Chef Menteur » News http://chefmenteur.org/blog The Answer's In Forgetting Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:09:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The new album will be double vinyl. Only. http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/12/11/the-new-album-will-be-double-vinyl-only/ http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/12/11/the-new-album-will-be-double-vinyl-only/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:21:28 +0000 alec http://chefmenteur.org/blog/?p=104 There will be no CD version. The album will contain two LP’s and a certificate for mp3 download.

That is all.

]]> http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/12/11/the-new-album-will-be-double-vinyl-only/feed/ 0 Breaking News: Summer In New Orleans is Hot http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/07/23/breaking-news-summer-in-new-orleans-is-hot/ http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/07/23/breaking-news-summer-in-new-orleans-is-hot/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:59:18 +0000 alec http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/07/23/breaking-news-summer-in-new-orleans-is-hot/ Not much to report here. Usual humid sluggishness, exotic head and hand injuries, having to work for a living, et cetera makes for the usual vacation from progress.

If you are looking for something to read, I’ve put up a blog (mostly about music) here:

http://aleatoric.backporchrevolution.com

]]> http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/07/23/breaking-news-summer-in-new-orleans-is-hot/feed/ 0 Archipelago / Sir Richard Bishop show Sat. June 6th http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/06/05/archipelago-show-sat-june-6th/ http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/06/05/archipelago-show-sat-june-6th/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:59:36 +0000 alec http://chefmenteur.org/blog/?p=80 All three current members of Chef Menteur  will be playing with Archipelago this Saturday, opening for Sir Richard Bishop and His Freak of Araby Ensemble.

Archipelago is Backporch Revolution’s improvisational folk/drone large ensemble that features many experimental New Orleans musicians.

Sir Richard Bishop is known best for his work with Sun City Girls, but has also had a remarkable solo career as a guitar stylist/virtuoso and world traveler. This will be the first tour he’s played with a full band.

Also playing will be Oakland noise outfit Oaxacan.

The show starts at 10pm, at the All Ways Lounge in New Orleans. See Backporch Revolution for address and more details.

Sir Richard Bishop + Oaxacan + Archipelago

]]> http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/06/05/archipelago-show-sat-june-6th/feed/ 0 WTUL Show Update http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/03/13/wtul-show-update/ http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/03/13/wtul-show-update/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:56:37 +0000 alec http://chefmenteur.org/blog/?p=70 Date: Saturday 14 March
Venue: Balcony Music Club (504 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans)
Lineup/times: Tomatoes 10pm, Big Blue Marble 11pm, Chef Menteur 12am
Cover: $10 goes to support WTUL

This is a fund-raiser for WTUL 91.5 FM and your ticket price also gets you into Cafe Negril, the other nearby venue where Glorybee, Arajay, Broken Smokes, and Player/Kommander featuring James Hall will be playing.

Click here for more info.

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]]> http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/03/12/miranda-lake-website/feed/ 0 Dalek found! Cover song? And show update. http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/03/10/dalek-found-cover-song-and-show-update/ http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/03/10/dalek-found-cover-song-and-show-update/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:04:27 +0000 alec http://chefmenteur.org/blog/?p=64 BBC: Dr Who Dalek found in pond

This may give you a hint at which song we picked for our first cover song ever (not counting Halloween appearances as Black Sabbath etc.) to be played at this Saturday’s show.

Speaking of the show, we’ll be playing after Big Blue Marble at the Balcony Music Club somewhere around midnight. This on the corner of Esplanade Ave and Decatur Street, formerly called El Matador.

]]> http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/03/10/dalek-found-cover-song-and-show-update/feed/ 0 Live Show March 14 at WTUL 50th Birthday Party http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/02/23/live-show-march-14-at-wtul-50th-birthday-party/ http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/02/23/live-show-march-14-at-wtul-50th-birthday-party/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:41:14 +0000 alec http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/02/23/live-show-march-14-at-wtul-50th-birthday-party/ We’re happy to announce that we will be doing a show on March 14th on Frenchmen Street as part of the 50th anniversary of WTUL. More to come… 

]]> http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2009/02/23/live-show-march-14-at-wtul-50th-birthday-party/feed/ 0 dan’s photomusic blog http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/10/29/dans-photomusic-blog/ http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/10/29/dans-photomusic-blog/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:34:51 +0000 alec http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/10/29/dans-photomusic-blog/ check out dan’s new photo blog and download his weekly pinkysqueak mp3s: http://blog.ganx4.com  

]]> http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/10/29/dans-photomusic-blog/feed/ 0 back in the mixing zone http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/10/29/back-in-the-mixing-zone/ http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/10/29/back-in-the-mixing-zone/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:32:39 +0000 alec http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/10/29/back-in-the-mixing-zone/ After a hurricane evacuation, having to reset up the studio and wait for a dead Mac to be repaired (thank god it was still under extended warranty–barely), we’re back to mixing the new album. Two sure-fire Top 10 radio hits already done. We’ve also got some pretty decent recordings of the rehearsals before the last few gigs which we might make a free mp3 mini-album out of as well.gustavevacuation-starkville-14.jpg

]]> http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/10/29/back-in-the-mixing-zone/feed/ 0 chef menteur and metronome the city at the circle bar (nola) on sat 17 may http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/05/12/chef-menteur-and-metronome-the-city-at-the-circle-bar-nola-on-sat-17-may/ http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/05/12/chef-menteur-and-metronome-the-city-at-the-circle-bar-nola-on-sat-17-may/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 21:42:43 +0000 alec http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/05/12/chef-menteur-and-metronome-the-city-at-the-circle-bar-nola-on-sat-17-may/ Chef Menteur / Metronome the City flyer — 17 May 2008Also, check out this week’s Gambit magazine for the “Hot Pick of the Week”, we got a nice plug for this Saturday’s show, courtesy of Alison Fensterstock.  

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