Announcing:
THE OPPOSITE
ALEC K. REDFEARN
AND THE EYESORES
We are thrilled to announce the upcoming release of The Opposite, a new album by Alec K. Redfearn and The Eyesores. The Opposite will be officially released on October 5th in CD, lp and digital formats. It will be available directly from Alec in North Carolina at every date on his upcoming European tour (see Tour Spotlight below), as well as from Wayside Music now.
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Also on the horizon...
French jazz-rock ensemble Forgas Band Phenomena will release their sixth album (their fourth with Cuneiform), l'oreille électrique, in late October/early November.
Chamber rockers Far Corner will release Risk, their third studio album on Cuneiform Records, in late October/early November!
Stay tuned for more information about these exciting new releases!
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2018 RELEASES
Click the thumbnail to listen to or buy each album on Bandcamp.
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Tour Spotlight:
ALEC K. REDFEARN
AND THE EYESORES
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Providence, RI's beloved electro-acoustic ensemble, led by composer/ accordionist/ vocalist Alec K. Redfearn, celebrate the 2018 release of their new album The Opposite by storming the stage of North Carolina's ProgDay and France's renowned Rock in Opposition Festival with accordion, French horn, & more, followed by a tour of France, Belgium and Germany.
September 1-2 - ProgDay - Chapel Hill, NC
September 13 - Le Presbyt'hair - Beauregard, France
September 14 - Rock In Opposition Festival - Le Garric, France [with Quatuor Bélà and Chromb!]
September 15 - Les Pavillons Sauvages - Toulouse, France [with guest TBA]
September 16 - Le Pannonica - Nantes, Frances [with Bacchantes]
September 18 - L'Intergalactique - Mettray, France [with guest TBA]
September 19 - TBA - Clermont / Ferrand, France
September 20 - La Cheminée - Albi, France
September 22 - Un Peu de Piment - Moyen, France [with Uz Jsme Doma]
September 26 - Yok Yok Fahrgasse - Frankfurt, Germany
September 27 - TBA - Namur, Belgium (TBA + Xavier Dubois)
September 28 - Red House - Dunkerque, France
September 29 - Le Cirque - Lille, France [with Nouveaux Climats]
October 25 - The Parlour - 1119 North Main Street - Providence, RI 02904 [record release show!]
Listen to & buy
The Opposite,
five Cuneiform reissues (see 2018 releases),
or these earlier Cuneiform releases:
Sister Death, The Blind Spot, The Quiet Room
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ARTISTS ON TOUR
Please visit the Tours Page at Cuneiform Records for updates.
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BENT KNEE
Boston's Bent Knee embarks on an extensive North American tour.
October 30 - The Crofoot Ballroom - Pontiac MI
October 31 - The Opera House - Toronto, Canada
November 1 - L'Astral - Montreal, Canada
November 2 - Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA
November 3 - Highline Ballroom - New York, NY
November 4 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA
November 6 - Baltimore Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
November 7 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
November 8 - The Orpheum - Tampa, FL
November 9 - Revolution Live - Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 10 - The Plaza Live - Orlando, FL
November 11 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA
November 13 - Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill - Dallas, TX
November 14 - Barracuda - Austin, TX
November 16 - Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ
November 17 - The Glass House - Pomona, CA
November 18 - August Hall - San Francisco, CA
November 19 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
November 20 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA
November 21 - Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, Canada
November 23 - Metro Music Hall - Salt Lake City, UT
November 24 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
November 25 - The Granada - Lawrence, KS
November 26 - Delmar Hall - St. Louis, MO
November 27 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN
November 29 - Rex Theater - Pittsburgh, PA
November 30 - Beachland Ballroom & Tavern - Cleveland, OH
December 1 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
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RAOUL BJÖRKENHEIM / ECSTASY
eCsTaSy celebrate their new release, Doors of Perception, their third record on Cuneiform, with two European festivals. Headed by guitarist/composer/improvisor Raoul Björkenheim, eCsTaSy is a Finnish jazz group featuring four of that country's most astounding players. As anyone who has ever seen Björkenheim can attest, he is one of the great, unheralded guitarists of our time.
October 6 - Voodoo Jazz - Helsinki, Finland [with Juhani Aaltonen]
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BLUE CRANES
Portland's Blue Cranes have some home town shows on the horizon; stay tuned!
