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October 26, 2005
MOTHER SUPERIOR are performing at 14
BELOW (1348 14th Street--Corner of 14th and Santa Monica Blvd.) in Santa Monica on Saturday, October 29th at 10:30 PM.
September 2, 2005
Mother Superior just got a last minute show Saturday,
September 10th at 14
Below 1348 14th St. (at the corner of 14th & Santa Monica) in Santa
Monica.
August 12, 2005
MOTHER SUPERIOR headline the ROXY on Friday, August 26th!!
MOTHER SUPERIOR WILL BE PERFORMING ON FRIDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 26TH AT THE WORLD FAMOUS ROXY THEATRE ON THE SUNSET STRIP!
ALSO, JOINING MS ON STAGE WILL BE A VERY SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST!!! YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS SHOW!
MOTHER SUPERIOR SET TIME IS 10:30.
THIS IS AN ALL AGES SHOW.
DISCOUNT FLYER available--please email us: topbeat@aol.com
THE ROXY THEATRE IS LOCATED AT 9009 W. SUNSET BLVD. IN WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. FOR ADDITIONAL DIRECTIONS PLEASE VISIT:
http://www.theroxyonsunset.com/directions.asp
July 15, 2005
Mother Superior will be performing live at the CAT
CLUB ON SATURDAY, JULY 30TH. (8911 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA-Next door to
the Whisky) 21+ over
THANKS to everyone for the GREAT response from our tour of Spain!
July 4, 2005
UPCOMING GIG:
MOTHER SUPERIOR is appearing at 14
BELOW (1348 14th Street--Corner of 14th and Santa
Monica Blvd.) in Santa Monica on FRIDAY, JULY 8th at 10:30
PM.
June 22, 2005
This Saturday night, June 25th at 10 PM, Mother Superior will be rocking at SPACELAND
(1717 Silver Lake Blvd. Los Angeles, CA). Come join us for celebration drinks
and some music!
June, 2005
L.A. Show Announced!
MOTHER SUPERIOR will be appearing at SPACELAND (1717 Silver Lake Blvd. Los Angeles, CA) on Saturday, June 25th at 10:00.
May 22, 2005
MOTHER SUPERIOR TO KICK OFF THE GIRA
VITORIA-GASTEIZ AZKENA ROCK FESTIVAL WITH 9 SHOWS IN SPAIN JUNE 8-18, 2005!
HERE'S THE DATES:
MOTHER SUPERIOR
w/ HASH
& THE
SOULBREAKER COMPANY
Mi.8 MADRID . EL SOL 20:00h
Ju.9 GIJÓN . TEATRO ALBENIZ 21:00h
Vi.10 SANTIAGO . CAPITOL 20:30h
Sa.11 BILBAO . AZKENA BILBAO 20:00h
Do.12 PAMPLONA . TOTEM 20:00h
Mi.15 BURGOS . V AVENIDA 21:30h
Ju.16 ZARAGOZA . LA CASA DEL LOCO 21:30h
Vi.17 BARCELONA . MEPHISTO 20:30h
Sa.18 SANTA POLA . CAMELOT 23:30h For
more information (in Spanish) about the tour please visit this
page!
April 26, 2005
2 upcoming MOTHER SUPERIOR shows in MAY!
Friday, May 6 @ THE
CAT CLUB (8911 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA-Next door to the Whisky) 10:30 $7
discount guest list--21+ over
Thursday, May 12 @ 14 BELOW (14th and
Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA) 9:30 $6 discount guest list--21+ over
Please email us if you want to be on the discount guest list
email: topbeat@aol.com
HENRY ROLLINS & MOTHER SUPERIOR Autographed CD Giveaway
We have 1 copy of "GET SOME GO AGAIN SESSIONS" autographed by HENRY ROLLINS & MOTHER SUPERIOR to giveaway sometime in the month of May. Anyone who orders ANYTHING from the
Mother Superior Store here on the website during the month of May will be eligible to win this cool CD!!
The winner will be picked RANDOMLY on May 31, 2005. March 9, 2005 
MOTHER SUPERIOR appearing live at 14
BELOW (1348 14th St. in Santa Monica, California) on Friday, March 18th
@10:30 PM
February 15, 2005
MOTHER SUPERIOR LIVE AT THE ROXY SATURDAY MARCH 5TH!!
MOTHER SUPERIOR WILL BE PERFORMING A SPECIAL SHOW ON SATURDAY NIGHT, MARCH 5TH AT THE WORLD FAMOUS ROXY THEATRE ON THE SUNSET STRIP!
MOTHER SUPERIOR SET TIME IS 10:30 AND THEY WILL BE PERFORMING SONGS FROM THEIR UPCOMING NEW CD, AS WELL AS SOME OLD FAVORITES.
GET THERE EARLY BECAUSE ALSO ON THE BILL IS MOTHER PEARL FEATURING PEARL ADAY (HER NEW CD "BROKEN THORNY CROWN" FEATURES SONGS CO-WRITTEN BY MOTHER SUPERIOR!).
Go to www.mother-pearl.com to get a copy and for more info.
IT'S A NIGHT OF MOTHER SUPERIOR MUSIC AND THIS IS AN ALL AGES SHOW.
THE ROXY THEATRE IS LOCATED AT 9009 W. SUNSET BLVD. IN WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. FOR ADDITIONAL DIRECTIONS PLEASE VISIT:
http://www.theroxyonsunset.com/directions.asp
December 19, 2004
MOTHER SUPERIOR will be appearing Saturday
night, January 8th, 2005 at 10 PM at SPACELAND (1717 Silverlake Blvd in Los
Angeles) playing a fistful of new songs and some choice classics. Start
the new year right--Don't miss it!! AND it's Elvis
Presley's birthday!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM MOTHER SUPERIOR!
It's the 2004 FREE CHRISTMAS 2004 CD!!
It's that time of year again! A brand new edition of MOTHER SUPERIOR's
classic series of Christmas fun! This year's Christmas CD is stuffed (almost 80
minutes!) with live and rare unreleased tracks and OF COURSE some funny stuff
too.
