Part One of the Cowboy Trilogy

News: 2001

 

 

 

Sep,18
-Cibo Matto is having a benefit concert this friday at tonic. Cibo will play a special set.

-Join the petition for the peace in the US and everywhere! go here to participate! come on, we can stop the war together!

Sep,11
-Sean and Yoko were at Michael Jackson's 30th year anniversary party. M.J's show was at the Madison Square Garden

-Miho's touring with Money Mark. Miho and Smokey are doing opening act with the music of Baden Powell.

-9/18, Tue, Yuka Araki & Yuka Honda, 8am, $10 at Tonic

-9/19, Wed, Timo Ellis, 8am at Brownies

Aug, 6
-like someone called me, a lazy poop, I have been a big one for a while...
anyway, I went to a cibo matto show at bowery ballroom on august, 3rd.
cibo now has the new line up; miho, yuka, timo, duma, rick lee(who was in both leitoh lychee and butter 08 with miho and yuka), ganda(back up vocals) brundt abner(keyboard)

here is the song list on that night( not in order)
Welcome to the Jungle
Speechless
Moonchild
BBQ
Sci-fi Wasabi
Apple
Beef Jerky
Birthday Cake/Know Your Chiken
Backseat
Working for Vacation
Flowers
Earth Threat
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encore
Dont stand so close to her(?)
Lint of Love

before they sand Dont stand so close to her they had a contest to see who knew what they would play next, and a young man(hee hee) got a big box of godiva chocolates!
as you see above, cibo played backseat and lint of love

June,10
-yuka has two shows at tonic
Fri, Jul 20: yuka honda and friends plus Rovo @8pm $TBA double bill
Sat, Jul 21: yuka honda and friends plus Rovo @8pm $TBA double bill

June, 6
-photos from the le tigre and cibo matto concert on mar 29th
- cibo matto show schedule according to pollstar.com

Sun 07/15/01 Detroit, MI Chene Park
Thu 08/02/01 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Fri 08/03/01 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Sat 08/18/01 Tokyo, JPN Summer Sonic Festival
Sun 08/19/01 Osaka, JPN Summer Sonic Festival

June, 1
-thanks to pat! there is interesting info on the action figure party

Everybody Ready for Roller Derby Madness With Action Figure Party
Bluethumb.com Launches Interactive Game Featuring Music From Eclecto-Rock Group's Debut Album
NEW YORK, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Verve Music Group's Blue Thumb Records label has launched Action Figure Party -- Roller Derby Madness at their web site, www.bluethumb.com.?The exciting interactive game features the music from Action Figure Party's self-titled debut album, which is now available in stores.

Designed by Baltimore's Digital Organism (www.digitalorganism.com), Action Figure Party -- Roller Derby Madness is a Flash 5-based, single-player game. Playing the character known as The Torch -- a recreation of the figure on the front of Action Figure Party's CD -- the goal of the game is to earn the most points by being the first person to cross the finish line.?The player scores points by "flaming" the other characters on the game and picking up bonus points and energy in the form of martinis presented throughout the race. High scores from games played at www.bluethumb.com will be archived, and one of the top 200 scorers in those rankings will win a Sony DVD system in a random drawing.

Action Figure Party is an all-star group assembled by keyboardist Greg Kurstin (co-founder of the group Geggy Tah), who is also known for his performances with such artists as Jane's Addiction, Sheryl Crow, Savage Garden, and Sugar Ray.?Action Figure Party's self-titled debut album, released May 22, further proves this point by featuring high-profile musicians like Flea and Sean Lennon, as well as members of Incubus, Buckcherry, Cibo Matto, and many others.?MusicToday.com calls the album: "a non-stop good time that's bound to induce a smile and motion in the body ... just the right amount of groove and variety to make it the perfect summer party platter."

Action Figure Party -- Roller Derby Madness is one of the few games to feature a band, and marks the first time The Verve Music Group has created any type of interactive game.?"The Action Figure Party game is an extremely fun and highly entertaining promo piece for one of the hardest grooving bands around.?I love it," says Geoff Stanfield, Executive Producer, MSN Music Channel.

