Posts Tagged ‘Tour’

JULY SUMMER 2011 FESTIVALS

MAdM Summer Festivals 2011 from MAdM OOOM on Vimeo.

so happy to be invited to play the following summer festivals. all very different and special in their own right.

Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland – July 4th :
Established in 1967 by legendary founder and director to this day Claude Nobs (not to mention old friends of Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis and Frank Zappa). Held in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, with an impeccable artist friendly reputation, this festival invited me back again this year, after the HEART BREAKING EMERGENCY LIGHT FLIGHT CANCELLATION NIGHTMARE MERCI, see you next week!!

Festival d’Ete de Quebec – July 13 :
Quebec’s BIGGEST 10 day long festival hosting Metallica to Elton John has invited me to participate for the first time. It’s a pleasure to share the stage with fellow fantasy freaks and European label mates, Coheed and Cambria. As a native Montrealer and Quebecoise, it took me until last year to play Quebec City for the FIRST TIME! Hole, The Pumpkins, my first solo tour never made it up there, so was i ever blown away by the support and enthusiasm when i arrived there for the first time last fall. MERCI Quebec, je me souvien et va etre de retour bientot!

HEAVY T.O!!!!!!!! – July 24:
Where to i begin????? i am so honored, excited and exploding with i-can’t-fucking-wait energy, to participate in a mirror of the same incredible bill from last year’s HEAVY MTL: SLAYER – ROB ZOMBIE – MASTODON – ANVIL and more…… and what’s even more…. is that i, again, am the sole female front person of the day. representing the feminine love of all things HEAVY and the universal love of magic, myth, metal and mayhem. it’s beyond gender, it’s music. for those of you who missed it last year, please take a peek at MAdM TV Meets Heavy MTL – a half hour of interviews and backstage footage of Team MAdM exploring and loving the grounds of Heavy MTL. stay tuned for the next episode… post HEAVY TO…. this time, not only will i be the only WOMAN on the bill, but the only person capable and currently building life inside. METAL Meets THE MYSTERY OF MOTHERHOOD at HEAVY T.O………… more life coming soon!

MORE INFO

hope to see some of you there – as these will be my last shows before i dive into writing my next album and experience true metamorphosis.
2012… around the corner! x

xMAdMx

Posted on June 26th, 2011 in News | 7 Comments »

THINKING ABOUT SPACE MAY HELP YOU…

BASS – SYNTH – VISUALS

EUROPEAN TINY TOUR 2011
Hunters & Healers!

A little spring update – the OOOM chapter is over and tiny glimmers of new sounds and projects begin. This new chapter marks a new direction for my live performance. We have created a more intimate show for this upcoming May tour of select cities in of Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and England. Replacing drums with synths and programmed rhythms I will explore new themes and sonic textures, creating a more ambient atmosphere. I will experiment with my own repertoire and pay tribute to influential works of others. Visual projections will also be incorporated into this unique show – created in collaboration between OOOM film director Tony Stone and Montreal super team FOUMALADE.

There will not be many shows this year, as I dig into new sounds and projects but for those of you in Europe and London I hope to see you this May – otherwise for the Canadians there is always HEAVY T.O. in July!

ALL TOUR INFO HERE

May 14th 2011
Brunnen, Switzerland
with special guest DJ
Espas – 9PM

May 17th, 2011
Roma, Italy
Circolo degli Artisti – 9:30 PM

May 19th, 2011
Serrenti (Cagliari, Sardinia)
with special guests LUX
Theatre Comunale – 9 PM

May 21st, 2011
Livorno, Italy
with Special Guests Autobam + Marina Mulopulos
The Cage Theatre – 10 PM

May 22nd, 2011
Ascona, Switzerland
Teatro del Gatto – 9 PM

May 23rd, 2011
Lindau, Germany
Club Vaudeville – 8:30 PM

May 24th, 2011
Vienna, Austria
Porgy & Bess – 8:30 PM

May 25th, 2011
St. Gallen, Switzerland
with special guest SilentBass
Grabenhalle – 8:30 PM

May 27th, 2011
La Chaux-De-Fonds, Switzerland
Bikini Test – 9:30 PM

May 28th, 2011
London, England
with special guests A Genuine Freak Show and Bitter Ruin
Bush Hall – 7:30 PM

Posted on May 10th, 2011 in Posts | 8 Comments »

SPECIAL 2011 TOUR

May 2011 Tour from MAdM OOOM on Vimeo.

