May 31 Composers Now & the Iridium Present Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius & Friends Live

 

Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius are celebrating the release of their long awaited new double live CD/Blu-ray box set, “Behind the Curtain (Live at ProgStock)” with their first headline show at the Iridium on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

 ticket link: Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius, May 31, 2023 (theiridium.com)

Bill Hubauer, who has been playing keyboards for the group’s next studio album, will be sitting in with the band. 

Guitarist/singer/songwiter Randy McStine is opening the show with a solo set. 

Composers Now are co-sponsoring this concert and celebration of the release of Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius’ upcoming CD/ Blu-ray, “Behind the Curtain (Live at ProgStock)” due out May 19 on Melodic Revolution Records.  “(Live at ProgStock)” features live performances of Stratospheerius at ProgStock’s 2019 and 2021 music festival, which is the top progressive rock event of the year in the Northeast. The band performs songs that will be on their 2024 release, “Impostor” as well as songs from his previous 5 albums. The new live record includes covers of King Crimson’s “Frame by Frame, muse’s "Hysteria,” and Chick Corea’s “Spain” with guests pianist/flutist Rachel Flowers and guitarist Alex Skolnick (Testament) who was a member of the band in their earlier incarnations.  

 

Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius

Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius’ most recent album, “Guilty of Innocence” reached #4 on the Jamband/Relix charts in North America, and broke the European Top 200 Indy releases at 72.  The group, which has 5 albums out, are signed to Melodic Revolution Records.  

Joe and his bandmembers (Jason Gianni-drums (The Ultimate Queen Celebration, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Rock of Ages, Neal Morse Band), Michaelangelo Quirinale-guitar (Thrilldriver), and Paul Ranieri-bass (Mark Wood, Riot Act), have streamed over 3 million times on Spotify and other streaming services. 

www.Stratospheerius.com 

Bill Hubauer  

A multi-instrumentalist hailing from Western Pennsylvania, Bill is most well known for his work with The Neal Morse Band (NMB) and in particular, for his keyboard, writing, and vocal contributions for their two landmark albums “The Similitude of a Dream”, and “The Great Adventure”.   More recently Bill’s Prog/Pop band We Came From Space is starting to get a lot of attention with their release “Overlords”.     

Facebook.com/billhubauer and Twitter.com/@bhubaue

 

Randy McStine

Randy McStine is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter and producer whose diverse career as a solo artist and side-man has led to collaborations with members of King Crimson, Joe Satriani, UFO, Tears For Fears, Miles Davis, King’s X and many more. Randy’s solo work embraces genres such as Rock, Progressive, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Pop, and Ambient music. In 2020, he formed McStine & Minnemann with acclaimed drummer and composer, Marco Minnemann. The duo has recorded and released two albums, and made their live debut in 2022. Randy is currently working on new solo music, while serving as a touring member of Porcupine Tree, who returned in 2022 with a new album and world tour after a 12-year hiatus.

 www.randymcstine.bandcamp.com

 

 

J Geils' Magic Dick & Shun Ng Playing New York City's Iridium June 17

Magic Dick (J. Geils Band) and Shun Ng will be playing the Iridium on June 17 at 8:30 pm.

The Iridium is at 1650 Broadway at 51st Street.

Admission is $25.

The venue phone is (212) 582-2121

The website is www.theiridium.com.

Magic Dick,the legendary harmonica player for Boston's legendary J. Geils Band, recently partnered up with guitar and vocal sensation, Shun Ng to create a dynamic, soulful blues duo.  Using acoustic guitar and blues harp (harmonica), the two have created a captivating and thoughtful sound.

Since 1969, Magic Dick has toured the world playing and blowing away clubs and stadiums with the J. Geils Band. He explains the formation of the duo:  "From the moment I first heard Shun Ng's CD FUNKY THUMB STUFF, I knew that a manifest musical collaboration was about to happen. Shun's sound simply made me feel very alive and induced in me a synchronous alignment of musical DNA as if it was his intention as well as mine all along! I helped it along by asking his manager, Ralph Jaccodine to introduce us at his office. A long and enlightening conversation happened on that day of our first meeting and now we are a duo and I couldn't be more delighted."

Shun Ng was born in Chicago, raised in Singapore, and is now based out of Boston. At 24 years old, he is already an international star, a soulful, world-class guitarist, vocalist, and electric performer who in a short period of time, has caught the attention of the top players in the music world including Quincy Jones, who said: "When you see Shun Ng, you won't believe your eyes nor your ears - he belies all stereotypes, all premonitions. I was simply blown away by both his soul and his science - his creativity and his uniqueness is astounding."

Downloadable Flyer of Shun Ng and
Magic Dick's show June 17 in New York City

"In this collaboration with Magic Dick," Shun says, "we wanted to make music in a way that no one had quite done before while remaining grounded in our roots. Magic Dick brings a powerhouse attack with ferocious precision and a killer groove to this duo. I have great respect for him, he has seemingly done it all, but is still constantly trying to push the boundaries of music and chase the best in himself, a true artist. To be working with a true Boston legend is a real privilege."

www.shunng.com

www.magicdick.com

www.facebook.com/magicdickshunng