NEWS FROM CARLA BOZULICH

Well, hey there. Carla here. It's been a while. I'm gonna tell you something about where I'm coming from (inside) and where I'm going (in the van).

It feels strange to be promoting my music when the US government and lots of actual people seem to be headed toward global imperialism ---and not of the benevolent kind. I'm at my wits end from thinking on the ramifications of these complicated politics, the way that people are hurt and dead and the huge consequences of any society emerging as a self-entitled, superior entity. For what it's worth, I think if we defeat Bush at the polls in November this trend will lose much momentum. I'm actually sensing that the upcoming election might be the most relevant political event of my life to date.

Love will prevail.


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Sept 27--- Benefit for Get Out The Vote
Carla Bozulich (with Jessica Catron (cello)

Please go to www.geocities.com/howietawny@...obal.net/art

The King King

6555 Hollywood Blvd. L.A.

$20 donation 21+


Oct. 10---Carla Bozulich (with Jessica Catron and Shahzad Ismaily)

On a bill with: Alan Licht & the Prix plus The Sharp Things

Tonic

107 Norfolk St. NYC

212-358-7501

Show starts at 8:00. I requested to play 1st, so please check.

$10 all ages


Nov. 5--- CAR (Carla with Jessica Catron)

On a bill with: Charalambides and Open City

The Smell in downtown Los Angeles (one of my favorite spots on Earth)

247 S. Main St 90012 Between 2nd and 3rd St (enter through the alley in the back)

(213) 625-4325

Street parking (be careful----the neighborhood is very hard livin'.)

$5 all ages WE PLAY MIDDLE.


Nov. 6 thru 9---- Car (Carla, Jessica and Ches Smith)

Exact dates coming to you next week! Club dates along the west coast starting in the Bay Area and on up to Seattle where we meet up with the Wilco part of our tour. All these dates are Carla, Jessica, Ches and Shahzad:

With Wilco:

Nov. 10 Seattle Paramount Theatre
Nov. 11 Portland Roseland Theatre
Nov. 13 San Jose Center For The Performing Arts
Nov. 14 Oakland Paramount Theatre
Nov. 18 Los Angeles The Wiltern Theatre
Nov. 19 Los Angeles The Wiltern Theatre

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As you may know, I have a duo album in the works with the best drummer I know, Ches Smith. It's about 3/4 done and is one of the fav things I've worked on. It's turning out to be really fucked! (in the best of ways!) like if Alice (from Wonderland) had a bastard daughter with a really mentally and emotionally hyper-active Ingmar Bergman. The trouble is, I've been detoured by an obsession with melodic, song-structured music writing again. I know from the mail I get that this will be happy news for many, so top o the day to you! Some dark stuff is bubbling up from the 6 strings and the little books and pens and gum wrappers.. And, the Ches thing will be finished, in time.

I want to tell you a little about our band for the Wilco tour. The four of us will make a mighty splash!

Many of you know all about Ches Smith and have seen him play with me a lot, he goes anywhere, and I mean anywhere, that he feels like on the drums and does it with fun and soul. He plays in 17,63.08 projects. Go on to his website to find out more.

Shahzad Ismaily of NYC is not only a free spirited, multi-instrumentalist and a musical inspiration and influence on me but he makes me laugh when it REALLY counts You know someone like that? I hope so. He's got a brilliant mind for science and mathematics who made his living that way before the lifestyle of weirdo arts and music took over completely (incidentally---much like another hero, Ray Pettibone). Lots of you know Shahzad from 2 Foot Yard and from playing with me on the Family Van Tour.

Now on to the lovely Jessica Catron. She lives in LA (!). Shes played all over the world. On this tour well be playing mostly songs with traditional structure, and she has beautiful feel for this and other written music. These days though, she mainly dwells in less charted territory (pun intended). The possibilities in that dimension --- even the tiniest of openings to improvisation and abstract sound make my music, even the most traditional of songs breathe clearly. The four of us agree on that point so were destined for jolly confusion and dirt pop silky sunken hammer pistol alkaline landslide dollops. But back to the amazing girl, Jessica C. Her CD "Five Violoncello Solos" is an exploration in de-tunings, five microphones, steel wool, a metal mute, and the seventh partial. www.experimentalmusicalresearch.com . On the tour I have coming up the coast I'll need help getting the word out. We may even have to do the shows unannounced. If interested in helping please v isit carlabozulich.com and press “Contact.” Thank you.

I bring greetings from Nels Cline! He's having a blast - some really surreal new experiences, lately. Like playing in front of 50,000 people at some festival in Austin who actually seemed, as a group, to be riveted by the entire set. I guess he's played in front of a crowd that size once before but the audience wasn't having it. Both scenarios sound really like you'd better hope you're in the right mood for it! Anyway, the release of Nels' new album of improvised and composed instrumental (but for Greg from Deerhoof singing angel sounds on one track) mayhem has been delayed a few months, but I think you can get it by going to his bitchin' label (cryptogramophone.com). The album is called “The Giant Pin” and is the best thing in the world. Especially, “He Still Carries A Torch For Her!”

Ok, loves. Thanks for listening. I'll see you around somewhere.

----C