{"id":289,"date":"2024-02-02T18:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T18:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=289"},"modified":"2024-03-24T18:31:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T18:31:34","slug":"pakt-plays-mill-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=289","title":{"rendered":"PAKT Plays Mill Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bohemian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/02\/PAKT-credit-to-Avraham-Bank.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"PAKT credit to Avraham Bank\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PAKT Photo by Avraham Bank.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo Steps Left To Trace\u201d is the album title of super-group PAKT\u2019s latest musical offering and showcases the instrumental quartet further defying simple classification. With one part jazz, one part ambient, one part progressive rock fare, and the remainder wholly unidentifiable, this may be the sleeper critic\u2019s choice of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those not privy just yet, the PACT musical collective features bassist Percy Jones (Brand X, Brian Eno, David Sylvian, Suzanne Vega), guitarist Alex Skolnick (Testament, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), drummer Kenny Grohowski (John Zorn, Secret Chiefs 3, Imperial Triumphant), and guitarist Tim Motzer (Bandit65, Jaki Liebezeit, Ursula Rucker, Jamaaladeen Tacuma).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while their brand new album doesn\u2019t technically come out on all formats (CD, vinyl, digital) until March 1, the band is dishing out some heady streams on their Bandcamp page. The group also released a spectacular self-titled album back in July 2021, in addition to making numerous recordings of different live shows on the East Coast and more via MoonJune Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With songs like the fabulous \u201cSolar Myth\u201d clocking in at over 22 minutes in length, it would appear the quartet\u2019s members clearly aren\u2019t limiting themselves by time constraints in order to bring the listener in. Highlights of the forthcoming album also include \u201cThe Ghost Mills,\u201d \u201cSpontaneous Combustion,\u201d and \u201cOn The Other Side, Part 1,\u201d all of which clock in at 9 minutes and up without sounding dated or derivative when compared to other specialty jazz groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the busier-than-normal touring schedules of Grohowski and Bay Area metal guitar great Skolnick, PAKT shows are far fewer these days. Thankfully, the group\u2019s current run of shows started on February 1 in Seattle and will stop in Mill Valley before finally ending in Phoenix on February 13. Expect to see a hodgepodge of fans wearing heavy metal t-shirts and an older and sophisticated contingent who follow Jones and Motzer\u2019s other projects. You only get one chance to see this configuration at this Mill Valley venue, so make your travel plans now and get a ticket before it\u2019s ultimately too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>PAKT and Mongolian sextet Tsadig will perform together on Thursday, February 8,<\/em>&nbsp;at the Sweetwater Music Hall located at 19 Corte Madera Avenue in Mill Valley. Doors open at 7 pm,<em>&nbsp;and the show kicks off at 8 pm. Tickets are $25 in advance and can be purchased at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sweetwatermusichall.com\/\">www.sweetwatermusichall.com<\/a>. All ages are welcome.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Pacific Sun)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNo Steps Left To Trace\u201d is the album title of super-group PAKT\u2019s latest musical offering and showcases the instrumental quartet further defying simple classification. With one part jazz, one part ambient, one part progressive rock fare, and the remainder wholly unidentifiable, this may be the sleeper critic\u2019s choice of 2024. 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