December 5th, 2003 - Some news before Christmas break!

A couple of projects are being ironed out before Virgil's Christmas break in Australia. This past week, Virgil has been laying down a couple of tracks for Bunny Brunel's upcoming solo album. So far it sounds really good! Some very interesting playing has been layed down! Stay tuned for more on that. You can also visit Bunny's official website for related information.

In other news, Planet X has announced that they will be appearing at NEARfest in July 2004. All news and related information can be found on Planet X's official website.

Freakhouse has an East Coast Tour being planned in early 2004. Some dates have been already posted in the tour dates.

The re-launch is fairly close at this point. 90% DONE!! An official discussion is set in place right here.

October 16th, 2003 - European clinics + More Dates!

Looks like the Holland dates are confirmed. Check out the tour dates for more . Looks like a lot of you will attend more than one of the clinics in Europe. You can discuss this with other fans on the official thread right here.

Freakhouse will also be playing at the House of Blues in West Hollywood this coming monday the 20th of October. Their album "Beautiful Misery" is now available worldwide! Check out their website for more information.

CAB will also be playing a couple of dates on Nov. 21st and 22nd at the Baked Potato. Check out the tour dates for a complete listing.

Also, the Steve Vai DVD has surfaced on audiophileimports.com. You can now pre-order the album by clicking here. Information about the release can be found here.

September 29th, 2003 - European clinic dates announced!

The upcoming clinic dates in Europe are posted in the tour dates section. A couple of dates may be changed or added, but the dates listed so far are confirmed. There is also one Canadian clinic date for the Vancouver Drum Fest on Oct. 24th, 2003. Click here to view the tour dates.

Discuss about these dates on the messageboard. Click here to check it out.

September 9th, 2003 - Some upcoming clinic dates and CAB/Freakhouse news...

Some tour dates have been added amd there are a couple of album launches approaching...

First one is the Freakhouse "Beautiful Misery" album, which will be it's own CD Release Party at the Whisky in Hollywood, CA on September 23rd, 2003. Also, the exclusive street team for Freakhouse is now online at fhstreetteam.com.

The other album launch is for the new CAB4 record. However, Virgil does not play on this record. The CD launch will take place at the Baked Potato along with a performance that Virgil will take part in on October 2nd, 2003 at 9pm.

CAB will be playing two shows this weekend at the Baked Potato. Click here to check out the tour dates.

And finally, a European/Canadian set of clinic dates are in the works at the moment. This clinic tour will last roughly about 2 weeks. Once the dates are confirmed, you can be sure to find out over here. Stay tuned for more.

There were a lot of talks on the messageboard about the Gambale /Donati/Fierrabracci Australian Tour last year. Frank Gambale's website did mention the fact that a video or DVD of these performances were going to be released some time in the future.

The mixing of these performances will finally begin next week with Virgil and T.J. Helmerich. Stay tuned for more information on this production.

In other news, Virgil just finished cutting 10 tracks out of 15 for the upcoming Ring of Fire record. The title of the album is still undecided at this point.

Here's a BIG thank you to the people who came out at the last minute announcement of the show at the Baked Potato last week. A rather last minute posting on the messageboard seemed to have attracted some people to come. Once again, thanks so much for your support!

There are a couple of tour dates coming up for CAB. These dates are for the missed dates back in March 2003 due to a severe snow storm that left the band stuck in Denver for a couple of days and further resulted into cancelling the Chicago, Dayton, and Milwaukee gigs. Well, these 3 shows have now been confirmed for early August. Check out the tour dates for more. If some changes may occur, you can be sure to find out here or on the official CAB website.

July 15th 2003 - More Freakhouse news!

Well, it's official. The North American street date for Freakhouse will be on Sept. 23rd, 2003. The first single will be "Love Hates Me". You can listen to 2 new songs "Love Hates Me" and "Beautiful Misery" on Freakhouse's media player off of the site. Click here to check it out.

Also, "Beautiful Misery" has been ranked #19 on the DAT album chart in Germany! Here's a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has been supportive! Freakhouse is hoping to tour Europe soon!

There is one July date added to the Freakhouse tour dates. Click here...

QUICK UPDATE - There will be a show at the Baked Potato on Friday, July 18th 2003. It will feature the Virgil Donati band (Virgil Donati, Tony MacAlpine, Steve Weingart and Ric Fierrabracci). See you all there!

