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Road Warriors - jazzboCR - 06-03-2015
Either a group on their away up that outgrew their hometown or too quirky for a smaller area or they just flat like being on the road alot.. Nearly every big-time musician has been one, one time or another, and have great stories to tell (what they can remember, anyway). At the mid-tier, you don't survive unless you are mostly sober and pretty focused (not big enough to have somebody clean up the mess). They either play the biggest roadhouse in your area or flesh out the bill for a Bigger Name's concert thingie. Anyway here's 4 different bands that qualify; I'll leave the verbiage to the Skipper's Smokehouse link--quite incisive on the bands.
Town Mountain Imagine a band that holds the attention of both traditional bluegrass fans AND jam band fans. Quite a trick but each guy in this quintet brings so much to the table, it groans with goodness. 4 CDs/1 live; please read on the 1st one: http://www.allmusic.com/album/steady-operator-mw0002125248 Their Site: http://www.townmountain.net/ << Their stuff at the Usual Suspect is pricey--either buy from them directly or stay with YT stuff.
Tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZHKuZ2OuU << This will snap you in, quickly: Making covers their own.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2242K2oz750 << a trucker's lament, taken a different way << great soloing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE_hztVjer4 << From that same session. << Giving a woman a good reason or two to stay the night...
BONUS: 40 minutes at a fest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAntWDQDv1M
Applebutter Express Unusual instrumental line-up but it sure works. 1 album (digital-only) but a bright future awaits them. Their site: http://applebutterexpress.com/ << The videos of fest appearances are OK but do not miss those 6 Podcast episodes--1-2 hours of them and specially-selected guests. Whee, Daddy!
Tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzZ_vpBZeAY <<"Wannee" is Suwannee, the river and the fest--where all the hippies and their spiritual progeny wound up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQWp2VphTJI << Not a trace of irony here--this couple believes...and brings it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmHZB99vKXg << Thisn's just a natural hoot...but again no mockery of the source material--just taking it their way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAlnpJnOKLc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPie4_RNuTI
Road Warriors - jazzboCR - 06-03-2015
Next up is Between Bluffs, a rootsy, folksy, country band. Their Site (they encourage recording their shows and sending it to them--remind you of another Grateful band?) Here's the site: http://www.betweenbluffs.com/
Tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wspwPeGMAJI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MJEoxbkFQI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMbXEXGya0E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUBC6I_qleE << Takes big cojones to cover Hendrix...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGyzQ8UUp-0 << ... Maybe bigger ones to strap on a BB King classic
Road Warriors - jazzboCR - 06-03-2015
And now: Shoeless Soul Self-described as Prozac-pop--say what??? Open the Site to explore the riches: http://shoelesssoul.com/
Tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8XQDhbVEwo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfsbK1s7j6U << disturbing video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLbKzb-x4qs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-rL7LAIctI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F85lSFVfMc
I'll take the least song I've presented here over the over-produced soulless dreck that's the Weekly Big Hits list.
More info on these bands: http://www.skipperssmokehouse.com/venue/upcomingshows2008.shtml
Road Warriors - jazzboCR - 06-03-2015
Next up: Reggae rock and Latins roots music from Miami FL: The Bachaco Band Their Site: http://bachacomusic.com/ Their 1 CD is available for <$5 from the Usual Suspect and has good, make that nutso, fan reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Bachaco/dp/B0096PS520
Tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrDZT-EA7-Q << a combo of ingredients not often heard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkpTUm5HjI0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySE4uIQtfAU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIC_DvNzgvI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr-HnSPDcSI
Another band that mixes Caribbean and Latin elements--crowd-pleasers 'cuz booty-rockers. Los Beltran Were they named after that Colombian cartel leader? Or the TV series? Ask'm: https://www.musicpage.com/losbeltran
Tunes: None that I could find--they are not very market-savvy
Road Warriors - jazzboCR - 06-03-2015
OK--ongoing: "Socially-conscious lyrics in folk music for a new generation." Under the Willow No outside info and few vids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YilgEXBrVTA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-jQpzh17jw << Sure knows her way around that fiddle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqHLHlOHKAc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLvMaRdtdj4 << Glad to see true folk music fests/ hippie fests are in full flower--great alternative occasions
Their Site: http://underthewillowmusic.com/
"Southern Gypsy Funk"--intriguing concept, eh? Another "under-the-radar" group. Come Back Alice
Their Site: http://www.comebackalice.com/ << Nice 5-song playlist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCBk1_MWtuk << Breaks bad on that fiddle doesn't she?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slPWLaSj9Uw << Concert version, minus the creepy vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgLdYybpPyc << Now there's a rock'n'roll voice for you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzQgW--88GQ << Click on "Show more" for some BG on them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNSRCGb5N_Q << Squashed sound but otherwise...
BONUS: 1-hour full set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKImPEd6QnI << Pro-shot vid--nice! << with guests later in the set--hang in for them.
Road Warriors - jazzboCR - 07-03-2015
A 10-piece theatrical soul band that mixes in some hip originals? SOLD! The Savants of Soul, from North Florida: http://www.savantsofsoul.com/ Nothing on the Wiki/AMG front--but from the vids, they always bring the party.
Tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD-DszAk4dU <<OK sound, crap vid--puts you in the picture tho'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7uWJ-1GkH8 << An original...and I like every part of it...unreservedly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOCw-yNah8Y << When a band member believes enough to get a vid made and posted...how can I say "No!"?
