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Julie Slick: Adrian Belew Power Trio “B3” Bass Playthrough
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Julie Slick: Adrian Belew Power Trio “B3” Bass Playthrough

Thank God for Julie Slick. While wading through countless awful political posts in my Facebook feed, I saw this incredible clip of her ripping it up on the Adrian Belew Power Trio song “B3”, and it saved my day. The track comes from the 2009 ABPT album e, which features Slick and her brother Eric on drums. It’s a short...

Adrian Belew Power Trio: Dinosaur
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Adrian Belew Power Trio: Dinosaur

Our first ever interview (way back in 2009) was with Julie Slick, after seeing a video with her performing in the Adrian Belew Power Trio. Here’s a clip from their 2008 performance of Rockpalast. The tune is “Dinosaur”, and the bass tone is flat out killer.

Bass Duo EchoTest Release Sophomore Record
New Albums

Bass Duo EchoTest Release Sophomore Record

The second album from the bass duo EchoTest, featuring Julie Slick (Adrian Belew Power Trio, Crimson ProjeKct) and Marco Machera has arrived. Le Fil Rouge, recorded at The Bunker Home Studio in Latina, Italy, during the summer of 2014 and mixed and mastered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in January, is billed as blending trip-hop and post-rock elements to progressive rock, creating...

Julie Slick and Marco Marchera Team Up for “Fourth Dementia”
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Julie Slick and Marco Marchera Team Up for “Fourth Dementia”

Fourth Dementia, Julie Slick’s album of bass duets with Italian bassist/songwriter Marco Machera, is a work rooted in spontaneity. The pair met back in 2010 through the Three of a Perfect Pair Music Camp. The duo began collaborating in April of this year after the Crimson ProjeKCt’s European tour, where Slick played some dates in Tuscany. She and Machera quickly...

Adrian Belew Power Trio: Three Of A Perfect Pair
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Adrian Belew Power Trio: Three Of A Perfect Pair

We’ve heard Julie Slick has a new album out (more on that very soon). That reminded us of our first experience hearing Julie, with the Adrian Belew Power Trio back in 2008. The trio at that time also included Julie’s brother Eric Slick. Here they are performing the King Crimson tune “Three of a Perfect Pair”. Julie’s tone and lines...

Adrian Belew Power Trio, Featuring Julie Slick, Announces Massive North American Tour
Concerts & Tours

Adrian Belew Power Trio, Featuring Julie Slick, Announces Massive North American Tour

King Crimson alum Adrian Belew has just announced a massive North American tour with his Power Trio, which includes bassist Julie Slick and drummer Tobias Ralph. The tour is the group’s first outing since Belew and Slick started up the Crimson Projekct tour in 2011. Things kick off on October 22nd in Charlottesville, Virginia before the group crosses the U.S.,...

The Crimson Projekct Releases “Live in Tokyo”
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The Crimson Projekct Releases “Live in Tokyo”

So, anything associated with King Crimson isn’t going to be simple — that’s just a given. So, it should follow that the Crimson offshoot band, Crimson ProjeKCt isn’t one band, it’s two. One is Stick Men, featuring Crimson bassist/Chapman Stick player Tony Levin and drummer Pat Mastelotto (another Crimson alum) with multi-instrumentalist/Chapman Stick player Markus Reuter. The other is the...

SAM, Featuring Julie Slick, Releases Debut Album and EP
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SAM, Featuring Julie Slick, Releases Debut Album and EP

Bassist Julie Slick has teamed up with guitarist Peter Alexius and Chapman Stick player Marc Mennigmann to form SAM, a progressive-rock trio that bases all their music on improvisation. They’ve just released their first album, Another Life, and an accompanying EP entitled Yet Another Life. “This record contains some of the essence of one week in the studio,” the band...

Julie Slick Releases “Terroir”
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Julie Slick Releases “Terroir”

Two years after her self-titled solo debut, Julie Slick has returned with Terroir, which is now available on BandCamp. Full of lush soundscapes, inspired compositions, and incredible bass playing, the 10-song album’s title offers several dimensions to the album’s meaning. ”Terroir is a French word, meaning ‘from the earth,’” she explains. “It is used to describe the qualities of a...

Dream Theater Announces Summer Tour with the Crimson Projekct
Concerts & Tours

Dream Theater Announces Summer Tour with the Crimson Projekct

Prog fans will have lots to look forward to this summer as Dream Theater is teaming up with Crimson Projekct for a hefty North American tour. The two bands will be kicking it off on June 15th in Rochester, New York before hitting Quebec, then criss-crossing the U.S. This marks the second North American leg of Dream Theater’s tour in...

Two of a Perfect Pair: An Interview with Tony Levin and Julie Slick
Interviews

Two of a Perfect Pair: An Interview with Tony Levin and Julie Slick

The “Two of a Perfect Trio” Tour, which brings The Stick Men and Adrian Belew’s Power Trio together for a night of King Crimson-centric music, presents many parallels between the musicians, the most interesting being the dichotomy between bassists Tony Levin and Julie Slick. Levin has over 30 years of experience under his belt, much of that being dedicated to...

Julie Slick Announces “Bahner / Slick Duo: Live at Slick Sound Studios”
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Julie Slick Announces “Bahner / Slick Duo: Live at Slick Sound Studios”

Bassist Julie Slick is set to release her latest album, Bahner / Slick Duo: Live at Slick Sound Studios. The bassist, best known for her work in the Adrian Belew Power Trio, teamed up with drummer Carl Bahner, thanks to an introduction from her mother. “He’s a local musician who reached out to me after he met my mom (ha),”...