Onderwerp: the big nOte, March 2, 2001



links: captain beefheart, the residents, frank zappa and lots of others

* mauro: let me know
(2001, cdsingle, bel, play it again sam pias 941.0027.124)
* mauro: songs from a bad hat (1)
(2001, cd, bel, play it again sam pias 941.00110.020)
belgium's best kept musical secret, mauro pawlowski, has a solo album out. this is nothing like his previous project (the evil superstars). this is glamour-guitar-seventies-like rock. it makes you wonder where you've heard this before, but you won't be able put a finger on it. great album. 'let me know' is the second single taken from this album. it includes a non-album bonus track called 'welcome tune'. mauro will be playing a concert in antwerp in a couple of days. i'll be there.

* don campau: don't be so serious
(1994, k7, usa, private release)
don campau is a home-taper. his 1994 release "don't be so serious" is subtitled "oddballs & outtakes" and that exactly what it is. the album is a collection of recordings don campau did with other artists; recordings that did not fit on his other releases. the tape kicks off with an excellent, ripping version of 'my guitar wants to kill your mama' (frank zappa). the entire album sounds very good. the 'collection'-aspect gives it a great variety and the total sounds very fresh. featuring eric muhs, charles laurel, dino dimuro, peter and john hinds and others. I like it a lot. contact: don campau / campaudj@jps.net

from 2001/02/10 until 2001/03/04 paintings by don van vliet were exposed in sint niklaas, belgium. the (group) expo was called "rockin' art" and was quite impressive. (same goes for the catalogue). I for one was very glad that I had a van vliet expo in my back-yard (well, a one-hour drive actually) so I visited it a couple of times. linked with the expo, some very interesting concerts were organised as well. I saw jazzno trauma and gary lucas, and both were very satisfying. gary lucas seemed rather nervous but played an excellent set (including various captain beefheart classics) mixed with great stories about his time with don van vliet.

* various artists: zappanale no.10
(2000, cd, ger, arf society)
recorded 1999/08/06 & 07 at the tenth issue of the "zappanale " festival, organised by the arf society in bad doberan, germany. the album has zappa's music performed by arne frukt kvartett, zapway, sheik yerbouti, black kreuz, band project hamburg, newts and the tinsel town rebellion band.

* various artists: zappanale no.11
(2000, cd, ger, arf society)
the 2000 edition of the zappanale festival was held 2000/07/28 & 29 in bad doberan, germany. featuring arne frukt kvartett, cruisin' for las chickas catholicas, enema bandits, beat the boots and jim cohen.

* * * latest spotnicks sampler includes 'lumpy gravy' * * * don preston has a new album out * * * so has gary lucas * * * bohuslän big band (or whatever they're called) zappa album is hitting the stores * * * ant-bee wrote a book on the mothers * * * the complete "hot rats" album is out as a book; all scores * * * there's a new zappa-cover band in belgium; they're playing a concert in about ten days * * * the fourfathers play beefheart and are absolutely fabulous * * *

that's all for now, talk again to you real soon,
peter van laarhoven - belgium
(©peter van laarhoven - belgium)

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