Saturday, July 3, 2004
Solyoni and Tractor Tavern nurse your hangover
Solyoni will be playing the Tractor Tavern in beautiful Ballard next Sunday July 11 with Hex County, Michael Miller and A.C. Cotton. This is an early "Hangover Helper" show beginning at 4:30 p.m. Admission is $5, but if you bring a Hattie's Hat brunch receipt, you get in for half-price! The event is sponsored by the wonderful people at NadaMucho.com. Who needs church when you can spend your Sunday worshiping these fine bands?
Sunday, May 23, 2004
Global Seepej 8th anniversary party
The fine folks at Global Seepej Records have been kind and foolish enough to invite Solyoni to play at their 8th Anniversary party on Saturday June 5 at the Mars Bar/Cafe Venus in Seattle. Also playing that night, At the Spine, The Plains, Colin Spring, Bit Part, LKN, and an all-star Black Sabbath cover band featuring members of the aforementioned groups, plus a cameo by the Green Machine Frog Band. It's like Coachella without the heat and The Pixies and Radiohead and The Cure.
Tuesday, February 17, 2004
Memory Lane
While Solyoni closes in on the completion of Prairie Monsters, we figure now is the perfect time to open up the video vault and treat the fans to some old video clips that might help you see just how far the band has come over the years (not very far at all). We've created a page we like to call Memory Lane. Included on this page is footage from Solyoni's Marble Madness Tour in the fall of 2000, most notably a rare glimpse at Solyoni's legendary six-sided keyboard, The Calliope of Doom, (see picture above). Yes, it's the one Dom stole from those poor elementary school kids in rural Ohio. Enjoy!
Saturday, November 22, 2003
Carolina sessions
So you haven't heard from us in a while. That doesn't mean we're not busy. Why just last week I bought some new socks. Other than that, Solyoni continues to make great strides on their long-awaited Prairie Monsters concept album. Solyoni's Dan Lurie, Dominic Aulisio and Bethany Gordon reunited last month, first in Athens Ohio to record with talented audio guru Adam Fox. Then they traveled to Wilmington North Carolina, where they met up with Robert Lurie to continue recording and to listen to Lurie's vinyl collection which includes Daryl Hall's solo album and an album of nothing but Doctor Who sound effects. Of course, we wouldn't let Solyoni get away with all of this without sending the solyoni.com camera crew to document the entire trip, warts and all. So here it is, ladies and gentleman, exciting VIDEO CLIPS and exclusive PHOTOS of Solyoni in North Carolina as they continue their endless quest towards the completion of Prairie Monsters. It's the CAROLINA SESSIONS page! This is the kind of juicy in-depth coverage you'll only find at solyoni.com. So please check it out for a preview of the album that, out of sympathy, you will feel obligated to buy.
Wednesday, August 6, 2003
Work in progress
Tons of news in Solyoni land my friends. Please take notes.
We begin with a recap of last month's historic Singer/Songwriter Showcase at the Hopvine Pub featuring Dan Lurie with members of the Solyoni collective. This performance is already being hailed as one of the greatest concerts in music history, right beside that Fleetwood Mac reunion they always show on PBS, and any number of performances by Cher. A concert event this legendary deserves it's own page, so we've created one. The Solyoni Hopvine Showcase page features video footage, exclusive photographs, and if you concentrate hard enough, authentic smells from the show. So check it out by clicking here. You'll be amazed.
Prairie Monsters update: Solyoni's Dan Lurie, Dominic Aulisio and hopefully multi-instrumentalist/diva Bethany Gordon will meet up in Ohio in mid-October. From there, they will drive Aulisio's Grandpa-style Mercedes to Wilmington North Carolina to continue work on the long awaited Solyoni roadtrip album, Prairie Monsters. The group will be teaming up with Robert Lurie, flamboyant guitarist/occasional rapper for the Solyoni collective, who lives with two cats in the small coastal town.
Lastly, in an effort to make things a little less confusing in the Solyoni world, we've decided that Solyoni is now one big ol' musical collective. Everything written by Dan Lurie or Dominic Aulisio is a Solyoni song. Any musician who adds a missed guitar note, drum beat, banshee-like cry, etc. to a Solyoni song is instantly a member of the Solyoni collective. What does this mean? It means the Brotherhood of The Yakuza name will be dropped. All songs recorded by Brotherhood of The Yakuza are now Solyoni songs and will be part of an upcoming full-length Solyoni album. So now you have two Solyoni albums to look forward to. Both Prairie Monsters and the as-yet untitled full-length album featuring songs from the Brotherhood of The Yakuza ep, are both being worked on, and should be completed within the next 6 to 8 months. Want to learn more about the many dashing members of the Solyoni collective? Check out our new The Solyoni Collective page. You might be surprised by some of the faces you see.
That's all for now. As you can see, we're going to be very busy over the next few months. If at any point you get the feeling we've dissapeared, rest assured we will have huge, important, and hopefully wittier updates on all this action sometime around early November. At that time, it is strongly encouraged that you wear diapers.
We begin with a recap of last month's historic Singer/Songwriter Showcase at the Hopvine Pub featuring Dan Lurie with members of the Solyoni collective. This performance is already being hailed as one of the greatest concerts in music history, right beside that Fleetwood Mac reunion they always show on PBS, and any number of performances by Cher. A concert event this legendary deserves it's own page, so we've created one. The Solyoni Hopvine Showcase page features video footage, exclusive photographs, and if you concentrate hard enough, authentic smells from the show. So check it out by clicking here. You'll be amazed.
