NOW BOOKING FALL '08 EAST COAST TOUR



JAMBANG
on tour with
Greg Ginn and The Taylor Texas Corrugators

Fall 2008 Tour
Aug 13 @ Goathead Saloon in Mesa, Arizona
Aug 16 @ Bar PM in Lubbock, Texas
Aug 20 @ Lakewood Bar and Grill in Dallas, Texas
Aug 21 @ Fred's Texas Cafe in Fort Worth, Texas
Aug 22 @ Nunu's in Arnaudville, Louisiana
Aug 23 @ GREG GINN WORKSHOP @ Nunu's in Arnaudville, Louisiana
Aug 23 @ Luna Cafe in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Aug 24 @ Blue Moon Saloon in Lafayette, Louisiana
Sep 12 @ Taphouse in Norfolk, Virginia
More US Dates TBA Soon!

Artist: JAMBANG
Genre: Jamband, Organic, Funk
Label: SST Records
Web: www.gregginn.com             

“Connecting” is the debut release from the audio/visual experience that is JAMBANG.  This hybrid of electronic/organic instrumentation features Greg Ginn (guitar, electronics), Cliff Samuels (bass), Bobby Bancalari (mandolin), and Steve DeLollis (drums), joined by audio/visual video artist Joey Keeton.  JAMBANG band members bring a wide range of influences to the group, united by the common thread of their love of jam bands. Riding the electronic dance grooves is the weaving guitar/mandolin interplay of Ginn and Bancalari.   Live, JAMBANG will feature a performance of the entire “Connecting” conceptual CD including accompanying visual projection.

Artist:  Greg Ginn and The Taylor Texas Corrugators 
Genre: Jamband, Swing
Label: SST Records
Web: www.gregginn.com 

The title says it all about this group's whimsical approach to music on their second CD.  In this instrumental stew of western swing, jazz, and blues, these Corrugators bend and twist the sounds of down-home into a blissful mix of songs.  The instrumentation of guitar, bass, piano, organ, and drums swings like there's no tomorrow, interrupted only by the periodic percolating up of improvisational passages.  These “Goof Off Experts” approach serious grooves with the playful attitude of the class clown. 

In the News
To Be Ginn, Again - Orange County Weekly
Greetings From Taylor, Texas - The Austin Chronicle

Driving into Taylor, only 45 minutes northeast of the capital, is like Tobey Maguire entering Pleasantville . "It's a different world down here," concurs punk rock pioneer and Black Flag founder Greg Ginn , who's in the process of relocating his seminal SST Records from its Long Beach, Calif., headquarters, citing Taylor's proximity to the Austin music scene and a major airport as deciding factors. "It was time for a change, and I like the feel of small towns. Everyone here is real friendly. I feel a little bit like the newly converted. I'm buying Texas everything." Along with a few cases of Shiner Bock , Ginn purchased a two-story building in Taylor's historic downtown that was originally constructed in 1918 as a Model-T assembly shop and dealership. The facility features a soon-to-be-completed 1,500-square-foot studio, living quarters, a full kitchen, elevator, two offices, and space for a small greenhouse, in which Ginn hopes to grow tomatoes. Between SST and its two subsidiaries, Cruz and New Alliance , Ginn has put out more than 700 albums via acts ranging from Meat Puppets and the Dicks to Sonic Youth and the Minutemen , making the downstairs warehouse feel like a Harry Ransom Center collection of the 1980s DIY movement. "This music keeps getting passed down through younger people," Ginn grins, surrounded by boxes of T-shirts with classic slogans like "Kill Bono " and "Corporate Rock Still Sucks."

Following a decadelong hiatus, SST resurfaced in 2007 with three of Ginn's projects, including his first foray into Western swing with the Taylor Texas Corrugators ' Bent Edge and Mojack 's latest funk fusion, Under the Willow Tree . Gone 's 10th release, the aptly titled double album The Epic Trilogy , boasts three jazz-rock progressions – presented both with and without vocal accompaniment from the Bad Brains ' H.R. – that delve into trance, dubstep, and atonal psychedelia. Ginn's also working with Austin-based visual artist Joey Keeton on a multimedia electroclash project called Jambang , which he hopes to tour with beginning in April. "I'm proud of Black Flag and all that, but I'm not really interested in playing monkey for anybody; throw some coins in a cup, and I'll regurgitate some songs I wrote when I was 11 years old," Ginn riffs. "I realize that some people aren't in the same place as me sometimes – most never are – but right now I just want to focus on my music. I've got a lot to catch up on, and this keeps things a lot simpler." - Greetings From Taylor, Texas The Austin Chronicle

- Previous Tour -

Jambang and The Taylor Texas Corrugators
US NATIONAL TOUR MID MAY - LATE JULY 2008
Weds. May 21 @ The Lakewood Bar & Grill Dallas, Texas
Thur. May 22 @ The Moon Bar Fort Worth, Texas
Fri. May 23 @ Emo's (Lounge) Austin, Texas
Sat. May 24 @ Luna Cafe' Lake Charles, Louisiana
Sun. May 25 @ Nunu's Arnaudeville, Louisiana
Weds. May 28 @ Artmosphere Lafayette, Louisiana
Thur. May 29 @ Dragon's Den New Orleans, Louisiana
Fri. May 30 @ Dave's Dark Horse Tavern Starkville, Mississippi
Mon. June 2 @ Hi Tone Memphis, Tennessee
Tues. June 3 @ 202 Market Roanoke, Virginia
Weds. June 4 @ The Pour House Music Hall Raleigh, North Carolina
Thurs. June 5 @ The Milestone Club Charlotte, North Carolina
Fri. June 6 @ The Jewish Mother Virginia Beach, Virginia
Tues. June 10 @ The Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thurs. June 12 @ River Street Jazz Cafe' Plains, Pennsylvania
Fri. June 13 @ Wilbert's Cleveland, Ohio
Sat. June 14 @ Jackie O' s Athens, Ohio
Mon. June 16 @ Lager House Detroit Detroit, Michigan
Weds. June 18 @ The Beat Kitchen Chicago, Illinois
Sat. June 21 @ Bali Satay Ames, Iowa
Sun. June 22 @ Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, Iowa
Tues. June 24 @ Club Roxbury Omaha, Nebraska
Weds. June 25 @ Knickerbockers Lincoln, Nebraska
Thur. June 26 @ Oriental Theatre Denver, Colorado
Fri. June 27 @ Brewski's Ogden, Utah
Sun. June 29 @ Lo Fi Seattle, Washington
Mon. June 30 @ The Tonic Lounge Portland, Oregon
Tues. July 1 @ Cozmic Pizza Eugene, Oregon
Weds. July 2 @ LaSalles Chico, California
Thurs. July 3 @ Java Lounge Sacramento, California
Fri. July 4 @ 12 Galaxies San Francisco, California
Sat. July 5 @ Zephyr Lounge Reno, Nevada
Sun. July 6 @ Pastime Club Truckee, California
Mon. July 7 @ Whiskey Dick's South Lake Tahoe, California
Weds. July 9 @ The Stork Club Oakland, California
Thurs. July 10 @ Monterey Live Monterey, California
Fri. July 11 @ Fais Do Do Los Angeles, California
Mon. July 14 @ The Cellar Long Beach, California
MORE USA DATES TBA!!