Chef Menteur » Photos http://chefmenteur.org/blog East of the Sun & West of the Moon Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:09:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Music for new album finished! http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2011/02/11/music-for-new-album-finished/ http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2011/02/11/music-for-new-album-finished/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:47:35 +0000 admin http://chefmenteur.org/blog/?p=116 All the music from the new album has been finished! We’re currently working on finalizing the mastering, and coming up with artwork; as well as planning the release schedule.

We’re sticking with the plan of releasing the new album on double vinyl (that’s 4 sides for a total of 72 minutes) with hand printed covers in a limited edition. We will let you know more as we can.

Meanwhile the three of us have been getting together with Phil Rollins (of the Gubernatorial Candidates) and started rehearsals again for our next world tour.

We may have some interesting news here soon. Keep checking back.

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More images here.

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]]> http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/12/11/guess-where/feed/ 0 The good guys finally win one! http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/11/06/the-good-guys-finally-win-one/ http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/11/06/the-good-guys-finally-win-one/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:05:18 +0000 alec http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/11/06/the-good-guys-finally-win-one/  This picture was taken on the morning of Election Day at the Whitney Bank in Carrollton (New Orleans), right after I visited my local polling place to cast my vote.whitney-bank-on-election-day-carrollton.jpg  Seen on twitter’s election channel later that day: “We just blew up the Death Star!” 

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]]> http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/10/29/dans-photomusic-blog/feed/ 0 recording a cover of “Vacuum Cleaner” by Tintern Abbey? http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/08/07/recording-a-cover-of-vacuum-cleaner-by-tintern-abbey/ http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/08/07/recording-a-cover-of-vacuum-cleaner-by-tintern-abbey/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:54:31 +0000 alec http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/08/07/recording-a-cover-of-vacuum-cleaner-by-tintern-abbey/ Hooverphonic? Brian mikes up the ol’ studio Hoover for an overdub on a new song. The vacuum sucks/drones in C, which, coincidentally is the key for the song (the danjo was tuned to open C).

Try this at home corner: a PZM is not as good as a condenser for this. Keep the mic away from the vacuum’s exhaust.

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  1. Chef Menteur at Circle Bar May 17, 2008
  2. Chef Menteur at Dragon’s Den June 6, 2008

Thanks to Christy!

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]]> http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/05/07/the-band/feed/ 0 good news for news lovers http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/05/06/good-news-for-news-lovers/ http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/05/06/good-news-for-news-lovers/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 15:49:59 +0000 alec http://chefmenteur.org/blog/2008/05/06/good-news-for-news-lovers/ mike mayfield in keyboard paradiseKeyboard kaiser Mike Mayfield (from the Buttons, Electrical Spectacle, Liteworks) will be playing once again with Chef Menteur in upcoming gigs Saturday, May 17 at the Circle Bar and Friday June 6 at the Dragon’s Den. See the BPR shows page for more information. We’re also excited to be playing shows with two great local bands that we think are the cream of the current experimental crop: Metronome the City (May 17) and A Living Soundtrack (June 6).No, we didn’t win ‘best electronic act’ at the Big Easy Awards recently, but we did help ourselves to the open bar and the freeHarry Shearer as Derek Smalls martinis and got to see our friends in Country Fried and the Happy Talk Band win their respective categories, which were both well deserved. Congrats to them! Also to hear master of ceremonies Harry Shearer (a.k.a Derek Smalls) deadpan about the jackass in the White House was good fun.

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