Totally irrelevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEDt9QcpjZQ << YouTube's algorithms are sometimes strange--this came up when looking for The Savants...and they have a song with the same title--this is the other one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwYcnRXSP7M
Wonder how many substance-fueled late nights it took to conjure this band's name? The Pimps of Joytime A post-genre band, they and their leader, Brian Jay, are prominent enough to have a Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pimps_of_Joytime Their Site: http://pimpsofjoytime.com/
Tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0d_8Rwr-qY << What the hell is this? It's janxsta funk, is what--come along for the ride.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM-eewbBOCA << "Bonita" indeed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQXNorE7Qlg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87FbT6l6P_M << With the terrific Roy Ayers on vibes << a plea/demand that each of us take some personal responsibility--just a little bit. Lovely piece.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zTrtMhTDIU << A testament in these pitiful-wage/ everyone's part-time nation of ours
BONUS: 1-hour of this delirious but in control madness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peQdfgx5SwI << I wallow deliciously.
The leader, Brian J. aka the Mack Daddy, has a vid series--songs with serious artists of all stripes in informal sessions--worth subscribing to; even if you don't like a particular tune/artist, recognize the realness of the occasion.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68o_JS0TjSA&list=PLtgXkRb590H-iAVohIzpmPc9pBVLTYIoi&index=1 << in no particular order but that doesn't matter--each episode is complete in itself.
Nice written interview w/Brian J.: http://tadoo.com/2013/07/17/high-pimpin-qa-with-the-pimps-of-joytime/
Road Warriors - jazzboCR - 07-03-2015
A N.O.-based band playing retro music with conviction Gal Holiday and the Honky-Tonk Revue 2 CDs out, both pricey at the Usual Suspect, but most of both is on YT. Their Site: http://galholiday.com/ << You'll be an instant fan--songs, playing, voice all done right
Tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6spuJdSB_Bw << Nothing modern about these...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa5q-GsiBI4 <<...clean, spare production...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er1Yjkq0mhc << ...sounds like analogue electronics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVDnfDFF_u0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJE0A0YkleM << Imagine coming on them on a Saturday night by accident
Well-known in Britain and the Continent, he's starting to break out here in the U.S. Bluesman Larry Garner Recently retired from a chemical plant. A true Road Warrior--I don't think he has his own band; provided by promoters (like Chuck Berry in his later years). His Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Garner His Discog: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/larry-garner-mn0000128186/discography << major labels there, micro-labels here but that will change << a good DVD from last year His Site: http://larrygarnerbluesman.com/
Tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsCusGE1nv8 << not a flurry of notes, more single-note
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYs7aXT0RkY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR2y21i9wBs << Tough song for our times--I'm in tears here. << great sax break
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPcwx42AVIs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCGlfNfckeg
Road Warriors - jazzboCR - 11-03-2015
Some Blues folks: Coming by the band name honestly (the Mahoff, G. Shadowhawk Ellis, is a member of the Great Cherokee Nation) is Broken Arrow Blues Band. Based near Detroit but playing everywhere. They play a gritty, almost throw-back type of Blues that's hard to characterize. Their Site: http://www.brokenarrowbluesband.com/bios-band-and-personal.php << opens with music ReverbNation's take: http://www.reverbnation.com/babb
Tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-JTgPTTcsI << Lotta bands have ridden this riff to riches...few do it better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lh0S40jWoU << Reminds me of somebody I like a big lot--Omar and the Howlers g. freakin' v.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TN2pSkfBUA << Not inventing anything--taking the polish of what other's have done
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4MVd6yBaVw << Stone-cold pros, every one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKJDffzbe_w << If there is such a thing--sledgehammer with subtlety
Florida-based outfit that puts the Blues harp right up front. They don't give a show--they perform a show. Swingin' Harpoon Here's the Website: http://www.swinginharpoonbluesband.com/ << Totally freaked me--they talk about all guitar BUT Blues guitar. Their agency is more informative: http://saltwatercowboylivemusicproductions.com/SWINGINHARPOON.COM.html Their live CD looks to be a real ripper.
Tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REKDD-PLE80 << Real fine job on one of my fave Jimmy Reed tunes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hNARSfeAwU << rave-up urging of environmental responsibility...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfcjnqrMgho << Mr. Lanigan gives plenty of open space and freedom to his players, stepping back in for his time. Admirable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6NAqZjMlaA << 1 of 2 featuring guitarist Jamie Eubanks, a band leader of his own
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IYGVjjlqhE
Road Warriors - jazzboCR - 06-04-2015
Jerry Lee and the Ju Ju Kings New to recording but all and all together are seasoned vets, and Mr. Gingery has something to say. Here's his Site: http://jujukings.com/index.html What his record co. has to say: http://www.toucanmanagementgroup.com/artists/jerry-lee-the-juju-kings/
And now introducing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGjsu4Vjk4E
BONUS: near-1/2 hour show at a Blues Fest finals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K87VluC3Ybc
That's all I could find.
Road Warriors - jazzboCR - 09-04-2015
This one is more accurately a "Club Warrior"--his 20 years with the Chicago PD prevented much road action but plenty of club time. Johnny Drummer. His name is his claim to fame but doubles a bunch of other instruments too. A respected critic, Cub Koda, likes him a lot. Just a few albums but a top-notch label: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/johnny-drummer-mn0000206113/discography The 1 to get (but not for Blues purists): http://www.allmusic.com/album/unleaded-blues-mw0000003831 His Site (catch'm soon--he's 77): http://johnnydrummermusic.com/
Some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxDBeggORC0 << Rock yo' baby on a Saturday might--oh yes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUzC4h3gzEg << A tidy album cut about Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He6jLr-imoc << Truer words were never spoken...And of course this cuts both ways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaTPyFscosU