December 18

Pictures from the Ahmet Ertegün show
Check out some "behind the scenes" pictures from Alan's longtime friend, Jeff Aarons, of the trip to the U.K. (via Iceland) for the show. More pictures on Jeff's site (thanks for sharing, Jeff).

Also, check Alan's page on myspace for information about upcoming appearances.

September 20

Alan, along with the rest of White, will be appearing at Woodstick 2007 on October 27, in Puyallup (pronounced "pew-al-up" for you non-locals) Washington. The band will play Imagine, along with an expected 500-600 drummers. More information, including signup and donation info, is on the event's web site.

July 31

Alan is scheduled to appear at the The Rock and Roll Fantasy Camps in New York (August 30-September 3), and Las Vegas (November 7-11).

On Tuesday, August 7, Alan will be sitting in with the Northwest Rock-n-Roll Legends at the Issaquah Community Center Lawn Stage, in Issaquah, Washington. The show will run from 7-8:30. At the event, Music Aid Northwest will also be holding a food drive to benefit the Issaquah Food Bank. Please drop by and say hello.

June 26

Attention All Hog Owners!
Alan, a longtime Harley owner, will be appearing with The Rockafellers and Goldy McJohn at the 1st Annual "All Harley" Bash, Sunday, July 15, 2007, 11:00 am—"till they kick us out."

Check out some rare performance gems on youtube.

June 21

Alan will make a guest appearance on June 28 at the Apple Jam, in Seattle.

WHAT: APPLE JAM - Seattle rock veterans celebrate the solo hits of John . Paul . George . Ringo! Featuring members of The Beatniks, Herding Cats, Ecstasy in Numbers.
WHEN: Thursday, June 28th 2007. Doors open at 8p.m.
WHERE: Neumos. 925 East Pike Street, Seattle, Washington 98122 . 206.709.9467.
ADMISSION: Advance tickets are $10 and can be purchased at 1.800.992.8499 or at www.ticketswest.com. Must be 21 or over with ID.

Ticket information and further details on the event's myspace page.

June 19

Tulalip Amphitheater Show
White will going to be opening for The New Cars this Sunday, June 24th at the Tulalip Amphitheatre, north of Seattle. Tickets are on sale now. We'll be going on at 6 pm, and The New Cars go on at 8 pm. Hope to see you all there!

June 13

CIRCA: will be playing at "The Coach House" on August 23rd in San Jaun Capistrano. Tickets are available through ticketmaster.com (listed as CIRCA: feat) or you can call the box office directly and order tix: 949.496.8930 The Coach House.

CIRCA: will be playing the entire new "CIRCA: 2007" CD, as well as touching on special moments from every YES era !! 2 hours of non stop prog !!

This show is an important one for CIRCA: as we need to show promoters we can draw the people...Show your support and get your tix in advance and show the promoters that CIRCA: is alive and kicking !! If this show goes well it will be the beginning of CIRCA: touring the world. Thanks to you all for the support !!

Alan has unearthed an old photograph from his very first days with Yes. He is pictured at left with his long time drum tech Nu Nu Whiting. Photo is courtesy of Jim Panek, and is used here with his permission.

May 8

Lawyerpalooza 5 will be Thursday, May 10 at the Showbox in Seattle. Alan will once again be judging the event. Proceeds will go to Seattle Public Schools music program.

April 26

Here are a few recent photos. The first is Alan with Stevie Nicks at a recent event in New York City celebrating the life of Ahmet Ertegun. The next three are from the recent "Breakfast with the Beatles" cruise in Seattle.




Click on the image to download the flyer for the
Cape Breton International Drum Festival.



April 16

Alan will make a guest appearance on the KZOK Beatles cruise is this Sunday, April 22. Tickets are available on KZOK's website. Creme Tangerine will be the featured band and there will be some interesting memorabilila to view. Steve Slaton will be broadcasting Breakfast With the Beatles live!

March 11

Alan is pleased to be joining up with old band mates Billy Sherwood and Tony Kaye, as well as Jimmy Haun in a new band called Circa:. A new web site will be coming soon; in the meantime, you can check out the Circa: Myspace site.

This week, Alan will be traveling to the Czech Republic, along with Roger Fisher, to participate in the Andel Awards (official site, not in English), the Czech equivilent of the American Grammy Awards. Alan will be presenting the award for Music Person of the Year. Current plans are for Alan and Roger to appear on Czech television on the 16TH, and also to appear at a concert at Tempi Club, Ostrava.

On Saturday, April 28TH, Alan will be appearing at the Cape Breton International Drum Festival. Also scheduled to appear later that day is former Yes drummer Bill Bruford. Ticket information on the festival's web site. Click here for an Live map.

January 11

Alan will participate in the All Star Jam at NAMM on Friday, January 19, from 5 PM to 6:30 PM. Scheduled to join Alan are Skunk Baxter, Spencer Davis, Don Wilson (The Ventures) Reek Havok, Jeff Cook (Alabama), Bobby Kimball (Toto), Goldy McJohn (Steppenwolf) and a host of others.

January 8

Alan will be teaching a master class, and is available for private lessons at Donn Bennett's Drum Studio on February 3. The master class is at 3:00 pm, and is limited to 15 people. Private lessons are available from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm, at a rate of $100 per hour. Further details and contact info available at bennettdrums.com.



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