Brian and Don have been busy writing and recording new original music. You can listen to the new songs for free at myspace.com/oddibrian
March 26, 2008 Oddi Michaud on MySpace
We are excited to announce our new MySpace page found at myspace.com/oddibrian
The primary function of the MySpace page will be to highlight the original music by Brian and Don. These original songs are available below as Mp3 downloads via our MySpace/SNOCAP secure online store for only 89 cents per download.
Jan 17, 2008 New Original song
Happy new year! Our latest original song "Your The One (I Think)" has been added to our MySpace store and will be available for download very soon.(updated 3-26-2008)
Nov 18, 2007 New original song, New Moon Glow
"New Moon Glow" has been added to our MySpace store and will be available for download very soon (updated 3-26-2008).
Sept 18, 2007 New mp3: Nobody Knows (instrumental cover version)
Original artist is Billy Squier. This song appears on the Billy Squier CD titled Don't Say No and is dedicated to the life of John Lennon. Every song on the CD is rock solid and this little gem stops me in my tracks everytime I hear it. Billy you are the greatest! Check out the Dont Say No CD and the entire Billy Squier catalog at Wherehouse.com Check out the Billy Squier official web page. Our version is an instrumental performed by Brian Oddi with help from Brians nephew Albert Speziali on the electric guitar doubling.
July 23,2007 The Kluge 2.0
Due to internal conflict (read implosion) The Kluge as we knew it no longer exists. However Brian, Albert, and Don have decided to continue as a recording trio. The focus will be primarily on original music and will call upon the skills of other local musicians when the need or oppourtunity presents itself.
June 26, 2007 New Mp3 added to Downloads page
We have added to the Downloads page our cover version of the Tom Petty song "Saving Grace" from the latest Tom Petty CD (a must have for any CD collection)"Highway Companion". Not enough can be said about Tom Petty to convey the respect we have for him as a song writter/performer. Over the decades Tom has consistantly produced quality material that stands the test of time. Our version of Saving Grace features Don Michaud on vocals, percusion, and the "Don Wand". Brian played the electric guitars, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, and organ tracks.
March 20, 2007 New Kluge member Albert Speziali
The Kluge would like to formally welcome Albert Speziali as the newest member of The Kluge. Albert is a great player with a knack for the details. After several "jam sessions" it was determined that he fits right in.
Feb 10, 2007 New Mp3 C'mon Everybody
A cover version of the Eddie Cochrane classic "C'mon Everybody" has been added to the downloads page. A very big thank you goes out to Walt Gwardyak for being kind enough to sit in on piano on this track. Walt is a great player, he made my not so high quality keyboard sound better than it ever has! Walt is the musical director/pianist for The New England Jazz ensemble.
Brian played the guitars/bass/drums and did the vocals on this version.
Dec 23, 2006 Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays to all!
We have been very busy lately. A new Mp3 is up on the downloads page. It is our cover version of "Get Ready" a song written by Smokey Robinson and originaly recorded by the Temptations. Our version is extended slightly and contains a harmonica solo by our newest band member Chris Luce.
August 13, 2006 The Kluge to perform
The Pro Tek sound stage at 315 Main St. Niantic will be host to musical performers for a three day event to finish off the weekly Pro Tek sound stage summer performances. The Kluge has been invited back to perform at the ProTek sound stage on Sunday September 3, 2006. A big thank you to Paul for putting on these shows all summer and for allowing us to take part in the fun.
July 19 2006 July 15 gig run down
The July 15 gig went very well. We had lots of fun! A big thank you to Atwater from WCNI 90.9 FM for taking the time out of his busy schedule to come down and introduce us to the crowd. Thank you for the pictures Danita! Atwaters support and help with promoting this show was a huge help for us, we can't thank him enough. Thank you also to Kyle, Jimmy, and Albert for helping us with our gear. We also need to thank David Angel of David Angel and the Memories (http://www.davidangelandthememories.com) for coming to CT to see us perform and helping out with the sound.Thank you to George Rue for a great job filming the show. A few pictures from the show are uploaded to the photo album page and an Mp3 from the show is on the free Mp3 downloads page.