If you bought a CD from the MS website this year, you will automatically be sent
the all-new MOTHER SUPERIOR CHRISTMAS 2004 CD FREE of charge. And also,
anyone who buys anything from now until January 1st, 2005 will also be
sent the CD FREE of charge.
Just a special THANKS to everyone who continues to support MOTHER SUPERIOR!!!
"MSFM"
A MOTHER SUPERIOR RADIO PROGRAM
TRACK LISTING:
1) Matt and his dog, Woody, greetings/Dennis Wilson ID/"JADED LITTLE
PRINCESS" live at the Olympia, Paris 18th, June 2004/Olympia info/ Ike
& Tina concert promo/When Animals Attack/FM Dial/Fake Freddie Mercury/Marc
Bolan Christmas greetings/Good Tidings/"PRETTY IN THE MORNING/*****(FIVE
STARS)" live at Elysee Montmartre, Paris 7th, August 2004/ Kiss Canter's
commercial/Al Green ID/Alice 7-11/The Who Great Shakes commercial/Yardbirds
Great Shakes commercial/Rolling Stones Rice Krispies Commercial/FM Dial
(18:27)
2) Eric Burdon intro/"House Of The Rising Sun" live in Joshua Tree
19th, July 2004 with Eric Burdon and Daniel Lanois/"Four Walls"
intro/"FOUR WALLS" (with Daniel Lanois)/Spirit Of Rebirth/Bee Gees
ID/"Go To Rhino Records"- Wild Man Fischer/Stevie Wonder ID/David
Bowie ID/Terrific Tecu Tune/"Taking My Life In Your Hands"-Elvis
Costello/Mixing Mother Superior/Ad Libidub intro/"LA PEDRERA/IN
STITCHES" samples/Orisit/Somebody To Love In Japan/Happy New Year from John
Lennon
(24:28)
3) Backstage/Dave Matthews warms up/Intro to-/Re:Tards/"The
Maker" intro/"The Maker" live 1st, August 2004 West Palm Beach,
FL with Dave Matthews and Daniel Lanois/The Stones vs. Mother
Superior/"She's So Cold/"JUMPING JACK FLASH"/FM Dial/Pee
Wee Christmas ID/"Complaints"-Sparks with Jim live at Royal Festival
Hall, London 12th, June 2004
(21:45)
4) Talking about Sparks and Azkena/"QUEEN OF THE DEAD"/"THE
WIGGLE" live at the Azkena Festival, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 10th, September
2004/Words of wisdom
(9:36)
TRACKS IN CAPITAL LETTERS ARE PERFORMED BY MOTHER SUPERIOR (JIM WILSON, MARCUS
BLAKE and MATT TECU).
October 29, 2004
MOTHER SUPERIOR TO
PLAY PRIMAL BALL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH!
Mother Superior are playing a huge Halloween Bash put on by Sci Arc and
UCLA! Mother Superior plays a full 45 minute set at 10:15 sharp!
If you'd like to go to the show, let us
know a.s.a.p. and we'll put you on the guest list!
SCI ARC 960 E. Third Street Los Angeles (parking entrance @ 350 Merrick
St.). The festivities which also include pro BMX and skater stuntmen,
Teamsoil, and other bands, djs and even a costume contest!
$1 drinks & micro-brew! 9pm until???
TRIUMPHANT
MOTHER SUPERIOR SHOWS IN SPAIN AND FRANCE!!!
(click any picture for full size version)
Mother Superior arrived in Paris just as the new issue
of CROSSROADS (France's best music magazine) hit the newsstands with Jim's
"On The Road with SPARKS" six page story and interview featured.
Thanks to Christophe and Guillaume.
Click here to
read Jim's full interview on tour in London with Ron and Russell Mael of
SPARKS!!
We're back from our gigs in Europe and fully
immersed in recording the new material! We've been hard at work in the studio
super excited about what happened when we went to France and Spain! THANKS to
all the great people that we met along the way and believe it when we say we
can't wait to get back ASAP!
We have some great photos from the show at the
ELYSEE MONTMARTE. (Thanks Emmy!)
Also, there's an EXCELLENT review of this gig in the brand new issue of
CROSSROADS. It was a gas seeing all the familiar faces that we met in June!
Thanks for coming out to the show!
And what can we say about the AZKENA
Festival!!! It was a humbling experience hanging out with everyone in beautiful
Vitoria. We hope to see you more and more!
Hello and thanks to all of our new friends that we got to meet and share some
music and a drink. Thanks to Eneko for having us and to Bertrand for getting us
there! Over the course of the three day festival, we got to meet old friends,
hear some great bands and play some rock 'n roll!!
The critics have spoken! Check out some of the reviews
of the festival:
MOTHER SUPERIOR
The most solid power trio from Los Angeles...
"Almost without time for us to reach the stage, the power trio from Los
Angeles attacked us with the song which gives name to the record of the year,
"13 Violets". Huge charisma, impeccable musicians and with an
excellent ability to cope with a show. They didn't need so much to get the
audience eating out of their hands. If we bear in mind that they were looking
forward to playing in our country, you could imagine what happened on stage.
Apart from some new songs (which sounded wonderfully), they based their
performance on the songs from the mentioned album and also from the explosive
"Sin". This is the big thing about of this band; like
Drive-By-Truckers, they do not take 4 years to record a masterly album. Mother
Superior is a band with an enormous talent, that knows how to absorb their
influences and catalyse them giving them own identity. This is what someone can
appreciate in their studio recordings, and that it can be noticed live listening
to "Jaded Little Princess", "Pretty In The Morning" or
"Fuel The Fire". Songs which expand their greatness live with the
furious solos from a plethoric Jim Wilson, meanwhile Marcus and Matt cover his
back without any trouble. Taking into account that this was their only date in
this country, it was obligatory to come here to contemplate a classic of our
time. Because that is what Mother Superior is. Maybe they will never get to sell
millions of records, but this band is very, very big and time will end up
placing them at the level of Mountain, Grand Funk Railroad and Humble Pie. We
hope that they make a tour soon in our country. The first show in our lands of
such a fantastic and dear band like Mother Superior".
