FLYING COLORS - Meet & Greet Video Footage And Photo Gallery From First Ever Live Show Available
September 8, 2012, 12 years ago
FLYING COLORS - featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, ex-DREAM THEATER), guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE), keyboardist/vocalist Neal Morse (TRANSATLANTIC, ex-SPOCK'S BEARD), bassist David LaRue (DIXIE DREGS) and lead vocalist/guitarist Casey McPherson (ALPHA REV) - performed their first ever live show on September 4th, which took place at the James Armstrong Theater in Torrance, CA.
Video from the band's meet & greet is available below courtesy of Bill Lovelace, who revealed that fans were not allowed to film the show. A photo gallery from the gig is available here.
Check out an interview with the band conducted by Noisecreep.com on the night below:
Flying Colors' tour schedule is as follows:
September
9 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle10- Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
11 - Munich, Germany - Theaterfabrik13 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
14 - Zurich, Switzerland - Volkhaus
15 - Stuttgart, Germany - Zapata
16 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos Saal
17 - Cologne, Germany - Gloria
19 - Paris, France - La Trionon
20 - Tilburg, Holland - 013
21 - London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire
BEARDFISH have been confirmed as support on all European dates.
The formation of Flying Colors began with a simple idea: virtuoso musicians and a pop singer joining together to make new-fashioned music the old fashioned way. Refreshing, classic, old and new, the recordings are saturated with the many styles, tones and hues of the players who, in becoming a band, have delivered a unique fusion of vintage craftsmanship and contemporary music.
"The album has bits and pieces of what you'd expect from each of us,” says Portnoy. “The sum of all its parts led to brand new, unchartered territory for everyone involved.""It was quite an experience,” recalls Dave LaRue. “The band moved at a fast pace, ideas flying around the room at all times. Sections of tunes were arranged, and then re-arranged. Ideas were tried every which way until we made them work, or, in some cases, discarded them altogether. Just keeping track of everything was a challenge!" The album is filled with trial and triumph. It's been an inspiring challenge melding folk, prog, pop, and metal all into one big recording."
Check out "making of" footage for Flying Colors' debut album below:
