Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band

Background information
Birth name	Don Glen Vliet
Born	January 15, 1941
Born place	Glendale, California, U.S.
Died	December 17, 2010
Death place	Arcata, California, U.S.
Genre(s)	Experimental Rock Blues Blues Rock Avant-garde Psychedelic Rock Progressive Rock
Years active	1964—1982
Label(s)	Epic Records Virgin Records Atlantic Records Reprise Records Mercury Records A&M Records Blue Thumb Records
Associated acts	The Tubes Frank Zappa The Mothers of Invention Ry Cooder Zoot Horn Rollo Rockette Morton John French Jack Nitzsche Gary Lucas Moris Tepper

Battles Member Tyondai Braxton Quits Band

August 6, 2010

Battles member Tyondai Braxton has left the group, it's been announced.

Braxton played keyboard, guitar and sang many of the vocals in the experimental rock band.

In a statement, Battles remaining members described his departure as “a sad but amicable split”.

They suggested that Braxton's own commitments as a solo artist and desire not to tour was behind the decision.

Battles are currently putting the finishing touches to the follow-up to their 2007 full-length debut 'Mirrored'.

They are set to premiere material from their forthcoming album at two special gigs in New York and London in October.

The band are also expected to announce details of a 2011 tour.

(by Jason Gregory)

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