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BUBBLEMATH
Minnesota's Bubblemath celebrate their critically acclaimed Cuneiform release at this key progressive rock festival in the Midwest.
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EMPIRICAL
Connection, the band’s first release on Cuneiform, captures the ensemble at its most pure and potent.
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THE GREAT HARRY HILLMAN
The exuberant Swiss jazz/pop/beyond group - named after the American triple-Gold Medal winner at the 1904 Summer Olympics - tours the European festival and club circuit, celebrating their Cuneiform release Tilt.
September 6 - Birds Eye Jazz Club - Basel, Switzerland
September 27 - Südpol - Luzern, Switzerland
October 5 - Jazzkantine - Luzern, Switzerland
October 14 - Vortex Jazz Club - London, UK
October 19 - Jazz & The City - Salzburg, Austria
November 8 - JazzOnze+ - Lausanne, Switzerland
November 9 - Krämer - Meiningen, Germany
November 10 - Saxstall - Pohrsdorf, Germany
November 11 - Jazzmeile Thüringen Weintanne - Jenna, Germany
November 12 - C-Keller - Weimar, Germany
November 13 - A-Trane - Berlin, Germany
Listen to & buy: Tilt
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JOEL HARRISON
Named a Guggenheim Fellow in 2010, Harrison has long been recognized as a risk taker, someone who never stands still. He has blossomed from mentorships with Joan Tower, Ali Akbar Khan, W.A. Mathieu, and Charlie Banacos into one of the most respected artists of his generation.
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ROB MAZUREK / EXPLODING STAR ORCHESTRA
Rob recently appeared on the cover of The Wire magazine and was voted Musician of the Year by Italy's top jazz magazine, Musica Jazz! He is constantly touring the world and is known as one of today's most intrepid and sought after sound explorers.
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MIRIODOR
Quebec's legendary avant-progressive/ chamber-rock/ avant rock ensemble Miriodor will be playing a hometown show in Montreal, as well as a show in nearby Saint-Germain!
September 27 - Cafe Campus / Petit Campus - 57, East Prince-Arthur - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 6 - Théâtre des Prés - 506, Jean-Baptiste-Moreau St. - Saint-Germain, Quebec, Canada
Listen to & buy their aptly-named 9th album on Cuneiform: Signal 9
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THE ED PALERMO BIG BAND
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PIXEL
Norway's Pixel combines jazz with pop sensibilities.
September 27 - Quasimodo - Berlin, Germany
September 28 - Hanseat Club - Salswedel, Germany
September 29 - Jazzklub - Altenburg, Germany
September 30 - Tonne - Dresden, Germany
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SCHNELLERTOLLERMEIER
Celebrating Rights, their new album on Cuneiform, Switzerland's Schnellertollermeier have been performing at countless music festivals – jazz AND rock AND experimental music – across Europe. Dazzling audiences of all genres with music beyond genre, they're the band most often named "Best Festival Discovery" whenever and wherever they play. Now, in Fall of 2018, they tour Asia, playing festivals in Korea, China and Japan.
September 26 - Kino Siska - Ljubljana, Slovenia
September 27 - Waves Vienna - Vienna, Austria
October 13 - Jarasum International Jazz Festival - Gapyeong, Korea
October 14 - Yuyintagn - Shanghai, China
October 16 - DDC - Beiing, China
October 18 - Match & Fuse Festival Tokyo - Super Deluxe- Tokyo, Japan
October 21 - Match & Fuse Festival Osaka - Spinning Mill - Sakai, Japan
October 22 - Big Apple - Kobe, Japan
October 23 - Urbanguild - Kyoto, Japan
October 24 - Valentine Drive - Nagoya, Japan
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WADADA LEO SMITH
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SOFT MACHINE
UK's legendary Soft Machine [John Etheridge, Theo Travis, Roy Babbington, John Marshall] embark on a major global tour.
