Shows
The Reeling Gilly w/ Pachyderm
Come one, come all! Pets, pals, boys and girls to the greatest show of spinning, spiraling rhythms in a reeling revival! A twirling, tantalizing exhibition of life, loss and love…Hope, hell and high water!!!
Step right up and witness that which you’ve always wanted to lay your precious eyes and ears upon, but never such dared! Give it a glance and give it a listen, won’t you?
Doors at 8 p.m., show at 10 p.m. 21+, $5
www.myspace.com/thereelinggillybandyahoocom
New Belgium presents These Mad Dogs of Glory (10 p.m.–The Shed from 8 to 10!)
“When did putting on rhinestone embellished jeans and hair product replace a couple of beers and a few smokes as a pre-concert routine? Remember when rock ‘n roll bands were rock ‘n roll bands? Remember when political incorrectness was part of a band’s mystique and charm? Remember when song lyrics meant something? Remember when frontmen behaved and looked like frontmen? Yeah, we miss those days, too. These Mad Dogs of Glory cruised into New Braunfels for a show this month and reminded us that all hope is not lost. Their first album, Isle au Haut, is due for release in late September. Get your hands on it, get into your car, roll down the windows, press play, and drive somewhere.
I really liked your set at Phoenixpalooza. How long have you guys been together?
Since January of this year. We’re only 6 months old.
A good band name is important. How did you come up with These Mad Dogs Of Glory?
It comes from a line in the Charles Bukowski poem, Beasts Bounding Through Time.*
What did you think of New Braunfels?
It’s a killer spot. The people seemed to like our music. I don’t think they came to see us, but we got a good response to the music. We really liked the bands we played with that night. We had played a show with Javi Garcia of New Braunfels at ROT Rally in Austin and the booking agent for that show contacted us to play Phoenixpalooza in New Braunfels. We hope to get down there more often.
What has been your favorite gig so far?
Lovejoy’s on Neches St. in Austin. It was our very first gig. Everyone was rowdy and it was a really loose show. There was a good amount of people there that really dug it. The electrical was messed up and the mics were shocking us. We were getting shocked all night. We had to put bar towels on the mics. It was fun. It was before they banned smoking cigarettes in there, so everyone was smoking…it was fun, man.
What are your songs about?
Everything. Drinking… music from the perspective of a low life…yeah, that sounds good.
Music or lyrics first?
It really depends…a lot of times I’ll have a riff revolving around in my head all day and I’ll write the lyrics that way. Some days I’ll just think of a line and go home and write it down…it’s not a set process…it just comes when it does. There is no set way of doing anything.
How ’bout an album?
We’re working on it right now. It’s somewhat recorded and a 7 song EP should be ready by late September.
What’s the name of it?
It will be called Isle au Haut. I don’t know if that will be the name of the demo part, but that will be the name of the full album.
Whose music do you like?
Everything under the sun. Music in general. You can’t pinpoint it. I love all music in general… it just depends on the mood.
Well, what do you have in your car right now?
The same CD’s I’ve had in my car since 2007 when I lived in Los Angeles. Wilco, Ryan Adams, The Dead, Beck, Jane’s Addiction, and this other guy who I can’t think of his name right now…but he’s really good…but I don’t listen to music in my car at all…I listen to KUT.*
Who made you want to play music?
For me, it’s… I just have to do it. I skated and played in punk bands my whole life. That’s all I know how to do.
Tell me about the upcoming movie Stacking Chips?
The trailer is out and they’re still in production in Los Angeles, but one of our songs, Second Hand Version of Me is gonna be in the movie. It’s an old song that we wrote a long time ago. Just got a waiver to sign for the legalities of our song being in the movie.
What are your goals as a band?
To do this for a living and not have to do anything else…just enough to pay our bills would be fine.
If your band was a car, what kind of car would it be?
A jalopy. An old Cadillac with alot of rust on it. Yeah, sky blue with rust…with Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in it…and it bounces alot going down the road.
If your band was a beer, what kind of beer would it be?
Schaefer…do they sell that out here?
If your band was a clothing brand, what brand would it be?
Would Goodwill count as a brand of clothing? Or, how about Salvation Army?…
What’s the best way to keep up with the band?
All of our show dates and news happenings are posted on our myspace and facebook pages. We would love to play in New Braunfels again, so definitely look for that.
Oh yeah, one more thing. Why do they call you Moonwolf?
