hi folks, just a big 'ol heads up here about this killer band, and note that although this is the Seattle (10/4/02) release, ALL the tourdates are included below! wake the neighbors! - JLK *** PROJECT/OBJECT *** feat. Ike Willis & Napoleon Murphy Brock CELEBRATING THE TIMELESS MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA - AND STARRING 2 OF FRANK'S LONGTIME BANDMEMBERS: IKE WILLIS & NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK! will play live all evening (two sets!) on: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 2002 at THE RAINBOW 722 N.E. 45th St. SEATTLE, WA (206) 634-1761 www.therainbowlivemusic.com 21+ / doors: 9pm / show: 10pm $15 advance / $15 day of show tickets FASTIXX - 1.800.992.TIXX - fastixx.com [adv. tickets also avail. at the Rainbow] THE BAND: IKE WILLIS - Electric Guitar, Vocals [www.ikewillis.com - starred w/Frank from 78 - 93] NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK - Tenor Sax, Flute, Vocals [www.napoleonmbrock.com - starred w/Frank f/74 - 83] André Cholmondeley - Guitar, Vocals Robbie "Seahag" Mangano - Guitar, Vocals Jordan Shapiro - Keyboards, Vocals Dave Johnsen - Electric Bass Glenn Leonard - Drums, Percussion OFFICIAL SITE: www.projectobject.com (lots of audio!) WEBCASTS: www.dcn.com (search for "project object") ONLINE PRESS KIT: www.randexpr.com/projectobject PROJECT/OBJECT REUNITES TWO OF FRANK ZAPPA's TOP VOCALISTS ON ENCORE COAST-TO-COAST TOUR Ike Willis & Napoleon Murphy Brock return to help faithfully recreate the live Zappa experience! "If there's a rock & roll artist worthy of a repertoire band, it has to be Frank Zappa. The genre has seen few, if any, composers as talented or prolific as FZ. And Project Object deserves to be called a "repertoire" band, like the Mingus Big Band or the Duke Ellington Orchestra, because it's much more than a cover band. Like the Mingus and Ellington bands, Project Object's goal is to keep alive a vast stock of incredible compositions, not simply to imitate a famous performer. They also succeed in proving that while the music will never be the same without the great artist who created it, a group of talented, committed musicians can make it worth hearing again. Ike Willis, one of Zappa's most famous front men, has become a pseudo-permanent member of the band, and longtime fans might be surprised by his ability on the guitar." - Brian Falk, Creative Loafing (Charlotte, NC) - July, 2002 Ike Willis (1978-93) is one of Zappa's most durable and beloved sidemen, whose soulful vocal hysterics are best remembered as the voice of Joe on the "Joe's Garage" rock opera trilogy. He toured the world six times with the maestro and was the voice of his music for 14 years on countless recordings, many still unreleased. Napoleon Murphy Brock (1974-84) preceded Ike as Zappa's first front man vocalist-musician. Napoleon's unmistakable voice and stage presence brought an energetic new theatricality to the Frank Zappa band, helping to define the Zappa stage show. And both musicians played integral roles in Zappa's "Thingfish" rock opera. PROJECT/OBJECT will be playing many authentic renditions from "Roxy and Elsewhere," "One Size Fits All" and "Joe's Garage" at every stop, plus plenty of other classic Zappa material Ike and Napoleon made famous, specially rearranged to accommodate both of their vocals. "Ike and Napoleon had a magical effect on the band and the audience last spring," marvels PROJECT/OBJECT ringleader Andre Cholmondeley. "I can't wait to see what will happen this fall." PROJECT/OBJECT wants to remind old Zappa fans of the way it used to be and let younger fans, who never experienced a Zappa show, see and hear the way it was. They intend to perpetuate his music and spirit for as long as they are physically capable. In every new city that they visit, PROJECT/OBJECT converts the curious into dedicated fans. PROJECT/OBJECT feat. Ike Willis & Napoleon Murphy Brock REMAINING FALL 2002 TOURDATES: SEPTEMBER Sun 22-Mon 23 Club Café, Pittsburgh, PA Wed 25 Barrel House, Cincinnati, OH Thu 26 The Patio, Indianapolis, IN Fri 27 Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI Sat 28 Martyrs, Chicago, IL Mon 30-Tue 1 Quixote's, Denver, CO w/Thana & Bob Harris! OCTOBER Fri 4 The Rainbow, Seattle, WA Sat 5 Lola's Room/Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR Sun 6 W.O.W. Hall, Eugene, OR Tue 8 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA w/Ray White! Wed 9 The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA Thu 10 Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA w/Candy Zappa & Arthur Barrow! Fri 11 Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA opening for LES CLAYPOOL's Flying Frog Brigade! Sat 12 Victor's On The Bay, San Diego, CA Tue 15 32 Bleu, Colorado Springs, CO Wed 16 Sherpa & Yeti's, Breckenridge, CO Thu 17 Linden's, Ft. Collins, CO Fri 18 TBA! Sat 19 Fox Theater, Boulder, CO Mon 21 Grand Emporium, Kansas City, MO Tue 22 Cicero's, St. Louis, MO Wed 23 TBA, Lexington, KY Area Thu 24 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH Fri 25 Docksider Tavern, Erie, PA (NO NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK) Sat 26 Water St. Music Hall, Rochester NY (NO NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK) Mon 28 Northern Lights, Clifton Park, NY Thu 31 Halloween! Lion's Den, NYC, NY NOVEMBER Fri 1 The Saint, Asbury Park, NJ Sat 2 Recher Theatre, Towson, MD Sun 3 Lupo's, Providence, RI opening for LES CLAYPOOL's Flying Frog Brigade! MORE DATES TBA SOON! ZAPPA QUOTE FOR THE DAY: "Defense Money should be put into manpower and equipment appropriate to the kinds of conflicts we are really going to encounter in the next quarter-century. The manpower should be dedicated, the equipment should be easy to operate and maintain, and the management of military assets should be streamlined. Let's say we have to make some 'show of force.' The most common scenarios involve small guerilla or terrorist groups. Nuclear retaliation? It has been suggested by others that Aerosol Pork Grenades would be a better deterrent--Islamic Martyrs are denied entrance to heaven if they show up at the gate smelling like a pig. Denial of The Big Payoff removes a certain cachet from acts of voluntary self-destruction." - Frank Zappa, "The Real Frank Zappa Book" - 1989