Dec. 1: It's NOT Just Another New Year's Eve!

GOT ANY PLANS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE? YOU DO NOW!!

A very special New Year's Evening with Ian Mitchell & Kyle Vincent of
the Bay City Rollers, featuring songs from each, and of course, all
the Rollers hits! Don't miss this intimate, yet rockin' night at The
Winchester Music Hall in Cleveland.(http://thewinchester.net/)
Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling the club directly:
(216) 226-5681.

We will be a duo that night, but many of the songs will be with full backing tracks,
so they will sound nice and BIG, even with only 2 skinny lads on stage.

See Kyle's knobby knees in a kilt!
Hear Ian explain what Auld Lang Syne means!
Watch 2 guys with funny hair forget words to songs they've never
played!
Free Hor'dourves!
Suprises!
Toast at midnight! (I'll bring the blueberry jam)

And the greatest part of this night? It's only 20 smackers! Find
another NYE show for 20 bucks. I dare ya.

Book a flight and let's bring in the New Year together!

And finally..if you're looking to stuff some stockings...The KV Five
& Dime Store has put EVERYTHING ON SALE! That's right, EVERYTHING!
Some items are almost gone for good, so order right away so we can
ship in time for holiday gifts. Shop til you hop at
http://www.kylevincent.com/swag/


Sep. 7: Bay City Rollers!

As some of you may know, over the past couple of years I've been writing a book about growing up in Berkeley. Someday soon I hope to finish the book, but today I want to share a couple paragraphs that I originally wrote about 2 years ago. After reading, you will see why I've decided to share this.

Here are the words I wrote, only edited for brevity, not content, these are the original words:

"...One evening my school jazz band had one of its seasonal concerts at the Berkeley Little Theater. The Little Theater was adjacent to the Berkeley Community Theater, (the Big Theater) where during the 70's the likes of Billy Joel, Springsteen, and any emerging touring recording artist would play. On this night, there appeared to be many more fans than usual around the theater complex as my mother pulled up in front.

As I was sitting in my chair on stage before the concert trying to tune up my horn, I kept hearing a thumping and a shrill screeching sound leaking through the walls seemingly coming from the bigger theater next door. We still had a few minutes before we were to begin our little concert in the little theatre for our little parents, so, gawker that I am, I put my sax down and went on a journey to find the source of these sounds. I went downstairs under the stage to the corridor that connected the two theaters, wondered through an underground maze of hallways, went up some stairs, down and up some more, all the while the sounds getting louder, until I finally came to a door marked "Stage". I chose to open the door. A wise move.

Suddenly there I was on the side of the stage of the Berkeley Community Theater. What I saw stuck with me for years. What I heard stuck even more.

I was within 10 feet of a pop star in full Scottish regalia and a post-Beatle spiked haircut singing and playing bass with his buddies. The audience was on their female teenage feet screaming their lungs out. It was surreal. I then noticed that the entire band was noticing me on the side of the stage. They all were looking at me, I was sure they were telepathically asking me to lose the jazz nerds and join their pop band.

Guess I'll never know. I was discovered and returned to my proper gig in the Little Theater, did my jazz solos, and as I jumped into my mother's VW bus for the ride home, we watched as the young lads left in their limos with the young similarly dressed Bay Area girls flinging themselves at the windows. I just stared in awe. At that moment I decided that being some smart ass smug jazz affecianado may be a bit less enticing than having big spiky hair and having girls go wild over you. I wonder if the Bay City Rollers still might want me for their reunion tour?"

I wrote those words about a defining moment in my music life. I opened a door and everything changed. I didn't know how I was going to get there, but I knew I was going to get on that stage. Within a few years I was on my way to L.A. to join Candy, essentially our version of the original article.

Today I am honored, proud, humbled, and friggin' freaked out to announce that I have been invited by Ian Mitchell to be the new lead singer of the BAY CITY ROLLERS. I have, of course, accepted.