‘Cause my face is shaped like a crescent moon and my sideburns make me look like a wolf. That’s basically it.”
Interview and intro from The New Braunfels Scene.
The Shed Open Mic and Music Workshop will run from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. These Mad Dogs of Glory will perform a free show after The Shed.
The Humanoids/The Arrivals/Slow Death
“As trying as the past year has been on the local punk scene — what with venue closings, shows pushed down to basements and bands breaking up — the Humanoids have been among the few bright spots in our ever-loosening collective of bands and scenesters. In the past year, the band has released an EP (Year of the Snake), recorded enough songs for an upcoming full-length and played a dozen shows out east, miles away from Missourah flyover country. Music fans voted them the tops in this very paper’s own music poll in June, and we have to agree.” – The Riverfront Times (Humanoids=Best Punk Band 2009)
The Arrivals and Slow Death share the bill.
Doors at 8 p.m., show at 10 p.m. $7/21+
myspace.com/thehumanoidsruleearth
myspace.com/thearrivalsrock
myspace.com/prettyboythorson
Paul Brown and the Killing Devils
“Paul’s music has been played all over the world. He is a gifted singer, songwriter, and musician with one of the best progressive rock bands on the planet.” – The Village Voice (NYC), December 2007
“The Only Modern American Band to cover every genre well with Paul’s unbelievable voice” – LA Underground Music Exchange, 2007
Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m. $10/21+
London Calling
Throwing it down the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Doors and show at 9 p.m. 21+. Cover depends on touring acts (but is often cheaper before 10 p.m.!)
Wallpaper
From Wallpaper central: “Partway through recording his debut LP as Wallpaper., Eric Frederic lost his shit. The Oakland artist was neck-deep in a series of isolated studio all-nighters to put him in the mood, when the song “Doodoo Face” pushed him into the beyond. Boxed in by layers of percussive funk, dark synthesizer blurt and crushing bass, Frederic lost himself inside of Ricky Reed, the character he’d long ago conceived as Wallpaper.’s frontman. He gave in to Ricky’s rampant narcissism, love for party and supreme indifference, and as a result, discovered the guiding duality behind Doodoo Face, the album: There’s sadness inside all that celebration. A little madness too.
When first we met Wallpaper. in 2005, the project was Frederic’s way of making earnest, artful music while satirizing the lack of genuine sentiment in mainstream pop. Then, the music was composed on computers and the lyrics were delivered strictly in Auto-Tune (almost unheard of at the time), further emphasizing the sterility of hackneyed song themes. In the four years since, as Wallpaper.’s become a genuine phenomenon via three well-loved EPs and an unforgettable live show, Auto-Tune has fittingly become one of the most widespread and maligned facets of modern radio. Frederic understands the subtlety of this point; Ricky Reed, who still modifies his voice, basks in such infamy.
At a certain point in the making of Doodoo Face, Frederic regained some sanity. He stopped trying to figure Ricky out, and focused his mental efforts on production. The music of Doodoo Face is a significant step forward for Wallpaper. As established by his recent “live-band remixes” for Passion Pit and Das Racist, Frederic’s become ace at merging the organic into the electronic. This time, the drums are live courtesy of band member Arjun Singh, Darondo sideman Brian Switzer plays trumpet, and Frederic’s own guitar graces many tracks. These are huge beats with infinite intricacy — the perfect tribute to Frederic’s oldest influences: P-Funk, Afrobeat, and the panoply of Bay Area rap. You’ll hear strains of Justice too, in the seething bass of “Celebrity,” and even Eno in the minimalist pop of “Fine GF.” Furthermore, “Frk Scn” not only features female vocals, but a distinct live Ghanaian rhythm known as “Ewe,” while on “Gettin’ Drip,” Frederic handcrafts his own “chipmunk soul” sample to accompany the chorus.
But one needn’t know any of this to “get” Wallpaper. Just as it thrives under scrutiny, Doodoo Face bangs at face value, and the record’s title is a reference to that: a contorted expression inspired by discovering something unbelievably funky. From the cavernous thump and honking sax of opener “Indecent” to the warped hyphy of “ddd” to “Doodoo Face” itself, this is dark, nasty, load-bearing booty funk of the Oakland house party variety. It’s the part of Wallpaper. that Frederic and his flashier alter ego almost see eye-to-eye on. Is it satire? Sincerity? Something in between? Doodoo Face invites you to decide.”