June 11,2006 Book'em Dano
We are pleased to announce The Kluge has been scheduled to perform at the Celebrate East Lyme Day Festival July 15. The festival starts at noon and runs till 9:30PM finishing with a fireworks display over the Niantic Bay. The festival draws crowds upwards to 40,000 people who come to enjoy the music, food, and the variety of vendors and activities on main street. The Kluge will be performing at the Pro-Tek stage at 315 Main Street 3:30pm - 5:00pm
April 12, 2006 The Kluge on FM
A very big thank you must go out to Atwater and his crew down at WCNI Radio 90.9 FM. Atwater aired The kluge original "Save Me" during his weekly broadcast. Web traffic to our site has increased dramaticly. Thank you Atwater and crew at WCNI 90.9 FM.
March 4, 2006 The Kluge hits the airwaves.
A very big thank you goes out to Atwater at WCNI 90.9 FM. During his Wednesday broadcast Atwater played a few tracks from The Kluge Demo CD. The Atwater show "Generation Rebellion" Wednesday from 12:00 to 3:00 is "Raucous rock and roll, mixed with a quick stroll down nostalgia avenue".
Atwater has expressed an interest in playing our new original song "Save Me", tune into WCNI 90.9 FM April 12th 12:00 - 3:00 for this WCNI exclusive. UPDATE: Atwater has been playing a track or two from The Kluge demo CD every Wednesday during his broadcast, tune in to WCNI 90.9
Feb 4, 2006 New mp3 added to downloads page.
We have added our version of Tom Petty's "I Need To Know" to the downloads page. Don Michaud- Lead Vocal, Drums. Brian Oddi- Guitars, Bass Guitar, Piano, Back-up Vocal.
Jan 1, 2006 Happy New Year!
Holy $hit another year gone already?! Time flies when your having fun I suppose.
We have started a new recording process in the home studio. We will be doing all the basic tracks live then going back and layering stuff in. We used to record everything seperately even the basic tracks, but we have learned the live "feel" is something you can't do unless it's...well.. LIVE. So far we have had good results. We have a few things near finished on the recorder. We may be getting into the Guiness Book of World Records for longest time ever spent recording a single music CD. Thank you to our friends and family for your support (and putting up with the noise), and a big Thank You for our # 1 Fan Albert. Happy New Year
October 3, 2005 New MP3 added to downloads page.
We have posted our cover of "I Wanna Be Sedated" by the Ramones. Recording this song was lots of fun and almost painless. Work on the new CD continues at a record breaking sluggish pace.
June 12, 2005 Happy Birthday Pete!
We came out of our caves to celebrate Pete Lafond's 37'th birthday and play a few sets outdoors in the sun. Everything went as planned. Tape was rolling and outside of the periodic wind noise we got a nice recording. Relatives from Pete's wifes side of the family brought home cooked traditional Phillipino dishes. Pete and his wife made a fantastic frozen Mango desert. This was some of the best food I have ever eaten, they take their food seriously.
Oct 28, 2004 New original song "Timbuktu And A Half"
A rough mix of a new original song titled "Timbuktu And A Half" has been added to the downloads page. Work on the next CD continues at an incredibly slow pace.
Jan 1, 2004 Happy New year! New Mp3!
Seasons greetings! We wanted to start the year on a good note so we have posted Brians latest original instrumental song titled "The Storm". We plan to be busy recording new songs over the next few months and putting the finishing touches on songs already in the works. Thank you to those of you who have contacted us with your comments and suggestions over the past year, we certainly appreciate your kind words.
Oct 10, 2004 New mp3 added to downloads page
We have added a version of Knocking on Heavens door to the downloads page. We recorded this on our Yahmaha AW16G. The final mix will be a little different. We dedicate this version to the life of Warren Zevon. We have several half finished songs now. We would have had more done but Brian picked up a Billy Squier CD called "Happy Blue" and got completely absorbed in it. Happy Blue is an all acoustic CD, just Billy and his guitar. Great CD....a real treat. If you get a chance give it a listen.
July 14,2004 New MP3 added to downloads page
We were going through the "stuff" ligering on our AW16G recorder and found an "almost finished" version of Imagine by John Lennon. It's been a while since we have added anything so we figured we should post this rough mixed version.
July 12, 2004 Original songs in the works
Brian has a number of orignal songs he is working on. The relocation of the studio is a lot of work but will be done soon. The original songs are a mix of straight forward blues based hard rock and Alternate tuning acoustic stuff thrown in for good measure. Several songs have been "works in progress" for a few years, it's going to be nice to finaly have a quality recording of them.
July 1, 2004 Change in plans
Well trying to record and practice at the same time has not been very productive. We have several unfinished songs and have not gotten much done in the way of practicing. Add that to the fact that Gary's house (where we practice) is now in the process of being remodeled pretty much any practice is now on the back burner. So.... it has been decided that all the gear will go to Brians and he will set up a no BS studio in his house. With everything going as planned we should have some original songs posted in the next month or two.
April 2, 2004 Slow going......But Good
We have been grooving out with an old friend who came in from out of town and have not gotten much done in terms of any new recordings. John Kovach has been generous enough to grace us with his sax skills. John is a great player and has added a whole new vibe to our sound. He will be in town for another month or two so we plan on getting some stuff recorded with him.
Feb 21,2004 Eight MP3's added to the downloads page
Eight MP3's have been added to the downloads page. These MP3's were recorded by Brian Oddi in 1987 on a 4 track recorder.
Don Michaud contributions. Don plays bass on "Hard Luck Woman", and "Improv Jam". As well as keyboard on "Please Be With Me". 15 years later Brian, Don, and Pete would form The Kluge with Gary Tiller.
Feb 5, 2004 Three new video downloads
Three videos "Crossroads", "Mary Jane's Last Dance", and "Imagine" have been added to the downloads page. All videos are in Windows Media format. The sound is "unmixed" straight from the Video source.
Dec 19,2003 Downloads page updated, two videos added.
Two videos "White Man Blues" and "Neon Moon" have been added to the downloads page. Both videos are in Windows Media format. The sound is "unmixed" straight from the Video source.
Nov 15, 2003 Another video download
The video footage of The Kluge performing "Southern Man"
by Neil young has been added to the downloads page.
Video is in Windows Media format and is 14.9 megs.
1 Year! The Kluge celebrates first aniversary
November 10'th 2003 marks the 1 year aniversary of The Kluge. Thank you to all those who have supported us.
Thank you Charles and Marion for your kind words.
It is always nice to hear from peope that enjoy our efforts.
Feel free to contact the kluge by E-mail or ICQ using
the links on the left.
Oct 14,2003 Updated downloads page
The downloads page now includes a video download of "Hand Jive" as performed on Aug 23, 2003 at the Plants Dam Festival.
Video is in Windows Media format, download file size is 8.79 meg
Oct 5,2003 Updated downloads page
The downloads page has been updated with several songs from
"The Kluge live in The Klugio" recorded live March 30, 2003
Sept 28, 2003 Updated downloads page
More MP3's have been added to the downloads page and more are on the way. The Kluge is investigating the possibility of merging the soundboard audio with the Hi-8 video of the August 23 performance.
Sept 17, 2003 The Kluge hits the studio
Currently the Kluge is working on what will become the Kluge's first home studio CD "The Kluge - Ever So Slightly" When completed these recordings will be available on our Free Downloads page.
Aug 24, 2003 Kluge perfomance a success!
August 23'rd performance ran aproximately 3 hours and was captured via soundboard and in Hi-8 Video thanks to
Massey Records Extremely Limited and Benny "The Mad Taper".
Visit our free downloads page to check out selections from the show.
Aug 15, 2003 The Kluge to perform
The Kluge will perform August 23, 2003 at the third annual Plants Dam V.I.P festival(pig roast). The Kluge will be handing out Kluge T-shirts and the official Plants Dam session CD recorded live 3-30-03 to the first 20 people to greet the band. This previously un-released recording has been digitally re-mastered in stereo from the original soundboard master tape. Many thanks to Massey Records Extremely Limited for making it all possible.
June 23, 2003 Domain name aquired
The Kluge aquires the domain name www.klugemusic.com
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