May 10, 2010
Particle will reunite with guitarist Charlie Hitchcock for two very special concerts honoring the recent passing of two of Particle’s biggest fans and best friends, Gregg Lobdell and Jimmy Lebloch. Gregg and Jimmy were cornerstones of the Southern California music scene, and both played vital roles in helping build Particle’s fan base when the band first started with Hitchcock ten years ago. The band is eternally grateful for all the friendship and amazing experiences they shared with Jimmy and Gregg over the years, and they feel the best way to help their friends and family celebrate the lives of these two special people is to come together to perform as the classic Particle lineup that Jimmy and Gregg both loved so much.
This will be the first time in five years that Particle and Hitchcock will have played together.
There will be a Mockingbird Foundation booth set up at the shows where fans can make donations in Jimmy and Gregg’s names, and anyone making a donation will receive a matted poster print of Jimmy and Gregg (designed by longtime Particle artists and friends Jeremiah Harrison and Whitney Padgett). To make a donation to Mockingbird now, click here:
http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/rip/gregg.html
Stay tuned to http://www.particlepeople.com for further announcements and information coming soon.
Current Particle Tour Dates:
5/13/10 - The Cabooze, Minneapolis, MN - http://www.cabooze.com - Particle feat. Brian Jordan (KDTU) and Willie Waldman (Snoop Dogg) plus surprise musical guests, with special guest Roster McCabe: http://www.rostermccabe.com
5/14/10 - The Miramar, Milwaukee, WI - http://www.themiramartheatre.com - Particle feat. Brian Jordan (KDTU) and Willie Waldman (Snoop Dogg), with special guest Roster McCabe: http://www.rostermccabe.com
5/15/10 - Double Door, Chicago, IL - http://www.doubledoor.com - Particle feat. Mark Grundhoefer (Down Lo) plus surprise musical guests, with special guest Roster McCabe: http://www.rostermccabe.com
5/20/10 - POSTPONED: The LA show at the Roxy has been postponed until further notice. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks…
**5/21/10 - St. Rocke, Hermosa Beach, CA - http://www.saintrocke.com - Particle feat. very special guest Charlie Hitchcock, with The Taxi Project, Spidergawd, Bent George
**5/22/10 - Winstons, Ocean Beach (San Diego), CA - http://www.winstonsob.com - Particle feat. very special guest Charlie Hitchcock, with special guests Virtual Boy
7/3/10 - The 80-35 Music Festival, Des Moines, Iowa - http://www.80-35.com - also with Spoon, Modest Mouse, etc.
8/14/10 - Come Unity Music Festival, Cushing, MN - comeunityfest.com - also with Roster McCabe, Heatbox, Shoeless Revolution, etc.
8/21/10 - Camp Barefoot Music Festival, Bartow, WV - http://www.campbarefoot.org - also with Steve Kimock’s Crazy Engine, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, EOTO, etc.
8/27/10 - Snow Ridge Jam Festival, Turin, NY - http://www.snowridgejamfest.com - also with Donna the Buffalo, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, etc.
8/28/10 - Blackwater Music Festival, Live Oak, FL - http://www.blackwatermusicfestival.com - also with Slightly Stoopid, Spearhead, G Love, Disco Biscuits, Galactic
9/11/10 - Catskill Chill Music Festival, Hancock, NY - http://www.catskillchill.com -also with Keller Williams, Soulive, etc.
