{"id":18491,"date":"2023-01-23T12:01:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T12:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=18491"},"modified":"2023-01-23T12:01:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T12:01:57","slug":"zappa-alumni-mike-keneally-to-release-new-album-the-thing-that-knowledge-cant-eat-feat-steve-vai-eric-slick-nick-dvirgilio-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2023\/01\/23\/zappa-alumni-mike-keneally-to-release-new-album-the-thing-that-knowledge-cant-eat-feat-steve-vai-eric-slick-nick-dvirgilio-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Zappa Alumni Mike Keneally To Release New Album \u201cThe Thing That Knowledge Can\u2019t Eat\u201d feat. Steve Vai, Eric Slick, Nick D’Virgilio and others!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Frank Zappa alumni Mike Keneally will be releasing his new solo album \u201cThe Thing That Knowledge Can\u2019t Eat\u201d on Feb. 24, 2023. Pre-orders are available NOW at store.keneally.com<\/a>. The eagerly awaited release features guest appearances by Steve Vai, Eric Slick, Nick D’Virgilio and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Says Mike, \u201cThis is my first new solo album in seven years – the last one was \u2018Scambot 2\u2019 in 2016, so this one has really been a long time coming. About half of the material on the new album was in the works prior to the pandemic, but the other half was created at home in lockdown in 2020 and 2021, and all the finishing touches were placed on the songs during 2022, so it’s been in the works for a while. I’ve never done so much work on an album on my own, so the learning curve was steep, but I did have help from friends all along the way, including farming out tracks to drummers who were also locked down at home. I wrote all the songs, and the lyrics of the later songs definitely reflect the strange times during which the album was finalized. A lot of my past albums have been lengthy, extended works, but this one is a tight 42 minutes, nine songs – I think it goes down pretty smooth but it travels to a lot of different places along the way. I’m extremely happy with it, and very grateful to finally be able to share it with everyone.\u201d
Watch the first video from the album for the song \u201cCelery\u201d (featuring Steve Vai):<\/strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8ndhNYBWtxA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKeneally is the leading progressive rock genius of the post-Zappa era.\u201d \u2013 All Music Guide<\/em>
Long acclaimed as one of the world\u2019s most creative and intense guitar and keyboard players, Mike Keneally\u2019s talents as a vocalist, songwriter, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist are nearly unequalled in rock music.\u00a0Keneally has released over 30 albums of his original music since 1992 (including special editions and limited releases), and has built a body of work of remarkable inventiveness and originality. The stylistic variety present in his work indicates Keneally\u2019s abiding love of good music above all, regardless of genre distinctions.Keneally played in Frank Zappa\u2019s final touring band in 1988, performing as a vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist. He\u2019s appeared on many of Zappa\u2019s albums, and has been a touring and recording member in the bands of Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Devin Townsend, as well as a member of the Adult Swim metal band Dethklok. He has also recorded or performed with Robert Fripp, Wayne Kramer, Kevin Gilbert, Solomon Burke, Steve Vai, Chickenfoot, Bear McCreary, Henry Kaiser, Michael Manring, Screamin\u2019 Jay Hawkins, Andy Prieboy, Mullmuzzler, The Persuasions and many others.
Known for his innovative, unpredictable live shows with his own band Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins, Keneally has played extensively in the United States and Europe, in contexts ranging from solo and duo concerts, to performances with large-scale orchestras. His 52-minute orchestra-with-guitar suite \u201cThe Universe Will Provide\u201d received its world premiere in 2003, featuring Keneally as guitar soloist fronting Holland\u2019s Metropole Orkest. The US premiere of \u201cUniverse\u201d occurred at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in 2011.\u00a02012\u2019s album release was \u201cWing Beat Fantastic: Songs Written by Mike Keneally & Andy Partridge,\u201d a collection of material written with ex-XTC leader Andy Partridge; the album was widely acclaimed, and ranked highly on numerous critics\u2019 \u201cBest of 2012\u201d lists. 2016 saw the release of his grand conceptual work \u201cScambot 2,\u201d and was the last new Keneally solo album until now, with the upcoming February 2023 release of the brand new \u201cThe Thing That Knowledge Can\u2019t Eat.\u201d

As of late, Keneally has been performing live with other ex-Zappa alumni as part of The Zappa Band, the only official Zappa Trust-sanctioned band playing the music of Frank Zappa live. He has also been playing with the group ProgJect, performing many of the classic \u201870s progressive-rock songs that Keneally grew up loving. He is also a member of a new band called The Bird Brain, who released an acclaimed 3-song EP late in 2022, with more new music coming this year.\u00a0With the release of his new solo album in 2023, Mike will be doing a series of Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins shows this year featuring a retrospective selection of material chosen from all the primary solo albums across his over-30 year career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins upcoming shows:<\/strong>Jan 13 \u2013 The Grand Ritz, Escondido (advance record release party\/concert for The Thing That Knowledge Can\u2019t Eat) \u2013 7pm https:\/\/www.showpass.com\/the-thing-that-knowledge-cant-eat\/<\/a>Jan 14 \u2013 Alvas Showroom, San Pedro \u2013 7pm https:\/\/alvasshowroom.com\/event\/mike-keneally-beer-for-dolphins-with-travis-larson-band\/?fbclid=IwAR2v9pvrNbxU6OLAKDP-n0qLJZCpHVcY__PHMJOmrlL9IS95hD6_otZETiQ<\/a>Jan 15 \u2013 Alvas Showroom, San Pedro \u2013 4pm https:\/\/alvasshowroom.com\/event\/mike-keneally-beer-for-dolphins-with-travis-larson-band-2\/?fbclid=IwAR0YgXZ7HS7-Q6YFW3AkeyHxsj64zmHOdvX9Cv-3YvA3rnI-V2NXYmjGiAU<\/a>Jan 16 \u2013 The Siren, Morro Bay \u2013 6:30pm https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/mike-keneally-beer-for-dolphins-with-travis-larson-band-tickets-487326515727?fbclid=IwAR3TW0lPglUSf_vpGRpmr22Jo8mQ4Y6U5SEX4LZ52JtEqYDPabeqayydRo8<\/a>Jan 17 \u2013 The Baked Potato, LA \u2013 two sets, 8 and 10pm https:\/\/www.thebakedpotato.com\/events\/keneally-larson-tuesday-january-17-2023\/?fbclid=IwAR2Q25wjyhiDYN_OlKt7g0t5WK-q3raS1y_gkN7Ud0g07c2di1HhC0ZHSNw<\/a>
To purchase: <\/strong>https:\/\/store.keneally.com\/products\/mike-keneally-the-thing-that-knowledge-cant-eat-cd-plus-download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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instagram.com\/mikekeneally<\/a>
mikekeneallymusic.bandcamp.com\/music<\/a>
keneally.com<\/a>
store.keneally.com<\/a>
youtube.com\/c\/mikekeneallychannelofficial<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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