Prairie Monsters update: Solyoni's Dan Lurie, Dominic Aulisio and hopefully multi-instrumentalist/diva Bethany Gordon will meet up in Ohio in mid-October. From there, they will drive Aulisio's Grandpa-style Mercedes to Wilmington North Carolina to continue work on the long awaited Solyoni roadtrip album, Prairie Monsters. The group will be teaming up with Robert Lurie, flamboyant guitarist/occasional rapper for the Solyoni collective, who lives with two cats in the small coastal town.
Lastly, in an effort to make things a little less confusing in the Solyoni world, we've decided that Solyoni is now one big ol' musical collective. Everything written by Dan Lurie or Dominic Aulisio is a Solyoni song. Any musician who adds a missed guitar note, drum beat, banshee-like cry, etc. to a Solyoni song is instantly a member of the Solyoni collective. What does this mean? It means the Brotherhood of The Yakuza name will be dropped. All songs recorded by Brotherhood of The Yakuza are now Solyoni songs and will be part of an upcoming full-length Solyoni album. So now you have two Solyoni albums to look forward to. Both Prairie Monsters and the as-yet untitled full-length album featuring songs from the Brotherhood of The Yakuza ep, are both being worked on, and should be completed within the next 6 to 8 months. Want to learn more about the many dashing members of the Solyoni collective? Check out our new The Solyoni Collective page. You might be surprised by some of the faces you see.
That's all for now. As you can see, we're going to be very busy over the next few months. If at any point you get the feeling we've dissapeared, rest assured we will have huge, important, and hopefully wittier updates on all this action sometime around early November. At that time, it is strongly encouraged that you wear diapers.
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Real live music
Wow! Concert season is in full effect in Seattle. First, Boston plays the White River Ampitheater. Now, Dan Lurie, of Solyoni and Brotherhood of The Yakuza fame, plays the Hop Vine Pub! Lurie will be the third and final act of the Singer/Songwriter Showcase Monday June 30. Lurie will take the stage at exactly 9:30 p.m. for a 45 minute set of alarming original tunes. Accompanying Lurie on stage will be celebrity guest musicians including Aaron Semer and Jon Kilian of The Plains, and José Sandoval of Weapons of Ass Destruction (W.O.A.D.). The show is free thanks to Mr. Lurie's ongoing battle with Ticketmaster.
If you are in the mood to spend money however, a new Solyoni Music Family anthology entitled Hits & Misses (2000-2003) will be available for $5. The CD contains over 40 minutes of material from The Solyoni Music Family, ranging from Solyoni's rare debut album Swamp Dirges, to unreleased demos of future projects, and scaldingly hot Brotherhood of The Yakuza romps. We hope to see you Monday night at the Hop Vine Pub on 15th Avenue on Seattle's Capitol Hill. For directions, click here.
If you are in the mood to spend money however, a new Solyoni Music Family anthology entitled Hits & Misses (2000-2003) will be available for $5. The CD contains over 40 minutes of material from The Solyoni Music Family, ranging from Solyoni's rare debut album Swamp Dirges, to unreleased demos of future projects, and scaldingly hot Brotherhood of The Yakuza romps. We hope to see you Monday night at the Hop Vine Pub on 15th Avenue on Seattle's Capitol Hill. For directions, click here.
Saturday, May 24, 2003
Don't call it a comeback
"Some said it couldn't be done. Others said it was an impossible dream. But 5 minutes into scarecrow country, we were nowhere near where we needed to be." Dominic Aulisio - 5/14/2002, two days into last spring's Solyoni road trip debacle.
TODAY we are proud to announce Solyoni is back! Exactly one year after the ill-fated roadtrip of Solyoni co-frontmen Dominic Aulisio and Dan Lurie, the duo reunited in Seattle for a fevered week of musical exploration. While Lurie and Aulisio failed to accomplish their first goal (seeing Bullettproof Monk before it left theaters), they did find time to team up for the first live Solyoni performance in over two years. And before the week was up, the duo joined forces with Cary Logrande, Aaron Semer, and Jon Kilian, acclaimed members of the Solyoni Music Family's Seattle contingent. The group assembled in The Basement of The Little Mustard House and knocked out three extremely experimental tracks, "Trucker Shoe Polish Shoe Shine Machine," "Albert Lee Hey Hey," and "Vacuuming the Snow."
Now, as a special treat to our fans, solyoni.com has added an exciting new page that captures some of the highlights of last week's action. It's the Return of Solyoni page! Click here to see photos and exclusive video clips! of Solyoni in the studio recording brand new tracks for the long-awaited and still unfinished Prairie Monsters album. Enjoy!
TODAY we are proud to announce Solyoni is back! Exactly one year after the ill-fated roadtrip of Solyoni co-frontmen Dominic Aulisio and Dan Lurie, the duo reunited in Seattle for a fevered week of musical exploration. While Lurie and Aulisio failed to accomplish their first goal (seeing Bullettproof Monk before it left theaters), they did find time to team up for the first live Solyoni performance in over two years. And before the week was up, the duo joined forces with Cary Logrande, Aaron Semer, and Jon Kilian, acclaimed members of the Solyoni Music Family's Seattle contingent. The group assembled in The Basement of The Little Mustard House and knocked out three extremely experimental tracks, "Trucker Shoe Polish Shoe Shine Machine," "Albert Lee Hey Hey," and "Vacuuming the Snow."
Now, as a special treat to our fans, solyoni.com has added an exciting new page that captures some of the highlights of last week's action. It's the Return of Solyoni page! Click here to see photos and exclusive video clips! of Solyoni in the studio recording brand new tracks for the long-awaited and still unfinished Prairie Monsters album. Enjoy!
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