POPULAR 1 Magazine
"...don't miss the chance to see them,
amazing..."
DESCONCIERTO: DISCOS & CONCIERTOS
"All the bad thoughts I had disappeared
just when Mother Superior took the stage, one of the bands which swept to
victory with their very, very high live performance."
Space Rock Heaters
"And finally one of the bands which
were really expected in the festival, Mother Superior, the old Henry Rollins's
band. Here is where the festival really began and it began really powerfully.
The Californian trio show us a succulent setlist where shone songs from their
last two records. A band which moves happily from Hard Rock to the more
aggressive Blues, with some albums which are pure dynamite. Highlighted songs
were "13 Violets", "Pretty In The Morning" and "Fuel
the Fire" where the crowd forgot completely that it was siesta-time and
woke up the animal they had inside as if it was a discharge of adrenaline, and
they were dragged by the frenetic and overwhelming rhythm of this band."
Rock Angels
Here are links to reviews and pictures of
Mother Superior at the Azkena Festival in Spain (go here
for the English translation of the links):
Mother Superior - Azkena Rock Festival
04
This link is a page of pictures of this historic event!
Space
Rock Heaters (Spanish w/MS pic)
REUX Magazine (Spanish)
Mondo Sonoro (Spanish)
Calzada News (Spanish)
desConcierto (Spanish)
Rock Angels (Spanish)
AltaFidelidad (Spanish w/MS pics)
Aux Magazine (Spanish)
El Correo Digital (Spanish)
Muzikallia (Spanish)
Retrovertiblog (Spanish)
TotRock (go to 'Imatges' for 2 MS pics)
Solo Rock (Spanish)
Sonic Wave Magazine (Spanish w/MS pic)
...and last but definitely not least, thanks to
the fans here in the U.S.!! Thanks to those who ALWAYS come to the local shows
here in L.A. and we promise to be in ALL of your towns as soon as we can get
there!
August 26, 2004
More Mother Superior shows added in Europe!
That's right folks, Mother Superior is to play three shows in France opening up
for DKT/MC5!
Mother Superior and DKT/MC5 dates in France:
Tuesday, Sept. 7- Elysee
Montmartre- Paris
Wednesday, Sept. 8- Ramier- Toulouse
Thursday, Sept. 9- Le400- Bordeaux
After that, Mother Superior is to play the biggest and best music festival in
Spain, the Azkena Rock Festival in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain on Friday, Sept. 10th!
The lineup for the festival includes NEW YORK DOLLS, DTK/MC5, RYAN ADAMS, URGE
OVERKILL, MARK LANEGAN and more. Go here for more updates and information:
http://www.azkenarockfestival.com/
Check out these links to see some pictures of the shows Daniel Lanois and Mother
Superior opened for Dave Matthews Band (with special guest drummer Brian
Blade!)...
Here are some from Tampa: On
the Road tampa
7/29
Here's one from West Palm Beach: west
palm beach 7/31
August 17, 2004
MOTHER
SUPERIOR added to AZKENA FESTIVAL in SPAIN
In case
you haven't heard, the Serie Z Festival that was scheduled for August 27th in
Spain has been CANCELLED.
Fortunately, MOTHER SUPERIOR has quickly been added to the AZKENA
FESTIVAL on September 9-12 (full schedule and set times TBA) with the
NEW YORK DOLLS, The MC5, RYAN ADAMS, URGE OVERKILL, MARK LANEGAN and more.
Go here for more updates and information:
http://www.azkenarockfestival.com/
THANKS to our fans and friends in Spain for making this happen. We are
soooo looking forward to coming to Spain and ROCKING with you all.
MOTHER SUPERIOR at the VIPER ROOM in HOLLYWOOD this
THURSDAY!!
August 19th (this Thursday) MS is headlining the Viper Room on Sunset
Blvd. at 11PM. New songs and good times guaranteed. Also appearing, from Boston,
PUSH STARS.
ALSO!
NEW MOTHER SUPERIOR interview up at KISSSTORYSOURCE.COM
http://kisstorysource.com/index2.html
Learn all about Mother Superior's love of KISS!!
August 4th, 2004
Hello everyone!
Just got back from the road with our friend, Daniel
Lanois! What a great experience! Before we get to that, Mother
Superior is playing at 14
Below this Saturday August 7th at 8:30 pm! Also on the bill is
Banyon featuring Stephen
Perkins of Jane's Addiction and Mike Watt! We promise to kick some
ass!! 14 Below is located at 1348 14th Street in Santa Monica, CA!
See you there!
Anyway, we started the Daniel Lanois tour in Pioneertown, CA (a place just
outside of Joshua Tree). Eric Burdon from the legendary band, the Animals,
joined us onstage and sang "House Of The Rising Sun" with us.
Check out the review of the show here: ERICBURDON.COM | News
It was magic! From there, we traveled across the States with the tour
culminating with three shows with the Dave Matthews band in Florida. Dave
and company couldn't be nicer! Dave introduced us every night and sang
"The Maker, " one of Daniel's songs with us. The audience loved
it! Thanks to Jennifer, Adam and Brian for making this a tour to remember!
As a souvenir of the tour, a specially pressed cd of Daniel's music was made and
sold at the venues and his website. The cd is called "Rockets,"
a collection of live and alternate versions of Daniel's songs and features a
great version of "The Maker" with yours truly, Mother Superior!
More reviews and stuff to come! Looking forward to seeing you at 14 Below
on the 7th!
Recent reviews / articles:
8/4 Hi-Desert Star, 7/21
The Desert Sun
June 30th, 2004
MOTHER SUPERIOR in PARIS!!