After the game's official launch, it will be available at MSN.com, SonicNet.com, Amazon.com, and several other sites.?[Note: Only games played at www.bluethumb.com will be eligible for the DVD system drawing.]

For more information, contact: Paula Donner/360 Media (404) 577-8686 [donnereats@aol.com] Chris Wheat/Blue Thumb Records (212) 331-2053 [chris.wheat@umusic.com]

www.bluethumb.com

May,23
-Action Figure Party in which sean plays turntables was released on May 22. Greg Kurstin of The Kurstins is the main man of the project. to read the article on the action figure party project, click here
-I sujin lee graduated from maryland institute, college of art with BFA on may 21 :)

May,18
-Volume: Bed of Sound is coming to henry Art Gallery Seattle, Washington!!
cibo matto is part of the sound installation, and the installation features four unheard songs of cibo matto. if you are around in Seattle, dont forget to check it out!
to check out my review (sort of) of the installation at ps1 last year, click here

-This week's issue of US weekly, there is a pic of sean with yoko taken on Mother's day

-there is commencement show going on at MICA where three of my works are. if you are around in baltimore, stop by and say hello.

-on June 2nd, 3-6pm, at the Resurgam gallery, I'm having a show opening with my friend Aska Yamaguich. Come to the opening!
Resurgam gallery
910 South Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: 410.962.0513

May,6
-last night, Cibo Matto rocked Irving Plaza
-Tonight, Timo Ellis is having his CD release party, check it out if you are in nyc!!
here is timo's message on cibo matto board
"Hallo again, Timo here. Just a friendly reminder about my show tonite at the Mercury Lounge (Essex+Houston) @8pm.The bill includes King Jill (my friend Jill Cunningham from Seattle) Garth Reeves (my old "Nubbin" bandmate, also from Seattle) Yuka Honda, Duma Love and Craig Byrd, Japa Keenon O., the fabulous Ms. Ganda S., Brandt Abner, Ustad Sam Koppelman, me, and the mi-t Bird Of Doom! Please come, it shall be off the hook, as they say. Alright, peace to everybody. Hope to see you there. Bye! love, Timo"

-Timo Ellis' CD,The enchanted forest of Timo Ellis is available now at other music

Apr,2
-Le Tigre and Cibo Matto rocked at Irving plaza on Mar, 29. cibo matto now have new members, and sean is not with cibo matto anymore. this is yuka's posting on the cibo board

"how are you guys? it's gray gray gray in new york. i listened to tidal/fiona apple and super unknown/sound garden. yep, i'm into these a lot. i'm also in the mood for my life as a bush of ghost/brian eno&david byrn, silver apples, off the wall/michael jackson, out to lunch/eric dolphy. how are y'all feeling today? i wanted to introduce you guys our new family. miho on mic yuka on keys timo on drums/mic duma on drums/mic japa on drums/keys sam (yes, sam koppleman) on bass ganda on mic we love our new family very much! we miss sean a lot too. his soul is always with us when we play. on april 5th, come celebrate the beautiful day, the birthday of the daughter of SAN RA, a.k.a. miho hatori, will be performing at TONIC. she will be singing the beautiful songs by baden powell again. we are collecting lints from your sweater to make a heart shape sculpture. please join us. eat really good food today."
love yuka

-like yuka said, there will be japa keenon+John Birdsong , and miho hatori+smokey hormel at tonic on apr, 5th
-yuka is also having a show at tonic on apr, 25th
Crumbs with Yuka Honda & other special guests at 8 & 10:00pm, $TBA
Co-leader of Cibo Matto, that fabulous East Village pop duo, Yuka has lent her considerable keyboard and sampling skills to projects by Yoko Ono, Arto Lindsay, Dave Douglas, and Los Lobos.

