stratostrophically speaking...

As we get ready to head out tomorrow, a bit of good news to report: it looks like the next Empty Cage Quartet album (we're calling it Stratostrophic) will be released on Portugal's Clean Feed Records in 2008.

This is something of a breakthrough for this band, as we'll be joining an exciting and ever-growing roster of creative music heroes that includes Anthony Braxton, Ken Vandermark, Elliot Sharp, Mark Dresser, Evan Parker, Charles Gayle, Rob Brown and others.

But for now, let the tour blogging commence...