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Circa Zero at The Troubadour 5/14

USA Today Video premiere: Circa Zero’s ‘Levitation’

Police guitarist Andy Summers lifts off with new band, Circa Zero. The video for single “Levitation” premieres exclusively at USA TODAY.

Breakfast with Robbie Buck: Rock on the menu for Andy Summers

Former Police guitarist Andy Summers has come together with singer Rob Giles to form new rock outfit Circa Zero.

Police hero Summers back with Circa Zero

Andy Summers is one of the great guitar stylists.

His delicately serrated lines flavoured The Police’s popular meld of rock, reggae and jazz during the 1970s and `80s.

Andy Summers bids Police adieu with Circa Zero

The Police are dead! Long live Circa Zero!

Andy Summers talks guitars, effects, The Police and his new band, Circa Zero

“Now my attitude is, ‘Unless I’m gonna play loads of guitar, I’m not in the band.'”

Andy Summers and Rob Giles on the Adam Carolla Show

Andy Summers and Rob Giles are in studio. Adam talks with Andy about the foundations of The Police, working with Sting, and how Rob and Andy started making music together.

Former Police guitarist Andy Summers has done it all — including starting a new band at 72

“I’ve been through the whole thing you can do with a rock band,” says Andy Summers.

He’s not kidding. Even before joining The Police, the guitarist had jammed with Jimi Hendrix in L.A. and with Eric Clapton in London, recorded a crossover album with an orchestra of Hungarian refugees in Munich, broken his nose in a tour-van crash in Yorkshire…

Sirius Radio Interview with Rob and Andy

QA: Andy Summers on new band Circa Zero and Police’s last act

Police guitarist Andy Summers has a new band, Circa Zero, that rocks as hard as anything he’s done in his long, arresting career. Summers sat down with FOX411 to discuss Circa Zero, his upcoming documentary, and what The Police could possibly do as its final act.

Glide Magazine Interview: Andy Summers – The Police to Circa Zero

“I’m a little bit shell-shocked today,” guitarist Andy Summers said with a laugh a few weeks ago when I called him for an afternoon interview. “We’ve been making this insane video till after midnight last night where we were throwing paint all over each other. That was intense. And we did that time and time again. And every time they said it was a perfect take, we did it again.”

GRAMMY.com Exclusive First Listen: Circa Zero

CIRCA ZERO DEBUT “WHENEVER YOU HEAR THE RAIN” FROM FORTHCOMING DEBUT ALBUM, PLUS AN INTERVIEW WITH ANDY SUMMERS ON THE PROJECT’S GENESIS AND PAST GLORY WITH THE POLICE

The Show to Benefit The Legal Defense of Podcasting with Adam Carolla and Special Guests Rock N Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Andy Summers with new band Circa Zero

THURSDAY, MAR 27 AT 8:00 PM

Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center

1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd Redondo Beach, CA 90278

The Drop: Circa Zero at The GRAMMY Museum

Location: The Grammy Museum at L.A. Live

Date: March 26, 2014 – 8:00 PM

Doors Open: 7:30 PM

Ticket Price: $25

Andy Summers & Rob Giles’ Debut Album ‘Circus Hero’ Due 3/25

Legendary guitarist with The Police, fiercely iconoclastic composer and songwriter Andy Summers has teamed up with singer songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Rob Giles (The Rescues) to form Circa Zeroa band poised to blow people away with its unique brand of rock and roll.

The Police Legend Andy Summers And Rob Giles’ Debut Album “Circus Hero” Due March 25th On 429 Records

“CIRCUS HERO” DIGITAL PRE-ORDER INCLUDES IMMEDIATE TRACK DOWNLOAD
Grammy.com Interview Posting 3/19 Includes Exclusive Stream of “Whenever You Hear the Rain”
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Album Review from Glam Adelaide

Set for release on Mar 28, Circa Zero is a collaboration between ex Police guitarist Andy Summers, and Rob Giles (The Rescues) who have delivered a splendid album in Circus Hero.

Andy Summers’ Circa Zero, ‘Levitation’: Exclusive Song Premiere on Billboard

The Police guitarist set out to make a “real rock-driven band record” with his new group… Circa Zero’s debut album, “Circus Hero,” is due March 25.

Circa Zero’s Circus Hero March 25, 2014 Release Date

Circa Zero is, for Summers and Giles, an exciting new chapter in their respective careers. The album was created in an environment where The Police and The Rescues were rarely, if ever, referenced. The concept behind the name Circa Zero is simple: it’s all about liberating themselves from the past and creating something vibrant and fresh.

The Birth of Circa Zero

Coattails. Piggybacking. Standing on the shoulders of giants. This is often the case in rock music, though it isn’t always successful. For every Hagar there seems to be two Gary Cherones. For every few great bands, there seems to be a not so great supergroup.

Rolling Stone Magazine Article

Rolling Stone Magazine published an interview with Andy Summers and Rob Giles on going back to basics with the launch of Circa Zero.

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Guitar World Interview with Andy Summers

Circa Zero — a new band featuring guitarist Andy Summers (the Police), singer/bassist/guitarist Rob Giles (the Rescues) and Canadian drummer Emmanuelle Caplette — got together after a mutual friend invited Summers to Giles’ shows with the Rescues.

Antimusic Announces the Birth of Circa Zero

On Friday The Police’s Andy Summers and Rob Giles Announce Circa Zero was a top story. Here is the recap: The Police’s Andy Summers has teamed up with The Rescues’ Rob Giles to form a new group called Circa Zero and have announced their debut album plans and they very first live

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