Elo kiddies, it's Jim here. We're just back from a triumphant show in
Paris at L'Olympia
where we rocked 'em with a Mother Superior set they'll never forget! Lots
of thanks to Christophe from Crossroads Magazine (our "13 Violets" CD is
currently #2 on the rock chart just behind Aerosmith's "Honkin' On Bobo"!!) and
also Michel from our label Fargo
Records who showed us great hospitality. Hello to all the new fans and
listeners and thank you all so much for the support!
While in Paris we got some great new photos (thanks to Emmy) which we'll be
sharing with you shortly, as well as some live shots from the concert. I
also did an interview for a major French music magazine called "Rock & Folk"
that will soon be published. There was a great "meet and greet" at the
Hard Rock Cafe© where we got to hang out with fans and sign autographs.
That night at the concert, we met and played with lots of great artists (hello
to Ross The Boss, Jason Ringenberg, Carmine Appice who said we have lots of
soul, Gary Louris, Kevin Salem, Eric Ambel and Neal Casal). Marcus had the
great opportunity to get to play bass with the legendary Arthur Brown and Phil
May from the Pretty Things! Hello to Mark St. John, who still can't get
over the fact that I really do like the Bay City Rollers.
A few last thanks go to Guillaume and Melanie and also to Hugues. And how
can we forget our new friend Ron Donovan!! Ron, we are looking forward to
doing lots of work with you in the future.
Our set was fast and furious and loud (duh!) and we hope to have a recording of
the show available to everyone soon. More Mother Superior shows in Europe
are coming up at the end of August/beginning of September. A shout-out
goes to Jean-Luc for believing in us and also for taking us to the Eiffel Tower
and cool vinyl stores.
JIM onstage with SPARKS IN LONDON
Just before the show in Paris, I had the great fortune to play with SPARKS
at the Meltdown
Festival in London. It was a rare occasion for Sparks to look back and
perform their 1974 classic "Kimono My House" in its entirety and I got to rock
the blistering power chords and solos! Thanks to Ron and Russell Mael, my
all-time heroes and now also my dear friends, for my chance to have a dream come
true. The next time you're at the CD store looking for some new sounds,
pick up "Kimono My House" and also the latest Sparks CD, "Lil' Beethoven" and
get ready to have your mind blown. Thanks also to Sparks drummer Tammy
Glover (who has now eliminated the words Dinky Diamond from the English
language), Dean Menta (formerly of Faith No More who has been playing guitar
with Sparks for the past couple of years and who graciously let me share the
guitar duties with him) and my new friend Steve McDonald from Redd
Kross who played the bass guitar flawlessly and made us all laugh. It
was a great pleasure to work with Sparks and I hope that it will not be the last
time.
Also, I got the chance to interview Ron and Russell for an upcoming issue of
Crossroads Magazine in France and we will hopefully get that on the website
after it is published. Thanks again to Christophe for the idea and for
making it all happen.
Four more pics: Jim
with the brothers Mael, Ron
and Jim, Ron
and Jim, Sparks
take a bow. Also check out the new pictures
page for three pics of new drummer Matt Tecu!
Show reviews: Guardian
Unlimited musicOMH.com
NME
MOTHER SUPERIOR New CD and Video UPDATE!!
We are busy recording our 7th (!!!!) CD and it will be our heaviest and most
rocking album ever. We've been coming up with some awesome riffs and
barn-burning rockers. Song titles and more info to come SOON!! Also,
in the next couple of weeks we'll be filming a new video for "Head Hanging Low"
from "13 Violets" that will once again be directed by Anthony Scarpa who did our
"Jaded Little Princess" video as well as the "13 Violets" cover photos.
More details soon.
Additionally, Mother Superior have recorded a cool instrumental CD that we're
calling "ADLIBIDUB" and it's full of trippy riffs and improvisations that we
captured on tape one afternoon at Cole Studios in Hollywood. It will be a
limited internet-only release so stay tuned for details on how to get your copy.
TOUR DATES for DANIEL LANOIS and MOTHER SUPERIOR
Seven shows so far with Daniel are coming up at the end of July and the
beginning of August. Go here for the latest info!
http://daniellanois.com/calendar.htm
MOTHER SUPERIOR and PEARL ADAY collaboration coming soon!
We told you before about our upcoming project with Pearl Aday (daughter of Meat
Loaf and Motley Crue backup vocalist). The collaboration is now going to
be called "MOTHER PEARL" and the CD title is "Broken Thorny Crown."
Together we have written and recorded 11 tracks with Pearl and they are now
being mixed by Bruce Robb at Cherokee Studios here in L.A. Scott from
Anthrax has been helping produce the tracks and believe me, Pearl sings her ass
off on these songs. The three of us crank it up on the backing tracks as
per usual. Highlights include "Worth Defending," "Not Right Now," and a
blistering new version of the Mother Superior classic, "Whore." No release
date yet but check out Pearl's new website for updates, song clips and photos:
http://mother-pearl.com
OK...more soon as it happens and drop me a line to let me know you're out there
and hope to see you all on the road SOON!!
jim@mother-superior.com
May 21st, 2004
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL THE OLD & NEW FRIENDS WHO
CAME TO THE L.A. AND SAN FRANCISCO SHOWS!!! THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT...MORE
LOCAL AND OTHER U.S. SHOWS TO BE ANNOUNCED...STAY TUNED!
MOTHER SUPERIOR TO PERFORM IN PARIS JUNE 18TH!
After having received GREAT press reviews upon its European release in March,
our latest CD, "13 VIOLETS" is currently on the best-selling chart in
France (#8 on this month's top 50!!!). MOTHER SUPERIOR will be in Paris
in June and will be featured in a special night of performances at the OLYMPIA
on June 18 presented by CROSSROADS Magazine. The latest issue of
CROSSROADS features a 4 page article and interview and exclusive photos.
Also, there is a 7 page interview with photos in the great Spain music magazine,
POPULAR 1, which has been instrumental in Mother Superior's soaring popularity
in Spain. In the POPULAR 1 article, Jim & Marcus take Popular 1's
Cesar Martin on a tour of Hollywood including a trip to the Mothership to check
out the band's rare vinyl collection!
