Some Upcoming Shows

**Michael Manring** · #1 08-12-2003, 08:41 PM

Hi folks,

I've got a bunch of solo shows coming up so I hope you don't mind if I do a little self-promotion and list them here. I hope you'll come out and say hello if I'm playing near you. Thanks!

Fri. & Sat. Aug. 16 & 17
Stevens Point, WI
Clark Place
1009 Clark Street
(715)343-1530
(800)660-5020
solo with guitarist Ken Bonfield
Beth Wood opens
Special live recording event! Please come and be part of a new CD!

Sun. Aug. 24
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Folk Festival
with singer-songwriter John Gorka

Wed. Sept. 3
Waitsfield, VT
The Eclipse Theater
Mad River Valley Center for the Arts
Rt. 100
(888)212-1142
solo
stick player Greg Howard opens

Thu. Sept. 4
Cambridge, MA
Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire St.
(617)876-9330
solo
stick player Greg Howard opens

Fri. Sept. 5
Philadelphia, PA
The Fire
412 West Girard St.
(267)671 9298
solo
stick player Greg Howard opens

Sat. Sept. 6
New York, NY
The Bitter End
147 Bleeker St.
(212)673-7030
solo
stick player Greg Howard opens

Sun. Sept. 7
Charlottesville, VA
The Gravity Lounge
103 South First Street
(434)977-5590
solo
stick player Greg Howard opens

Mon. Sept. 8
Pittsburgh, PA
The Quiet Storm
5430 Penn Ave
(412)661-9355
solo
stick player Greg Howard opens

Tue. Sept. 9
Cleveland Heights, OH
NightTown
12387 Cedar Rd.
(216)795-0550
solo
stick player Greg Howard opens

Wed. Sept. 10
Covington, KY
Jack Quinn Emerald Ballroom
112 East Fourth St.
(859)491-6699
solo
stick player Greg Howard opens

Thu. Sept. 11
Detroit, MI
Jacoby's
624 Brush St.
(313)962-7067
solo
stick player Greg Howard opens

Fri. Sept. 12
Chicago, IL
Elbo Room
2871 N. Lincoln Ave.
(773)549-5549
solo
stick player Greg Howard opens

Sat. Sept. 13
Cudahy, WI
Vnuk's
5036 South Packard Ave.
(414)481-1655
solo
stick player Greg Howard opens

Thu. Sept. 25
San Diego, CA
Victor's on the Bay
2702 N. Mission Bay Dr.
(858)490-3389
solo

Fri. Sept. 26
Los Angeles, CA
Molly Malone's
575 S. Fairfax Ave
(323)935-1577
solo

Sat. Sept. 27
Redwood City, CA
Bass Quake!
Fox Theater
2215 Broadway
(650)FOX-4119
solo, with fellow bassists Dave Pomeroy, Bill Dickens, Mike Dimin, Keith Horne, Trip Wamsley, Brian Allen, Robert Hurst and Todd Johnson

Sun. Sept. 28
Oakland, CA
Imusicast
5429 Telegraph Ave.
(510)601-1029
solo

Wed. Oct. 1
Eugene, OR
Café Paradiso
115 West Broadway
(541)484-9933
solo

Oct. 2
Government Camp, OR
The Ratskeller
(503)272 3635
solo

Oct. 5
Government Camp, OR
The Ratskeller
(503)272 3635
solo

Fri. Oct. 17
Point Reyes Station, CA
The Dance Palace
503 B St.
(415)663-1075
with Larry Kassin and Tom Darter

Fri. Oct. 24
Burien, WA
The Barrel
11051 First Ave S.
(206)244-7390
9PM
solo, with William Maxwell & Doug McGrew

Sat. Nov. 8
Jenner, CA
Stillwater Cove Ranch
solo

Sat. Feb. 7, 2004
St. Medard, FRANCE
Cordes Sensibles Guitar Festival
solo

Blueszilla · #2 08-12-2003, 11:04 PM

Too bad none of these shows are close enough for me.

Good luck, hope everything goes smoothly.

Do you enjoy traveling?

neptoon · #3 08-13-2003, 06:05 AM

i'm looking forward to seeing you at the barrel in burien! thanks for the post

bassmonkeee · #4 08-13-2003, 06:34 AM

Nothing in Atlanta.

There's a new club here called The Five Spot that might be a good fit for you. We're playing there on Friday, and apparently, they have a surround sound PA. :-D

Could be fun!

If you haven't seen Michael live, you simply must go if you are lucky enough to have him playing near you.

neptoon · #5 08-13-2003, 06:51 AM

yeah, no kiddin'...he did two clinics up here in seattle about a year and a half ago that were SMOKIN'.

BaroqueBass · #6 08-13-2003, 02:13 PM

I'll hopefully be there in Eugene. kickass! something to look forward to.. weeeeee

osciphex · #7 08-14-2003, 02:13 AM

I should be at the concert/recording session in Steven's Point, WI! Hmm, I never actually posted a review after I saw you with Scott McGill & Vic Stevens in april... I oughta write a post to that effect after this weekend...

**Bryan R. Tyler** · #8 08-14-2003, 07:08 AM

I got excited as soon as I saw Cleveland listed in the Manthing newsletter. I tried calling for tickets but they won't have any info on it until next week

Michael, do you have any plans for what instruments you're bringing or what pieces you will play? I've never seen a live solo bass gig, so I'm really excited to see the show. I just hope they have tables up close; I'm legally blind and I have a terrible time seeing performers when I'm more than 10 feet away.

**Michael Manring** · #9 08-19-2003, 02:22 PM

Thanks so much, everybody. I look forward to meeting those of you who can make it to the shows! Plans are currently underway for tours in the rest of the U.S. and some stuff in Europe, too, so I hope I get a chance to meet a lot of Talkbassers (Talkbassees?) in the coming months.

To answer your questions: I have to admit I'm pretty sick of airports and airplanes, but I love traveling to different parts of the world, meeting people and finding out what life is like away from home. And I REALLY love having the opportunity to play music for folks!

On this tour I'll be bringing three basses, all made by Zon – the Hyperbass, a little headless fretted we call "Vinny" and a fretless that's sort of a cross between a Zon Sonus and Hyperbass. I'll probably play a little different set every night with pieces from my solo recordings, some covers and probably a few things that aren't released yet. I usually try to keep things pretty spontaneous.

Bryan, I don't think you'll have any trouble getting a seat up close at the Cleveland show. NightTown is a small club!

godoze · #10 08-19-2003, 02:24 PM

cool... A guy that I play with's brother owns The Fire...See you then !

**Bryan R. Tyler** · #11 08-19-2003, 02:31 PM

Awesome. Thanks Michael-can't wait to see you!

jjonah · #12 09-12-2003, 06:38 AM

I caught the show last night in Detroit.

Wow!

I loved the diversity of the material - from the display of lightening slap chops to tasty melodies to a very dynamic rendition of Bach's Cello Suite in G Major (Pablo Casals would be proud) to impressive (and very musical) use of altered tunings/harmonics to a great medley of classic tunes (beatles, cream, jazz standard, etc.).

What a great show!

thrash_jazz · #13 09-12-2003, 02:17 PM

No love for Canada?

Hope it's going well!

**Michael Manring** · #14 09-13-2003, 08:42 AM

Thanks so much, guys! This tour has been a lot of fun. Still trying to work out a Canada trip...

Samurai · #15 09-13-2003, 10:57 PM

I am gonna be at that benefit show you are doing on the 24 for the Salvation Army (an actual show in my town of all places). I wanted to ask you personally if it was cool to video tape it.

Ugly Cassanova · #16 09-17-2003, 03:57 PM

Ahah, yes Michael, you have an large amount of fans up here in Canada who'd LOVE to watch you play. Try to get a few shows in Western Canada (Like Edmonton ;D). Thanks man.

VIHBASS · #17 09-18-2003, 08:59 PM

sorry i missed you when you were near philly and new york,i had the privilegde of sitting in your classes at Gerald Veasleys Bass Boot Camp in Reading this past summer ,hope all is well with you on your tour maybe next time i wont be so busy hope to see you someday again
peace
frank

SpankBass · #18 09-19-2003, 02:01 PM

Damnit, I got all excited when I saw there were a few shows in my area (The LA show at Molly Malone's, and the San Diego show) but then I found out that they were 21 and over. Which doesn't work since I'm 19 and my friend is 17.

Can't you play at like a McDonalds or somethin?

Or maybe you could get us exclusive backstage passes or something!

Or maybe not...

**Michael Manring** · #19 09-19-2003, 05:58 PM

Thanks so much to everyone who has come out to the shows so far. It has been a pleasure meeting you and I'm looking forward to meeting West Coast TBers in the coming weeks. I can see I'm really going to have to work on getting more all ages shows, though! Let's hope it doesn't come to playing at McDonald's!

I'm OK with video taping my shows as long as the venue doesn't mind and it doesn't get in anyone's way. However, I do request that you bring mics for the audio as I really can't allow a board feed.

Jerry J · #20 10-09-2003, 10:38 AM

I cannot believe this!!!!

I have been wanting to see/hear you, Michael Manring, play since forever. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've played my "The Book of Flame" CD.

Now I'm doing a search here on TBass.com and what do I see but that you performed, not once but TWICE, not even a half hour from my home here in Oregon. I am SO BUMMED! This is not good.

Michael, I am such a fan of yours. Your CD is like the first Beatle album that I wore out from playing over and over. You are one of the few true innovators of the bass.

I'm not feeling well, now that I know that I missed getting this opportinity to see you.