The studio tracks feature Rikki Davenport on the drums. His talent and astounding playing truely took this music to a higher place. Peter Guertin lays down some amazing keys on 6 $$$ Trick. These guys make it easy for me to make the rest of 'da' noise........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Invasion From Planet K- The Live incarnation................................................
Kevin Schafer - Lead guitar
Nate Pate - Lead guitar
Peter Gaard - Drums
Will Murphy - Bass
These guys seriously play their asses off. Jumping off the cliff every gig, never been the same way twice.......
Really make it a joy to play!!
Influences
Jeff Beck, Eddie Hazel, Eddie Van Halen, Pat Travers, Robin Trower, Allan Holdsworth, Miles Davis, James Brown, Early Prince, Jimi, The Who, P-funk,Tony Willams....... This list could go on and on!!
Sounds Like
Jeff Beck, Eddie Van Halen, Robin Trower, P-Funk, Alan Holdsworth, Pat Travers, Hendrix....
Hey Guys,
I am really proud to announce this next gig! Benefiting the Emergency Food-shelf Network................ SAT DEC 12th. 6:30 PM START!!
Joined by the fabulous pop stylings of The Lanes and the soulful blues of Trista Lane. Invasion from Planet K hopes to use their retro guitar assault, for good, instead of evil this time around!
Our collective goal? Bring a BUNCH of food to the folks that desperately need it this holiday season. We want to make this show special, we want to entertain you immensely! For every donation of a non perishable food item, we will be giving out a free CD of the bands!
If you have been wondering about seeing my noise, perhaps, just maybe, this is the gig to see. Eclipse is the coolest record store in the cities! Fabulous vinyl and disk browsing. A full vintage arcade, with pinball and coin op classics and an amazing band space... Oh, and it is all ages too! We usually have a small army of toddlers in full stage diving mode....
We would love to see you. The cause is worthy. The venue is amazing, and the night is early! AND YES, THE MUSIC ROCKS!
Music starts at 7:00 SHARP.
7:00 THE LANES
8:00 INVASION FROM PLANET K ( Moi' joined by Peter Gaard and Willy Murphy.)
9:00 Trista Layne
It will be a great night!
5.00 at the door and remember, a food donation gets you a FREE cd!
In other news. A video is in the works and a CD is getting very close to being finished!!!!
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" Not since the likes of a young Edward Van Halen and wired era Jeff Beck, has there been a more explosive guitar player. Without a doubt, Kevin Schafer and his Invasion from Planet K mates are the real deal. Folk's, rock guitar just got itself a swift kick in the ass."........................................
The groove stays cool & deep and the guitar work hot & flashy. Kevin Schafer has scored BIG, and fans of funky, fusionistic guitar rock score even bigger when they pick up this amazing disc. From the soaring harmonics & wide vibrato of "Sugar City" to the wah-warped rhythms & long bends of "Butter Face" to the climbing chromatics & swirling lines of "Sparkle Motion" to the easy release of "If Forever...", Kevin delivers in spades............................................................
The 70s are without a doubt one of my biggest influences. You had Evel Knievel, jumping canyons, you had Muhammed Ali, whoopin ass and you had the best rock, funk and fusion going on. It was the style of this time that made music so colorful and explosive. As a guitarist, artists like Jeff Beck, Robin Trower, James Brown, Edward Van Halen, inspired me to get playing in the first place. I really miss the era of great guitar rock and hard, heavy funk. That 70s flavor has inspired me to get loud again. Invasion from Planet K is truly a return to this era of music. I have had over 74,000 hits on my www.soundclick.com/kevinschafer website. I made their list of the best unsigned artists . I have also had four ..1 songs on the soundclick band charts. With nearly 200,000 registered bands and over 1,250,000 songs it is an accomplishment I am extremely proud of..................................
The live band is extremely dynamic, very improvisational and constantly jumping over the cliff. You won't hear us doing cookie cutter rehashes of the material. We really try and push ourselves which makes for a very exciting live show.................................................................
Guitar playing has just gotten LOUD and PROUD again. Invasion From Planet K is a return to the days 'gunslingin and head cuttin'. Hot guitar, at it's 70s finest!
Thanks for posting the Boat Videos! I was going through Planet K withdrawal. I think I need to see you guys tear it up at least every couple months or so!
Just to let you know, LOUDRAY is still holding church on Thursdays.
We've been holding it down there for 10 months and as our 1 year
anniversary of this residency approaches we are stepping up the
revival. For the past 8 months we've been joined by some of the finest
musicians in town (Martin Devaney, Ric Lee, Glenn Hanson, Dave Babb,
Jake Hyer, Kurt Froelich, Meg Ashling, Zach Gusa, Eric Larson, Jen Markey, Mother Banjo, Eliza
Blue, Pete Bauer, just to name a few) but for the next 2 months, it's
just going to be the classic LOUDRAY duo of Jon Stowell and Colin
Anderson. We will be digging deep into the back catalog of songs and
bringing some new light through these old windows.
We have been doing these shows in the classic "unamplified" style as of late and look to continue that trend.
So, stop in for some fellowship and true acoustic music, and wash away the week with sweet, redeeming booze.
$2.75 select taps from 5-7pm!!! Plenty of parking!!
Come on, isn't it time to slum it at the Dub!!
LOUDRAY
EVERY THURSDAY
5:30-9pm
Dubliner Pub
2162 University Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55114
yo yer psychedelic myspace styling is hypercool, except I can't figure out where the MESSAGE button is anymore. day late and a dolla short, but wishing you a hot and sizzly happy birthday all the same!
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Drop by my page my friend. I posted a video and MP3 of me doing one of the hottest versions of “Voodoo Child” that you’ll ever hear.....guaranteed to make you smile! …..and you can download the MP3 for free!
