SKYSAW LIVE - FULL SHOW

Cheers Pistol Pete ... (more info to follow)



Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK (June 03, 2011)
Set:
1. Capsized Jackknifed Crisis
2. Great Civilizations
3. Serrated
4. Am I Second
5. Sad Reasons
6. All I Hear Is Snow
7. No One Can Tell
8. Cathedral

Nice Set of Skysaw Live Shots

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonsheesley/sets/72157626740166815/with/5788173835/

SKYSAW - [Live Review]

http://stereosubversion.com/reviews/minus-the-bear-live-the-handlebar

I assume Skysaw takes their name from the Brian Eno song of the same name, because, like Eno, their music is full of tension, yet melody.  And, like Eno, they know the importance of texture.  Singer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Reina’s voice comes out like a mixture of Ted Leo and Peter Gabriel—a forceful tenor able to capture a melody and make it his own.  Skysaw’s drummer is none other than Jimmy Chamberlin, formerly of Smashing Pumpkins—a fact I found out only a day before the show. As always, his style is tight and rapid-fire, but oddly enough, a bit understated.  As it turns out, Skysaw was originally Chamberlin’s outlet for some of his new musical ideas post-Smashing Pumpkins, and Reina worked with Chamberlin to flesh out the ideas along with the other band members.  But Skysaw aren’t the single vision of anyone, as it’s clear that the band is well-rehearsed and embodies a symphonic space all their own.  I’m anxious to hear more from them in the future.

SKYSAW - Live Review

Great, frank, review of the Skysaw show @ The Ritz in Ybor City, FL here @ KissesandNoise.com

I've nabbed one of John's videos, which includes a small, but killer, section of one of me favourite Skysaw songs from the start, Cathedral:

(YUM)

Holy fuck, indeed.

Chamberlin SKYSAW Tour Update 2

5/22/11

Another great show last night in Jacksonville, Fl. with "minus the bear" and our new opener, " the constellations", who were great BTW.  Our show opened with No One Can Tell and the crowd was immediately into it and with us for the duration. Here is the setlist per your requests.

NOCT
Capsized
Am I Second
Great Civilizations
Tightrope
All I Hear is Snow
Serrated
Cathedral 

It was hot as heck but I felt like the band played great and the crowd was super into it. I'm so happy to be able to do this type of playing. Small clubs are great places to grow your garden with the fans providing sunshine, air and water. Looking forward to Ft. Lauderdale tomorrow night!  Today is a day off.  We are going to relax by the ocean and work on some arrangements. Thanks to all for another great time in music!

Regards,
JC

 http://www.facebook.com/skysawmusic/posts/216630178361642

Jimmy Chamberlin on Drum Channel [Live]

No subscription for this folks, check it out on Tuesday 12 April, right here

Chad Szeliga of Breaking Benjamin will took a break from filming his DVD here at Drum Channel to join us on DC LIVE.  Chad will met up with Terry Bozzio for a LIVE interview and jam session, and special guest Danny Seraphine and Jimmy Chamberlin jumped in on the conversation.

More Photos From SkySaw Live

Head on over to Buzzine for a couple more. The canny-eyed amongst you will notice that he's not even using his signature snare. Maybe this was true, ha.

New SKYSAW Song[s] Surface in Form of Video...

More stuff starts to surface from last night's SKYSAW show



edit: and another



edit: ANOTHER


Turn your bass down before hitting play!!!

Like the first one very much. Hard to tell about the second new one with the quality n all... Guitar sounds like it could be ace. And I really like the 3rd one also!

Jimmy Chamberlin's SKYSAW - LIVE

Well, last night Mike Reina, Jimmy Chamberlin and Anthony Pirog's SKYSAW made their long anticipated live début last night. They were joined on stage by touring members Paul Wood and Boris Skalsky. Here be a quick multimedia recap of some of the goings on.

JC's 'new' set up...

Pedal's galore - but apparently there's more! :o

A couple more photo's on this stream.

Thanks to: @lukasjudge, @stefangoldby & especially @cundinama (who I suspect & hope, will write a full review anon...)

Also super special thanks to TMS [regular] Dystopic who reports;

They played the first 5 songs off the EP, plus 3 other tracks.

Jimmy was playing a silver DW kit with a 10/12/13 (rack) 16/18 (floor) tom setup (my best guess, anyway). No 14" left mounted tom. Could have been a rental. Also, holy shit does Anthony Pirog use a lot of pedal...

I talked to Jimmy really briefly afterward, gave him props and then asked about tour plans and the upcoming record release. He said they're touring with Minus the Bear this summer and the record will have the This songs remixed,  plus others not on the This record.

This support slot alongside the aforementioned Constellations, for at least one of the dates, has as been confirmed by Steve Hall, of Steve Hall productions on facebook;

Supporting Minus the Bear at Sky City in Augusta Georgia on Memorial Day Monday, May 30, will be Skysaw & The Constellations, be sure to check both bands out! Adv tix are just $15 & on sale now at http://www.etix.com/ticket/online/organizationSearch.jsp?organization_id=755&cobrand=skycity

Lastly 'theeagleishere' has posted a couple of snippets over on his YouTube;

Here's one;




I think the most notable aspect of the gig, from reports so far is Jimmy's set up. I suspect that it may be down to getting in a rental kit, as others have suggested;  I can not imagine JC switching manufacturers at this point and from all the rehearsal photo's JC was still using his signature set-up.  He did of course mention that he was considering reconfiguring his kit at some point, when he was interviewed with Terry Bozzio.   I guess to know for sure we'll have to wait until the next show to get a better idea.

Until then, here's one last video of Chamberlin rocking an equally unique kit;

Skysaw Live... ?

"Skysaw (project of Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin of The Smashing Pumpkins) added March 28th!"

So right after Jimmy gets back from Japan, looks like we'll be seeing the live début of SKYSAW... Well, according to this (the only source I have seen) - It's not listed on the venue's site yet anyway...

Terry Bozzio Auditioned for Smashing Pumpkins

That was something I did not know...

I'll keep you posted with any more info from the Drum Channel feature as I watch...

Ah, too much to go into now. Sorry. Fail blog. Twas very good...

But I will just say, based on what Chamberlin says in this interview & everything Jimmy has said since leaving the Pumpkins, at the clinics, on the radio shows; anyone who buys into Corgan saying that Jimmy wanted the band to be an 'oldies' act, is just plain wrong.

Just one last thing > HOLY SHIT the Terry Bozzio / Jimmy Chamberlin drum jam is absolute & pure GENIUS. 

Full Pukklepop Concert

Here it is, in it's entirety.

If you want to download the audio, its always been under the download tab - grab it here

Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, Live at Pukklepop - 2005



















Full kudos to Cosmonautico. Thanks again boss.

Up Close and Personal...

Nowt better to post than this... But it doesn't get much better... enjoy.

New/Old - Corgan/Chamberlin Track to be Released

That's right, from the The Fifth Waltz they're covering the Hendrix track Freedom:



Will be good to hear Chamberlin's take on Mitch Mitchell's drumming. Jimmy had previous rocked up John Bonham's Moby Dick at the Fourth Waltz.

Jimmy Chamberlin Complex - Streetcrawler Live 2005

Just because.