This is the beginning of a new journey, lots of shows are planned, and I'm busting to get out there and join Craig, Joe, Ian and a top notch band on stages around the planet. (Ian has written a very nice introduction on his myspace blog: myspace.com/iankmitchell)

Over the years there have been offers, some pretty darn sweet, some odd [I was once asked to be the lead singer of the Japanese metal band, Loudness (?!)], but never did the situation make sense to me on every level. If I were to join another band it would have to have these elements: Magic, Talent, Great Songs, and History. The Rollers have oodles of all of these elements with oodles to spare. They also happen to be very nice guys, insane, but nice.

This doesn't mean a shut down of the next solo album or the "other" part of me, I expect to release a new single in the Fall, this will just make everything even more potent.

I hope you guys will come with me on this journey--it's gonna be a fun ride and all of my friends are invited.

Let the door open.

kv

Sep. 5: It's A Comin'!

For those of you wondering where the heck the news has been all summer, the answer is: IN THE STUDIO! I've been working hard up there in the Pie In the Sky studio cranking out all sorts of tunes. A sneak preview of the first single will be available through this website in the coming weeks...so stay tuned for updates!

Don't forget that I'm criss crossing the country as we speak; if you'd like to book me for one of my famous (or is that infamous?) living room shows, just drop us a note by clicking here.

Apr. 13: Big News Times 3!


BIG NEWS #1:
I'm giddy. I've just returned from Nashville where I was one of 175 people personally trained for 3 days by the Hon. Al Gore to be an official presenter of his slide show, as seen in "An Inconvenient Truth". After some prep time I will be taking an updated, edited and personalized version of it with me on the road,  presenting the slide
show live!

How did all this come to be?

Mr. Gore and his non-partisan organization, "The Climate Project" made a commitment to train 1000 individuals chosen from around the world to come to Nashville where a team of climate change scientists, educators, but mostly the former veep himself provided attendees with the information and skills needed to present our own version of "An
Inconvenient Truth" in towns across America and around the world.

Somehow I was picked to be one of the final group of 175. I'm convinced there was some sort of mix-up, and I got the invite of some big wig engineer named Lyle Benson.

It was an intensive, action packed experience. Mr. Gore, apart frombeing a humble, warm, funny as heck, self-deprecating man, is awonderful professor who obviously loves teaching. He has boundless energy and enthusiasm for this subject, and welcomed questions from us. He was also a cool cat to hang out with at B.B. King's last Tuesday night. (There is a silly photo of us up on my myspace site, --a better one will be coming soon).

During the entire process no politics were discussed, just science, urgency, and hope.

For years now I've tried using my music to bring awareness to environmental and other issues, and now with the official backing of The Climate Project I look forward to doing my part to spread the word.

You can read about it here (I'm the musician!):
http://blog.algore.com/2007/04/training_in_nashville.html

BIG NEWS #2
Gladys Knight, John Denver, Olivia Newton John, the Dalai Lama,
Desmond Tutu, and me?! Aggg! Talk about pressure. Well, here we go
again...

On Earth Day, April 22nd, a double CD called, "Dear Earth" will be
released. This incredible package includes words from Nobel Peace
Laureates, heroes of peace and the environment, as well as music
tracks from the above noted artists, the Hiroshima Boys Choir, The
Kingston Trio, Melanie, and many more, including my song, "Sierra".

For more info you may go here: http://tennesseeplayers.org/

BIG NEWS #3
I wanted to quickly get this late breaking gig info out to all of you
before we part:

Tomorrow/Today (Sat. April 14), there will be over 1300 events throughout the U.S. where people will gather to address the climate crisis. I will be speaking, and performing a couple tunes at the one in Amherst, MA, but there is certainly one near YOU.

Here's the website: http://stepitup2007.org/

Please send the link to everyone you can.

If you get a chance to attend an event, please send me an email and let me know all about it.