Doors at 8 p.m., show at 10 p.m. $7/21+
Uncle Lucius
The formation of Uncle Lucius is a Texas tale in the truest sense. Four unique musicians of the Lone Star State , each living in their own hamlets, brewing up a dire need to put together a soulful southern rock outfit, sometimes can’t help but find each other.
With the current lineup intact, Uncle Lucius headed to the studio to record Pick Your Head Up. Its eleven songs are filled with southern-fried guitar licks riding soulful grooves, augmented by heartfelt lyrics that tackle “life and the mystery of it all.” The final product is a collection that evokes the work of the Black Crowes, the Band, and the great Stax Records albums of the 1960s.
Doors 8pm / Show 9pm / $5/18+
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band w/ Hazard to Ya Booty
When the Booty Band hits the stage, everybody dances! Having fun and feeling good is the philosophy of this Asheville, NC 6 piece band. Formed in 2002, their mix of triumphant horns, laid-back grooves, and heavy backbeats have carried them back and forth across the nation, from club to club, from smiling face to smiling face. Adding colorful costumes and interactive stage personalities is just part of the show,…Booty Band brings the FUNK!
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band Myspace
Doors 8pm
Show 10pm
$12 at the door ($10 advance using paypal link below), 21+
London Calling
Throwing it down the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Doors and show at 9 p.m. 21+. Cover depends on touring acts (but is often cheaper before 10 p.m.!)
Two Tons of Steel w/ The Vondrukes
If there’s one thing Texans love, it’s a good party. But if you ask self-respecting Lone Star carousers what turns a bash into a blast, they won’t say beer or barbecue. They know it all comes down to the music. And there’s one band that can rouse revelers like no other: Two Tons of Steel.
Two Tons’ rambunctious brand of country-rooted rock has been inspiring listeners in the great republic — and far beyond — for more than two decades, and with its 10th album, NOT THAT LUCKY, the band is ready to throw its weight around even more.
NOT THAT LUCKY, the band’s first studio album since 2005’s VEGAS (which ranked among the top 20 Americana albums for 2006) is its fourth helmed by Lloyd Maines, Texas’ most in-demand producer (the Flatlanders, Dixie Chicks, Pat Green, James McMurtry). Explaining why he always clears his schedule for Two Tons of Steel, Maines simply declares, “They’re one of the best bands in Texas.”
And beyond. Already familiar to fans of the Grand Ole Opry, where Two Tons has performed some eight times, and to visitors at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame, where it appears in a documentary about country music, Two Tons tours Europe regularly and in 1997, became the first U.S. act in 37 years to perform in the national theater of Havana, Cuba. It’s so beloved in its home state that Two Tons of Steel is featured in the IMAX film, “Texas: The Big Picture,” and is considered an institution at the state’s oldest, most revered dance hall, Gruene Hall, where its annual Two Ton Tuesdays summer series has been selling out for 14 years (and can be witnessed via the 2006 CD/DVD release, TWO TON TUESDAY LIVE!).
Lead singer-acoustic guitarist Kevin Geil does the heavy lifting when it comes to describing the San Antonio-based band’s sound. “Two Tons is two tons of steel,” he says. “We’re kind of in your face, almost punk rock at times.”
It’s high-energy, that’s for sure. Inspired equally by Elvis Presley and the Ramones, Two Tons combines the talents of the kinetic Geil with Dennis Fallon on electric guitar, Chris Dodds on drums and harmony vocals, and Chris Rhoades on upright and electric bass, joined in the studio by regular contributor Danny Mathis on pedal and straight steel. B3 player Riley Osborne, fiddler Brian Beken, acoustic guitarist/vocalist Tom Gillam and vocalist Drew Womack also played on NOT THAT LUCKY along with producer Maines, who added some acoustic guitar. Gillam, in fact, wrote the closing track, “Bottom of the Bottle,” and sings the second verse.
The album was recorded over the course of a month at The Zone in Dripping Springs, outside of Austin.
“It was really nice, because VEGAS was done in six days straight, including mixing, so there wasn’t a lot of chance to sit back and listen,” Geil says. Recording a few days at a time gave the band the luxury to change a line here and there, or try new approaches — often based on Maines’ suggestions.