BASS – SYNTH – VISUALS

ITALY – SWITZERLAND – GERMANY – AUSTRIA – UK

MAY 2011

New Intimate Live Show …. DETAILS HERE
Visuals created by Montreal super crew FOUMALADE

xMAdMx

Posted on April 15th, 2011 in News | 10 Comments »

Special Montreal Show March 11 2011

It’s an honor for me to be invited to be one of the two GUESTS OF HONOR at the 10th anniversary of Montreal’s Festival of the Americas. It is fantastic avant guard festival that celebrates diverse arts, from poetry, performance art and music. The director and artist in her own right D Kimm, invited me to create a show especially for this event at one of Montreal’s best theaters La Tulipe. please describe the show…..

“When I was thirteen, I stared into the night sky long enough to grasp the notion of infinity. Even since, I’ve been orbiting around the themes of time travel and duality. Contemplating, exploring the dual realities of earth and outer space, masculine and feminine, inner and outer worlds, heart and mind… My concert at La Tulipe, in honor of the Festival Voix d’Amériques 10th anniversary, is an extension of this exploration. An intimate show, created exclusively for this event, I will experiment with my current repertoire and play tribute to the influential work of others.”

read more about the FVA HERE! while i get back to work digging up songs of others and playing with my new bass micro synth pedal….

hope to see TEAM OOOM and new Montreal faces at the show x
for those of you in the New York area, don’t forget my NYC 3/3/11 show!
xMAdMx

Posted on February 18th, 2011 in News | 14 Comments »

OOOM ACOUSTIC IN ISTANBUL

“Long Way From Home” Istanbul Acoustic Sessions / Melissa Auf der Maur – Out of Our Minds from Long Way From Home on Vimeo.

OOOM MEMORIES STILL TRICKLING IN…..
OH ISTANBUL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US, WE WILL BE BACK X

xMx

Posted on January 31st, 2011 in News | 8 Comments »

OOOM #8 KKKK

it’s been mighty hard to wake up from the post ooom tour bliss… after 7 perfect weeks of playing music, then arriving home for family holidays and snow storm after snow storm…. i’ve been unplugged from the internet and relishing in what feels like a dream. this has been bliss. finally releasing OUT OF OUR MINDS after many years of restructuring and seeking the mysterious “new” path to release music and feelings, was the root of this past year- the OUT OF OUR MINDS tour, was the fire at the end of the 2010 OOOM tunnel. a perfect cycle. thank you to all that came and were part of it. we are digging into some ooom tour out takes and highlights to recap, but i wanted to start with celebrating my #8 position in world leading hard rock mag’s year end pole! fantasticcccccc! thank you dearest KKKKKKKerang. you have always been supporters, since way back when the “ginger” joined hole x this is what they said, and i am humbled and teary eyed to read it:

“…the Canadian has long been one of rock’s most artistic souls … Out Of Our Minds is a beguiling ethereal collection of songs that sound unlike anything else out there.”

Earlier this year upon the release they gave OOOM a 4 K review and said this….
“MAdM is now comfortable in her own (celebrity) skin that she can turn her hand to any style she damn well pleases” (KKKK)

not to mention the KKKK LIVE review from the tour!
“There’s nothing flashy or excessive about the performance but… there’s no doubting the quality or care of offer or the fact that, for Melissa Auf der Maur, it really  is all about the music”

it’s a great place to end a year of amazing and hard work. my muscles are still pumped from the bass swinging and head banging …. i will be back for more!! just waking up to find the next path to you, you and you

xMAdMx

Posted on January 14th, 2011 in News | 9 Comments »

FINAL FRONTIER OOOM TOUR BLOG #31…….


ISTANBUL: THE NEW ANCIENT CITY AT THE END OF THE OOOM DREAM TOUR….

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….
BAZAAR, FELINES, ANCIENT MOSQUES & MOSAICS, WILD STREET & NIGHT LIFE, UNDERGROUND CISTERN BASILICA, FEASTS, PASSION, POMEGRANATE JUICE & MORE THAN YOU COULD EVER DREAM OF IN AN URBAN SPIRITUAL HEADQUARTERS ….

we could almost stop here…. but impossible. the man matt & his camera feasted on the unbelievable and unstoppable scenes that unfold around every corner.
THE ISTANBUL FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE & ARTS were the most gracious hosts a team of people could ever hope for. an impressive institution in the heart of the TUNEL district, this foundation hosts local and international arts of all kind, and we were lucky enough to be part of the program. we were assigned two perfect dream like hosts to guide our enthusiastic wide eyed OOOM team around day and night activities… introducing, honoring and thanking our hosts: ZEKI AND AIDA

we asked questions and favors for over 48 hours of heaven… like any tourists we wanted to see the most famous of the mosques Sophia & Blue Mosques, the mysterious Cisterns with upside down Madussa head and the Palace Museum …. here’s a slice of what we saw

after the ancient mysteries were visited, the day unravelled into the streets towards the grand bazaar. as if to push my heart into its final longing and withdraw of my felines waiting for me at home 48 hours way…. there were the FELINES OF ISTANBUL (thanks for the book!!!), not the mention the dogs, which will live on a canine lovers blog somewhere one day (will?) ….

