This was the award ceremony when Kasim also played as part of Bon Jovi (although I've been unable to find any recording online of that performance).

You can tell that it's not long since the end of the 1980s as Kasim has the shortest hair in the band and you can tell that it was on UK television as there are no close-ups of Kasim!

This month is split into two parts for Kasim. For the first half of the month Kasim is concentrating on his solo career with a charity gig on Friday 6th, a solo television appearance in Cleveland, OH on Wednesday 11th and then solo gigs in Chicago, IL on Thursday 12th and back in Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday 15th.

In the second half of the month, Kasim embarks on another tour as part of Todd Rundgren's band. The tour lasts 31 days (plus travel days) and currently stands at 20 gigs in all different areas of US. The first 4 dates of the tour are in March and they play Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Wednesday 25th, Clearwater, Florida on Friday 27th, Orlando, Florida on Sunday 29th and Birmingham, Alabama on Tuesday 31st March.

The article explains how the gig came about and the work that St Jude's Children's Research Hospital does so, as it may disappear at some point, it is replicated below:

"Rick DiFonzo, other Philly musicians to play benefit concert for St. Jude’s tonight in West Chester
Friday, March 6th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
posted by a.d. amorosi
The last time we checked in Rick DiFonzo – an A from The As – the guitarist and ad-busting composer had just debuted a few solo albums and was prepping for a few live gigs. That was good stuff — but was it good good in terms of who it benefited?
DiFonzo is definitely doing good good on March 6 – tonight – at 8:30 p.m. with a benefit concert for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. His DiFonzo Pop Experiment is playing with members of The Hooters, Earl Slick (David Bowie’s old guitarist) and Kasim Sulton from Todd Rundgren’s Utopia at The Note in West Chester. (Tix are $25-$27.)
But why St. Jude, why The Note — and what the heck does he want from you? Rick answered all my questions in one (long) fell swoop.
The wife and I regularly contribute to the local children’s hospital here at the Jersey Shore, as well as the ASPCA. I am very partial to animals and small humans. I wanted to do more, and a benefit concert seemed like the best way. I chose St Jude’s because of their work, the fact that 100% of donations goes directly to the people they’re helping, the fact that they never turn a patient away for inability to pay, and they are universally known and respected.
I took the idea to Live Nation, and they embraced it right away. They get hit just about every day with charity suggestions, but they really took to this one. It was interesting to see the responses, or lack of, from all my friends in show biz. The original idea was to have a lot of Philly artists from the past and present get together and raise a ton of cash. It was fascinating to see the responses. Some of the artists were unavailable, and we tried several times to change the date to accommodate them. We eventually landed on March 6, and let the chips fall where they may. Unfortunately, three of my faves were already booked — Jeffrey Gaines, Tommy Conwell and Jim Boggia. The Hooters said yes immediately. Although their drummer Davey can’t make it as he lives in LA for some reason, the rest were there in a heartbeat.
It was the same with Kasim Sulton and Earl Slick. Some of the others who were asked — and who shall remain nameless — were not as eager. I’ve been very lucky in my career, and am grateful for that. I’ve been fortunate to have met and played with some very cool, talented, professional, surprisingly caring musicians. Everyone on this bill was not only eager to join in, but willing to do anything to make the show better. We’ll all do our individual sets, but we’ll also play together in various combinations. This will either be amazing, or a train wreck, but in either case, a blast.
The fun part for me is that I’ve known all these guys for a long long time. It really is a bunch of friends getting together to play, and do something good. I go all way back with Eric and Rob to before they were The Hooters, Kasim and I played with Patty Smyth, and Earl and I toured together on the same bill. I also played on Jeffrey Gaines’ first record — it is really too bad he can’t make this one. He WILL do the next, as will Boggia and Tommy. As long as we’ve known each other, Earl and I have never played together. Somehow, I’ve never had the chance to play with any of The Hooters, either. It’ll all be fast and loose, a lot of fun for us, and the best part is that at the end of the night, we get to send St Jude’s a nice fat check.
I’ve said this many times, but it bears repeating. Times are tough right now for almost everyone, but times are ALWAYS tough for the kids being treated at St Jude’s and other children’s hospitals across the country and around the world. If you can’t make the show, please try to help others who need it. Send a check to St Jude's or other worthy charity. Increasingly, there are two kinds of people in the world — those who can help, and those who need it."

Unfortunately Kasim's surname is spelt incorrectly.

(There was some doubt about when the first copies were actually shipped as on 3/12/97 Kasim posted that they would be mailed in a few more days.)

The album was described as "All Sides contains a selection of the best tracks from Kasim Sulton's first three solo albums plus some unreleased songs, as well as additional items like original demos - this is an album that has taken 30 years to make!".

The track list for All Sides album is:

All Sides can be purchased from this link for $20.

Apparently it will take Kasim about 2 hours to drive the 108 miles south west.

Also on the bill tonight will be DiFonzo Pop Experiment (featuring the Pop Singers), members of The Hooters (Eric Brazilian, Rob Hyman, Fran Smith Jnr and John Liley), Earl Slick, Smash Palace, Jeffrey Gaines and Matt Santy. Kasim described the gig as "I'll be doing a short solo set and will be joined by members of Rick DiFonzo's Pop Experiment as well".

The gig tonight starts at 8.30pm (doors 7.00pm) and it is a General Admission gig. Tickets are $27. Click here for more info about this gig.

The dates booked so far are:
Wednesday 25th March - Revolution, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Friday 27th March - Capitol Theater, Clearwater, FL
Sunday 29th March - Plaza Theater, Orlando, FL
Tuesday 31st March - Workplay, Birmingham, AL
Wednesday 1st April - Rhythm & Brews, Chattanooga, TN
Friday 3rd April - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
Saturday 4th April - Minglewood Hall, Memphis, TN
Monday 6th April - The Vogue, Indianapolis, IN
Tuesday 7th April - Headliners, Louisville, KY
Thursday 9th April - Madison Theater, Covington, KY
Friday 10th April - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion, Columbus, OH
Sunday 12th April - Bellcourt Theatre, Nashville, TN
Tuesday 14th April - Ramshead Live!, Baltimore, MD
Thursday 16th April - City Winery, New York City, NY
Friday 17th April - City Winery,New York City, NY
Saturday 18th April - Hangar 84, Vineland, NJ
Monday 20th April - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA
Tuesday 21st April - Showcase Live, Foxboro, MA
Thursday 23rd April - Palace Theatre, Cleveland, OH
Friday 24th April - Park West, Chicago, IL

It is expected that the set list will be similar to the Arena gigs that they played in 2008.

Click the Todd Rundgren 2009 Gigs section for venue and ticketing links.

Kasim is also booked to appear on The Good Morning Show in Cleveland, OH on Thursday 11th March.

More details will be added later to this Blog, plus there are listings of the gigs at the Kasim Sulton Solo Gigs 2009 section of KasimInfo.com.

Many thanks to everybody who has e-mailed. I promise to reply soon.

Many thanks to RMAC for the review and photos on that page.

I'm sure that all readers of this website would like to join me in wishing Kasim Sulton a very Happy Birthday today!

Kasim will be spending today at home for a change. If you'd like to send a birthday message directly to Kasim then his e-mail address (which is available on the Contact page on KasimInfo.com) is KasimMusic@aol.com.

If you would like to see where Kasim has spent his birthdays over the years, click here.

Many thanks to RMAC for some of the photos on that page.