Come see my band CYANOTIC (and also some band called Front Line Assembly) when we come near you. Louisville people: we're working on dates for the return trip after the FLA tour ends and will hopefully be able to set up a Louisville stop. Please share this image & info everywhere you can!
Cyanotic.com
Tour Update: Front Line Assembly + Cyanotic = On!
The tour listed in my previous post? Yeah, it's happening.
The official announcement will be made by Front Line Assembly on Monday.
I look forward to seeing you this summer.
~Benjamin
The tour listed in my previous post? Yeah, it's happening.
The official announcement will be made by Front Line Assembly on Monday.
I look forward to seeing you this summer.
~Benjamin
This won't be officially announced until tomorrow, so don't go spreading it around... but this is what my band Cyanotic is going to be doing in May and June.
Front Line Assembly! Die Krupps! DJ? Acucrack! Cyanotic!
For more information (i.e., day-of guest list additions, give-aways, and general snarkiness) follow me on Twitter at @bybenjamin, and Cyanotic at @cyanotic. For the latest Cyanotic news, visit cyanotic.com.
All dates are, obviously, subject to change.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Ottawa, ON - Zaphod Bebblebrox
Saturday, May 21, 2011 NYC - Highline Ballroom
Sunday, May 22, 2011 Albany, NY - Bogies
Monday, May 23, 2011 Toronto - Mod Club
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Springfield, VA - JAXX
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel
Thursday, May 26, 2011 Cleveland - Peabody's
Friday, May 27, 2011 Chicago - The Abbey
Saturday, May 28, 2011 Milwaukee - Miramar Theatre
Sunday, May 29, 2011 Minneapolis - Ground Zero
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 TBA
Wednesday, June 01, 2011 New Orleans - Howlin' Wolf
Thursday, June 02, 2011 Dallas, TX - Trees
Friday, June 03, 2011 Austin - Elysium
Saturday, June 04, 2011 Houston - Numbers
Monday, June 06, 2011 Denver-Summit Music Hall
Tuesday, June 07, 2011 Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater
Wednesday, June 08, 2011 San Diego - Brick By Brick
Thursday, June 09, 2011 Santa Ana - Galaxy Theatre
Friday, June 10, 2011 L.A. - El Rey
Saturday, June 11, 2011 San Francisco
Sunday, June 12, 2011 Las Vegas
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Portland
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Seattle - El Corazon
Thursday, June 16, 2011 Vancouver - Rickshaw Theater
Front Line Assembly! Die Krupps! DJ? Acucrack! Cyanotic!
For more information (i.e., day-of guest list additions, give-aways, and general snarkiness) follow me on Twitter at @bybenjamin, and Cyanotic at @cyanotic. For the latest Cyanotic news, visit cyanotic.com.
All dates are, obviously, subject to change.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Ottawa, ON - Zaphod Bebblebrox
Saturday, May 21, 2011 NYC - Highline Ballroom
Sunday, May 22, 2011 Albany, NY - Bogies
Monday, May 23, 2011 Toronto - Mod Club
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Springfield, VA - JAXX
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel
Thursday, May 26, 2011 Cleveland - Peabody's
Friday, May 27, 2011 Chicago - The Abbey
Saturday, May 28, 2011 Milwaukee - Miramar Theatre
Sunday, May 29, 2011 Minneapolis - Ground Zero
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 TBA
Wednesday, June 01, 2011 New Orleans - Howlin' Wolf
Thursday, June 02, 2011 Dallas, TX - Trees
Friday, June 03, 2011 Austin - Elysium
Saturday, June 04, 2011 Houston - Numbers
Monday, June 06, 2011 Denver-Summit Music Hall
Tuesday, June 07, 2011 Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater
Wednesday, June 08, 2011 San Diego - Brick By Brick
Thursday, June 09, 2011 Santa Ana - Galaxy Theatre
Friday, June 10, 2011 L.A. - El Rey
Saturday, June 11, 2011 San Francisco
Sunday, June 12, 2011 Las Vegas
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Portland
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Seattle - El Corazon
Thursday, June 16, 2011 Vancouver - Rickshaw Theater
Cyanotic Show Dates
I'm currently touring with Cyanotic, a massive industrial band that's part of the Bit Riot & Glitch Mode labels. If you enjoy industrial music and you like to dance, you must come see us.
Right now we have the following shows on the docket, with more on the way.
March 10: West Chicago, IL @ Black Hearts with DEFCON
March 11: Madison, WI @ The Frequency with DEFCON
March 12: St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird with DEFCON, Murder Happens, and Vice Grip
March 16: Chicago, IL @ Double Door with Violet Winter, Social Focus, and Apollo Quad
If you're in any of those cities and interested in coming, let me know so I can get you on our very limited guest list.
~Benjamin
I'm currently touring with Cyanotic, a massive industrial band that's part of the Bit Riot & Glitch Mode labels. If you enjoy industrial music and you like to dance, you must come see us.
Right now we have the following shows on the docket, with more on the way.
March 10: West Chicago, IL @ Black Hearts with DEFCON
March 11: Madison, WI @ The Frequency with DEFCON
March 12: St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird with DEFCON, Murder Happens, and Vice Grip
March 16: Chicago, IL @ Double Door with Violet Winter, Social Focus, and Apollo Quad
If you're in any of those cities and interested in coming, let me know so I can get you on our very limited guest list.
