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When Portnoy & Akerfeldt Unite! 2 Mike Portnoy radio appearances on Eddie Trunk Show in April Turtlehead (Portnoy, Bello, Bobby Blitz) footage posted online Mike Portnoy on Fuse's Talking Metal on March 14th Mike Portnoy In-store appearances in May/June Mike Portnoy Guest Blog at MTV.com's Headbangers Blog Mike Portnoy Tattoo Special on Heavy-Metal.de MP Interview / DT Live footage on Laestadea.com Call Mike Portnoy on the Live Line! Check out Mike Portnoy's 2007 year-end wrap up Mike Portnoy Signature Package available at Musician's Friend Liquid Tension Experiment to reunite and headline NEARfest 2008! Liquid Trio Experiment - "Spontaneous Combustion" Interview with Mike Portnoy on Mike's Forum Roadrunner's "Ask The Artist" with Mike Portnoy Mike Portnoy In-Store Appearances - Summer '07 Sabian's Download Festival report (featuring Mike Portnoy) Now available - Mike Portnoy's "sysDRUMatic chaos" Artists' Choice: Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater Mike Portnoy on Eddie Trunk's show (May 14th and 18th) Mike Portnoy's "In Constant Motion" - NOW AVAILABLE! Amazing Journey - DVD, CD and Shirts NOW AVAILABLE Mike Portnoy in-store appearances - March/April 2007 Win Mike Portnoy's Stuff! Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion New interview with Mike Portnoy on Tama.com G3 Tour Dates for 2007 - With John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy Mike Portnoy at NAMM 2007 - January 20 Neal Morse - "Sola Scriptura" (with Mike Portnoy) Neal Morse, Randy George and Mike Portnoy - "Cover To Cover" Cygnus And The Sea Monsters CD and DVD - Now Available! Mike Portnoy interview in Drummer's Digest Mike Portnoy in-store appearance in San Juan Mike Portnoy in-store appearance in Bogota Hammer Of The Gods DVD and double CD available now! Mike Portnoy's "Amazing Journey" (A Tribute to The Who) Mike Portnoy autograph session in Santiago, Chile Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess featured on new Neal Morse album Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium Mike Portnoy chat at GIGANTOUR.COM Mike Portnoy at the Drum Pad's 20th Anniversary Mike Portnoy on Eddie Trunk's XM show "Yellow Matter Custard" DVD and CD available at MP.com! Mike Portnoy to co-host radio show on Friday 2/25 Dutch Fates Warning appearance with Mike Portnoy on drums Mike Portnoy NAMM appearances Projects Office Of Strategic Influence News Archives Mike Portnoy News Archive (1999-2004) Transatlantic News Archive (1998-2006) Liquid Tension Experiment News Archive (1998-1999) Mike Portnoy Radio/TV Appearances this weekend! Added on 04-25-2008 "Hey everybody, Just a friendly reminder that I'll be doing Eddie Trunk's synicated radio show this Friday April 25th. (11pm to 2am on Q104.3 in the tri-state area as well as live online at www.Q1043.com) This also airs across the country on tape delay in syndication. (see www.eddietrunk.com for more info) I also will be doing Eddie's MSG TV show on Saturday which will likely air sometime next week as well.... NEW!! I will also be on my friend/drummer John MacAluso's new radio show this Saturday night at around 11pm as well. You can tune in at www.johnmacaluso.com or go to www.solarguitars.com Hope y'all tune in! Maybe I'll spill some beans on some stuff you don't know about yet if I get asked the right questions! MP" Exclusive Podcast with Mike Portnoy on MTV2 Headbanger's Blog Added on 04-25-2008 http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2008/04/25/exclusive-podcast-dream-theater-drummer-mike-portnoy/ "In one week, Dream Theater will launch the maiden voyage of their Progressive Nation festival in Los Angeles. The tour, organized by drummer Mike Portnoy, features the prog-metal veterans along with opening bands Opeth, 3 and Between the Buried and Me. Progressive Nation marks the first large-scale national tour to focus exclusively on an eclectic range of progressive bands, from straight ahead rock to psychedelic doom and death metal. In a year when Gigantour has removed the focus a bit from the technical proficiency of its acts, Portnoy's traveling progfest could become the go-to destination for fans of complex metal and superlative musicianship. We recently talked to Portnoy about the birth of Progressive Nation, his background in prog metal, the genre's history, Dream Theater's recently released compilation Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs) and how the band almost broke up after their only top 10 radio hit "Pull Me Under." Portnoy was also candid about being a control freak and how alcohol and drug abuse almost ruined his life." Note about MP's 2 in-store appearances at Daddy's Junky