Lots of great shows coming up, come on out and support.

Saturday, October 22:
Brassens Birthday 101 at Barbes!
Georges turns 101 on October 22! Come delight in the anarchist burlesque of this legendary French cultural icon. Pierre de Gaillande and his Bad Reputation band plus special guests will roque and folque you. 
Featuring Pierre de Gaillande, vocals and guitar, Andrew Hall, bass, Chris Stromquist, drums, Daniel Basiletti, trumpet, Josh Camp, accordion, Roderick Cumming, banjo, Quentin Jennings, piano, Stephen Ulrich, electric guitar.

Thursday, October 27:
Open Mind Open Mic at Arts on the Lake
Hosted by Pierre de Gaillande. We highly encourage and support all levels of talent from musicians who have never performed, old pros, or even people that want to work out their creative sides out in public. 
Sign up early by contacting Pierre on this website or on FB. Sign up available day of show. Bring your friends and family! Raffles, prizes! Arts on the Lake events can be found @ artsonthelake.org or on our facebook @ Arts on the Lake.

Saturday, October 29:
Body Kite Halloween show at Dogwood in Beacon
We are very excited about this new improvised instrumental project, Body Kite, a jam band for people who don’t like jam bands. We’re playing a show October 29 in Beacon at Dogwood Bar and we will be dressed like wizards. Gerald Menke - guitar, Pierre de Gaillande - bass, trumpet and taishogoto, Daniel Basiletti - Korg Wrangler and trumpet, and Chris Stromquist will be joining us on drums. We will be wearing wizard costumes, so let your freak flag fly.

Here's a Body Kite video shot by in California Hill Studio and edited with some weird-ass images  using text to image AI with the keywords “wizard, psychedelic, synthesizer, band, guitar, and Druids.” You're welcome.

Check out the new single by Open Kimono called "Rip in the Balloon."

Get it HERE or on BANDCAMP

And Melomane is back, performing on January 29th at a groovy little joint called Dogwood in Beacon, NY. We've been practicing and we're psyched to play our brand of well-crafted, melodic, artful, poetic, and slightly over-complicated indie-pop for you.

Here are some videos: 
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL00C6F8CDF9F6D19B 

And some music

Melomane is: 
Pierre de Gaillande - guitar and vocals 
Daria Grace - bass and vocals 
Quentin Jennings - keyboards and vocals 
Kenny Savelson - drums and loops 
Brad Stewart - trumpet

See you at the show! 
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Melomane at Dogwood 
Saturday January 29 - 8PM 
47 E.Main St. Beacon NY 12508

A brand new, 3-song EP from Open Kimono is available now for streaming RIGHT HERE! Three new songs written and recorded by Pierre de Gaillande in quarantine, wading deeply into the frenzied political waters of this crazy, beautiful country known only by its (not very accurate) description: The United States of America.

Explaining Socialism: All music, lyrics, and instruments by Pierre de Gaillande.  
Drums by Chris Stromquist.  
Recorded at California Hill Studio, Kent, NY.  
Mixed by Chris Stromquist.

How the Virus Can Unite Us: All music, lyrics, and instruments by Pierre de Gaillande.  
Recorded and mixed at California Hill Studio, NY.  
Guitars recorded at The Sentry Box, Portland, ME. 

Big Flag: All music, lyrics, and instruments by Pierre de Gaillande.  
Drums by Dan Menke.  
Recorded and mixed at California Hill Studio, NY.