Recent Sessions at Cutting Room
from Mix Online
Daily News, Jul 21 2003

Sanctuary Recording artists Living Colour locked down Cutting Room's (New York City) Studio A for a few weeks to work on material for their new record.

Sanctuary Recording artists Living Colour locked down Cutting Room's (New York City) Studio A for a few weeks to work on material for their new record. Pictured is guitarist Vernon Reid laying down an acoustic riff in studio A. Engineer Andy Stackpole ran the sessions with assistant Steve Rakidzioski.

Independent label Healing Rhythms brought the Chris Berry Project (based in Colorado) for a few days of tracking on the SSL 9000 J. Andy McEwen engineered the sessions with Rakidzioski assisting. Producer Ron Browze laid down some tracks for Ludacris in studio B on the Yamaha DM2000. Marco Bruno assisted. Cutting Room regulars Pharoahe Monch, De La Soul and Talib Kweli all worked on new tracks with engineer Joe Nardone. Sony artists The Bravehearts returned for some more writing and tracking in the A room. After just completing his new record, Mos Def returned to do a commercial spot for Converse.

Contact the Cutting Room by dialing 212/260-0905.

Will Calhoun Drum Clinic
from www.willcalhoun.com
August 4th - 10th, 2003

KoSA 2003 Drum & Percussion Workshop
Castleton State College - Castleton, Vermont

KoSA site

Will Calhoun Photo Exhibition
Will Calhoun will have his first photo exhibition at the Willasau Jazz Festival in Switzerland, August 28th, 2003 @ 6pm in Stadmuhle, Willasau.

The show is titled "Moroccan Exteriors." The show will contain music and photographs taken by Will Calhoun during his 2-week personal journey through the deserts of Morocco. He will also perform a brief solo Electronic Ambient Drum performance for the opening.

Daily Gallery hours are 9am-7:30pm.

Living Colour will perform on August 29th at the Willsasau Jazz Festival...featuring new material from their soon to be released CD...

NEW LC Press Photo, 2003(small)


5/23/03 @ Promowest Pavillion, Columbus OH

5/24/03 Taste Of Cincinatti Preview

5/27/03 @ Dragonfly, Harrisburg, PA review

5/28/03 @ Rosebud Preview, Pittsburgh, PA

NEW OFFICIAL LIVE DATES!!!
from pollstar.com

Sat 09/20/03 Leffinge, BEL Leffinge Leuren
Sun 09/21/03 Hardenberg, NET Podium
Mon 09/22/03 Amsterdam, NET Melkweg
Wed 09/24/03 London, UK The Garage
Thu 09/25/03 Paris, FRA Trabendo
Fri 10/03/03 Bergamo, ITA Motion
Sat 10/04/03 Pratteln, SWI Z7
Sun 10/05/03 Munich, GER Backstage
Mon 10/06/03 Cologne, GER E-Werk
Tue 10/07/03 Mannheim, GER Feuerwache
Wed 10/08/03 Berlin, GER Columbia Fritz
Thu 10/09/03 Hamburg, GER Fabrik Hamburg

More Dates(so far)
(from http://www.directbookingberlin.de/) :
August 26, 2003 : Tränenpalast - Berlin
August 27, 2003 : Fabrik - Hamburg
August 29, 2003 : Willisau Festival - (CH)
August 30, 2003 : Saalfelden Festival - Austria

(see July 11 entry for confirmed dates) :
September 21, 2003 - Podium, Hardenberg (Netherlands)
September 22, 2003 - Melkweg, Amsterdam
September 24, 2003 - The Garage, London (500 max capacity)

October 4, 2003 - Konzertfabrik Z7 Pratteln (BL), [switzerland]
Tickets available through TicketCorner for CHF 48.50

from Pollstar:
October 5, 2005 - Backstage Munich, GER
October 8, 2003 - Columbia Fritz Berlin, GER

from the Doug Wimbish messageboard
Dougalow : "...@THE CUTTING ROOM RECORDING WITH LIVING COLOUR IN THE VILLAGE << ON AUG 23 THEN OFF TO SWIRTZERLAND AUG 26-SEPT1. LIVING COLOUR CD RELEASE TOUR BEGINS ON SEPT 20-OCT 10....TOUR THE US OCT 15-NOV 30th STAY TUNED..."

Potential Disc Title(s)
from a source close to the band...
"...One of these may be the new disc's title:

This Is What You Want
Living In Nightmare City
If This Is The Future... Then We're History
Sonic Heretics
Prismata
Looking Glass
1220
Vicious Circle"

Birthday Wishes
Happy Birthday to Will Calhoun : July 22.

Some Head>>Fake Pics from 3.15.03

Pics from Living Colour's Martha's Vineyard show @ Atlantic Connection - 5/31/03

Will Calhoun interview w/ REMO (incl. Audio)

Interview w/ Vernon Reid Oct. 23, 2002 re: Yohimbe Brothers and Living Colour.