We're just getting started in Europe. Late summer festivals and tour dates
to be announced.
THIS JUST IN...Jimmy Page and David Gilmour added to the bill of Crossroads
night #1!
http://jimmypageonline.com/11349.html
MOTHER SUPERIOR IN THE STUDIO
We've been busy starting the next CD by recording new tracks at Chris McClure's
place and it sounds awesome. Tracks are being mixed at producer Brad
Wood's studio. More on that as it happens. Also, we had the pleasure
of doing more work with our friend ROBERT BRADLEY. We backed Robert on a
cover of a Van Morrison song "Don't Look Back" that will be used as
the opening song for a Robin Williams movie that's directed by David Duchovny
called "House Of D" which has already shown rave reviews at the
Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
Also, we've been writing and recording tracks for an upcoming CD by our friend
Pearl Aday (daughter of Meat Loaf, also former Motley Crue background vocalist).
We've done 11 tracks so far produced by Scott Ian from Anthrax and Bruce Robb
from Cherokee Studios. They are SMOKIN'!! We co-wrote nine new songs
with Pearl (she does the lyrics) and there will also be a Randy Newman cover
("Guilty" which Pearl used to bring down the house with at Meat Loaf
shows the past couple of years). Also, Pearl is doing a cover of our own
"Whore" from the Triple X CD! Never thought we'd hear a girl
sing this one! But it sounds really great and hopefully you'll all get to
hear it soon.
JIM performs with SPARKS in LONDON
En route to Paris for the Olympia show with MS, Jim will make a stop in London
to play guitar on stage with one of his all-time favorite bands, SPARKS, at the
Royal Festival Hall in London on Saturday, June 12. This show is part of
the MELTDOWN Festival which is presented by Morrissey who asked Sparks to
perform their 1974 masterpiece "KIMONO MY HOUSE". We met Sparks
(brothers Ron & Russell Mael) through producer Tony Visconti (he did the
strings on Mother Superior's "Four Walls") and Jim got the chance to
let the band know how much he loved their music and they kept in touch. To
reproduce the guitar-heavy sounds on their "Kimono" album, they are
bringing Jim for additional guitar and Redd Kross bassist Steve McDonald in for
the special one-time only show. Go to www.allsparks.com
for more info.
UPCOMING MOTHER SUPERIOR SHOWS:
PARIS, FRANCE Olympia Theater Friday, June 18th
(Crossroads Magazine Party)
CADIZ, SPAIN Serie Z Festival August 27/28
DANIEL LANOIS with MOTHER SUPERIOR
(opening for Dave Matthews Band)
April 13th, 2004
Make sure you head on over to the Heavy Soul Store and pick up a copy of 13 Violets if you haven't yet!
Lots of things coming your way this week, including a WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE version of a tune from the new album 13 Violets, featureing Daniel Lanois on slide!
Also snipits from the new album for those of you who haven't experienced it yet, and new pictures of the band!
In the meantime, check this out:
UPCOMING MOTHER SUPERIOR SHOWS:
HOLLYWOOD
SPACELAND Wednesday, April 14th 10:30 PM
1717 Silver Lake Blvd.
$5 Discount List--email topbeat@aol.com to be added to unlimited list.
SAN FRANCISCO
SLIM'S Saturday, April 17th (w/ Mother Hips--SOLD OUT!)
333 Eleventh St.
HOTEL UTAH Friday, April 30th (Jim's Birthday!)
500 Fourth St. (at the corner of Bryant St.)
PARIS, FRANCE Olympia Theater Friday, June 18th (Crossroads Magazine Party)
CADIZ, SPAIN Serie Z Festival August 27/28
DANIEL LANOIS with MOTHER SUPERIOR (opening for Dave Matthews Band)
Tampa Bay Amphitheatre Tampa, FL Thu 7/29 SOLD OUT
Sound Advice Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, FL Sat 7/31 ON SALE NOW!
Sound Advice Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, FL Sun 8/1 On Sale Now!
MOTHER SUPERIOR MUSIC IN TRIBUTE FILM
Now showing exclusively on Showtime, the movie "Tribute" delves into the
sometimes strange, but passionate, subculture of tribute bands for such musical
phenoms as KISS, Judas Priest, The Monkees and QUEEN.
It's a must-see film. Sometimes hilarious and sometimes sad, the film
presents a hilarious, but also insightful and touching view of a genuinely ambitious
group of people who go to extraordinary lengths to live out their rock dreams
and re-create the performances of their superstar idols. The documentary
explores the issues these bands face including band member turn-over, obsessive
fans, dead-end day jobs and bandmates who take the impersonations too far.
MOTHER SUPERIOR (with longtime cohort Brian Kehew) have supplied the film
with incidental backgroud music and riffs. We are proud to be involved with this
film and we're sure it will be a classic for years to come. Watch for our
credit at the end and if you want to hear some of the music we did you can go to
Check out: http://www.tributethemovie.com/index.html for some snippets.
March 2nd, 2004
We have a couple of reviews for you!
First, check out this link
http://hometown.aol.com/raysrealm/myhomepage/
Then from the spanish magazine, Popular 1, we have a translation for you to check out:
Popular 1 translation review of 13 Violets:
They have not risen to stardom yet and if we bear in mind the current situation of the music scene is impossible to know if a line-up like Mother Superior will end up achieving some day the success they deserve, but the only thing which is clear is that here we have one of the best bands of the world. They are not new comers, they have been rocking for many, many years and they have in their credit a quite solid discography and every time Henry Rollins needs their services, they become the best Rollins Band that you can think of (I am not exaggerating if I say that this band has more talent than the Rollins Band of the days of The End Of Silence).
Mother Superior already surprised us in the past with albums like Deep or Mother Superior, but it s evident that their work of 2003, Sin , was a point of inflexion in their career. They have never recorded an album as complete as this one, and its really incredible that just one year later they have got to release this majestic 13 Violets , which undoubtedly is as good as Sin .
