What a show last night! Last night was, for me, our best quintet performance—ever—and we were stoked to share it with a full house, livestreamed it, and to have recorded the show for our upcoming EPK updates. Perhaps even more meaningful was the feedback afterwards—including a local who afterwards shared: "when I saw the band name on Alva's website.....I had low expectations....this was the best concert I've ever seen!" Maybe it was because there was a Crazy Al sighting (and assistance, thx Al!). Maybe it was because of all the tacos that we've eaten on the trip. Maybe it was the stuff they put in those drinks the night before at the Golden Tiki! Either way, if you weren't there, you missed a good one—but you can watch it on demand via the link above! Tonight 2/1: our long-ago sold-out tiki house party concert kicks off in La Mesa, AZ. We're getting the full SoCal experience right now—sitting in highway traffic en route from LA ;-) On our way, we're going to give a little surprise to a fan in the area—more on that soon! Photos and final Phoenix show updates below: Final Tour Stop Tomorrow, 2/2 in Phoenix/Chandler!Tickets still available here Our JazzRoad tour wraps up in my home town of Phoenix, or specifically, Chandler-Gilbert [Community College] tomorrow afternoon 2/2 at the Ward Performing Arts Center. Take note that this is a matinee concert at 4pm—and our first concert in the Phoenix area in about 8 years! Want to help with our final promo push? Share this concert details link on your socials or tell a friend! Link: Get Behind-the Scenes Tour UpdatesRemember: Patreon subscribers like you get behind-the-scenes updates as one of your member benefits. Thanks for your support! Yours, Mr. Ho and the Orchestrotica |
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Aloha everyone, I'm trying to take a little break from Orchestrotica stuff since wrapping up our tour a couple weeks ago and our super fun CW Trio concert in Portland, ME on the 7th. We're already in tour planning mode for 2026 too! Want to see some pics from tour, and behind the scenes? View the tour photo album. Today's dispatch is a guest post by long-time quintet member on cümbüş, oud, and resonator guitar Tev Stevig. Tev is also Czarna Wolgastar's arranger/composer/guitarist…and he's...
Earthling Reader! We interrupt this post-tour Orchestrotica debrief to bring you an urgent broadcast from Wolgastar I, now in orbit in the Sol system. The tour was great; but it's not every week there is an ALIEN BAND IN MAINE. The Wolgastarians are back. And this time, they're doing a workshop in addition to joining with the bodies of 3 orchestrotica members to present their intergalactic balkan surf jazz in Portland, ME. Live @ Mayo Arts - Fri, Feb 7, 2025 10 Mayo StPortland, ME 04101 (Map)...
This is it! Our 2025 JazzRoad tour comes to an end later this afternoon 2/2 @ 4pm MT in Phoenix (Chandler). (Tickets) It's been a great run so far, and we've just departed Yuma, AZ as we head back east. (Surprisingly amazing breakfast at Cafecito by the way!) Then, for our New England fans, our intergalactic balkan surf jazz trio, Czarna Wolgastar is back! Wolgastar I is back in orbit on Feb 7th (this weekend) -- thanks to the recent planetary alignment that has created some killer surf...