“Lloyd is a master at taking what you have and making it better, but it’s still the same,” says Geil with a laugh, “like on ‘Alcohol and Pills,’ which is a Fred Eaglesmith song. When we went in, we were doing it as almost a train beat, and when Lloyd listened to it, he said, ‘Try this. Boom-chi-chi-dom.’ So that right there changed the whole feel of the song. The train beat was just too busy. It would have been a good song, but when you listen to it — when we listen to it — it’s like, that’s right. It’s all about the feel.
“We push the envelope of our abilities with every album,” says Geil, “and on this album, Lloyd just really did a great job pushing us even further.”
The new disc also contains the debut recording of “Without Your Love,” a song by hit-making tune-smith Monte Warden (co-writer of George Strait’s “Desperately”) penned with Two Tons of Steel in mind.
Geil, who wrote the other cuts on NOT THAT LUCKY, until recently had a second career as the San Antonio Express-News’ award-winning senior photographer. A massive round of layoffs gave him the opportunity to concentrate on the band full time. With the kind of work ethic that already has the band performing 200 dates a year, consistently earning top honors in San Antonio music polls and backing by its new label, Smith Entertainment Records, Two Tons is chomping at the bit. The band is itching to get out and pump up new audiences with its Two Tons cheer and its now-classic countrified version of the Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Sedated” (a take so popular, other bands have covered it), not to mention its new tunes.
“We’re primed right now,” says Geil. “We’re ready to go.” Ready to ladle out some hot molten steel, that is.
Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m. $10/18+
KDHX FM 88.1 Welcomes The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker
The Dynamites deliver a tight, horn-heavy explosion of grooves, putting a new spin on retro-style, deep South funk and soul. Front man Charles Walker has been performing since the late 1950s and was deeply embedded in the funk music scene as it built enormous popularity during the 1960s. As the lead singer in the J.C. Davis Band and also with his own band, Little Charles and the Sidewinders, Walker graced the stage with the likes of James Brown, Etta James, Wilson Pickett, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, Otis Redding and Sam Cook. The group is fresh off a European tour and also a stint of opening performances for The Dave Matthews Band. They also participated in St. Louis’ Twangfest 2008.
Doors at 8 p.m., show at 10 p.m. $20 ($15 advance using paypal link below)/21+
www.myspace.com/thedynamitesband
Tab Benoit w/ Jake Austin and the City Limits
Born and raised on the Louisiana bayou, this self-proclaimed “new kid from the old school” has been the standard bearer for a new generation of Cajun blues musicians – a traditionalist and an innovator at the same time, grafting elements of rock and soul to the indigenous sounds of the bayou.
According to JazzReview.com, “In May, Tab Benoit was named the Blues Male Artist of the Year and B.B. King Entertainer of the Year. As you listen to the Louisiana native’s Power Of The Pontchartrain CD, the reasons why become crystal clear. Two things about this disc immediately catch your ear, one being the tremendous guitar licks, the second the soulful vocals of Benoit.”
And if dedicating his life to his musical roots weren’t enough, Benoit has also been a tireless crusader in recent years – prior to the devastation of hurricane Katrina but even more so since – for the preservation of the rapidly vanishing wetlands of his native region.
Doors at 7:30 p.m., show at 8:30 p.m. Jake Austin & The City Limits will perform at 8:30, and Tab will take the stage at 10 p.m.
$20. The show is 21+.
www.myspace.com/tabbenoitblues
Rebirth Brass Band w/ The Revivalists
Simply put, The Rebirth Brass Band is a New Orleans institution. Formed in 1983 by the now infamous Frazier brothers, the band has evolved from playing the streets of the French Quarter to playing festivals and stages all over the world. Rebirth is committed to upholding the tradition of brass bands while at the same time incorporating modern music into their show. Their signature brand of heavy funk has not only won over several generations of music lovers, it has become the soundtrack to an entire city. In the wake of the sometimes-stringent competition amongst brass bands, Rebirth is the undisputed leader of the pack, and they show no signs of slowing down.
Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m. $20
This will be a dance party! Accordingly, seating will be very limited. Please note that advance tickets (available using the Paypal link below) do not guarantee a seat.
London Calling with special guest Class Actress
Throwing it down the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Doors and show at 9 p.m. 21+. Cover TBA.
