The Who Show

[ox_junior]

We now have a 5-minute promo video available of QUAD - take a look (be patient with the long download time, it's worth it):
 
www.quadtribute.com
 
Enjoy!  
 
Mike

[keith_h]

Mike,
It's great.
 
Keith

[george_wright]

Hey, Mike, only a few glimpses of you, but you're all OVER the sound track.  Sounded great through my Mackie sub-woofer :-).

[richbass939]

Mike,
That's quite a production you guys have done and it sounds great.
Rich

[ox_junior]

George -
 
Wish I could take credit for it, but the soundtrack to the video is the actual Who.
 
I vote in favor of more shots of those lovely dancers than me anyday!

[kmh364]

Very cool, Mike! Congrats and Good Luck, er,um, I mean break a leg. When are you and those honeys bringing Quad to the Right coast? LOL!
 
Cheers,
 
Kevin

[zn_bassman]

Mike,
 
Great vid! Great production! When do we hear some of The Who Show's sound clips from it? John Entwistle redid his bass parts for the Quad movie in '79 with his Spyder, and some of the greatest moments of the '79-'82 Who were Quad songs with John really stepping out. Would love to hear you guys doing it!
 
Zvi

[ox_junior]

Kevin -
 
Phase Two of the show is a higher profile show in Los Angeles at a larger venue - we're looking at mid-February for this.  Phase Three is hopefully either a national tour, a residency in Las Vegas, or maybe Broadway???  We're not sure but we're hopeful.  Taking it step by step.
 
Zvi - we do have a direct audio feed from the board but it would have to be remixed in order to be made public.  Not sure if we're going to take that step with what we have from Phase One.  Perhaps the next LA show we will have that capability and make some audio available.  
 
I can tell you that a lot of the comments we got from the first shows was along the lines of you guys HAD to be playing to pre-existing tracks, it sounded so much like the record.  What a great compliment!  Everything we did was played and sung live.  There was some keyboard sequencing happening on Dr. Jimmy and Quadrophenia, but that's it.  Everything else was live.
 
I played my Spyder for the majority of the show.  I used my custom-made Fenderbird for one song, and my Danelectro Longhorn for a retro sequence (won't give away the details of the show).  But it was mostly the Spyder and it performed wonderfully!  My approach to the material was a mix of the original record mixed in with stolen licks from the '96 tour.  Best of both worlds.  It was very challenging but so much fun.  I'm ready for the next step!

[kmh364]

Sounds great Mike! I for one am extremely jealous! You are living what amounts to a dream at best for players like me. Keep up the good work and may all your dreams come true!
 
Happy Holidays!
 
Cheers

[ox_junior]

Oh believe me...it's a dream for me too!
 
Here's a bonus I just found out about -
 
Catch an EXCLUSIVE glimpse of Love Reign O'er Me performed LIVE from the QUAD tribute - found ONLY at our website!!
 
Go to:  www.thewhoshow.com
 
Click on the video page and select Love Reign O'er Me!
 
Unlike the preview video, the audio is LIVE from the show!  It's a room mic (as opposed to from the board), but it sounds pretty good!
 
(Message edited by ox_junior on December 24, 2005)

[zn_bassman]

Wow! What a powerful performance! You all did great, and particular kudos go to the Jimmy actor, who belted out vocals second only to Daltrey in his heyday! I just feel sorry for your singer, who didn't get to sing.
 
That was truly spine-tingling.
 
I hope you guys get to go bigger with it, as you mention above.
 
And everybody - check out the other vids on The Who Show's site while you're there - you can hear Mike's Spyder in all its glory on the Baba O'Riley vid.

[David Houck]

Wow!  That Love Reign O'er Me is pretty powerful!  Great sound, great vocal!

[kilowatt]

Mike,
 
You and your bandmates should be very proud of your performance. A very powerful Love Reign O'er Me. I hope this show tours nationally so I can catch it back east.
I wonder what the remaining members of the Who would think of the show? I would think they would be thoroughly impressed!!
Best Wishes
Pete

[ox_junior]

Let's hope so Pete.  Thanks for the kind comments.
 
In fact, we've taken the video down, as we are not quite sure they will be satisfied with it.  We're not positive that the mix is of the quality we'd like it to be when we present it to The Who's organization.
 
Of course I'll keep everyone informed of next steps...
 
Cheers and happy holidays, Mike

[ox_junior]

Luna C Productions presents The Who's QUADROPHENIA, Friday March 10, at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood!!
 
This first-ever major theatrical presentation of Pete Townshend's masterpiece appears for ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!
 
Adapted for the stage by Bill Schultz.  Starring Stephen Shareaux as Jimmy, and featuring The Who Show (tribute act) as The Who.  Directed by Peter Uribe.
 
See www.quadtribute.com for information about tickets and a sneak preview of the show.  More information also available at:
 
www.avalonhollywood.com
 
www.thewhoshow.com
 
Here are some screen grabs of the video from the first performances last November:
 


 
 
 


 
 


 
 
 
 
 
In addition to this pretty major event, we are also playing Friday March 3 at the world famous Whisky-A-Go-Go, March 11 at the Hollywood Palladium (private event), and April 1 at Martini Blues in Huntington Beach, CA!
 
E-mail me or go to www.thewhoshow.com for details on our act.
 
Cheers, Mike