Music in May Added on 04-23-2008 "Just wanted to let everyone know that my 2 in-store appearances at Daddy's Junky Music in May (Sunday May 18th in Albany and Tues May 20th in Boston) are charity events. We are "kindly asking for donations at the door" to get in to the meet & greet... Albany's charity will be for Camp Good Days and the Boston event will go to the Station Family Fund (aiding the victims and survivors of the deadly Station Nightclub Fire in W. Warwick, RI). More info is available at www.daddys.com No donation is too small (or TOO BIG for that matter) : )" Roadrunner Records & Mike Portnoy Supports Record Store Day! Added on 04-18-2008 Nearly 500 independent music stores, including all of the CIMS, Music Monitor Network and AIMS coalition stores plus Newbury Comics and many others across the country (even the world) are participating in tomorrow's (April 19th) Record Store Day Promotion. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) Growing up a rock and metal fan on Long Island in the 70's and 80's was very different than it is today. There were no chain stores like Virgin and Tower and of course no internet mail order services like Amazon. The only way to pick up albums were to shop at your local "mom and pop" record stores.... In the late 70s, it was always easy to find the latest releases from my favorite bands....Led Zeppelin, The Who, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Queen, etc were all readily available at any record store. But in the early 80's, as I discovered more "underground" metal bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Accept, Mercyful Fate, Loudness and Raven (from reading my imported copies of Kerrang), there was no place in small town Long Beach, Long Island to find the latest records from these bands I was reading about. Then I discovered Slipped Disc Records in Valley Stream, Long Island. They not only carried the albums from these bands, but also the 12" singles with bonus tracks, the t-shirts, the imported live videos and anything else that existed! When the American thrash scene was beginning to erupt around 1983, I could always count on Slipped Disc to carry anything I was looking for from bands like Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Exodus, Testament, Flotsam & Jetsam, Death Angel and Nuclear Assault. Taking the train there every Saturday was the highlight of my week! And on the day I received my drivers license, the very first place I drove to was Slipped Disc to pick up Metallica's Ride The Lightning album which was released that VERY day! (The imported version of course!) Now in 2008, the world is a very different place... the aforementioned chains and online stores have made it very difficult for the mom and pop stores to compete. In fact, my beloved Slipped Disc just announced it will be closing its doors for good. So let's hear it for people like Mike from Slipped Disc and all of the independent store owners that have helped shape the metal scene for the past 25 years. Without them, a lot of us may not have existed....(Or at least have been as metal as we are!) There is also a great Youtube testimonial from Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) as well up on the Record Store Day page at http://www.youtube.com/user/recordstoreday. When Portnoy & Akerfeldt Unite! Updated on 04-21-2008 In anticipation of the Progressive Nation 2008 tour, Roadrunner Records brought together the leaders of the two acts topping the bill: Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy & Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt sat for a series of interviews to be posted over the next 4 weeks leading up to the PN08 kickoff in Los Angeles on May 2nd. These 2 self-proclaimed music fanatics talked about everything from their appreciation of each other's bands to Abba to the upcoming Progressive Nation tour.... Click here for Part 1 in a series of 7 in which they try to recollect the first time they had met each other. Click here for Part 1 Click here for Part 2 Click here for Part 3 Click here for Part 4 Click here for Part 5 2 Mike Portnoy radio appearances on Eddie Trunk Show in April Added on 03-30-2008 Mike Portnoy will be making 2 radio appearances with Eddie Trunk in April: Monday April 7th on Eddie's XM show Friday April 25th on Eddie's New York Q104 show (which is also in national syndication) Go to www.eddietrunk.com for more info. Mike Portnoy will be live in the studio to talk about Dream Theater's Greatest Hit CD (released April 1st), the upcoming Progressive Nation tour (kicking off May 2nd in Los Angeles), as well as take calls from listeners, giveaways, etc. Turtlehead (Portnoy, Bello, Bobby Blitz) footage posted online