JON OLIVA Storytellers Tour Update - "There Will Be Audience Participation Required And We Will Be Filming Many Shows On This Tour"
October 23, 2013, 10 years ago
JON OLIVA'S PAIN drummer Chris Kinder has posted a new update on frontman Jon Oliva's upcoming Storytellers solo tour:
"We are rehearsing our butts off is what we are doing. The setlist is finally complete...sort of. No two shows will be alike. I am personally in awe of Jon's voice and guitar/piano performances right now and everyone can expect to see a much more diverse side of his musician skills on this tour. It's sheer power and emotion pouring out of the speakers. JO is fueled by the excitement and to bring his and Criss's musical history/stories to life. Add the post Criss Oliva Savatage/JOP eras and you might start to understand what we are going to bring to each city on this tour. There will be audience participation required and we will be filming many shows on this tour so please be apart of it if you can."Cheers one and all,
Chris
Oliva's schedule is now as follows:
December
1 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, North Carolina3 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, New York
4 - Dingbatz - Clifton, New Jersey
6 - Rex Theatre - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7 - Ripper's Rock House - Akron, Ohio
8 - Mojoes - Joliet, Illinois
10 – Trees Dallas – Dallas, Texas
14 - State Theatre - Tampa, Florida
More than thirty years after the start of his career with Savatage, and successive projects/bands like TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and Jon Oliva's Pain, now legendary songwriter and performer Jon Oliva released his first ever solo album, titled Raise The Curtain. The album was released simply under the banner OLIVA and you can expect a mixture of Jon Oliva’s early influences and the material he wrote and recorded throughout his whole artistic career.
Raise The Curtain tracklisting:
'Raise The Curtain'
'Soul Chaser'
'Ten Years'
'Father Time'
'I Know'
'Big Brother'
'Armageddon'
'Soldier'
'Stalker'
'The Witch'
'Can’t Get Away'
'The Truth' (bonus track)
BW&BK;'s new interview with Oliva about his solo album, Raise The Curtain can be found at this location.
Check out the first taste of the album, written by Jon Oliva and his late brother/Savatage guitarist Criss Oliva, via the 'Father Time' lyric video below:
