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99.3 THE FOX PRESENTS
ASHES DIVIDE
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
THURSDAY, JULY 3RD 2008
RICHARD’S ON RICHARDS - VANCOUVER, BC
Doors 8:00pm Show 9:15pm
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY MAY 2ND @ 10AM
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Ticketmaster or Charge By Phone 604-280-4444
Tickets (incl. GST) $20.00
(Plus service charges)
**GENERAL ADMISSION / 19+ **
“Keep Telling Myself It’s Alright”, the debut from Ashes Divide, featuring Billy Howerdel of A Perfect Circle, really isn’t a solo album in the traditional sense as there are many others who help out, notably drummer extraordinaire Josh Freese and Concrete Blonde’s Johnette Napolitano. Also joining the proceedings are Maynard James Keenan’s son Devo on cello, legendary Nine Inch Nails and APC member Danny Lohner and Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio. But the truth is that this is a magnificent display of Howerdel’s immense and diverse talents as he sang, played bass, handled the guitar work, laid his hands on the keyboards, ordered the sandwiches and coffee and turned off the studio lights every night.
Billy Howerdel works from intuition, a modus operandi that has defined his career, guiding the move from his days in theatrical lighting around New York and New Jersey to his work as a guitar technician. Billy worked with a number of high profile rock bands, ultimately leading to his creative breakthrough as the songwriter/guitarist/ producer for alt-rock giants, A Perfect Circle.
Going a step further, Billy uses his intuition to guide his own music. He does so with out the aid of formal musical training. In fact in a recent interview about his project “Ashes Divide” Billy stated. “ To this day, I still don’t remember certain notes on the guitar neck.” He started playing guitar in high school, and picked up the technical aspects quickly, roughly in six months. He recalls getting to the point that he didn’t want to learn too much more. That was the moment he realized “ I had to stop thinking about patterns and scales and work from emotion.” He states, “The best way I can describe it is that it was like opening your eyes and then blurring them out of focus, that’s how I approach music.”
The intuitive, unpredictable and yet immediately identifiable sound of Howerdel’s guitar work is at play in Ashes Divide. This is his project- he’s the primary songwriter, musician producer, and vocalist. It’s an album featuring a wide range of styles, moods, and thoughts, with echoes of early 80’s modern rock/Dark wave mixed with shimmering guitars and heavy rock overtones. It’s both anthemic and subtle, an album that fans of The Cure to A Perfect Circle will certainly appreciate.
Don’t miss Ashes Divide with special guests at Richard’s on Richards July 3rd 2008!
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