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Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin at Liberty Hall, Lawrence KS (2023-10-17)

Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN SETLIST Demoni (Claudio Simonetti) (screening of the film with its score performed live) Cut And Run Il cartaio (Claudio Simonetti song) Zombi (Goblin cover) (from “Dawn of the Dead”) L'alba Dei Morti Viventi (Dawn of the Dead) Opera (Claudio Simonetti song) Halloween Theme- Main Title (John Carpenter cover) Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield cover) Suspiria (Mater Suspiriorum version, Goblin cover) Phenomena (Goblin cover) Profondo Rosso (Goblin cover) Tenebrae (Goblin cover) Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN TOUR DATES 18 October Denver CO, Paramount Theatre 22 October Seattle WA, El Corazon 23 October Vancouver BC, Rio Theatre 24 October Portland OR, Hollywood Theatre 25 October Portland OR, Hollywood Theatre 26 October Sacramento CA, Colonial Theatre 27 October San Francisco CA, Castro Theatre 28 October Glendale, CA, Alex Theatre 29 October San Diego CA, Music Box 1 November Huston TX, Heights Theatre 2 November Dallas TX, Texas Theatre 3 November San Antonio TX, Aztec Theatre 4 November New Orleans LA, The Broadside 5 November Little Rock AR, The Hall 6 November St Louis MO, Red Flag 3 March London UK, Celestial Darkness Festival 8-13 March Cruise To The Edge TBA July Japan Tour   Read More Goblin  Italian instrumental/ soundtrack /prog rock band, Goblin, will be playing a number of live dates in the U.S., for the first time ever. Dates are set in October.......

Now, it truly feels like the Fall / Halloween season--

The currently touring version of the influential and classic Italian instrumental progressive band Goblin, came to Liberty Hall in downtown Lawrence to perform a live score to the 1985 film “Demons”, as well as a classic live set of their own.

The band initially was formed by Claudio Simonetti and Massimo Morante, from the remnants of previous band, Cherry Five in the early 70’s and went through various lineup changes and incarnations, also composing film soundtracks as well as their own albums.

Several variations of the group have continued and the touring version that North American audiences have been familiar with since 2014 is Claudio Simonetti's Goblin, consisting of Simonetti on keyboards, Daniele Amador on guitar, Cecilia Nappo on bass, and Federico Maragoni on drums.

They’ve previously toured scoring Dario Argento films in concert such as “Suspiria” and “Deep Red”, but this time out was the lesser known “Demons” produced by Argento and directed by Lamberto Bava.

The film turned out to be quite entertaining as well as apropos in a meta way, as the story revolves around students and random people who are given complimentary tickets to a mysterious movie screening in the streets, where they soon find themselves trapped in the movie theater with a horde of ravenous demons.

For the live scoring of the film, the volume was adjusted to match the amplified live band and the score itself was adjusted to fit better in the live setting. In addition to Goblin’s score, the original film did have a traditional soundtrack, in step with the times, that featured mid 80’s acts like Go West, Billy Idol, Rock Springfield, and Saxon.

On heavier hits, “Save Our Souls” by Mötley Crüe and “Fast As Shark” by AC/DC-esque German band Accept, the live foursome played along to the music and to great effect, as the original vocals soared and sitting cinema crowd roared with delight and flashed horned metal signs with both arms.

Following the purposely overly bloody movie, that was drama-building in some points, unintentionally funny in others, but all-around entertaining, the live quartet fired up further, as the movie’s credits were rolling.

Without taking a break, Simonetti guided band and audience, through a bevy of Goblin discography/filmography songs (known from films “Suspiria”, “Deep Red”, “Tenebre”, and “Phenomena”) with selections like “Suspiria” given a musical updating, and deemed the “Mater Suspiriorum” version, accompanied by a recent band video.

Not limited to Argento films, a selection of “horror greatest hits” from non-Argento associated classic films was performed as well, including their version of John Carpenter’s “Halloween- Main Title Theme”, Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells” (best known from The Exorcist”), and more.

The evening ended by being a fantastically entertaining audio-visual experience, perfect for the season, and featured spot-on musicianship by four talented musicians. We regret not previously catching Claudio Simonetti's Goblin live before but have made it a part of our fall tradition, for as long as they come through a nearby venue, and we suggest you do the same.

 (Photos by BRANDON CLASEN - Click on any image to enlarge and see in full)    

Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN

Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN

Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN

Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN

Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN

Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN

Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN

Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN

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W♥M186: Goblin

W♥M186 (80 mins) Read More Podcasts The legendary Ryan is back on W♥M Radio! We recorded a special "tech-talk" section, but I will have to save it for a future non-music podcast. .…

Cristina makes her annual W♥M Radio appearance!

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The Australian duo is currently on tour in America in support of their latest album Ice On The Dune, which Cristina thinks is too pop and did not like it. Vu still hasn't heard it, but will experience those new songs live when he sees them in Minneapolis on September 16th at the State Theatre.

See their entire tour dates listed here.

Depeche Mode/Justice/Afrika Bambaataa
Expensive concert tickets. If Vu is lucky, he's getting one ticket to see Depeche Mode tomorrow (August 27th). Cristina, on the other hand spent $50 to see DJ duos Justice. On the opposite pricing ($0), she randomly saw Afrika Bambaataa for free.

Morrissey
Morrissey is on Vu's death-watch, however, Cristina offered a brighter perspective on the last tour cancellation.