Added on 03-17-2008 Check out YouTube - Turtlehead - "Overkill" (Motorhead) with Mike Portnoy, Bobby Blitz & Frank Bello http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWUH2k9B4R0 or scroll down to "Talking Metal Jams" with MP, BB & FB for the full un-edited performance: http://fuse.tv/tv/talkingmetal/video.php Mike Portnoy on Fuse's Talking Metal on March 14th Added on 03-05-2008 Fuse TV's Talking Metal March 14th episode will feature a "Fuse Jam" featuring Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater on Drums, Frank Bello of Anthrax on Bass and Bobby Blitz of Overkill on Vocals. This one-time line up (jokingly named "TURTLEHEAD") are joined by hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy on Guitar for a version of the Motorhead classic "Overkill". For more info: http://fuse.tv/tv/talkingmetal/index.php http://www.striglsmusicnews.com/podcasts/talkingmetal/index.htm Mike Portnoy In-store appearances in May/June Updated on 03-28-2008 Tues, May 6th - 4pm NEW Tom Lee Drum Centre 929 Granville St Vancouver BC V6Z 1L3 Monday, May 12th - 4pm Ellis Drum Shop 524 Snelling Ave North St Paul, MN 55104 Friday, May 16th - 4pm Columbus Pro Percussion 5052 N High St Columbus OH, 43214 Sunday, May 18th - 4pm Daddy's Junky Music 1770 Central Ave. Colonie (Albany), NY Tuesday, May 20th - 4pm Daddy's Junky Music 165 Mass Ave. Boston, MA Thurs, May 22nd - 4pm NEW Sam Ash 159 West 48th St New York City Tues, May 27th - 4pm NEW Sam Ash 9110A West Broad St Richmond, VA 23294 Fri, May 30th - 4pm NEW Sam Ash 11421 NW 12th St Miami, FL 33172 Sat, May 31st - 4pm NEW Sam Ash 912 Lee Road Shopping Center Orlando, FL 32810 Sunday, June 1st - 4pm Seminole Music 10720 74th Ave Seminole, FL 33773 Mike Portnoy Guest Blog at MTV.com's Headbangers Blog Added on 02-20-2008 Guest Blog: Dream Theater Drummer Mike Portnoy Pledges Allegiance to One Nation Under Prog Mike Portnoy Tattoo Special on Heavy-Metal.de Added on 01-14-2008 Heavy-Metal.de currently features a detailed interview with Mike Portnoy regarding all his different tattoos (including photos). Click here for the interview and photos. MP Interview / DT Live footage on Laestadea.com Added on 01-03-2008 A video interview with Mike Portnoy and Dream Theater live footage is available on Laestadea.com. Click here! Call Mike Portnoy on the Live Line! Added on 12-29-2007 Mike Portnoy now has a Live Line phone number where you can leave messages, hear personal up-dates and even sign up to receive text messages! Call (866) 665-MIKE or (866) 665-6453 www.theliveline.com Check out Mike Portnoy's 2007 year-end wrap up Added on 12-24-2007 Click here to see what Mike Portnoy's favourite albums, movies and TV series were for 2007. Mike Portnoy Signature Package available at Musician's Friend Added on 12-20-2007 A collection of hot percussion gear, seven hours of drum instruction by Mike on DVD, and Mike's favorite toys for adding strong vibe and a rich mix of timbres to your music. LP hooked up with skins master Mike Portnoy to release this limited edition Percussion Kit. A 2004 inductee into the Modern Drummer magazine's Hall of Fame with a 12-year run as the best progressive rock drummer in the magazine's reader's poll, as well as various live and clinic awards, Mike Portnoy certainly knows his way around a drum set. This is a limited edition pack, with only 250 available, features: The 3-DVD instructional set, Mike Portnoy: In Constant Motion, autographed by Mike Portnoy An 11" Mike Portnoy Max Splash cymbal A long sleeve Mike Portnoy t-shirt A pair of Pro-Mark Mike Portnoy signature drumsticks, and The Mike Portnoy Percussion Kit, which features a cowbell and tambourine-two underrated instruments vital to the vibe and percussive timbres of not only his own music as the ruler of time for Dream Theater, but that of his idols, Neil Pert, Keith Moon and John Bonham Click here to purchase or see more details! Liquid Tension Experiment to reunite and headline NEARfest 2008! Added on 10-05-2007 Liquid Tension Experiment to headine Saturday night in 2008 "We are very pleased to announce the Saturday night headliner for NEARfest X - Liquid Tension Experiment! The supergroup consisting of Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess and Tony Levin are reconvening and preparing to tear the roof off of Zoellner Arts Center next June. Portnoy and Petrucci are founding members of progressive metal's 5-headed monster, Dream Theater, and have won accolades from fans and critics alike for their prowess on the drum kit and guitar, respectively. Rudess is was previously known for his blazing keyboard work with the Dixie Dregs and the Rudess/Morgenstein Project and joined Dream Theater officially after the