who knows
or
cares, I just thought it would be a perfect reminder of these
wonderful
concerts.
~
Pete
04.10.04
- PICS FROM ATP SHOW (April 3, 2004):
Here
are some great photos from our man Pete. (Pete wishes they
were better, but i think most will find them pretty good).
CLICK
ON ANY IMAGE BELOW TO OPEN LARGER VIEW:
04.10.04
- REVIEW OF RFH SHOW:
In
terms of the RFH performance it was one of the best shows I have
ever seen. The RFH provided the perfect venue - regarded as having
some of the best acoustics in the country Gallo’s music
sounded very clear and intimate, even in a venue of this size.
Upon
arriving there was a stall selling Vincent T-shirts for £70
(some of which have
already appeared on eBay). These, he later explained during the
show, he had spent
the best part of two weeks making in his home in NY. All were
signed.
I
was sitting in the front row of this massive venue and had a perfect
view of the
stage. Gallo and the other band members came on stage and plugged
in - he seemed
very shy and nervous. They then went straight into the set you
posted on you site
pretty much playing the tracks as they appear on the releases.
Notable exceptions
were an extended “Honey Bunny” which progressively
built until the drums and guitar
were powering along not unlike a prime-time CAN track.
Gallo
didn’t talk to the audience until pretty much the end where
he apologised for all
the “fuck-ups” - then asking Polly and John to join
him onstage, commenting that
they’d tried to play this [Moon River] last night but “Polly
and John hadn’t practiced
enough” jokingly saying “that they were more concerned
with going off to some party”.
A very moving version of Moon River followed. Upon leaving the
stage he said “that
was interesting”, thanked the audience, and off he went.
I
hope this all adds a little bit of info you might not already
have. Feel free to post it
on your site if you wish. Keep up the great work.
Take
care, Dan Metallic.
04.07.04
- EXCITING NEWS OF A NEW ALBUM FROM VINCENT GALLO: Word
of a new Lp recording was hinted at during a recent press interview
for France's "L'Humanite." Vincent has been kind enough
to share some further details. The album features himself and
Sean Lennon on guitar. NO overdubs, NO vocals . . . a very "nice"
recording according to Gallo. He does not yet know when it will
be released. You can be *SURE* I'll be watching for more info
to develop . . . In
other news . . .
LONDON
CALLING . . . Vincent
Gallo performed both of his exclusive concerts in England this
past week. here's a brief recap:
ALL TOMORROW's PARTIES: April 3, 2004
- Vincent Gallo performed with John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili
Peppers) and Josh Klinghoffer (Bicycle Thief). To bring some context
to the event, both Frusciante and Klinghoffer have been performing
an array of gigs in the L.A. and southern California area called
"PERFORMANCE" (01-09 played thus far). This performance
with Gallo was in keeping with the spirit of their recent exclusive
shows. They performed an improvisational set which Vincent Gallo
initiated by starting up a groove that would be picked up on by
both John and Josh. The resulting performance is TRUE improvisation
and would meander from moments of magic to exploratory segments
where the artists searched for their common ground. There was
no prior planning at play. It literally unfolded on stage before
the audience. This made for an interesting experience for BOTH
audience and musicians alike.
Here's what Gallo himself had to say: "WHEN IT WAS GOOD IT
WAS REALLY GOOD. VERY STRANGE THING TO DO LIVE BUT VERY FRESH."
- Vincent Gallo. If any of the show's fortunate attendees feel
compelled to share their take on the event, please drop a line.
I'm certain everyone would love to hear about it. Pics and audio
welcome!
THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL SHOW:
April 5, 2004 - This performance included Steve Shelley
and Jim O'Rourke from Sonic Youth The setlist is as follows: SO
SAD WHEN LAURA YES IM LONLEY PARIS HILTON WHITE DOG WAS A SOMEWHERE
PLACE HONEY BUNNY YOU SURE ARE (new song!)