If you read the interview with Jim Wilson of this months issue, you can have an idea of what kind of band Mother Superior is although you have never listened to their music.
Their influences are impeccable: Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Funkadelic, Humble Pie, Queen, Free, Johnny Cash, The Who, Muddy Waters\'85 And musically they remind to the 70s power trios which combine equally the power of Rock with the sensibility of Soul music. Mother Superior are indebted to Grand Funk Railroad as well as Funkadelic but at the same time they have their own identity and they dont spend their time copying the things their masters did. An American critic said they are Led Zeppelin with a full erection, and hardly he could have described them in such an appropriate way.
13 Violets is an exuberant work. Very fine compositions as well as the extraordinary production of Wayne Kramer, for whom they were his accompaniment band last year. Kramer have made sure to capture perfectly the power and the immediacy of the group as well as adding some really interesting shades. You just have to listen to the initial theme,nHead Hanging Low , with that beautiful work of Jim Wilson with the guitar and the support of Wayne Kramer with the keyboards, to realize that this is the kind of album which is going to make people talk about during the following months. 13 Violets is the most assorted and surprising album that they have ever recorded so far. The beautiful composition Four Walls, in which the legendary producer Tony Visconti has added a string section, contrasts with songs of hard and powerful Rock n Roll in the style of Mother Superior such as Turbulence, Fuel the Fire, that, at the same time, dont have anything to do with the 70s Soul of I Desire You and Everything Is Alright , two songs which have horns.
This band loves music with such an enormous passion that it is impossible for them to be identified with just one style, and that is something always welcome. In this times of musical drought in which we live, when every time is more difficult to find young groups with talent, a band like Mother Superior is more necessary than ever. Don't doubt it and bring home this fantastic 13 Violets .
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JANUARY 25th, 2004
Hey MS Fans, a new signed poster contest, and more site updates coming this week, be sure to keep checking back!
Check out this review of the new album!
MOTHER SUPERIOR PERFORMS MUSIC FROM THEIR NEW CD
13 VIOLETS LIVE AT AMOEBA MUSIC TUESDAY JANUARY 27TH
AND INTRODUCES NEW DRUMMER MATT TECU
READY TO ROCK? SOME OF YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT AND A SURPRISE IF YOU'RE
COMING TO CHECK US OUT AT OUR AMOEBA SHOW ON TUESDAY...WE HAVE A NEW DRUMMER NAMED
MATT TECU!!!!
JASON HAD TO QUIT THE BAND FOR PERSONAL REASONS A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT IT WAS
ONLY A FEW DAYS OF SHOCK AND A BIT OF LUCK THAT LEAD OUR FRIEND KEITH MORRIS TO
SUGGEST MATT AS A REPLACEMENT SIMPLY BECAUSE HE'S A GREAT DRUMMER! YOU WILL
SEE FOR YOURSELF HE'S FORMERLY OF THE BAND DIG AND HE PERSONALLY DIGS LED ZEPPELIN AND OTIS
REDDING!
HE LOVES AND RESPECTS THE MUSIC OF MOTHER SUPERIOR AND KNOWS THE SONGS
BETTER THAN WE DO!!
THE BAND SOUNDS MORE INTENSE THAN EVER…FRESH AND INSPIRING WE WOULDN'T LIE!
AND YOU'LL BE THE FIRST TO HEAR IT IF YOU CAN MAKE IT TO AMOEBA! AND WE'RE
ALSO WORKING ON A JAM WITH OUR FRIEND THE INCREDIBLE DANIEL LANOIS FOR THE
PERFORMANCE SO DON'T MISS THIS ONE KIDS!
OK, WELL WE THOUGHT YOU SHOULD GET TO KNOW MATT A LITTLE BETTER SO WE ASKED
HIM SOME VITAL STATS:
REAL NAME: MATTHEW VINCENT TECU
BIRTHPLACE: ST. LOUIS, MISERY
BIRTHDAY: AUGUST 31 (OLD MILLENIUM)
HEIGHT: 6'3
COLOR OF EYES: DEPENDS ON THE SHIRT I'M WEARING, BUT USUALLY HAZEL
COLOR OF HAIR: DEPENDS ON MY MOOD, BUT, BROWNISH
INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: WORLD'S GREATEST BAD GUITAR PLAYER BUT MOSTLY KNOWN FOR
BEATING ON THINGS FOR A LIVING
WHERE EDUCATED: I'D LIKE TO JUST LEAVE THAT AS "GOOD QUESTION"
AGE ENTERED SHOW BUSINESS: FIRST TIME I PLAYED IN FRONT OF PEOPLE? 16
FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE: HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA
BIGGEST BREAK IN CAREER: STILL WAITING FOR IT
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: STILL AVOIDING IT
HOBBIES: I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT TOO DIRTY--MAKING SWEET, SWEET LOVE AND
EATING CHEETOS
MUSICAL EDUCATION: SURE
PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONS: WHATEVER, SHITLOADS OF THEM…I BULLSHITTED MY WAY INTO
WORKING AT A DNA LAB
FAVORITE COLOR: GREEN
FAVORITE CLOTHES: NO THANK YOU
FAVORITE SINGER, MALE (OTHER THAN JIM WILSON): STEVIE WONDER
FAVORITE ACTOR: ROBERT DUVALL
FAVORITE COMPOSER: BEETHOVEN & BRIAN WILSON
FAVORITE FOOD: (LONG PAUSE) PIZZA
FAVORITE DRINK: WATER
FAVORITE CAR: ONE THAT RUNS AND DOESN'T SMELL
AMBITION: YES!
FAVORITE SINGER, FEMALE: ETTA JAMES
FAVORITE GROUP: I DON'T REALLY HAVE A FAVORITE GROUP, THAT JUST DEPENDS
FAVORITE INSTRUMENTALIST: CAN YOU PAUSE THAT, LET ME THINK OF THAT ONE
FAVORITE INSTRUMENTALIST: MILES DAVIS
JANUARY 1 2004
Hey Mother Superior fans, thanks for stopping by! It's 2004 now, hopefully you all had a great new years. There are a lot of new things coming up and some big news with the band!