June 30th 2003 - Freakhouse released in Europe!

Freakhouse's newest release "Beautiful Misery" has been released in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland! Click here to check out Freakhouse's website for soundclips and information.

Stay tuned! "Beautiful Misery will be soon available worldwide courtesy of Reality Entertainment/Sony.

June 19th 2003 - July clinic dates...

A few more clinic dates for the month of July in the New York and Michigan area have been added to the tour dates section.

Check out the Freakhouse website for their e-flyer on their upcoming summer album "Beautiful Misery". You can also be a part of their street team and be eligible for free stuff and giveaways. Click here to check them out.

The messageboard is still going strong. Some great threads and discussions going on! Click here to check it out!

May 26th 2003 - Clinic dates, etc...

A couple of new clinic dates: one last minute clinic date at the Guitar Center in San Jose, CA and also 2 clinics in Japan and 1 clinic in the Phillipines coming up in June/July.

Click here to check out the tourdates.

Other than that, the messageboard has been doing fantastic with new members signing up everyday. Some great threads already happening. Click here to check it out!

May 14th 2003 - New and (much) improved messageboard!

It was a long time coming, but the messageboard seriously needed a new face. The ezboard messageboard was close to non-existent and some of you guys were thinking that it was more-or-less active. Well, it's a pleasure to announce that virgildonati.com has a new and improved messageboard where all drummers and musicians can gather and discuss about Virgil in general or in detail. Of course, Virgil always checks in on his messageboard. Same goes for the Planet X messageboard.

The address remains the same :
http://www.virgildonati.com/msgboard/

Sign up today and tell your friends about it all! Update your bookmarks if you are still going to the old messageboard (which will eventually close).

May 9th 2003 - Freakhouse and CAB...

Freakhouse has a couple of more gigs happening in May. Check out the tour dates for more. In addition to that, The Beautiful Misery album has been pushed back to sometime in the summer for it's release date. You can visit their website over here for their newly launched messageboard for all fans to discuss about Freakhouse. Also, there is a cyber street team being put together to promote the release of "Beautiful Misery". For those who are interested, you may send an e-mail to freakhouse@aol.com to become part of it. Click here to visit their website!

In CAB news, there are also a few more dates going on at the Baked Potato in Hollywood at the end of May. Click here for tour dates.

Virgil will be doing a small clinic tour in mid-may at various Guitar Center locations. Click here to view the dates.

April 2nd 2003 - New dates...

Here's a small clarification for the people who couldnt get to see CAB on the recent March US tour: The band had to stay in Denver for a couple of days due to a massive snow storm. This forced some of the dates such as Milwaukee, Chicago and Ann Arbor to be cancelled. The other shows went on as planned. We are so sorry for this incovenience.

In other news, there are a couple of Virgil clinic dates on the horizon. Click here to view them.

It's pretty sure at this point...The upcoming Freakhouse record "Beautiful Misery" will hit stores this July courtesy of Reality Entertainment. You can visit their website to download sample MP3's from the new album. Click here to check it out!

March 7th 2003 - Last minute CAB lineup changes...

Update on CAB's upcoming tour...
Unfortunately Patrice Rushen won't be playing on keyboards for this leg of the CAB tour. Instead, Steve Weingart will fill in for Patrice. The rehearsals have been going very well already! This lineup is sure not to dissapoint! Check out the tour dates for the final CAB North American gigs!

February 26th 2003 - Freakhouse album news and gigs...

February 18th 2003 - Vote for Virgil in this year's Modern Drummer Reader's Poll!

It's that time of year again! Modern Drummer is holding their annual Readers Poll. Virgil had made the cover of the magazine back in April 1999 and was dubbed as a "Legend in the Making". Truly an honor for any drummer! He has also been listed as a notable mention in the top 25 drummers of all time. In the recent years, he has surfaced 2nd in the "Best Progressive Drummer". It's time for you guys to vote for Virgil! Click here for a direct link to Modern Drummer's Reader's Poll page!

February 13th 2003 - Some more Freakhouse and CAB!

January 16th 2003 - Freakhouse and CAB!

Wow, it's been a while since the last update. Happy (Belated) New Year to everyone! 2002 was quite a year! Here goes for 2003: