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Nov. 23/06
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Well John Dawson may just be "Rollin' into Portland Town". We just spoke with McDuke and plans are underway to see if we can hook up at the Alladin Theatre in Portland Oregon on Monday December 4th. Marmaduke sounded great and very excited to come up and play with the band. Keeping our fingers crossed, and don't forget the power of positive thinking.... NRPS
Also it looks like the bay area shows at The Matrix, The Great American Music Hall and The Mystic Theater are shaping up to be very interesting events as well and don't forget to tune in on the 29th of Nov. to the David Gans show "Dead to the World" - KPFA 94.1 FM we'll be playing live from 8 to 10:00. At this point the Jerry Gracia art show we're playing at The Matrix in San Francisco is invitation only but we'll keep you posted should that change..... See Ya at the shows.... NRPS
Nov. 21/06
Just back from a short run through the Northeast. The tour was short but sweet, all the shows were sold near capacity and the crowds couldn't have been more enthusiastic. All the shows were great but the show in New York was well, New York. Jeff Mattson from Kettle Joe's/Zen Tricksters joined us for a few songs and Kenny Kosek played fiddle with us all night and may be joining us again on New Years Eve at Mexicali Blues, we'll keep you posted on that. Some of you might remember Kenny from Jerry Garcia's run on Broadway back in the late 80s. Both he and David were in Jerry's band for that run. It was fantastic to have him and Jeff join us for the evening. Next week we head to the West coast for a bunch of shows. There is talk of some very special guests joining us out there as well throughout the tour so keep your ears open and we'll let you know as it unfolds. Thanks to all who came out to the shows, and have a happy Thanksgiving...... NRPS
Nov. 16/06
We started our winter touring last night at The Stone Church in Newmarket, New Hampshire. The near capacity crowd was there with us till the wee hours of the morning and we all had a rocking good time. Today were off the Lebanon New Hampshire where we'll be playing The Lebanon Opera House, then it's down to New York City to play The Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture both of those shows are getting close to sold out, so if you want in to either get your tickets now. After those two shows we'll be heading down to Baltimore, Maryland to play The 8X10 then back up to NYC to do a Sirius Radio show for Jam on 17 the station that Buddy Cage has his show on. We break for Thanksgiving then head to the West coast for and extended tour after which we head back to the Northeast for a week long run after Christmas leading up to New Years Eve. No rest for the weary around here. we'll be keeping you posted on all the goings on here as we go.....NRPS
Nov. 12/06
Hi, Michael F. here. For the last few days Buddy and I have been down at Jorma's Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp teaching. This is the first time for Buddy and I'm pretty sure he'll be back because it seems to me like he's having a grand old time, and the whole gang thought it was great to have him on board. I'm gonna see if I can get him to tell ya about his experience here later. I've been teaching here three or four times a year for 9 years and it is always a fantastic time, this weekend was more of the same. Last night G.E. Smith did a show at the Fur Peace Station Theater and man was it rockin'. He opened up the show solo acoustic, it was booked as an electric show but at the last minute he decided to do some acoustic stuff so he borrowed my Gibson and to the stage he went. After a few acoustic tunes he had Jack Casady and Eric Diaz (Hot Tuna's current drummer) Join him then a little later he brought Buddy and I out and shortly after that he had Jorma come out. The show was sold out and I'm here to tell you a rocking good time was had by all. G. E. cover a lot of ground playing everything from traditional folk to funky blues from a Grateful Dead tune (Sugaree) to one by Cool and The Gang, Buddy Cage rocking on a Cool and The Gang song, man you should've heard that. Some of the fans told me Buddy was the nitroglycerine that made the whole band explode, I'd have to agree with them. I even got to do one of my songs, When There's Two There's Trouble which I cut for my next CD and features Buddy and Vassar Clements. All in all we had a blast. Now it's time to head home and get ready for the next NRPS tour which starts on Wednesday. See Ya at the shows.....MF
Nov. 6/06
Well, I guess the big news right now is the launching of this website. This version of the band, The renaissance, so to speak, has now been together for more than a year and we've played over 100 shows. Hard to believe, seems like just yesterday we played that first show at the Rain Desert up in Connecticut. Since then we've been all over the country playing clubs, theaters and festivals, over a third of which were sold out. We couldn't have asked for a better response from the fans and our musician friends alike. Over the past year some amazing musicians have come out and joined us on stage: Robert Hunter, Bob Weir, John Popper, Donna Jean Godchaux, Jeff Mattson, Keller Williams, Eric Weisberg, David Gans, Bob Matthews, Mookie Siegel, Billy Laymon and Pete Sears. Thanks guys for a rocking good time. We have more than 20 shows to play before the year's end so who knows what might happen? Our next run starts on the East Coast and includes another stop in NYC at The Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture. The last time we were in NYC, it was the sold out show at the Canal Room which was a wild night. The upcoming show on Nov. 18th should be just as wild. After Thanksgiving we head to the West Coast again for the second time this year. The trip earlier in the year was amazing, and we're hoping this trip is more of the same. The tour was due to open in San Francisco on Nov. 30 at The Great American Music Hall with a NRPS and Friends show. We've invited a bunch of old Bay Area friends down to sit in with us , and it should be pretty interesting. As I've said, that was going to be the first show in the Bay Area, but two more really cool events have been added to the tour. First, The New Riders are confirmed for Bob Matthews and Tiff Garcia's press conference and art exhibition at the Matrix in San Francisco's Wharf (rat) District on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Stanley Mouse is the Art Director, and Major Gavin will be the Celebrity Guest for the event which will include the unveiling of five oil on canvas paintings that Jerry Garcia created while attending the S.F. Institute of Art under the teaching of Elmer Bishof. Jerry gave the paintings to his brother Tiff as a gift long ago, and Bob feels that the New Riders would be the best musical and family representation for this special event. Mark your calendars. Then, on the 29th we will head to Berkeley for a David Gans radio show on KPFA. We'll play from 9 - 11:00 pm live over the air waves so don't forget to tune in. When those three events are over, we'll head to the North Bay to play The Mystic Theater in Petaluma. Our last show there sold out. It's gonna be a busy few days in the great Bay Area. You can check out the rest of the dates on the tour page.......... Getting back to the past year, earlier this summer we recorded a live DVD/CD called "Wanted, Live at Turkey Trot" which should be available sometime in late Nov. Also, back in June Jambands.com held a contest to see Which band [left] you most impressed with the drummer/percussionist and New Riders drummer Johnny Markowski won hands down, beating out some pretty heavy competition. The New Riders are looking forward to what's next so stay tuned and tell a friend. If you think someone might be interested in this website, please forward it to them and help spread the word. Oh yeah, one more thing -- don't forget to VOTE on Nov. 7......NRPS