HEAD>>FAKE LIVE DATE
(from will calhoun's site)

Friday, July 18th, 2003
HeadFake
Will Calhoun and Doug Wimbish are arguably one of the best rhythm sections and groove masters in the World. Between both of these huge talents you have the bass-n-drum grooves for The Sugar Hill Gang, Living Colour, Tack Head, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Jeff Beck, Depeche Mode, Herb Alpert, P-Funk, Wayne Shorter, Annie Lenox, Pharaoh Sanders, Jungle Funk, and recently MOS DEF AND THE BLACK JACK JOHNSON BAND.Doug and Will have recently assembled HEAD FAKE:a Powerful duo of Live D.J. influenced, World Ambient, Dub- Music.You will not believe the sounds coming from the stage. Come and see the future of electronic-dance, Hip-Hop, World Ambient Music.

at The Bowery Poetry Club

308 Bowery @ Bleecker, right across from CBGB's
F train to Second Ave | 6 train to Bleecker
212-614-0505

11pm Show
$10

NEW RECORD COMPLETED!!!
from "DiamondDust" and the Sacred Ground yahoo group :
"...the record's done. The last mix day was the 3rd, and all sequencing has been done. Now comes the mastering and artwork. The title? C... K... Nah! You've waited this long; a couple more days won't kill you!..."

Will Calhoun : LIVE Wed, July 16th, 2003

Will performs with dynamic vocalist/artist Sussan Deyhim at Joe's Pub in Manhatten.

Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette St (off of Astor Place), NYC
(212)539-8777

Show times 7:00pm and 9:30pm
Tickets: $20
(source : Will Calhoun's Website)

CONGRATULATIONS REID FAMILY!!!
from the LC webring :

Vernon and his wife Gabriella have had a baby girl, Idea Reid.
Congratulations to the family!

Peace - John
Living Colour Web Ring

Related News
JAMES "BLOOD" ULMER will release his new album, No Escape From the Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions, on September 9th. The album was produced by LIVING COLOUR guitarist VERNON REID . . .

The group (BOO-YA TRIBE) also plans to finally release an album it recorded in 1992 called Good Times Bad Times, featuring Ice Cube, Ice-T, George Clinton and Living Colour. And they'll continue the string of rap-metal album they began with 1997's Angry Samoans by releasing another one next year with Slash and other special guests.

Living Colour Covers
Memories Can't Wait - Talking Heads
Talkin' Bout A Revolution - Tracy Chapman
The Ocean - Led Zeppelin
Sailin' On - Bad Brains
Doing It To Death - James Brown (favourite color medley)
Final Soultion - Pere Ubu
Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing - James Brown
Love and Happiness - Al Green
Burning Of A Midnight Lamp - Jimi Hendrix
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Crosstown Traffic - Jimi Hendrix
17 Days - Prince
Sunshine Of You Love - Cream
Lonely Lonely Nights - Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
Power Of Soul - Jimi Hendrix
41 Shots (American Skin) - Bruce Springsteen
Blow Up The Outside World - Soundgarden
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - Temptations
Love Supreme - John Coltrane ( Slim's - San Fran,CA 2001 )
Police and Thieves - Junior Murvin
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles (Jan 03, San Fran bootleg)
Cars - Gary Numan (Feb 14, 2003, Toad's Place bootleg)

ATTN : Doug Wimbish Pedals STOLEN!!!
News from the Living Colour chat group : Sacred Ground, a note to be on the lookout for Doug Wimbish pedal board :

"...(Doug's tech Gary) He just informed me that while Doug was out in LA this week doing a bass workshop at Loyola college and someone STOLE ALL OF HIS PEDALS !!!!!!!!!! As you all know Doug's footwork is integral to his sound, and these missing pedals have dealt him a powerful blow. He's very upset, especially when he went to the school to instill his amazing knowledge on these students. I was hoping you folk in the LC sacred ground community could help. If you hear anything or know anything about his missing stuff please inform him at his web site (www.dougwimbish.com) or the band's managment (www.availableentertainment.com) Thanks"


Some (or most) of Doug's gear can be found at his website gear page : Gear and the following pic Doug's Pedals.

Dates Announced

September 21, 2003 - Podium, Hardenberg(Netherlands)
September 22, 2003 - Melkweg, Amsterdam
tickets available through www.Ticketservice.nl
September 24, 2003 - The Garage, London (500 max capacity)
buy tickets @ TicketMaster UK

Stay Tuned!!!

Tour date news
from Doug Wimbish's message board :
"...>>@THE CUTTING ROOM RECORDING WITH LIVING COLOUR IN THE VILLAGE <<< ON AUG 23 THEN OFF TO SWIRTZERLAND AUG 26-SEPT1. LIVING COLOUR CD RELEASE TOUR BEGINS ON SEPT 20-OCT 10....TOUR THE US OCT 15-NOV 30th STAY TUNED..."

Switzerland dates Aug. 26 through Sept. 1
(???) Europe tour : Sept. 20 through Oct. 10
US tour : Oct. 15 through Nov. 30