News:
08-11-2007:
Lots of talk about Alcatrazz, Howies new touring gig from this interview by www.metal-rules.com with Graham Bonnet.
Everybody knew about it, I wasn’t going to say it was with Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai and whoever else. So I made sure that everybody knew it was a completely different band but we played the old Alcatrazz music. All of a sudden I get an emails from the other guys from the band that were semi-threatening saying, “We were going to do this way before you planned it.” I told them I had seen nothing about it and nobody else knew about them starting a new Alcatrazz thing. So I said, “Where? I’ve seen nothing about this.” They told me they had this plan and it was just complete lie. But because I did this they said they are going to get a lawyer and get every penny I had, which isn’t a lot so they’re welcome to it, they can take my $10.
08-07-2007:
Some video from Alcatrazz featuring Graham Bonnet East Tokyo, Japan May 31st, 2007 (2nd night in Tokyo)
Graham Bonnet - vocals
Howie Simon - guitars
Glen Sobel - drums
Tim Luce - bass
Too Young To Die Too Drunk To Live
Will You Be Home Tonight
God Blessed Video
Jet To Jet
09-05-2007:
Graham Bonnet and Joe Lynn Turner will team up for a tour of Finland in August. The dates are as follows:
Aug. 08 - Tampere, Finland @ Klubi
Aug. 09 - Helsinki, Finland @ Virgin 0il & Co
Aug. 10 - Mikkeli, Finland @ Jurassic Rock
Aug. 11 - Imatra, Finland @ Rock To The River
The ALCATRAZZ band featuring Howie Simon are currently writing material for a new CD, to be released later in 2007. The band's high-energy live show will incorporate all the ALCATRAZZ classics, as well as highlights from Graham Bonnet's years with RAINBOW, MSG and IMPELLITTERI.
02-05-2007:
The 23:16 update! Alcatrazz will play one west Coast appearance before the Japan Tour. This will be at www.PaladinosClub.com
The reformed Alcatrazz, led by Graham Bonnet, has announced a headlining concert at Paladino's in Tarzana, California on Friday, May 25 at 11:00 p.m. Bonnet is joined in the new group by guitarist Howie Simon, drummer Glen Sobel and bassist Tim Luce.
Alcatrazz is is currently writing material for a new CD, to be released later in 2007. The band's high-energy live show will incorporate all the ALCATRAZZ classics, as well as highlights from Graham Bonnet's years with RAINBOW, MSG and IMPELLITTERI.
Upcoming ALCATRAZZ shows:
May 25 - Paladino's - Tarzana, California
May 30 - O-East - Tokyo, Japan
May 31 - O-East - Tokyo, Japan
Jun. 01 - Club Quattro - Osaka, Japan
For more information, visit www.myspace.com/AlcatrazzOfficial.
11-02-2007:
OK the rumours are true...Two former Rainbow vocalists team up for some tour dates in Japan! Ex-Rainbow singers Joe Lynn Turner and Graham Bonnet are scheduled to appear on a double bill in late May and early June in Japan 2007. Grahm Bonnet will front Alcatrazz and Joe Lynn Turner's band will feature collaborator and friend, guitarist Akira Kajiyama. Akira Kajiyama and Joe Lynn Turner recently enjoyed success on their first dually-billed album "Fire Without Flame."
May 30 Tokyo, "O-EAST" www.shibuya-o.com
May 31 Tokyo, "O-EAST" www.shibuya-o.com
June 1 Osaka, Shinsaibashi Club Quattro www.club-quattro.com
Joe Lynn Turner Band:
Joe Lynn Turner
Akira Kajiyama
Toshio Egawa
Atsushi Hasegawa
Kenichi Fujimoto
Alcatrazz are:
Graham Bonnet
Howie Simon
Glen Sobel
Tim Luce
25-11-2006:
A little late with this news:
Graham Bonnet:
"We know that there is already a rumor about "Alcatrazz" circulating on the internet. Yes, we have to admit that there is a project to form new Alcatrazz involving Graham, Howie Simon, Glen Sobel and Tim Luce (b). The official name is "Alcatrazz featuring Graham Bonnet". "
28-10-2006:
Sweeping Picking Lesson FPE-TV
21-04-2006:
The Jeff Scott Soto Band (Howie Simon -guitar; Gary Schutt bass; Alex Papa - drums) - Yngwie Malmsteen Medley live at the Biebob in Vosselaar, Belgium Oct. 17,2003!
02-01-2006:
Howie Simon confirmed in his website news that he's still working on material for a solo CD.
13-10-2005:
Interesting interview with "undiscovered" Howie Simon courtesy of metal sludge.
Background:
Howie Simon began playing guitar at the age of 6 in his home town of Buffalo, New York.
He has done a significant amount of touring performing over 300 live shows in 10 different states during a 2 year span. Howie was also a winner at the 1989 Buffalo Music Awards in the Best Hard Rock Guitarist category.
Howie then continued to tour in the Northeastern U.S. playing hundreds of shows with his own band "Storm Warning" until his move to Los Angeles in February of 1994.
Since then he has worked with:
- Ken Tamplin.
- Howie's Metallica tribute band Alcoholica
- Jeff Scott Soto's band.
Check out his playing on these videos hosted on the really rather excellent: http://www.f-p-e.com/
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