Feb. 15: DVD DEBUT!

In case you missed it, MY DEBUT DVD, (featuring a cameo appearance by the one and only Mr. David Bowie!) is on sale here:

http://www.kylevincent.com/swag/index.php

The new Five and Dime Shop is offering a whole host of KV items, rarities and merch, including a new
"KVTUNES" where you can download single rare songs!

We'll keep adding more stuff as I uncover more in the bottomless basement.

We're currently close to announcing shows in the spring inthe Pacific Northwest, the SF Bay Area, and CHICAGO! Other datescoming. If you are interested in hosting a show, please email me directly ASAP so we don't leave you out. This year I'd really like to
come back to Arizona, Texas, the Plains, the Poconos, theAppalachians, the Great Smokeys, the Wild Wild Wild West, the Deep South, Minnesota, Colorado, Alaska, Kobe, Florida, and everywhere else, so drop me a line.

Oct 22: iTunes Baby!

This just in: 2, count 'em, TWO long Out of Print albums of mine just popped up on iTunes for your digital downloading pleasure!

"Trust"--originally recorded in '92, slated for release in '92, but then in '93, OK, for sure in '94, Kyle, you can trust us, it's coming out in '95...until it disappeared into the land of the unreleased.

Well, it's back, jack, with 2 bonus tracks! Some special guests appear on this album including Gerry Beckley from the band America; jazz great Gerald Albright on tenor sax; my old bandmate Gilby Clarke on, well you know; and a gaggle of big name, Grammy winning studio
players, producers, writers, and arrangers. This was one big budget recording.

The 2nd release is "Sweet 16"--a compilation of unreleased demos &
outtakes from the 80's-90's--some not bad, some not great, but you
get 18 songs for 9.99, so the good ones pay for the cruddy ones! How
can you lose?!

That link for all of my wares on iTunes is:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=4363902

(give it time to load iTunes. If you don't have iTunes, you can try
Rhapsody or some other ones out there.)

For those of you still here--I'm finishing up a new DVD, which will
feature all sorts of live clips from the past, commercial studio
videos including the infamous Candy video (with crisp, new,
remastered audio!), Never Say Die, Wake Me Up, and The First Thing On
My Mind; weird TV appearances, (you won't wanna miss my 2 seconds on
Bev Hills 90210!), and a whole buncha bonus clips.  I hope to have it
ready for the holidays--just not sure which holidays.

June 14: 7, count 'em, 7 Quickie updates:

1.  Tottlin' Town! I'll be in Chicago THIS WEEKEND for 3 shows!  www.kylevincent.com/calendar.htm

2. Petals of Peace: Wendell Rheinheimer has designed a t-shirt for the song "Petals of Peace", and they look great!

3. New CD! We will be making a LIVE CD at the Father's Day show on June 18th in Chicago. If you want to own this show, (which will be signed and dated), please reserve a CD in advance so we know how many to make. Contact amy@kylevincent.com and she'll set you up.

4. Nude, er, New Interview! Not sure what I was on when I did this one, but enjoy:
http://www.annex22.com/06.07.06--KyleVincentInt.html

5. New Message Board!- free of spam and wackos..well, at least there's no spam. It's easy, free, relatively anonymous, and it's where I post news FIRST, we yell about politics, share seitan recipes, and discuss why Scarlet Johansson isn't returning my calls. Please sign up...I get lonely out here on the farm with only my radishes and bok choi...it's nice to read stuff from you guys. Here's the link: http://www.kylevincent.com/PBL465/

6. MYSPACE! My pal Scott in Australia set me up on that wacky myspace where you can view some odd & rare photos, meet all my groovy "friends", (and a few, uh, interesting ones), and post comments. I like to call it "KV AFTERDARK", because it's a bit more racey than our more refined website. Check it out and become my close, personal friend, just like Kenny Rogers!
http://www.myspace.com/kylevincent

7.  UNIVERSAL DIGITAL ALBUM! "Invisible Man", on UMe Digital is doing very well thanks to the fine people at Universal who are getting me interviews and publicity all over the place. Just the other day Electric Eye Radio, which has 2 million listeners around the world every day, played the album IN ITS ENTIRETY! A big thanks to Big Machine Media for helping with the publicity.

