And what's even newer? (as of early May 2008)

Sprawlzilla vs. Mainstreet comes to Kingsburg!!! Yes, the town in which the show was born is getting it's first showing---and there'll be TWO of 'em! Both shows happen during the upcoming Swedish Festival weekend!

(afternoon show) Saturday, May 17th at 1pm   [right after the parade]                   

(evening show) Sunday, May 18th at 7pm

Both shows will be at the old American Legion Hall (corner of Marion and Earl streets, just south of the Kingsburg Supermarket in downtown Kingsburg, current home of Valley Ballet & Arts---THANK YOU MRS. THIESSEN for letting us use this space!). Admission is 5 dollars.

Opening the Saturday show will be J.J. Brown. Sunday's show will find Sprawlzilla in the middle slot of a three-act show with Rite of Redemption opening and Traveling Medicine Show closing.

News as of late April 2008:

I've just been through 5 months of writing and performing and focusing on "Sprawlzilla vs. Mainstreet" our operetta about suburban sprawl. It's been very successful---seems to resonate with folks , and we'll probably be performing it a couple of more times here or there (watch for updates).

The Trike Shop has been lying low as I've been tweaking some of the recordings we've made over the last little while. I've mailed in a new tune called "Sun Up" to the International Pop Overthrow to be included on their upcoming compilation CD. I think it sounds pretty cool and has some excellent playing by all members of the group.

We're still in touch with friends we made over in England last summer and hope to have an active presence with our pal Wil promoting our releases over there. Hopefully we'll be able to return and perform there in the not too distant future. (God and our Visa Cards willing , of course.)

As for LIVE PERFORMANCES BY BLAKE JONES & the TRIKE SHOP????

Ok, I'm working on some. News to follow!

Check out the Sprawlzilla MYSPACE here! (it's got pix and music)

And lest you forget...

The newest album from Blake Jones & the Trike Shop is still available!
 

To order by credit card click here.
To order by check or money order click here.

Bob burns his Trike Shop CD's!

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL REVIEWS OF THE CD !!
(and click HERE for that radio chart that shows Blake Jones & The Trike Shop at #8 in [the former Yugoslavian town of] Belgrade, Serbia! (and you thought we were making that up!)

Visit the Trike Shop at myspace!

UPCOMING GIGS 'n THINGS:

that Sprawlzilla show you just read about a few lines ago...

Music I’ve Recently Enjoyed Writing For Other Projects:

Suzanne Bertz-Rosa is studying film up at San Francisco State, and is using music I’d written for two of her films. One is a documentary about the graphic novelists who began the Astronauts in Trouble series (and includes plenty of gratuitous theremin playing [!] ), click here to see a clip of the film and hear the theremin-drenched music.
And another is a film about ‘boomerangs’: folks who move away from their hometown and then later return. "Finding Home" will be showing at the Rogue Festival. Check here for details
 

And My First TV Series!
Local PBS affiliate KVPT(broadcast channel 18) serving  Central California is producing a kid’s cooking show called: “Hey Kids, Let’s Cook” for which I’ve written and recorded the theme title and incidental music. Hopefully it’ll go well (It Just Started It's Second Season) and be picked up by some more PBS stations. (So I can make some money to repair that ribbon mic that's been sitting doing nothing in it's box for 2 and a half years!)
You can check out broadcast times and get more info HERE.

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whispermaphone@hotmail.com

Oh yeah,
Check out some TS MP3's here.

 

TO MAIN CIRCUIT

 

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