~Benjamin
I'm Finally Returning to the Stage, Bass in Hand
I haven't posted for a while because far too many things have been in the works (and Twitter has, you know, robbed me of my desire to blog). This will be a short one because I still have to pack and we're leaving for Chicago early tomorrow.
I'm now playing bass in something like five bands. They're all related and connected to a single industrial label (more on that later) and feature many of the same members. My new main gig is sixfingerspread and we have some music up and floating about the interwebs (specifically here).
My writing partner t. smith has a band called mindFluxFuneral and he asked me to join up as their bass player, something they've never had before. How could I possibly say no?
My first show with mindFluxFuneral will be in Chicago this Thursday, November 4th. We'll be opening for Genitorturers at Reggie's Rock Club.
Also playing will be Mary magdaLan and Alex Zelenka.
For tickets (and more information) please visit ticketweb. This is an 18+ show.
If you're not going to be in Chicago on Thursday, please forward this information to someone who will, someone who likes their industrial violent, loud, bloody, and larger than life.
~Benjamin
I haven't posted for a while because far too many things have been in the works (and Twitter has, you know, robbed me of my desire to blog). This will be a short one because I still have to pack and we're leaving for Chicago early tomorrow.
I'm now playing bass in something like five bands. They're all related and connected to a single industrial label (more on that later) and feature many of the same members. My new main gig is sixfingerspread and we have some music up and floating about the interwebs (specifically here).
My writing partner t. smith has a band called mindFluxFuneral and he asked me to join up as their bass player, something they've never had before. How could I possibly say no?
My first show with mindFluxFuneral will be in Chicago this Thursday, November 4th. We'll be opening for Genitorturers at Reggie's Rock Club.
Also playing will be Mary magdaLan and Alex Zelenka.
For tickets (and more information) please visit ticketweb. This is an 18+ show.
If you're not going to be in Chicago on Thursday, please forward this information to someone who will, someone who likes their industrial violent, loud, bloody, and larger than life.
~Benjamin
Bocuse d'Or Weekend
Amy and I spend the first weekend of September in Yountville, California at events designed to support the Bocuse d'Or USA team. It was amazing and something we'll never experience again (Thomas Keller catered to us, cooked for us, fed us). We then drove to the coast so we could travel the PCH down to San Francisco, and at our arbitrarily picked coastal site (Bodega Head) we saw whales migrating North to their breeding grounds.
It was a once in a lifetime experience, and we took a heroic pile of pictures in an attempt to document it. We did a poor job capturing the scope, but perhaps it'll give you an idea.
Below are a few of my favorite images from the collection.
Click here to see the whole collection.
~Benjamin
Amy and I spend the first weekend of September in Yountville, California at events designed to support the Bocuse d'Or USA team. It was amazing and something we'll never experience again (Thomas Keller catered to us, cooked for us, fed us). We then drove to the coast so we could travel the PCH down to San Francisco, and at our arbitrarily picked coastal site (Bodega Head) we saw whales migrating North to their breeding grounds.
It was a once in a lifetime experience, and we took a heroic pile of pictures in an attempt to document it. We did a poor job capturing the scope, but perhaps it'll give you an idea.
Below are a few of my favorite images from the collection.
Click here to see the whole collection.
~Benjamin
Love-Makin' Music
I'm currently taking an online slap bass course in order to improve my playing, and while I've learned quite a bit the chief result is that I seem to be recording music for some freak-nastification.
Here are my last two assignments. Feel free to make the lovin to these. Please share if you do.
~Benjamin
http://www.bybenjamin.com/sixfingerspread/Ensor_Assn8.mp3
http://www.bybenjamin.com/sixfingerspread/Ensor_Assn9.mp3
I'm currently taking an online slap bass course in order to improve my playing, and while I've learned quite a bit the chief result is that I seem to be recording music for some freak-nastification.
Here are my last two assignments. Feel free to make the lovin to these. Please share if you do.
~Benjamin
http://www.bybenjamin.com/sixfingerspread/Ensor_Assn8.mp3
http://www.bybenjamin.com/sixfingerspread/Ensor_Assn9.mp3
Tony & Tia's Wedding
This past Saturday Amy and I went to her cousin Tony's wedding. With all the relatives and professionals wandering around with cameras I figured I could take some artsy fartsy photographs and if I got lucky maybe they'd have some different looking images of their day.
With a couple of them I think I got lucky.
To view and download the rest of them, please visit my Flickr account.
This past Saturday Amy and I went to her cousin Tony's wedding. With all the relatives and professionals wandering around with cameras I figured I could take some artsy fartsy photographs and if I got lucky maybe they'd have some different looking images of their day.
With a couple of them I think I got lucky.
To view and download the rest of them, please visit my Flickr account.
EYEBROWS!
It's been a year of tragedy and hardship, so it was stunningly wonderful to wander out to our pasture and find this serious little one.
For more photos, please visit my Flickr Photo Collection.
It's been a year of tragedy and hardship, so it was stunningly wonderful to wander out to our pasture and find this serious little one.
For more photos, please visit my Flickr Photo Collection.
