Category Archives: Shows/Tour

Montalban Quintet CDs in Japan

Hey all!  I am traveling to Japan this next monday for a tour with Pinback.  Of course I’ll be bringing in some Montalban Quintet CDs.  If you can make it to a show please drop by and say hello!
Pinback Tour of Japan 2012
05/09/12 Tokyo, Japan – Shibuya O-West
05/11/12 Tokyo, Japan – Shibuya O-West
All the members […]

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Post-Casbah Debriefing

Hey all.  Man-o-man, what a strange thing the casbah show was. It was seriously triumphant playing a great set for a full crowd.   But also we realize what a weird thing it is to play a “rock club” with our strange instrumentation. 15 minutes to set up 7 people, equipment and monitor mixes is […]

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Live Montalban Quintet Show to Celebrate Record Store Day 2012

Hello!  We are playing at the world famous Lou’s Records on Record Store Day this Saturday, April 21. Bands will be playing all day, off and on and it should be a fun and festive event.  All Ages welcome of course!
If you haven’t checked out a Record Store Day event, it’s worth investigating. Stores, such […]

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Checking in…

So we played the Whistlestop Bar in South Park last week.  What a fun night.  Thanks to all the folks that made it out on a weeknight.  We had so much fun.  So much so that we were moving a little slow the next morning with the 6 am wake up calls from kids, garbage […]

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Short Video from the February Riviera Supper Club Show

We had a great time at the Riviera! Thanks to all those who came out and the friendly staff for making it a great night. If you haven;t been there, make sure to check it out sometime. The food is cooked to perfection (since you cook it yourself on their indoor grill) Fun stuff.

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Montalban Quintet Readies for Round 2…

So in a few hours we will begin our second live excursion. We are all excited and ready and somewhat under-rehearsed, which is right where we need to be for some peaks and valleys of the tightrope walk of a live show.
We are playing this Wednesday (tomorrow) at the Riviera Supper Club […]

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San Diego City Beat has some kind words…

City Beat has picked Montalban Quintet’s debut performance as a recommended way to spend your Friday evening.
“If film score composer Ennio Morricone teamed up with members of Pinback, their music would sound something like Montalban Quintet. Featuring members of Pinback, The Mattson 2 and No Knife, this local side project—playing live for the first time—fuses […]

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Finally… Montalban Quintet live.

It’s ALIVE!!!!
After what seems like forever to us, we are playing live in San Diego. Friday, January 13th at Lestat’s with Ray Barbee and the Mattson 2. We play first at 8:30. We are very excited about it and are having a blast working up the tunes to play with a full band.
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KCSB Radio Interview

Chris Prescott was recently interviewed on KCSB during the Radio Causeway show. This 30 minute feature can be heard from the streaming link on the Radio Causeway page. Topics discussed are the new Montalban Quintet album, the Systems Officer tour, and the upcoming Jade Shader album of final recordings from Terrin Durfey.
http://radiocauseway.org/radiocauseway/2011/9/17/chris-prescott-montalban-quintet-sept-20-2011.html

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Pinback headed to Australia

Greetings. The Pinback gang will be headed to Australia next week for a short tour of that far off land. We’ll have the Montalban Quintet CDs with us so come on by and say hello and pick one up for dirt cheap. We can’t wait to check out the lands down under as it […]

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