second Liquid Tension Experiment album sessions. Tony Levin needs no introduction - Stick and bass maestro, two-time NEARfest alum, and played with everyone from King Crimson to Peter Gabriel to Yes to Sarah McLachlan. Liquid Tension Experiment's two studio albums, Liquid Tension Experiment (1998) and Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999), are filled to the brim with everything from blazing, chops-laden sonic attacks ("Paradigm Shift") to melodic anthems ("When the Water Breaks") to humorous jams ("Chris and Kevin's Excellent Adventure"). The improvisational nature in the writing sessions permitted the band to stretch out to many different influences, including rock, metal, prog, funk, blues and even ragtime. It is a great honor to host this ensemble of legendary, virtuoso players on the NEARfest stage for our 10th anniversary." For more information, please visit the NEARfest website. Liquid Trio Experiment - "Spontaneous Combustion" Added on 09-27-2007 Mike Portnoy mixes the Liquid Trio Experiment Jams Liquid Trio Experiment - "Spontaneous Combustion" - Magna Carta MA-9060 Tony Levin - Bass Mike Portnoy - Drums Jordan Rudess - Keyboards US Release date: October 23rd, 2007 Pre-order Now at CDUniverse.com European Release date: October 22nd, 2007 Pre-order Now at Play.com Dream Theater's keyboard player and drummer Tony Levin - bassist with King Crimson and Peter Gabriel Unreleased jams recorded during sessions for LTE2 Limited Edition Metallic Print DigiPak Brand new liner notes by Mike Portnoy "In October 1998, Liquid Tension Experiment reunited at Millbrook Studios in upstate New York to record their 2nd album. A few days into the sessions, John Petrucci's pregnant wife went into premature labor leaving Mike Portnoy, Jordan Rudess and Tony Levin stranded in an already set-up and booked recording studio. So like any creative and productive musicians would do, they decided to stay and JAM... and JAM they did! For some bizarre and still unexplained reason, the master tapes of these jams were misplaced during the mixing process. But, luckily, Portnoy records almost everything he ever does and as a result his live 2-track stereo DAT mixes are the only remaining traces of this historic jam. So what you have here is as live and raw as it gets. No overdubs, no editing, no mixing. Just 3 guys, their instruments and their spontaneous imaginations feeding off of each other." Interview with Mike Portnoy on Mike's Forum Added on 08-20-2007 Click here to read the interview Roadrunner's "Ask The Artist" with Mike Portnoy Added on 08-18-2007 "Ask The Artist 1" at roadrunnerrecords.com "Ask The Artist 2" at roadrunnerrecords.co.uk Mike Portnoy In-Store Appearances - Summer '07 Added on 07-21-2007 Mon Aug 6 - 2pm - Funky Munky Music 10709 Shawnee Mission Parkway Shawnee KS 66203 913.268.5555 Tues Aug 7 - 2pm - Cascio Interstate Music 13819 West National Ave New Berlin WI 53151 262.789.7600 Fri Aug 10th - 2pm - Sam Ash 1139 South Main Street (Lombard Pines Plaza) Lombard, IL 60148 630-424-0767 Sat Aug 11th - 2pm - Sam Ash 5700 Mayfield Rd. The Greens Of Lyndhurst Lyndhurst, OH 44124 440-446-0850 Thu 16 Aug - Gagne & Frere 302 Durocher Quebec City QU G1K 4W9 418.525.8601 Fri 17 Aug - Steve's Music 51 St. Antoine St West Montreal QU H2Z 1G9 514.878.2216 Tues Aug 21 - 2pm - Daddy's Junky Music 159-165 Mass Ave. Boston, MA 02115 (617) 247-0909 Wed Aug 22 - 2pm - Daddy's Junky Music 625 Wolcott St. Waterbury, CT 06705 (203) 757-9860 Fri Aug 24th - 2pm - Sam Ash 1831 Rt. 27 Edison, NJ 08817 732-572-5595 Sun Aug 26th - 2pm - Sam Ash 2100 Rt. 38 Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 856-667-6696 Sabian's Download Festival report (featuring Mike Portnoy) Added on 06-25-2007 Check out Sabian's report of the Download Festival, featuring Mike Portnoy. Now available - Mike Portnoy's "sysDRUMatic chaos" Added on 06-22-2007 Mike Portnoy's drum-cam footage from Dream Theater's "Systematic Chaos" recording sessions. Audio Options include: Full Band and Isolated Drums. Features an extended blooper reel. This DVD is region free but is only available in NTSC format. AC3 Dolby Digital (2 channel stereo) Audio. Click here to order or view the trailer. Artists' Choice: Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater Added on 05-21-2007 To celebrate the release of "Systematic Chaos", Amazon.com asked Mike Portnoy for his ten favourite albums. "Progressive metal legends Dream Theater make their much-anticipated return this year with their new album Systematic Chaos. Systematic Chaos takes rock and metal to epic extremes: The Pantera-esque "The Dark Eternal Night" portrays the battle between a heroic protagonist and a demonic antagonist, while the "The Ministry of Lost Souls" and "In the Presence of Enemies" are reminiscent of Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and Rush's "La Villa Strangiato," respectively. To celebrate the release, we asked drummer Mike Portnoy for his ten favourite albums..." Click here to read the complete article. Mike Portnoy on Eddie Trunk's show (May 14th and 18th) Added on 05-12-2007 "Hey y'all, I'll be poppin in to hang with my bro Eddie Trunk two times next week: Mon May 14th at around 9pm EST (for his XM show) Fri May 18th at around 11pm EST (for his Friday Night Rocks show) Tune in...maybe we'll take some calls...I'm gonna bring a few give-aways... C-ya then, MP" Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion Added on 02-24-2007 Featuring three discs with over seven hours of instruction, live and studio performances and insights on the numerous projects he has been involved with, "In Constant Motion" is Mike Portnoy's latest DVD release from Hudson Music. In "Constant Motion" is the Dream Theater drummer's first DVD since his award-winning video, "Liquid Drum Theater", was released in 1999 and covers music from the last three Dream Theater albums as well as several of Mike's outside projects, including tribute bands Yellow Matter Custard (The Beatles), Hammer Of The Gods (Led Zeppelin), Amazing Journey (The Who) and Cygnus & The Sea Monsters (Rush). With such a wealth and diversity of instructional and performance material, In Constant Motion is recommended for drummers of all interest and ability levels. Disc 1: In the Dream focuses on music from the last three Dream Theater albums, "Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence", "Train Of Thought" and "Octavarium"; featuring complete band performances of six songs from these albums as well as new studio performances of the drum tracks and Mike's in-depth analysis of each song. Disc 2: On the Side covers a wide range of Mike's side projects, including his work with Transatlantic, John Arch, John Petrucci/G3, Fates Warning and Overkill. In addition to the nearly 6 hours of high quality, all-new content, excerpts of rare performances are also included - including a detailed look at each of Mike's tribute bands, paying homage to The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who and Rush! Disc 3: Bonus Material contains four additional, exclusive Dream Theater tracks filmed on the band's 20th Anniversary tour, three live drum solos featuring duets with Charlie Benante, Jason Bittner and Richard Christy, a tour of Mike's infamous "Albino Monster" drumkit and bonus clips including unreleased live solos, studio footage and more. In addition to state-of-the-art, studio-quality digital audio and video, "In Constant Motion" also includes special features such as: PDF transcriptions of selected performances, key grooves and fills. Camera-switching option on three in-studio performances. Complete Discography, Videography and Photo Gallery. Click here for the trailer at Hudson Music. Order "In Constant Motion" from Music Notes (USA) or Play.com (Europe). Mike Portnoy's "In Constant Motion" - NOW AVAILABLE! Added on 03-21-2007 Mike Portnoy's "In Constant Motion" is finally available! Look for it in music stores everywhere (including Guitar Center and Sam Ash) or order online from: Music Notes (USA) Play.com (Europe) Amazing Journey - DVD, CD and Shirts NOW AVAILABLE Added on 03-18-2007 Mike Portnoy's all-star tribute to The Who, featuring Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan and Gary Cherone. The entire concert recorded at BB King's in New York City on May 31st, 2006. Tracklist: Baba O'Riley Sister Disco Substitute Pictures Of Lily I Can See For Miles Young Man Blues A Quick One While He's Away Bargain Behind Blue Eyes The Real Me Love Reign O'er Me Overture It's A Boy 1921 Amazing Journey / Sparks Eyesight To The Blind Christmas The Acid Queen Pinball Wizard Tommy Can You Hear Me? There's A Doctor Go To The Mirror Smash The Mirror I'm Free Tommy's Holiday Camp We're Not Gonna Take It Who Are You Won't Get Fooled Again My Generation DVD Special Features: 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound 5 additional Bonus Tracks and Backstage Footage from the Whittier, CA show CD DVD T-Shirt Bundle Mike Portnoy in-store appearances - March/April 2007 Added on 03-07-2007 Sat March 24th - 2pm The Drum Pad 48 West Palatine Rd Palatine, IL 60067 847-934-8768 Thurs March 29th - 2pm Resurrection Drums Ft. Lauderdale, FL (more info TBA) Fri April 6th - 2pm Daddy's Junky Music 159-165 Mass Ave. Boston, MA 617-247-0909 Win Mike Portnoy's Stuff! Added on 03-03-2007 Legendary drummer Mike Portnoy and five of the drum industry's leading companies are teaming up to give drummers a chance to win the actual acrylic drumkit Mike plays on his new DVD, In Constant Motion! With prizes totaling nearly $25,000 in retail value, the "In Constant Motion" contest features a Grand Prize including a Tama "Mirage Black Ice" drumset with Portnoy signature Melody Master snare drums, Sabian cymbals, Pro-Mark drumsticks and Remo heads as well as autographed copies of the 3-disc, 7-hour "In Constant Motion" DVD from Hudson Music. Additional first, second and third-place prizes include a selection of Tama Melody Master snare drums, Sabian cymbals, Pro-Mark sticks, Remo heads and Hudson DVDs. Click here to check out a "Sneek Peek" of the "In Constant Motion" DVD! Click here to See the entire list of prizes totaling nearly $25,000! New interview with Mike Portnoy on Tama.com Added on 02-19-2007 Now available at Tama.com is a new interview with Mike Portnoy. In the interview, Mike talks about the new Dream Theater album "Systematic Chaos", his Albino Monster, the upcoming G3 tour with John Petrucci, his new instructional DVD "In Constant Motion", working with Neal Morse and more. G3 Tour Dates for 2007 - With John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy Updated on 02-07-2007 The 2007 incarnation of Joe Satriani's popular G3 tour will kick off on March 14th in Phoenix starring SATRIANI, JOHN PETRUCCI with MIKE PORTNOY and PAUL GILBERT. The tour will play selected dates in North America throughout March and April. The starting tour itinerary follows with more dates TBA shortly. 2007 G3 DATES (Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert) March 2007 14 Wed - Dodge Theatre - Phoenix, AZ US 15 Thu - House Of Blues - Las Vegas, NV US 16 Fri - Grand Sierra Theatre - Reno, NV US 17 Sat - Berkeley Community Theatre - Berkeley, CA US 18 Sun - Orpheum Theatre - Los Angeles, CA US 19 Mon - The Grove - Anaheim, CA US 20 Tue - Copley Symphony Hall - San Diego, CA US 22 Thu - Paramount Theater - Denver, CO US 23 Fri - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO US 24 Sat - Congress Theatre - Chicago, IL US 25 Sun - Taft Theatre - Cincinnati, OH US 28 Wed - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA US 29 Thu - Mizner Park Amphitheater - Boca Raton, FL US April 2007 03 Tue - Capitole du Quebec - Quebec, CA 04 Wed - Bell Centre - Montreal, CA 05 Thu - Massey Hall - Toronto, CA 06 Fri - Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA US 07 Sat - Tower Theatre - Upper Darby, PA US 11 Wed - Theater at Madison Square Garden - New York, NY US Source: http://www.satriani.com/G3/ Mike Portnoy at NAMM 2007 - January 20 Added on 01-16-2007 Mike Portnoy will be at the NAMM show on Saturday, January 20th. He will be appearing at the TAMA booth at 2:30 (along with Kenny Aronoff and John Blackwell) and at the Pro Mark booth at 4:30 (along with Marco Minnemann). Neal Morse - "Sola Scriptura" (with Mike Portnoy) Updated on 01-21-2007 Neal Morse will be releasing his latest masterpiece "Sola Scriptura" in Europe on February 26th, 2007 and in the USA on March 6th, 2007. This will be Neal's 4th progressive rock solo release, following the highly acclaimed albums "?", "One" and "Testimony". The line-up will again feature Mike Portnoy on drums and Randy George bass, with the addition of special guest Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big) on guitar. The tracklisting will be as follows: The Door (29:14) Introduction In The Name Of God All I Ask For Mercy for Sale Keep Silent Upon The Door The Conflict (25:00) Do You know My Name? Party to the Lie Underground Two Down, One to Go The Vineyard Already Home Heaven In My Heart (5:11) The Conclusion (16:34) Randy's Jam Long Night's Journey Re-Introduction Come Out Of Her Clothed With The Sun In Closing... For more information about "Sola Scriptura" and Neal Morse, please visit Neal's official website. Order "Sola Scriptura" at CDUniverse.com (USA). Order "Sola Scriptura" at Play.com (Europe, Free Shipping). Neal Morse, Randy George and Mike Portnoy - "Cover To Cover" Added on 09-26-2006 Morse, Portnoy and George - Cover to Cover Tracklisting: 2005 "?" Sessions: Pleasant Valley Sunday (4:45) Badge (2:52) Maybe I'm Amazed (4:03) Where Do The Children Play (4:40) I'm The Man (4:06) Feeling Stronger Everyday (5:39) Rock And Roll Suicide (3:29) 2004 One Sessions: Where The Streets Have No Name (5:48) Day After Day (3:26) What Is Life (4:28) I'm Free / Sparks (6:36) 2003 Testimony Sessions: Tuesday Afternoon (6:33) Find My Way Back Home (6:49) Order "Cover To Cover" straight from Neal Morse himself! (the album is also available at CDUniverse.com and Play.com) "Mike Portnoy makes no mistake about being a huge fan of music from his past. Here