While we wait to hear more touring announcements from Morrissey, Specticast is releasing Morrissey 25: Live From Hollywood High in theaters this week (August 29th) as a live event movie.

Check with your local theater listing for dates and times.

Peelander-Z
Peelander-Z lost Peelander-Red last year, so Cristina talked about the final Red show.

Peelander-Z is back with Purple who played on their eight studio album called Metalander-Z, this time inspired by 80s "metal" bands like Cinderella, Def Leopard, AC/DC and Motley Cru, etc.

Metalander-Z comes out September 10th, via Chicken Ranch Records… just in time for their September tour:

09/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st St. Pub
09/12 Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s
09/13 Canton, OH @ The Auricle
09/15 Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
09/17 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
09/19 Madison, WI @ The Frequency
09/20 Ames, IA @ The Maintenance Shop
09/22 Denver, CO @ Riot Fest
09/26 Norman, OK @ Opolis
09/27 Dallas, TX @ Three Links
09/28 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
10/25 Jefferson, LA @ House of Shock Haunted House
10/26 Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box

Howard Jones/The Fixx/Greg Kihn Band
Some random 80s heroes. We love all three of Howard Jones' hits, "What is Love?" and "the two other ones". The Fixx is back with their classic lineup, releasing a 10th studio album called Beautiful Friction in 2012.

Speaking of 80s, The Greg Kihn Band had two big hits ("The Breakup Song" and "Jeopardy"), which you can probably hear live at one of their show. Oddly enough, he is releasing a novel called Rubber Soul, which is an imagined mystery story about the Beatles. Who said they don't write them like that anymore? The book comes out September 3rd.

Catch Greg Kihn at these "kihncerts":

Sep 03 Rubber Soul Release San Francisco, CA
Oct 12 Kihncert 2013 Morgan Hill, CA
Oct 19 Ramona Mainstage Ramona, CA
Nov 01 Firehouse Arts Center Pleasanton, CA
Nov 02 Firehouse Arts Center Pleasanton, CA

Goblin
Italian instrumental/soundtrack/prog rock band, Goblin, will be playing a number of live dates in the U.S., for the first time ever. Dates are set in October (Halloween, anyone?), so be sure to check them out if the show is not already sold out.

10/01 The Loft - Atlanta, GA
10/03 Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
10/04 Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
10/05 Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA
10/06 Music Hall Of Williamsburg - New York, NY
10/07 Webster Hall - New York, NY
10/09 Sinclair Boston, MA
10/10 Le National - Montreal, QC
10/11 Opera House - Toronto, ON
10/12 Crofoot Ballroom - Detroit, MI
10/13 Metro - Chicago, IL
10/15 Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
10/17 Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC
10/18 Neumos - Seattle, WA
10/19 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
10/20 Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
10/21 Egyptian Theater - L.A., CA
10/22 Egyptian Theater - L.A., CA
10/23 Egyptian Theater - L.A., CA
10/25 Housecore Horror Festival - Austin TX
10/27 Goblin Play Suspiria - Austin TX

Bonus: Norman Reedus and the Walking Dead, The Bridge (U.S. version), The Baby (1973 Horror movie), IAMX's inability to walk straight, Vu's confusing Cult/Church moment, and Asia Argento's naked ambition.

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Soundtrack Maestros: Goblin

Goblin - Tenebre

My fascination with Italian Prog-Rock band Goblin (and film scores in general) began right after my first viewing of Dario Argento's Tenebre. The giallo was pretty good, but I couldn't get the dramatic, porno-disco theme out of my head. I kept going back and rewinding the first few minutes of the tape. It didn't take too long to realize that I would be Goblin's skeazy bitch for life.

 

Goblin - Profondo Rosso (Main Title)

Goblin is and will always be associated with Italian horror auteur Dario Argento. In 1975, he offered an unknown Cherry Five the opportunity to replace composer Giorgio Gaslini on the excellent film Profondo Rosso. With a slight line-up change and a new moniker, they went straight to the top of the charts for 56 weeks. In their short three-year existence, they would also score Argento's much beloved Suspiria and Zombi, his cut of Dawn of the Dead.

 

Goblin - Suspiria

Through the 80s, bassist Fabio Pignatelli continued to work on soundtracks under the Goblin name -- with and without any of the original band members. Keyboardist Claudio Simonetti encountered success in composing and producing dance music. Some credit him as one of the founders of the somewhat hated Italo Disco movement. He also scored a number of horror films, including all of Argento's most recent projects.

 

Goblin - Zombi

In 2000, Dario Argento managed to reunite Pignatelli and Simonetti with guitarist Massimo Morante and drummer Agostino Marangolo for Non ho Sonno. The soundtrack, while a little heavier than expected, was a really good surprise. The band planned to perform live for the first time in decades at Cult Con 2000 in Tarrytown, NY. Unfortunately, someone got a little pissy and a threat of a lawsuit was thrown around. Hence, only Simonetti and his band Daemonia showed up. The hate was back on!

 

Goblin - Mark Il Bagarozzo

But, that wasn't quite the end for Goblin. Five years later, Pignatelli, Morante, and Marangolo would hook up with Goblin's other keyboardist, Maurizio Guarini, and release Back to the Goblin 2005. Admittedly, I tend to favor their work with Simonetti, but this is a pretty classic Goblinesque affair. No complaints from me.

 

 

annoyed by time constraints, Cristina