Stevie Ray Vaughn's Band? Hell Yes

Now - the weirdest thing just happened. I like the blues, and occasionally, I listen the Blues. And right now, while I was listening to the BLUES (SRV, in fact) I get an email about the Arc Angels. The reason I am making such a stink about this is because these guys used to play with SRV!!! I'm superficial I know, but HOT DAYUMN this is bound to be good. My brain cells just left for the day so I leave to my drooooool....

From the press release:
After much speculation in the fan and music communities, the Arc Angels have announced today an official reunion that will include new music and new touring ventures, along with their first major concert as part of Austin’s South By Southwest Festival on Friday, March 20^th at 8pm at Auditorium Shores. The eagerly anticipated reunion features original band members Charlie Sexton, Doyle Bramhall II and Chris Layton performing together again. After more than a decade apart, the band has entered the studio to record new music, is slated to open for Eric Clapton on his Spring UK tour, and will release a Live CD/DVD with a U.S. summer tour to follow. Further album and DVD details will be announced shortly.

I'm going to the show and YOU CAN TOOO!!

Scofield "Singing" A Bluesy Gospel?! My Word, Sign Me Up

John Scofield, the jazz guitarist and otherwise musical chameleon is back with his his 36th album and it's bluesy. "Motherless Child" get's the (newer, bluesier) signature Scofield makeover, along with more classics like "Walk With Me" and "Angel Of Death". Essentially I really like the album - say if I were sitting at a bar sipping a bourbon right about now, which I'm not - and that's a shame, but like always, it's Scofield, and one kind of needs to dig his style. At least It'll take Missy Elliot and company another couple of years before they start sampling this because I don't think they have seen the "light", as it were.

For your listening pleasure, I have wrangled one of the songs in the ELECTRONIC FORM.

For you Scofieldheads, which I know there are out there, make sure to buy the record. The gods will shine a light down on you.

Thank you and Good Night.

Let Your Inner Child Roar (in anger)

Usually rodents are totally unwanted. Case in point:

But somehow, these get the full support and they are larger than life at this very moment. I mean, that's not the most difficult thing, seeing as how they are chipmunks (= tiny). They're so cuddlywuddly. And they have a brand new album of cover songs out that make me cringe in their original format. Granted, I am not their target audience but, holy sh*t!! Did someone say something about beating a dead horse? Rather, dead rodents? (They are turning 50 this year) Someone found the fountain of youth and didn't tell me about it? What the hell.

Hey, but we're in a recession. I guess you need to be able to distract your kids from death and destruction with something. What better way than to fill their heads to the brim with stuff that's already dumbed down three generations before them. Proven results. Like on the TV. speaking of TV, check out their new Christmas Video. I have to say, it stuck in my head and but I like the original better. I've even seen some reviews (!!) around the interwebtubes. May I just say, anyone who (seriously) reviewed this deserves swift kick in the nuts and 13 nonstop viewings of the film.

But if you must, buy it here.

Thank for your time,

VAB10