and the “children” and endless hallways and stuff of the grand bazaar bazaar…

he barely had time to jump in the air for the ritual of jump split, but he did. the rest of the time was devouring the streets, et voila…
MATT’S FEAST ON ISTANBUL STREETS: smell the Raki and split dive in…

THEN THERE WAS THE SHOW…. the music as our magic carpet ride to turkey…. and our SPECIAL VIKING GUEST! BLACKJAZZ ANYONE? JORGEN MUNKEBY, MASTER SAXER, FRIEND & VISIONARY took up our invitation to join us for the weekend. SHINING played istanbul a couple of years ago at club babylon, and left the city, as we have, with a special feeling for it. we always have room for jorgen on stage with us, so this weekend was a perfect final show of 2010 and encore for all.

the weekend was as magical as we dreamt it would be…
to share it with friends and musical peers was PURE HEAVEN HEAVEN HEAVEN
… i can barely stop… this tour, this weekend, this team, this life are pure bliss heaven on earth. thank you to all who took part of this chapter with me. i am in love with life and refreshed after a long leave of hibernation and recreation. i am alive in the outside world and back from the underworld. ancient cultures helped me get here, swelling deep inside. isis the feline and the goddess helped poke me awake along the way. i have visited beautiful places this past year, that have meant more than any trips i’ve ever taken before. this year was the year of drinking the fruits of my deepest labor. feels so much better when it goes directly from my bloody fire heart to yours. thank you for receiving. i will be back again and again and hopefully EGYPT (and south america!) for a first time… if i play my desire deck cards right.

LOVE LOVE LOVE
xMAdMx

Posted on December 27th, 2010 in Posts | 20 Comments »

OOOM TOUR BLOG #30!!! PARIS


PARIS! VOILA OH LA LA X SCHEDULED TO BE THE “LAST” SHOW OF THE OOOM TOUR 2010, but a last minute invitation to ISTANBUL turned out to be the final weekend celebration (stay tuned for next and LAST blog tomorrow). PARIS, as always, classy, polite and romantic. MERCI. tony had never been to paris, so as i stayed tucked away in the TRABENDO busy with interviews and packing, MATT and he set out to see the usual impressive sights …

… the extra large beautiful beast and unimpressed parisian with big ass bumper sticker were the icing on the cake. meanwhile, back at the red box, tech checks were made, and it was the last day with full OOOM team. Ashley did her last projection show and merch mania duties, while ross did some tricks and last light show with his magic fingers… the team begins to unravel, tour coming to an end, charging phones, backing up hard drives, ridding ourselves of special traveling absinth bar, squishing dan’s head and HOME is getting closer for all…..

LOVELY CROWD, SOME TRAVELED FROM UK AND FAR, THANK YOU!

our team had big group photo and hug x ross gave our fearless and bossy german busdriver KALI a wet kiss Auf Wiedersehen! x TIME TO PACK FOR TURKEY…… X
xMAdMx

Posted on December 26th, 2010 in Posts | 124 Comments »

PostOOOMTour Lunar Eclipse WinterSolstice Live #HEARTLine…


that is a mouth full, but it’s NOW!

DECEMBER 21 9PM EST LIVE WEB CAST
in HONOR of the Full Moon, End of OOOM Tour, the coming of 2011 and YOU!!!

although matt and i haven’t even managed to upload the end of OOOM tour blog (day 3 of italia, luxembourg, paris AND istanbul weekend still pending arrival of his hard drives lost in transport via casablanca!) the FULL MOON, Lunar Eclipse 1638 AD vs 2010 AD, Winter Solstice, finally home after 8 weeks, xmas holidays means stop the madness, calls me to START UP THE HEARTLine AGAIN! although i only ever got ONE down this past year, after instigated and inspired by Willing Enabler and Kamil in the UK, i have been planning on returning to it, once i returned to sanity post all OOOM, all the time in 2010 x
now this lunar madness and post ooom natal longing calls for it! the last 8 weeks of OOOM have been the best music exchange moments of my life, really. thank from the bottom of my bloody fire heart to all that put it together with me and all of you who came out… just because i am back home, does not mean i am gone. thanks to YouStream i can reach for the OOOM and me to be in your homes tomorrow, Dec 21 at 9pm EST. see what came of it last time…. you ask me questions in advance, i answer them live in my HEARTLine Studio!
HEARTLine #1

i still have pending questions from last MAY which i will address, but i am thinking there may be a new round of OOOMTour Specific questions which may be fresh in the minds of US now – you have 24 hours to send in your question:

via Twitter xMAdMx – include #HEARTline in your tweet

Or ask the question on my Facebook Wall

Or comment on this NEWSblog entry

Reach for the full Moon with me this Tuesday.
Now all i have to wash my hair, dust off my harp & dagger TVstudio, remember how to use YouStream and dream with ISIS under a Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse… Heaven until we meet again x

