We are so very excited to announce that we’ll be hosting the legendary Silver Apples this New Years Eve in New Orleans!

DATE AND VENUE

Saturday December 31st, 2011
Dragon’s Den-Upstairs
9:00pm – till

TICKETS

ADVANCE TICKETS – $15

Advance Tickets can be purchased at:

Skully’z Recordz
907 Bourbon St.
New Orleans, LA
(504)592.4666

Tickets will also be available at the door for $20.

THE LINEUP

Silver Apples
Formed in 1967 as an electronic rock duo featuring Dan Taylor on drums and Simeon on a homemade synthesizer consisting of 12 oscillators and an assortment of sound filters, telegraph keys, radio parts, lab gear and a variety of second hand electronic junk, the band quickly gained a reputation as New York’s leading underground musical expression.

The first full-length album was released in 1968 on KAPP Records. The self titled album rode the Billboard Magazine Top 100 list for 10 weeks.The first cut on this album, Oscillations, was released as a single, and made the Top Ten list in numerous cities. One music critic wrote, “What’s so amazing is that they make absolutely mind shattering music with all this junky equipment.”

The second full length album was released in 1969, titled CONTACT. A national tour was launched by the band’s recording popularity. A third album was recorded in 1970, but not released when KAPP folded.Without a record label the band disbanded, and, except for an occasional bootleg release, was not heard from again until 1994, when a German label named TRC, without license, re-released the first two albums in a double CD version, complete with poster. Since then numerous artists around the world have released covers, tributes and samplings of Silver Apples material.

In 1996, Simeon re-activated Silver Apples, recording and performing with many musician friends and admirers. Some of the projects included a release of a 7″ vinyl on Enraptured Records of London which included on the A side FRACTAL FLOW, the first new song by Silver Apples in 26 years! It has since sold out through three pressings.

January 19, 1997 marked the re-emergence of Silver Apples as a live performance band. Before a celeb-packed audience at the Knitting Factory, this concert was hailed by the press as being better than anyone dreamed possible.

A 16,000 mile national tour was booked for that Spring, a 6-week tour of Europe started in the Summer and in the Fall the band played a tour of Japan. In all, Silver Apples played over 100 concerts in 1997 and 1998.

In January, 2000, Simeon performed at the Knitting Factory/Whitney Museum of American Art’s New York Festival of Electronic Music to a packed house. “WOW!” said one music critic. Silver Apples rides again!

On March 10, 2005, original drummer, Danny Taylor, passed away of a heart attack in Kingston, New York. He was 56 years old.

Working as a solo performer, with Danny’s drum sounds recreated by electronic means, Simeon has continued the Silver Apples live concerts with performances at 2 ATP Festivals, one in England and one in Australia, the Electric Picnic Festival in Ireland, the Aula Cultura CAM Festival in Spain, the Netmage Festival in Italy, the Aurora Festival in Houston and concerts throughout Europe, America and Japan.

Currently Simeon is still recording and performing as a solo.

Xander Harris
Xander Harris began in the far reaches of 2009. A child left behind on the set of “Prince of Darkness”, Xander crawled from the backlot wreckage with a sequencer in one hand and a synth in the other ready to take over the dark dance floor. He trekked across the barren landscape of the southwest and decided to place his stasis machine in the warm goo-goo muck of Austin, TX. There, Xander learned of the powers of Buffy, Chris Carter, Roland, Alesis, Korg, and on the 8th and 1/4 day, he called it good.

Hear his 2011 full length, “Urban Gothic” (NOTNOTFUN), HERE.

Os Ovni
Also joining us are Os Ovni (Austin, Tx) – the most amazing sci-chedelic space-core synth-alchemist duo since… well, ever! Melt your eyeballs HERE.

BRANES
BRANES is an analog synth band that formed in Portland, Oregon, United States. Current band members consist of Susan Subtract and Ivy Slime. A byproduct of hermit life in the batcave and a mild case of Tourette’s syndrome for your listening pleasure.

Hear the Anatomically Correct 7″ EP HERE

DJ Suzy Q
Get there around 9 to get the party started with New Orleans (via Atlanta) resident DJ Suzie Q spinning 100% vinyl – Psych / Pop / Garage / Rock-N-Roll.

SELECTED MEDIA

SILVER APPLES – ‘LOVEFINGERS’
Silver Apples – Lovefingers by electricbazaar

XANDER HARRIS – ‘REDEMPTION IN BLOOD’
Xander Harris – Redemption In Blood by felixnicklas

BRANES – ‘RAMSEY IN THE DARK’


OS OVNI – ‘SOMETHING IN THE SKY’ (VIZUALS BY VIDKIDZ)


BIG THANKS TO JIM MACKINNON, SCOTT WELLS AT SKULLY’Z RECORDZ AND ALL OF THE ARTISTS FOR HELPING MAKE THIS HAPPEN!