Expect a update in the new few days, including news on autographed poster contest, and more.
Be sure to check out the tour dates section for the show coming up at on the 27th at AMOEBA MUSIC.
DECEMBER
12/19/03
THIS JUST IN
We're having our cd release party at
AMOEBA MUSIC in Hollywood
JANUARY 27, 2004. We'll play a
full set and it's FREE!! 7PM!! SPECIAL GUESTS TOO!!
Also please note the link for the CD-pre order (with bonus gift!) is now up, scroll below to check it out!
12/6/03
Click here for the new cover!
Click here for a review of the new album on peace dog man! (it's on the front page right now too!)
Hello to everyone. Jim here with an update and holiday greetings to all. Sorry we’ve been so out of touch but we’ve been working hard and I’m sure y’all have too. But I've come bearing good news.
“13 VIOLETS” is the title of the new MOTHER SUPERIOR CD and it will be released in the U.S. on January 20, 2004. We can’t wait for you to hear what we’ve done this time. A SPECIAL THANKS to Brother Wayne Kramer for lending us his genius ears and for producing what we know is our finest work to date. There are twelve songs on the CD (YOU are the 13th violet). Lots of different sounds this time around so get ready for some intense listening.
There is actually a different version of “13 VIOLETS” being released on Fargo Records in Europe also at the beginning of the new year. It also has twelve songs on it but two of the songs are different than on the U.S. version and they are also in a different sequence. Have a look...
13 VIOLETS
TRACK LISTING
U.S. VERSION
1. HEAD HANGING LOW
2. 13 VIOLETS
3. FIVE STARS
4. QUEEN OF THE DEAD
5. FOUR WALLS
6. TURBULENCE
7. FUEL THE FIRE
8. DID YOU SEE IT?
9. EVERYBODY WANTS*
10. I DESIRE YOU
11. EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT*
12. KICKED AROUND
13 VIOLETS
TRACK LISTING
EURO VERSION
1. HEAD HANGING LOW
2. FUEL THE FIRE
3. TURBULENCE
4. FIVE STARS
5. FOUR WALLS
6. 13 VIOLETS
7. STARLETT**
8. WHAT IF**
9. QUEEN OF THE DEAD
10. DID YOU SEE IT?
11. I DESIRE YOU
12. KICKED AROUND
*exclusive to U.S.
**exclusive to Europe
So, if you’re a super M.S. fan you’ll get 14 new songs in total!
It seems like forever since we’ve had a new album (but in fact it’s only been a year and a half!). We’re also currently booking as many live shows as we can so stay tuned to the website for tour updates (both U.S. and Europe). We look forward to seeing each and every one of you at the shows. Thanks for your support and your patience. We promise to have a knockout live show with many new sounds.
SPECIAL OFFER
Oh yeah! Our filmmaking friends James Beaton & Matt Jones followed us around with cameras while we were recording and mixing “13 VIOLETS” and they produced an awesome mini-documentary capturing all the madness. We originally used the video for promotional purposes but the response has been great and we want you to see it, too. Soooo, if you would like a copy, all you gotta do is order the CD from Top Beat directly (online or by mail) and we’ll send you the VHS video ABSOLUTELY FREE. It’s a limited offer and these videos will NOT be sold in stores. RARE! You will receive the U.S. version CD and NTSC video (sorry no PAL videos) around the release date of January 20. Click here to order NOW!!
Click here to pre-order the new album and get the bonus tape!
Otherwise, the CD will be available at all cool CD stores on Tuesday, January 20 and if your local store doesn’t have it in stock, they can EASILY order it for you if you ask them ("13 VIOLETS" is distributed by Bayside Distribution). You can also get it from any online CD store (towerrecords.com, amazon.com, etc.).
And for those of you who like to sing along, the lyrics will be available right here on our site (THANKS to Brent, our fourth member, for doing such a GREAT job, too).
Click here for lyrics for 13 violets
OK, it’s time for my boot heels to be wandering…but drop me a line if you like what you hear on “13 VIOLETS” or just to say hi…
write to: jim@mother-superior.com
And I’m going to do my best to write back each one of you with much gratitude.
You guys rule! THANKS for listening--it means so much. Stay tuned for some true SURPRISES in 2004. Until then, have a wonderful Christmastime and a shiny, happy New Year.
Rock on,
Jim
P.S. I almost forgot to tell you about the new ROBERT BRADLEY AND BLACKWATER SURPRISE CD that has just been released called “Still Lovin’ You” on Vanguard Records. If you’re not familiar with Robert’s music, he’s a great soul singer from Detroit and he asked Mother Superior to record some tracks with him for his new CD. We ended up doing half the album (5 out of 10 songs)!! We’re proud of the music we’ve made with Robert so go here for more info on his new CD.
Click here to check him out!
(note from Brent: Right click here and choose 'save as' for a Xmas message from the Mothership!
OCTOBER
THE WINNER OF THE SIGNED TOUR POSTER IS:
~~TIM ROBINSON~~
Congrats to Tim! Thanks to everyone who was into it. :) Hopefully you all had a good Halloween, fun stories always welcome.
Stay tuned for more news soon!!
To win the content of a autographed tour poster, sign the guestbook. More than one entry does not increase your chance to win. Winner will be announced on Halloween. Album is coming along nicley expect goodies this christmas season and maybe even a PRE ORDER with a special bonus for those that do. Lots more coming soon. Stay tuned...
SEPTEMBER
Be sure to check out the tour dates and check out the shows if you can. =)
Also, be sure to check past months news, lots of good info in there about the upcoming album.
OK MOTHER PEOPLE! The first contest has arrived. I have in my hot hands a signed West Memphis 3 tour poster for the June 29th show that was at The Showbox in Seattle. This is signed by the whole band as well as Mr. Henry Rollins.