Some love for Class Actress:
“Brooklyn’s very own Madonna.” – New York Press
“Unabashedly slick electro-pop beats juxtaposed with coy, romantically depressed vocals courtesy of star-in-the-making Elizabeth Harper.” –New York Magazine (Cover Story) Brooklyn’s Sonic Boom – The 40 Songs That Define the Sound
“[Harper's] passion proves to be the same kind of compelling counterweight to frosty sonics that helped make the music of her influences so memorable.” – Pitchfork (“Rising Artist”)
“sweetly spectral vocals over lush ’80s synths and beats.” – NYLON
“New York is no stranger to disco-influenced electro-pop, but there’s always room for another addition to the party….cool and collected vocal hooks from [Elizabeth] Harper’s sultry croon floating atop a straightforward dance beat rife with shimmering synths and bouncing basslines.” – XLR8R
“Any band that cites Madonna’s first album as a major influence is gonna get a listen from me…their super 80s vibe made the scene feel like the climax of a John Hughes movie, aka awesome. At the end of their short set, I had hearts in my eyes.”- BUST
Gravity
Gravity is a Fender Rhodes trio augmented by moogs, synths, clavinet, piano, and vocoders, made up of keyboardist Tim Kennedy, bassist Ian Sheridan, and drummer Claudio Rochat-Felix. Their debut release, Grimy, is an eleven song jazz-based groove record laced with thumping bass and lush keys with hints of drum and bass, afro beat, hip hop, lounge, and electronica. This album showcases songwriting depth, instrumental virtuosity and a keen production sense.
In addition to being a touring instrumental band, Gravity is also a songwriting and production team. Recent projects include teen rocker Emi Starr’s debut EP, soul singer Eddie Sanabria’s latest release, studio tracks for Sound on Sound recording artist Becker and Long Live Crime recording artist Jonny Lives.
Ian is an active producer in Seattle and spent seven years on the road with Jason Mraz. He recently produced the new Left Hand Smoke record and is currently producing Everyday Jones new record. Tim is a jazz and gospel pianist and is also a talented songwriter and producer and has performed and recorded all over the world. Claudio is a New York City drummer and producer and has performed with such artists such as Praswell (Fugees), Adam Duritz (Counting Crows), and Slick Rick.
Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m. 18+, $5 plus a $2 minor surcharge.
Paleface w/ Last to Show First to Go
Named on Denver Post’s Top 10 Standout Bands in a recap of SXSW 2010!
“After gaining the attention of CMJ and PASTE Magazine last year, indie folk-core legend PALEFACE [who was a founding member of NYC's anti-folk movement], and drummer Monica “Mo” Samalot are ready to bring their raw lyrics and quirky Americana melodies to SXSW 2010.
Describe your sound in your own words.
PF: Its folk music for dance parties–it’s frenetic happy energy.
Mo: It’s fun lovin’, high-energy indie folk.
How did your band form?
PF: ‘Out of the Ashes of Just About to Burn’ was a PALEFACE side project. Mo and I were in this band with another guy and when he quit we just kept playing as a two-piece and dropped the name and went back to how people knew me anyway.
Mo: I was a fan of PALEFACE’s and I would go to his shows in NYC’s Lower East Side. I was just starting to play the drums, and after a couple of years of playing I had the confidence to ask him to give me a try–and I was hired at my tryout.
What are your musical influences?
PF: The biggest influences for me are old musicians who know the language the best–and I don’t mean “prog diddlers.” Just heavyweights, and lightweights too, just because a band might blow doesn’t mean they can’t come up with a great song. Hence the one hit wonder phenomenon.
Mo: NYC’s anti-folk scene inspired me to play music. Bands like the Moldy Peaches, PALEFACE, Jeffrey Lewis, etc.
How did you come up with your band name?
PF: People started calling me PALEFACE back in the day when I was just a punk squirt with a bad attitude. Punk was bigger then so people were a little rawer and meaner. Or at least it was more on their sleeve.
What’s in your festival survival kit?
PF: Earplugs and mace!
Mo: Ha! I have to go with lots of water!
Who was your first celeb crush?
PF: You don’t really wanna know the answer to that. I don’t really wanna know the answer to that!
Mo: I admit that when I was like three years old I fell in love with the five members of Menudo.
Beatles or Stones?
PF: Both–but I think the Stones got better up until 1973 then fell off the planet. The Beatles’ compositions slayed everybody, except Brian Wilson from 1964 to ’66.
Mo: Tough, but I would have to say the Beatles.
What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen or experienced while on tour?
