Zilla On Tour This Fall

[JIVE News]

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THE TRIO, FEATURING MICHAEL TRAVIS (THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT), JAMIE JANOVER AND AARON HOLSTEIN, RECENTLY SELF RELEASED THEIR LATEST CD EGG. ZILLA hits the road this fall with the live musical experience in mind. A 100% organic, improvised creation, each ZILLA concert proves to be a completely unique occurrence, with even the band members having no preconceived notion of where the music will take them night after night. Relying on their uncanny ability to listen and incorporate their individual talents into a group-focused brand of live electronic dance music, ZILLA offers up a rare breed of beats, bass and uncontrollable musical fury that make each performance exactly what live music is all about: spontaneity, interaction, and a damn good dance party.

Based in Colorado, ZILLA's three-man roster includes: Michael Travis, Jamie Janover and Aaron Holstein. Michael Travis (drums, percussion, keyboards, mallet Kat) has spent over a decade as the driving percussive force in the internationally acclaimed band, The String Cheese Incident. Travis continues to be an innovator of improvisational drumming, managing to play hand percussion and/or melodies while simultaneously keeping incredible time on the kit. Aaron Holstein (guitar, bass, sampler, keys) has had a long and lush musical history, playing guitar with bands such as Boogie Shoes and Vibe Squad. Holstein's personal musical progression has transformed his notions of a typical guitar player into an applauded adapter - leaving behind the traditional notions of what it is to 'jam' with a guitar or bass. Jamie Janover (hammered dulcimer, mini-kit, percussion, sampler, electric kalimba, sitar) is an acclaimed hammered dulcimer wizard. Winner of the 2002 national hammered dulcimer championships, Janover continues to expand the limits of all his instruments, creating a fusion between the timeless sounds of the dulcimer and the pertinent call of today's modern dance scene.

The music itself is a plethora of grooves, beats, and highly percussive breaks. From down-tempo to jungle, from trip-hop to house trance the band plays on pure emotion, so each night is different and varied, and no song is ever the same. ZILLA is about being as aware as humanly possible when you're in the moment. The band plays, the crowd reacts, the band reacts and so on and so on. A cyclical paradigm is created in which everyone plays a part. It's a whole new form of tension-release music in which the music never has to resolve itself in order to sustain the mood. It merely adapts and heads in whatever direction dictated by the experience.

Essentially, ZILLA is the ultimate live experience - future music. The music plays the band, and not the other way around. ZILLA is currently on tour supporting their latest CD release called Egg. Get ready, ZILLA is coming to destroy your town! (In a nice way, of course). The complete list of ZILLA tour dates is as follows:

Wednesday November 2 Bottleneck, Lawrence KS
Thursday, November 3 Mississippi Nights, St. Louis MO
Friday, November 4 The Annex, Madison WI
Saturday, November 5 Subterranean, Chicago
Sunday, November 6 Grog Shop, Cleveland OH
Tuesday, November 8 Club Café, Pittsburgh PA
Friday, November 11 Higher Ground - Showcase Room, South Burlington VT
Saturday, November 12 Pearl Street - Club Room, Northampton MA
Monday, November 14 Toads Place, New Haven CT
Tuesday, November 15 Stone Church, Newmarket NH
Wednesday, November 16 Century Lounge, Providence RI
Thursday, November 17 Revolution Hall, Troy NY
Saturday, November 19 Harper's Ferry, Boston MA
Sunday, November 20 Mexicali Blues, Teaneck NJ
Friday, November 25 B.B. Kings Blues Club and Grill, New York NY
Saturday, November 26 8x10 Club, Baltimore MD
Sunday, November 27 The State Theater, Falls Church VA
Tuesday, November 29 Alley Katz, Richmond VA
Wednesday, November 30 Jewish Mother, Virginia Beach VA
Thursday, December 1 Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh NC
Friday, December 2 Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte NC
Saturday, December 3 Orange Peel, Ashville NC
Monday, December 5 Music Farm, Charleston SC
Wednesday, December 7 Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta GA
Thursday, December 8 Georgia Theatre, Athens GA
Friday, December 9 Crossroads, Huntsville AL
Saturday, December 10 Zydeco, Birmingham AL
Sunday, December 11, Newbys, Memphis TN

More dates to be announced. For more information visit www.zillamusic.com.