Come celebrate the release of Bad Reputation V.3 on March 31 at Barbes! Order now fromVERMILLION MUSICand get a free CD of your choice from Pierre's catalog.
And Pierre de Gaillande will do three shows in Canada this April performing songs of Georges Brassens in English and French, accompanied by fantastic guitarist-singer Christine Tassan, and bassist Hugo Blouin. Come see us!
April 2 - Librairie St.Jean Baptiste - 565 Rue St-Jean, Quebec, QC (Solo) April 5 - Rendez-vous du Thé- 1348 Rue Fleury Est, Montréal, Québec (w C. Tassan) April 6 - La Brassée - 2522 Rue Beaubien Est , Montreal, QC (w C. Tassan)
And Body Kite has a bunch of great shows coming up:
Bad Reputation Volume 3 is out now on CD. GET IT HERE Come to Barbes on March 31st for the CD RELEASE show. The album features eleven fresh servings of Bad Reputation's take on Georges Brassens' funny, catchy, subversive, anarchist French music to folk with your brain. Pierre de Gaillande will play SHOWS in Montreal and Quebec City in April.
Pierre was extremely honored to interview the great Mike Watt for the most recent installment of PIERRE PRESSURE. Stay tuned for a musical collaboration between Mike Watt, Pierre de Gaillande, and a whole bunch of great drummers in the works now.
The next episode of Pierre Pressure will be an interview with Kurt Wagner from Lambchop. Subscribe on APPLE PODCASTSand sign up for theMAILING LISTfor news and dates.
Pierre's band Sea Foxx,who tragically lost their singer Adrianne Mamet in December, recently put out a previously unreleased single of their cover of "I Melt With You" by Modern English. Hear it HERE.
Pierre Pressure Podcast will be recommencing after along hiatus, with an interview with the legendary guru of punk bass, Mike Watt.
Watt got in touch with Pierre after playing Body Kite's song "Amazingishly Gracefulistical" on his fine "Watt From Pedro Show" on November 27. We could not be more stoked. Stay tuned for Pierre's conversation with Mike Watt on Pierre Pressure Podcast.
This song was a live improvisation recorded live at California Hill Studios on January 22, 2022, and features Gerald Menke on guitar and drums, Daniel Basiletti on keyboards, accordion, and trumpet, and Pierre de Gaillande on bass and trumpet.
In the 2000's, I was in a band calledSea Foxx with an uncannilly talented singer named Adrianne Mamet. Not only was she an effortless and astonishingly soulful singer, she also channeled her demons to write some truly poignant and haunting songs. In 2004, we recorded and released just one album, Dead in the Water. The name was a tongue in cheek comment on the futile struggle to make a mark in the music industry, as well as a nod to our imaginary aquatic namesake.
On November 4, dear Adrianne passed away tragically due to complications from Covid and Erlichiosis. To honor her extraordinary talentm and to help her family, I would like to offer the album we made together for any price your would like, and all donations will go toAdrianne Mamet's family's GoFundMe campaign to cover the expenses of her hospitalization and funeral. Rest in Peace, talented and beautiful spirit.
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.
Pierre Pressure Podcast episode 28 is out now with Kurt Wagner, mastermind of the band Lambchop.
Come celebrate the release of Bad Reputation V.3 on March 31 at Barbes! Order now from VERMILLION MUSIC and get a free CD of your choice from Pierre's catalog.
Bad Reputation Volume 3 is out now on CD. 
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