is a complete collection of all the covers these guys have recorded over the years plus 7 new songs. From the coolness of their version of the Monkees "Pleasant Valley Sunday" to the gripping "Maybe I'm Amazed" to the rocking fun of "I'm the Man", let's just say we think you'll dig it. Here's what Mike Portnoy has to say about it: "It comes down to this: I am a music fan. No matter how old I get or how much success I've had, I will always be that 11 year old kid in the KISS Army jamming along to Who tunes in my bedroom. Because of this, I still LOVE playing covers. I have been able to tap into my Metal and Prog influences choosing covers with DT, but another HUGE side of my inspiration are my Classic Rock influences from the 60's and 70's. For the most part, the guys in DT don't share this same background so I've never been able to cover these classic bands with them. However Neal and Randy TOTALLY do share this background, so when choosing covers with them rather than taking the obvious PROG road, we've enjoyed paying tribute to the more retro, pop-oriented side of our shared taste. Gathered here on this CD is a collection of all of the covers we did together throughout the sessions for Neal's Testimony, One and ? sessions. Expand your prog ears and enjoy!" - MP" Cygnus And The Sea Monsters CD and DVD - Now Available! Added on 08-27-2006 "Cygnus And The Sea Monsters - One Night In Chicago", a Tribute to Rush featuring Mike Portnoy, Paul Gilbert, Sean Malone and Jason McMaster, is now available exclusively from www.mikeportnoy.com on CD and DVD. Click here to order the DVD Click here to order the CD The track listing is: 2112 Cygnus X-1 Hemispheres YYZ / Drum Solo The DVD also contains an Audio Commentary with Mike Portnoy and Paul Gilbert! Mike Portnoy interview in Drummer's Digest Added on 03-29-2006 Drummer's Digest currently features an interview with Mike Portnoy. Mike Portnoy in-store appearance in San Juan Added on 02-16-2006 Mike Portnoy will be doing an in-store appearance in San Juan on February 24th, 2006: Friday, February 24th at 3pm Place: Tropical Music #Ave. Borinquen 2326 San Juan 787.726.1750 IMPORTANT NOTE regarding Mike Portnoy's in-store appearance in Bogota Updated on 02-26-2006 "Hi all, I am writing this from a hotel room in Miami on Saturday evening. Unfortunately, our connection for our flight to Bogota today was missed due to a major delay out of San Juan Puerto Rico. (there was an iguana on the runway that caused a 2-hour delay....I sht you not!!) As a result, we did not arrive in Bogota this evening as expected and I will not be able to make my in-store appearance tomorrow afternoon as planned. We have done everything in our power to still make sure we will make it to Bogota to play tomorrow evening's show (ourselves and the crew will have barely slept to be able to pull it off), but unfortunately this means missing my autograph appearance. Once we have spoken to the dealer, we will determine if it is to be completely cancelled or rescheduled for Monday. When I know, you'll know.... I apologize to all our disappointed fans... But hey, at least the igauna is OK! OK time to get some sleep... MP" Mike Portnoy will be doing an in-store appearance in Bogota on February 26th, 2006: Sunday, February 26th at 1pm LA COLONIAL Carrera 7 No.57-43 (please note that the start time has been changed from 3pm to 1pm!) Hammer Of The Gods DVD and double CD available now! Added on 01-28-2006 The Hammer Of The Gods (featuring Paul Gilbert, Daniel Gildenlow, Dave LaRue and Mike Portnoy) DVD and double CD "Two Nights In North America" is now available exclusively from the online store at www.mikeportnoy.com. The tracklisting for both titles is as follows: One Night In Montreal:* The Song Remains the Same Heartbreaker Livin' Lovin' Maid (She's Just a Woman) The Rover Houses of the Holy Misty Mountain Hop Immigrant Song The Rain Song Dazed and Confused One Night In New York City: In the Light Celebration Day Night Flight The Wanton Song Out on the Tiles Moby Dick / Drum Solo Ten Years Gone Black Dog The Ocean Thank You How Many More Times I'm Gonna Crawl Click Here to view the DVD Trailer Mike Portnoy's "Amazing Journey" (A Tribute to The Who) Added on 01-06-2006 The fourth (and likely final) in a series of tribute bands assembled by Mike Portnoy will be playing three very special shows across America, paying tribute to one of the greatest live bands in the history of Rock & Roll: AMAZING JOURNEY A Tribute to The Who featuring Mike Portnoy, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan and Gary Cherone May 27th - Whittier, CA The Center Theater Stage Whittier Community Center 7630 S. Washington Avenue Tickets are ON SALE NOW May 30th - Chicago, IL Durty Nellie's 180 N. Smith Street Palatine, IL Tickets available exclusively through The Drum Pad May 31st - New York City BB King's Blues Club 237 W. 42nd St. Tickets go on sale TODAY (Fri 1/06) at 3pm EST at Ticketmaster Don't miss the once in a lifetime chance to witness this amazing line-up and be a part of these historic shows! Mike Portnoy autograph session in Santiago, Chile Added on 11-24-2005 December 6th, 2005 Address of the event: MUNDO MUSICAL Avda. Lib. B. O'Higgins 142 Locales 156 Santiago, Chile Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess featured on new Neal Morse album Added on 10-05-2005 Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess are both guest musicians on Neal Morse's new progressive rock masterpiece "?" (The Question Mark Album). The album will be released in the USA on November 1st, 2005, through Metal Blade and in Europe on October 24th, 2005, through Inside Out Music. Other guest musicians include saxophonist Mark Leniger, Alan Morse (Spock's Beard), legendary guitarist Steve Hackett (former Genesis) and Roine Stolt of The Flower Kings. Order Neal Morse's "?" at CDUniverse.com (USA) Order Neal Morse's "?" at Play.com (Europe/Free Shipping!) For more information on Neal Morse, please visit his official website. Tracklisting: The Temple of the Living God Another World The Outsider Sweet Elation In The Fire Solid As The Sun The Glory Of The Lord Outside Looking In 12 Deliverance Inside His Presence The Temple of the Living God Musicians: Jordan Rudess (Keyboards) Mike Portnoy (drums) Alan Morse (guitar) Roine Stolt (guitar) Steve Hackett (guitar) Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium Added on 08-01-2005 Now available for Order from the MikePortnoy.com store is Mike's "Drumavarium". The "Drumavarium" DVD contains mike's drum-cam footage from Dream Theater's "Octavarium" recording sessions. Audio Options include Full Band and Isolated Drums. Bonus Feature include over 3 minutes of Studio Outtakes. This DVD is region free but is only available in NTSC format. AC3 Dolby Digital (2 channel stereo) Audio. Click here to order "Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium" and view the trailer. Mike Portnoy chat at GIGANTOUR.COM Added on 07-23-2005 As part of the daily chats on GIGANTOUR.COM, Mike Portnoy has just been confirmed for this Sunday 7/24 at 4:30 PST / 7:30 EST. Mike Portnoy at the Drum Pad's 20th Anniversary Updated on 08-13-2005 Sunday, September 18th At The Vic Theatre In Chicago The Drum Pad Is Proud to Present A Drumming Event To Commemorate Our 20th Anniversary! Performing Live On One Stage: Terry Bozzio and Chad Wackerman The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex Jeff Hamilton Steve Smith and Zakir Hussain with George Brooks' Summit Mike Mangini Mike Portnoy with Cygnus & The Sea Monsters (A Tribute to Rush - featuring Paul Gilbert, Sean Malone and Jason McMaster) Come Celebrate With Us An Incredible Day Of Drumming Tickets On Sale Now Only At The Drum Pad General Admission $55 Opera Box Seating $65 (SOLD OUT) All Ages Welcome Phone 847-934-8768 Website www.thedrumpad.com Mike Portnoy on Eddie Trunk's XM show Added on 05-20-2005 Mike Portnoy will be live in the studio on Saturday night June 4th for Eddie Trunk's XM radio show. "Yellow Matter Custard" DVD and CD available at MP.com! Added on 05-20-2005 The entire legendary Beatles tribute show featuring Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Paul Gilbert and Matt Bissonette as filmed at BB King's in New York City on May 18th, 2003, is now available on DVD. DVD special features include Audio Commentary with Mike and Howard Portnoy Rehearsal and backstage footage Click here to order the DVD at MikePortnoy.com. Now also available at MikePortnoy.com is the "Yellow Matter Custard" 2-CD set. Mike Portnoy to co-host radio show on Friday 2/25 Added on 02-19-2005 Mike Portnoy, Chris Jericho and Zakk Wylde will co-host Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" show next Friday night (Feb 25th). The show can be heard live in the New York / tri-state area on Q104.3 from 11pm to 2am or heard in syndication. Click here for more information. Dutch Fates Warning appearance with Mike Portnoy on drums Added on 01-18-2005 Mike Portnoy will be playing drums for Fates Warning at their headlining appearance at the HEADWAY FESTIVAL in Amstelveen, Netherlands on April 3rd 2005. Mike Portnoy NAMM appearances Added on 01-12-2005 Fri Jan 21st - 3:00 at the Pro Mark booth Sat Jan 22th - 2:00 at the Tama booth Sign up for the Official Dream Theater Newsletter ^ top \| home \| updates \| news \| tour \| discography \| info \| media \| merch © 1997-2008 Mark Bredius \| website faq