Mar, 22
-my site was down for the weekend, and now it's back!(as you see...)thank you for those who concerned about my site!
-yuka said timo is working to make his cd available on line, so be patient and check back!
-dictus erectus(power metal group consists of yuka honda(bass), pamelia kurstin(guitar) and timo ellis(drums)) debuted on march 15 at mercury lounge. the members sound awesome! -dictus erectus opened for OOIOO
march 20 Brownies NY
march 21 Maxwell's NJ

-japa keenon was part of the band when sean had a show at Bowery Ballroom, since I didnt know japa at the time and didnt catch his name, I didnt put his name on my review. Japa was there! I looked through pictures I took at sean's concert and found out that he was at 8x10 in 1998 as well!

Mar,10
-tomorrow, mar 11, at Tonic, Improv Night with Yuka Honda, Pamelia Kurstin, Miho Hatori, Timo Ellis, Miho Hatori, Duma Love, Japa Keenon, Rick Lee & Brian Richie at 7:30pm, $10
-cibo matto and le tigre will be having a show at Irving Plaza, I heard that it would be mar 29th, it's a private event, so each NYU student can bring a guest
-two new photos added for the DC show in index page
-there is an awesome review on timo's EP at cibo matto web

Mar,1
-the title of timo's album is "the enchanted forest of Timo Ellis" and(?) also "the enchanting schizophrenia of Timo Ellis" it has four tracks: El Serape, Arrivederci, Flash Dumbo, Lite Brite with one hidden track. sean, duma, japa, yuka and jordan galland were part of the amazing music by timo.
check out www.freespeech.org/timoellis

Feb,19
-DOPO YUME(jordan galland+david muller) is playing @ THE COOLER on 26th of February. yuka honda will join and play bass!
-Wolff put an awesome article which summarizes the year of 2000 for Cibo Matto. go and check i t out. Kitty and wolff wrote the article together, and my photos are there too!
-this week issue of Rolling Stone magazine, there is a photo of sean with cibo matto, pamelia kurstin and petra haden

Feb,6
-I'm sorry that I have been lazy... I just sent out all the applications to grad schools, so the madness is over for a while.
-from shadows on the wall-Experience Music Project(EMP)-all ages sean lennon show: sean with carrie akre, damien jurado, and timo ellis
a benefit for home alive
fri, Feb, 23, 2001 @Sky Church, Seattle, 7:30-11:00pm, Doors @7:00pm

-Timo's band, Bird of Doom will be releasing an album in the summer of 2001,yay!

-new photos from cibo matto dc concert

Jan,20
-cibo matto's set list at 9:30 club on Jan 19th
for Viva! set(Yuka and Miho, only two were the main cibo for this set)
Theme(with Pamelia Kurstin)
Apple
Spoon(with Timo Ellis)
Sugar water
Artichoke
Le Pain Perdue
G-Song(with Duma Love, Sebastian Steinberg, and Timo)
Know your Chickin(with Sean, Sebastian, and Timo)

-for Stereotype A set(all the members of Cibo Matto with Japa Keenon and sometimes with Sebastian Steinberg)
Working for Vacation
Speechless
White Pepper Ice Cream
Beef Jerkey
BBQ
Sci-Fi Wasabi(cibo matto 2001!)
Blue Train
encore
Moonchild
Earththreat
B-day cake
encore again
Jam

-timo's solo CD will be done(in a CD form!) like in 10 days. timo and his sister designed the cover.be prepared!
-sean's solo album may take more time until it finally comes out. but he is trying to make a better one! so let's be patient!

Jan,15
-forgot to mention this before, but yuka said the band probably will play two sets for the DC concert on Jan 19th. Viva! La Woman set and stereoytpe A set
-the band's friend pamelia kurstin(yes, the theremin goddess) was on SNL last night.

Jan,14
-Cibo Matto at 9:30 Club on Jan,19th: special guests(according to yuka)-pamelia kurstin on theremin,sebastian steinberg from soul caughing, and japa keenon.
-Cibo Matto at Bowery Balloom on Jan 21th with Sean Lennon acoustic set

Jan,2
-Happy New Year! at least by the end of January, pics of sean and yuka at my show and pics and review of Miho and Smokey's show will be up.
-there is no cover for the show of Timo Ellis' band,pterodactyl bird of doom:jan 4th @arlene grocery (stanton street between ludlow + orchard), so go there and see the awesome heavy-metal band!