Directly from the lips of Geoff Tate: “This video clip is from 1994, Promised Land Tour. We were in England appearing on a TV show promoting our current single – Disconnected. We had just finished filming the video with Kevin Godly, of 10CC fame. Any way, we were sound checking and the sound techs needed a little more time. I can’t remember who suggested playing Waiting on a Friend, but one of us played the riff and everyone joined in and we played until the producer was ready for us to play our song. It actually sounds really good considering none us had ever played the song before. I love little improv moments like these, I wish we had collected more over the years. I love that guitar Whip is playing.”
Two big new rumors to pass along today. The first is that the band has already begun work on their new album, and get this, it’s nearly done being written. No word on a direction, theme or possible release date.. but nonetheless, all those details are being worked on as we speak.
But as we wait for more information on the new album, rumors of a Spring/Summer tour are starting to heat up. What we can tell you is that due to the success of the two cabaret shows in Seattle, the band has decided to take it on the road. No dates to announce just yet, look for those soon. In the meantime… this might help get y’all excited.
Ladies and Gentleman and “kids” of only adult ages, welcome to what promises to be the spectacle of all spectacles better known as the Queensryche Cabaret.
A fun-filled evening like no other full of freaks and shrieks.
What good is sitting alone in your room?
Come hear the music play.
Taste the wine and swing from a vine in a place that’s only eclipsed by the echo in your mind.
It’ll be Geoff Tate, Scott Rockenfield, Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson and Parker Lundgren performing a show-of-shows with a bunch of their friends who have a tendency to only come out late at night.
The Queensryche Cabaret will be art, lust, dancing and naughty fun with the band performing their hits and never-heard-before selections accompanied by Go-Go dancers, burlesque dancers, drag queens, a juggler, ballet dancer, aerial artist, contortionist and much more.
Sit back and enjoy the music and theatrics or be a part of the stage show!
Audience members will have an opportunity to participate… but prior written consent will be required as it won’t be for the faint of heart.
It’ll be sights and sounds coming at you from all angles like never before!
See some evil, hear some evil, speak some evil and have some fun.
Be prepared… be very prepared.
Life is a Queensryche Cabaret, old chum, come to the Cabaret.
(Photos by Geoffrey Gribbin 2010)
FAN CLUB EVENTS:
Insania White Wine Tasting w/ Geoff Tate
Please call Amy at Three Rivers Winery (509) 526-9463 and register for this VIP tasting event to be held before the shows at the Snoqualmie casino and pay your $15.00 tasting fee. This fee will be waived if you purchase 2 bottles of the upcoming Insania Red or Insania White to be released in 2010. You must also have tickets to the performance the same night as your tasting to the Queensryche Cabaret. Geoff and other members of Queensryche will be present at both tastings.
Cigar Bar Meet & Greet
Thursday, February 4th – Details announced soon.
Superbowl Party
Sunday, February 7th – Details announced soon.
In celebration of the recent release of our 2008 Insania Red and 2009 Insania White, please join Geoff Tate, legendary lead singer of Queensryche and Winemaker Holly Turner on Saturday May 8th for a very special evening at Three Rivers Winery.
Prepare to be dazzled by Chef Andrae Bopp as he creates culinary mayhem paired with the extraordinary wines of Three Rivers. Enjoy passed hors d’oeuvres at 7:00 PM, followed by an incredible four course dinner specially paired with the two new Insania releases and some of Three Rivers finest.
On this special night Geoff will be performing acoustically during the course of the evening. This masterpiece of food, wine and music is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. To be part of this extravaganza, please contact the winery at 509-526-9463.
Tickets are extremely limited and are available at $200.00 per person.
Queensryche singer Geoff Tate came to town this week for the bottling of his first white wine.
VICKI HILLHOUSE — Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
WALLA WALLA — The rock star stood out on the bottling line at Three Rivers Winery like a twist cap in a sea of corks.
Sandwiched into the Signature mobile bottling unit Wednesday, Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate stood out in his slacks, jacket and fedora among a T-shirt-clad crew for the bottling of his first Insania white wine. Serenaded by the humming of a furnace and compressor and the clanging of bottles moving along the automated line, the unit was a stage of sorts for a musician now finding his voice as a winemaker.
