Conspirator featuring Marc Brownstein and Aron Magner from The Disco Biscuits, Chris Michetti from RAQ and Mike Greenfield from Lotus.
Conspirator, the duo of Disco Biscuits' staples Marc Brownstein and Aron Magner which often features guest musicians in the live setting, has announced a national tour of "full band" performances featuring Chris Michetti and a rotating cast of first-class drummers. The news comes on the heels of a series of performances that have created quite a bit of buzz among band and fans, alike.
While Brownstein and Magner have occasionally invited other musicians to their live shows, the "new Conspirator" has proven to be a new, "full band" sound emerging not only from the group's mentality, but by featuring a solidified, returning, 4-piece lineup. Live music fans have come to embrace Conspirator for their signature high energy, electronic-based sets and their legendary album, The Key, which has been a staple of the band's live repertoire for years. Now, with a firmly set 4-piece band, fans can expect performances featuring increased live improv and a refreshing musical flow, peppered with some surprises. Inspired by new collaborations and the combined musical histories of the performers, Conspirator is set to get the scene talking in 2011. "The energy coming off of the December Conspirator shows with Michetti was very exciting for Aron and I, and the fans have responded really well," said Brownstein. "We knew right away we had to take this across the country. There are really exciting places a full band, this full band, can take the classic Conspirator sound. It's a whole new show each night." Known throughout the live music world for high energy, creative guitar shredding with his band RAQ, Chris Michetti became much more familiar to Disco Biscuits fans throughout 2010 when he periodically accompanied the band on stage at places like Red Rocks, Camp Bisco, and on a number of Spring Tour performances. Michetti recently lent his signature handiwork to Conspirator during performances earlier this December, and anyone who caught the early phases of the "new Conspirator" will undeniably be psyched for round two and beyond.
