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  Jul 22, 03:20 PM

  End.>vacuum Presale

  Don't forget to access the "End.>vacuum" presale.  Get your tickets before the show sells out.

  
  

   

  
  

  The presale will be live until Friday, July 25 at 6 PM Pacific.

  
  

   

  
  

  Get your presale tickets HERE.
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  Jul 10, 02:14 PM

  VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

  
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  Jul 07, 04:21 PM

  End.>vacuum contest update

  Dear Incubus Fans,
  
  Thanks for your enthusiasm in response to the contest announcement for Mike Einziger’s orchestral debut, “End.>vacuum”. It has come to our attention that some fans have had a difficult time entering the contest for a number of reasons: computer limitations, shyness on camera, upload issues and so on. Whatever your poison, we have decided to alleviate your headaches by loosening the presale qualification requirements. If you just want to buy a pair of tickets before the general on-sale, all you have to do is send an email to contest@endvacuum.com with your name and location (state for US citizens / country for international citizens). Once your email has been received, we will send you a unique password, which will enable you to access the presale from July 22 – 25 on www.ticketmaster.com.
  
  For those hardcore Incubus fans around the world who still want to win the TWO FREE TICKETS, you must abide by the initial rules posted here:
  
  http://www.enjoyincubus.com/news/debut-original-orchestral-composition
  
  As for the Incubus fans who have already entered the contest by following the express guidelines, we have received your submissions and you do not need to enter the contest again. You’re great, we love you, please keep being you.
  
  Finally, if you wish to see Mike’s interview with Incubus fan and un-official videographer, Matt Ryan, regarding the “End.>vacuum” project, go here:
  
  http://www.misterfilms.com/frameset.htm
  
  Thank you all for your patience and continued support.
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  Jun 30, 12:42 PM

  End.>vacuum Press Release

  INCUBUS GUITARIST MICHAEL EINZIGER PENS ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION

  
  

  TO BE PERFORMED AT ROYCE HALL ON AUGUST 23

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  Michael Einziger, guitarist from the Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum rock band Incubus enters a new realm with the debut of his first original orchestral composition, “End.>vacuum,” at UCLA’s famed Royce Hall on August 23.

  
  

   

  
  

  The piece consists of nine musical movements (approximately 40 minutes total) and will be performed by a chamber orchestra led by renowned Los Angeles conductor and Einziger’s longtime collaborator Suzie Katayama.

  
  

   

  
  

  The evening will begin with British physicist Dr. Brian Cox, who will be giving a 20-minute lecture about particle physics and the exciting scientific experiments being conducted at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). Dr. Cox was the Scientific Consultant on the Danny Boyle film Sunshine. His commentary on the film is now available on the DVD. He also writes on scientific issues, most recent credits include the New Statesman and The Times. His ability to present science in an exciting and interesting way has made him a popular television & radio presenter, broadcaster and writer.

  
  

   

  
  

  Einziger has been crafting “End.>vacuum” for more than a year, following surgery in March 2007 for carpel tunnel syndrome, a repetitive-strain injury to his left wrist undoubtedly due to a lifetime of playing guitar.  The condition forced him to take a hiatus from the band and his instrument.  It would be the longest he’d ever gone without playing, and enabled him to follow some other musical, as well as outside, interests.

  
  

   

  
  

  “Live musical performance is what I’m most familiar with,” says Einziger, who will play various different instruments throughout the piece.  “So I think it was natural for me to gravitate in that direction.”

  
  

   

  
  

  The piece was inspired by such iconoclastic modern and avant-garde composers as Igor Stravinsky, George Crumb, Samuel Barber, Krzysztof Penderecki and Frank Zappa.

  
  

   

  
  

  According to Einziger, “End.>vacuum” makes reference to his perception of the outer edge of human understanding, “the finite place where rational scientific knowledge stops and pure speculation ensues…The event horizon between what we know and what we don’t know is what keeps me awake at night, but also gets me out of bed every day.”

  
  

   

  
  

  A major portion of the piece’s inspiration resides in Einziger’s love of science.  He has recently participated in articles with Brown University evolutionary biologist Dr. Kenneth Miller, British physicist Dr. Brian Cox and Pulitzer Prize-winning science historian Dr. Ed Larson.

  
  

   

  
  

  Einziger has been accepted at Harvard, where he will begin to study musical composition this fall.  He hopes to study subjects such as Physics, Cosmology and Evolutionary Biology.  You know, the easy stuff.

  
  

   

  
  

  A ticket presale will take place from July 22-25.  For details on how to qualify for the presale, please visit www.endvacuum.com.  Tickets will go on sale to the general public on August 1st through www.ticketmaster.com.

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  
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  Jun 26, 09:28 AM

  Incubus on VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

  INCUBUS AND TENACIOUS D JOIN "VH1 Rock HOnors" lineup WITH APPEARANCES BY RAINN WILSON

  
  

  THE NIGHT WILL FEATURE AN UNFORGETTABLE LIVE PERFORMANCE BY THE WHO

  
  

  as well as by tribute bands PEARL JAM, FOO FIGHTERS AND THE FLAMING LIPS

  
  

   "VH1 Rock Honors: The Who" Premieres Thursday, July 17 at 9pm*

  
  

  on VH1, VH1 Classic and MHD
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  May 09, 12:20 PM

  Incubus - European Festival Dates

  May 30     Landgraff, Holland           Pinkpop Festival
  June 6      Nurburgring, Germany     Rock Am Ring
  June 7      Nurnberg, Germany         Rock Am Park
  June 10    Helsinki, Finland               Ice Hall (Headline Show)
  June 14    Leicestershire, UK            Download Festival
  June 15    Nickelsdorf, Austria          Novarock Festival