Dear friends, Chef Menteur’s Kickstarter project has only a couple of weeks to go. We feel like this is a good time to address the following question that some of you have asked us: “What is Kickstarter and why are you using it?” Because to be able to make this album, we need enough people […]

For more info, go here. As part of our campaign to raise awareness for our Kickstarter project (only 2 weeks left!), we’ll be playing one final gig at another really cool and unique location. The show is next Friday, July 15th, at the Eiffel Society, the glass and iron building that rises above St. Charles […]

Here’s the brand new video for “The Forest,” one of the tracks off our upcoming double album “East of the Sun & West of the Moon.” The Forest from Chef Menteur on Vimeo. Dan made the visuals. No digital effects used! Special guest on bass: B. Aubrey Freeman (Geisterfahrer, Sketches of an Amorous Window, Why […]

Check this Kickstarter update for exciting news about the new limited edition artist’s print available (suitable for framing) and the free secret show (on a rooftop! with beer!) we’ll be playing for our friends and supporters.

After some serious consideration, we’ve decided to release the newly recorded album, East of the Sun & West of the Moon, on double vinyl — the way we originally envisioned. But we can do it only with your help, thanks to Kickstarter. Kickstarter is a great way for creative people of all stripes to get […]

[Apologies to our faithful readers. This news is at least a month old but somehow wasn’t posted here…. until now!] Chef Menteur will be opening for Cloudland Canyon and White Hills on Thursday, April 28. Also playing will be Pontiak. All four bands specialize in different flavors of contemporary heavy psychedelic music; although Chef Menteur […]

All the music from the new album has been finished! We’re currently working on finalizing the mastering, and coming up with artwork; as well as planning the release schedule. We’re sticking with the plan of releasing the new album on double vinyl (that’s 4 sides for a total of 72 minutes) with hand printed covers […]

There will be no CD version. The album will contain two LP’s and a certificate for mp3 download. That is all.

Not much to report here. Usual humid sluggishness, exotic head and hand injuries, having to work for a living, et cetera makes for the usual vacation from progress. If you are looking for something to read, I’ve put up a blog (mostly about music) here: http://aleatoric.backporchrevolution.com

All three current members of Chef Menteur  will be playing with Archipelago this Saturday, opening for Sir Richard Bishop and His Freak of Araby Ensemble. Archipelago is Backporch Revolution’s improvisational folk/drone large ensemble that features many experimental New Orleans musicians. Sir Richard Bishop is known best for his work with Sun City Girls, but has […]