I noticed that on Joe's official site that Joe is jamming with a Band called Particle on Feb 24th. I listened to some of their songs on iTunes and they sound pretty cool. Is anyone here a fan of them?

Never hear them. What (or who) do they sound like?

Here is a review of their debut album from all music guide.

The long awaited studio debut from these jam happy road veterans does what it should for the band. It captures the quartet's indescribable all-instrumental concert vibe--"space-porn" as they call it-- in a more controlled environment. Co-producer Tom Rothrock (Beck, Foo Fighters), slims down the band's tendencies for extended improvisation--somewhat--but keeps the juices flowing on an album that works apart from the trippy visuals and audience participation that enhance the band's notoriously long five hour performances. Led by Steve Molitz's bubbling, psychedelic electronic keyboards and Darren Pujalet's surging drums, the group finds their groove and rides it. The "porn" aspect of the music results from a loose 70's feel that mixes elements of Pink Floyd's prog-rock and Return To Forever-styled jazz-fusion with insistent dance beats that shift from funk to near disco ("Metropolis" features disco drumming and knowingly schlocky 70s styled synths). There are certainly no ballads, which creates a swirling tornado of sound that, like the live show, shapeshifts throughout the songs. The approach is at once contemporary and dated, recalling the experimental art-rock of the 70s in "7 Minutes to Radio Darkness (Part 1)" then moving to a funkier driving rock for the track's following part 2. And although the pieces are condensed from their extended live lengths, the majority of the tunes still run over seven minutes, with one maxing out at 10. Certainly any fan of the foursome's mammoth live shows will appreciate how well their sound has been harnessed in the studio and for those new to the Particle experience, Launchpad is an excellent primer of the group's strengths and distinctive sound.

I just checked the band out. They are incredible! They sound like a combination of The Crystal Method, early 80s synth and Satch. Those are 3 of my favourite things so I'm going to definitely check out the rest of their stuff.

I also like their sound clips, I think I'm going to pick up their CD this week. The LA show on the 24th would be pretty cool to check out, too bad I live in Minnesota.

Wow, I didnt realize Satch was gonna be jammin with Particle, thats cool. Thanks for the info. I still havent check them out, but I know they're a jam band and that Buckethead has played with them I think on more than one occasion.