Hello and welcome to the Aug 1st 2006 SATRIANI.COM newsletter!

Here's what you can see in this issue:

* MESSAGE FROM JOE
* 2006 ROAD PODCAST
* JEFF CAMPITELLI'S ROAD PHOTOS
* UPCOMING GIGS (SPECIAL LA GIG, G3, CLINIC)

Having just returned from a great European tour, and a crazy Guitar Town Festival at Copper Mountain in Colorado, I thought I'd say Hi and fill you in on what's coming up next.

More whacky Podcasts for one thing, they just get funnier and funnier, you'll see.

The mixing of our live DVD shot in HD is just being finished, and the 2 disc set will eventually contain: the whole show from The Grove, a few movies featuring Super Colossal rehearsals, backstage and more, at the last US show at The Warfield in SF, the making of "Crowd Chant" in Vancouver, the first four podcasts, a beautiful slide show from our European tour, and an amazing documentary filmed in India last year called "Flying in a Blue Dream". This double DVD set is packed with great stuff!

Later this month, on the 12th, I will be giving a clinic at the National Guitar Workshop in New Milford, CT , and playing at the Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp in NYC on the 14th.

A benefit show for our dear friend Cliff Cultreri will be held on September 30th at the House of Blues in L.A.,CA. I will be joined by Steve Vai and many others on stage to help raise funds for Cliff's mounting medical bills. Please read our press release for more details. http://www.satriani.com/2004/road/2006-09-30-pr.shtml

G3 shows for South America and Australia are set: John Petrucci, Eric Johnson and I will play S.A and Mexico in mid October. Australia will see Steve Vai, John Petrucci and me in early December. Check satriani.com for exact dates.

That's all for now!

Joe

It all started in San Francisco the last night of the U.S. Super Colossal tour... webmaster Jon commented to Joe's son ZZ "hey, since you're going to be around during the European tour, why not take your skateboard video skills and do some video podcasts for the site?" Seemed like a long shot, but ZZ stepped up to the challenge and he and Joe and the band have been working hard to make some good use of the downtime between shows to slap these classic podcasts together for you. Check out the crazy antics of life on the road in this limited edition 6-part podcast series!

Episodes 1-3 have already launched, so if you haven't seen 'em yet, come on over to SATRIANI.COM and click on the big button on the home page to check 'em out. Subscribe using iTunes (or your other favorite podcast tool) and get them downloaded as they appear. The remaining 3 will continue to show up every other week. If you like 'em, post a message on Talk To Joe and let us know-- maybe we'll try to continue them throughout the rest of the year!

Also look for the podcast featured in iTunes' podcast "New & Notable" section and take a moment to add your comments on it.

Here's your quick link to the podcast page:

http://www.satriani.com/podcast/2006_Road/

Longtime Satch drummer Jeff Campitelli continues his occasional photo blog from the road! Photos will continue to show up from the European tour in the coming weeks...

Check out all of the photos here:

http://www.satriani.com/2004/interact/photos.shtml

Here's a quick recap of where Joe will be through the end of 2006.

AUGUST 12 - CLINIC @ NATIONAL GUITAR WORKSHOP (New Milford, CT)
Web site: http://www.guitarworkshop.com/

AUGUST 14 - ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY CAMP (New York)
Web site: http://www.rockandrollfantasycamp.com/

SEPTEMBER 30 - "THE CLIFF SHOW"
JOE SATRIANI, STEVE VAI & FRIENDS BENEFIT CONCERT FOR CLIFF CULTRERI

House Of Blues (Los Angeles)
(see Joe's Message above for more background)
Tickets $100
On sale August 12th
Limited number of tickets pre-sale @ $75 on Tue, Aug 8
Pre-sales on ticketmaster.com - password will be posted on satriani.com
Full press release coming soon to satriani.com

OCTOBER & DECEMBER 2006 - G3 WITH JOE, STEVE VAI, ERIC JOHNSON, JOHN PETRUCCI
G3 returns, this time hitting Latin America in October with Joe, Eric Johnson and John Petrucci. In December, Steve Vai takes Eric's place and they head down under to Australia! Full details will appear on satriani.com as they are finalized.

For the latest tour info and links, visit: http://www.satriani.com/2004/road/

Thanks for your continued support of all things Joe!

webmaster@satriani.com http://www.satriani.com/

joe is featured on the cover of the september issue of guitar one. pick up a copy at your local news stand once it hits the streets! info will also show up on http://www.guitaronemag.com.

due to special circumstances, the etix folks have a few extra tickets (regular ones, not premium) for the san francisco show available. they are the same standard $39.50 (plus service fee) and you can pick 'em up over at their ticketing site: http://event.etix.com/ticket/online/viewTour.jsp?group_id=15&cobrand=satriani

jeff has taken on the extra job of sending in some regular photos from the road as they cross the US... you can check out his photos here:

Joe Satriani here, checking in with some last minute pre-tour notes...

Big thanks to all the fans who made last week's in-store run so much fun and successful. My hands are finally recovering from extreme handshake time! But, it was worth it. Special thanks to Rockline and all the retailers that allowed us to take over their shops for a few hours, especially West LA Music, who hosted our CD release performance right across the street from their store.

We are all looking forward to getting out on tour and making some history with a new set of music... which reminds me, I haven't written the set list yet!!! Your ideas are always welcome... Thanks for making satriani.com so much fun... See you soon.

Joe

* Webmaster note: go here to select your set list suggestions: http://www.satriani.com/perl/2004/edit-setlist

JOE SATRIANI TO AUCTION RARE GUITAR FOR MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAMS

RAFFLE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT UPCOMING CONCERT STOPS

(Los Angeles, CA) - JOE SATRIANI fans will have a chance to win a rare customized and autographed Ibanez guitar, designed to commemorate the release of SATRIANI's 12th solo album, Super Colossal, while also supporting music education. Beginning with the first tour stop in Denver, CO and running throughout the last show in San Francisco (April 1 - May 13), where the drawing will take place, fans will be able to purchase raffle tickets for $10, giving them a once in a lifetime chance to win. The prized guitar is one of only 10 Super Colossal guitars made featuring the album's cover artwork. Proceeds from the auction will benefit two school music programs - Little Kids Rock and Music In Schools Today.

SATRIANI was recently announced as an Honorary Board Member for the Little Kids Rock organization. Little Kids Rock restores music to its rightful place in the academic lives of kids in our public schools by providing a rich music education program including instrument instruction, free instruments and trained mentors. Founded by an elementary school teacher in 1996, Little Kids Rock has served more than 7,000 students in CA, NY, NJ and TN. Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon, B.B. King and Les Paul sit on our Honorary Board of Directors and we are supported by friends Tom Waits, Liberty DeVitto, Bob Weir and others.

Music in Schools Today (MuST) supports, develops and promotes music education for youth in schools and in the community. Since 1983, MuST has served public school grades K-12 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The program is the Bay Area's answer to the crisis in music education. Despite extensive research indicating that music instruction supplies intellectual, emotional and physical components critical to children's development, music and arts programs are often the first victims of budget cuts. MuST combats this trend with a comprehensive set of programs that are resistant to budget slashing. MuST serves over 20,000 children and youth annually in schools and community centers, conducts research and development and advocates to restore music as an essential principle of pre-K through 12 education.

This year marks SATRIANI's 20-year anniversary as a solo artist, his first album, Not Of This Earth, was released in 1986. Over the course of his illustrious career, SATRIANI has achieved huge success, selling more than 10 million albums & DVDs worldwide with 12 solo albums (2 platinum, 4 gold) and 3 platinum DVD's, as well as garnering 13 Grammy nominations.

For more information on Little Kids Rock, visit:

http://www.littlekidsrock.org/

For more information on Music In Schools Today, visit:

http://www.mustcreate.org/index.shtml

the listening party has arrived! check out the entire album, along with joe's podcast intros for each song. also included is a 27 minute special feature from the rehearsal studio, and coming on monday (or before) is a special feature from the cd release event in LA! of course we've also included a link to the "Super Colossal" video just to keep it all easy to find.

it's all over at http://www.satriani.com/webcast/2006-03/

also, a few new premium ticket onsales for ya:

podcast #13, the last one before the listening party, is now up and online! hope to see a lot of you at the big release event in LA tomorrow (well, today). i'll be looking for y'all to be included in our special video coverage of the event!

also, just got some last minute presale info that came in too late to do a newsletter about, but you regulars might be able to take advantage of it!

presales for phoenix, albuquerque, anaheim and LA are all happening! check the road page for passwords and links!

lastly, but not least, here is the list of winners of the Planet Waves/D'Addario/Satriani.com giveaway contest!

eddiza (malaysia)
SAMY4444 (iran)
kowal (Poland)
SteveVai77 (Brasil)

episode twelve, featuring "A Love Eternal" from the new album is now available!

episode eleven, featuring "Movin' On" from the new album is now available!

http://www.satriani.com/podcast/Super_Colossal/

episode ten, featuring "Theme For A Strange World" from the new album is now available!

we're happy to announce the new Joe Satriani video for SUPER COLOSSAL is now available! check it out from the new (and simpler) home page.

also, episode nine of the podcast, featuring "Made Of Tears" from the new album is now available!

episode eight, featuring "The Meaning Of Love" from the new album is now available!

episode seven, featuring "One Robot's Dream" from the new album is now available!

episode six, featuring "A Cool New Way" from the new album is now available!

LOS ANGELES, CA (USA) – Thirteen Grammy nominations, ten million in record sales and ranked eighth among the Top 50 Greatest Guitarists. That’s just for starters. Joe Satriani, guitar impresario and accomplished musician, will release his tenth studio album “Super Colossal” and kick off his world tour on Tuesday, March 14th at West L.A. Music in Los Angeles.

To celebrate this “Super Colossal” event, West L.A. Music, in conjunction with Ibanez, Planet Waves, D’Addario and Simon Productions, will be hosting an exclusive performance featuring Joe Satriani and his band. Immediately following, Joe will meet with fans and sign copies of his new CD.

episode five, featuring "Ten Words" from the new album is now available!

a handful of additional dates have been announced for joe's Super Colossal tour. check 'em all out in the ROAD section!

also, the following shows will have premium ticket packages going on sale 2/23 at noon PDT: