Circuline – International ProgStock Festival Announcement #2
Michael Gauvreau (Willie Aames, Jumptown, ColyerBrown) will be joining Circuline for our performance at ProgStock on Saturday, October 19th, at 4 pm! Mike has been singing and playing drums, percussion, and many other instruments since his childhood years. He has known and sung with Natalie Brown since the 5th grade! In his early 20’s, Mike moved to California and toured the United States with the Willie Aames (Eight is Enough) band. Continuing to perform throughout his life, Mike now fronts his own 20-piece Motown-style horn band Jumptown, produces the Crossroads Music Festival in Leesburg, Virginia, and has been performing with the ColyerBrown Group since 2016 up and down the East Coast.
Mike will be singing lead and background harmonies with Circuline, as well as contributing to the Groove with his percussion rig. We’re so excited about our new lineup – we can’t wait to see you at ProgStock 2024!
Circuline is so excited for our upcoming 90-minute show at the International ProgStock Festival!
We’re grateful to have been asked back for the second time, and we’ll be performing our new album, “C.O.R.E.” in its entirety, along with some previous favorites and new live features!
The Bad News: Due to overwhelming demand of her own band Kyros, and her recently acquired and remodeled London-based recording complex Sensible Music Studios, Shelby Logan Warne has decided she cannot be “performance ready” on bass for 10 days of travel, rehearsals, and the Circuline show at ProgStock. We as a band are sorry that is not a possibility at this time, and we hope to perform live with her in the future, when the time is right. We support her decision, and will be seen in the audience at Kyros’s Friday night performance at ProgStock. Shelby will be available to sign autographs with Circuline at the merch table, following our Saturday night performance on October 19th.
The Good News: Having toured with Circuline in 2014, playing on and mixing our first studio album “Return”, appearing as a Guest Guitarist on our second studio album “Counterpoint”, and co-writing two songs on our new album “C.O.R.E.”, Matt Dorsey has been an “almost-band-member” since the inception of this band. Matt will be filling in for Shelby on bass and acoustic guitar for our 2024 ProgStock performance!
Thank you so much, Music Connection Magazine and Eric Harabadian, for featuring Circuline in your November 2020 Livestream Reviews, for our 15-date, 45-Event NewView Virtual Tour!
We are reproducing the entire article here for your ease of reading:
Material: Circuline is a modern rock band that puts the emphasis on harmony, melody and good song structure. Drawing heavily from the progressive rock tradition, they jam with the best of them. But the melodic essence of their tunes is key, and will resonate with you for some time to come. Shades of YES, ELP, The Moody Blues, early Jefferson Starship, Curved Air, Steve Hackett and many other elements factor into their unique and original sound. The theatrical sci-fi-like “Forbidden Planet,” “Inception’s” stratospheric arc, the jazzy “Summit” and the incredibly cinematic “Stereotypes” display the wide range of this mega-talented troupe.
Musicianship: The merging of several ingredients and disciplines creates their cauldron of creativity. Colyer is a Juilliard-trained pianist who mans an impressive bank of keyboards. His composing, arranging skills and ability to coax a plethora of otherworldly sounds out of his instruments is jaw-dropping. The same can be said for Brown and Spillane’s front line vocals. Their singular and harmonic exchanges provide a rich and exciting choral effect. Brannon’s drumming intrepidly weaves through all the accents and tempo shifts providing back beat, and even stepping out front for a solo spot. Darson comes from the Hackett/DiMeola/Fripp school of guitar and, along with the versatile low end of Simches, rounds out this ensemble in a grand manner.
Performance: From September through early October 2020 the band has been promoting their new album “Circulive” with an exclusive Facebook Live “New View Virtual Tour.” Via their FB site, audiences have been treated to video premieres and behind-the-scenes online chats where the band talks live about the making of the videos. These weekly installments really seemed to connect with fans as the chat room was consistently active and engaged. The video premieres showcase the band performing at various venues in the U.S. and Europe. Throughout these performances there is a true team spirit that is evident. Everyone checks their ego at the door and the result is a shared experience between the ensemble and their audience.
Summary: Circuline is a progressive rock band that seems to really connect with their fans. And, during these unprecedented times, this “New View Virtual Tour” further displays their “out of the box” resolve and approach.
The digital online version of this article was originally published on October 26th, 2020. Here is the link:
Circuline’s Darin Brannon, at the 13th International Rites of Spring Festival (RoSfest). The band’s performance is captured in the live CD/DVD/Blu-Ray, “CircuLive::Majestik”. Hopefully the festival will be back next year! * * * @NiradDrums @RoSfest #CirculineMusic #CircuLive #CircuLiveMajestik #RoSfest #RoSfest2016 #progrock #progressiverock #progressiverockcommunity #progrockfestival #instamusic #livemusicphotography #musicphotography #gigphotography #bandphotography #concertphoto #concertjunkie #musicphotos #livemusicrocks #instaconcert #niraddrums
Circuline’s Natalie Brown, at the 13th International Rites of Spring Festival (RoSfest). The band’s performance is captured in the live CD/DVD/Blu-Ray, “CircuLive::Majestik”. Hopefully the festival will be back next year! * * * @natalie.brown.775 @RoSfest #CirculineMusic #CircuLive #CircuLiveMajestik #RoSfest #RoSfest2016 #progrock #progressiverock #progressiverockcommunity #progrockfestival #instamusic #livemusicphotography #musicphotography #gigphotography #bandphotography #concertphoto #concertjunkie #musicphotos #livemusicrocks #instaconcert
Circuline’s William “Billy” Spillane, at the 13th International Rites of Spring Festival (RoSfest). The band’s performance is captured in the live CD/DVD/Blu-Ray, “CircuLive::Majestik”. Hopefully the festival will be back next year!
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