Please pass this link along to your friends so they can hear the music: http://www.kylevincent.com/start.htm

Before we part, I want to welcome all of my new friends from Japan. We are already talking about my next trip there! If anyone missed all the hoopla and photos, it's all there on the website.

That's all for now, but, if you're still reading this, you're insane, and just the type of person we'd like hosting a show! I'm planning on hitting the road again in the late summer/fall, (I'm already booked in Ohio in August!), so if you'd like to host a live show, it's easy. Just email amy@kylevincent.com, and we'll get you the details.

Can't wait to see my friends in Chicago very soon, and everyone else for some summer/fall dates.

A DEAL WITH UNIVERSAL RECORDS
6th time is the charm!!???

Feb. 21: I am very happy to announce that I have signed a new deal with UNIVERSAL to release an album via their new Digi-only label "UMe" which will splash the collection on iTunes and many other downloading sites this coming Tuesday, February 28th.

The album is called, "INVISIBLE MAN" (ain't it da truth), and will feature 11 songs that I personally plucked from the last few records, including the title track co-written with Parthenon Huxley, which is the kick off single.

This is Universal's online label where people can download the entire album or just individual songs.

On a personal note, I've been associated with the good folks at Universal a couple times before, many of the same people are still there, so it feels like coming home again. I'm happy as a rabbit on a bale of oat hay to be a Universal artist.

Special thanks to Jay Gilbert for this opportunity to reach many new music fans around the globe, and to my old, I mean, long time friend, Linda Kury, for all she's done and is about to do on my behalf!

JAPAN---I'm off to Japan in a few weeks, - if you want to see a groovy poster for one of the gigs, click or copy/paste this:

 http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~fiore/postweb.jpg

I will be keeping a daily journal of the trip, so keep checking the website/journal page for ramblings.

Peace to you,
kv

PS.I'm booking Living Room Shows for the Midwest May/June. Contact me asap if interested in hosting.

GATHERING DUST: RARE AND UNRELEASED VOL. 2

Oct. 17: Quietly, secretly, on the QT, in a fake moustache/nose/glasses disguise, I spent my summer free moments in a dark alley putting together a special NEW ALBUM for all of you, and now it's here...it's my gift to you guys for hanging in there with me. OK, it's not TECHNICALLY a gift, it does cost a bit of money, but in THEORY it's a gift, and that's not bad.

"Gathering Dust"...the new album will be available for ordering via my website by NOVEMBER 1st. This album is a collection of never-before-released songs, some new, some old but tweaked, some LIVE, heck there's even one in espanol..yep, you heard me, Jack, I'm crooning in el language d'amor...or is that French? Well, no matter, it's all here and can be yours in just a few precious days! I really had a blast making this CD, and if you've dug my other stuff, I think you'll dig this one.

But wait!...if you simply cannot wait for Nov. 1st, then get yo beehind to one of the upcoming shows in Arizona, California, and Oregon, and YOU, my west coasting friend, will have first, advanced crack at this album as I will have it in tow. In fact, the first night it will be sold will be on Friday, October 21 in Phoenix. That's an astounding ELEVEN days BEFORE the release date! Simply amazing. How DOES he do it?

JAPAN OR BUST!