Tate inched along through each step of the process, personally taking the chance to load the bottles, monitor the wine pumped in and cap the corks.
The rock musician’s short trip to Walla Walla this week with his wife and manager, Susan Tate, ceremoniously capped the latest phase of his winemaking venture.
“You dream it up, harvest, blend. The bottling is the finishing of that phase,” said a goateed Tate, sporting a shaved head for yet another artistic venture: an upcoming role in his second psychological thriller.
For an oenophile like Tate, the partnership with Three Rivers makes good on a longtime crush. His tours and travels take him all over the world, where his love of wine has been cultivated from France to Italy.
“It’s a wonderful way to sample wine, and that’s what got me into it,” the 51-year-old singer/songwriter said at the end of the 200-case bottling. But the partnership has also brought newfound attention to Three Rivers, said winemaker Holly
Turner.
“I think it’s opened up a whole new fanbase for us,” Turner said during a break from bottling under the sun of a brisk morning.
Loyal listeners of Tate’s music are now getting to the age where more of them are likely to appreciate a good glass of wine, she said. His shows often open with tastings.
In the case of his latest blend — sauvignon blanc and semillon that Tate describes as a floral signal to summer — the initial pour will be at the Snoqualmie Casino next month in conjunction with a cabaret style, adults-only rock show featuring aerial acts, go-go and burlesque dancers, a contortionist and more.
Where Tate’s Insania is poured, so are other blends from Three Rivers Winery.
A new batch of consumers is learning about Walla Walla wines this way, Turner said. “They’re finding it in a different way, but it’s definitely through Geoff,” she said.
Tate is not the first celebrity to join Walla Walla’s wine industry. Actor Kyle MacLachlan has partnered with Dunham Cellars in projects. Former NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe started his own Walla Walla winery a couple of years ago.
All three have Washington roots. Bledsoe, of course, grew up in Walla Walla. For Tate, the ties to the Northwest have infused a sense of pride Washington’s wine industry.
“I kind of think of myself as a spokesman for the state’s wine industry,” he said. “I’m kind of like a relentless salesman with it.”
With the local industry in a state of infancy compared to the old world wines of Europe, Washington and Walla Walla wines are just now beginning to appear on international menus, he said. Consequently, those pouring the wines are still learning about what the Northwestern U.S. has to offer.
For Tate, who got his start with Three Rivers bottling a red blend in 2008, the venture into winemaking has show him a similarity between making music and wine that he never expected.
With wine, different people taste different things. With music, different people hear different things. For the consumer, it’s a matter of taste. For the winemaker/musician, it’s all about providing an experience through a unique artform.
“It all starts with inspiration,” he said. “But the success of what you do is part of the craftsmanship.”
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On December 19th, Queensryche played a special acoustic only set at KISW Salutes the Shield event. The night included performances and a silent auction, of which proceeds went to Lakewood Police Independent Guild.
Afterward, Geoff Tate joined Duff McKagan’s Loaded for a special performance of the Guns N’ Roses classic Night Train. Special thanks to Shibagirl74 for the fan filmed footage (seen below).
Geoff Tate and Scott Rockenfield wishes everyone Happy Holidays from the south of France. (Though Scott can’t seem to remember much… maybe it’s the wine?). We’ve also thrown in two gifts for your viewing and listening pleasure. Enjoy!
For a limited time Three Rivers Winery is offering a few extra holiday gifts with purchases of Geoff Tate & Three Rivers Insania Wine made before the Christmas Holiday. When you purchase a minimum of 6 bottles, you will receive a FREE Insania T-Shirt, available in both men’s and women’s styles! With every bottle purchased, you’ll also receive an Insania Wine charm, up to a set of 4. In addition, for every order placed in the month of December, you will receive a hand-signed Thank You/Christmas card from Geoff Tate himself, thanking you for your continued support and reminding you that the wine will be on its way just as soon as it is bottled and ready to go! Have an Insania packed Holiday Season! (All offers good while supplies last.)
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TIME TO GO “INSANIA” ONCE AGAIN AS QUEENSRYCHE’S GEOFF TATE AND THREE RIVERS WINERY ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR NEW WHITE WINE BLEND FOR 2010
INITIAL WINE TASTING AND LAUNCH TO TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO QUEENSRYCHE CABARET SHOWS IN SNOQUALMIE, WASHINGTON IN FEBRUARY
Hot on the barrels of his sold out “Insania” red wine signature blend, Queensryche front man Geoff Tate has announced a new collaboration with Walla Walla, Washington-based Three Rivers Winery (www.threeriverswinery.com) for a white wine blend of the same name.
The new “Insania” — an artfully balanced offering that shines with honeydew melon, pear and apricot — is a classic blend of Sauvignon Blanc (78%) and Semllion (22%) that will be available early next year for an anticipated price of $25 per bottle.
The initial tasting and launch of the new blend will take place at the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Washington on Thursday, February 4th and Friday, February 5th, 2010 in conjunction with Queensryche’s forthcoming performances of the highly anticipated “Queensryche Cabaret.” (heralded as “The First Adults Only Rock Show!”).
Crisp and lively, the finish of the “Insania” white lends itself to an encore performance with its bright, crisp acidity, leaving you wanting more…
“Insania” (a Latin word meaning insanity, irrationality, madness) has become a labor of love for Geoff Tate, who remains deeply involved with its development and looks forward to further collaborations with Three Rivers Winery in the future.
“Wine has been an important part of my life and the creation of Insania is yet another avenue to express my creativity and give my fans something more they can enjoy,” states Geoff. “I hope to keep collaborating on the Insania with Three Rivers as long as I enjoy drinking wine…. and that’s likely going to be for a very long time. May everyone enjoy this new white blend.”
The wine is certainly off to a good start as Geoff and the Red Wine Blend “Insania” were featured in Wine Spectator. (online version available at http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Wine-Talk-Geoff-Tate_4436).
Cheers to “Insania” for years to come!
On Sunday, October 18th Edwin McCain will be joining Queensryche for a one-off appearance in Asheville, North Carolina.
For more information on Edwin, please visit: http://www.edwin.com
ABOUT EDWIN MCCAIN:
Blending equal parts folk, soul and rock, platinum-selling singer/songwriter Edwin McCain has signed with Vanguard Records and will release a new studio album next spring. Currently in the new OMG Studios, which he co-owns, in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina, McCain is working with producer Noel Golden (Messenger, Scream and Whisper) and band members Craig Shields (keys, sax); Larry Chaney (lead guitar); Pete Riley (guitar, vocals); Dave Harrison (drums); and Lee Hendricks (bass).
Since his 1993 debut, McCain has garnered the attention of millions with the top 10 smash “I’ll Be,” and the Diane Warren-penned top 40 hit “I Could Not Ask For More,” and as a tireless troubadour whose rapturous live performances regularly sell-out. In May 2005, McCain performed “I’ll Be” on The Dr. Phil Show, which was voted the “Best Wedding Song” by over one million viewers.
The seeds for McCain’s blend of southern soul and acoustic storytelling were planted in Greenville, South Carolina, where he was born and raised, and still resides. In 1993, he formed the Edwin McCain Band and released Solitude. A quartet of albums on Lava/Atlantic Records followed, starting with Honor Among Thieves (1995), the breakthrough album Misguided Roses (1997), which featured “I’ll Be,” and Messenger (1999), which included “I Could Not Ask for More,” also featured in the film Message in a Bottle, that drove Messenger to RIAA Gold Certification. In 2001, Edwin’s last recording for Lava/Atlantic, Far From Over, was released. In 2003, McCain teamed with ATC Records to release Austin Sessions, and in the summer of 2004, DRT Entertainment released Scream and Whisper.
Founded in 1950 by Maynard and Seymour Solomon, Vanguard Records became one of the world’s most prestigious folk and blues labels of the ’60s, releasing records by such legendary artists as Doc Watson, Joan Baez, The Weavers, Buddy Guy, and Mississippi John Hurt. Purchased by Welk Music Group in 1986, Vanguard continues today to pursue its vision of releasing classic recordings of the past while also signing an eclectic and impressive array of distinctive singer/songwriters. Its current artist roster includes Deana Carter, Hootie & the Blowfish, Blues Traveler, Mindy Smith, Garrison Starr, Carbon Leaf, Patty Larkin, Victor Wooten, BeauSoleil, Ian Tyson, Peter Case, among others.