MOON CHILD (by King Crimson) MOON RIVER
(by Henry Mancini, featured PJ Harvey and John Frusciante) The
final song included John Frusciante and PJ Harvey whom Gallo called
up to perform with them on stage.
02.15.04
- AND
THE PICS KEEP ON COMING . . .
Daniel
Warren
did
a great job
documenting the TONIC NYC show with Sean Lennon for us. Thanks
man! Here
are a few more pics that he's gratiously shared:
PHOTO
4 | PHOTO
5 | PHOTO
6 Also, a fine report as well with a few more details from
that night's event: I can’t remember the setlist
very well, but I know he played “Yes, I’m
Lonely,” a great song about a girl named Theresa
that I hadn’t heard on either album, and a couple instrumentals
from When, the rest were by Lennon I assume. The show was only
about 30 minutes long, almost all instrumental. Sean Lennon sang
very forced bluesy vocals over “Yes, I’m Lonely”
and turned his guitar up so loud that it distorted over Gallo’s
much subtler playing… but I suppose it got a lot of the
audience there (including Yoko Ono, of course).
They
didn’t talk much, except at the beginning of the show when
Gallo said to the
sound woman “could you get me a glass of water? Make sure
it’s from the toilet” in
his usual candor. My friends and I got so tired of waiting for
the show to start that
we sat down on the ground, and the rest of the audience followed
suit throughout
the show, it was a nice intimate setting (that’s why the
pictures are right in front of
a monitor). The show was pretty packed, I heard Gallo say to Lennon
at the beginning
“can you believe all of these people?” although I
think almost half of them were
Lennon groupies that were on the guest list (as soon as they went
on stage, a couple
people from the back were yelling “why didn’t you
put us on the guest list, Sean?!”
even though it was only $6!!!).
OK, that’s all I can think of for now, the show was Wednesday,
January 7th at 10 PM.
~ Daniel Warren 02.14.04
- HAPPY
VALENTINE's DAY . . .
Here
are a few shots of Vincent Gallo
and Sean Lennon performing live at the TONIC,
NYC. Many thanks to my good man
Daniel Warren for sharing these with myself and
all of you. PHOTO
1 | PHOTO
2 | PHOTO
3
Vincent said that the performance itself was amazing. He and Sean
Lennon had
only played for about 2 hours together before this night. The
set was improvisational
They did one raw rendition of "Yes I'm Lonely"
from Gallo's WHEN Lp. Tonic is a NYC
club known for showcasing avant garde and artistic performances.
Check out their
site: TONIC
NYC.
Well, I finally have time for an update and sorry for not posting
this sooner, but the
following live shows have been announced. While I believe the
first one is sold out
already, I am pretty sure tickets can still be had for the second
one. Both of the
forthcoming gigs are promoted by ALL
TOMORROW's PARTIES who must be very
busy folks . . . here's the scoop: WEEKEND 02
is a 3-day concert curated by a different artist each night. The
2nd show on APRIL 3rd is featuring Vincent Gallo along with friends
Josh Klinghoffer on drums and John Frusciante on guitar. Vincent
will play bass. This is going to be a improvisational performance
and I am quite certain it's one that will satisfy every- one in
attendance. I am fairly certain this is sold out, as most ATP
shows do rather quickly. I imagine most anyone in the area knew
well in advance of myself anyway. The concert's lineup for the
day that Gallo will appear is below:
(much thanks to DEAN and the many
others that emailed word of this show to me in advance)
UKATP/04 (weekend 2)
April 3, 2004
Curated by Sonic Youth
Camber Sands Holiday Centre
East Sussex
ERASE
ERRATA
BARDO POND
JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER
THRENODY ENSEMBLE
STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS
SONIC YOUTH
THE SHINS
CAT POWER
DEERHOOF
THE NOTWIST
HAR MAR SUPERSTAR
MIIGHTY FLASHLIGHT
FURSAXA
MODEST MOUSE
OOIOO
DOUBLE LEOPARDS
VIBRACATHEDRAL ORCHESTRA
SOPHIA
CASS MCCOMBS
LIGHTNING BOLT
THE TINDERSTICKS
FUCK
WOLF EYES
LOVE
LE TIGRE
BLACK DICE
TRAD GRAS OCH STENAR
CHARALAMBIDES
THE FIERY FURNACES
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
POLMO POLPO/HANGED UP
VINCENT GALLO (feat. John
Frusciante on guitar and Josh Klinghoffer on Bass)
ARAB STRAP
ANGELBLOOD
DREAM/AKTION UNIT
CARLA BOZULICH RED HEADED STRANGER SHOW
ESG
DIZZEE RASCAL
MISSION OF BURMA
SACCHARINE TRUST
JAMES YORKSTON
AND
IF YOU MISS THAT SHOW, you can try to get tickets for
the show at the
ROYAL
FESTIVAL HALL coming up April 5th.