Finally, a big shout out across the ocean! Come January it's looking like this cat is heading to JAPAN! The Land of the Rising Sun. Hey, wait...you mean THEY have an actual sun over there? Would someone please ask them to send a bit of that starshine over this a-way? Anyway, a group of friends have put a little tour together for me, but they need to hear from anyone interested in attending a show so they can be sure to have a good turnout.  So if you are receiving this in Japan, (or have a ton of frequent flyer miles), please email Masaki at:  m-hata@po.iijnet.or.jp  so he can tell you what's up. Don't delay, tell your friends. You know, the first time I was booked to play Japan was on a bill with KISS and BON JOVI on New Year's Eve with my big-haired band. The show got cancelled, and so did the band. Maybe in memory of the show that never happened I'll wear my studded spandex capezios.

LIVING ROOM SHOWS AVAILABLE

If anyone is still reading this...(man have you got time on your hands)...remember, if you'd like to book me to play for you and your friends in YOUR living room, or school, or even the opening of an envelope, please email me directly and we'll make it happen. Now booking shows all over the planet for late '05/early '06. Email me!

THROW A NEW DEAL ON THE BARBIE, MATE

Sept. 21: Hey there, pardon the intrusion but I wanted to let you know that yesterday I signed a distribution & publishing deal for my stuff to be released in Australia and New Zealand. It's a nice group of OZ folks who have had some huge successes down there, so I'm in good hands. I'll let you know when there is a release date and possible tour info as soon as I have it.

WELCOME AND THANKS

I want to welcome all the new friends I made on this last leg of the never ending tour. We shared some memorable moments and I can't wait to see you all out there somewhere on the road soon. And of course, it was comforting to see the familiar faces who have been with my little dog and pony show for many moon now.

JAPAN NEWS

Some Japanese fans are planning to realize Kyle's visit in Japan in late January, 2006. The fans over there have established a web presence and are looking for other fans in the area to coordinate the efforts.

From Masaki Hata:

- We are establishing a fund for such plan.
- We assume Kyle's stay will be one week - 10 days. (Of course, depend on Kyle's wish)
- We need information on the live-house in Tokyo area. (We have some info on Kyoto/Osaka area live-houses.)

If you are a Japanse fan and interested in learning more about being a part of Kyle's visit to Japan, please visit Masaki's website. (please note the website is in Japanese)


Sept. 1: And..in other hometown news...I just found out that I have been nominated in the Valley Advocate Music Awards for Singer/Songwriter of the Year. I think the last award I won was on the Hollywood softball team for patrolling centerfield, which had little to do with singing or songwriting, so this is a nice local nod. I'll send details on how to vote as soon as I have them. (In the mean time, someone please contact the good folks at Diebold so we can 'adjust' the election results if we have to.)

West Coast Alert!!!!!!!:
We're starting to book Western U.S. shows for Autumn. If you are in any of these areas and would be interested in possibly hosting a Living Room Show, email me asap and I'll get you the details on how to do so. (The weekend slots fill up fast, so don't delay!):

Denver, CO
Salt Lake City, UT
Boise, ID
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA
San Diego, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Las Vegas, NV

Keep in mind that when I'm in an area, I'm always up for  bookings at any level school for talks and/or performances, and also enviro/animal/veg/tree-huggin'/twig-eatin' organization shindigs that might fit into the schedule.


THE NEW ALBUM IS HERE!!!!
RELEASED IN THE U.S. TUES., FEBRUARY 8, 2005!

Please sign up for THE MAILING LIST here!

Thanks for hanging in there and waiting...this was by far the most enjoyable and satisfying album I've ever done. I've also never worked harder on any musical project to make sure it was just right. I sure hope that comes across through the grooves!

Talk at ya soon,
kv
2/05

RECENT PAST NEWS...NEW SONGS FOR PEACE
"Sierra," a song off of 'Solitary Road', has been accepted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which is collecting songs that express love of the environment, humanity, and self-development in the name of peace. When finished, "New Songs for Peace" will be a book of songs available to teachers, activists, singers and others as a way of promoting both singing and a consciousness for peace. "Sierra" will be featured in this book! I'm a proud papa. Take a look - they've posted it on their website here: New Songs For Peace