EUROPE
September 6 - Cosmopolite - Oslo, Norway
September 8 - De Boerderij - Zoetemeer, The Netherlands
September 9 - Musikbunker - Aachen, Germany
September 12 - Muhle Hunziken - Rubigen, Switzerland
September 13 - La Casa Di Alex - Milano, Italy
September 14 - Club Il Giardino - Verona, Italy
September 16 - Porgy & Bess - Vienna, Austria
September 17 - Museum - Bratislava, Slovakia
September 18 - Akropolis - Prague, Czech Republic
September 19 - Kulturbanhof - Jena, Germany
UNITED STATES & CANADA
October 6 - Orion Studios - Baltimore, MD
October 7 - Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA [with Beledo solo]
October 9 - Roxy and Dukes - 745 Bound Brook Rd - Dunellen, NJ (with Accordo dei Contrari)
October 10 - Darryl's House - Pawling, NY [with Beledo Trio]
October 12 - The Irridium - New York, NY [two shows]
October 13 - The Irridium - New York, NY [two shows]
October 14 - The Irridium - New York, NY [with Beledo Trio]
October 16 - Mod Club - Toronto, Ontario, Canada [special guest Gary Husband] [with Beledo solo]
October 17 - The Tralf - Buffalo, NY [special guest Gary Husband] [with Beledo solo]
October 18 - Beachland Music Hall - Cleveland, OH [special guest Gary Husband] [with Beledo solo]
October 19 - The Irving Theater - Indianapolis, IN [special guest Gary Husband] [with Beledo solo]
October 21 - Progtober Festival - Reggies - Chicago, IL [special guest Gary Husband]
October 22 - Shank Hall - Milwaukee, WI [special guest Gary Husband] [with Beledo solo]
October 23 - The Turf - St. Paul, MN, USA [special guest Gary Husband] [with Beledo solo]
ENGLAND & SCOTLAND
November 3 - Marlow Theater - Canterbury, UK
November 6 - Sage - Gateshead, UK
November 8 - Green Hotel - Kinross, Scotland
November 9 - Hebden Bridge Townhall - Hebden, UK
November 10 - The Trade's Club - Howden, UK
November 16 - Borderline - London, UK
November 17 - West End Center - Aldershot, UK
November 18 - Lews Con Club - Lewes, UK
November 20 - Epic Studios - Norwich, UK
November 22 - Trading Boundaries - Fletching, UK
November 25 - Talking Heads - Southampton, UK
EUROPE
December 15 - Peppel - Zeist, The Netherlands
December 16 - Harmonie - Bonn, Germany
UNITED STATES 2019
January 24, 2019 - Freight & Salvage - Berkely, CA [with Levin Brothers]
January 25, 2019 - Flynn's - Santa Cruz, CA [with Levin Brothers]
January 27, 2019 - Alberta Rose Theater - Portland, OR [with Moraine]
January 28, 2019 - Triple Door - Seattle, WA [with Moraine]
January 29, 2019 - Triple Door - Seattle, WA [with Moraine]
January 31, 2019 - The Baked Potato - Los Angeles, CA [two shows]
February 1, 2019 - The Baked Potato - Los Angeles, CA [two shows]
February 2, 2019 - Scottsdale Performing Arts Center - Scottsdale, AZ [with Levin Brothers]
GULF OF MEXICO CRUISE
February 4-8, 2019 - The Cruise To The Edge - Key West, FL, USA & Cozumel, Mexico
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SPELLCASTERS
SPELLCASTERS revive, celebrate and expand the distinct hybrid (rock/ bluegrass/ blues/ country) guitar music unique to the Washington DC region and associated with the late guitarist Danny Gatton. The DC-based all-star quintet is three great guitarists – Anthony Pirog, Dave Chappell, Joel Harrison – and Danny Gatton's stellar rhythm section, John Previte (bass) and Barry Hart (drums).
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THUMBSCREW
Thumbscrew is the all-star collaborative trio of Mary Halvorson (guitar), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), and Michael Formanek (acoustic bass). Thumbscrew is celebrating the release of two new albums – Ours and Theirs – on Cuneiform.
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ZEVIOUS
NYC-based "Guitarist Mike Eber, bassist Johnny DeBlase, and drummer Jeff Eber give off the aroma of jazz-flavored metal, but their sophistication - odd-metered rhythms, unexpected harmonic ideas - slyly bubbles up. Their influences range wide..."-Boston.com
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To set up press and radio interviews with Cuneiform Artists while on tour, please contact:
promo@cuneiformrecords.com
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