This concert will feature Vincent
Gallo and
friends playing the entire "WHEN" LP
along with the "So Sad" single LIVE!
NEEDLESS to say this is a rare performance. To my knowledge Gallo
has only
played the WHEN album on a brief Japanese Tour in Dec. 2002 (three
times) prior
to this appearance at RFH, UK. This is also an All Tomorrow's
Parties event.
(from the Royal Festival Hall's site)
Mon 5 Apr 2004
8:00 pm Royal Festival Hall
Vincent
Gallo -guitar/vocals
Jim O'Rourke - guitar
Steve Shelley - drums
Vincent
Gallo, established actor, director, artist and musician, performs
an exclusive
show. In 2001 he released the critically acclaimed album, When,
on Warp Records
and tonight he will perform that album from start to finish. His
band will consist of
Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley on drums and Jim O'Rourke on guitar.
Tickets:
£17.50 £20.00
Booking Fee: £1.50 Members: 75p
Promoter:
All Tomorrow's Parties
AS USUAL, if you will be attending
and care to share any pics, recordings or
reports from these events please get in
touch. East Sussex is a long way from my
SONORAN DESERT home here . . . thanks!
NOW, last but hardly least, I want to close by saying "MOVE
OVER DR. PHIL,
DR. GALLO is gunning for your job . . . "
Sound odd? Well if you have spent any time
watching U.S. TV you're undoubtedly familiar with the 'walking
fraud' that is Dr. Phil.
Personally, i think i'd much prefer "DR. GALLO."
Anyway, you can check out this
interesting eye
candy and brush up on your Japanese once again for more. If
you have any trouble with the sound on that site the audio is
here for your
convenience. Thanks for the ingenious folks at J-POP for making
such a great
idea available! ONLY IN JAPAN!:
Dr. Gallo Theme
(mp3)
Dr. Gallo Promo (mp3)
also, if anyone knows of a spare vacation residence
in JAPAN, I'd be interested.
01.12.04
-
More
on Gallo and Lennon . . .
Well,
details are still hard to come by
here, but as far as I can tell the live debut of the Gallo / Lennon
duo took place
on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at the TONIC - NYC, NY. Cover was
$6 (which kills
me to hear, if ONLY they'd have done the show in Arizona instead).
The show was
to start at midnight. There's no way for me to know if it will
happen again anytime
soon, but if I lived in NYC I'd keep an eye on the performance
Calendar here:
TONIC-NYC.
01.12.04
- Gallo
and Lennon? . . . Well sort of . . .
I seems that Vincent has found
a new partner for musical ventures (i.e. - his previous foray
with Lukas Haas in the
now legendary "BUNNY"). News is just breaking of a recent
gig at the club, Tonic in NYC wherein Gallo played a set with
his new bandmate Sean Lennon. As the story is
still developing I'll keep you posted on any details while they
surface. Naturally, if any
visitors attended the performance and have any insights, photos
or other pertanent
info to share - we'd love to hear about it. (MANY
THANKS TO SONYA FOR THE NEWS!!!).
