Stick Men featuring Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto and Michael Bernier
with The Gang Font
Catch The Cedar debut of Stick Men - a new progressive band created from musicians with extensive experience playing together. Pat Mastelotto and Tony Levin are the rhythm section of the legendary band King Crimson. Mastelotto is in demand all over the world as the premier drummer for progressive rock. Levin plays the unusual instrument, the 12 string Chapman Stick, in Crimson, and with Peter Gabriel and others. Michael Bernier is also a Chapman Stick player - one of the leaders in the field, and has played in combination with Levin, among others.
Pat Mastelotto:
Very rarely does a drummer go on to forge the most successful career on the demise of their former hit band. Phil Collins and Don Henley have managed it, so too has Pat Mastelotto, a self taught drummer from Northern California, who has also been involved with pushing the envelope of electronic drumming. Pat has spent a lifetime jumping genres from pop, to prog, to electronica to world music with – among others – Mr. Mister, XTC, David Sylvian, The Rembrandts, Kimmo Pohjonen, and for the last 15 years with King Crimson.
Tony Levin:
Born in Boston, Tony Levin started out in Classical music, playing bass in the Rochester Philharmonic. Then moving into jazz and rock, he has recorded with John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Yes, Alice Cooper, and many more. He has also released 5 solo CDs and three books over his career. His website, tonylevin.com (having over 3 million hits) features one of the web's first road diaries, and behind-the-scenes photos of many tours he has done. In addition to embarking on recording and touring with Stick Men, he is currently a member of King Crimson and of the Peter Gabriel Band.
Michael Bernier:
Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Michael Bernier began his music career with the Violin at the young age of 10 before gravitating to drums, guitar, tabla, cello, bass and Chapman stick. Since relocating to the Hudson Valley a decade ago, Bernier has met and played with local luminaries Sonny Rollins, Natalie Merchant, Paige Hamilton, Jack Dejohnette and Tony Levin, to name a few. He also recorded his first solo album entitled "Solo Fugue" in his home and with all instrumentation performed entirely by him. Bernier credits his multi-genre approach to bands like Mahavishnu Orchestra, King Crimson, Gong with the ethereal beauty of Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine and Lush.
Opening tonight will be The Gang Font, a local supergroup with visionary Dave King (The Bad Plus, Happy Apple, Halloween, Alaska) on drums , Erik Fratzke (Happy Apple, Zebulon Pike) on guitar, Greg Norton (Husker Du, Nortons Downtown) on bass, and Craig Taborn on keyboards.
Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets, and online at Ticketweb. Stick it in your calendar now...
"Ain’t it funny how we decide to do the same thing everyday of our lives…” M.K.B In many ways the songs of Michael Bernier are a natural gift of mesmerizing and inspirational beauty. This talented singer/songwriter, who has performed in vast locations...
Pat Mastelotto (born Lee Patrick Mastelotto, 10 September 1955, Chico, California) is a rock drummer who has worked with Mr. Mister, King Crimson and XTC, among others. For King Crimson he initially formed part of the "double trio", joining Bill...
Stick Men's lineup consists of bassist Tony Levin and drummer Pat Mastelotto of King Crimson and Chapman Stick player Michael Bernier.
http://www.myspace.com/stickmensounds
Tony Levin (born June 6, 1946, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman Stick and upright bass (although he also sings, plays tuba and synthesizer).
Levin is best-known for his work with progressive rock...
Local supergroup with visionary Dave King (The Bad Plus, Happy Apple, Halloween, Alaska) on drums , Erik Fratzke (Happy Apple, Zebulon Pike) on guitar, Greg Norton (Husker Du, Nortons Downtown) on bass, and Craig Taborn on keyboards.
