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KENEALLY GIGS IN SEPTEMBER: Behold, your one stop shop for info and ticket links for the upcoming Mike Keneally mini-tour of California in September! The classic lineup of Keneally/Travers/Musallam/yours truly, with dear friend Travis Larson opening the show. Hope to see you there. ![]()
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MIKE KENEALLY & BEER FOR DOLPHINS w/ TRAVIS LARSON!![]()
September 2026![]()
Click the event links below for details and to get tickets!![]()
 September 8 - Redding, CA![]()
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September 9 - San Francisco, CA![]()
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September 11 - San Pedro, CA![]()
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September 12 - San Pedro, CA![]()
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September 19 - San Marcos, CA![]()
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September 22 - Studio City, CA![]()
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September 23 - Studio City, CA![]()
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SCREEN BREAK: Lots of detail work on the solo album means this still needs to happen even if it’s hotter than ten hells outside. ![]()
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Making progress. Still a long way to go.
TOMORROW NIGHT: I'm playing with LA session ace guitarist Andrew Synowiec for his fusion gig at The Baked Potato tomorrow night. On drums is Julian Ho, an amazing young cat with a killer groove. We rehearsed last night and it was pretty hot! Andrew's amazing, and I haven't done a straight up fusion gig in quite a while - come witness the splendor tomorrow (Thursday) night here at the spud.
A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: I saw Sleepytime Gorilla Museum for the first time live last night, and, just, holy fucking shit. It's funny because I have known about them for well over 10 years, and I think someone forwarded me "The Donkey-Headed Adversary..." before because I know I've heard that song. They did that one as the set closer, along with "Bring Back The Apocalypse" and "Phthisis" from the "Of Natural History" album, along with many others. ![]()
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They were mesmerizing. ![]()
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I honestly cannot remember the last time I went to a show and could not take my eyes and ears off of the live performance for a second. It's hard to keep that kind of magic hypnosis going when you're a touring pro attending a show. And still, I. Could. Not. Look. Away. I heard equal parts Zappa, Crimson, Dillinger, and too many other avant-garde and prog-nerd references to remember. But never for a second did they sound like anything other than them, due at least in part to the unique instruments they were playing (I won't spoil that). ![]()
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The audience also had what I can only imagine was a prime FZ vibe - some folks were clearly there to nerd it up and take in the extremely complex music, while others were there just because it was the freakiest fucking thing in the city that night and that's where those folks go. ![]()
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There are 9 shows left in the run and they're not taking any days off! If they comes anywhere near you, I highly recommend seeing them:![]()
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July 24: Kansas City, MO – recordBar![]()
July 25: Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center![]()
July 26: Chicago, IL – Chop Shop![]()
July 27: Nashville, TN – The Mill at Cannery Hall![]()
July 28: Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle Music Hall![]()
July 29: Atlanta, GA – The Earl![]()
July 30: Mobile, AL – Alabama Music Box![]()
July 31: Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall![]()
Aug 1: Austin, TX – The Mohawk
TONIGHT AT THE BAKED POTATO: The debut of PffT! We've been practicing all the notes and now it's time to play them, hopefully in the right order! First show tonight is sold out, but late show is still available, and both shows tomorrow night. Plus Alvas Showroom on Sunday! Hope to see some of you fine folks there.
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