PF: A strip-o-gram in the middle of my set unannounced in Fort Worth. These nurses wheeled this guy in a wheelchair out of the crowd and started taking their clothes off to this political folk song I was singing. People unconnected with them were blowing whistles that said “I love Jesus” and in the next room over a crowd of about 150 people were doing the Texas two-step. All you could see were bobbing cowboy hats. I should have known then that I didn’t really need drugs.
Mo: Dang, I can’t top that!”–Brianna Hernandez for Spinner.com. (3/9/10)
Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Price TBA
http://www.myspace.com/palefaceonline
http://www.myspace.com/lasttoshowfirsttogo
Photo credit: Cheater Slicks, NYC
Honey Island Swamp Band w/ Uncle Lucius
Great music begins with great songs, and great songs are what the Honey Island Swamp Band is all about. 
The band came together after Aaron Wilkinson (acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals) and Chris Mule’ (electric guitar, vocals) were marooned in San Francisco after the levee breaches following Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, and had a chance encounter with fellow New Orleans evacuees Sam Price (bass, vocals) and Garland Paul (drums, vocals) at the John Lee Hooker’s Boom Boom Room on Fillmore Street. They knew each other from having all played together in some form or another in various New Orleans bands, and with the great unknown regarding their return to their underwater hometown looming in the distance, they decided to put together a band and get some gigs going. Fortunately, the Boom Boom Room’s owner Alex Andreas offered the band a weekly gig on the spot.
Sunday nights at the Boom Boom Room soon became a favorite of Bay Area roots music lovers, who have a long-standing affinity for New Orleans music and musicians. Two months into the residency, sound engineer Robert Gatley approached the band with a rare opportunity — he wanted to record a Honey Island Swamp Band album at the legendary Record Plant studios in Sausalito, where he worked. The recording came together beautifully, with Wilkinson and Mulé both contributing favorite originals, and was received so well that they all decided to continue the band upon moving back to New Orleans in early 2007.
Honey Island Swamp Band’s sound has been described as “Americana on the Bayou”, with timeless songs from Wilkinson & Mulé, highlighted by Mulé’s searing guitar, Wilkinson’s sure-handed mandolin, and 4-part vocal harmonies, all anchored by the powerful groove of Price & Paul’s Louisiana stomp rhythm section. Their music draws from a variety of influences in the world of roots music, including artists such as Lowell George & Little Feat, Jimmy Reed, Taj Mahal, Jerry Garcia, Gram Parsons, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, and New Orleans’ own “Night Tripper”, the legendary Dr. John.
In April 2009, HISB released its first full-length album – Wishing Well – produced by Tom Drummond of Better Than Ezra. Throughout the rest of 2009, the band toured relentlessly in support of Wishing Well, on the strength of such songs as “Natural Born Fool”, “Till the Money’s Gone”, and the album’s title track. In January 2010, Wishing Well was named 2009’s “Best Blues Album” at OffBeat Magazine’s BEST OF THE BEAT Awards, where the band was also honored as “Best Emerging Artist”.
The newest offering from the band – Good To You – was released in April 2010, and has quickly become a staple of most DJs on the Crescent City’s legendary radio station WWOZ, as well as on Sirius/XM satellite radio’s Bluesville and traditional stations from coast-to-coast. Featuring the southern strut of songs such as “Rod n Reel”, “300 Pounds” and the album’s first single “Chocolate Cake”, Good To You illuminates the mix of country-inflected rock and New Orleans funky blues that makes Honey Island Swamp Band’s music so familiar and unique at the same time.
And now a word from the band….
“We started the Honey Island Swamp Band in the fall of 2005 after Hurricane Katrina left us high and dry but far from home in San Francisco. We’d worked together in New Orleans bands for years, but with no prospects of getting home any time soon, we thought we’d better cook up something new, and quick. A few days later we’d put together a song list, landed a weekly gig, and settled in to share a little taste of southern culture with our new west coast neighbors.
Thanks to those good folks in California, we made it through the lean times, had ourselves a good time, and made it back home in what seems like hardly no time at all. We hope you’ll enjoy listening to the Honey Island Swamp Band as much as we love playing in it. Come on out and see us soon!”
- Chris Mulé & Aaron Wilkinson
The Gramophone fan faves Uncle Lucius will open!
Doors at 8 p.m., show at 10 p.m. $12 ($10 in advance w/ paypal link below), 21+
www.honeyislandswampband.com
www.myspace.com/unclelucius