Huntingly yours,

xMAdMx

P.S. What I love about you out there is, you are EVERYWHERE, so I picked a time that is comfortable for me, but may not be for all of you. If your are sleeping or working at that time, it will be up on the blog after the fact. Get working on that time machine someone please!!!

Posted on December 20th, 2010 in News | 26 Comments »

EUROPE SUPPORTING BANDS!

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OOOM TOUR 2010

MAdM IS EXCITED TO BE JOINING FORCES WITH THE FOLLOWING EUROPEAN OPENING BANDS!

BIRDPEN! 2:54! JAPANESE VOYEURS! MANNA! TROY VON BALTHAZAR!

W2
Tuesday November 9th- 8 PM
DEN BOSCH, NETHERLANDS
BIRDPEN

MUZIEKODROOM
Wednesday November 10th- 8 PM
HASSELT, BELGIUM
BIRDPEN

CORPORATION
Friday November 12th- 8 PM
SHEFFIELD, UK
2:54

GARAGE
Saturday November 13th- 8 PM
GLASGOW, UK
2:54

RUBY LOUNGE
Sunday November 14th- 8 PM
MANCHESTER, UK
2:54

SCALA
Monday November 15th- 8 PM
LONDON, UK
2:54
JAPANESE VOYEURS

THE FLEECE
Tuesday November 16th- 8 PM
BRISTOL, UK
2:54

FAUST
Thursday November 18th- 8 PM
HANNOVER, GERMANY
HEROES & ZEROES

KULTURKIRCHE
Friday November 19th- 8 PM
COLOGNE, GERMANY
HEROES & ZEROES

VOX HALL
Saturday November 20th- 8 PM
ARHUS, DENMARK
MANNA

DEBASER SLUSSEN
Sunday November 21st- 8 PM
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
MANNA

MONO CAFÉ
Monday November 22nd- 8 PM
OSLO, NORWAY
MANNA

NOSTURI
Wednesday November 24th- 8 PM
HELSINKI, FINLAND
MANNA
THE DEATH OF GARGARIN

VEGA SMALL HALL
Thursday November 25th- 8 PM
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
MANNA

KNUST
Saturday November 27th- 8 PM
HAMBURG, GERMANY
TROY VON BALTHAZAR

C-CLUB
Sunday November 28th- 8 PM
BERLIN, GERMANY
TROY VON BALTHAZAR

KULTOWA
Monday November 29th- 8 PM
WROCLAW, POLAND
TROY VON BALTHAZAR

STODOLA
Tuesday November 30th- 8 PM
WARSAW, POLAND
TROY VON BALTHAZAR

SZENE WIEN
Wednesday December 1st- 8 PM
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
TROY VON BALTHAZAR

ROCKHOUSE
Thursday December 2nd- 8 PM
SALZBURG, AUSTRIA
TROY VON BALTHAZAR

LUCERNA MUSIC BAR
Sunday December 5th – 8 PM
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
TROY VON BALTHAZAR

59:1
Monday December 6th- 8 PM
MUNICH, GERMANY
TROY VON BALTHAZAR

D! CLUB
Wednesday December 8th- 8 PM
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
TROY VON BALTHAZAR

SCHUUR
Monday December 9th- 8 PM
LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND
TROY VON BALTHAZAR

SPAZIO 211
Tuesday December 10th- 8 PM
TORINO, ITALY
TBC

NEW AGE CLUB
Wednesday December 11th- 8 PM
RONCADE (TREVOSO), ITALY
TBC

BRONSON
Thursday December 12th- 8 PM
MADONNA DELL’ALBERO, ITALY
HEIKE HAS THE GIGGLES

DEN ATELIER
Saturday December 14th- 8 PM
LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG
BIRDPEN

TRABENDO
Sunday December 15th- 8 PM
PARIS, FRANCE
BIRDPEN

xPASS IT ONx

Posted on November 3rd, 2010 in News | 3 Comments »

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