Chef Menteur, Nocturnal Transmission, DJ Chris Bairnsfather (invite) (CD)
Sat 12 May 2001
the Flophouse (New Orleans).
AV, JY w/CBCex, Stars as Eyes, Chef Menteur (CD)
Tue 26 Jun 2001
Mermaid Lounge (New Orleans).
AV, JY w/CBVolta Do Mar, Chef Menteur, Estereo, Jasmine Dreame Wagner
Tue 13 Nov 2001
Mermaid Lounge.
AV, JY, MM w/CB
Chef Menteur (2 sets) (CD)
Thu 21 Mar 2002
the Circle Bar (New Orleans).
AV, JY, MMChef Menteur (2 sets) (CD)
Wed 27 Mar 2002
the Dragon's Den (New Orleans).
AV, JY, MMChef Menteur (2 sets) (photos)
Tue 25 June 2002
the Circle Bar.
AV, JY, MM, BK
Mexico 1910, Mahayla, Chef Menteur (flyer)
fri 29 aug 2003
The Howlin' Wolf (New Orleans).
AV, JY + PElectric Turn to Me, Chef Menteur, Potpie (flyer)
fri 12 sept 2003
Mermaid Lounge.
AV, JY + P, TP"Bands against Bush" Benefit with Chef Menteur, Mexico 1910 and others (flyer) (audio souvenir)
sat 11 oct 2003
Mermaid Lounge.
AV, JY, BK + P, CMChef Menteur, Heather Weathers, Scooter Unit (photos) ("review")
sat 13 dec 2003
Joe Kight's Lucky 13 Art Studio (Mid-city, NOLA)
AV, JY, BK + P, MM, SW
WTUL Marathon CD Release Party with Chef Menteur, White Bitch, Paradise Vendors
fri 2 apr 2004
The Howlin' Wolf (New Orleans)
AV, JY, BK, CS, MM + P; Colby Spath: video tech.
Chef Menteur, Shatner, & the public debut of The Bastard Sons of Morton Subotnick
fri 14 may 2004
The Mermaid Lounge (New Orleans)
AV, JY, BK, CS, MM (+ P on "Humbaba", "E-meter")WTUL 91.5 Presents End of Summer Show with Rotary Downs, Big Blue Marble and Chef Menteur
fri 20 aug 2004
The Howlin' Wolf (New Orleans)
AV, JY, BK, CS, MM (+ P on "E-meter")Turducken Presents Mono,
Fly Pan Am , Chef Menteur, Potpie
(Fly Pan Am cancelled due to injury)
wed 22 sep 2004
Twiropa (New Orleans)
AV, JY, BK, CS, MMChef Menteur
sun 10 oct 2004
Circle Bar
AV, JY, CS, MM (+ P on several songs, incl. "Here Come the Warm Jets")
Chef Menteur CD Release Party with Chef Menteur, Bipolaroid, DJ Pasta
wed 23 feb 2005
The Howlin' Wolf (New Orleans)
AV, JY, CS, MM; Carl Moller, tech.
Chef Menteur (2 sets)
thurs 24 mar 2005
The Circle Bar (New Orleans)
AV, JY, CS, MM (+P, first set)Chef Menteur (Bare Bones impromptu lineup), in their first unofficial post-katrina show (3 sets)
thurs 20 oct 2005
The Circle Bar (New Orleans)
AV, JY
MISC: RELATED Events
Halloween Masked Ball featuring SHATNER (Potpie & friends, w/members of Chef Menteur, Bipolaroid), GLORYBEE, WHITE BITCH, PARADISE VENDORS, PANTOPON ROSE & others
friday 31 october 2003
Mermaid LoungeFearless Members of Chef Menteur Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun with Potpie and Friends as [the] Pink Floyd c. 1972 ("Meddle" tour). (P, AV, BK)
N.O.I.S.E. (New Orleans Independent Sound Experience): featuring Murmur, Potpie, The Shveckle Havemyer Quartet, Moving Humans Performance Group, The Death Posture, NOh Dance Co., & others.
friday 5 december 2003
ZeitgeistMembers of Chef Menteur perform in MURMUR, an acoustic drone project. (P, AV, BK, JY)
Confederacy of Dances 6
May 28-29, 2004
Community Art CenterMembers of Chef Menteur perform as musicians (JY, CS, P)
Anxious Sound presents: PSI (electro-acoustic improv from New York) featuring Chris Forsyth, ARCHIPELAGO (debut performance of New Orleans' acoustic psychedlelic drone/folk improv — featuring members of Chef Menteur, Potpie, & more)
sun 19 sept 2004
Dragon's DenOulabe Mingo (Chef Menteur noise/metal/psych improv side project) with Big Blue Marble, The Public
19 nov 2005
The Howlin' Wolf (new location)
JY, AV, DH, P, CS
AV: Alec Vance (6- and 12-string electric & acoustic guitars, Farfisa Mini Compact, Juno 60, sampling. other synths)
JY: Jim Yonkus (4-string, 5-string, & fretless electric bass, stand-up bass, synths, Moog Opus-1, MC-505)
MM: Mike Mayfield (drums, theremin, percussion, sampling, Moog Opus-1)
BK: Bryan Killingsworth (Sequential Circuits Pro-1, sampling, guitar)
CS: Chris Sule (drums, percussion)P: Mike "Potpie" Karnowski (theremin, sine wave generator, guitar)
CB: Court Batson (visuals)
DH: Dan Haugh (drums, Moog)
CM: Carl Moller (saxophone)
TP: Thomas Peri (visuals)
SW: Shaun Washburn (drums)