VdGG U.S. television debut!!

**Bucka001** · 11-21-2012

On Canvas is an Emmy-award winning music program broadcast to a couple million households in New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania on the local PBS affiliates. Back in June, they interviewed Peter Hammill and filmed Van der Graaf Generator in concert at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville, PA. This segment of the show is set to air next week. Airing dates are:

Thursday, November 29 @ 10pm
Sunday, December 2 @ 4:30pm
*also* randomly throughout the weekend on their YArts channel.

The VdGG episode will also be posted online for fans all over the world to see on Friday, November 30 @ http://whyy.org/cms/oncanvas/

Various promos will air during the week including TV, radio, Youtube and there will also be information on the 'On Canvas' Facebook and Twitter pages.

**LighthouseKeeper** · 11-22-2012

I'll have to look out for this. I wonder if other PBS stations will pick this up.

**HONDO** · 11-22-2012

Thanks alot for the heads up on this, should be a great show! Hope they play it on other PBS stations as LighthouseKeeper said. Any way can still check it on-line.

**Hobo Chang Ba** · 11-22-2012

I hope I'm one of those affiliates.

But pretty awesome either way!

**A. Scherze** · 11-22-2012

Can't wait. Too bad it is only a half-hour.

**Bob Sakamano** · 11-22-2012

A Half hour? That's like two songs. If that.

**scags** · 11-22-2012

Cool. thanks for the heads up. On another tack, someone mentioned them last week in "The Nostalgia Forum", a vintage motorsport forum I'm a member of.

**Bucka001** · 11-22-2012

Originally Posted by Bob Sakamano

A Half hour? That's like two songs. If that.

I'm just happy for the U.S. exposure (even if it is only regional) that the group will be getting. Thousands will see this show, even if they're not VdGG fans, just based on channel surfing and stumbling upon an interesting music program, etc.

**NogbadTheBad** · 11-22-2012

Cool - must see tv!!

**zombywoof** · 11-22-2012

I'll be tuning in!

**jake** · 11-23-2012

Amazing! That's gotta raise their profile with a whole new audience.

**The Red Masque** · 11-23-2012

thanks for this!

**strawberrybrick** · 11-24-2012

Jim, did you get a screener?

**Bucka001** · 11-26-2012

Originally Posted by strawberrybrick

Jim, did you get a screener?

No, I'm not going to see it until it's online Friday.

btw, I was thumbing through John Taylor's (Duran Duran) new autobiography at Barnes & Noble two days ago (hey, it was at the only display table where I could simultaneously keep an eye on my little boy who was looking at kid's books down the aisle) and JT mentions being a fan of VdGG when he was growing up in the mid 70's. I thought it mind-boggling that a member of Duran Duran would even know who VdGG were, much less be a fan...

**strawberrybrick** · 11-26-2012

Doesn't surprise me about Duran Duran, because of their age, and honestly they were pretty good musicans too.

**tom unbound** · 11-26-2012

(A 'guilty pleasure' here too. They had some wild music videos back in the day....)

**Bucka001** · 11-28-2012

*bump*

Tmrw night (Friday online for those of us not in the broadcasting area)

**Bucka001** · 11-28-2012

Awesome preview from the On Canvas PBS show tomorrow (below). Also, check out On Canvas' Facebook page for other VdGG snippets < http://www.facebook.com/whyyoncanvas >. If you feel like it, comment on their VdGG threads and 'like' their page (wanna big VdGG up as much as poss)

**strawberrybrick** · 11-29-2012

Tonight, for all you lucky people on the Eastern Seaboard. Rest of us will have to wait for the webcast.

**Bucka001** · 11-29-2012

Very cool 3 1/2 minute radio spot playing out east bigging up the show tonight. Includes a Hammill interview as well as some great VdGG music: http://soundcloud.com/whyy-public-me...raaf-generator

**A. Scherze** · 11-29-2012

Funny blurb for the description of the show:

"This English, progressive rock band explores a complete range of phonaesthetics and time signatures throughout this eclectic show."