CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS Finish Tracking Second Album
April 24, 2009, 15 years ago
CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS, featuring drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, CHICKENFOOT), guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, COSMOSQUAD), bassist Kevin Chown (UNCLE KRACKER, TED NUGENT), and keybaordist Ed Roth (GLENN HUGHES, RONNIE MONTROSE), have finished tracking their second studio album with engineer/producer Ryan Hewitt at a Venice, CA facility.
"We played the songs a bit live before going into the studio", states Kollman. "We cut all 12 tracks live over a three day period in March. All without a click track. Old school. Just how the Bats like it."The Meatbats will play their final West Coast show at the Baked Potato, 3787 W. Cahuenga Blvd., Studio City on Tuesday, April 28th before drummer Chad Smith goes out on a summer tour with his new supergroup CHICKENFOOT.
In other news, Kollman's long running progressive instrumental trio, COSMOSQUAD, will be making a member change as bassist Christopher Maloney is relocating to Florida where he will be opening a music school called Absolute Music Studios in Jupiter. The band's farewell show with Maloney is set to take place on Friday, May 29th at the Baked Potato.
States Kollman: "I'm very excited for him but it will be very sad to see him go. Our musical ventures together will continue in some form. Away but not forgotten as they say."
Footage of Jeff performing the DEEP PURPLE classic 'Mistreated' with Glenn's band on March 27th, 2009 at Showcase Live in Foxboro, MA can be viewed below.
Also on the live front, Jeff Kollman will be joining Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, TRAPEZE), for a string of European shows in May and June.
Exact dates are as follows:
May
6 - Kavarna, Bulgaria - Dobrotitsa Square10 - Kyustendil, Bulgaria - Central Square Velbajd
13 - Belgrade, Serbia - Dom Omladine Beograd
30 - Bad Urach, Germany - Ermstal Open Air Festival
June
1 - Greenwich (London), UK - IndigO26 - Bilston (Wolverhampton), UK - The Robin 2
7 - Bilston (Wolverhampton), UK - The Robin 2