In addition, I have glossy photo of the MS gang that will also go to the lucky winner.
Now your asking...how do I win this, right? Details to come next week. Heh, can you feel the tension?
Ok, next goodie is that a few new pics are up and ready for your optic pleasure. Be sure to check em out, I must have about 100 more to put up so keep checking back.
Newsletter should be up soon. Forum was up but has security issues, we'll see what happens. Maybe you get both next week. =) Maybe I'm just hoping again. Keep rocking mother people!
Brent
Enjoy every sandwhich people.
Another great talent has fallen.
And yet another has been lost.
August
8/24/03
Hello MS Fans! Be sure to check out the new tour dates and catch the gang on the road if you can!
The new album ("13 Violets") is nearing completion! The final finishin' touches will be applied over the next month or so and then the record biz kicks in; expect to see the new album released Jan. 21st, 2004. Keep checking back here for more information, and for previews of upcoming songs. More to come soon...
MS PEOPLE! What do you think of a newsletter that sends you all the latest goodies right to your e-mail box? E-mail me if you think this sounds cool. Anything you would like to see on the site be sure to let me know. Also, be on the lookout for an exclusive poster giveaway straight from the MS guys themselves.
The site still does not have the forum and other things up yet, keep sending me e-mails to kick me in the butt to get them up. =)
Lastly, be on the lookout for a ton of new pictures to be uploaded over the next week or two.
Keep on keeping on-
~B
8/1/03
We`ve just finished the Rise Above tour in Japan with Henry and from there, flew right to Belgium to do some shows with Daniel Lanois. We just did a festival show.
JULY
Hello!
Well, we finished the European leg of the Rollins Band Rise Above tour and we gotta say that it was just as wild and fun as the leg in the States. Especially, Hamburg, Germany: you guys were wild!
We're now in Australia for a series of shows.
Gotta beat the jet lag... The adrenaline of the shows always picks us up!
See all of you Aussies at the shows and let's rock!
JUNE
Thanks for making it to the shows, everybody in the States!
We're now
beginning our European leg of the tour.
It should be interesting, we're
playing clubs and huge outdoor festivals. Keith Morris won't be on this
leg, though. Bummer. He was a gas to play with.
Well, we hope to see you all at the shows and maybe even chat. Don't be
shy!
M.S.
MAY
Hello, Marcus here!
We're currently in
Orlando, Florida on the Rollins Band Rise Above Tour with Keith Morris.
We're
covering a lot of ground here, folks.
We're doing 41 shows (I believe) in 11
countries culminating in a very special show in Tokyo at the end of July.
While
we've been out on the road, we've been rocking and rolling in support of the
Rise Above album benefitting the West Memphis 3.
It's been cool speading the
word of Mother Superior as well to the uninitiated.
If we're not coming your
way on this tour, fear not, Mother Superior will be coming your way soon!
APRIL
Message from Jim to the Heavy Soul People...
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Hey mother people, Jim here from Mother Superior just wanting to say a quick hello to everyone and also THANKS to you for checking out the new website…we’re just getting started so keep coming back to stay informed…we’ve been working hard with our new webmaster Brent to bring you the latest updates, photos, tour dates, exclusive music and VIDEO and so much more so favorite this address and come back often…
Right now you can download our new single “HEAD HANGING LOW” and I know some of you already have…thanks for the kind words…it’s from our upcoming “13 VIOLETS” CD which is finished and should be in stores by August/September…we’ve been working on this one for awhile and I think you’ll like what you hear… there are TWELVE new smash tunes on the disc and we’re super excited about the results and you will be too…Brother Wayne has produced a monster for our group…we’ve slaved over finding the right sequence (thanks Ken) for this one and we can’t wait for you to hear what we’ve recorded this time around (lots of rockers OF COURSE…just wait until you crank up “TURBULENCE” and “FUEL THE FIRE” and there’s also some weird shit that we’ve never done before including some horns on “I DESIRE YOU” and “EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT” and also we did a sad acoustic song called “FOUR WALLS” with legendary producer Tony Visconti…he came up with a wonderful string arrangement and also mixed the song…right now my favorite is a track called “EVERYBODY WANTS”)…currently, we’re in the CD cover design and final mastering stage so stay tuned here for the latest…in a few short weeks you’ll be able to hear snippets of EACH song so please visit us again soon…and for the first time EVER, all of the lyrics to the songs on “13 VIOLETS” will be exclusively available here on the site…
...“SIN” has now been released in Europe to great response…many thanks to our good friends at Fargo Records in France…and for the MS collector folk there’s a nice, shiny NEW cover with lots of photos of Marcus, Jason and me…we’re SO LOOKING FORWARD to coming to Europe to play for y’all…don’t worry, that’s in the works but in the meantime…
…Summer’s here and the time is right for hitting the road again…as some of you may or may not know we’re hitting the Southern U.S. in mid-May with our friend Daniel Lanois who has just released his third solo CD “SHINE”…Dan’s an incredible musician who has produced a few acts you may have heard of (U2, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel) and I highly recommend you get out to see us play if you can…making music with Daniel is a spiritual experience…the tour dates are up so if we’re playing near you, come out and say hi…and in June/July we’ll be going EVERYWHERE to do more “Rise Above” shows with Henry Rollins and Keith Morris…the response from the Black Flag shows we did in December in L.A. has been so great, we’re taking it WORLDWIDE…get ready…again, keep checking back for dates and UPDATES…
…OK just like Robert Plant I’ve got to ramble on…I’m just been thinking about all y’all…THANKS so much for listening to and supporting our music…we want to give you THE BEST so believe me when I say we’ve been working hard…no one said it was easy…you got to cry sometimes…don’t you realize that? but everything is alright…what could be better? and remember, just as sure as yesterday has passed, the future’s coming down on you FAST…
…well, so much for my QUICK hello…PEACE BE WITH ALL OF YOU…
Jim (jim@mother-superior.com),
April, 2003
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