12.10.03 - A 'PSEUDO' autoBIOGRAPHY
was produced by UK's Diverse TV for
Channel 4 (UK's equivalent of USA's PBS more or less). It's called
"48 PEOPLE (Who
Should Be Dead In Hollywood," and is loosely based
on Gallo's self-interview from an old Grand Royal magazine a few
years back. Vincent does not narrate, but the film features voice-overs
by an actor reading Gallo's words while footage and images of
Gallo are shown to illustrate the documentary. This production
has received a few mixed reactions thus far. The studio has sent
a copy, and I will let you all know more about it once I review
it. All I know at this point is that they've used some *VERY*
rare audio and video material from my private collection (Gallo's
appearance on TV show "The Equalizer" in the 80's, and
various other bits). I was promised that the program would present
him in an unbiased light, but Gallo himself bowed out of the production
early on to focus on his film editing process (I was told), and
now I hear he's not too keen that they pressed on despite his
approval and involvement. Nevertheless, a program about his career
was long overdue. Maybe some outfit like A&E (Arts & Entertainment
Channel) in the USA will pick it up, and give it some polishing.
Again, I'll report more once I've reviewed it next week sometime.
The program aired as part of an ART WEEK on Channel 4, UK, Nov.
28, 2003. No info on any repeats of the program in the near future.
THE BROWN BUNNY has arrived (well
the soundtrack
at least). After much festival
controversy from Cannes to Austria and around the globe, the film
screened to mixed
reactions everywhere. However, I highly doubt the soundtrack will
disappoint anyone.
Least of which fans of John Frusciante. The soundtrack features
10 songs (only 5 appear in the actual 90min. film).
TRACKLIST:
01. COME WANDER WITH ME, Jeff Alexander
02. TEARS FOR DOLPHY, Ted Curson
03. MILK AND HONEY, Jackson C. Frank
04. BEAUTIFUL, Gordon Lightfoot 05.
SMOOTH, Matisse/Accardo Quartet 06.
FOREVER AWAY, John Frusciante 07. DYING
SONG, John Frusciante
08.
LEAVE ALL THE DAYS BEHIND,
John Frusciante 09.
PROSTITUTION SONG, John Frusciante 10.
FALLING, John
Frusciante
The 5 tracks contributed by Frusciante are incredible. Anyone
familiar with his past solo compositions will recognize some of
his signature stylings carrying forth, but there's a new vibe
to these songs that shows his ability to continually evolve and
keep his sound interesting and fresh. I truly believe "THE
DYING SONG" may now be one of my all-time favorite Frusciante
compositions to date. All five songs are just amazing in their
ability to capture a mood and take you on an odyssey of aural
surrealism as only Frusciante can manage. This is not a release
to be missed. You can purchase your own copy until it's gone over
at www.towerrecords.co.jp
where I can attest to fast and effecient delivery. The Tower-Japan
site is all in Japanese without any English or other translations.
However, if you've ever ordered online or had any experience with
Tower's other sites it's very much the same and a mouseover of
the buttons while lingering a bit will reveal some helpful labels
in English. They only ship outside JAPAN via FEDEX and you can
expect to pay a lot for that shipping as well as the cd. Sadly,
it does not appear to be planned for release anywhere else. There
is also no vinyl issue for this release planned.
John's music was not included in the final film, but the liner
notes detail both Vincent and John's angle on how they feel about
the music Frusciante wrote. You can view their accounts here.
More details from the CD to the packaging can be viewed in the
update over at DISCOGRAPHY.
It has been way too long since the last update, but the delay
was largely due to the lack of news or information to deliver.
It's no coincidence that there's been nothing new in Gallo's own
official site. He's simply been laboring away on the film THE
BROWN BUNNY, then touring the world screening it in various (fortunate)
locales. Still no word on any DVD issue of the film, however it
has distribution and should be available first in JAPAN.
The HIDDEN PAGE has also been updated.
