Retro: Kimmer

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RETURN TO FOREVER IV THIS FRIDAY AT MEADOWBROOK Posted: 17 Aug 2011 12:34 PM PDT Get Tickets HERE Friday August 19 at Meadowbrook Return to Forever is a jazz fusion group founded and led by keyboardist Chick Corea. Through its existence, the band has cycled through a number of different members, with the only consistent band mate of Corea's being bassist Stanley Clarke (Stanley Clarke is my favorite Bass man of all time). Along with Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever is often cited as one of the core groups of the jazz-fusion movement of the 1970s. Several musicians, including Clarke, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira and Al Di Meola, first came to prominence through their performances on Return to Forever's albums. After playing on Miles Davis's groundbreaking jazz-fusion albums In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew, Corea formed an avant-garde jazz band called Circle with Dave Holland, Anthony Braxton and Barry Altschul. However in 1972, after having become a disciple of Scientology, Corea decided that he wanted to better "communicate" with the audience. This essentially translated into his performing a more popularly accessible style of music, since avant-garde jazz enjoyed a relatively small audience.

THIS FRIDAY: THE NINES AND THE MUGGS!!! Posted: 17 Aug 2011 11:56 AM PDT HEY GANG MEET ME IN YPSILANTI THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! The NiNeS Reverbnation This Friday we are going to hang out in Ypsilanti! with The MUGGS and the NINES....We haven't been to Woodruffs in a long time... It used to be the coolest bar in Ypsi and before that it was The Huron Hotel. I would like to see what the new remodeling looks like... Our new friend Randy's son Kevin is in the NiNeS and Randy invited Kimmer and Lesley to come out... Should be fun! Here is a bit bio from the NiNeS Facebook Page Hard Blues, Garage and Psychedelic Rock Members Ian Kirwan Kevin Bernard Greg Ornazian Hard Blues, Garage and Psychedelic Rock and Roll tossed into a blender and turned on high! The NiNeS, formed in early 2010, have busted down the doors of the "New Generation" rock scene. The band layers Ian Kirwan's (Dangerous Pursuit) vintage "Dirty" guitar work and road-seasoned vocals with dynamic riffs and lyrical stories to create a genre defining sound chocked full of rock for a new generation of fans. The band also features, Kevin Bernard (The Black Page) on the bottom end and Greg Ornazian's shotgun style on the kicks. This potent combination cranks out, blistering micro-anthems embodying that basic Rock and Roll steamroller aesthetic. Ultimately, it's "the NiNeS" live show that generates the most enthusiastic reviews. "Like your best friend's older brother's cool band . . . A kick ass show." They perform without binding to convention, and without regard to perfection or even to the constraints of generic sound. Highs shriek, lows rumble, and no matter the size of the venue, rooms rattle. People stop what they're doing and watch. In the end, "the NiNeS" consider themselves to be very simply…. a rock and roll band. They eschew convention and boundaries in favor of pushing the envelope. They enjoy the freedom of making rock music, and take full advantage of the inherent rights it gives the artist to do anything that they want. ..

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