Electric Lady Studios
52 West Eighth St.
Wednesday, November 9, 7:00
212-677-4700
www.gregoryrogove.com
www.electricladystudios.com
Gregory Rogove is one busy guy. Born in Pittsburgh and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Amish country), Rogove has traveled the world playing and studying a wide range of music. He sings and plays the drums in Priestbird with Saunder Jurriaans and Danny Bensi (their latest record, May’s Beachcomber, was produced by Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard), is the drummer for Devendra Banhart and the Grogs, and is one-third of crunk mock rockers Megapuss, along with Fabrizio Moretti of the Strokes and Banhart. Rogove’s latest project is Piana, a collection of ten solo piano pieces that he wrote and then had John Medeski record. The album is scheduled to release on January 31, accompanied by a DVD of sonic and visual reinterpretations of the songs by the Bees, Hecuba, Billy Martin, Lucky Dragons, Banhart, Lauren Dukoff, Moretti, Juan España, Diana García, and others. Rogove will be at Electric Lady Studios on November 9 to present a special multimedia live preview of Piana, playing with special guests Adam Green and Storms, both of whom contribute to the remix DVD; the show will also include video, sculpture, animation, photographs, drawings, and other related visual art.